Pride-and-Prejudice

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1、PrideandPrejudiceByJaneAustenDownloadfreeeBooksofclassicliterature,booksandnovelsatPlaneteBook.SubscribetoourfreeeBooksblogandemailnewsletter.Chapter1Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofsu

2、chamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighbourhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamilies,thatheisconsideredtherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters.‘MydearMr.Bennet,’saidhisladytohimoneday,‘haveyouheardthatNetherfieldParkisletatlast?’Mr.Bennetrepliedthathehadnot

3、.‘Butitis,’returnedshe;‘forMrs.Longhasjustbeenhere,andshetoldmeallaboutit.’Mr.Bennetmadenoanswer.‘Doyounotwanttoknowwhohastakenit?’criedhiswifeimpatiently.‘YOUwanttotellme,andIhavenoobjectiontohear-ingit.’Thiswasinvitationenough.‘Why,mydear,youmustknow,Mrs.LongsaysthatNetherfieldistak

4、enbyayoungmanoflargefortunefromthenorthofEngland;thathecamedownonMondayinachaiseandfourtoseetheplace,andwassomuchdelightedwithit,thatheagreedwithMr.Morrisimmediately;thatheistotakepossessionbeforeMichaelmas,andsomeofhisPrideandPrejudiceservantsaretobeinthehousebytheendofnextweek.’‘Wh

5、atishisname?’‘Bingley.’‘Ishemarriedorsingle?’‘Oh!Single,mydear,tobesure!Asinglemanoflargefortune;fourorfivethousandayear.Whatafinethingforourgirls!’‘Howso?Howcanitaffectthem?’‘MydearMr.Bennet,’repliedhiswife,‘howcanyoubesotiresome!YoumustknowthatIamthinkingofhismar-ryingoneofthem.’‘Is

6、thathisdesigninsettlinghere?’‘Design!Nonsense,howcanyoutalkso!ButitisverylikelythatheMAYfallinlovewithoneofthem,andthere-foreyoumustvisithimassoonashecomes.’‘Iseenooccasionforthat.Youandthegirlsmaygo,oryoumaysendthembythemselves,whichperhapswillbestillbetter,forasyouareashandsomeasany

7、ofthem,Mr.Bingleymaylikeyouthebestoftheparty.’‘Mydear,youflatterme.IcertainlyHAVEhadmyshareofbeauty,butIdonotpretendtobeanythingextraordi-narynow.Whenawomanhasfivegrown-updaughters,sheoughttogiveoverthinkingofherownbeauty.’‘Insuchcases,awomanhasnotoftenmuchbeautytothinkof.’‘But,mydear

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