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Finished it today and I loved it too. I can't help thinking Mrs Bennett was just a bit too spiteful to Mary though. But what on earth happened to Darcy? he didn't utter a word and hid behind his newspaper when he wasn't having a 'seasonal headache' and escaping from the family gatherings. I know he couldn't stand Mrs Bennett but surely as a man of decorum, he wouldn't have shunned all of the visitors, he'd have made the effort for good manners sake?
That would have been out of character; Jane Austen's Mr D was a rude snob, especially about the Bennet family. He hasn't changed.
I never thought I'd have a kind thought about Mr Collins , interesting to have him and Mrs Bennet herself put into some more sympathetic context.