Original artwork, not a still
Mansfield Park · 1814
There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A dry, ironic observation about matchmaking. The speaker points out that rich men are in shorter supply than attractive women who might deserve them, which quietly frames marriage as a lopsided market where the fortunes are scarce and the worthy candidates are many.
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