The Wordsworth Collection of Classic Romance [antikvár]

Chapter i It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However htde known 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 famihes, that he is considered as the rightfiil property of some one or other of their daughters. 'My dear Mr Bennet,' said his lady to him one day, 'have you heard that Nedierfield Park is let at last?' Mr Bennet rephed that he had not. 'But it is,' returned she; 'for Mrs Long has just been here, and she told me all about it' Mr Bennet made no answer. 'Do not you want to know who has taken it?' cried his wife impatiendy. 'You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.' This was invitation enough. 'AVhy, my dear, you must know, Mrs Long says 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 inmiediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.' He came down in a chaise and four to see the place