| It
is
a
truth
(PN) universally
acknowledged, that a single
man {in
possession} {of a large fortune} must
be {in want}
{of a wife}.
However
little known (PA) the
feelings
or
views
{of
such a
man} may
be {on his first entering a neighbourhood},
this
truth
is so
well fixed {in
the minds} {of the surrounding families},
that
he is
considered the rightful property
(DO)[Note #1]
{of
someone or other} {of their daughters}.
"My
dear Mr. Bennet," said[CNE]
his lady {to him}one
day,
"have you
heard[CNE]
that Netherfield
Park is
let {at last}?"
Mr.
Bennet
replied[CNE]
that he had
not.
"But it
is,"
returned[CNE]
she; "for
Mrs.Long
has
just
been
here, and she
told
me
(IO) all (DO) {about it}."
Mr.
Bennet
made
no
answer
(DO).
"Do
you
not
want
to know[CNE]
who
has taken it
(DO)?"
cried[CNE]
his
wife impatiently.
"YOU want
to tell me (IO), and I
have
no
objection
(DO) {to
hearing it}."
This
was
invitation
(PN) enough.
"Why, my
dear,
you
must
know[CNE],
Mrs.
Long
says[CNE]
that Netherfield is
taken {by a young man} {of large
fortune}
{from the north} {of England};
that
he
came
down
{on
Monday} {in a chaise and four} to
see the place, and
was
so
much delighted
{with
it},
that he
agreed
{with
Mr. Morris}
immediately; that he
is[CNE]
to take possession {before
Michaelmas},
and
some
{of his servants} are[CNE]
to be {in the
house} {by the end} {of next week}."
"What
is
his
name
(PN)?"
"Bingley
(PN)[Note #3]."
"Is
he
married
(PA) or single
(PA)?"
"Oh! Single
(PA), my dear,
to be sure! A single man
(PN)[Note
#4] {of large
fortune}; four
or
five thousand a
year.
What a fine thing
(PN)[Note #5]
{for our girls}!"
"How
so[Note #6]?
How
can
it
affect
them
(DO)?"
"My
dear Mr. Bennet," replied[CNE]
his wife, "how
can
you be
so
tiresome (PA)! You
must know[CNE]
that I am
thinking {of
his marrying one} {of them}."
"Is
that
his
design
(PN) {in settling here}?"
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