In outer aspect, Pip and Dough-Boy made a match, like a black pony and a white one, of equal developments, though of dissimilar color, driven in one eccentric span.
Yes, indeed—I remember well enough! —But, good Lord, I should never have dreamt in those days that she and Master George would make a match of it.
是的,确实如此——我记得很清楚!——但是,天哪,在那些日子里我做梦也想不到她会和乔治少爷相提并论。
TED-Ed(视频版)
At the time she was writing, a wealthy marriage was a financial necessity for most young women, and she often explores the tension between the mythical quest for love, and the economic benefits of making a match.