Frankly, Darcy isn't likely to be seen at Almack's except under unusual circumstances [and I know I sent them there in Vanities and Vexations, but that was because of Catherine de Bourgh intervened as part of her way back into her nephew's graces because I wanted a good excuse...] largely because he literally doesn't care and has never bothered to apply for vouchers. As a land owning gentleman he is certainly one of the top 10,000 but I get the impression he's too reclusive for most of society to have noticed him. As to Elizabeth, she is a gentlewoman. It might be a scandal if he married Caroline Bingley whose fortune stinks of shop, but the Bennetts are perfectly respectable. The only reason I could see for anyone cutting Darcy over his marriage is if the writer has Catherine de Bourgh go against Austen's will in her notes, and make mischief by implying there is something unsavoury about her.
Of course if Mrs Bennett was let loose in town that would not help Elizabeth at all because she is vulgar, pushy and likely to make anyone want to shun the whole family. I DO wonder if Mr Bennett was caught handling the goods... she seems such an unlikely person for a snarky scholar to have married.
Of course if Mrs Bennett was let loose in town that would not help Elizabeth at all because she is vulgar, pushy and likely to make anyone want to shun the whole family. I DO wonder if Mr Bennett was caught handling the goods... she seems such an unlikely person for a snarky scholar to have married.