Sentence:  This zeal was now inflamed by Lady Bellaston, who had told her the preceding evening, that she was well satisfied from the conduct of Sophia, and from her carriage to his lordship, that all delays would be dangerous, and that the only way to succeed was to press the match forward with such rapidity that the young lady should have no time to reflect, and be obliged to consent while she scarce knew what she did; in which manner, she said, one-half of the marriages among people of <WSD>condition</WSD> were brought about. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.