[Pride and Prejudice] Becoming Katherine Bennett

Elizabeth looked at Darcy's expression and thought he was indignant at the aggressiveness in her words: "Isn't what I said very clear, Mr. Darcy? Are you going to deny what you did to Jane and Bingley?"

Darcy's complexion was not very good, but he explained calmly: "Miss Elizabeth, I don't agree with the charges you mentioned. I didn't break them up. I just gave Charles a reasonable suggestion based on my own observations. He did It's a choice, and I don't think that advice was wrong until now."

Seeing Darcy's shameless and unrepentant appearance, Elizabeth was furious: "Mr. Darcy, looking at your ridiculous and arrogant face, I think maybe other people didn't directly expose the truth to you because of your status and wealth. Fact, then I will tell you today: Your arrogance and arrogance are very, very ridiculous. May I ask what qualifications do you have to ruin other people’s happiness by guessing? Because you are rich and powerful, your guess is right Is it even more shocking to me that after you have hurt others, you are still complacently bragging about their tragedies, your behavior is disgusting and contemptuous."

Ever since she knew the reason why Mr. Bingley and Jane separated, Elizabeth seemed to have a flame burning in her heart these days. In her eyes, there is no one more hateful than Mr. Darcy in this world.Although he hurt Jane, Jane's loss of happiness was also an extremely painful thing for Elizabeth.

This anger would only boil in her if she had not seen Mr. Darcy.But it happened that Mr. Darcy was also a guest at Losings, and occasionally saw her.They didn't meet much, but Elizabeth was disgusted by every aspect. She was lively and cheerful, and she had never hated a person so much.

Colonel Fitzwilliam told her that their trip to Losings had been planned long ago. A few days ago, Darcy couldn't say that they would come because the family would have very important things going on.But when he asked him what it was, he played tricks and refused to say.Colonel Fitzwilliam was ready to go alone, but Darcy suddenly said that he wanted to go with him, which was really confusing.

Of course Elizabeth did not know that Mr. Darcy's repeated changes of mind had something to do with Catherine.He originally thought that his marriage proposal would be allowed, then he would be busy with the marriage contract, so naturally he had no time to visit his aunt.After being rejected, he became enthusiastic about this journey again, only because he was eager to leave London and leave this place with Catherine.

Elizabeth was not at all interested in the reasons for Mr. Darcy's change of mind, except that she bored him every time she saw him, and that she could scarcely maintain a surface of politeness, but Colonel Fitzwilliam said they were leaving soon.Who would have thought that today I would meet Darcy here alone, she could barely be cold and polite, but when he greeted her family arrogantly, the anger in Elizabeth's heart could no longer be suppressed, and her hands were trembling with anger.

In extreme anger, Elizabeth spoke without any scruples. After she finished speaking, she realized that her words were a bit impolite, but thinking of the harm Darcy's actions had caused to Jane, Elizabeth was troubled by speaking very politely.

She thought that her words would make Darcy furious, and even if she didn't, she would at least be furious. Who would have thought that Mr. Darcy just made a few excuses and didn't seem to be particularly concerned, and asked another question.He said, "And then?"

Elizabeth frowned tightly.Darcy's reaction was far beyond her expectation. She never expected that Darcy just asked such a question after listening to her.

Then?what then?Are you letting yourself continue to scold him?Elizabeth couldn't figure out what he meant, she looked at him in shock, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Of course Darcy was angry at Elizabeth's accusation, but regarding this matter, even if Elizabeth made such accusations, he still believed that he was not wrong.He gave a simple explanation, but the other party didn't listen, and he didn't intend to say anything more.

Compared with accusations, he was full of another thing, that is, the part of Elizabeth's words that was related to Catherine and himself. He was eager to ask clearly, and the question came out of his mouth without thinking about it.After seeing Elizabeth's reaction, Darcy realized that his question was ridiculous. It can be said that he had completely exposed his intentions.

He was quite calm at first, but now there was an uncontrollable expression of embarrassment and regret on his face.

Elizabeth was a clever girl, and quickly guessed what Mr. Darcy meant.She was greatly shaken in her heart.She didn't know that Darcy and Catherine had met again in London, Mr. Darcy proposed to Catherine and was rejected.Her impression stayed a few months ago, when Mr. Darcy had a slight affection for Catherine, but Catherine didn't take it seriously.At that time, Catherine said that Mr. Darcy was only temporarily tempted, and he and Bingley soon left together.

Elizabeth never mentioned this matter to Catherine again, because she had already decided in her heart that the two of them would never have nothing.

But looking at Mr. Darcy's appearance, Elizabeth realized that she and Catherine were wrong in their judgment.Instead of forgetting about Catherine after leaving Nedfir as they thought, Mr. Darcy maintained this mood and became more affectionate towards her.

This discovery made Elizabeth not know whether to be angry or to laugh.Ordinarily, with Darcy's conditions, being able to admire Catherine is a great joy for the Bennett family.But he is really vicious and despicable, proud and self-satisfied, if it is not for his reason, she almost blurted out, asking him how dare a person with such moral character miss Catherine, her sister is so lovely and excellent, even if all the men in the world are dead will not choose him.

But she was not impulsive.Elizabeth remembered what she had always known: Catherine had an inexplicably good impression of Darcy.Catherine has a kind of trust in Darcy who doesn't know where it comes from. She will consider everything he does from a good point of view. In her opinion, Mr. Darcy is a character who is upright and reliable enough to be written in a missionary book.

If such an excellent and upright gentleman in her mind proposes to her, Elizabeth is really not sure whether Catherine will agree.

However, even if Catherine did not trust Darcy so much, Elizabeth also believed that she was not qualified to make decisions for her sister's love life.

Thinking that this gentleman is suffering from love, and the other party is her sister, Elizabeth calmed down a bit. She thought about going back and writing to Catherine to tell Catherine about this matter, and she was not as angry with Darcy as before. But the tone is still cold.

"If what you mean to ask is Catherine's excuse for you, I am sorry, and though it will please you, it must be said that it is the truth. Mr. Wickham said when he was a visitor at our house that you were sorry for him. , we all sympathized and believed him, but Catherine got into an argument with Wickham about you in the presence of many guests. She was reproached by my mother for days, and at one point kept her in the bedroom when the guests came. I feel sorry for my sister, who was so innocent and kind, but trusted the wrong person. And you, while she explained it to you, hurt her family wantonly."

After speaking, Elizabeth didn't want to look at Mr. Darcy any more, turned around and left quickly.

Mr. Darcy did not know how he got back to Losings.

Ever since Elizabeth left, the words of the other party have been echoing in his mind.He tried to stop thinking about it, but in fact, he was so preoccupied with this matter for the rest of the day that he couldn't even respond to Lady Catherine's many conversations with him.

Darcy felt something tightening his heart.He couldn't help thinking over and over every word and every word.He wants to come to a conclusion that will make him happy, but he is always not sure, for fear that everything is just his own sentimentality.

Darcy has always been proud of his ability to analyze and think, but this time when he makes judgments, he is always full of doubts.He wanted to tell himself that Catherine believed him, she explained for him, and even quarreled with others because of him, but he quickly persuaded himself to calm down, and kept repeating in his heart that it didn't mean anything.

Though thinking this way, Darcy was still in a state of mind, and he couldn't be unhappy.

Although Catherine thinks that Darcy doesn't know her at all, he thinks he knows something about Catherine.He has always known that she is a cold and warm person, her enthusiasm is only for her family, but she is always indifferent to others and rarely speaks.

Darcy can understand this kind of reticence, because he is also like this. There are a lot of people and things that he refuses to pay attention to, and he is too lazy to argue. If he will argue for someone else, it can only show that he cares about that person.

Catherine was arguing with others because of him. Does this... mean something?Is she too, like him?

Darcy's heart beat violently at the thought.

The new awareness made him recall Catherine's rejection of him that day.At that time, he was so sad that although those words were deeply engraved in his mind, he always avoided them subconsciously and never thought of them at all.

Now when he mustered up his courage again and recalled every word Catherine said that day, he didn't know whether it was a change in his mentality or he was finally able to calm down enough to face up to the dialogue that day. Darcy suddenly discovered that there was no relationship between him and Catherine. impossible.

Although her refusal was firm, her tone was very gentle. She looked calm at the time, but there was depression in her brows and eyes.She said a lot of hurtful things, but it all boiled down to one thing: she said that he didn't understand her, and that he didn't like her true self.

In fact, on the way to Grace Church Street, Darcy was a little worried that his marriage proposal would not be successful.

The lady's attitude with regard to him and Catherine kept changing his mind: at first he was so confident in himself that the only courtship that would thwart him was his own heart.Catherine would refuse this matter. He never thought about it. He thought complacently that as long as he asked, she would appreciate and agree. After all, no one would be willing to make such a huge sacrifice like him, and she couldn't find anyone with better conditions than him. sir.

But soon, Darcy found that he was too arrogant.Catherine didn't take his heart to heart, she could see it, but she didn't encourage him at all, instead she kept ignoring him.Her silent refusal was like a basin of cold water, extinguishing Darcy's fiery self-confidence.He used to think highly of himself, but now he is ignored by a country lady.This makes Darcy start to reflect on his character when his love is rejected, whether he is not as good as he thinks.

When he later discovered that Mr. Gordon also seemed to be interested in Catherine, Darcy lost some confidence in the proposal.

But he really didn't want to give up.Darcy believes that the reunion between him and her is a chance given by God, otherwise, how could she meet him in London again when she hasn't left the town of Meryton for more than ten years.

Unfortunately, the marriage proposal was rejected.Darcy thought that he would not be too sad if he had prepared himself mentally in advance, but in fact, he was much more painful than he thought.He couldn't fall asleep for a long time, and his mind was full of that lady.He ordered himself to forget about it, he had planned so many activities for it, he filled every moment with it, and he wished he didn't have time.

But he still failed.As long as he was alone, as long as he was quiet, even for a second, Catherine's figure would appear again before his eyes and in his mind.She, and the memory of that day, became a wound in his heart, being torn apart repeatedly.

Darcy does not want to be tortured by memories.But just like a person who is struggling to find the light in the dark night, after finding a glimmer of light, he immediately has hope in his heart and is persistent in pursuing the light.

Buoyed by the idea of ​​optimism, Darcy now recalled this painful memory, and suddenly found a detail that cheered him up.

He realized that Catherine's reasons for rejecting him were completely different from what he thought.She didn't mention Mr. Gordon at all, and she didn't feel disgusted with him. Except for saying that he didn't understand her, she affirmed and praised him.He thought it was Catherine's consolation for his failed proposal.But now it seems that she really agrees with his character and believes what he said.Combined with what Elizabeth said, Catherine had a dispute with Wickham because of him...

Darcy rose abruptly from his chair, folded his arms upon his breast, and paced the room.

He felt a surge of heat in his heart.He was slandered and misunderstood for a day or two. Although he didn't care too much, except for family and friends, no one had ever believed in him so firmly as Catherine.She didn't even know what was going on between him and Wickham, who was far more agreeable and eloquent than he.

Darcy once again carefully recalled and flipped through what Catherine said, as well as all the details of her tone and actions when she spoke. He was ecstatic to find that there was no word in Catherine's rejection, saying that she The rejection was because she didn't like him, and she didn't even raise such a meaning.She just told him that she didn't know him well enough.

Besides, she also talked about their future!She said she was afraid that his love would fade because of disappointment and he would fall into a painful marriage.

What does this mean?This means that she thinks about their future!She seriously and carefully thought about his and her future!

Thinking of this, Darcy clenched his fists excitedly, his heart that seemed to be frozen in ice felt the hot beating again, surges of warm current surged from his heart to his whole body, which made him feel indescribably excited and excited. eager.

In vain do you pretend to be smart, Fitzwilliam Darcy, for not even being aware of such an obvious reminder.

What are you waiting for?

There was a dazzling light in Darcy's eyes.

She said you don't know her.

Then you get to know her!