In "Pride and Prejudice", Mrs. Bennet says, "The country is a vast deal pleasanter" than this city
[Darcy turns his
... [DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: Complete Text of Pride and Prejudice: Chapter 9 [PAR] Pride and Prejudice ... Mrs. Bennet, accompanied by her two youngest girls, 
reached Netherfield soon ... hopes that Mrs. Bennet had not found Miss Bennet 
worse than she expected.