“ Society requires that he should gain by marriage. Society requires that he should found a handsome establishment by marriage. ”
Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit (1857). copy citation
| Author | Charles Dickens |
|---|---|
| Source | Little Dorrit |
| Topic | marriage society |
| Date | 1857 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/963/963-h/963-h.htm |
Context
“and having ascertained that show-window of Mr Merdle’s and the London jewellers’ to be in good order, replied:
‘As to marriage on the part of a man, my dear, Society requires that he should retrieve his fortunes by marriage. Society requires that he should gain by marriage. Society requires that he should found a handsome establishment by marriage. Society does not see, otherwise, what he has to do with marriage. Bird, be quiet!’
Original
For the parrot on his cage above them, presiding over the conference as if he were a judge (and indeed he looked rather like one)”
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