[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

The feeling of dancing this dance is not the same as it was half a year ago at Netherfield.Catherine spun along with the rhythm of the music, and she couldn't tell whether this feeling came from the change of the environment, or because the mood of the people in the field was different.

It turns out that a dance song is only a few minutes long.

The music stopped, and Catherine and Knightley stood facing each other. Some people around them had already exchanged their partners. Her hand was still lightly on his, as if solemnly shaking each other.

Catherine lowered her eyes, calmly drew her hand, and said softly in the noisy atmosphere of the ball: "Kately, it's over. Dance."

She said a little deliberately.

A dance is over.

Catherine reached out to touch her chest, and suddenly let out a long breath of relief.Dancing is not easy, especially when she is full of thoughts.

She stood there for a while, and the runaway adventurer broke through the crowd and came to Catherine, cheering: "Miss Kitty, do I have the honor to invite you to dance?"

Catherine thought for a while, nodded, and walked out onto the dance floor with him.

The adventurer's mind is not on the dance, he told Catherine with high spirits: "Miss Kitty, I have written the first ten chapters of the work I will create very diligently these days, I hope you can correct my work, And allow me to dedicate it to you."

He was very satisfied with his work and couldn't wait to show Catherine his results.

Catherine pursed her lips and smiled, "Then may I know what story you wrote now?"

The adventurer proudly told his fantastic idea.

Knightley stood watching the gentlemen and ladies dancing. He did not participate in this dance, and his eyes almost fell on Catherine, who was having a good chat with the adventurer.Mrs. Goddard came, her students went to the dance, she was proud of the students' excellence, but she was idling around at the ball, unable to resist chatting with people around to take the opportunity to boast of her good students.

"Oh, Mr. Knightley, the two ladies you have brought to-night are splendid, and it is impossible for our lads not to be fond of them," said Mrs. Goddard, half flatteringly, and half sincerely. Miss Dee and her partner, tell me, there could not be a more compatible and more suitable partner than them."

Knightley said dryly: "In my opinion, they don't quite match up."

"It's a really long dance," he added.

Mrs. Goddard replied: "It's a little bit, but young people like longer dance music."

After dancing with the adventurer, Catherine rested for half an hour. Seeing that the piano was vacant, she sat down and played a simple French ballad.Catherine's piano skills are mediocre, and Mr. Bennet did not hire a special tutor for them. As a father, it can be said that he is particularly remiss in his daughter's education, but fortunately, several sisters in the family have read some books.

She knew that her piano skills were mediocre, but she still got compliments from many guests after she came down.They didn't say how superbly she played, they only said that she played beautifully and the repertoire was very novel.Seeing this, Lydia couldn't help but also went up to play a few tunes. She and the local girls in Dangville had already become one with each other, and now she received more compliments than Catherine.Although their piano skills are about the same.

The dance ended with excitement.Catherine had her usual letter from a friend on her desk the next day.When a friend asked her what she thought of last night's ball in a letter, Catherine wrote "everyone was very enthusiastic", Knightley chatted a few more trivial things, and finally asked her what she thought of the adventurer.

Catherine could not help laughing at the thought of the children who had run away from home. "He, like Lydia, is a child who hasn't grown up. But people always like lively and cute children."

After writing this letter, Catherine did not put it on the table and wait for Knightley to pick it up as usual, but put it among the books borrowed in Knightley's study a few days ago and returned it together.After this little prank, she sat down to write another letter.

To Princess Charlotte.

The letter is not long, and it mainly talks about two things. One is that the novel she customized has been preliminarily completed and will be sent with the letter.If you need to modify, please write in the reply letter and send it to Donville Manor.

"...I'm going to be here all of June."

In another case, Catherine mentioned that she had the privilege of visiting a girls' school here. "As a girls' school, it's pretty good by worldly standards... Ladies these days take a completely different course from gentlemen, as if it's been the case since time immemorial.... But I suppose you learn The curriculum is not exactly the same as that of ordinary women. There are always so many interesting things in the world..."

Catherine writes this letter with a little artifice to make it read more provocatively.

She doesn't seem to understand enough what she should do, and she seems to be beginning to understand what she can change.

She is still thinking, confused, and exploring.

But she's also trying.

She packed the manuscript and letter paper into a package, and asked the housekeeper's wife to help send it to London.The butler's wife responded with a smile, and went out with the package. Knightley just walked in with the things, glanced over the thick package, and smiled: "Kitty, congratulations on completing this work."

He never asked Catherine what the story she had written was about, why she hadn't published it, or even offered to read it.He has always been a dear friend.

So caring that sometimes Catherine feels she is giving too little in the friendship.

"I am very happy." Catherine raised her face and announced, "Next I will write a collection of short stories, and when the strawberries are ripe, I can publish it."

Knightley mused: "Maybe it would be a good idea to read while eating strawberries."

"But after it is successfully printed, strawberry jam may be the only thing left." Catherine continued his words with a smile, "I believe that will be very delicious food."

"Then I'll have to ask you to hurry up, Kitty," said Knightley gravely.

"So, should I start now?"

Catherine propped her chin, laughing.

"I'm afraid I can't now, I have received a letter for you." Knightley said and handed the letter to Catherine.

It was a letter from Huntford, and she was undoubtedly from Elizabeth.Catherine opened it in surprise.

This is a long letter.

The letter first wrote Charlotte's concern and greetings to her, and then mentioned Elizabeth's recent situation in Huntford, and many interesting things, such as Mrs. de Boer entertaining them for dinner, and Mrs. de Boer mediating the village affairs. The conflict ended with her yelling at the two villagers.Miss Anne de Boer actually liked Catherine's books very much and bought several copies of Catherine's published works. Even Mrs. de Boer reluctantly admitted that "they are well-written entertainment stories."

Catherine couldn't help but smile when she saw it.

The next handwriting was a bit smudged, and Elizabeth was hesitant when writing the next content.Catherine read on and finally understood why Elizabeth hesitated.

It turned out that something happened to her.

Because of Collins' dereliction of duty as a local pastor, several villagers who were stunned by Collins' behavior rushed into Pastor Collins' house. At that time, only Elizabeth and Charlotte were in the house.Armed with ropes and knives, the villagers stormed the house, and they were rescued by Mr. Darcy and his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, who were walking nearby.

Elizabeth wrote lightly, but Catherine couldn't help worrying.

Elizabeth was afraid that she would be worried, and spent a lot of time explaining that although Collins' behavior was inappropriate, it was not too much. "He said some stupid things to people...".

But the villagers themselves vented their anger and wanted to teach Collins a lesson. As a result, Collins went to Mrs. de Boer to show courteousness early in the morning. Unfortunately, it was the two female relatives who happened to be at home.

After this incident, Mrs. de Boer thought that Collins was very negligent, and Charlotte was pregnant again, so she asked the two to go to her place more often, and often asked the maid to visit Charlotte.

Fortunately, nothing happened.

Catherine felt a burst of relief.

There is another passage, and Catherine continues to read, some of Elizabeth's views on Darcy, which are quite different from the previous ones.Some of these opinions require sufficient understanding to speak out.

After she finished reading, she folded the letter, raised her head and smiled, and said in a teasing tone: "Lizzie's itinerary is much more exciting than mine."

The author has something to say: [I'm back!

Two days ago, I almost thought that I had key pinch inflammation at a young age, which scared me to death QAQ.

Love you ducks, good night. 】