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Select the correct text in the passage.
The concern with getting daughters married into good families pervades Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and forms a large part of the social
mannerisms that the novel mocks. In which section of this excerpt does one of the Bennet parents make an ironically false claim about having gone to
great lengths to achieve that goal?
"What can be the meaning of that emphatic exclamation?" cried he. "Do you consider the forms of introduction, and the stress that is laid on them, as
nonsense? I cannot quite agree with you there. What say you, Mary? For you are a young lady of deep reflection, I know, and read great books and
make extracts."
Mary wished to say something sensible, but knew not how.
"While Mary is adjusting her ideas," he continued, "let us return to Mr. Bingley."
"I am sick of Mr. Bingley," cried his wife.
"I am sorry to hear that, but why did not you tell me that before? If I had known as much this morning I certainly would not have called on him. It is very
unlucky; but as I have actually paid the visit, we cannot escape the acquaintance now."
The astonishment of the ladies was just what he wished; that of Mrs. Bennet perhaps surpassing the rest; though, when the first tumult of joy was over,
she began to declare that it was what she had expected all the while.
"How good it was in you, my dear Mr. Bennet! But I knew I should persuade you at last. I was sure you loved your girls too well to neglect such an
acquaintance. Well, how pleased I am! and it is such a good joke, too, that you should have gone this morning and never said a word about it till now."
"Now, Kitty, you may cough as much as you choose," said Mr. Bennet; and, as he spoke, he left the room, fatigued with the raptures of his wife.
"What an excellent father you have, girls!" said she, when the door was shut. "I do not know how you will ever make him amends for his kindness; or
me, either, for that matter. At our time of life it is not so pleasant, I can tell you, to be making new acquaintances every day; but for your sakes, we
would do anything. Lydia, my love, though you are the youngest, I dare say Mr. Bingley will dance with you at the next ball."
"Oh!" said Lydia stoutly, "I am not afraid; for though I am the youngest, I'm the tallest."
The rest of the evening was spent in conjecturing how soon he would return Mr. Bennet's visit, and determining when they should ask him to dinner.

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In the given passage from Pride and Prejudice, the section where one of the Bennet parents makes an ironically false claim about having gone to great lengths to achieve the goal of getting daughters married into good families is when Mrs. Bennet expresses her astonishment and gratitude towards Mr. Bennet for visiting Mr. Bingley without mentioning it earlier. This can be seen in Mrs. Bennet's reaction, "How good it was in you, my dear Mr. Bennet! But I knew I should persuade you at last. I was sure you loved your girls too well to neglect such an acquaintance. Well, how pleased I am! and it is such a good joke, too, that you should have gone this morning and never said a word about it till now." Here's a breakdown of why this statement is ironically false: 1. Mrs. Bennet pretends to be surprised and thankful for Mr. Bennet's actions, implying that he went out of his way to visit Mr. Bingley to advance their daughters' prospects. 2. However, the reality is that Mr. Bennet's visit was not driven by a genuine desire to further their daughters' interests but rather by his amusement and desire to tease his wife, as he had not informed her about the visit beforehand. 3. Mrs. Bennet's claim of Mr. Bennet's thoughtful consideration for their daughters' future is ironic because the visit was more of a spontaneous decision rather than a carefully planned strategy to secure advantageous marriages for their daughters.

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