Quote
“A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.
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What does this quotation mean?
Darcy responds to Miss Bingley's teasing. The gendered generalization belongs to his fictional dialogue.
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Source: Pride and Prejudice , Chapter VI
Edition: English electronic text
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