How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"I assume you were schooled in Japan?"
"No, your ladyship. In China."
"China? Are those monks still selling their clumsy kung fu to the English? I take it you mean Shaolin?"
"Yes, your ladyship; under Master Liu."
"Well, I suppose you had no opportunity. Had your father more means, he should have taken you to Kyoto."
"My mother would have had no objection, but my father hates Japan."
"Have your ninjas left you?"
"We never had any ninjas."
"No ninjas! How was that possible? Five daughters brought up at home without any ninjas! I never heard of such a thing." (29.19-27)
Lady Catherine has definite feelings about the right way to fight zombies—her way. We're not exactly sure if it matters. If the zombies wind up dead in the end, does it matter if the person killing them trained in China or Japan? Well, for her ladyship, it's a matter of class. The finest trainers are in Japan. End of story.
Quote #8
He spoke well; but there were feelings besides those of the heart to be detailed; and he was not more eloquent on the subject of tenderness than of pride. His sense of her inferiority—of its being a degradation—of the family obstacles which had always opposed to inclination, were dwelt on with a warmth which seemed due to the consequence he was wounding, but was very unlikely to recommend his suit.
In spite of her deeply rooted bloodlust, she could not be insensible to the compliment of such a man's affection, and though her intention of killing him did not vary for an instant, she was somewhat sorry for the pain he was to receive; till, roused to resentment by his subsequent language, she lost all compassion in anger. (34.5-6)
This is the marriage proposal every little kid dreams of, right? I love you…but your family is the worst. Elizabeth gets madder and madder as she hears Mr. Darcy talk. It's no wonder she attacks him when he finally finishes. It's not his smoothest moment.
Quote #9
[Pemberley] was a large, handsome stone building, made to resemble the grandest palaces of Kyoto, and backed by a ridge of high woody hills; and in front, a stream of some natural importance was swelled into a natural defense against frontal assault, but without any artificial appearance. Its banks were neither formal nor falsely adorned. Elizabeth was delighted. She had never seen a place for which nature had done more, or where the natural beauty of the Orient had been so little counteracted by English taste. They were all of them warm in their admiration; and at that moment she felt that to be mistress of Pemberley might be something! (43.3)
Okay, this might be Mr. Darcy's smoothest moment. When Elizabeth sees Pemberley, it's like she's seeing Mr. Darcy's true nature. Sure, it's a place that's obviously huge and grand, but it's also not all dolled up and fancy. It's naturally beautiful, and it's decorated with little hints of its owner's passion for Japan. It may be a mansion, but it's downright homey.