[Pride and Prejudice] Becoming Katherine Bennett

When Mr. Gordon entered, his tall and handsome appearance instantly won him the favor of the ladies who were hiding in the lounge and peeping at him.

And when he passed by the door, he smiled in the direction of the door, his polite and personable appearance raised everyone's favor to another level.

His arrival set off quite a storm in the Bennett family.

The young girls of the Bennet family originally planned to go to Meriton Town to see if Wickham was back, but when they saw the new gentleman, they forgot the officer for a while, surrounded Catherine, and Mrs. Bennet and Mrs. Lydia is the main force, and questions are constantly being asked of her.

"Who's Kitty?"

"Kitty, did he come to see you?"

"Is he married?"

"how did you guys meet?"

"He must be worth a lot. I saw his horse. His fur is shiny."

"He's so handsome."

……

Catherine was overwhelmed by one question after another. She only had one mouth, and she really didn't know which one to answer first.

And more importantly, she didn't know why he came.

The last time we met, Catherine signed the Bennett home address on the new contract.This point was not written in the previous contract.

Although Mr. Gordon already knew the address in their correspondence after the publication of "Blood Return", she still wrote it down specifically to show her satisfaction with the further cooperation between the two parties.

When she wrote it, she just took it as a small trick to show her sincerity.She didn't expect that this gentleman would suddenly appear without saying a word, and it was still at breakfast time.

He was coming to Longbourne at this moment, what time did he leave London?

Before she could answer the family's questions, the meeting between Mr. Bennett and Mr. Gordon ended very quickly.

Mr. Bennett opened the door and introduced Mr. Gordon and everyone in the room one by one.

While the young ladies were a little shy of the charming, charismatic stranger, Mrs. Bennet's eyes shone brightly.

Her eyes went back and forth between Mr. Gordon and Catherine, and she knew intuitively that it was not a simple matter for a young man to come to his door early in the morning.

Thanks to this incident, Collins' depression of failing to propose marriage has been forgotten by her.

She thought that Mr. Bingley was the best home for the daughters of the Bennett family, but compared with the gentleman in front of her, Mr. Bingley is generous, kind, handsome and rich, yes, but he seems to lack some courage, and seems to be Not so good.

As for Mr. Collins, Mrs. Bennet thought him even less worthy of mention.

If Jane and Catherine can marry these two gentlemen, Elizabeth's marriage can also be improved a lot.Although the priest is good, he cannot be compared with these two at all.

Catherine didn't know that her mother, when she first saw Mr. Gordon, had been thinking frantically how they could get married.

She pretended to agree to Mr. Bennett's arrangement to take Mr. Gordon around, and took him out in a reserved and docile manner, specifically bypassing the more crowded road and walking towards the sparsely populated hillside.

Mr. Gordon followed her and had no objection to the route she chose. He looked around the surrounding scenery as he walked, and kept praising: "I finally know why my friends like to live in the country manor for a while every year. The air here Compared with London, it is much better, but there are a little less people.”

Catherine stopped, turned around, and smiled at him without a smile on her face: "Mr. Gordon, I am really honored to have you here."

"Really?" Mr. Gordon looked at her with a smile, "Why do I look at you as if you are very unhappy, and thought I was disturbing you."

"That's your mistake." Catherine smirked.

"It must be that I don't know you well enough for such a misunderstanding," Mr. Gordon admitted his mistake very simply. "This is my mistake, Miss Bennett."

Catherine stared at him, and he smiled back.

Catherine was very angry.He was both angry at Mr. Gordon's sudden appearance, and also angry at himself for reacting too violently.

Hearing his sudden visit just now, Catherine's whole body trembled, subconsciously wanting to stop him from the door and not let him in.

It wasn't until she ran out of the restaurant that she realized how wrong her behavior was.Such a reaction of hers would not only prevent the family from knowing him, but would also cause Mrs. Bennett to question her for at least three days.

"I'm troubled, Mr. Gordon." Catherine looked at him warily.

In Catherine's mind, Mr. Gordon is the most modern person she has ever met after traveling to this world.

In today's gentleman society, others live under a set of established rules. Although their personalities are different, they are generally gentle, calm and self-sustaining, and their behaviors conform to the standards and definitions of a gentleman. Only he, and others The gentleman is not the same at all.

He seems to have a thousand faces, which no one can understand.

Catherine had to admit that every time she confronted Mr. Gordon, she was highly nervous.She couldn't tell why, but she could only say that it was an instinct, similar to a rabbit being so frightened that it couldn't move when it saw a ferocious beast.

Others probably think about the same.When he was at the Bennet's just now, even Mrs. Bennet didn't dare to say much, although he kept smiling.He has such courage, when standing there quietly, he looks like a cheetah ready to go.

Catherine thought she had some shallow talents and shallow wits, but she never dared to show them off in Mr. Gordon's presence.In the face of an absolute gap in strength, all showing off is a dead end, and the only effective way is sincerity.

In the conversation between her and him, she seemed gentle and firm, but in fact, that was what she had planned. Behind her words that seemed to come out of her mouth, there were painstaking and careful words behind her. Show him frankly, without any concealment, even if there are some calculations, she will speak out directly.

As it turns out, the effect is not bad.

Just as she knew that he had seen through herself, she also saw that not only did he not mind her little calculations, but he also found it interesting. To raise his hand casually and make a slight concession would be a huge wealth to her.

He is a big man, not as simple as a newspaper boss.For this, Catherine has long been determined.But she didn't inquire, nor was she curious.

And as a tribute to his generosity, she entrusted Addison Fitch with carte blanche for all matters relating to the public affairs of Addison Fitch to Mr. Gordon and his newspaper, which, according to him, did him some favors, how much Several nobles, including a prince, approached him, wanting to see the following manuscripts.

Catherine understands that connections are far more useful to Mr. Gordon than herself, so she offers them all.She thought there was a tacit understanding between them, and he was absolutely aware that she didn't want to be noticed.

So, why is he here?

Catherine's alert eyes made Willard's smile widen.

"What troubles you, Miss Bennet?" His voice was full of interest.

"Mr. Gordon, what are you doing here? Is it for the manuscript of the new book?" Catherine didn't want to provoke him, took a few deep breaths, and said in a calm tone as much as possible, "I have sent you all , I’ve only written so much so far.”

"You wouldn't believe me if I said I came to see you." Mr. Gordon smiled.

Catherine wanted to roll her eyes, but she tried hard to hold back: "Hahaha, your joke is very funny, I laughed, and you."

"Hahahaha," compared to Catherine's fake smile, Willard really laughed out loud. He laughed heartily for a long time before he said to Catherine, "You are really interesting, Miss Bennett, it's real You, right?"

Catherine was expressionless: "I don't think this has anything to do with you, sir."

"Well, if the answer is revealed too quickly, sometimes it's very boring." Willard laughed wantonly, but his tone was very polite. "I'm here today, and it has nothing to do with the book. Which explanation do you want to hear?"

"I want to hear whether it's okay." Catherine decided not to fall into his cliché.

Mr. Gordon shrugged, took out a stack of square letter paper from his pocket, opened it gently, and handed it to her: "This is one of your letters I received the day before yesterday. It probably went to the wrong place."

Catherine took it, and after just one glance, she knew what was wrong.

God, she made a big oolong!