[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

Catherine opened her mouth, but no sound came out of her throat.

Before that, she hadn't thought of asking Mr. Bennet.The relationship between parents is not very close, and it can even be said that the above and the heart are at odds.Catherine thought Mr. Bennet knew no more than they did.

But in fact, she made a small mistake.

Mr. Bennet knows more about his wife of more than 20 years than Catherine.

He observed his humble daughter with appraising eyes.

Gentleness and beauty are not as good as Jane, humor and fun are not as good as Elizabeth, even lively has Lydia over her head, Catherine is really mediocre.Such a child is not among the objects Mr. Bennet appreciates.

But she was also the child who most surprised Mr. Bennet.

Mr. Bennet and Catherine are separated by a rectangular desk made of mahogany. The young girl looks at her father without hesitation, allowing Mr. Bennet to turn his eyes around her.

After a long time, when the white candle on the desk was two-thirds burned, Mr. Bennet said slowly: "Kitty, what do you want to ask these questions for?"

Catherine had already had a set of words to answer him. She tilted her head slightly and smiled: "Dad, I thought you wouldn't be interested in these things. We hope that Mom can find something else to like. If we all leave home in the future , I hope mom won’t miss us too much.”

Mr. Bennet looked down at his desk, it was neat and tidy, only a few commonly used legal books were stacked in the upper right corner of the desk for easy reading at any time.The business law book on the top seemed to have attracted all his eyes, and he didn't raise his head for a long time.

Catherine waited quietly for an answer with her eyes half-closed.

When the candle burned to the bottom, Mr. Bennet spoke slowly.

Catherine got the answer she wanted. Before leaving the study, she thought about it, turned her head to Mr. Bennet and said, "Dad, I hope you will do the same in the future." Don't miss your child too much.

She felt ashamed when she said this, and after she finished speaking, she hurriedly closed the door and walked away without looking back.After walking into the room, Catherine held her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

She would never deny her feelings for the Bennets, but it was not in her nature to admit such feelings openly, even when there was nothing wrong with it.Catherine rubbed her forehead, feeling a little troubled by her awkwardness.

After a few minutes, Lydia opened the door and came in: "Kitty, I saw you coming out of Dad's study! Did you succeed?"

she asked suspiciously.

Catherine nodded, and repeated to Lydia what Mr. Bennet had said.Lydia blinked her bright eyes in surprise, "I really didn't know that my mother yearned for this."

"It's too late to know now."

The two sisters felt incredible when they learned the answer from their husband.It turns out that when Mrs. Bennet was young, she actually thought about becoming a lawyer like her father.

"I can't see it at all." Catherine propped her hands on the side of the bed and shook her head at Lydia. "To be on the safe side, let's ask again."

"Ask Aunt Phillips? Or Uncle Gardner?" This was the standard answer Lydia could think of.

Catherine tapped her knee, "Why don't we take the initiative to ask Mom? Lydia."

This is the idea I got from the conversation with Knightley. No matter how others know a person, they will only understand a certain period of time of that person. To really know a person's thoughts, I am afraid that no one knows better than the person involved right?

It's not that she hasn't thought of this idea, but her lack of directness prevents her from speaking directly to Mrs. Bennet.Lydia did not expect to be able to ask directly.

Lydia slowly came back to her senses: "Then I'll ask now—"

Catherine didn't stop her, and watched her run down the stairs with her skirt lifted.

It was so easy for Lydia to get what she wanted from Mrs. Bennet, and she shared the real standard answer with Catherine right away.

Mrs. Bennet no longer wants to be a lawyer, but she can't say what she wants to do now—marry her daughter, perhaps.In a rare moment of sharpness, Lydia said to Catherine: "I think my mother might want to do the same thing as me. After all, I am the most like a mother!"

After hearing this, Catherine thought for a while, and rarely took the initiative to find Mrs. Bennet.Mrs. Bennet seemed a little flattered to care about her daughter so much, she couldn't help but look around after sitting for a while.

Catherine said to Lydia, "Honey, would you like to take a moment to teach your mother your new embroidery skills?"

Lydia readily agreed.

The mother and daughter, who had always been closest to each other, got tired of being together again.

Brett, who was inexplicably abandoned by his fiancee, waited for several days to find out that the instigator was Catherine again.He couldn't help complaining to Darcy: "When will Mr. Bennet be willing to hand over his palm jewel? I can't bear it anymore-compared to their family, I am like the extra one."

Darcy responded unceremoniously: "You can get an accurate answer by asking Miss Catherine yourself. Your complaints will only do nothing."

Brett snorted. "I've prescribed a headache medication for Mrs. Bennet—the risk of surgery is too high. It will change my situation."

He said swearingly.

The Bennet family really liked Brett's kindness - for their family, it was more practical than gold and silver jewelry.Jane couldn't help showing some gratitude for this: "Now I have nothing to worry about."

She has gentle eyebrows, and her temperament has become more prominent after marriage.

Catherine knew that Jane would say this because she was about to move with her husband to a new home in London, leaving Longbourne.

Jane no longer belonged to Longbourn.

Mary has already taken the box and left in the carriage, and the next time she comes back may be Christmas.Lydia would marry Bright sooner or later, and although they had decided to settle down in Longbourne and be neighbors with the Bennets, they were separated after all.Elizabeth also has some faint desires for Darcy-Catherine sometimes prefers that she is not tempted by Darcy at all.

Thinking of the future situation, Catherine felt somewhat lost.

She thought that she had already prepared for being alone, but when things came to an end, she suddenly realized that her preparations were not particularly thorough.

Jane understood the little sister's mind, and she gently touched Catherine's soft hair: "Kitty, this is unavoidable, everyone is doomed to separate, and then go to live their own lives. If you do this Feeling sad, you can come to London with me. I'm talking to Leonard about opening a charity orphanage in London. He's going to the north of England soon to do some business and I'll try to take care of the orphanage. You see , even the closest couples don’t always stay together.”

"Why... suddenly thought of opening an orphanage?" Catherine didn't worry about the pain of "separation", she looked at Jane suspiciously.This was undoubtedly her idea, Leonard was not at all like a charitable businessman.

"Because the last time I was in London I saw those poor children on the corner of the street. It hurt me," Jane answered her tenderly. "I'd love to do something for them."

"It was also you and Lydia who reminded me that I can do something. Leonard is also very supportive of me." When Jane said the name, a different smile appeared on her lips, "I don't have many things like you. The idea of ​​​​is very pursued, but this is also what I like. I like families, and I like children, just like you like to write and Lydia like to design."

Catherine said dryly, "...that's nice, isn't it?"

"So Kitty, are you going to London with us?"

"No." Catherine refused without thinking too much. Although she was a little tempted by Jane's proposal, she would never be so stupid as to disturb the life of a newlywed couple.She put on a relaxed look and shrugged her shoulders towards Jane, "I won't bother you. Jane, I am also happy to do some of my own things now, such as finishing my new work, such as going to have a look-" the school schedule.

Catherine shut her mouth in time when she said this, and she smiled innocently at Jane, "Well, it's still a secret now, and I have to keep it now. I really hope that one day I can reveal this secret to you."

Catherine's eyes lit up again, and when it came to this, the look in her eyes couldn't be concealed at all.Jane was happy for her. "Of course I will, Kitty. I believe you."

Catherine buried her head in Jane's arms.

"Jane, you are very kind."

After Jane and Leonard left for London, the Longbourn family lost another member.Catherine still couldn't help sighing to her friends who hadn't left yet.

"...I think my dear sisters will all be leaving me soon."

Knightley paused and said: "But they will always be your family."

He hesitated for a second, so short that Catherine didn't notice it, and quickly added the second sentence, "Just like I've always been your friend."

"We will always be with you."

Catherine turned her head to look at him, and for some reason blurted out——

"But you will marry sooner or later."