"design!nonsense,howcanyoutalkso!butitisverylikelythathemayfallinlovewithoneofthem,andthereforeyoumustvisithimassoonashecomes."

"iseenooccasionforthat.youandthegirlsmaygo,oryoumaysendthembythemselves,whichperhapswillbestillbetter;for,asyouareashandsomeasanyofthem,mr.bingleymightlikeyouthebestoftheparty."

"mydear,youflatterme.icertainlyhavehadmyshareofbeauty,butidonotpretendtobeanythingextraordinarynow.whenawomanhasfivegrownupdaughters,sheoughttogiveoverthinkingofherownbeauty."

"insuchcases,awomanhasnotoftenmuchbeautytothinkof."

"but,mydear,youmustindeedgoandseemr.bingleywhenhecomesintotheneighbourhood."

"itismorethaniengagefor,iassureyou."

"butconsideryourdaughters.onlythinkwhatanestablishmentitwouldbeforoneofthem.sirwilliamandladylucasaredeterminedtogo,merelyonthataccount,foringeneral,youknowtheyvisitnonewcomers.indeedyoumustgo,foritwillbeimpossibleforustovisithim,ifyoudonot."

"youareover-scrupulous,surely.idaresaymr.bingleywillbeverygladtoseeyou;andiwillsendafewlinesbyyoutoassurehimofmyheartyconsenttohismarryingwhicheverhechusesofthegirls;thoughimustthrowinagoodwordformylittlelizzy."

"idesireyouwilldonosuchthing.lizzyisnotabitbetterthantheothers;andiamsuresheisnothalfsohandsomeasjane,norhalfsogoodhumouredaslydia.butyouarealwaysgivingherthepreference."

"theyhavenoneofthemmuchtorecommendthem,"repliedhe;"theyareallsillyandignorantlikeothergirls;butlizzyhassomethingmoreofquicknessthanhersisters."

"mr.bennet,howcanyouabuseyourownchildreninsuchway?youtakedelightinvexingme.youhavenocompassiononmypoornerves."

"youmistakeme,mydear.ihaveahighrespectforyournerves.theyaremyoldfriends.ihaveheardyoumentionthemwithconsiderationthesetwentyyearsatleast."

"ah!youdonotknowwhatisuffer."

"butihopeyouwillgetoverit,andlivetoseemanyyoungmenoffourthousandayearcomeintotheneighbourhood."

"itwillbenousetousiftwentysuchshouldcome,sinceyouwillnotvisitthem."

"dependuponit,mydear,thatwhentherearetwentyiwillvisitthemall."

mr.bennetwassooddamixtureofquickparts,sarcastichumour,reserve,andcaprice,thattheexperienceofthreeandtwentyyearshadbeeninsufficienttomakehiswifeunderstandhischaracter.hermindwaslessdifficulttodevelop.shewasawomanofmeanunderstanding,littleinformation,anduncertaintemper.whenshewasdiscontented,shefanciedherselfnervous.thebusinessofherlifewastogetherdaughtersmarried;itssolacewasvisitingandnews.