Summary Chapter 8
Elizabeth goes to dinner. She tells Mr. Bingley that Jane has not improved. The Bingley sisters don't seem that concerned, and Elizabeth's earlier dislike of them returns. Only Mr. Bingley seems worried. He doesn't make her feel like an intruder. The Bingley sisters cut her down when she leaves the room. They consider her proud and having terrible manners. They feel she is lacking in conversation, concepts of taste, and beauty. They cannot understand why she came when her sister merely has a cold, and snidely mention how she was covered in mud. Mr. Bingley dismisses it merely as her being fond of her sister. Miss Bingley seems to hope Mr. Darcy will admire Elizabeth less, but this is not the case. Mrs. Hurst regards Jane highly and wishes she could be well married, but her family and bad
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