the mrs bennet stuff just makes you laugh doesn't it
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a truth universally accepted that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings of such a man may be on his first entering a…
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a truth universally accepted that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of the daughters of the surrounding families.
“My dear Mr Bennet,” said his wife to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”
Mr Bennet replied that he had not.
“But it is,” she returned, “for Mrs Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.”
Mr Bennet didn’t answer.
“Don’t you want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife.
“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”
This was invitation enough.
“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 to see the house and was so delighted with it that he agreed to take possession immediately.”
“What is his name?”
“Bingley.”
“Is he married or single?”
“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune…
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The continuation of the conversation is visible in the photograph, but this page is too blurred for a fully reliable word-for-word transcription. I have included the original photograph below so the text can be checked against the book.
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“Mr Bennet, how can you talk about your own children in such a way? You take delight in annoying me. You have no pity on my poor nerves.”
“You mistake me, my dear. I have a great respect for your nerves. I have heard you mention them these twenty years.”
“Ah! You do not know what I suffer.”
Mr Bennet was a strange mixture of great intelligence, sarcastic humour, and reserve. He seldom showed his feelings. The experience of twenty-three years had not been sufficient to make his wife understand his character. She was neither clever nor sensible nor good-humoured. When she was discontented, she fancied herself nervous. The business of her life was to get her daughters married; her amusement was visiting others and gathering news.
Mr Bennet was among the earliest of those who called on Mr Bingley. He had always intended to visit him but revealed it only on the following morning. Observing his second daughter trimming a hat, he suddenly spoke to her,
“I hope Mr Bingley will like it, Lizzy.”
“How are we to know what Mr Bingley likes,” said her mother angrily, “since we are not to visit him.”
“But you forget, mamma,” said Elizabeth, “that we shall meet him at the balls, and that Mrs Long has promised to introduce him.”
“I do not believe that Mrs Long will do any such thing, since she has two nieces of her own.
To be continue for chapter 2...🌸
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solid opening. you can feel the whole setup already - the overbearing parent, the sensible kid, the new guy in town everyone's chasing. it works
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elizabeth already has more sense than her entire family combined. and we're only on the first chapter. interested to see where you take this
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how often do you think you'll post new chapters? is this something you're doing regularly?
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the mrs bennet stuff just makes you laugh doesn't it
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are you putting the whole thing up or just key chapters?
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oh this is so good! pride and prejudice is instant comfort for me
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is this typed out from the original or from a photo you took?
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where's this from? scanned from an actual book?
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