[Pride and Prejudice] Becoming Katherine Bennett

Catherine was stunned, and after realizing it, she immediately declined in panic: "No, Mr. Darcy, I can just walk slowly by myself, and I don't need to trouble you."

"No trouble, Miss Bennett," said Mr. Darcy.

"What a shame, really no need, Mr. Darcy, really, I can go by myself, or you..."

"Miss Bennet." Mr. Darcy held the rope stiffly, looking back at her deeply.He just called her name and didn't speak again.

Catherine heard some impatience from his tone, and his eyes seemed to be flickering with anger. She dared not refuse his kindness, so she said, "Thank you, Mr. Darcy."

"I'm very honored." Mr. Darcy nodded slightly, and led the horse forward.The horse was very obedient under his hands and walked obediently.His position was only half an arm's distance from Catherine, but the two of them didn't speak for a while, letting the quiet breath flow silently.

At the last dance, Catherine discovered that Mr. Darcy was actually a very gentle person.

Although he looks cold and arrogant on the surface, when he doesn't want to talk, he will decisively and quickly end the topic, choking the person who talks to him.

But he was extremely intelligent and perceptive, and Catherine noticed that he was rude to people he didn't want to talk to, with flattery rather than sincerity.

His emotional intelligence is not low, he can observe and take care of other people's emotions intimately, and help relieve embarrassment, but his kindness is only released to those he is willing to give.

Catherine envied this ability to say no.She also wants to frankly ignore people she doesn't like, and doesn't care what they think of her, but she doesn't have Mr. Darcy's financial resources and background, so she is naturally not qualified to be such a person.

Thinking about it, Catherine couldn't help being amused by her fancy looking for angles and defending Mr. Darcy's arrogance.Could this be the halo of the legendary hero?

"I wonder what made Miss Bennet so happy?" asked Mr. Darcy.

"I was just thinking, I was really favored by the goddess of luck, and I was able to be taken care of twice by you. You are such a considerate gentleman."

"You scare me a little," Darcy didn't know whether it was a compliment or irony for a while, "I heard most of the evaluations of me are arrogant."

"I also agree with this point. You are indeed arrogant, but there is no conflict between being considerate to those who are willing to pay attention, and being indifferent and arrogant to those who do not want to contact. I think, as long as your judgment standard is yours Emotion and head, not money and power, then there is nothing to blame."

After her words fell, Darcy looked up and took a deep look at her, but didn't answer.

Catherine realized at this moment that she had overreached.

She is completely unfamiliar with Mr. Darcy, and should not communicate in such a friendly tone.Besides, by saying that, didn't she classify herself among those whom Mr. Darcy would care about?

Catherine felt embarrassed and was too embarrassed to speak again.

What she didn't know was that Mr. Darcy's heart fell into contradiction and entanglement again because of her words.

Mr. Darcy, who had finished his breakfast and was about to go for a walk, was very surprised when he saw Elizabeth Bennet entering Nedfield Manor covered in mud.

He did not make such a fuss as Miss Bingley did, and he understood the urgent concern for those dear to him.

But when Elizabeth Bennett told Bingley that she and her sister Catherine came on horseback, but the horse was disobedient, so she came over first, and that Catherine would arrive at Nedfell later, Darcy found that he could not Accurately discerning what his mood was when he heard the news, he seemed a little shocked by Catherine Bennett's horse riding skills, but he seemed to be looking forward to seeing her.

Darcy thought about this question for a long time but couldn't figure it out.When he made up his mind not to waste time on things that he couldn't think of answers for a while, he found that he had walked out of the mansion unknowingly and walked on the corridor of the manor.

Mr. Darcy was suddenly annoyed with himself, and he had to admit that the answer was obvious.

But he didn't get angry for too long, and his mood was replaced by another emotion.

When Elizabeth Bennett said that Catherine was coming on horseback and would be late, he guessed that the lady was not skilled in this skill.

But when he saw that the other party was turning back and forth almost every few steps forward, and often went backwards, he felt that his and Elizabeth's judgments were not very accurate.

It's not that Catherine is unskilled, she just doesn't know it at all.

Elizabeth is also too partial to her sister, and Ma's disobedience is definitely not Ma's problem.

Mr. Darcy watched, and saw that Catherine had made almost all the mistakes a novice rider might make.

He was angry again at Miss Bennet's audacity and self-confidence at such a level that she dared to ride.

But Mr. Darcy's anger was quickly subdued, and he became frightened.He looked at Catherine, always worried that she would recklessly throw himself under the horse, and couldn't help but strode over several times.

Fortunately, although Catherine can't ride, she didn't make any drastic moves. Although she rode poorly, she was always moving forward.

Darcy told himself he couldn't go there, it didn't fit his character.The distance between the two is still a bit far, it would be too kind of him to run over now.

It would be his great sin to make Catherine Bennett think that he treated her in a special way.His reason did not want him to pay too much attention to Miss Bennet, but his heart wished he could be of help.

Darcy was very irritable and wanted to turn around and leave, but he walked to the mansion several times and retreated.

At last he decided that if Miss Catherine Bennet asked for his help, he would, as a gentleman, do so.

Although he guessed that the stubborn lady would not speak.

And it turns out that he was right.

Just like Catherine has a preliminary understanding of Darcy, Darcy also has a perception of Catherine based on his own judgment.

He observed that Miss Bennett was very stubborn and unwilling to trouble others. Whether it was trying to learn to dance before, or she preferred to walk slowly without asking him today, she seemed to be used to doing everything by herself, even drinking tea at the dance She poured it herself instead of calling servants to do it.This did not cause Miss Bingley to laugh at her privately.

She doesn't like dancing more seriously than herself. Every time at a dance, she either hides or refuses others and sits there until the end.

She also doesn't like to talk, or she doesn't like to talk to people she doesn't know.Darcy saw that she was always listening, she seldom spoke, and only when she was with her sisters did she put a smile on her face.

But she is really smart.

When Darcy danced with her last time, she found that she could remember what he reminded her once, and she didn't need to explain or emphasize repeatedly. She would definitely not make the same mistake again, and she would dance well soon.

Although she doesn't talk much, her words are very insightful.It is not the kind of copying the original words in the book to show off knowledge, but the ability to think given to her by the wisdom formed after reading the books.

She's funny again.They don't have much contact with each other, but every time Darcy is amused by her, he is very happy.

Just like at this moment, listening to Miss Catherine Bennett's evaluation of him, Darcy once again realized that he was very vulgar and happy because of a lady.He could see that she really understood his arrogance and was not flattering him.

Darcy really wanted to reply, "Can you tell me why you think that way", but he was afraid that his feelings would be exposed if he opened his mouth.

In the end, he didn't speak, but just took a deep look at Catherine, reflecting her graceful appearance with his dark eyes.

The two returned to silence again, and the mansion was within sight after a while.

For the first time, Darcy felt that Nedfield Manor was a bit small. If it was in Pemberley Manor, then he could still get along with her for a while.

But Miss Bennet obviously didn't think so. He saw her dismounted almost joyfully, and walked quickly to the gate.After walking a few steps, she seemed to remember him, stopped again, and looked at him with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Darcy." After the dance and what happened today, Catherine decided that Mr. Darcy was a good man, and determined not to speak ill of him again.

Darcy nodded, handed the reins to the servant, and the two entered the gate side by side.

"They should all be in the breakfast room." Darcy said.

According to the standards of the upper class, Nedelfil's breakfast time was about an hour later than that of Longbourn, so when Catherine and Elizabeth arrived here after breakfast, Mr. Bingley and others were still having breakfast.

The butler greeted them and invited them in. Mr. Bingley and others who had already greeted Elizabeth were not surprised by her arrival.However, the appearance of the two together upset Miss Bingley's jealousy, and Catherine felt her explicit eyes full of hostility and contempt lingering on her skirt and boots.

After Catherine greeted Mr. Bingley and thanked him for taking care of Jane, Mr. Bingley immediately sent someone to take her to Jane's room.

"Jane still has a fever," Mr. Bingley said worriedly, "but she must be very happy to see you."

Catherine thanked Mr. Bingley for his palpable concern for Jane, which made both his sisters seem less disagreeable to her.

Miss Bingley took Catherine to Jane's room without any conversation.Miss Bingley insisted on her own identity, she didn't think she needed to communicate with a squire's daughter, but Catherine's thinking was simpler: she just simply didn't want to talk to her.

"Kitty."

"Oh, you're finally here."

The door opened, and the two sisters looked over at the same time, with happy expressions on their faces.

Miss Bingley brought them in, sighed "Poor Jane, I hope you get better soon", then said "I haven't finished breakfast" and left the room.

"It's very kind of you, I'm so glad to see you, Kitty," Jane said, her voice hoarse.

"Jane, you have a sore throat, don't talk yet, did you drink water?"

Elizabeth pointed to the water glass on the bedside table: "Jane has already had two drinks."

Because Jane was inconvenient to speak more, Elizabeth and Catherine didn't say anything. They sat beside Jane's bed, one on the left and the other on the right, and sang to her in turn.The singing voices of the two of them are very ordinary, far from being beautiful, but this company comforts Jane who is sick, and her expression becomes more gentle.

During this period, Catherine felt that Elizabeth looked at her frequently, with a strange look on her face, but when she looked over, Elizabeth immediately looked back, which made her very confused.

Soon, the pharmacist was brought by Sister Bingley. After examining the patient, he said that Jane had a serious cold and needed proper care to get better. During this period, it was best to lie on the bed. 2

Catherine and Elizabeth were always with Jane, and they read or sang to her when Jane was awake, and when she was asleep, they read without making a sound.The gentlemen had gone hunting in the afternoon, and the Bingley sisters came up and stayed with them a long time.

Catherine does not like the two sisters, nor does she think that they really care about Jane.Thinking that Mrs. Hurst is still living with her husband at her younger brother's house, she has to conjecture that the two ladies are courting Jane, who may become their sister-in-law.

Thinking of this, Catherine had no intention of getting angry with them again.Everyone is very pitiful, so don't make things difficult for women.

But Catherine found that only she had such kind thoughts.

When the clock struck three times, although the three sisters were reluctant to leave, it was still time to go home.Catherine leaves Elizabeth with Jane, and she goes to bid Mr. Bingley good-bye, and begs him to send them home in a carriage.

"Thank God, I was really worried that you insisted on riding back." Elizabeth deliberately breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's better if you don't mention it. Once you say it, I want to change my mind."

There was some laughter between the sisters, and Catherine asked the servant to take her to see Mr. Bingley.

When she was a few meters away from the lounge, she heard the sinister tones and mocking laughter of the Bingley sisters.

"Yes, they are very powerful, and there is a merchant uncle who lives near Kipsside."

Mr. Bingley argued: "They're not half as cute."

Then, a cold male voice stated: "But if this is the case, the chances of them marrying a good family will definitely be greatly reduced." 3

Catherine recognized Mr. Darcy's voice.