Text B Prospects of Marriage(第1页)
TextBProspearriage
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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。”