Line #4 Heartwarming/PrideAndPrejudice


1	* Elizabeth insisting on walking the three miles to Netherfield to take care of Jane. She has no time for the petty games that Bingley's sisters try to play and soon finds that the ''only'' tolerable person there is Mr. Bingley (Darcy still being in jerk mode at this point), but she puts up with it because she only cares about helping her sister get better.
2	** Elizabeth and Jane's relationship in general. They love and respect each other so much and are ''always'' ready to look out for one another: absolutely ideal sisters.
3	* Mr Bingley's reaction when Jane recovers enough to enter the drawing-room. As mentioned above, he's really the only person who is outright welcoming to the two sisters; while Darcy and Mr Hurst are nowhere near as bad as his sisters, they are very distant and remote. Mr Bingley however...
4	--> He was full of joy and attention. The first half-hour was spent in piling up the fire, lest she should suffer from the change of room; and she removed at his desire to the other side of the fireplace, that she might be further from the door. He then sat down by her, and talked scarcely to anyone else.
5	* All of the times when Darcy cuts down Caroline for belittling Elizabeth.
6	* Georgiana Darcy's eagerness to meet Elizabeth, because her brother has been talking of Elizabeth in such glowing terms. She's so excited to meet Lizzie, and Darcy so anxious to introduce the two of them, that they head into Lambton to see her almost as soon as Georgiana and company have arrived at Pemberley. It's even more adorable since the timing means Darcy has been praising Elizabeth so highly to his sister this whole time even when their last significant interaction was Lizzie rejecting his proposal and reading him the riot act over his attitude!
7	* Bingley proposes to Jane at last; Jane gushes to Lizzy that she doesn't know how one person could possibly contain so much happiness.
8	** And after his proposal, not only is his relationship with Jane a thing of delight, but the narrative mentions that he's also very attached to ''Elizabeth''. She's the first one to know of the engagement, and whenever Jane's not available, Bingley happily sits and talks with her because he genuinely enjoys her company and looks forward to calling her his sister. Likewise, Elizabeth is always genuinely happy to see him, and clearly finds him excellent company.
9	** Mr. and Mrs. Bennett both being shippers on deck and incredibly happy for their daughter, and generously welcoming to their new son-in-law.
10	* Every damn thing Darcy does as soon as he discovers Elizabeth in distress after reading Jane's letter in Lambton. He immediately forgets whatever it was he had been about to say (which was quite possibly another attempt at a proposal) and focuses himself entirely on helping her as best he can, even though at this point he still believes he has no chance to win her heart. If any proof was ever needed that Darcy truly loves Elizabeth, this is it.
11	** Further proof: not only does he not tell her of his help, he insists that no one else tell her either, specifically because he doesn't want her to feel any obligation to him. He's really and truly not doing it for any reason other than that he loves her and wants to make her happy.
12	* The close relationship Mr. Bennet has with Lizzy. As we learn from Lady Catherine, the daughters of the time typically were of "little consequence" to their fathers. Not only does Mr. Bennet dote on Lizzy constantly, but he also apologizes for what the consequences of his poor financial planning and not acknowledging Elizabeth's concerns regarding Lydia's behavior will have on them. How many parents even nowadays will admit their kid was right and they were wrong?
13	** While Mrs. Bennet was inevitably playing up her threat to never speak to Lizzy again after refusing Mr. Collins and the two knew it, it was still sweet of Mr. Bennet to make it clear that he didn't want his daughter feeling forced to marry.
14	* The close relationship - though most of it is off-screen - of Darcy and Georgiana.
15	* Darcy's graciousness to the Gardiners. One of the biggest objections he and the Bingley sisters have to marrying into the Bennett family was that they were related to people who actually worked for their money, rather than just owning profitable land. Elizabeth is looking for his reaction when she introduces them to him, since he mistook them for "people of fashion," not her middle-class relatives she's been repeatedly taunted over. But Darcy doesn't miss a beat and is perfectly courteous and kind to them, and grows to love them as much as Elizabeth does. They might be in trade, but they are the most level-headed, kind, and intelligent relatives Lizzy has. The very last lines of the book show that the Gardiners visit them often and are extremely close to the couple.
16	* Darcy and Bingley's friendship. By all means you would expect a gentleman (Darcy is at least lower nobility) to have nothing but disdain for someone who is second generation New Money; especially a gentleman with the anti-social tendencies of Darcy. And yet they are the fastest of friends.
17	** While it ultimately is unnecessary, overstepping, and causes a lot of heartache, even Darcy telling Bingley not to marry Jane is a version of this. Because Bingley is a noted ExtremeDoormat and extreme romantic, Darcy is clearly protective of his friend and, believing Jane is simply after his money, warns him off what he believes will be a loveless marriage.
18	** For that matter, Darcy takes very well to the Gardiners, who are even ''lower'' than Bingley by being in trade rather than simply inheriting fortunes. Their first meeting is at Pemberley, and whatever their position is, he almost immediately likes them because they are sane, level-headed, and as astute as Elizabeth. It's noted part of the reason he goes back and confesses his pulling Bingley away from Jane is because he didn't realize Elizabeth had such relatives, but the moment he does figure it out, goes back to say "nevermind, there are plenty of people with sense we just hadn't met yet."

Context Heartwarming / PrideAndPrejudice