 He is quickly infatuated with 22-year-old Miss Jane Bennet.Darcy declines to be introduced to any local girls because Jane is the only “handsome” local girl, and instead dances only with Bingley's sisters.When Bingley suggests to Darcy that he dance with Jane's younger 20-year-old sister Elizabeth, who is currently sitting out the dance, Darcy snubs her with his assessment – “She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.” Unfortunately, for all concerned, Elizabeth Bennet overhears the comment.