Pride and Prejudice. E-book. Formato EPUB - 9782383831631

Pride and Prejudice. E-book. Formato EPUB. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.<br />However little 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 families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.<br />&ldquo;My dear Mr. Bennet,&rdquo; said his lady to him one day, &ldquo;have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?&rdquo;<br />Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.<br />&ldquo;But it is,&rdquo; returned she; &ldquo;for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.&rdquo;<br />Mr. Bennet made no answer.<br />&ldquo;Do not you want to know who has taken it?&rdquo; cried his wife impatiently.<br />&ldquo;You&nbsp;want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.&rdquo;<br />This was invitation enough.