Oct 18, 1812
Lady Catherine is comforted by Jane
JANE
How are you feeling, Lady Catherine?
LADY CATHERINE
I'm all right. Help me up.
JANE
No. You stay right there.
LADY CATHERINE
Do you know who I am?
JANE
Yes, Lady Catherine.
LADY CATHERINE
You're Elizabeth Bennet's older sister, aren't you?
JANE
That's right.
LADY CATHERINE
Send my daughter in to me. I need to see someone whom I can talk to.
JANE
She's occupied with Lizzy and Georgiana right now.
LADY CATHERINE
I don't understand how my own daughter could... How does your sister manage to bewitch everyone?
JANE
By being a nice person. If you got to know her better...
LADY CATHERINE
But I do know her. She spent a great deal of time at Rosings last April.
JANE
Yes, I know.
LADY CATHERINE
Did she tell you that I tried to get her to stay longer? I did find her company quite diverting.
JANE
Did it ever occur to you that your daughter might never have had any intention of marrying Mr. Darcy?
LADY CATHERINE
I'd like to hear my own daughter say that to my face. Then I might begin to believe it.
JANE
Well, I'm sure she'd love to tell you if you'd only give her a chance. But let her celebrate with Georgiana right now.
LADY CATHERINE
Celebrate? Does Anne want to become an old maid?
JANE
I hear that she's in love with someone else.
LADY CATHERINE
What? Who? Is he suitable for her? For Rosings?
JANE
No, probably not. I imagine you'll be even more upset when you find out who he is.
LADY CATHERINE
I demand to know who it is.
JANE
I'm afraid I'm not authorized to --
LADY CATHERINE
Dear me. What am I going to do?
JANE
Well, here's Lizzy. You wanted to see her in the first place, didn't you?
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