An Assembly Such As This Quotes
"How, exactly, did you allow Bingley to maneuver you into this ill-conceived foray into country society?" - Fitzwilliam George Alexander Darcy
"Precisely," Darcy commiserated aloud as he turned to the rest of his party.
"You know how I detest it, unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner. At such an assembly as this it would be insupportable." - Fitzwilliam George Alexander Darcy
"They probably wonder, as do I, why you have not danced as yet tonight. Come, Darcy, I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner." - Charles Bingley
"I would not be as fastidious as you are for a kingdom!" - Charles Bingley
"You are forgiven, Mr. Bingley, but only because your desertion was in the assistance of my sister. Such gallantry must always be encouraged." - Elizabeth Bennet
"I have that on the greatest authority." - Fitzwilliam George Alexander Darcy
"But you wish to discover the meaning of her prayer book." - Fitzwilliam George Alexander Darcy
"Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain," - Fitzwilliam George Alexander Darcy
"I pray this letter finds you well and happy in your sojourn with Mr. Bingley and his family." - Georgiana Darcy
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
"I have not the smallest objection to explaining them."
"Oh, shocking! I never heard anything so abominable."
"Mr. Darcy is not to be laughed at! That is an uncommon advantage."
"I hope I never ridicule what is wise or good. Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies, do divert me."
"My good opinion once lost is lost forever."
"There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome."
"And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody."
"And yours, madam, is willfully to misunderstand them."
"Because she is both—mind and heart—and what you have always desired."
"By the time he had gained the door, Elizabeth and her family had already been handed down the line and had dispersed into a gathering that continued to swell."
"Her hair was caught up with delicate ribbons entwined with the daintiest of flowers, leaving three delightful curls to swing enticingly about her neck."
"Darcy maneuvered around them, determined to reach Elizabeth before she was once again swallowed up in the crowd."
"Part of my soul, I seek thee and thee claim."
"The sight utterly ravished him. It was, suddenly, painful to breathe."
"Miss Bennet was not best pleased, that was certain; but the cause eluded him."
"You may well imagine what a comfort it is to me to witness daily the fond regard Mr. Bingley’s sisters shower upon Jane."
"He had imagined her flustered; he had imagined her piqued. But in all his imaginings she had quickly and prettily turned into an engaging partner."
"The emotions Elizabeth Bennet had stirred within him this night were unfamiliar and supremely unsettling in their power."
"If this be comedy, Fletcher, your tragedy I could not bear."
"And yet, for the advantage of some, conversation ought to be so arranged, as that they may have the trouble of saying as little as possible."
"Darcy’s narrowed gaze traveled over the crowd until he found Bingley in a far corner, his head bent close in private conversation with Miss Bennet."
"Rather, she would bring to him an impossibly vulgar mother-in-law, four—no, three—unremarkable sisters he would be expected to foist upon Society, a caustic recluse for a father-in-law, and untold numbers of relations in the professional class."
"What an amazing fount of information you are."
"Let that teach you not to try to bribe loyal family servants."
"He could not tell whether she was trying to provoke him to laughter or to ire."
"I envy you, Fitz. I envied you even when Georgiana was a troublesome little moppet who innocently spoiled our plans for fun."
"No time for ringing, Mr. Darcy. We must begin! Your bath will be ready momentarily."
"Restrained elegance, Mr. Darcy. And as you, sir, have more claim to that than certain celebrated fellows."
"The spirit of love and amorous delight."
"A case of Measure for Measure, Fletcher?"
"Forbidden it to strangers. The door will not be refused to His Majesty’s intimates, of course."
"You shall do very well, Charles. I have never seen you do aught but land on your feet, no matter where you are."
"Then it must be Monday! Good luck! Lady Melbourne."
"Now you need no longer play nurse to the charming puppy and may amuse yourself with no encumbrance."
"The reason, dear lady, is as plain as a pikestaff."
"Brummell, if you wish to conduct a lesson, I will gladly put a room at your disposal, but Mr. Darcy—"
"I had not thought you a rival of Brummell’s, Darcy. How is it that I have not heard of this before?"
"To friendship, then!" he responded, and held out his glass.
"Making sure of your ground before you take the fence?"
"I think it safe to say we saw more of some people than we bargained for."
"To be Caroline Bingley’s ‘reliance’ and her brother’s ‘deliverer’! Good God, man, what office shall be next?"