Text B Prospects of Marriage（第1页）
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Itisatruthuniversallyaowledged，thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortuofawife。
&leknownthefeelingsorviewsofsumaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighbourhood，thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsfamilies，thatheissideredastherightfulpropertyofsomeoheirdaughters。
“MydearMr。Be，”saidhisladytohimoneday，“haveyouheardthatherfieldParkisletatlast?”
&repliedthathehadnot。
“Butitis，”returnedshe;“fhasjustbeenhere，aoldmeallaboutit。”
&madenoanswer。
“Donotyouwanttoknowwhohastakenit?”criedhiswifeimpatiently。
“Youwanttotellme，andIhaveit。”
Thiswasinvitationenough。
“Why，mydear，youmustknsaysthatakenbyayoungmauhehatheondayinadfourtoseethepladwassomuchdelightedwithitthatheagreedwithMr。Morrisimmediately;thatheistotakepossessionbeforeMichaelmas，andsomeofhisservaobeinthehousebytheeweek。”
“Whatishisname?”
“Bingley。”
“Ishemarriedle?”
“Oh!single，mydear，tlemaune;fourorfivethousaafihingfirls!”
“Howso?Howitaffectthem?”
“MydearMr。Be，”repliedhiswife，“howyoubesotiresome!YoumustknowthatIamthinkingohem。”
“Isthathisdesiglinghere?”
“Design!Nonsense，howyoutalkso!Butitisverylikelythathemayfallihohereforeyoumustvisithimassoonashees。”
“Iseenooforthat。Youandthegirlsmaygo，oryoumaysehemselves，whichperhapswillbestillbetter;for，asyouareashandsomeasanyofthem，Mr。Bilikeyouthebestoftheparty。”
“Mydear，youflatterme。Ilyhavehadmyshareofbeauty，butIdoobearaordinarynoomanhasfivegrownupdaughters，sheoughttogiveofhero>
“Insuchcases，awomanhasnotoftehinkof。”
“But，mydear，youmustindeedgoandseeMr。Bingleywheheneighbourhood。”
“ItismorethanIengagefor，Iassureyou。”
“Butsideryhters。Onlythinkwhataablishmentitwouldbeforohem。SirWilliamandLadyLucasaredetermiogo，merelyonthatat，feneral，youknonewers。Indeedyoumustgo，foritwillbeimpossibleforustovisithim，ifyoudonot。”