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1、PrideandPrejudiceJaneAustenThiseBookwasdesignedandpublishedbyPlanetPDF.FormorefreeeBooksvisitourWebsiteathttp://www.planetpdf.com/.TohearaboutourlatestreleasessubscribetothePlanetPDFNewsletter.PrideandPrejudiceChapter1Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessiono
2、fagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofsuchamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighbourhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamilies,thatheisconsideredtherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters.‘MydearMr.Bennet,’saidhisladytohim
3、oneday,‘haveyouheardthatNetherfieldParkisletatlast?’Mr.Bennetrepliedthathehadnot.‘Butitis,’returnedshe;‘forMrs.Longhasjustbeenhere,andshetoldmeallaboutit.’Mr.Bennetmadenoanswer.‘Doyounotwanttoknowwhohastakenit?’criedhiswifeimpatiently.‘YOUwanttotellme,andIhavenoobjectiontohearin
4、git.’Thiswasinvitationenough.‘Why,mydear,youmustknow,Mrs.LongsaysthatNetherfieldistakenbyayoungmanoflargefortunefromthenorthofEngland;thathecamedownonMondayinachaiseandfourtoseetheplace,andwassomuch2of593PrideandPrejudicedelightedwithit,thatheagreedwithMr.Morrisimmediately;thath
5、eistotakepossessionbeforeMichaelmas,andsomeofhisservantsaretobeinthehousebytheendofnextweek.’‘Whatishisname?’‘Bingley.’‘Ishemarriedorsingle?’‘Oh!Single,mydear,tobesure!Asinglemanoflargefortune;fourorfivethousandayear.Whatafinethingforourgirls!’‘Howso?Howcanitaffectthem?’‘MydearM
6、r.Bennet,’repliedhiswife,‘howcanyoubesotiresome!YoumustknowthatIamthinkingofhismarryingoneofthem.’‘Isthathisdesigninsettlinghere?’‘Design!Nonsense,howcanyoutalkso!ButitisverylikelythatheMAYfallinlovewithoneofthem,andthereforeyoumustvisithimassoonashecomes.’‘Iseenooccasionforthat
7、.Youandthegirlsmaygo,oryoumaysendthembythemselves,whichperhapswillbestillbetter,forasyouareashandsomeasanyofthem,Mr.Bingleymaylikeyouthebestoftheparty.’‘Mydear,youflatterme.IcertainlyHAVEhadmyshareofbeauty,butIdonotpretendtobeanything3of593PrideandPrejudiceextraordinarynow.Whena
8、womanhasfivegrown-updaughters,sheoughttogiveove