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1、PrideandPrejudicebyJaneAustenChapter1Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofalargefortunemustbeinwantofawife.Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofsuchamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighbourhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamilies,thathe
2、isconsideredtherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters."MydearMr.Bennet,"saidhisladytohimoneday,"haveyouheardthatNetherfieldParkisletatlast?"Mr.Bennetrepliedthathehadnot."Butitis,returnedshe;"forMrs.Longhasjustbeenhere,andshetoldmeallaboutit.Mr.Bennetmadenoanswer."Doyou
3、notwanttoknowwhohastakenit?"criedhiswifeimpatiently."YOUwanttotellme,andIhavenoobjectiontohearingit."Thiswasinvitationenough."Why,mydear,youmustknow,Mrs.LongsaysthatNetherfieldistakenbyayoungmanoflargefortunefromthenorthofEngland;thathecamedownonMondayinachaiseandfourtoseethepla
4、ce,andwassomuchdelightedwithit,thatheagreedwithMr.Morrisimmediately;thatheistotakepossessionbeforeMichaelmas,andsomeofhisservantsaretobeinthehousebytheendofnextweek.""Whatishisname?""Bingley.""Ishemarriedorsingle?""Oh!Single,mydear,tobesure!Asinglemanoflargefortune;fourorfivetho
5、usandayear.Whatafinethingforourgirls!""Howso?Howcanitaffectthem?""MydearMr.Bennet,"repliedhiswife,"howcanyoubesotiresome!YoumustknowthatIamthinkingofhismarryingoneofthem.""Isthathisdesigninsettlinghere?""Design!Nonsense,howcanyoutalkso!ButitisverylikelythatheMAYfallinlovewithone
6、ofthem,andthereforeyoumustvisithimassoonashecomes.""Iseenooccasionforthat.Youandthegirlsmaygo,oryoumaysendthembythemselves,whichperhapswillbestillbetter,forasyouareashandsomeasanyofthem,Mr.Bingleymaylikeyouthebestoftheparty.""Mydear,youflatterme.IcertainlyHAVEhadmyshareofbeauty,
7、butIdonotpretendtobeanythingextraordinarynow.Whenawomanhasfivegrown-updaughters,sheoughttogiveoverthinkingofherownbeauty.""Insuchcases,awomanhasnotoftenmuchbeautytothinkof.""But,mydear,youmustindeedgoandseeMr.Bingleywhenhecomesintotheneighbourhood.""ItismorethanIengagefor,Iassur
8、eyou.""Butconsideryourdaughters.Onlythinkwhatan
