"Neither duty, not honour, nor gratitude," replied Elizabeth, "have any possible claim on me in the present instance. No principle of either would be violated by my marriage to Mr. Darcy. And with regard to the resentment of his family, or the indignation of the world, if the former were excited by his marrying me, it would not give me one moment's concern - and the world in general would have too much sense to join in the scorn" (Austen 301).
Lady Catherine has visited Longbourn to prevent a marriage of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, for Lady Catherine has heard that the two of them were to be united after Jane and Mr. Bingley's union. For the next few pages, Lady Catherine importunes Elizabeth to think about how platry such a union between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy would be by attacking Ms. Bennet's lack of wealth, connections, and the fact that Lady Catherine wants Dracy to marry her daughter. At first, Elizabeth denies that there is a connection between herself and Mr. Darcy, but due to her disdain of Lady Catherine, she begins to goad her, by saying that such a union wouldn't be such a bad thing. Her final remark to Lady Catherine is that both Mr. Darcy and herself would be happy in a marriage, and if either family, or the world altogether, were to object such a union, she would care less. Elizabeth is finally allowing her feelings to overcome her, and she pretty muchs admits that she does indeed love Mr. Darcy and could see a marriage between them. She doesn't care what anyone else thinks of a marriage, she just wants to be with Darcy.
Now that she has proclaimed her love, she must seek Darcy and proclaim it to him. Hopefully, she won't be a jerk and accost him again.
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