My Pride and Prejudice

that a single man in possession of a g

such a man may be on his first entering a neig

g families, that he is

one or other of

” said his lady to h

erfield Park is

eplied that

he; “for Mrs. Long has

all ab

t made no

who has taken it?” crie

, and I have no obje

invitatio

st know, Mrs. Long sa

large fortune from the

in a chaise and four

with it, that he agree

take possession before

be in the house by t

is his

ngl

rried or

to be sure! A single

a year. What a fine

w can it af

replied his wife, “h

at I am thinking of hi

design in se

can you talk so! But

h one of them, and ther

as he

that. You and the gir

which perhaps will be s

of them, Mr. Bingley ma

part

me. I certainly have h

o be anything extraord

hters, she ought to gi

beau

an has not often much

ust indeed go and se

the neigh

n I engage for,

ghters. Only think wha

em. Sir William and La

ccount, for in general,

st go, for it will be im

you d

ous, surely. I dare s

nd I will send a few li

his marrying whichever h

in a good word for

no such thing. Lizzy i

e she is not half so han

ia. But you are always

ce

hem much to recommen

gnorant like other girls;

kness than h

you abuse your own ch

xing me. You have no c

ves

ear. I have a high re

s. I have heard you me

last twenty ye

not know wha

et over it, and live t

year come into t

us, if twenty such shou

isit

ar, that when there ar

m a

a mixture of quick par

at the experience of thr

ke his wife understand

on, and uncertain temper. When she was discontented, she fancied herself nervous. The