Pride and Prejudice Pg 1-73

Being out of school for a few days, I've had quite some time to find a good book to read. The one I chose was Pride and Prejudice. I've had the copy sitting in my room for a couple years, but I've never gotten around to cracking it open. So, here we go:
There is a family of 7 introduced in the first couple chapters, the Bennets. The couple has 5 unmarried daughters, and are therefor overjoyed when Mr. Bingley moves in close to them. Now, Mr. Bingley is no ordinary man. He is an extremely wealthy young man who would be suitable for several of the Bennet girls. Eventually, the girls and Mr. Bingley both attend the same ball, along with Mr. Bingley's friend Darcy. Mr. Bingley turns out to be a charming and polite young man who seems very fond of Elizabeth Bennet. On the other hand, Darcy is pretty crude and generally unpleasant. He even insults Elizabeth, who instantly dislikes him.
This is confusing to me, because on the back of the book it says that fate will eventually bring Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy together. I expected some sort of volte face, because the direction the book was heading was not promising.
My thoughts were confirmed a couple chapters later, when Darcy announced that Elizabeth Bennet was now the object of his affection. At the same time, Mr. Bingley seems to be infatuated with Jane Bennet. Jane, however, I think is playing hard to get. Maybe she's playing too hard to get...? I guess we'll find out!
Later, Jane has to go to Netherfield Park. Mrs. Bennet is very sneaky about this, because she sends Jane by horse, knowing that it will rain. Consequently, Jane is forced to spend the night at Mr. Bingley's estate. Unfortunately, she falls ill and Elizabeth must go visit her (this means she will also be visiting Mr. Bingley and Darcy).
Mrs. Bennet and the youngest two Bennets, Lydia and Catherine, go to visit Jane. Mrs. Bennet seems to make a fool of herself by praising Jane and practically begging Mr. Bingley to stay in Netherfield Park. If you ask me, she's being way too obvious and she keeps putting her foot in her mouth.
It also comes out that Miss Bingley is trying to gain Darcy's affections, but he seems to only have eyes for Elizabeth. Even after she turns him down to dance and argues with him, his admiration only grows.
Miss Bingley is trying way too hard to get attention from Darcy. She reads to him, talks to him when he doesn't want to talk, and walks around the room in front of him so he will notice her. He only notices her, though, when Elizabeth gets up to walk with her. It is soon time for Elizabeth and Jane to go home. However, Mrs. Bennet refuses to send the carriage, because she thinks the girls need to stay longer (gee, I wonder why??). Hearing this, the girls go home on one of Mr. Bingley's carriages. Darcy is relieved that Elizabeth is gone, because he says Elizabeth lures him "more than he liked." To be honest, I think he doesn't want to get involved with someone so unsuitable. She doesn't have as much money or fame as he does.
Well, that's all for now. I'm sure I'll be posting at least the remainder of my 100 pages tomorrow. Thanks for reading!