]Mrs. Bennet begins the story by exclaiming to her husband that Netherfield Park is 'let at last.' I was thinking of the reasons why it could been so difficult to let it in the first place:

]1. Too large and expensive.
]2. Too far away from the 'fashionable' world.

I think both may be possible, especially the remoteness. I percieve Mr. Darcy's opinion of country society as "confined and unvarying" as being quite shared by Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst, and quite likely typical of their fashionable circle.

] But, Bingley, being a hasty-decision maker (Whatever I do is done in a hurry), leases it immediately, even though Netherfield may, possibly, have its defects.

It makes me laugh when the circumstances are described - he heard about Netherfield by "accidental recommendation," looked at it for half-an-hour, believed every good thing the owner said, and took it. Half an hour is not very long to inspect a property so large and decide on its suitability as a potential residence!

] I was wondering if this trait of his gets him into such not-so-advantageous situations, and how it is going to affect the course of the story.