Bingley Proposes to Jane

Bingley, now free from Darcy's influence and assured of Jane's affection, proposes to her. Jane accepts, and the family is overjoyed. Mrs. Bennet is triumphant, and even Mr. Bennet is pleased. The engagement is a happy resolution to the long period of uncertainty and heartache. It also clears the way for the final resolution of the central romance between Elizabeth and Darcy.