 During the various informal events, Darcy has occasion to engage in conversation with Elizabeth, and although he intends to show a modest interest in her, she invariably turns the conversations into verbal swordplay.This is Elizabeth's modus operandi whenever she deals with pretentious people like Caroline Bingley.By contrast, she is playful and warm when she deals with people like Charles Bingley, who is quickly falling in love with her older sister Jane.