Chapter 3
Darcy's entrance at the Meryton ball: "ten thousand a year... his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity."
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Darcy is introduced at the Meryton assembly as proud, aloof, and contemptuous of country society — the initial impression that drives the plot's central misunderstanding.
Chapter 3
The infamous slight: "She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me." Elizabeth overhears this and tells the story "with great spirit among her friends."
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