Both Uses of
prosperous
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Among those who are at all his equals in consequence, he is a very different man from what he is to the less prosperous.
p. 81.2 *prosperous = wealthy
- A promise of secrecy was of course very dutifully given, but it could not be kept without difficulty; for the curiosity excited by his long absence burst forth in such very direct questions on his return as required some ingenuity to evade, and he was at the same time exercising great self-denial, for he was longing to publish his prosperous love.
p. 121.4prosperous = successful
Definition:
successful or good -- especially with regard to finances or wealth