Mr. Gardiner

Also known as: her uncle / his brother-in-law / my brother Gardiner / my dear uncle / my uncle / their uncle / your uncle · Family: Gardiner · Role: Mrs. Bennet's brother · First appears: Chapter 9

Chapter 25

  • siblings with Mrs. Bennet 〈On the following Monday, Mrs. Bennet had the pleasure of receiving her brother and his wife, who came, as usual, to spend the Christmas at Longbourn.〉
  • married with Mrs. Gardiner 〈On the following Monday, Mrs. Bennet had the pleasure of receiving her brother and his wife, who came, as usual, to spend the Christmas at Longbourn.〉

Chapter 26

  • younger kin: Jane Bennet 〈I will endeavour to banish every painful thought, and think only of what will make me happy, your affection, and the invariable kindness of my dear uncle and aunt.〉

Chapter 27

  • younger kin: Elizabeth Bennet 〈Before they were separated by the conclusion of the play, she had the unexpected happiness of an invitation to accompany her uncle and aunt in a tour of pleasure which they proposed taking in the summer.〉

Chapter 42

  • married with Mrs. Gardiner 〈Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, with their four children, did at length appear at Longbourn.〉
  • with Elizabeth Bennet (travel companions) 〈The Gardiners stayed only one night at Longbourn, and set off the next morning with Elizabeth in pursuit of novelty and amusement.〉

Chapter 43

  • younger kin: Elizabeth Bennet (Elizabeth's uncle in the chapter's narration) 〈Mr. Gardiner expressed a wish of going round the whole park, but feared it might be beyond a walk.〉
  • married with Mrs. Gardiner 〈Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner smiled.〉
  • with Fitzwilliam Darcy (invitation to fish) 〈The conversation soon turned upon fishing; and she heard Mr. Darcy invite him, with the greatest civility, to fish there as often as he chose, while he continued in the neighbourhood, offering at the same time to supply him with fishing tackle, and pointing out those parts of the stream where there was usually most sport.〉

Chapter 44

Chapter 48

  • siblings with Mr. Bennet 〈That Mr. Bennet had been to Epsom and Clapham, before his arrival, but without gaining any satisfactory information; and that he was now determined to inquire at all the principal hotels in town, as Mr. Bennet thought it possible they might have gone to one of them, on their first coming to London, before they procured lodgings. Mr. Gardiner himself did not expect any success from this measure; but as his brother was eager in it, he meant to assist him in pursuing it.〉

Chapter 49

  • younger kin: Lydia Bennet 〈It is enough to know they are discovered: I have seen them both----”〉
  • protégé: George Wickham 〈We are persuaded that he has pledged himself to assist Mr. Wickham with money.〉

Chapter 50

  • with Mr. Bennet (They are brothers-in-law.) 〈He was seriously concerned that a cause of so little advantage to anyone should be forwarded at the sole expense of his brother-in-law; and he was determined, if possible, to find out the extent of his assistance, and to discharge the obligation as soon as he could.〉

Chapter 54

  • younger kin: Elizabeth Bennet 〈He could be still amiable, still pleasing to my uncle and aunt, when he was in town; and why not to me?〉

Chapter 61

  • friends with Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈With the Gardiners they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them;〉
  • friends with Elizabeth Bennet 〈With the Gardiners they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them;〉

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