“‘I pay very little regard,’ said Mrs. Grant, ‘to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.'”
Mansfield Park, volume 1, chapter 4
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On the subject of marriage
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A match-making sister
“She had not waited her arrival to look out for a suitable match for her; she had fixed on Tom Bertram; the eldest son of a Baronet was not too good for a girl of twenty thousand pounds, with all the elegance and accomplishments which Mrs. Grant foresaw in her; and being a warm-hearted, unreserved woman, Mary had not been three hours in the house before she told her what she had planned.”
Mrs. Grant matchmaking for her sister Mary
Mansfield Park, volume 1, chapter 4
Of course, Tom Bertram was a fool, in addition to being the eldest son of a baronet. (And, of course, Mary proves to have her own foolish tendencies as well.)
The image is from the new version of MP starring Billie Piper, which will run on the Masterpiece Theatre Complete Jane Austen Season starting in January.
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