[Pride and Prejudice] Stupid life in the 18th century

The ball in Stratford Town is of course not comparable to the crowded Bath, but at least it is much better than Longbourn's.After seeing the gentlemen in Little Portsmouth who combined appearance, wealth, cultivation and status, Jane really looked down on these country gentlemen.But she was not worried at all, and in the spring, when the Earl of Portsmouth's family returned to London, they could meet again.

Although she stayed in Bath not long ago, Elizabeth's earlier mood has calmed down.Just like now, when she met Mr. Nishizawa again at the ball, she could also keep a normal mind and watch him pursue other ladies.

What bothers Elizabeth is that the two sons of the Baron Alston's family seem to be dating her.Especially after she announced on her 16th birthday that she would inherit part of the shares of the Bennett family's textile factory, today is the first time she returns to the Stratford Town Prom. The family's goal is obviously focused on her alone, obviously The family is too well informed.

Such a situation made Jane sigh in her heart. She saw that gentleman Caesar had been looking at Elizabeth surrounded by the baron's sons from the corner of her eye.

At the ball, the ladies of the Bennett family will naturally not lack dancing partners, but Elizabeth is not in the mood to know the names and backgrounds of other gentlemen for the time being, and the two in front of her don't need to get in touch with them in depth.She smiled slightly, elegantly with alienation, and hoped that the two young masters could leave sooner.

People have always known the good looks of the daughter of this family, and this has been verified after seeing Mary Bennett, who has just entered the social network.I don't know if she was hit by her sisters, but Mary really didn't do anything special this time, let alone sing a song or something.

She is slightly shorter than her two elder sisters, but the well-fitting tailoring shows the slenderness and slenderness of a girl, and her strong bookishness makes her look more pure and intellectual; although she is nervous, she still remembers to maintain her posture, raising her head, lowering her chin, and the curvature of the corners of her mouth Softer.

Pleasant music, wonderful dance, elegant gentleman, Miss Mary has no time to think about those illusory writing.She was enjoying being courted and invited by gentlemen at the moment, especially the nice compliments they gave when they danced together.How could she have imagined such words before?It's not at the same level as those stupid college students in Oxford.

In fact, this cannot be blamed on Oxford students at all. This is limited to Mrs. Cowley's social circle. Who made her get along with the most stupid departments of theology and philosophy.The students of the Faculty of Arts are pretty good, but the social people who hang out with this kind of prom, perhaps some of them are Oxford alumni, have suffered a lot from experience.

Mary has never been so happy, she has to keep reserved and dignified, but also seize the opportunity to flirt with the gentlemen, let alone let her true feelings be seen, it is really too exciting.

But at present, what she enjoys is still the joy brought by the ball. As for the relationship, there are so many good-looking gentlemen, the little girl Mary is dazzled today, so she has no time to think about it.Mary had done a dozen dances at the ball, with short intermissions, and she was worn out.

Mrs. Bennet was also surprised by Mary's appearance today.Mary was so ordinary among several daughters, and now Mrs. Bennet found that this daughter was not inferior to other daughters.

Mary's straight back, graceful steps, curvaceous figure and fashionable attire simply overturned all her understanding of this daughter.Of course this discovery is gratifying, and Mrs. Bennet owes it all to the school and to Mrs. Miller (previously Miss Sterling).

The bright Jane, the pretty Elizabeth, and the demure Mary; the ladies all compliment Mrs. Bennet, and it is not easy to raise these wonderful daughters.

Mrs. Bennet was visibly relieved to have Andrew thrown to Mrs. Gardinal, who had also been absent from society and balls for a long time.She had a lot of psychological pressure when she didn't have a son, but she was even more stressed when she had a son!She felt so much more relieved to be free of her son for a while!She smiled brightly. "For the sake of Jane and the others, I specially hired ladies from noble families as tutors, and their younger sisters are still studying in girls' schools."

From the hostess's mouth, it is clear that the education of the ladies is so important, and the wives around are very impressed.What he was thinking in his heart was that the Bennett family really had strong assets, and their daughter was sent to school.Even a small noble family would not spend so much money on a girl; it is estimated that the dowry of the daughter of this family will definitely not be small.

After the dance, Miss Mary returned home, and she wrote three pages of diary excitedly.Before going to bed, I insisted on sharing a bed with my two sisters, so that I can talk at night.

"Liz, you never said that prom is so different from school dance class!"

"Honey, these feelings can't be expressed. You can only be infected if you participate in it." Jane raised her head like a close sister and looked at the younger sister who was crowded in the middle.

"I'm so happy today, it seems that it's right not to go back to school!" Mary happily expressed her feelings to Jane.

"Mary, are you sure you don't want to go back to school because of the shame of being rejected?"

"Liz, you are so annoying! But you can't stimulate me now, I feel that if I experience life more, I will be able to write beautiful love!"

Elizabeth yelled in her heart that she couldn't bear it, and Mary was so excited to go tonight. "Honey, maybe you can make a draft first and revise it gradually, so that your writing will mature."

"Liz, you are really good at throwing cold water! But, what do you think I should wear to the next prom?"

"......"

"Liz?"

"..."

"Liz!"

"...Mary, I'm already asleep."

"Liz, you are so annoying!" Mary turned around angrily, pouted her buttocks at Elizabeth, and was immediately slapped by Elizabeth who was pushed to the edge of the bed.Mary sat up with an "ow" and saw that Elizabeth's eyes were closed and she was breathing evenly. She had to lie down again and hugged Jane's arm by the way, but she still couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

So the next day the overexcited young lady was the last to get up, and Elizabeth and the early-rising Jane said Mary. "I really didn't expect our Mary to be not only bookish, but also so boring."

"Liz, please don't say a few words, if she hears it, she will get angry with you again."

"Sleeping soundly! Last night I heard the child snoring!"

Jane looked at Elizabeth and said with a smile. "When I woke up in the morning, I heard your voice is not small!"

Elizabeth's face flushed immediately. "Jane! You've learned badly too!"

"Hahaha~!"

The two sisters frolicked downstairs to prepare breakfast, and Mary didn't show signs of waking up until everything was ready.

Mr Bennett had not had time to reprimand Andrew on his return from Bath, and the boy had been sent off to London, and has not been brought back.

Mr. Bennett took his son's education seriously, and after more than a month, he got in touch with Kant.Although the college student was very reluctant to leave his hometown, he was still persuaded by the generosity of Mr. Bennett.Mr. Bennett decided to support him to study for a master's degree. Kant's knowledge is naturally good, and what he lacks is money.

Kant will live with the Bennett family when he comes to England, and he is only responsible for teaching Andrew on a daily basis.However, if you want to ask his opinion, it is best to fix it in the town of Stratford in Manchester City, so that you can often go to the library in Oxford nearby.Except for the need to go back and forth for the defense every semester, you can study topics anywhere in your daily life. The school tutor will naturally issue the study materials and book lists he needs to study.

This job was very timely and suitable for Kant. He was worried that he would not be able to pay for his PhD because of his poor family, but he was full of confidence in the thesis defense itself.Now not only is there no need to worry about food and clothing, but Mr. Bennett has clearly supported his study expenses, and he can send back the other remuneration to his father at home.In the past two years, his father's physical condition has not been very good. Although he was worried, Kant had nothing to do before.

Mr. Bennett said that these fees are not high compared with the tuition fees of Eton College, and he only hopes that Kant can try his best to provide the best education for that brat Andrew.

At this time, the Bennett family didn't know what Kant would achieve in the future, including Elizabeth. She just heard Rousseau's name, and incidentally thought that it was inevitable that the aristocrats would be able to study and contact him.All study tours have the content of visiting celebrity elites. Some people once visited Galileo and Descartes during their study tours.

The name of Kant has not received much attention outside the field of philosophy; the poet Heine later said that Kant has no life to say.