How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"If they had uncles enough to fill all Cheapside," cried Bingley, "it would not make them one jot less agreeable. Have you no regard for them as warriors? Indeed, I have never seen ladies so steady-handed in combat."
"But it must very materially lessen their chance of marrying men of any consideration in the world," replied Darcy. (8.17-18)
So Caroline is dissing Elizabeth (and Jane, too), and Mr. Bingley can't help but come to their defense. But they're warriors, he says. Isn't that great? Mr. Darcy then has to point out the truth: no matter how skilled the Bennet sisters are in combat, they're lower class. What guy's gonna want to marry them?
Quote #2
"Indeed, Mamma, you are mistaken," said Elizabeth, blushing for her mother. "You quite mistook Mr. Darcy. He only meant that there was not such a variety of people to be met with in the country as in the town, which you must acknowledge to be true. Just as Mr. Darcy would surely acknowledge that the scarcity of graveyards makes the country altogether more agreeable in times such as these."
"Certainly, my dear; but as to not meeting with many people in this neighbourhood, I believe there are few neighbourhoods larger. I know we dine with four-and-twenty families. Well, three-and-twenty, I suppose—God rest poor Mrs. Long's soul." (9.21-22)
Sure, Mr. Darcy thinks the country is boring and gross, but even Elizabeth has to acknowledge her mother is acting obnoxious and unclassy here. She has to step in and save the conversation from totally going off the rails before Mr. Darcy decides her family is complete trash.
Quote #3
Despite their lack of fighting skill, she had to admit that their powers of conversation were considerable. "If only words were capable of beheading a zombie," she thought, "I would presently find myself in the company of the world's two greatest warriors." (11.1)
The Bingley sisters aren't trained to fight zombies, but they have other skills that Elizabeth is totally in awe of: they're refined and highly trained in the art of conversation. They will cut you with their words. Basically, they're the 19th-century version of mean girls.