Why does darcy intervene to provide for wickham and lydia? a) he is sure that elizabeth will marry him if she knows what he has done. b)he knows that the lady catherine will approve of his charity to the bennets c)he feels responsible for them because he kept wickhams nature a secret d)he regrets his assessments of mrs. bennet and wants to relieve her distress. in mr. collins view, marriage is primarily a) a selfish endeavor b)an irrational decision c) a romantic relationship d) a social contract at the end of pride and prejudice, darcy can best be described as a)proud b)humble c)disrespectful d)vulgar when elizabeth hears from darcy housekeeper that she is has never had a cross word from him elizabeth realizes that a) mr. darcy has never understood her b) she has never given mr. darcy a fair chance c) the hous