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Jane Austen's Immortal Novel on the Screen YESTERDAY'S
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Since marriage is a girl's only career in the 1800's, Mrs. Bennet, mother of Ave marriageable daughters-Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Ludie and Kitty-campaigns like a general to capture two rich London bachelors, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley, for her two elder girls, Jane and Bingley fall in at first sight; but Darcy's arrogant pride prejudices Elizabeth against him. Bingley's sister invites
to make the trip ou Mrs. Bennet is ecstatic; she forces Janettes Jane to call. horseback despite pouring rain, praying cold and remains that the weather will delay her return home. Jane catches at the Bingley's for a week. Charles Bingley is enchanted with
her.
He gives a garden party celebrating her recovery. Elizabeth again meets Darey. Despite his charm and evident interest, his arrogance enrages her, particularly his refusal to meet Mr. Wickham, her sister Lydia's friend. Elizabeth is further infuriated by Miss Bingley's supercilious con- descension.
Chapter Three
PRIDE BECOMES
PREJUDICE
At dusk, the guests gathered in the drawing room for music and refreshments, Elizabeth had avold- ed Darey and Miss Bingley since their encounter oli
the archery Aeld. Yet, she found no comfort indoors. She remained on the sidelines with her father, her heart pounding with embarrassment-for- him and herself. Nothing could. stop Mrs. Benuel's repeated cries of delight at the splendour of Mr. Bingley's hospitality, nor could anyone hush her whispered yel distinct remarks anent that gentle- man's pre-occupation with Jane,
Elizabeth'seized her father's arm in despair. Her sister Mary, whose vocalizing set the Bennet family on edge at home, was succumbing to her mother's Insistence that she slag. Mr. Bennet groaned aloud as Mary, with much simpering and curtseying, look her place at the pinno and began her dismal war- bling.
Song followed song, until, prod- ded by Elizabeth, Mr. Bennet for- bade Mary to sing any longer.
Elizabeth, her checks hot, made for the refreshment room. At one Klance she toolc in the picture of her sisters, Lydia and Klity, at the punchbowl, surrounded by flashy young officers.
She rushed back to the drawing room in despair. Her mother's voice sounded clear and distinct. Mrs, Bennett was holding court ni one side of the room, repeating for the benefit of all and sundry, that Mr. Bingley had not, even for the briefest moment, relaxed his de-
voled attentions
Wons to her Jane.
Elizabeth wheeled about at the sound of another strident voice, Her cousin, Mr. Collins, was seated In conversation with her dearest friend, Charlolte Lucas. But it was a one-sided discussion, with the clergyman booming away about the marvellous condescension of Lady de Bourgh, patroness of his parish. She was so condescend- ingly charming, she even permitted him to greet her, he cried.
*
Elizabeth made for the terrace ns one trying to awaken from a bad dream. Miss Bingley intercepted. her.
"Let me congratulate` you, Miss Eliza," Carolino sncored venom- ously..
"On what?" faltered Elizabeth. "On your family. A talented singer, A cousin distin-.
mother who
most
rutaled for his wit and important connections. Two young sisters who are the toast of the omcers incas. ^ diverting conversationalist; to say nothing of your own dexterity with the bow and arrow. Such an in- teresting and accomplished family and family is so important!" Elizabeth turned and rat, eyes smarting with team of chage ring Outalde on the terrace, sho leaned her head against one of
left her two weeks ngò, your gracl¬ outs Aunt was enjoying the best of health-"
Disanining to reply, Darcy bow- ed to Elizabeth and atrode off.
"Oh, Mr. Collins," cried Eliza- beth in anguish. "Why did you give him the opportunity to snub you like that. You should never
introduced yourself.
demanded Cóilíns.
Diaty t
mc
Why
he received me with the heartlest condescension. He's very like his Aunt" and thus pro- testing, he followed her into the drawing
room,
Darcy returned to Ure terrace in un effort to calm his thoughts. Miss Bingley found him there.
"Goodness. Mr. Darcy," she ex- claimed, simulating surprise. "What
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Adapted from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
by
GERTRUDE GELBIN
the columns and sobbed' out her heart.
Darcy found her there.
a start you gave me. I had no Iden you were out here."
"I was just-just seeing if every- thing was all right, you know."
"How thoughtful of you," she murmured.
There ensued several seconds of
"Is there something I can do?" he asked with deep concern.
You can allow me to make a
of
sald fool myself alone," she
silence. forsely
"Isn't that what I did this
"Mr. Darcy--I'd like to talk afternoon when I defended Mr.
Bennet girl, field?" Wickham at the archery, fiel to you about that
"I rather admire what you.did Jane. I thought Churles was hav- this afternoon," he nnswered quiet- ing only a little flirtation-but he
"Your resentment at what you
seems to be taking it seriously, lv.
an injustice showed cour-
Can you believe it? He actually believed age and loyalty. I wish I might said something to me about mar- possess a friend who defended-me-riago. Marriage!"
started, "I take I that Darcy. as ably as Mr. Wickham was de- fendeti to-day."
you would regard such a match us unsuitable?"
Elizabeth stared at him through her tears. There was no question- ing the man's sincerity.
"You're very puzzling, Mr. Dar- ky," she said, at length. "At this moinent it is difficult to believe you are so arrogant and proud."
He smiled tenderly. "And, at the moment, is difficult to be- lieve you are He put out
nie so predictively. "What do you say we wipe the slate clean and start again, Miss Elizu- beth?"
unswer, her
Before she could mother's voice floated out to the terrace.
Mrs. "That
"I must insist on your looking at Jane and Mr. Bingley." Bennet was exclaiming. week she was ill at Netherfield completed the conquest. Wasn't it clever of me to send her over in the rni
rain-"
"Unsuitable? But, Mr. Darcy, impossible. Absolutely impos-
it's sible!"
He was lost in thought. Finally, he raised unhappy eyes to her face. "You're right," he said slow- by, "It's mad-but-all the same if it's a question of deep feel- Ing
his deep
feelings, she cried. But let lind
have them about someone he can marry."
HISTORY
TO-DAY
FOR
.Often the complaint is heard that too many of our public lenders appeal to the records of history for inspira- tion, comforting parallel, and guidance in these stressful' days. People object that it is useless now to recall the deeds of Drake; Frobisher, Welling- ton, Nelson, or to recount the failures of Napoleon or of Wilhelm. Weapons are dif- ferent, they say, the charac- ter of warfare is different. and so historical parallels do nothing but confuse and de- lude the public.
There is some reason in these complaints. The ten- dency to look backward in-. stead of forward has long been a weakness of western democracies, in comparison with the practice of the dicta- torship. Too much reliance. on the tactics and military thought of the past has some. times proved tragic-it played its part in France's collapse- but it has, in spite of all this, been demonstrated again and again, that there are two un- shakeable reasons why the appeal to history should not always play us false. One of these reasons is geography; the other is heredity. The in- fluence of these things cannot · be shattered by blitzkrieg, tank or bomber.
✩
The great men of the past, the Nelsons and the Welling- tons, and those_who_served under them, bequeathed us not only a great tradition, but their own qualities of and determination. ,courage
Other peoples within the British Commonwealth have their own heroes, their own honoured ancestors, and their deeds still inspire, their blood lives on.
tury by century. No matter how powers wax and wane, islands and seas and con- tinents remain the same,
So it is that the English Channel still separates England and France, whether it is Hitler or Napoleon who is at Calais: The British Isles still stand sentinel over Europe's northern coast, and Gibraltar over the entrance to the Mediterranean, as they did when Pitt's blockade broke the Continental system.
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Sen power is just as vitni to-day us it was when Napoleon dreamed of a world empire. These are facts facts In now, even as they are History, The countries of the British Empire are scattered through seven continents. This is their handicap in massing for a concentrated blow, or keeping the less self-sufficient members fed and furnished when enemy besets them. At the same
time it foc is their strength against a who relies on a sudden amashing effort to destroy a national fortress and compel an immediate sur- render.
There Ls no single Empire Maginot Line to be penetrated, no one solitary fortress to be over- thrown. Its defences are miles in depth, and akies and the oceans are its allles, oven as they are the symbols of Its freedom. Thus it is to-day. So it was in history.
These are the truths of "blood and corth" that have made the Empire great, and that will make It greater.
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After a hearing in camera, extend- Ing over two days, George Mace! wall (27), a radio englucer, found guilty In London of recording information calculated to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy for u purpose prejudicial to the safety or Interests of the State, and he sentenced to six years' penal
vitude, Indeed, the nation that forgets its heroes is in danger of losing its life.
History repeats itself, be- are like grandsons
and because grandfathers, quick,
climate and physical gco- graphy are unchangeable cen-
Darcy stared ahead of him, his eyes dark and brooding. "Such spirit, such life, such a flame-like quality," he said, speak- ing aloud his thoughts of Eliza- beth.
Miss Bingley looked at him in astonistument. "Jane Bennet flame- like?"
Her tone and question brought Darcy to himself and shook off the claim of his inner thoughts.
mean "Well I mean-
Miss Elizabelly flushed in an agony of Jane's a very beautiful girl."
"Oh, I agree," she answered
shame,
The guy, sensitive smile which "Pretty as you can make
had been warming Darcy's visage Inded.
Mrs. Bennet's voice sailed out to them again, but before either could discern her words, Elizabeth col- lected herself,
"If you'll excuse me," she began brokenly.
he
"Permit me to take you inside,"
replied coldly.
the door. As they turned to Kitty stumbled drunkenly out of the house, Lydis, screaming hilar ously, followed, a veritable porade of roaring officers at her heels.
Elizabeth stopped back in utter dianay.
Through the open door come Mr. Bingley's voice calling partners to dance the Highland reel,
Such a gay dance, the reel she pleaded desperately to Darcy." He nodded frigidly. "Allow me to take you to the drawing room, Miss Elizabeth. There must be many young men there wishing to dance with you."
tears, and She held back her with head high, preceded him into the house. They had advanced but a few steps, when her cousin, Mr. Collins, rushed up to them. "Mr. Darcyle he cried. Do you know aunt, Lady de Brough, patroness?!
your
deadly
tono was
"You will be happy, to learn,
when Collins, gushed on, that
But after all, there
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of pretty girls pretty girls who don't have vulgar mothers and uncles in trade; and a row of unpresentable sisters. Hap- piness doesn't depend on choosing a wife with low connections. On the contrary."
The painful details of the eve- ning came sharply to mind, at ber words, Darcy straightened up sud- denly and when he
spoke, his volce was harsh and cold. "You're right. A man has no right to play fire. One has his duty to his with
family-his rank-his position."
"And I'm sure it's not a case of Miss Bingley on her part," cried. "Oh, Mr. Darcy. Do go and save Charles at once. Tell him lic must be sensible. Your word will have more influence with him than anything
love
He nodded.
of conspirator. We're like a pair!
ha
concluded grimly. We're plotting the mur der of a man's feelings. Well,"
It has to be done, he alghed, sooing let's do it quickly."
And with firm stops, they re- entered the houre
Will Darcy convinca“ Bingley
relinquish
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