MISS BINGLEY in Classic Quotes

1  "Nor I, I am sure," said Miss Bingley.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8

2  Miss Eliza Bennet," said Miss Bingley, "despises cards.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8

3  "It is from Miss Bingley," said Jane, and then read it aloud.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7

4  Miss Bingley was not so entirely satisfied with this reply as to continue the subject.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8

5  I am astonished," said Miss Bingley, "that my father should have left so small a collection of books.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8

6  Miss Bingley told me," said Jane, "that he never speaks much, unless among his intimate acquaintances.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5

7  When dinner was over, she returned directly to Jane, and Miss Bingley began abusing her as soon as she was out of the room.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8

8  Miss Bingley immediately fixed her eyes on his face, and desired he would tell her what lady had the credit of inspiring such reflections.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6

9  After sitting a little while with Jane, on Miss Bingley's appearance and invitation, the mother and three daughters all attended her into the breakfast parlour.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9

10  She was not equal, however, to much conversation, and when Miss Bingley left them together, could attempt little besides expressions of gratitude for the extraordinary kindness she was treated with.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7

11  That she should have walked three miles so early in the day, in such dirty weather, and by herself, was almost incredible to Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley; and Elizabeth was convinced that they held her in contempt for it.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7

12  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.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8

13  Mary had heard herself mentioned to Miss Bingley as the most accomplished girl in the neighbourhood; and Catherine and Lydia had been fortunate enough never to be without partners, which was all that they had yet learnt to care for at a ball.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3

14  Miss Bennet's pleasing manners grew on the goodwill of Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley; and though the mother was found to be intolerable, and the younger sisters not worth speaking to, a wish of being better acquainted with them was expressed towards the two eldest.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6

15  Miss Bingley offered her the carriage, and she only wanted a little pressing to accept it, when Jane testified such concern in parting with her, that Miss Bingley was obliged to convert the offer of the chaise to an invitation to remain at Netherfield for the present.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7

16  Miss Bingley was engrossed by Mr. Darcy, her sister scarcely less so; and as for Mr. Hurst, by whom Elizabeth sat, he was an indolent man, who lived only to eat, drink, and play at cards; who, when he found her to prefer a plain dish to a ragout, had nothing to say to her.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8

17  Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley both cried out against the injustice of her implied doubt, and were both protesting that they knew many women who answered this description, when Mr. Hurst called them to order, with bitter complaints of their inattention to what was going forward.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8