What is the main idea of the first two paragraphs?
A Mothers of daughters from poor families often agonize terribly over how their daughters will survive in the world.
B It is universally accepted that all men marry women in order to increase their own fortunes.
C No matter what a man's own desires are, if he is rich, families will claim him for their daughters the moment he enters town.
D While single men with a large fortune are not always known to families, it doesn't take the men long to be universally known.
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A Mothers of daughters from poor families often agonize terribly over how their daughters will survive in the world.