How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"MY DEAR LIZZY,
"I wish you joy. If you love Mr. Darcy half as well as I do my dear Wickham, you must be very happy. It is a great comfort to have you so rich, and when you have nothing else to do, I hope you will think of us. I am sure Wickham would like a place at court very much, and I do not think we shall have quite money enough to live upon without some help. Any place would do, of about three or four hundred a year; but however, do not speak to Mr. Darcy about it, if you had rather not.
"Yours, etc." (61.7)
Here's one reason to care about the family of the person you're marrying: they might constantly be asking for money. But here we see how important marriage is to maintaining your class status. Elizabeth is still a gentlewoman; Lydia, not so much. (If she ever was.)
Quote #11
"Do not make yourself uneasy, my dear cousin, about your apparel. Lady Catherine is far from requiring that elegance of dress in us which becomes herself and her daughter. I could advise you merely to put on whatever of your clothes is superior to the rest—there is no occasion for anything more. Lady Catherine will not think the worse of you for being simply dressed. She likes to have the distinction of rank preserved." (29.6)
We are so sure that Lizzy is comforted to know Lady Catherine won't mind her Jason Wu for Target dress. You wouldn't want everyone to be wandering around in Valentino, right?