[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

Knightley did not hide his intentions, and Catherine was also blunt: "I am not good at dealing with emotional issues. Especially I have not met the gentleman who made Miss Bingley fascinated, and I have no way to appreciate his charm."

"And I don't want to interfere with the emotional affairs of a young lady with whom I have nothing to do with. Everyone should not interfere too much with others, even if they are friends, they can only stop at advising."

Catherine did not hide her indifference, and Knightley understood her thoughts and said: "Kitty, I never meant to make things difficult for you. It's just that I thought you might be able to see through the truth behind this matter, and let us think about it. The lady's mind is too difficult."

No matter what Catherine expresses on this, Knightley will not easily tell others her thoughts.

Catherine pondered for a few minutes and expressed her opinion on this: "According to what I know about Miss Bingley, if she would do such a foolish thing, if Mr. What has been lost to an unknown gentleman, a loss of no small importance. To a lady of high family, such loss is nothing more than reputation and money."

Catherine did not go on, and Knightley read what was left of her words.

"I would advise Bentley to check Miss Caroline's bank account."

They didn't talk about it too much. Elizabeth quickly came out of the chess and card room to breathe. Jane and Isabella had a good chat. Jane loved Isabella's children very much, perhaps as the eldest sister Because of taking care of several younger sisters since she was a child, she always has a natural affection for children.John Knightley with his wife and children.

She winked at Catherine, and roved her eyes between Catherine and Knightley a few times, with good-natured teasing.Catherine turned her head away pretending not to see.Elizabeth laughed, and deliberately called her loudly: "Kitty!"

Catherine frowned and complained falsely: "Lizzie, are you trying to scare me?"

"Absolutely not." Elizabeth approached her with a smile, and was pulled to sit down by Catherine. Unknowingly, Elizabeth and Catherine quickly opened up a little distance, which made Knightley appear to be sitting closer to Catherine. .

None of the three of them are not good at words, and the topic quickly became lively again.

Elizabeth took the initiative to mention: "Mr. Knightley, will you return to Longbourn again? Dad said not long ago that he was looking forward to hunting with you, and Kitty and we will welcome you."

Catherine didn't know that Mr. Bennet had said these words in private, and she was slightly surprised when she had a mediocre relationship with her father. She heard Knightley say: "Thank you very much for Mr. Bennet's kindness. I'm afraid it won't be possible this summer. But Mr. Bennet and the ladies can come and visit Highbury if they like. Kitty has promised to call in June,"

Elizabeth glanced at Catherine in surprise, and Catherine stopped talking: "Lizzie, didn't you promise to go to Huntford to visit Charlotte in March? Maybe you will have time to come with me after that, Knightley Sir says his strawberries will be ripe in June."

Elizabeth replied with regret: "Kitty, I am very willing, but I'm afraid I can't do this. I have promised to accompany Aunt Gardner this summer. We will visit Derbyshire where she lived before she married."

It is also the seat of the Darcy family's ancestral business.Catherine thought of Elizabeth's rejection of the marriage proposal, and couldn't help but glance at her. Seeing that she was frank and indifferent, she temporarily threw it aside.

"All right, Lizzie."

Knightley and Darcy have a good friendship, and they have also visited Pemberley Manor, so they briefly introduced the scenery of this manor in Derbyshire to the two ladies, and learned that it will be open to the public for a period of time in a year.

Elizabeth thought that if the master's family were at home at that time, she would not intend to visit.Although the scenery described by Knightley moved her.

But she didn't do anything to feel guilty about, so why did she run away from Darcy?She thought again.

When the conversation was about to end, Knightley suddenly said to Catherine: "Kitty, would you like to take care of a strawberry plant yourself?"

Catherine sat in her original position in surprise, and it took a minute before she responded bluntly: "You..."

Knightley smiled: "I hope to invite you to come back to Donville with me at Easter, and you will definitely receive the most considerate hospitality."

"This invitation is a bit sudden."

Catherine didn't say yes right away, she looked at him, a little puzzled as to why he did it.

However, until the family sent them to the carriage, Catherine did not get a specific explanation from Knightley.She sat firmly in the carriage and let go of Knightley's hand supporting her. She turned her head slightly and met his eyes with a shallow and soft smile.

She didn't have time to say anything, the other party put their hands down, bent slightly, and bid farewell to them.

The wheels of the carriage began to move.

Catherine withdrew her eyes, and her eyes and Knightley's eyes met in the air for a moment, and then they separated.

She seems to have a little understanding of how to describe the farewell episode that she has been unable to write for so long.

Although she had some insights, when she actually started to write, Catherine still stumbled and scribbled and deleted several times before she was barely satisfied.She looked at it carefully, sighed, put away the manuscript, and turned to the novel made for Charlotte.

Since the object she needs to serve is not the unhappily married Princess Caroline, but Princess Charlotte herself, many plots that Catherine originally thought need to be overturned and rewritten.She dipped the quill pen in ink, wrote a fluent sentence, and sighed in her heart that it was not easy to earn money.

After Chapter 1 was revised, Lydia also left from the country hot springs and returned. According to the initial agreement, the first letter that Mary sent her was also delivered, with a small package attached.

It's a novel, La Religieuse. ①

Catherine turned a few pages casually, not knowing where Mary got this book—this is a book that criticizes religion, which is obviously out of date in this era.

She couldn't help worrying about Mary and her decision.

In the last pages of the book were two fifty-pound notes.Catherine read the letter, and it was Mary who owed her back.

Mary mentioned that she used disguise and number calculation ability to win a sum of money in London's large and small casinos, so she temporarily repaid part of her arrears.This incident, which she had lightly brought down, terrified Catherine.

She wrote back: "Honey, I would give this money in exchange for never knowing the news."

Beyond that, Mary has made it to Cambridge without incident, saying she has found the right status and entry qualifications.She enrolled as another student and rented a small room outside the school.

"...I'm all right, Kitty."

Catherine wrote a lot of words to express her concerns in the reply. After she finished writing, she thought for half an hour, tore up the reply, and wrote another text message.

"... wish you all the best, Socrates and Aristotle will bless you."

On Friday, Lydia returned to London.

The author has something to say: [The first volume is coming to an end, the second volume may be a little faster, if it doesn't get up faster, it will become a middle volume (whispering bb). 】

①: "The Nun", a philosophical novel written by Diderot ([-]th century philosopher), criticizes the dark religious world.There is a film adaptation of the same name.