Quote- "That loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable, that one false step involves her in endless ruin, that her reputation is no less brittle than it is beautiful, and that she cannot be too much guarded in her beahaviour towards the undeserving of the other sex" (Austen 269).
Explanation- Mary is trying to say, that all this that the family is going through is just another learning experience, that the rest of the girls should take note so that they won't end up like Lydia. She feels content in knowing this. From her point of view it does seem true. The reputation that Lydia was trying to build and to marry someone who could give her wealth has all ended. She will now give herself to someone who cannot even afford to live on his own. She might get married to some low life scum, who does not deserve her, instead of going after the rich, handsome men. Also if any suitor could get word off this information the whole family could be deemed as unworthy of marriage. This is what Mrs. Bennet fears the most.
Multiple Choice
On pg. 253, which character is Miss Bingley describing in the following passage: "Her face is too thin; her complexion has no brilliancy; and her features are not at all handsome...and in her air all together, there is a self-sufficiency without fashion, which is intolerable."
A) Elizabeth
B) Rebecca
C) Jane
D) Ashley
E) Charlotte
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