Cryptogram from Pride and Prejudice, chapter 50
The first of five cryptograms from chapter 50 of Pride and Prejudice. Every letter below stands for a different one, the same way all the way through, and no letter ever stands for itself.
Rybjggzkbqafndpscuatxbizryxgnjyrybygnab;ikzqdrytxgtgxrdgkirbatbbzryxgnjyrybkbdjyvgnxyggz.
- Written byJane Austen
- Taken fromPride and Prejudice
- Difficultymedium
- Length87 letters, 20 of them different
Where it comes from
Jane Austen wrote it in chapter 50 of Pride and Prejudice. Here is the prose either side of it, with the sentence you are solving left out.
That it would be done with such trifling exertion on his side, too, was another very welcome surprise; for his chief wish at present was to have as little trouble in the business as possible. When the first transports of rage which had produced his activity in seeking her were over, he naturally returned to all his former indolence. His letter was soon despatched; for though dilatory in undertaking business, he was quick in its execution. He begged to know further particulars of what he was indebted to his brother; but was too angry with Lydia to send any message to her.
The sentence you are solving goes here.
It was a fortnight since Mrs. Bennet had been down stairs, but on this happy day she again took her seat at the head of her table, and in spirits oppressively high. No sentiment of shame gave a damp to her triumph. The marriage of a daughter, which had been the first object of her wishes since Jane was sixteen, was now on the point of accomplishment, and her thoughts and her words ran wholly on those attendants of elegant nuptials, fine muslins, new carriages, and servants. She was busily searching through the neighbourhood for a proper situation for her daughter; and, without knowing or considering what their income might be, rejected many as deficient in size and importance.
Text from the Project Gutenberg edition, which is in the public domain in the United States.
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Nearby in the book
The puzzles either side of this one in the novel.
- Chapter 49medium, 55 letters
- Chapter 49easy, 62 letters
- Chapter 50hard, 59 letters
- Chapter 50hard, 54 letters
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Scored closest to it by the model behind our guide to solving cryptograms.
- Chapter 15medium, 72 letters
- Chapter 18medium, 58 letters
- Chapter 10medium, 70 letters
- Chapter 25medium, 74 letters
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