Darcy/Bingley + Sisters = Trouble

"'Mr. Darcy is impatient to see his sister... My brother admires her greatly already; he will have frequent opportunity now of seeing her on the most intimate footing; her relations all wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister's partiality is not misleading me, I think, when I call Charles most capable of engaging any woman's heart" (middle of chapter 21).

Mr. Darcy, who has seemed to hate everyone and not have many friends, deeply cares for his sister. Although we only get a little information, we can deduce that he is "impatient" and wants to see her. The arrival of Miss Darcy spells trouble for Jane, as Mr. Bingley's relationship with her is described as "intimate" by his sister, Miss Bingley. Whether Mr. Bingley actually has feelings for Miss Darcy or his sister is just trying to get more time with Mr. Darcy, Jane is thrust into doubt about her relationship with Mr. Bingley. Elizabeth points out "she is the more anxious to get Miss Darcy for her brother, from the one notion that when there has been one intermarriage, she may have less trouble in achieving a second" with Mr. Bingley (chap 21). His sisters are the ones keeping him in town, hoping that his attachment to Jane can be forgotten. Ever backing her sister up and supporting her, Elizabeth is worried, for Jane's sake, that "the united efforts of his town unfeeling sisters and of his overpowering friend, assisted by the attractions of Miss Darcy and the amusements of London, might be too much, she feared, for the strength of his attachment" (end of chapter 23). While Jane and Elizabeth support and help each other, Mr. Bingley's Sisters only think about their own ambitions.