Pride and Prejudice

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession ofa good fortune, must be in want of a wife.However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be onhis first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the mindsof the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful propertyof some one or other of their daughters.“My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heardthat Netherfield Park is let at last?”Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.“But it is,” returned she; “for Mrs. Long has just been here, and shetold me all about it.”Mr. Bennet made no answer.“Do you not want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife impatiently.