Ch. 33 (Vol. II, Ch. 10): Colonel Fitzwilliam explains that he cannot marry whomever he wishes. He has to marry, at least in part, for money, being a younger son. This implies both affections for Elizabeth and a warning for her not to set hers on him:
CF: "Younger sons
cannot marry where they like.''
EB: ``Unless where they like women of fortune, which I think they very often
do.''
CF: ``Our habits of expence make us too dependant, and there are not many in my
rank of life who can
afford to marry without
some attention to money.''
EB: ``Is this,'' thought Elizabeth,
``meant for me?'' and she coloured at the idea; but, recovering herself, said in
a lively tone, ``And pray, what is the usual price of an Earl's younger son?
Unless the elder brother is very sickly, I suppose you would not ask above
fifty thousand pounds.''
Ch. 34 (Vol. II, Ch. 11): Darcy comes to propose, and Elizabeth, when she first hears the door bell, thrills that it might be Colonel Fitzwilliam rather than Fitzwilliam Darcy:
"She could not think of Darcy's
leaving Kent without remembering that his
cousin was to go with him; but
Colonel Fitzwilliam
had made it clear that he had no intentions at all, and agreeable as he was,
she did not mean to be unhappy about him."
"While settling this point, she was suddenly roused by the sound of the door
bell, and her spirits were a little fluttered by the idea of its being
Colonel Fitzwilliam himself, who
had once before called late in the evening, and might now come to enquire
particularly after her. But this idea was soon banished, and her spirits were
very differently affected, when, to her utter amazement, she saw
Mr. Darcy walk
into the room."
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