Not to be nit-picky, but it's very unlikely that any of the Bennet girls would play such a fashionable and expensive instrument as the harp. And if I'm remembering the lecture I heard in Williamsburg, VA correctly, it was considered very indelicate for a lady to play the violin. The angle of the elbow was considered distinctly unattractive. Likewise, woodwinds and brass were right out due to the puffed cheeks.
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