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What did Darcy think of Elizabeth's affections before his first proposal?
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Did Darcy, on his way to Hunsford Parsonage, think Elizabeth was in love with him, do you think? Or do you think he was so caught up in his own struggle he barely considered her feelings?

Darcy says, later on, of his feelings then:

What will you think of my vanity? I believed you to be wishing, expecting my addresses.

On the side of Darcy thinking Elizabeth was in love with him, he knew of his virtues: handsome, intelligent, even-tempered, generous to the poor. He was at that point oblivious to the extent of his faults. And, finally, JA tells us that Elizabeth's manner makes it hard for her to affront someone even when she's trying.

On the other side, had Darcy been paying attention, Elizabeth made her opinions abundantly clear at the Netherfield ball, to the extent that Darcy didn't try to speak to her the rest of that evening. And he hadn't done anything to try to overcome that impression.

So I'm inclined to think that Darcy barely considered Elizabeth's feelings. He thought he'd signalled his interest, and otherwise he was caught up in his struggle between his feelings of pride and family obstacles versus his desire for Elizabeth's conversation across the breakfast table for everyday for the rest of his life. (Okay maybe not the full extent of his mental pictures but hey, Elizabeth Bennet over the breakfast table would sell me on mornings).

But what do you think?

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