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“唔，原來如此，”她的母親嚷道，“郎格太太可要挨到開跳舞會的前一天才能趕回來；那么，她可來不及把他介紹給你們啦，她自己也還不認識他呢。”
“那么，好太太，你正可以占你朋友的上風，反過來替她介紹這位貴人啦。”
"Aye, so it is, " cried her mother, "and Mrs. Long does not come back till the day before; so it will be impossible for her to introduce him, for she will not know him herself. "
"Then, my dear, you may have the advantage of your friend, and introduce Mr. Bingley to HER. "
"Impossible, Mr. Bennet, impossible, when I am not acquainted with him myself; how can you be so teasing?"
"I honour your circumspection. A fortnight's acquaintance is certainly very little. One cannot know what a man really is by the end of a fortnight. But if WE do not venture somebody else will; and after all, Mrs. Long and her daughters must stand their chance; and, therefore, as she will think it an act of kindness, if you decline the office, I will take it on myself. "
The girls stared at their father. Mrs. Bennet said only, "Nonsense, nonsense!"
