"Lizzy!"

"No, mama."

"What?!"

"No, I will not marry Mr Collins."

"If you do not accept him, we shall be thrown out to the hedgerows!"

"Perhaps not if Mr Bingley marries Jane."

"And who will marry Mr Collins?"

"Someone practical and possibly desperate."

"Who will offer for you now?"

"You never know."

"Do not make a habit of refusing offers from eligible gentlemen."

"Only when they deserve it."

"You impertinent girl! It is a wonder Mr Darcy even considers you tolerable. Oh, my poor nerves!"

"Nothing to worry about, mama. He is the last man who would propose to me."