[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

After coming down from the dance floor, Elizabeth was also in a good mood, and dancing indulgently made her vigilant and tense mood slightly better.She also loves the feeling of stretching, not to mention being lucky enough to meet a handsome gentleman as a dance partner.

Jane ran into a little trouble here: for a young woman, her face is of course the key point, but her posture, posture, and even the style of sitting are all factors that attract attention; and Jane is such a charming girl who still wears a mask. Charming lady.It was not uncommon for her to sit there alone without a male chaperone, to be invited by gentlemen who wandered around the ball looking for surprises.

However, some people claim to be suave and suave, or they may have a good background, so they take the opportunity of wearing a mask and forget their demeanor. Not only is it impolite to invite, but it is condescending and aggressive.

"...I think you'll have to think it over, ma'am, since you're nobody," said the gentleman condescendingly, "it's not a good idea to have sex at a masquerade ball. If you ask me Apologize, and I'll be merciful enough to invite you again."

Jane didn't look at the rude man, and fanned her fan slowly, hoping that he could understand what she meant by being indifferent to him.

Elizabeth was not so polite, she walked up to the gentleman, and lightly tapped the gentleman's wrist with a fan bone inlaid with boxwood iron: "Sir, you are blocking my way, I think you don't mind Give way?"

The ladies touched the gentlemen's arms lightly with their folding fans, and they were full of smiles, and their voices were light and pleasant. Anyone who saw it would think it was a playful and harmless little joke made by the girls.They might even envy this man who was lucky enough to touch the incense fan. After all, this is a small way for the lady to express her intimacy.

Of course, Elizabeth was at least a full polite social distance away from the gentleman, so that her gestures could not be misinterpreted as seductive, flirtatious and flirtatious.

Even Mr. Darcy, who was a gentleman walking behind Elizabeth, only thought that the lady was tactfully chasing people away, but this kind of coquettish little behavior still made him feel a little uncomfortable.

But soon, he didn't think so.

Because the arrogant gentleman clutched his wrist and cried out in pain.

"Oh, sir?" Elizabeth put the fan on her lips and exclaimed in surprise.

People nearby felt that this gentleman's attitude was simply impossible to look directly at.He dressed up like Charles the Lionheart, the brave and fierce king in England's history, but he was "weaker" than a pretentious woman.

This 'delicate' gentleman glared at Elizabeth, Mr. Darcy stepped forward two steps quickly, and the tall and strong gentleman blocked the lady behind him.

Mr. Disrespect's friends, who were waiting nearby, were mortified.Although this corner was quieter, but halfway through the dance, many guests were tired from dancing. They scattered around on the chairs against the wall, attracted by the movement here, and cast contemptuous glances.

"Come on, Bull!" his friend came up to persuade. "Let's go invite someone."

"Think of Cousin Addison, he's in the middle of it, and let's not get him caught," whispered the friend.It was not a good thing to hit someone at a ball, let alone a lady; the masquerade attracted a lot of London rascals of good birth, and a good newspaper reporter was likely to be among the guests.

This Mr. Bull clutched his wrist and left angrily.

Leave Elizabeth thinking, Addison Bull?This is really a narrow road to enemies. She and her friends still remember the hatred of Mr. Viscount. Now there will be another rude and rude guest. The people of the Bull family are really impressive.

"Perhaps I can ask you to come over there, ladies?" said Mr. Darcy.

Elizabeth gave an appreciative look, and became more and more fond of this thoughtful and thoughtful gentleman.

Jane also readily agreed.Who knows if that Mr. Bull will become angry, and if there is any help?It is not a wise person to sit here and wait for someone to take revenge. It is safe to find a quiet place again while the two people leave.

Mr. Darcy has a lot of research on quiet corners. The new location is near a terrace in the geometric-shaped venue. The thick curtains naturally absorb light, making this place not as bright as other places, but the view is wide, and the surrounding area is not deserted. It is suitable for friends to relax and chat.

"This is Mr. William." Emotionally and rationally, Elizabeth wanted to introduce Mr. Gentleman to her sister.

Jane thanked him and called herself Miss Jane.

At the masquerade, people usually give themselves impromptu names according to their costumes, such as King Arthur, Black Baronet, Bloody Mary Queen...even Joan of Arc, who was once the enemy of England.Everyone is used to it, and there are many people who say ordinary names like these three men and women. Jane, like her sister, doesn't take William seriously at all.

"May I admire this fan?" said Mr. Darcy suddenly.

Knowing that he saw it, Elizabeth handed him the fan.Darcy held it in his hand, it was heavy and very hard; because the workmanship was not very fine, the iron vines wrapped around the fan bones were not smoothed at all, and the sharp ones were like real thorns.

"What?" Jane asked.

Elizabeth didn't hide it either, and touched the protruding wrist bone on her wrist to indicate: "You know, sometimes, the bone hurts more than the flesh."

Darcy returned the folding fan to Qiaoxiaoqianxi's young lady, and once again deeply realized that although roses are beautiful, they have thorns.

He also felt strange in his heart that the few exclamations about women were actually brought by the young lady in front of him.

"Why did that domineering gentleman hang on to you?" Elizabeth asked. There are so many female guests at this ball, and unless there are ulterior motives, few people will stick to one goal.

Jane shook her head helplessly: "He claimed to be an aristocrat, and at first he thought I was pretending to be elegant and deliberately refused... He got annoyed the third time, thinking that I taught him to lose face, that's when you saw it." Jane pointed to the dance floor , with a double entendre: "It's full of nobles, but some of them are just appearances."

In this era of economic growth, clothing means value for both men and women.Many girls will try to have clothes that go beyond their social status, misleading people's perception of her class, in order to marry high - it did happen that a gentleman speculated that a lady was rich because of her luxurious clothes, so Propose to her, so that he can get the big fortune he guessed.

This atmosphere is even more unscrupulous at the masquerade ball, which is an occasion where ordinary people's daughters can 'become' princesses and queens.

Therefore, it is no wonder that people judged the plainly dressed Jane and Elizabeth—many people murmured that they were two silly girls who wanted to climb high, and they did not hesitate to pay all their savings for two tickets. "Mother Goose Tales" is widely circulated, and there are such innocent girls who believe in Cinderella's fairy tales, so most people who notice these two sisters laugh, and they are willing to forgive the girls for their silly ideas.

The Miss Bennets, unaware that they are being regarded as 'Cinderellas of England', are having a good time with Mr. Darcy.

Elizabeth was pleasantly surprised to find that, probably because everyone was a stranger, the dance partner spoke honestly and frankly, without exalting himself.

"Once the ladies have lost their spines, don't expect the gentleman to look up to them." When they talked about the eccentricities of today's society, Mr. Darcy said.

Elizabeth snorted: "A gentleman, if he is born well and has a lot of wealth, then all his shortcomings are not shortcomings, but should be so, and he has the right to be superior."

"That includes all the rich gentlemen, and some of them are wronged," said Darcy, laughing. "People have all sorts of faults, and that's what they're born with. Some faults aren't all bad."

Elizabeth shook her head and retorted: "Mr. William, you are changing concepts secretly and blurring the key points! The shortcomings I mentioned are not the same thing as the shortcomings you refer to."

She chuckled happily: "It seems that Mr. William is also a member with excellent conditions, so I can't help but defend myself-I don't mean to offend, of course I am not referring to you."

She remembered that Mr. Bull was still very angry just now. If she came back later, Jane would be wronged.Even so, Jane has already been treated unfairly.

Darcy said: "In fact, many people think that I am arrogant, because I don't like to talk. But this evaluation is not bad for me. It saves me a lot of trouble. I think sometimes British gentlemen are too demanding and rigid. I have to do many reluctant things for the sake of grace, such as flattering and flattering a person who is not good and amiable-I don’t want to do this, so I offended many ladies.”

Of course, Elizabeth would not apply what Mr. William said to herself. She replied with a smile: "As a lady, frankly speaking, I enjoy the flattery and flattery from gentlemen, which makes me happy. It's better than being despised and treated inexplicably." good."

"People close to me are another matter. But for unfamiliar or irrelevant people, to be honest, I don't care at all if they praise sincerely, or if they have to praise politely because of the occasion."

Then Elizabeth heard Mr. William say: "You are a sensible, humorous, lively and elegant lady. I sincerely think so."

"Well, Mr. William, even if you don't say that, I feel very happy." The lady smiled, "but your compliment makes me even more happy. I have to admit that I am very honored by your solemn expression."

"Then Miss Lizzie, don't you care about sincerity? Do you think we can be called friends?"

Elizabeth and Jane looked at each other, and exclaimed in surprise: "So your purpose is here? Cunning Mr. William."

"Of course we're friends."

Mr. Darcy was well aware of the truth that too much is too much, so he stopped talking, got up and politely invited Jane to dance a dance, to make up for his rudeness of neglecting Miss Jane just now when he was talking to Miss Wonderful.

He had the confidence of the sisters, at least for now, temporarily.

So Jane happily entered the dance floor and danced a Broger dance with everyone.This little country dance requires all the male and female guests on the dance floor to alternate and turn in a circle, as well as the movements of female guests and female guests, and male guests and male guests.It is far less intimate than Waltz, and it is not allowed to talk to ease the embarrassment, which is exactly what Darcy and Jane want.

Fortunately, it was a masquerade, and the ladies declined the invitation of one of the male guests, so they could dance with others.If it were an ordinary ball, if Jane and Elizabeth refused to dance with a certain gentleman, but then accepted someone else, it would definitely be regarded as an insult to the former-it would be a feud.

Elizabeth sat on the chair and thought lazily, the charm of the masquerade is that there are no rules.Like the Broger, it was supposed to be the final dance, but this dance didn't mean to end there.

When they came back from the dance floor, Jane was excited, showing flushed cheeks.She really liked to dance, so she looked forward to the formal ball, and she fingered to think of some of the neighbors in Longbourne who would give a private ball in the near future.

"Easter is a big holiday, and there must be balls," answered Jane when Elizabeth asked.

The other two saw that she was thinking, so they didn't bother her for the time being.

Somehow, the two of them talked about the pursuit and marriage of men and women.The two people have different opinions, but no one will let the other go. They are both committed to convincing the other, so they are more focused on the debate.

By this time, the dance had already progressed to two-thirds.

On the dance floor, Mr. Bingley was no longer in the mood to dance. He was too shocked to see his friend waltz with a strange lady before. He offended a partner, but when he squeezed out of the dance floor in disrespect, he found that he had lost his friend again. .He clearly saw the corner where they passed, and the dance partner he had offended was sitting in the corner.

The lady thought he was here to apologize, but he left after looking at it twice, which made the lady even more angry.She came with several friends, and told them of Mr. Bingley's misdeeds.After a while, at least half of the guests in the auditorium knew that the male guest wearing a golden and blue feather mask was an impolite guy, so please don't dance with him.

After spinning around on the dance floor for a few times, Miss Bingley became more and more dispirited. She wanted to look for Darcy, but she couldn't.

But fortunately, she met her brother. Miss Bingley first looked at her brother, and was disappointed to find that Charles was not with Mr. Darcy at all.

The atmosphere in the self-contained little world is harmonious, and the gentlemen and ladies come and go, and the conversation is so interesting that they all find it more enjoyable than dancing on the dance floor.

On the other hand, after being shocked, Charles Bingley planned not to look for friends anymore, and they would naturally meet up after the dance party—at this time, he wanted to dance and have fun even more.But Miss Bingley refused. She was so jealous that she asked her brother to find Mr. Darcy.

The two siblings had to scurry about the largest hall in Meryton like headless chickens.Mr. Bingley's reputation was even worse.

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