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You're right that Mrs. Reynolds "primes" Elizabeth Written by Line (6/3/2007 7:38 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, To Pemberley, therefore, they were to go., penned by Cheryl

Hearing Darcy praised by an outsider, so to speak, certainly affects Elizabeth's view of him. Mrs. Reynolds also places him in a larger context - brother, landlord, master. I don't know just how Elizabeth would have reacted to his improved behaviour alone. As the Gardiners suspected, though, we come to discover that Mrs. Reynolds has exaggerated about at least one thing, though it's understandable:

ch.43: "And is Miss Darcy as handsome as her brother?" said Mr. Gardiner.

"Oh! yes -- the handsomest young lady that ever was seen."

ch.44: (Omniscient Narrator): [Miss Darcy] was less handsome than her brother; but there was sense and good-humour in her face.

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To Pemberley, therefore, they were to go. Cheryl (6/2/2007 10:30 p.m.)

Lizzie's Change of Heart BarbaraB (6/3/2007 5:58 p.m.)
- Change of heart Cheryl Kay (6/3/2007 11:13 p.m.)
  - Your characterization makes Elizabeth appear a bit shallow... Lila (6/5/2007 12:50 a.m.)
    - Some questions Kathi (6/5/2007 6:33 p.m.)
      - Evidence of Lizzy's feelings for Darcy...   Lila (6/6/2007 10:33 p.m.)
        
        Why probe Darcy?   Adrian (6/7/2007 1:49 p.m.)
        
        Well, the Omniscient Narrator...   Line (6/7/2007 8:27 a.m.)
        
        Yet Elizabeth is interested in others' characters   Tracy W (6/7/2007 12:27 a.m.)
        
        "She liked him too little to care for his approbation"   Kathi (6/7/2007 12:08 a.m.)
        
        You have made me reevaluate my earlier views...   Lila (6/7/2007 10:44 p.m.)
        
        Lizzy's feelings of inferiority   Kathi (6/9/2007 1:12 a.m.)
        
        Lizzy’s point of view   Robbin (6/8/2007 8:08 a.m.)
        
        Definitely ironic, IMO   Line (6/8/2007 6:13 p.m.)
      - Had Darcy changed? Or was it Elizabeth?   JoAnn (6/6/2007 12:37 p.m.)
        
        Why not both?   Kathi (6/6/2007 8:07 p.m.)
        
        No doubt   JoAnn (6/7/2007 5:06 p.m.)
    - Sounds like a chicken and egg argument Mary Ellen (6/5/2007 11:47 a.m.)
      - Personally, I have always thought   Marie C (6/5/2007 3:49 p.m.)
        
        Doing the trick   Kathi (6/5/2007 10:05 p.m.)
        
        I agree   Marie C (6/6/2007 5:13 a.m.)
Love the syntax of that sentence Jessica T (6/3/2007 5:20 p.m.)
You're right that Mrs. Reynolds "primes" Elizabeth Line (6/3/2007 7:38 a.m.)
- She didn't say that G. was the handsomest person ;) NFM Graciela (6/3/2007 11:44 p.m.)

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