If Elizabeth, when Mr. Darcy gave her the letter, did not expect it to contain a renewal of his offers, she had formed no expectation at all of its contents. But such as they were, it may well be supposed how eagerly she went through them, and what a contrariety of emotion they excited. Her feelings as she read were scarcely to be defined. With amazement did she first understand that he believed any apology …showed first 75 words of 1876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1876 total…of this key concept into the passage is interesting: "With a strong prejudice against every thing he might say..." (p168). This admission precedes Elizabeth's judgements of Darcy's letter and the early summation that it "...was all pride and insolence" (p168) is therefore tainted by Elizabeth's stated predisposition. The passage invites the reader to consider the circular relationship between the concerns named in the novel's title and the potential misunderstandings and tension arising from their combination.