Question

pride and prejudice by jane austen (excerpt) in this excerpt from jane austens novel pride and prejudice, elizabeth bennet arrives at the country home of the bingleys where her sister jane, a guest of the bingleys has fallen ill. after elizabeth leaves the dining room, her hosts and mr. darcy begin talking about her. (1) when dinner was over, she returned directly to jane, and miss bingley began criticizing her as soon as she was out of the room. her manners were pronounced to be very bad indeed, a mixture of pride and impertinence¹; she had no conversation, no style, no taste, no beauty. mrs. hurst thought the same, and added, (2) \she has nothing, in short, to recommend her but being an select the correct answer from the drop - down menu. what compliment does mrs. hurst sarcastically pay elizabeth behind her back? mrs. hurst proclaims that elizabeth has
othing to recommend her\ other than the fact that elizabeth is

Explanation:

In the given excerpt from Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Hurst says Elizabeth has nothing to recommend her other than being an excellent walker. This is a sarcastic compliment as it is a back - handed comment among other harsh criticisms.

Answer:

an excellent walker