Pride and Prejudice - Chapters 7-8
Hearkening to the sharp wit and incisive social commentary unique to Austen, we learn more of the precarious financial situation of the Bennets, crafted by the setbacks of an estate entailed and a maternal fortune insufficient to secure the future of their five daughters. As this chapter unfolds, much is revealed to us, the dwellers in the village of Meryton, about the Bennet family and its fondness for paying regular visits to their Aunt Philips and the nearby millinery. The younger daughte...