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The end of the first volume leaves little in the way of marriage prospects for the Bennet girls. Collins is off to marry Charlotte Lucas, and Jane has heard nothing from Bingley. Crazy Mrs. Bennet is very stressed about what will happen when her husband dies.
The concern over marriage is all very silly, and it seems like the most foolish decision yet in the book is the one between Collins and his fiancé. I feel sorry for all of these characters and their obsessions, but I feel worst for Elizabeth, who seems above it all, yet keeps getting dragged down into the muck.