There are a couple of references that give food for thought. Speaking with Sir William Lucas, Darcy claims he never dances at all if he can help it. Bingley, on the other hand does like to dance, danced with everyone and even complained that the Meryton Assembly finished too early. His love of dance hardly seems to be shared by his sisters and less so by Mr Hurst, another strange joker in the pack. Mr Hurst indeed hardly seems a very social type, food drink and sleep seeming his main interests. As a group they do seem an odd collection of individuals to be close friends. Bingley's personality would draw friends anywhere,whilst the others, even including Darcy at the onset, seem as inviting as a winter wind and as genuine as four shilling notes. Quite how they all came together must be a story in itself.
