Chapter 61: An End to the Ado
The extent to which the weddings of Darcy and Bingley are covered is a single line saying that Jane and Elizabeth got married. This final chapter serves more as a "where are they now?" -style of epilogue, and we learn the following:
- Mrs. Bennet is just happy to have a bunch of daughters married. Mr. Bennet is happy that his wife did not grow as a person so he can continue laughing at her behind her back.
- Mr. Bennet actually leaves the house to go see Elizabeth and Darcy from time to time.
- Bingley and Jane only stick around in town another year before getting bored and moving next door to Darcy. Of course, everybody is rich and has HUGE estates, so "next door" in this case is 30 miles.
- With Lydia far, far away, Kitty predominantly hangs out with her older sisters, where she learns some goddamn class.
- Mary stays home because who else is Mrs. Bennet going to talk to, her husband?
- Wickham and Lydia end up miserable and have to move around all the time to find increasingly cheaper places to live. Elizabeth is kind enough to put some cash in their Christmas card every year.
- Bingley's sister is annoyed by Darcy's choice of bride, but decides to keep things civil because Darcy buys the good snacks.
- Darcy's sister loves having Elizabeth around. In turn, Elizabeth teaches her how to make fun of her older brother so they can gang up on him.
- Lady Catherine eventually gets partially over herself and visits Darcy, even if his estate has been sullied by Elizabeth and her peasant relations.
- Said peasant relations—Elizabeth's aunt and uncle—are invited over all the time for their unknowing efforts in bringing her and Darcy together. And probably because it drives Lady Catherine nuts.
The end.