Darcy goes to Hunsford, proposes to Elizabeth and she mercilessly turns him down. Shortly after that, he decides to flee to London while she, in turn, becomes ill.
However, when he finds out about her illness, he cannot bear to depart and instead sends for his doctor and remains at Rosings.
There, he aids Elizabeth during her illness despite the fact that her delirious state prevents her from recognizing him.
She, on the other hand, begins to regret her vicious refusal and, in her fevered dreams, begins to fall in love with him.