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PrideandprejudiceforthemodernwomanLetusimaginehowPrideandPrejudiceJaneAusten'smostfamousworkmightbeupdated9200yearson.
Austen'spopularityisrootedinherin?telligence.Buttodayshewouldcertainlyhave'hadaverydifferentlifeaswouldhercharacters.Here'smyownsuggestion--.
Itisatruthfinallyanduniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglewomanwithbrainsdeservestohaveequalopportunitiestomenhoweverdisadvantagedshemayfeelbysexism.
"Mydearhusband"saidhishopefulwifeoneday"haveyouheardthatthelocalstorestandingemptyforsolongistakenoverbyabrightyoungbusinesswoman?"
Herdullandindifferent(漠不关心的)husbandre?pliedthathehadnot.
"Butitisitis"sherepliedexcitedly.
MrDull-Husbandmadenoreply.
"Don'tyouwanttoknowherplans?"shecriedwithsomeimpatience.
"Wellclearlyyouthinkitmatterstoyoursillylittlehead---soI'dbetterlisten."
"Wellmydeartherumour(传言)isthatshehasalreadysetupastringofsuccessfulbusinessesinnorthernEngland?thoughhowawomancanknowanythingaboutthatisbeyondme.Shewillmoveinherselfnextmonth."
"Whatishername?"
"Bingley."
"Isshemarriedorsingle?"
"Whataquestion!Andnoneofyourbusiness.Buthercomingwillbeafinethingforourfiveboys."
"Howso?Howcanitpossiblyaffectthem?"
"Mydearlovethoselazyboysneedsomethingtowakethemup.Thereareboundtobejobsgoing."
"Isthatherpointinsettlinghere?Surelyasawomanshehassimplytakenafancytotheplace."
"Nonsensemylovehowlittleyou'venoticedtheworldhaschanged.She'sgotafirstratedegreeandsomesortofbusinessqualificationI'mtold.Shesurelyneedsoneofourboys!Perhapsyoumightgiveheracall."
"Me?No.Perhapsyoucantakeaninterest.Youstillhaveyourlooksafterall.Shemayevenofferyouajob."
"Ohthat'snotlikely.Thesenewchancesbelongtotheyoungergeneration.ButnowyoumentionitIthinkI'llgoalongallthesame."
AndMrsBennetwentalong.Thatwas10yearsago.SheisnowmanagingdirectorofaFTSE-listedcompany.
...Itwouldre