"[Mr Darcy] was divided between admiration of the brilliancy which exercise had given to her complexion, and doubt as to the occasion's justifying her coming so far alone." (Austen 27)
This quote is one of the first looks we get into Mr Darcy's mind. His status as a proud and haughty man is confirmed by his grudging compliment to Elizabeth which is soon voided by the critique of her judgement for making so long a trip when her sister would be fine. In this quote, we begin to see the inner struggle in Mr. Darcy not to fall for Elizabeth. Clearly, he will eventually lose. This will leave it up to Elizabeth to torment him for a while, before ultimately falling for him too. Mr. Darcy is a very interesting character because his inner thought genuinely reflect others' opinions of him. Often times when a character has such an unlikable personality, their inner thoughts are quite different. In Mr. Darcy's case, however, he's a genuine rotten tomato all the way through, at least for now.
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