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Гордость и предубеждение / Pride and Prejudice

Джейн Остин / Jane Austen
Гордость и предубеждение / Pride and Prejudice

© Матвеев С. А., адаптация текста, комментарии, словарь

© ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2017

Chapter 1

Everybody knows that a single man in possession of a good fortune^[1] must look for a wife.

When such a man enters a neighbourhood, the surrounding families begin to think, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

“My dear Mr. Bennet,” said Mrs. Bennet to her husband, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”

Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.

“But it is,” returned she.

Mr. Bennet made no answer.

“Do you not want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife impatiently.

“What is his name?”

“Bingley.”

“Is he married or single?”