The first ball, the first contact.

This scene happens in a public ball when Mr. Bingley and company arrive in Netherfield Park. Mr. Bingley have danced with Jane, the eldest sister of Lizzie, and who also has fallen in love with her. Moreover Bingley taks with Mr. Darcy about Lizzie and Darcy rejects to be introduce and to dance with Lizzie, because he thinks that she is not enough nice for him. Lizzie, while is with Mss. Lucas, hear what Mr. Darcy is saying and she becomes a little bit sad but when she has the oportunity to talk with him, finely, she recriminate and reproach to him the critique about her.

Mr. Darcy: You are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room,

Mr. Bingley: Oh! she is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld! But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you, who is very pretty, and I dare say very agreeable.

Mr. Darcy: Which do you mean? - he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, and coldly said- "She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me..
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Elizabeth Bennet: I wonder who first discoverd the power of poetry in driving away love?

Mr. Darcy: I thought that poetry was the fruit of love.

Elizabeth Bennet: Of a fine stout love, it may. But if it is only a vague inclination I'm convinced one poor sonnet will kill it stone dead

Mr. Darcy: So what do you recommend to encourage affection?

Elizabeth Bennet: Dancing. Even if one's partner is barely tolerable.

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