Pride and Prejudice (with a zombie or two?)

Everything about PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, I plan to download a copy and count how many times the word 'tolerable' is used.

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Pride and Prejudice

VOLUME I

CHAPTER I (1)

IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

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.

``My dear Mr. Bennet,'' said his lady to him one day, ``have
you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?''

Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.

``But it is,'' returned she; ``for Mrs. Long has just been
here, and she told me all about it.''

Mr. Bennet made no answer.

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

``_You_ want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing
it.''

This was invitation enough.

``Why, my dear, you must know, 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 in a chaise and four to
see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed
with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession
before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the
house by the end of next week.''

``What is his name?''

``Bingley.''

``Is he married or single?''

``Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large
fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for
our girls!''

``How so? how can it affect them?''

``My dear Mr. Bennet,'' replied his wife, ``how can you be so
tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one
of them.''

``Is that his design in settling here?''

``Design! nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very
likely that he _may_ fall in love with one of them, and
therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.''