It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. Bingley danced and Darcy was most disagreeable, whilst Lizzy's eyes sparkled with wit. Meryton gossip flourished, and Longbourn's inhabitants were never short of opinions. Indeed, the silliness of the characters could fill pages uncounted, and Mrs. Bennet's nerves.