"Pride and Prejudice"
by Jane Austen

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     "Yes; and they have another, who lives somewhere near Cheapside."

     "That is capital," added her sister, and they both laughed heartily.

     "If they had uncles enough to fill all Cheapside," cried Bingley, "it would not make them one jot less agreeable."

     "But it must very materially lessen their chance of marrying men of any consideration in the world," replied Darcy.

 

     To this speech Bingley made no answer; but his sisters gave it their hearty assent, and indulged their mirth for some time at the expense of their dear friend's vulgar relations.

 
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