Oh Jane, how caring you are!

     And how kind you are, to believe so highly in anyone! Why, is it possible for you to have any negative feelings towards anyone? I have finaly confided in her the situation with Mr. Darcy and Wickham, and her kindness towards both, her disbelief of it al, it is enough for two people! Any regrets I started to have have been washed away-no, taken by her. And while I do feel a bit sorry to have dumped my negative feelings on her, it still feels so good to be rid of them. Thank you, my dear sister, for your kindness towards me.

          Elizabeth Bennet

Lydia and Kitty...

     Before I begin, I must say that I love all of my family very much, no matter what they do, and I greatly value and respect them. I do not hope to sound harsh in saying this, but...how are Kitty and Lydia so...so...shallow?? And! If you wish to "treat" someone, you do not take them out to eat and then ask them to pay the bill since you have spent all your money on a bonnet-and on a bonnet you find ugly, no less! Plus, why must she and Kitty think so much of men? It would be nice to have a conversation about something different every now and then, and by something different I do NOT mean something so silly as clothing...it bores me to tears, honestly! I wish we could talk about finer, more entertaining things, like music, perhaps art...though I am not terribly practiced in either, it would be very refreshing to hear of something different every now and then! Oh, and let us not forget to mention how...rude they are, regarding others! Yes, I know we are all human, meaning that we all have opinions, and I respect thjat. But why must one look down so much on another simply because of looks? I wish that people these days thought more about what one has to offer intelectualy and not just physically. Oh but aren't I glad that I am so "flawless," now aren't I?
     I am so sorry for being so overly-critical of everyone, and I mean no disrespect by what I say. It's just that...sometimes I wish to let my feelings be heard! I do not enjoy being so close-lipped all the time, even if I AM rather outspoken at times...but I love my family, and I want all to know that. They mean the world to me.

          Elizabeth Bennet

Finally returning home!

     After my time in Hunsford, I am looking forward to returning home greatly. How I miss my dear sisters, and of course my loving father and mother! And as I have stated, I greatly wish to speak with Jane of all that has happened; but my desire for such conversations must come later, I have further things to talk about regarding Hunsford.
     I truly wish that some people were not so overly-opinionated, and by some people I mean Lady Catherine. Yes, she does have a rather fine house, but her and her daughter are just so intolerable! Her, always saying that things should be done just so, and Miss DeBourg being so snobbish to all! We could not have left any sooner, and I am glad to be gone from the place! However, my time with Charlotte was very pleasing, and I do wish to see her again. Although if seeing her means having to see the Lady...oh, I mustn't complain, it was a good time and aside from a few certain events of which I have mentioned, it was very enjoyable.
     I look forward to seeing everyone on my return home, and I do hope for some quality time spent with my family, especially my dear sisters. Well, I suppose I should focus more on making conversation on the ride home-until next time.

          Elizabeth Bennet

...

It seems I was quite wrong in my judgment of Mr. Darcy's opinion of me, quite wrong indeed. The man does not hate me, as I had assumed, but rather...well, he earlier confessed a deep love and admiration towards me. I cannot express in mere words how much this has shocked and displeased me, and cannot even PRETEND to be flattered by this man. As I have stated he is a proud man whom I have no care or like for, and I wish that he had stayed as far away from me as possible. He even told me he wished he could. Oh, the things he told me! How can a man be so open about so many things? He told me himself that he hate the fact he loves me, hates the fact because of his social standing, my social standing, and even my family. He believes them to be strange, even irritating, and had the nerve to say such things to my face. All while attempting to PROPOSE to me! Again, how I wish Jane were here, she'd be able to calm me in an instant...I cannot believe that Mr. Darcy has done such a thing; to propose to me, yet say he does not wish to love me. No words could possibly exist to describe how...how terrible I feel right now. I do wish I had Jane nearby, I deeply crave her tender affection...

Elizabeth Bennet

Tolerance.

How my sister manages to tolerate people in such a polite manner completely escapes me. Mr. Darcy becomes an even more disagreeable person every time I meet him, and tonight was no exception. We had all been dining yet again with Lady Catherine when I was asked by her to play the piano. Having no objections I sat down to play with these actions being met by a look of intense shame upon Mr. Darcy's face. The man barely knows me and has hardly heard me play enough to have formed any opinion on my musical talents, yet he feels as though he has the right to judge me so openly and so harshly. I truly wish that I had Jane with me at this time, her tolerance for others has a huge calming effect on me and never fails to cheer me up when I am in such a mood. I do miss her, and the rest of my family, quite terribly, and look forward to seeing them soon.

Elizabeth Bennet

Coping with Mr. Darcy...

     My time at Hunsford is still quite enjoyable. I am incredibly glad to be in good terms with my dear friend Charolette despite all that has gone on, and am happy to say that our relationship seems to be untainted by her marriage to Mr. Collins. Despite this pleasant turn of events, however, I do have some bad news I must speak of. Mr. Darcy has come to Hunsford and is staying the whole time I am. I find this man to be quite disagreeable, in more ways than one. He is proud, very proud, and thinks far too highly of himself and far too lowly of others. That would be tolerable (to some degree) had he not gone to the trouble of breaking my dear sister's heart. I care very deeply for Jane, and I know she has fallen quite in love with Mr. Bingley, and I even thought that they would be married in the future. However, Mr. Darcy did not seem to approve of this idea, and had done his best to pull the two apart, succeeding in the end.
     I know that my dear sister Jane would not want me to linger over this and use this as a reason for me to bear more negative feelings towards him, but I cannot hep but feel this way. I do hope to avoid him during our time here, and sincerely hope he tries to do the same.

          Elizabeth Bennet

After visting Lady Catherine

I find my time here with Mr. and Mrs. Collins quite enjoyable. My fears about not getting along well with Catherine were completely irrational, and I am pleased to say we are getting along most handsomely. And although Mr. Collins seems to still wish I were his, he, too, has been quite easy to get along with. The one thing I have to complain about at this point is Lady Catherine de Bourgh! True, she is very polite, however in a most disagreeable sort of way. She insists upon disagreeing with everyone and in sharing her opinion at every given moment, even when it is not desired. True, it is good for any woman to be well-opinionated, but it gets very tiresome if all a lady says is an extremely critical and unwelcome opinion. She is also the type of person to continue talking and talking without letting anyone else get a word in at any point, no matter how obvious it is that they wish to. No matter, it is just a small bump in the road; I am sure the rest of my time here will be quite enjoyable.


          Elizabeth Bennet