Pride and Prejudice (1940)

Frieda Inescort: Miss Bingley

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• Caroline Bingley : ...and her sisters Jane and Elizabeth were seen running down Market Street in an attempt to escape their disgrace. Isn't that exquisitely funny, Mr. Darcy?

  Mr. Darcy : Exquisitely. Just think how you would roar with laughter if it happened to yourself.

• Caroline Bingley : [observing the Bennet family at the party at Netherfield]  Entertaining the rustics is not as difficult as I feared. Any simple, childish game seems to amuse them excessively.

• Caroline Bingley : Did you ever see such people, Mr. Darcy? Really! I think my brother ought to apologize for bringing us to a place like this! He is so dreadful and undiscriminating. He seems to be able to enjoy himself in any society.

• Caroline Bingley : A waltz, Mr. Darcy.

  Mr. Darcy : Yes.

  Caroline Bingley : How modern.

  Mr. Darcy : Yes, indeed.

• Caroline Bingley : You must come over to Netherfield one day. I should be so bored.

  Jane Bennet : What?

  Caroline Bingley : Oh, you know! We're new out here in the wilderness.

• Caroline Bingley : No one can really be esteemed accomplished, unless, you have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, dancing, and, the modern languages. Besides, she must also possess a certain something in the tone of her voice, in her address, in her expressions, as well as, in her figure and carriage.

• Caroline Bingley : I must know. Pray explain what the two motives might be, Mr. Darcy.

  Mr. Darcy : I've not the smallest objection to explaining.

  [explaining Caroline's motives on why she asked Mr. Darcy to walk with her and Elizabeth] 

  Mr. Darcy : Either you have secret affairs to discuss, or, you are conscious that your figures show to the greatest advantage while walking. In the first case, I should be completely in your way. And, in the second, I can admire you much better from where I am.

  Caroline Bingley : Perfectly abominable! What shall we do to punish him, Miss Eliza?

  Elizabeth Bennet : As you know him so well, I shall leave his punishment to you.

• Caroline Bingley : Oh, you didn't come alone, I hope.

  Elizabeth Bennet : All alone.

  Caroline Bingley : But how shocking!

• Caroline Bingley : What can you expect of one of his low descent?

  Elizabeth Bennet : I will tell you exactly of what I expect. Kindness. Honor. Generosity. Truthfulness. And, I might add that I expect precisely the same from persons of high descent.

• Mr. Darcy : Miss Elizabeth thinks I do not laugh enough.

  Caroline Bingley : I should be sorry to see you laugh more than you do. To me, there's something so unrefined about excessive laughter.