Mrs. Bennet had been strongly inclined to ask them to stay and dine there that day; but, though she always kept a very good table, she did not think anything less than two courses could be good enough for a man on whom she had such anxious designs, or satisfy the appetite and pride of one who had ten thousand a year.
Mrs. Bennet avait eu grande envie de les retenir a dîner le soir meme ; mais bien que sa table fut toujours soignée, elle s’était dit que deux services ne seraient pas trop pour recevoir un jeune homme sur qui elle fondait de si grandes espérances, et satisfaire l’appétit d’un gentleman qui avait dix mille livres de rentes.