[Pride and Prejudice] Becoming Katherine Bennett

When they got home, Jane, Elizabeth and Catherine were not welcomed by their mother. Mrs. Bennet blamed them for going home without consulting her, and troubled Mr. Bingley to prepare a carriage.

Listening to her nagging, Elizabeth and Catherine looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.They were worried that Mrs. Bennet would do everything possible to prevent them from coming back, so they arranged this way.

After a brief chat with her family, Catherine rushed back to the bedroom.The sudden change made Catherine deeply feel that the money she earned was not enough. She sat at the desk, opened the drawer and took out a stack of letter paper that had written more than 20 chapters, with a very hesitant look on her face.

This "Alice" was written by her recently, and she has written nearly [-] words intermittently. The content is completely different from "Blood Return", describing the twists and turns of a girl from a gentleman's family because of property issues in her marriage.

"Alice" is of course inspired by the life around her.Catherine found that women in this era, no matter their status or status, were rich or not, and they were extremely vulnerable when it came to marriage.

If you meet a greedy heartbreaker, the sad ending of a woman's marriage is doomed on her wedding day.

What is worse than choosing the wrong person is that they have no right to divorce.If you want a divorce, you must not only prove that the man has huge moral problems, but also face complicated procedures, applying layer by layer and finally submitting a petition to Congress, which can only take effect after Congressional approval.

The result of this legal regulation is that almost no one can get a divorce. If you choose the wrong one, you will choose the wrong one. There is no other choice but to endure for a lifetime.

Catherine had planned not to marry for the rest of her life, which was her decision after careful observation and understanding of the world.Fortunately, there are quite a few unmarried men and women now, it is said that they can account for a quarter of the total population, so her idea is not abrupt. 2

But this does not prevent her from writing something to fight for other women.

She wrote about a girl named Alice. She is very smart and beautiful, but her dowry is meager.

Alice longed to be rescued. She met a nobleman who came to spend the summer in a country manor. He was the youngest son of the Marquis. He was handsome and well-spoken. When she thought he would be her drowning driftwood, the other party finally chose someone else because of property.

Alice is in great pain.Suddenly, she accidentally inherited [-] pounds from her grandfather. In an instant, all kinds of men appeared in front of her, and they tried their best to pursue her fiercely. Even the nobleman in front came to save her.

The story ends, of course, with Alice marrying a handsome nobleman who is rich and deeply in love.

Catherine wants to use this not tortuous and suave story to sing the praises of the heroine's persistence in self and love, and arouse readers' thinking about marriage, property and love.

Catherine was prepared that the book would not make money, and she even planned to print it at her own expense.She felt that since she came to this world once, she must leave something behind.

Those yy who made money may soon be swallowed by the long river of time, but this book may stir up a small wave.Even if there are no waves, she thinks it is worthwhile for any female reader to think about her own life after reading it.

She does not intend to encourage everyone to pursue love regardless of reality, but she hopes that everyone understands what they are doing.No matter which choice you choose, always be persistent and be yourself.

Catherine's mind was wide open, thinking how her book would be described if it was printed in a textbook?

"Borrowing the heroine's life experience, the author denies the mercenary view of marriage at that time, and reflects the struggle against feudal ethics and the progress of women's thinking..."

But this was all her previous plan.

Catherine is back in a situation where she is desperately short of money and is not eligible to generate electricity for love.She only struggled for about a minute, then put the manuscript back in the deep drawer, took out a new stack of letter paper, and outlined the details of the next book.

Numerous facts and figures show that only masculine cool articles can make big money.

Thinking of this, Catherine became a little angry.She couldn't help wanting to anger Mr. Darcy, if it weren't for his inexplicable ideas, her life plan would not have such a sudden change.

If she feels uncomfortable, the characters in her works will not be happy.She was furious, and set the protagonist's experience before rebirth to be much more miserable than originally thought.Originally, the protagonist was just killed by an adulterer and fell off his horse, but now he was raped by an adulterer. His wife conspired with the adulterer to embezzle his property, and finally beat him up, tied him to a stone and sank to the bottom of the river...

When her evil fire was exhausted, Catherine felt guilty again about her indignation.

It would be cruel of her if she thought a young gentleman odious just because he favored him.She just has no money, not brains and heart.

While Catherine is preoccupied with making money, the Bennetts welcome an important guest.

On the second day of Catherine's return Mr. Bennet announced at breakfast that his distant relative, Mr. Collins, who would succeed Longbourn in the future, would arrive at four o'clock in the afternoon.

Catherine ate her pudding and listened to Mr. Bennet read the letter. She had a bad feeling for Mr. Collins whom she had not met.

"I think he is just eager to take a look at Longbourne, to see in advance what he doesn't like and needs to be remodeled." Catherine sat in Jane's room, chatting with Jane and Elizabeth while doing needlework.

"Kitty, don't think so badly of him. He also offered to compensate us in the letter." Jane said kindly.

"Yes, I should really be grateful for that, after he's spent the better part of his letter flaunting his ordination and praising the noble Lady Catherine."

After returning from Nedfield Manor, the relationship between the three sisters was much deeper. Catherine expressed her thoughts more and more bluntly in front of the two sisters, and would not hide them any longer.

In the past, she might not have spoken so directly, and would have forced herself to act like a lady, going around a few times before saying what she wanted to express.

Elizabeth also felt that the cousin would be an eccentric: "What does it mean that he apologized for the inheritance?"3

"It means that not long after his father passed away, he blamed his father for not coming to Longbourne to make up for the relationship. Knowing that his arrival would bring us unhappiness, he still Insist on seeing his future estate while hoping we are not upset that he has apologized."

Catherine's statement made both Jane and Elizabeth laugh.

However, although she thought that this cousin would not be popular, when the other party used a fake official tone in every sentence, pretending to praise what he saw with extreme exaggeration, Catherine felt that standing in front of her was a The "Yue Buqun" is just like him.

Fake, too fake.

In order to welcome his arrival, the chef made a sumptuous dinner, including desserts and main courses, there were twelve dishes.

Catherine had been very much looking forward to the mock turtle soup, but her appetite was seriously dampened by her cousin's tireless boasting of his benefactor, Lady Catherine.

At the beginning, she could still watch Mr. Collins' performance with a lively mood, but when she found that the other party had no intention of stopping at all, and he was eloquent in a dignified way, and the saliva was flying on the calf's rump, Catherine couldn't help but turned over. a blank stare.

Catherine believes that Mr. Collins' compliments to the honorable Mrs. Catherine are very similar to the rainbow farts she has seen fans give to their idols in later generations.

The only difference is that when fans blow rainbow farts, they also know that they are exaggerating, but Mr. Collins does not feel that there is anything wrong with what he said. He is sincerely groveling.

Catherine now feels that saying he is like "Yue Buqun" is an insult to the latter.

If this pedantic, self-abased and haughty cousin only annoyed Catherine at first, seeing him detour, when she mentioned to Mr. Bennett that she wanted to go to London to discuss a new manuscript with Mr. Gordon, and Benet Mr. Nut said that Mr. Collins was a guest at home, and when he was temporarily unable to go out, Catherine was very impatient with this guest.

She did not mind the gentleman's fanciful admiration of Lady Catherine and her daughter at all times, nor did she mind that when Mr. ".

But if he interfered with making money, he would become heinous in Catherine's eyes.

It was not until a day later that Mr. Collins accompanied the other daughters of the Bennet family to Meriton, and Catherine was able to board the carriage to London with Mr. Bennet.

Both took comfort in the fact that there was no slavish babble in their ears.

"I will never say that my mother is long-winded anymore," Catherine watched happily as the carriage drove out of Longbourn. "Compared with this excellent young priest, mother can be said to be taciturn."

Mr. Bennet agreed with this, and added another proof that Mrs. Bennet was better than Mr. Collins: "At least she doesn't insist on following me into the study."

After traveling for more than three hours, the carriage arrived at Kensington, where the Daily Telegraph was located.As soon as Catherine jumped out of the carriage holding Mr. Bennett's arm, she saw Mr. Gordon standing at the door of the newspaper office and walking forward with a smile on his face.

"Since I received your letter a few days ago, I have been waiting at the newspaper office." Mr. Gordon was very enthusiastic, and his tone revealed intimacy.

His smile is very bright, which is different from the reserved and reserved British people, and it is very contagious.

When Catherine was still at Nedfield Manor and discovered Mr. Darcy's feelings, she immediately wrote to Mr. Bennett and asked him to send the letter to Mr. Gordon, saying that she wanted to visit London recently.

Mr. Bennett doesn't see this kind of outgoing person very often. Compared with the other party, his response was a little cold. He just nodded reservedly: "Thank you for waiting."

Fortunately, Mr. Gordon didn't mind, and he turned to Catherine again. His handsome face was shining brightly under the light and shadow, and his gestures were full of masculine charm and willfulness.

He looked at her with bright eyes and high spirits.

"Miss Bennett, we meet again."