Mr. Bennet had very often wished before this period of his life that, instead of spending his whole income, he had laid by an annual sum for the better provision of his children, and of his wife, if she survived him.
Mr. Bennetnek azelőtt is gyakran megfordult a fejében, mennyivel helyesebb volna, ha nem élné fel egész jövedelmét, hanem minden évben félretenne valamit: így több maradna gyermekeinek és feleségének, ha Mrs. Bennet túlélné őt.