.. in this chapter is that Mrs. Bennet received 4,000 from her attorney-father. It's possible that both Mrs. Phillips and Mr. Gardiner received around the same amount, much more than the Bennet girls. The elder Gardiner must have been a little more responsible than Mr. Bennet, financially at least, despite having 2 very silly daughters!

We're told that Kitty and Mary went to Meryton 3 or 4 times a week. I can imagine Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Bennet doing almost the same thing as young ladies; walking all over town, gossiping and acquainting themselves with the officers.