How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Elizabeth Bennet," said Miss Bingley, when the door was closed on her, "is one of those young ladies who seek to recommend themselves to the other sex by undervaluing their own; and with many men, I dare say, it succeeds. But, in my opinion, it is a paltry device, a very mean art."
"Undoubtedly," replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, "there is a meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation." (8.47-48)
Mr. Darcy is no fool. He knows what these mean girls are up to. They're cutting down Elizabeth to make themselves look better by saying that she cuts down other women to make herself look better. Oh, the delicious irony.
Quote #5
"If I may mention so delicate a subject, endeavour to check Miss Bennet's unladylike affinity for guns, and swords, and exercise, and all those silly things best left to men or ladies of low breeding." (10.31)
Why does Caroline Bingley hate the deadly arts so much? Maybe it's because she's not trained in them? It's weird because she doesn't stop to consider that Georgiana Darcy is a trained killer, too, so Mr. Darcy obviously doesn't think killing zombies is unladylike. This line of flirting is bound to fail epically.
Quote #6
Jane and Elizabeth tried to explain that all five of them were capable of fending for themselves; that they could make tolerable fortunes as bodyguards, assassins, or mercenaries if need be. But it was a subject on which Mrs. Bennet was beyond the reach of reason, and she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family of five daughters, in favour of a man whom nobody cared anything about. (13.9)
Okay, so even though the Bennet estate has to pass to a man, the girls seem to think that they can earn a living as bodyguards. Yeah, they could also get jobs as governesses, too, but that would be a step down for them. It's probably something they should avoid unless they want to be seen as—gasp—middle class.