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  • Louisa Hurst following up Mary's frankly dreadful singing and piano with a flawless rendition of "Rondo alla Turca" at the Netherfield Ball. The moment may be just musical — and go unnoticed as most of the Bennets make spectacles of themselves — but wow. It's enough to make any musician swoon.
    • Not only is it a flawless performance, but look at the pianoforte. She has no music. She's performing entirely from memory!
  • Darcy searching London for Wickham's confederate, Mrs. Younge: we see him tramping tirelessly through the streets, interviewing the locals, and finally forcing his way into Mrs. Younge's house, his whole manner saying "either help me or get the hell out of my way."
  • This exchange:
    Bingley: Then I have your blessing?
    Darcy: Do you need my blessing?
    Bingley: No. But I should like to know I have it all the same.
    • Prior to that, Bingley telling off his friend for sabotaging his relationship with Jane. Bingley may be friendly and cordial most of the time but even he knows when he's wronged and how to set a person straight.
  • Elizabeth's cunning dismissal of Mr. Collins when he arrives at Longbourn to sympathise (or rather, sermonise and spy) with the family on the matter of Lydia's elopement with Wickham, and the dishonour it brings on their family. Elizabeth suggests that Mr. Collins risks association with that dishonour by being at their house - the mere thought of which is enough to send Mr. Collins scampering away sharply.
  • When Ms. Bingley is about to start another round of insulting Elizabeth to Mr. Darcy following the reveal that Lydia has scampered off with Wickham, he shuts her up with a terse "What?!" before hastily leaving the room to set in motion his plan to rectify the issue.

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