...the addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept, when he first applies for their favour; and that sometimes the refusal is repeated a second...and shall hope to lead you to the altar ere long.' (P&P, p. 107) His egregious obtuseness allows him to show off his clerical rhetorical skills with repetition...

...the addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept, when he first applies for their favour; and that sometimes the refusal is repeated a second...and shall hope to lead you to the altar ere long. Mr. Collins, PP "A woman is not to marry a man merely because she is asked, or because he is attached...

...the addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept, when he first applies for their favour; and that sometimes the refusal is repeated a second...have just said, and shall hope to lead you to the alter ere long.' 'Upon my word, Sir,' cried Elizabeth, 'your hope is rather an extraordinary one after...

...the addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept, when he first applies for their favour; and that sometimes the refusal is repeated a second...and shall hope to lead you to the altar ere long.' chance of being asked a second time. I am perfectly serious in my refusal. - You could not make me...

...addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept, so when he first applies for their favour: and that sometimes the refusal is repeated a second...and shall hope to lead you to the altar ere long.' JANE AUSTEN, Pride and Prejudice PLACE: Athens. DATE: 370. STYLE: Isocrates. 7 £1000 in the four per...

...what is usual with young ladies, who reject the addresses of the man they secretly mean to accept, 'I am therefore by no means discouraged by what you...and shall hope to lead you to the altar ere long'; — this scene, ludicrous as it is throughout, receives its exquisite flavour from what has gone before....