# Mr. Gardiner — Pride and Prejudice character guide

> Mr. Gardiner in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Gardiner, Mr. Gardiner, M. Gardiner

**First appearance:** 0024-xxv

## Snapshot

Elizabeth's gentlemanly uncle from London, whose sense, generosity, and steady nerve make him the family's most reliable ally in a crisis.

## Who they are

Mr. Gardiner is the amiable, intelligent uncle whose business in town and easy manners prove that worth has nothing to do with fashionable connections. He treats Elizabeth with genuine respect, and his willingness to act when the Bennets flounder reveals the quiet competence the family otherwise lacks. His presence in the novel's middle and later stretches gives Elizabeth an anchor of adult judgment and helps redeem the Gardiner name in Darcy's eyes.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/xxv)

Arrives with his wife; described as sensible and gentleman-like, superior to his sister.

### [Chapter XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/xliii)

Accompanies Elizabeth and his wife; expresses admiration for Darcy's manners and the estate, and engages in conversation with Darcy.

### [Chapter XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/xliv)

Present with his wife; fond of society and willing to accept the invitation to Pemberley.

### [Chapter XLVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/xlvi)

Arrives with Mrs. Gardiner, promises assistance, and helps arrange the journey home.

### [Chapter XLVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/xlvii)

Discusses the elopement with Elizabeth, initially hopeful that Wickham intends marriage.

### [Chapter XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/xlviii)

Writes letters detailing the search for Lydia and Wickham, revealing Wickham's debts.

### [Chapter L](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/l)

Arranges the marriage settlement and handles Wickham's debts, requesting that the matter not be mentioned again.

### [Chapter LII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/lii)

Assists Darcy in settling the matter with Wickham; initially wanted to take credit but is forced to yield to Darcy.

### [LXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/lxi)

On intimate terms with Darcy and Elizabeth; credited with bringing Elizabeth to Derbyshire.

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