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How Many Chapters Separate Elizabeth’s First Refusal of Darcy from Her Arrival at Pemberley?
8 chapters
Elizabeth refuses Darcy’s first proposal in Chapter 34.
She first sees Pemberley in Chapter 43.
There are 8 complete chapters between these two events (Chapters 35 through 42).
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Elizabeth spends 8 full chapters away from Darcy—reading his letter and traveling—before she finally sees his home.
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Author: Jane Austen
Book: Pride and Prejudice
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: December 31, 2002
ISBN-13: 978-0141439518