"He has always something to say to every body. That is my idea of good-breeding and those persons who fancy themselves very important and never open their mouths quite mistake the matter"(44).
Mrs. Bennett tries desperately to marry off her daughters: "The business of her life was to get her daughters married"(7). One of the most important factors in attempting to find a suitable husband for her daughter (especially Jane), is how much a man is worth. In this society, women rely on men for money and are constantly trying to move up in social class. However, in even the higher social classes, there are people who are held above and below each other. This deciding factor is agreeable or disagreeable manners. For example, Mr. Darcey is extremely wealthy, and also extremely disliked. This is because although he has nearly perfect technical manners, in a social sense he has very poor manners. Mr. Darcey comes across as proud and arrogant causing many people to hate him. Mrs. Bennett agrees with this idea of thinking in saying that she believes good manners accompany an outgoing and friendly personality.
Upon seeing that Jane does not have a life threatening sickness, Mrs. Bennett:
a.) is relieved that Jane is feeling better so she can come home
b.) is hopeful that Jane is sick enough so she can stay with Bingsley longer
c.) is angry that Jane stayed with Bingsley for such a long time
d.) is horrified to see how awful and sickly her daughter looks
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