Pride and Prejudice Chapter LVI

In which we behold the unexpected arrival of Lady Catherine de Bourgh at Longbourn, whose haughty manners and imperious discourse soon reveal the true purpose of her visitation. With great firmness and a spirit not to be cowed, Miss Bennet withstands Lady Catherine’s objections and declarations, maintaining her own sense of dignity and independence amidst the unyielding demands of rank and family expectation.