[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

Catherine thought she could never have been more embarrassing than this in her life.She was suspiciously silent for nearly a minute, and finally decided to treat it as if it never happened.

At that time, she never expected that she and the other person mentioned in the pen pal letter would coincide.It would never have occurred to her that the person she boasted casually would eventually become herself.

Catherine said dryly: "Then do I accidentally learn your truest evaluation of me?"

She tried to sound as relaxed as ever, and even managed a smile, but Knightley picked up on her emotion easily.

She is nervous and dazed.

Catherine didn't know how to face this sudden accident.She has a good time with each other, whether as a pen pal or as "Mr. Knightley," but when the two identities overlap, she becomes overwhelmed.

...and at Netherfield, she had heard Knightley praise her work.Catherine was annoyed why she didn't hear anything from his comments?

"Kitty, I have never judged you objectively," Knightley said to her unhurriedly. "It would not have affected my opinion of you if we had not met in person— —Maybe there is one thing, I didn't expect you to be a little girl just grown up before."

He bent the corners of his lips towards her, which was a joke only between close people.

"I didn't expect you to be so young." Catherine said her true thoughts, "I always thought you were a gentleman who was similar to my father's age."

Most young men of his age, who had inherited large fortunes from their ancestors, were either in London's luxurious society, or spent a lot of money, kept mistresses, and wives.

"It seems that it is a good thing for us to meet, and the misunderstanding between us has been completely eliminated." Knightley said, "Kitty, this is our first meeting in the true sense."

"Yes." Catherine nodded.

"But this meeting happened much earlier than I expected. I thought it would be June when the strawberries were in season—maybe that would be a better time to reveal your identity. Strawberries will distract you, and you won't Blame me for not telling you in time, I have discovered your secret."

Knightley had a gentle smile, and Catherine was surprised by his slightly raised tail.Catherine immediately frowned, "Have you discovered my identity? I don't think I have disclosed my information to you."

For various reasons, Catherine has always paid great attention to protecting her privacy.She couldn't figure out where she had exposed herself.

"It's Wickham's case. Kitty, cases like this don't come very often in all England." Knightley reassured her. Be more concerned."

"But after all, it covers the whole of England, how dare you be sure?" Catherine asked back.

"You forget, Kitty, that you mentioned to me in one of your letters that you lived in Hertfordshire. The horrors of recent events in Hertfordshire are only true to your description. Kem's case. And the address I communicated with happened to be not far from Mr. Gardner's house. Then, among the 24 families in Longbourn, among the ladies I have had chance to contact, who can I think of? only you."

"You are just guessing, and guessing without solid evidence may be wrong." Catherine retorted that she didn't realize that the discomfort in her heart had gradually disappeared as the conversation deepened.

Knightley laughed. "It's really only a speculation. But today, Kitty, you confirmed it yourself."

Catherine blinked, unable to bear to look at her own foolishness.

"Kitty, you don't need to pay too much attention to this matter. We have become friends before we recognize each other, and this friendship will not change in the future." He explained her worry in one sentence.His tone was serious enough to border on persuasion, but there was also genuine concern and kindness in it.

Catherine had no intention of embarrassing herself in such a matter, and she struggled for a moment with a little surprise, agreeing with his statement: "These correspondences let us know each other better, and I think they will make our friendship more loyal. It also makes me believe that, You are a worthy friend."

"It is my honor to be recognized by a lady like you."

His tone is relaxed.

"But my friend—" Catherine tilted her head, "If I hadn't tested your identity today, would you really have to wait until the strawberries are ripe before telling me the truth? what to do?"

She asked these out of pure curiosity.

Knightley answered very calmly, as clearly as if he had already prepared.

"Kitty, your cleverness won't let it get to that point. Even if you'd been more careful about accepting Isabella's offer, you might have discovered who I was before last Christmas."

"Sometimes, socializing can also help us solve part of the problem."

Catherine was thoughtful: "You are right. But this is already the best arrangement."

They chatted for a while, and no one took the initiative to talk about Catherine's identity as "Ryan Upton". They tacitly bypassed the identity that made them overlap at the beginning, and instead talked about some recent Funny things that happen to each other.

They talked of some girls' schools in London, and Knightley said he knew of a Mrs. Godda at Highbury who was employed at a girls' school.Catherine hadn't been to the current school yet, so she was a little curious for a while.Knightley had no sisters in his family, and he didn't know much about this kind of school. Fortunately, his knowledge allowed him to pick up Catherine's words, so that Catherine would not feel dull.

They next spoke of the Congress that had convened.Catherine joked with a smile: "No wonder there are so many people in London recently, so is that why you came to London?" ①

Knightley smiled and said nothing.

They tacitly didn't talk too much about politics, and they didn't think it was inappropriate to talk about it with a lady who played the piano and sang every day.

Catherine went on to talk of the first sisters in the family, which she talked with a little more interest than any other subject.Knightley then said that Catherine was more concerned about being a sister than the other ladies.

The topic naturally turned to other places. Knightley said one thing, about Bentley and Caroline.

Although Catherine was unwilling to care about other people's family affairs, this absurd incident that she overheard still made her feel a little ridiculous.

It turned out that Mr. Bingley was not worried about his sister's marriage, so Mrs. Hurst decided to introduce a marriage for Caroline.The other party is the youngest son of the earl's eldest son, who is of noble birth, and is considered a good match for Caroline, who has a rich dowry.The two hit it off, and they were about to discuss marriage. Only then did Bingley find out about his sister. He agreed readily, but he regretted it not long after, and had a big fight with Caroline because of it.

Knightley spoke briefly, the details of which were guessed by Catherine herself.She has a rich imagination and can't help but imagine plays similar to Romeo and Juliet.

"If Miss Bingley really has a deep affection for that gentleman, it will be too difficult to persuade her to change her mind." Catherine thought to herself, unless Mr. Darcy changed his mind and proposed to Caroline, which was totally impossible.

"It's really not easy to deal with." Knightley also agrees with her.

Catherine thought about it and said: "As Mr. Bingley is, if he doesn't like that gentleman, then he is probably not worthy of Miss Bingley's entrustment for life. I am surprised that Miss Bingley is not such an unwise person."

Although Catherine doesn't like Caroline Bingley very much, she doesn't take pleasure in the other party's misfortune.

This is the strange thing about this matter. After discussing with the three of them, Bingley and Darcy couldn't understand Caroline's stubborn motives. Even Darcy asked Georgiana to ask, but they couldn't get any information.Bingley didn't want to hurt his sister, and he was not a violent person, and the man kept avoiding Bingley. For various reasons, it was even more troublesome to deal with the matter.

So Knightley told Catherine about this, hoping to get some different opinions from her.

The author has something to say: [Just...the power outage came to QAQ, and then I looked at the collection in the afternoon, and Ah Jin cleared it, which scared me, and it was a little late. 】

①: At that time, the members of the House of Commons were landowners without titles but with land (such as Darcy and Knightley).Contrary then and now, the House of Lords was the legislative body.Parliament is closed for a few weeks during the Easter period from mid-January to August each year.Many celebrities will be staying in London during the conference, although many families will not be in London until after Easter.