[Pride and Prejudice] Becoming Katherine Bennett

This time Darcy came back very suddenly.

He didn't send anyone to deliver the letter in advance, but left in a hurry after bidding farewell to Mrs. Catherine of Losings and others.

Georgiana didn't get any information, and at first she was guessing who it was, but when she saw that it was Mr. Darcy, she was shocked, no less surprised than Catherine.She was stunned for a few seconds, and then subconsciously explained to Catherine: "I swear, I really didn't know that my brother would come back today. He went to Losings to see his aunt before, and it usually takes a few days before he returns to London."

After Georgiana finished speaking, the salon fell into silence for a while.She and Catherine looked at you and me, and both of them blushed suddenly.

Georgiana realized that her words were a model of self-confession.Ever since she dated Catherine, she was rejected because she knew her brother's intentions. In order to avoid making Catherine feel uncomfortable, she pretended not to know that they had emotional entanglements.But this sentence dispelled all previous efforts.

As for Catherine, who had taken into account the presence of Georgiana and Mrs. Annesley, she tried her best to maintain her composure even though she was flustered.As soon as Georgiana's explanation came out, she couldn't pretend any longer, and a wave of shame kept coming from the bottom of her heart, and her whole face turned red.

While the two ladies were facing silence and embarrassment in the salon, Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam had entered the mansion.

Colonel Fitzwilliam walked behind Darcy and yawned.He didn't know why Darcy wanted to go back to London all of a sudden. He only knew that Darcy said yesterday that he wanted to leave, and he would leave this morning.According to the original plan, they will stay in Losings for at least two or three days, but now there is no warning ahead.Colonel Fitzwilliam asked the reason all the way, but Darcy refused to tell him anyway.

The butler greeted him: "Sir, Mr. Fitzwilliam."

Darcy took off his hat and handed it to the footman. He looked around but couldn't find his sister: "Where is Georgiana?"

Usually when he came home, Georgiana would run out to greet him as soon as possible.

The housekeeper said: "Miss is entertaining guests in the salon."

"Guest?" Darcy was surprised.The younger sister is shy and introverted, it is difficult to make friends, and she rarely invites people to the house.At first Darcy thought it was a relative of his own family or a female family member of his friend's family, but then he thought that if it was those familiar faces, the housekeeper would directly tell him the names of the people who visited.

"It's my sisters?" Colonel Fitzwilliam thought the same as Darcy.

Colonel Fitzwilliam is Darcy's cousin. His father, Darcy's mother and Lady Catherine are brothers and sisters. Because of this relationship, they come and go frequently and often walk around each other.At the same time, he is also Georgiana's guardian. Originally, he could go home directly when he returned to London. Out of the desire to see his sister, he followed him to Darcy's house.

He also knew Georgiana's character very well, so he naturally never thought that she would have any new friends.

Who would like the housekeeper to say: "It's not Mrs. Billy, but a young Miss Bennett. She is a friend of the lady. She is invited by the lady to be a guest today."

"What?" Darcy asked in shock, thinking he had heard wrong.

However, before he got the answer and made no mental preparations, he saw Georgiana and Catherine walking out from the salon together.

Meeting Catherine this time was really beyond Darcy's expectation.His first thought was surprise, but the surprise did not last for a few seconds before he became flustered.He was restless, he didn't know what to say, and he didn't know what to do. The fingers of his right hand unconsciously rubbed back and forth on the outside of his thigh, and then pulled the corner of his clothes.

His demeanor was calm at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one could clearly see that his expression was stiff and unnatural, and what was even rarer was that his face flushed slightly.

Compared with him, Catherine's performance is much better. She has passed the most flustered moment when she was unprepared.She prepared her heart well and acted nonchalantly at this moment.Who would have thought that when she met Darcy's eyes and saw his nervous and bewildered reaction, she was also nervous and shy, her face flushed.

No one else in the hall made a sound, and there was an eerie silence for a few seconds.

Catherine felt extremely embarrassed.She felt that she was really unlucky.Today was the first time she had been at the Darcys' house since her acquaintance with Georgiana.Before coming, she had considered the possibility of meeting this gentleman and embarrassing both parties. In order to avoid this situation, she deliberately read Georgiana's letter again.After confirming that Georgiana clearly wrote that she was alone in London, she felt relieved to come as a guest.

Unexpectedly, it was only a few hours before she ran into Mr. Darcy who was away from home a few days ago and just came back from Losings.Catherine was distraught, flustered and surprised beyond description.Compared with these personal thoughts, she was more afraid that Mr. Darcy would misunderstand her purpose of coming.Did he think she was befriending Georgiana on purpose for his sake?Think she regretted it, so come to save the country with a curve?

Thinking of this, the shame on Catherine's face became more obvious. She lowered her head and did not dare to look at Mr. Darcy.

And Darcy's reaction was even worse.Although he panicked for a moment at first, he soon exercised the self-control he was proud of and thought he was calm again.He was about to say a few words of reminiscence or welcome, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't speak!

In 28 years of life, Mr. Darcy was so angry with himself for the first time.Check out what he did!Oh, it's really nothing, it's just that I can't speak just looking at a young lady.

God!Darcy thought it was ridiculous, but he just couldn't make a sound, his throat was very tight, and his breathing was very rapid. He opened his mouth several times, and then closed it feebly.

Compared with the gaffe on the surface, he was even more upset in his heart.Although he had made up his mind to get to know and win over this young lady, his plan was to go back to London as soon as he arrived, and he hadn't thought about anything else.

Who the hell thought he'd run into her as soon as he got home?

The silence and panic of the two fell in the eyes of everyone present.Among these people, Georgiana already knew her brother's intentions, knowing that he was rejected without saying anything.She didn't know that poor brother suffered another major blow a few days ago - he proposed marriage, but he was rejected, and he was so shocked that he took the wrong direction when he returned home, and almost ran towards Ireland on horseback.

Mrs. Annesley also guessed part of it. She had been with Georgiana for many years, and this simple lady didn't know how to hide.

And Colonel Fitzwilliam knew nothing.He had never seen Darcy like this.At first, he was curious about how Georgiana had a new friend, but he didn't know, and then he found that this new friend was beautiful and young, but soon, his vision and energy were all taken by the interaction between Mr. Darcy and this strange lady attracted.

God, what did he see?

Colonel Fitzwilliam was surprised to see his cousin, who had always been serious and calm in the past, obviously flustered at this moment, and he looked at the young lady who shyly lowered her head and was not much better than Darcy, and felt that the answer was ready to come out.

He observed Darcy carefully again, only to find that Darcy's expression was not only flustered, but that expression could be called shy.

Probably because his shocked gaze was too obvious, Darcy became angry immediately after feeling his gaze.He was angry with his overly obvious reaction and attitude, and even more angry that he thought he was covering it up well, and felt that Catherine couldn't see his nervousness, as anyone would have thought Fitzwilliam could.

Darcyton felt distraught.However, it didn't take long for bursts of unspeakable joy to surge in his heart.

Darcy couldn't help looking out the window, and found that the outside world was still gloomy and desolate, and London in winter really made it difficult to find any words of praise.

But he felt very strange.He wondered why he suddenly felt so happy in such weather, why he seemed to feel fragrance and sunshine flowing into his heart?

How much does he like this lady?

After standing silently for another minute, Darcy managed to stabilize his mood: "Miss Bennett."

Catherine bowed to him.Her demeanor has returned to normal, but the fingers pinching the skirt are obviously more forceful than usual: "Mr. Darcy, I'm here as a guest at the house today, I hope I don't disturb you."

"Of course not. You're Georgiana's guest, and I'm... very welcome."

After finishing these few words, the two stopped talking again.But even though the words were quiet, an indescribably ambiguous and blushing atmosphere flowed silently between them.

Colonel Fitzwilliam didn't want to interrupt, but he was afraid that if he kept quiet like this, he would stand until tomorrow morning. He coughed lightly, and said, "Maybe I should introduce myself?"

The joke in his words made Darcy look slightly embarrassed again.Normally, Darcy should have introduced each other when he saw Catherine.

Darcy didn't think about it at all.So much so that Fitzwilliam and Catherine have been standing face to face for several minutes, and they haven't officially known each other yet.

Darcy said seriously: "Miss Catherine, let me introduce you. This is my cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam. We just came back from Losings. This is Miss Catherine Bennett."

Colonel Fitzwilliam thought the introduction too partial.

Hearing the name of Colonel Fitzwilliam, Catherine was finally distracted.

"I think you must be Miss Elizabeth's younger sister. I heard her mention you." Colonel Fitzwilliam said.He guessed this way, not because Elizabeth looked mature, but because Catherine was still a girl at first sight.Although she looked old-fashioned, she clearly looked like a teenage girl, and he couldn't even tell who was older between her and Georgiana.

Thinking of this, Colonel Fitzwilliam glanced at Darcy again, filled with emotion.

It's really unexpected that the serious and calm Darcy actually likes this type of girl.

Catherine responded with a smile: "I received a letter from my sister a few days ago, and she also mentioned you to me, saying that you are all guests in Losings."

After meeting the two gentlemen, Darcy and Fitzwilliam went to their respective rooms to change clothes, while Georgiana took Catherine back to the salon.

According to Georgiana's plan, she should take Catherine to see her new painting, but now both of them have lost their minds.

Georgiana was uneasy because she was afraid that Catherine would misunderstand that she invited her knowing that Darcy would come back.But Catherine didn't think about it. She believed in Georgiana's character, and of course she knew she would not do this.But she could not help feeling anxious about the same thing, and she was afraid that Mr. Darcy would misunderstand her visit as a deliberate one.

I have to say that many things are fans of the authorities.Catherine believed in Georgiana, and Mr. Darcy also believed in Catherine. Neither of them expected this encounter today, but they were not sure whether the other party knew their intentions.

After all, she has experienced more things than Georgiana. Catherine took the initiative to continue the previous topic with Georgiana as if what happened just now did not happen.But she wanted to leave very much in her heart, and when the time finally slowed down to more than three o'clock in the afternoon in anticipation, Catherine immediately bid farewell.

She was very guilty. Originally, Georgiana carefully arranged a lot of activities today, saying that she would show her the newly drawn pictures, play the newly learned music, and want to discuss with her some problems in the book.

Unfortunately, after Mr. Darcy appeared, Catherine's mind was disturbed, and she could not help but think of him.

In Catherine's mind, she thought she would never see Mr. Darcy again.They will return to their respective life trajectories, and there will be no intersections, let alone reunions.

But... Catherine couldn't help but want to cover her cheek with her hand.Only a few days after such thoughts arose, she met him again, still at his home, and she took the initiative to come to the door.Although life is always full of too many accidents, she sincerely hopes that such embarrassing things should happen less often.

For Catherine's bid to leave, Georgiana wanted to keep her.They had already agreed that Catherine would stay for dinner, and she also specially asked the French chef and Italian chef at home to prepare a sumptuous dinner.But Georgiana was a considerate girl, and only kindly begged her to visit again sometime soon.

Georgiana said: "I guarantee that I will be the only one at home then!"

Catherine could not help laughing.

They went to the gate together, and Georgiana was to put Catherine into the carriage.Just then, Mr. Darcy came down the stairs on the second floor.

This was another completely unexpected meeting.

Catherine was stunned, unable to believe that she could recite it like this.

Since Mr. Darcy's return, she has been staying in the salon ostrich, never taking a step, for fear that meeting the other party will make him think that she is creating a coincidence.But how did he meet Mr. Darcy again?There was a burst of red on her face.

Mr. Darcy stood at the bend of the stairs, saw that Catherine had put on her hat and coat, and immediately understood that she was about to leave.

At this time, he had already recovered his usual politeness and composure. He walked down the stairs, walked up to Catherine gracefully, and asked like a hospitable host trying to retain a guest, "Are you leaving?"

I don't know if she is supercilious, but Catherine always feels that Mr. Darcy's tone is very gentle.She raised her eyes to look at him, and was immediately turned away by his affectionate eyes, who would have thought that her gaze would meet Georgiana, who was looking at them happily.

Catherine felt that her face must have looked like a bullpup.

"Yes, I remembered something and I was about to leave early. I thought you were busy, so I didn't say goodbye to you."

Darcy said: "Why don't you stay for dinner? I just asked the chef, and they specially prepared sumptuous dishes."

If Catherine hadn't been so embarrassed, she would have rolled her eyes.Why did she leave? Does he have no idea?Who prevented her from having a French meal?

Catherine was silent, just smiled slightly.

Darcy didn't hold back anymore, but instead said: "Then I'll see you off."

Everyone in the living room was stunned.

Catherine was dumbfounded: "What did you say?"

Darcy looked at her and said sincerely, "I happen to have something to go in that direction, so I'll see you off."