Mrs. Bennet had been strongly inclined to ask them to stay and dine there that day; but, though she always kept a very good table, she did not think anything less than two courses could be good enough for a man on whom she had such anxious designs, or satisfy the appetite and pride of one who had ten thousand a year.
– Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 53. Mrs. Bennet, who is proud of her good table, invites Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy to dinner at Longbourn in a few days time. She wants to impress the man she has designs on her daughter Jane – Bingham – and also his ten thousand a year friend Darcy. That means pulling out all the stops with no less than two courses.