[Sense and Sensibility] Worth having

The bright afternoon sun in the country was not too hot, and the Dashwood sisters decided to go to the lake to collect some rushes for basket weaving.The lake is inside the Barton Manor. Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Dashwood are sitting on the hillside to have a picnic, watching the children at work.I don't know what kind of state of mind he was in, but Colonel Brandon was also in the same rush with them.

They are not the pampered girls of Norland Manor now.You can often see Eleanor sighing at the account book, because a few hundred pounds is a lot for ordinary people, but for the Dashwood family who used to live a good life, it is still a bit tight.Even, sometimes they have to give up eating beef and choose some other meat.

See, that's what life does.They used to weave baskets just for fun, and the materials were prepared by the servants early on, so the ladies didn't need to do it themselves. Of course, Norland Manor didn't have rushes.Activities like that used to be called hobbies, but now is life.

Christo doesn't mind engaging in such activities in this pretty good weather.This is somewhat similar to how he was studying agriculture back then, even a little easier.They don't need a lot of rushes.To be exact, as long as a bundle is enough.Think of it as a kind of exercise. After all, medicine in the [-]th century was not very developed. For those ladies with poor physiques, a common cold is enough to kill them.Regular exercise is the best option.

The girls wore straw hats and black gauze to slightly block the sunlight above their heads.Even if the weather is not hot, doing some gathering activities is sweating.Margaret was in a good mood. With the help of her servant, she also collected a bundle of rushes. The dried rushes could be used for weaving after a little processing.For young children, it's more of a game.

Her sisters were not so lucky.Eleanor already had a small pile of rushes, but her hands were red from the act of breaking off the stalks.Christo has completed her task, she has accumulated a very high bale of grass, she actually has no experience in this area.But at least she knows that mowing grass needs tools, why not use a knife to mow grass?They all said it was 'cut'.

She finished the work at hand, handed a bundle of grass to the footman, and then handed her jackknife to Eleanor: "Elinor, I think you should use some tools. Mine is finished, you can use it Bar."

Eleanor took the knife.She subconsciously looked at Marian not far away.She seems to be a little impatient, but the rushes are resilient, even if the rushes have dried up, if you don't use skill or sharp tools, it will take some effort to break them.Marianne's distaste for the activity was dictated by her character.

At this time, Christo, who was the first to stand up, attracted everyone's attention. "...I think my rushes are enough." She nodded and walked out of the grass.

Don't expect her to help you complete tasks together. There are many ways to express sisterhood, and this one is not in Christo's dictionary.Who is to blame for this stupidity that doesn't even know how to carry tools?

But Christo also knew that it was not good to leave her sister like this. She pursed her lips and walked towards Margaret in the eyes of everyone. "Are you tired from playing? I'll take you to the hillside to rest." She walked over to hold her sister's hand, and left the lake without looking back.

"Marian, you can cut with a knife." Eleanor handed the knife to Marian, "I'm going to finish here soon, you can speed up with this." Eleanor always takes care of her sister, she Also willing to sacrifice more time to stay in the sun for this.

"Christopher, let's just leave like this? Don't you want to stay and help?" Margaret looked back at the two sisters by the lake after a few steps.But this time, it was a rare experience for her and Christo to hold hands.The sisters joined hands and walked up the hill.

"Colonel Brandon seems to have a knife too. If I leave it there, it would be embarrassing for three people to have two knives. If the colonel is a gentleman enough, I think they will be able to complete the task soon."

Margaret turned her head, and sure enough, Colonel Brandon by the lake had come to Eleanor's side. He seemed to hand out something, and Eleanor took it.There seemed to be a slight smile at Colonel Brandon.Then Colonel Brandon left silently.

"Christopher, your guess is so accurate, how do you know." Margaret yelled on the hillside.Christo had no choice but to let go of her hand, and was taken off balance by her.

"You can also notice. Margaret, although you don't have this kind of education in all your courses, you have to remember that the so-called attention is not staring straight at others. You have to learn to glance and remember Live in some details."

"You still haven't said how you judged it."

Christo took the trouble to explain to her that after all, she has no resistance to children, and since this is her own younger sister, she is not considered a brat. "First of all, he is a colonel. This is not just a title. He is a soldier. Judging by his character, he is a calm person, and he can also be judged as cautious. Sir John said he likes hunting, so in addition to horses, shotguns and hunting dogs, a pocket knife It was necessary. At the end, when he saluted us, the knife was in the shaft of his boot, with the handle sticking out."

"Ah! That's amazing. You are so powerful, Christo, why don't you talk at ordinary times, besides, you chat with Mrs. Jennings very enthusiastically, you don't even chat with me."

Christo's heart was hit hard by the little girl's pretended aggrieved expression.She has been unable to resist the cuteness of this kind of child.When she was in Nolan before, she could still maintain a distance by being indifferent. Recently, the family lived so close, she couldn't keep it anymore, okay?She just likes children very much, as long as she is not a bear, she is very happy to satisfy the hobbies of little angels.

"I will talk to you more in the future. We are in the same room at night."

The little girl was temporarily appeased.They had already reached the hillside, when Mrs. Jennings waved to the people downhill, "No matter how big the basket is, it is enough. Come back, girls."

Mrs. Dashwood saw the two girls who had already come up, and said with some reproach: "You didn't complete the collection with your sister."

"Our quantity is enough, besides, Colonel Brandon will help, Kelly..." Christo pressed Margaret's hand, signaling the little girl to stop talking.Fortunately, Margaret still admires the youngest sister, or maybe she has learned the lesson of being unobtrusive at the banquet two days ago, but she didn't repeat Christo's words regardless of persuasion.

On the other side, Colonel Brandon returned to Barton Manor.A keen hunter, he is tending his guns with Sir John.As a good hunter, every item of equipment must be as refined as possible, and a shotgun is the best tool for a hunter.

From the barrel to the crosshair, Colonel Brandon focused on wiping.Until Baron John said: "Someone said that you fell in love with someone. I thought it was Miss Marianne, or Christophe. They are twins, and they look exactly like Eliza."

"Not actually."

"You are in the prime of life, why not be like this." The old knight said narrowly, "It is her blessing that you have taken a fancy to her. So which girl is it, I guess it is Christophe."

"Why do you guess that way?" Brandon was a little confused.From his point of view, there is no doubt that Miss Marianne is more similar to the young Elisa, with the same enthusiasm, and although Christo has the same appearance, she has an indescribably quiet temperament.

"Obviously, Miss Christophe was more lively and talkative at the banquet. The Marian girl hardly spoke and looked more reserved. But their twins' concert performance is perfect." Sir John said very naturally.After all, at the previous banquet, Christo was the main person who chatted with Mrs. Jennings.

On the one hand, Colonel Brandon felt that his old friend had made a mistake in his judgment, but on the other hand, he also attended the banquet that day, and Miss Christo's performance was perfect.After all, Mrs. Jennings' 'talkative' is famous far and wide.Generally, the girls who can talk to her are basically girls who deliberately please, or girls who are narrow-minded by nature.

Miss Christophe did it just right.What she showed was a pure and innocent little girl, curious and ignorant about those things.But undoubtedly, every question she asked effectively stopped some inappropriate jokes.Colonel Blanton himself sometimes came to chat with Mrs. Jennings, and was embarrassed by her jokes.

There were almost no embarrassing topics at that banquet, and it was completely enjoyable for the host and guest.This cannot but be attributed to the wisdom of Miss Christophe.It's not offensive, and it's silent.If it weren't for Colonel Brandon's rigor as a soldier and some thoughts and memories later, he would have almost ignored these details.

"I have no intention of falling in love again." Colonel Brandon focused on the gun and stopped talking.

At the banquet that day, when he saw Miss Marianne's face and heard her moving voice, he thought he was about to fall in love again.However, before his heart beat faster and he was deeply involved, the girl who played the piano—exactly the same face, and a shallow mocking smile that seemed to be an illusion, was fleeting, like a splash on the head. A basin of cold water under it.

For a moment, he felt that his heartbeat was completely noticed by the girl playing the piano, and she was warning him not to have any thoughts about her sister.At that moment, all enthusiasm was instantly extinguished.Of course, it was just an illusion, but it is undeniable that Colonel Brandon did not fall in love, and it was love at first sight.Reason returned to him.

When he listened carefully to the end of the performance, he found that Christo's piano sound was smooth, calm, full of vitality, and it was perfect.I feel even more that what I saw before was an illusion.The lady should be very focused on playing, and won't have time to give any 'warning'.Probably because he suddenly had two identical faces, a little too surprised.

The author has something to say:

Don't you think it's a surprise that one looks like an old friend, and the two are frightened?

Christo and Brandon are still in the stage of examining each other.

In addition, Christo in this article is a modern person, but does not know the content of the original work.