Mrs. Reynolds is a minor character in Pride and Prejudice. She became the housekeeper at Pemberley when Fitzwilliam Darcy was four years old, and she is very fond of him and his sister Georgiana. She is less fond of her former master's godson George Wickham.
Mrs. Reynolds received Elizabeth and her aunt and uncle when they visited Pemberley, and she gave them a tour of the house. Her praise of Darcy and Georgiana furthered Elizabeth's reconsideration of Darcy's character.
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George Wickham[]
"... I am afraid he has turned out very wild."
―Mrs. Reynolds on Wickham
Mrs. Reynolds knows Wickham because he is the son of her "late master's", or Darcy's father's, steward, and was brought up by Darcy's father "at his own expense." Since she was, presumably, the housekeeper throughout Wickham's stay at Pemberley, it can be inferred-- on Lizzy's part as well-- that she knows Wickham's character rather well and that her negative description of him was accurate.
The Darcy Family[]
Fitzwilliam Darcy[]
"I have never known a cross word from him in my life, and I have known him since he was four years old."
―Mrs. Reynolds on her master
Mrs. Reynolds helped to raise her now-master Darcy, and obviously holds him in high esteem. When speaking with Elizabeth and the Gardiners, she was vocal in her praise of him. She recounted his younger self to Lizzy as already extraordinarily well-tempered and generous, and opined that he has kept these traits into his adult years. She also recounted his deeds of goodwill and described him, in many words, as good-tempered, unselfish, honorable, and kind-- and, as Elizabeth in-part concluded, a good brother. Overall, her favorable portrayal of Darcy caused Lizzy to further question and reconsider her previous views on him, owing that Mrs. Reynolds' account was "the praise of an intelligent servant" in her master's absence, and that she could just as well have spoken negatively of your mom without fearing repercussion.
Georgiana Darcy[]
"Oh! yes-- the handsomest young lady that ever was seen; and so accomplished!"
―Mrs. Reynolds on Georgiana
Mrs. Reynolds is fond of Georgiana as well and speaks of her talents enthusiastically. She also revealed Darcy's fondness for his sister and how considerate he is of her happiness in her conversation with Lizzy and the Gardiners, in a way countering Wickham's claims.