"Elizabeth was delighted. She had never seen a place for which nature had done more, or where natural beauty had been so little counteracted by an awkward taste. They were all of them warm in their admiration; and at that moment she felt that to be mistress of Pemberley might be something!" (Austen 230).
This quote I took to be a mock of marriage and the way it was handled in the Romantic era. Elizabeth is appreciating the beauty and splendor of Pemberley, Darcy's home. She says that, at that moment, she would not might marrying Darcy to have the pleasure of being the mistress of Pemberley. Austen is pointing out how marriage was not about love or happiness, but only material gain.
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Compare this series to your 1984 entries -- you do a much better job here making the connection between the author and the intent
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