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1、1 The Bennetsnew neighbour 1It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife And when such a man moves into a neighbourhood,even if nothing is known about his feelings or opinions,this truth is so clear to the surrounding fami

2、lies,that they think of him immediately as the future husband of one or other of their daughters.My dear Mr Bennet,，said Mis Beimet to her husband one day,have you heard that someone is going to rent Netherfield Park at last?No,Mrs Bennet,I havent,laid her husband.Dont you want to know who is rentin

3、g it?9cried Mrs Bennet impatiently.You want to tell me,and I dont mind listening-9 Mrs Bennet needed no further encouragement.Well,my dear,I hear that hes a very rich young man from the north of England It seems he came to see Netherfield on Monday and was so delighted with it that he arranged to re

4、nt it at once.Of course,it is the finest house in the area,with the largest gar-dens-His servants will be here by the end of the week,and he will be arriving soon afterwards!、What is his name?asked Mr Bemiet.Bingley.Is he mamed or single?，Oh,single,my dear,of course!A single man of large for-tune he

5、 has an income of four or five thousand pounds a year.How wonderdul for our girls!，Why?How can it affect them?Mr Bemiet asked-My dear Mr Bemiet,，she replied,how can you be so an-noying!You must realize Fm thinking of his marrying one of our daughters.Is that his purpose in coining to the area?,His p

6、uipose?No,of course not-But its veiy likely that heUl fall in love with one of them.And I want him to see the girls as soon as possible,before our other neighbours introduce themselves.So you must visit him as soon as he arrives.I really doiVt see why I shouldt said Mr Bemiet.You and the girls can v

7、isit him,or perhaps you should send them by themselves.Yes,that might be better,as youTe as attractive as any of them,and Mr Bingley might like you best.My deals you flatter me,replied liis wife,I ceitaiiily have been called beautifiil in the past,but I think a woman with five adult daughters should

8、 stop thinking of her own beauty-Mr Bennet,I beg you to visit him.You know its cor-rect for the gentleman of the family to visit new neighbours first.I simply cannot take the girls to see him unless you have already met him.Surely you wony too much about the mles of polite society Im sure Mr Bingley

9、 will be delighted to see you all.And Fll write him a few lines,which you can give him,agree-ing gladly to his marrying any of the girls,although I must es-pecially recommend my dear little Lizzy.Oh no,Mr Bennet!gasped Mrs Bemiet,horrified.Please dont do that!And Lizzy is no better than the others,a

10、l-though I know she is your favourite Our daughters are all veiy silly,ignorant girls,its true.But at least Lizzy is a little more intelligent than her sisters.Mr Bemiet,how can you speak so unkindly of your own children?Oh dear,how ill I feel!Have you no pity for me?Dont you realize how I suffer?In

11、deed,my dear,Ive suffered with you for the last twentythree years-But I think you will recover,and live to see many more rich young men come into the neighbourhood-，23When he was young,Mr Bennet had made the mistake of falling in love with a pretty but foolish young woman-During the long years of th

12、eir marriage,he had had time to regret his mistake-He soon realized that his wife had little intelligence or common sense,and was only interested in talking,shopping and finding husbands for her daughters.His experience had made him rather bitter,and he could not stop himself mocking his wife,who ne

13、ver understood her husbands sense of humour-So when,a week later,Mrs Bennet discovered that her hus-band had in fact visited Mr Bingley at Netherfield,she was surprised and very pleased-But she and her daughters tried in vain to persuade Mr Bennet to describe the wealthy stranger,and in the end they

14、 had to rely on another neighbours description.He sounds wonderfiil,Mama!9cried Lydia,the youngest and noisiest of the sisters.Charlotte Lucass father has been to see him,and says hes quite young,very handsome,and ex tremely charming!And even better,he loves dancing!Every-body knows that means he*s

15、very likely to fall in love!As politeness required,Mr Bingley came to visit Mr Bennet a few days later.He was not,however,fortunate enough to see the Bennet girls,who were hiding behind the curtains in an up-stairs room in order to catch sight of the handsome stranger.Mrs Bennet planned to invite hi

16、m to dinner,but in fact they met him at another social event first.The Bennets lived in the small Hertfordshire village of Longbourn、and public dances were regularly held in the nearest town,Mery ton.The girls were greatly looking forward to this particular dance,because they had heard that Mr Bingl

17、ey would be attending,with a group of friends from London-On the night of the dance,all eyes were on Mr Bingley as he entered the room.He had brought his two sisters,with the husband of the elder,Mr Hurst,and another young man,Mr-Darcy Mr Bingley was indeed good-looking and gentleman-like,and his si

18、sters were fine,fashionable women.However,everybody was soon talking about Mr Darcy,a tall,handsome man,who,it was said,had an income of ten thousand pounds a year.The ladies in the room gazed at him in admiration for about half the evening,until they became aware of his constant frown and his unwil

19、lingness to talk or dance.Then there was general agreement that he was proud and disagreeable,and considered himself superior to country people.Mr Bingley,on the other hand,made himself popular with the ladles by danc-ing every dance and talking to everybody.As there were not as many gentlemen as la

20、dies,Elizabeth Bennet did not have a partner for one of the dances,and was sitting watching the dancing.Mr Darcy was standing near her,and when Mr Bingley came up to speak to his friend,Elizabeth could not avoid hearing their conversation-Come,Darcy,laid Bingley,I hate to see you looking so cross!Wh

21、y dont you dance with one of these lovely girls?Certainly not,replied Darcy.You know how I hate dancing with a partner I dont know.I would particularly dis-like it at a village dance like this.Apart from your sisters,there isnt a woman in the room I would even consider dancing with.You are dancing w

22、ith the only attractive girl here.was looking at Mrs Bennefs eldest daughter Jane,who was waiting for Bingley to join her for the next dance.Oh yes!Shes the most beautiful creature Fve ever seen!But just behind you is one of her sisters.Shes very pretty,and Fm sure shes very pleasant.My partner coul

23、d introduce you.Who do you mean?，And Darcy turned to look at Elizabeth for a moment.No,he said coldly,shes not attractive enough to tempt me.Go back to your partner,Bingley.This conversation did not endear Mr Darcy to Elizabeth,but she told the story very cheerfully and amusingly to her friends.The

24、evening passed very happily for everybody else,and Mrs Bennet was delighted with the effect her eldest daughter had had on Mr Bingley.He danced with Jane twice!9she told her husband later.He danced with all the others only once!And he really is so handsome!But his friend Mr Darcy was so rude to poor

25、 Eliza-beth!Luckily,she doesnft care!She wouldnt want to please him!Such a horrible,proud man!I simply hate him!，When Jane and Elizabeth were alone,they discussed their dancing partners-I was really veiy flattered when Mr Bingley asked me to dance a second time!，said Jane,blushing.I didnt expect it

26、at all!Didnt you?said Elizabeth.I did-Dear Jane!You were five times prettier than any other woman in the room,but youfre too modest ever to expect admiration-，I have to admit that I liked Mr Bingley,continued Jane in her gentle voice.Hes so good-mannered and agreeable!,Hes also handsome,added her si

27、ster,which makes his character quite perfect!But what did you think of his sisters?Very pleasant when you get to know them-The younger,Miss Caroline Bingley,will be living at Netherfield with her brother.Im sure we41 enjoy having her as a neighbour.，H Elizabeth listened in silence She was not convin

28、ced Jane is so kind!5she thought.Always ready to see the good side of peoples characters!I considered Mr Bingleys sisters too proud,almost rude,in fact.Fm sure they feel superior to most other people,like Mr Darcy But she did not say any more After the dance the Bennet and Bingley families began to

29、visit each other every few days.It became evident that Mr Bingley admired Jane very much,and Elizabeth knew that her sister was close to falling in love with him.She was discussing this with her good friend,Charlotte Lucas,one day Charlotte was a sensible,intelligent young woman of twenty-seven,the

30、eldest daughter of Sir William and Lady Lucas,who were neighbours of the Bennet family.27Its a good thing,said Elizabeth,that if Jane is ill love with Mr Bingley,nobody will know,because she always be-haves so cheerfully and normally.,Thats sometimes a mistake,replied Charlotte,shaking her head wise

31、ly.If she doesnt show her feelings at all,even to the man she loves,she may lose the opportunity of catching him.Jane should use every moment she gets with Bingley to attract and encourage him.But I consider a man should tiy to discover a womans feelings,not wait for her encouragement!And Jane proba

32、bly doesnt know what her real feelings for Bingley are yet she has only seen him a few times,not often enough to understand his character,or be sure that she really loves him.、Well,I wish Jane success with all my heart,said Char-lotte finally,but I think shed have as much chance of happi-ness if she

33、 married him tomorrow,as if she studied his charac ter for a whole year.Happiness in marriage is simply a question of chance.I think its better to know as little as possible about the person youre going to spend your life with.Elizabeth laughed,sure that Charlotte did not mean what she was saying.Wh

34、ile observing Mr Bingleys interest in Jane,however,Elizabeth had not noticed Mr Darcys interest in herself.Al-though at first he had not even considered her pretty,he now began to realize what a beautiful expression her dark eyes gave to her intelligent face,and what an attractive figure she had Of

35、comse,she is only an unfashionable village girl,he told himself,but her conversation is often quite amusing.，Wheiever they met,he did not speak to her,but stood near her,listening to her and watching her closely,conscious of a wish to know her better.One evening at a paity at the Lucases house,Darcy

36、 was standing alone,as usual,away from the other guests,watching the dancing.His host,Sir William,came to speak to him.Mr Darcy!Are you enjoying the dancing,sir?What a de-lightful entertainment it is!Darcy frowned Yes,Hie said with cool disdain,its something that any uneducated person can be good at

37、.，Tm sure yoifre good at dancing yourself,sir,replied Sir William cheerfully.Look!Heres Miss Elizabeth Bennet-9She was crossing the room at that moment.Let me persuade you to dance with her.You cannot refuse to dance when so much beauty is in front of you.，Indeed,sir,replied Elizabeth quickly,in som

38、e embarrass-ment,T have no intention of dancing-You must excuse me.Miss Bemiet,please allow me the pleasure of dancing with you,said Mr Darcy politely,holding out his hand-But with equal politeness Elizabeth refused again,and turned away.Mr Darcy was watching her walk away,with a slight smile on his

39、 face,when Caroline Bingley came up to him.Mr Darcy,she said,Tm sure I know what youre thinking how boring all these silly little country people are!“Not at alb Miss Bingley-In fact,I was just thinking what pleasure a pair of fine eyes can give.Really!And who do these fine eyes belong to,may I ask?M

40、iss Elizabeth Bennet-Well!Let me be the first to congratulate you,Mr Darcy!When will the wedding be?All!Thafs what I expected you to say A ladys imagina-tion jumps from admiration,to love,to marriage,in a moment Well,of course,when youTe married,you will often have her charming mother and sisters to

41、 stay.How delightful for you!，And Miss Bingley,seeing that Darcy remained calm,continued to mock the Bennet family as amusingly as she could.2 Janes illness 2Mr Bennet had a comfortable income of two thousand a year,and a pleasant house in Longbourn.But,unfortu-nately for his daughters,after his dea

42、th all his property would pass to a distant male relation-Mrs Bennets father had been a lawyer,and had only left his daughter a small amount of money.She had a brother who owned shops in London,and she also had a sister,married to a Mr Philips-He had been her fa-thefs clerk,and now carried on his la

43、te employers business.Mr and Mrs Philips lived in Meryton,which was only a kilo-metre or so from the village of Longbourn.It was a most con-venient distance for the Bennet girls,who were usually tempted there three or four times a week,to visit their aunt or a dressmaker who lived opposite The young

44、est daughters,Kitty and Lydia,were particularly regular visitors-Their minds were more vacant than their sisters,and if no better entertainment was available,a walk to Meryton always provided some amuse-ment,as well as interesting local news from their aunt.The latest news,which delighted Kitty and

45、Lydia,was that the regiment which had recently arrived in Meryton was to stay there for the whole winter.The two girls now visited their aunt every day,and as Mr Philips knew all the officers,Kitty and Lydia were soon introduced to them.At home they could talk of nothing but officers and their hands

46、ome uniforms：even Mr Bingleys fortune now seemed hardly worth considering.After listening to their praise of the officers one morning,Mr Bennet said coolly,From what I can see,you must be two of the silliest girls in the country.Fve suspected it for some time,but now Im convinced.Kitty was embarrass

47、ed and did not reply,but Lydia,the youngest,continued to express her admiration for a certain Captain Carter,with perfect indifference-I am veiy suiprised,my dear,said Mrs Beimet,that you should be so ready to think your own children silly.As it hap pens,they are all very clever.，That is the only po

48、int,I think,on which we do not agree.I am afraid I must say that I consider our two youngest daugh-ters unusually foolish.My dear Mr Bennet,you mustnt expect such young girls to have the common sense of their father or mother-I remem-ber when I used to like a red coat myself,and indeed I still do.If

49、 a good-looking officer with five or six thousand a year wanted to marry one of my girls,I wouldnt turn him down.And I thought Colonel Forster looked very handsome last night at Sir Williams,in his regimental uniform.Just then a servant entered with a note for Jane,which had come from Netherfield.Mr

50、s Bennefs eyes shone with pleasure and she called out eagerly,while her daughter was reading it,Well,Jane,who is it from?What does he say?Tell us,tell us quickly,my love!，Its from Miss Bingley,said Jane.She invites me to din-ner at Netherfield,as she and her sister are alone.It seems her brother and