[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

Mr. Collins is not only a rather mediocre man in appearance and talent, but also a tasteful clergyman.

He inherited most of his strict father's habits, such as not fond of bathing.In fact, under the guidance of doctors and celebrities, most British people have developed the habit of washing their hands, face and neck, but that's all. They don't like bathing very much.

This is nothing, Netherfield Manor is very spacious, the guest room and the master's room are not even on the same floor, and the social distance observed by everyone will not make them too close.

But it was Mr. Collins's self-righteous overthinking that made things go wrong.

Speaking of it, although Mr. Collins regarded everything as unscrupulous garbage reading stuff, his own inner drama in just two days was enough to write a long novel.

It started when he just learned that Mrs. Bennet was pregnant a few months ago. At that time, he firmly believed that it was nonsense. If Mrs. Bennet could have a child, she would have given birth a long time ago. Ten years wasted.However, he himself is a suspicious and conceited person. He said he didn't care, but he immediately wrote a hypocritical greeting letter and sent it to Longborn, followed by the second and third letters...

God obviously didn't take pity on this less pious believer. After a long time, the news of Mrs. Bennet's pregnancy was confirmed by Mr. Bennet's personal reply.Mr Collins couldn't believe it, he decided it was a conspiracy.After finding a high-sounding reason for himself to care about his relatives, he wrote an eloquent letter of leave to Lady Catherine himself, and at the same time prepared to set off to Longbourne to question his teacher.

But this gentleman's temperament is really strange. His full anger and resentment disappeared quickly after seeing the gorgeous new estate of the Bennet family.According to Mr. Bennet's observation, Mr. Collins has a perfect combination of low self-esteem and arrogance, humbleness and arrogance. The better and richer Bennet's family is, the less resentment he has on the contrary——

Especially when he saw the little baby surrounded by a group of people, it seemed that the baby was naturally nobler than him. He didn't feel resentful about being robbed of his property by this little thing, but praised him with trepidation.

The next morning the host and guests went to see little Alexander in the nursery.Mr. Collins began his speech.

"It's not surprising that normal people can't understand the people of the Collins family." Mr. Bennet comforted his daughters softly.

The Bennet daughters, led by the elder sister, were a few yards away from Mr. Collins after a slight movement of the ladies' long skirts.

The ladies are really indifferent and cruel. They don't understand that Mr. Collins's mood is falling. Using his belief as a metaphor, it seems that the Son of God has fallen and there is no light in the world anymore.Alexander was so much like his parents, and so much like his sisters, that no one could say against their will that this was not a Bennet.

It would be a good thing, too, if Mr Collins settled down, after all his hopes had been dashed, to spend the remaining two weeks of his holiday in fair Netherfield in peace.But only a short time before breakfast, about the time when the maids were poking the logs in the fireplace, he had a firm idea.

It's all Mr. Bennet's fault.This gentleman only softened his heart for a moment, and planted a perfect bomb for the series of turmoil that followed.

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At that time, after the family visited little Alex, Mrs. Bennet said to her husband who was left alone: ​​"Lizzie was weird just now, and Mr. Darcy is also a little bit wrong. Lizzie is like a rabbit chased by a hunter." It seems that Mr. Darcy is two yards away from her, and she has to change places with someone else - but Alex likes her the most, oh, the little baby looks the most like his second sister..."

"Good lady, what are you going to say?" Mr. Bennet had to pull back the topic of running away.

"I am really afraid she has offended the gentleman again. I have never seen a better and more respectable gentleman than Mr. Darcy, and I like him so much that I wish he could be our son-in-law."

"Don't worry about it, my good lady," said Mr. Bennet. "This morning Lizzie told her sister that she already had a husband she liked. Mr. Xi heard it too. He will definitely not have liking for Lizzie anymore, and even if he liked it before, he won't now."

Mr. Bennet has seen something from yesterday, and only a sweetheart can attract the unpolite attention of a gentleman.The father also thought Mr. Darcy was very nice, but Lizzie didn't like it.As soon as he entered the study today, his most proud daughter knocked on the door, asking him to invite Mr. Darcy to the large terrace on the second floor to enjoy the scenery later.Mr. Bennet was sure that Lizzie didn't like Mr. Darcy, who admired her. If Lizzie also liked him, there would be no place for anyone else on the balcony on the second floor.

"Who is it?" Mrs. Bennet covered her heart, and asked happily and sadly, "Is it someone we know?"

Mr. Bennet shook his head: "No, it's a Mr. William."

Mr. Bennet, who has always been sharp, squinted his eyes, recalled what was wrong with Mr. Darcy just now and said: "We don't know each other, but Mr. Darcy may know. He reacted very much, but he didn't look like he was hit hard. I suppose he might know that Mr. William."

As he said that, the old father snorted and said with a sneer, "Juliet doesn't love Romeo, but falls in love with Mercutio. (Note)"

Mrs. Bennet didn't understand, and her wish came true. She was so disappointed that she could only hope that Mr. William would not be much worse than Mr. Darcy.

"Even if I can't become my son-in-law, I still want to keep in touch with this gentleman." The Lucas family and the Bennet family, who have been friends for a long time, are estranged. new friends, lest he always be so absorbed in tending the flock that society is neglected.The hostess was really worried about the future ball at Netherfield Manor, and the guests invited even the small hall seemed empty.

"But you know, he's not our neighbor. It's too difficult to maintain a friendly relationship!" Mrs. Bennet touched Alexander's little face and said on a whim, "Dear Mr. Bennet, what do you think? How about Mr. Darcy being godfather to little Alex?"

"This is a really good idea!" Mrs. Bennet cheered up: "He is very famous in the church, and he likes little Alex very much!"

Mr. Bennet's neuralgia recurred, and since he took it over from his wife, he never laughed at the phrase "neuralgia is his old friend." "Mr. Darcy is too young for that to be proper!"

Mr. Darcy has a crush on Lizzie, and being rejected in disguise is enough for this gentleman.

Mr. Bennet is simply in awe of his wife. Not only does she not marry her daughter to others, but she actually asks someone else to be her son's godfather, which is really 'great'!Hard-hearted mother-in-laws all over England will bow down.

Mr. Bennet is sure that his wife has a good talent to "add insult to injury", but now the two guests in the family are a little pitiful. He advises her to take a good rest and not to use it for the time being.

After Mr. Bennet left his wife, he could not help softening his heart.He thought that although it was natural for his son to inherit the farm, he should also give Mr. Collins some good words: it is not a good feeling to be awakened suddenly after having had a good dream for more than ten years in vain.

So the husband endured his impatience, and in the ten minutes before breakfast, he specially took care of Mr. Collins' feelings, chose a topic that he was interested in, and talked with him for a while in an amiable manner.

After the breakfast bell rang, Mr. Bennet consciously completed the task of comforting the young man. He breathed a sigh of relief, and decided to turn Mr. Collins happily.

The host of Netherfield Manor was as eccentric as ever. He was talking to his nephew intimately just now, but he stopped talking when he entered the breakfast room.

Even Mr. Darcy could see Mr. Bennet's intentions, but Mr. Collins was completely immersed in his own thoughts—he felt Mr. Bennet's guilt towards him, and thought that the debt was irreparable. Isn't it reasonable to marry a daughter to him as compensation?

This self-righteousness reached its peak when Elizabeth politely greeted him with a "good day" when the ladies entered the breakfast room.

Mr. Darcy, in particular, was not treated in the same way, much to the dismay of Cousin Collins.

Thus, there is the opening scene, where the unlucky Elizabeth meets the tasteful clergyman.

Mr. Collins paid little attention to Kitty, who was on his right, who spent the whole meal courting Elizabeth.

The dining table is the place with the closest social distance, and Mr. Collins turned half of his body sideways.Elizabeth's keen nose not only smelled bad breath, but also smelled the smell of sweat coming from his white cuffs and collar.

"The fireplace in the manor is too hot, I'm always sweating... When Netherfield was redecorating and repairing, I specially arranged a few more bathrooms, one of which is on the west corner of the second floor." Miss almost Unable to maintain her ladylike demeanor, she leaned slightly towards her father and said.

She thought that this kind of offensive remark would make her cousin angry, but he didn't expect him to say: "I prefer the servant to bring hot water to my room. Most people who serve God find it more comfortable-but I have to It is both useless and disrespectful to have many bathrooms in one manor. (Note ②)”

Mr. Darcy was still seated across the long table, between Jane and Mary.He said very little and had a serious face, but Mary always felt that his eyes were dark and dark when he looked at Cousin Collins, and when he moved a little to the side, his eyes instantly brightened again.

After thinking about it for a while, Mary realized that this jump of sudden darkness and sudden light was just like piano keys. Cousin Collins was black half-tones, while Lizzie was white whole-tones.

'If Mr. Darcy is invited to play, then he must only press the white keys, and he must remove the black keys and throw them away. ' thought little Mary calmly, 'he must be in love with Lizzie. '

Elizabeth felt more unlucky than ever.Dear Mr. William has no news. Just as he was about to stay away from Mr. Darcy, Cousin Collins stuck in again.

Mr. Collins was able to talk to himself beyond imagination, and he was very affectionate to Elizabeth after a meal.The young lady was annoyed and wanted to let Kitty's sheepdog bite him.

"Mr. Darcy, your letter." Butler John delivered a complete letter.

Elizabeth glanced at the envelope, and felt that the handwriting was familiar for a moment, but she couldn't read it clearly, and she was too embarrassed to stare at other people's letters.

Mr. Darcy's back was wet with perspiration as he held the letter.The letter was written by Georgiana, who had been writing the envelope for my brother for a year. If Miss Lizzie saw it, the wise lady would have seen it before he confessed.

But when Mr. Darcy finished reading the letter sent by his sister from London, he stood up suddenly, his mood fluctuated like a tide: Miss Lizzie not only said that she admired Mr. William in front of him, but before that, Miss Lizzie had already I sent a letter to Mr. William, frankly speaking of my friendship—poor Mr. Darcy was extremely remorseful, he only needed to be a few days late, and he could justifiably visit with that "evidence". I beg your forgiveness.

Mr. Collins moved closer again to talk to Elizabeth, but the young lady was so irritable that she didn't want to tolerate it anymore and stood up directly.

Mr. Cousin also stood up immediately.

The three people stood like three small hills in the lounge, and Mr. Darcy couldn't resist taking a step forward, blocking the lady behind him.He had an urge to speak up right away, to be honest about his mistakes in front of everyone.

Elizabeth was blocked by a strange shoulder. Poor lady, she was dizzy, and her first reaction was to sniff.

It smelled a bit of sweat, but it didn't smell bad at all. It was more like a unique hormonal smell... Elizabeth froze for a moment, her face flushed suddenly, and after realizing it, she almost wanted to get under the carpet in embarrassment.

Mr. Darcy's body was so rigid that he dared not move.

—Miss Lizzie has never looked at Mr. Darcy carefully, otherwise she would have discovered that dear Mr. Darcy is also a gentleman with red ears.

The author has something to say: Little angels, the update will be later tomorrow: "I fell off the horse by surprise"

Mr. Darcy's wife-chasing Shura field officially begins.

The background is too stuck today, and it took half a day for the update to be released.

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Note: Mercutio, Romeo's friend, as Romeo's adviser, he cares about the love between Romeo and Juliet.

Note ②: It is not only the Europeans in the Middle Ages who did not like to take a bath. It was not until the late 18th century that doctors began to recommend that people wash their hands, face and neck every day.It has been a long time since bathing became a habit of people's daily life.Even when Queen Victoria came to the throne in England in 1837, Buckingham Palace did not have a bathroom.Even as late as 1870, very few English households had bathrooms.