Society is represented by the major invisible pressures and people around it. The first example of a challenge is Elizabeth's journey to Netherfield. Elizabeth's arrival elicits much comment from the Bingley women. Miss Bingley sarcastically remarks to the rest of her party: “In short, she has nothing to recommend her except that she is an excellent walker. I will never forget his appearance this morning. She seemed almost wild” (Austen 36). It was frowned upon for a woman to walk that far alone. It was especially taboo because walking or swinging your skirt aroused images of masturbation. As discussed in Fordyce, women were not allowed to be sexual beings. Elizabeth becomes a wild woman to the Bingley sisters because she doesn't care if she appears sexual and inappropriate - her mind was only on her sister. It acts outside of what they know as the order and rules of the world and appears alien and unmanageable to them. Another important comment obtained from this exchange is that of Darcy. Darcy tells the provocative Miss Bingley that Elizabeth's actions make her more desirable in his eyes. His initial affection for her is strong enough to be admitted out loud and unchanged by the interjections of others. This develops into stronger and purer feelings like the story