A pompous young clergyman and the cousin who will inherit Longbourn under the entail, since Mr. Bennet has no son. Solemn, self-important, and forever quoting his patroness Lady Catherine de Bourgh, he comes to Longbourn meaning to choose a wife among his cousins.
Chapter XIX
He proposes to Elizabeth, is refused, and cannot at first believe a sensible young woman would decline so eligible an offer.
Chapter XXII
Within days he proposes to Charlotte Lucas, who accepts him for the comfort of an establishment.
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