Swipe Left on Mr. Darcy — Tolerable, Page 5
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Panel 1: Medium two-shot — Bingley and Jane meeting for the first time. He is lit up and animated; she is softly pleased. Easy, instant warmth. Panel 2: Close on Bingley, completely taken, smiling at Jane. Bingley: "I'd have remembered meeting you." Panel 3: Close on Jane, a genuine unguarded smile breaking through her usual composure. Panel 4: Wide shot — Bingley and Jane talking together while the party moves around them in soft focus, both oblivious to the room. Panel 5: Lizzie watches her sister from across the room, arms crossed, warmly amused. Panel 6: Close on Lizzie with a small private smirk, one eyebrow raised. Lizzie: "Well. That was fast."
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Bingley and Jane meet for the first time and fall into easy conversation, oblivious to the party around them, while Lizzie watches her sister from across the room with amused affection.
About this chapter
The assembly party — the night everything starts. Bingley arrives and is instantly adored; Darcy is admired for about half an hour before the whole town decides he is insufferable. Bingley and Jane find each other immediately. When Bingley urges his friend to dance with Lizzie, Darcy calls her tolerable — not handsome enough to tempt him — and Lizzie is close enough to hear every word. She turns it into a joke and tells it all night.