It's either how brutal Odysseus and his men are or how hot the spear actually is. I'd have to read what came before or after to make the correct assumption.
Answer:
The Bennet sisters were women, therefore they could not be direct heirs of any inheritance or fortune left by their father and they also had no options to work for their feminine conditions, the only way for them to had a comfortable and stable life, It was to get marry with man of fortune which will take care of them, that's why Mrs. Bennet's want to meet her new neighbors because it's an opportunity.
