[Pride and Prejudice] First impressions

After Elizabeth crossed the stone bridge, she turned back along the same road, intending to join Jane and several younger sisters and go home.

The morning sun has risen slantingly into the air, and the mist in the field in the distance has completely dissipated. The sky is bright and the birds are singing melodiously. The heather and wild hawthorn that can be seen everywhere in the road ditches on both sides are taking advantage of the spring light to sprout new green branches. I feel cheerful.

After Elizabeth passed the small mound, she saw Mary running diagonally across. Her expression was flustered, as if something serious had happened.

"what's wrong!"

Elizabeth called to her.

Seeing her, Mary seemed to see a savior, and she jumped to the right and shouted in the direction of the small river: "It's bad! Mr. Collins fell into the water!"

Elizabeth was startled, and hurried to her, "What's going on?"

"It's Kitty and Lydia! They tricked him into falling!"

Mary stopped in her tracks, gasping for breath, dancing and describing the scene.

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After Elizabeth turned around and walked back, everyone continued to walk forward and was touched by the beautiful morning scenery in the field. Mary began to talk about a new novel "Gref's Travels" that she read a few days ago. Borrowed from the town library.The cover of the novel is tattered, the pages are yellow, and the paper has signs of being bitten by insects. It is obvious that it has been dug out from a corner that no one cares about.

For this kind of tramp novel that can't be put on the table, Mary dismisses it.She usually prefers to study big volumes like "History of England" or "A Brief Introduction to Philosophy". Even if she reads novels, it is also a esoteric work like "Letters from the Persians".But when I opened the title page under my sister's instigation, I couldn't help being attracted. After reading it, I still couldn't get enough of it, so I couldn't help but use it to start a lecture.

Kitty and Lydia were usually dismissive of what came out of Mary's mouth.This time, I was very interested in it for the first time, especially when I heard that a handkerchief of Gulliver can be used as a carpet for the palace of the Lilliputian country, and the handkerchief of the peasant woman of the adult country turned into a sheet when covered with Gulliver. , asked Mary to continue talking.

Naturally, our Mr. Collins does not like this.

"Dear cousins, my benefactor, Mrs. de Boer, never reads novels. She considers novels a very dull and even very harmful pastime, especially poisonous to young girls, so Miss de Boer does not read them either. If you need For further reading, I sincerely recommend you to read the "Manual of Behavior" or "Young Women's Sermons", I believe that after reading it, you will definitely get more enlightenment from it..."

Lydia, who had always been bored with this cousin, was very disappointed to hear him buzzing around like a fly, and decided to inflict a small punishment on him.After throwing a wink at Kitty, Kitty understood, the two of them fell behind the large group, and after muttering for a while, they went up to Mr. Collins to sincerely say that they were educated. In order to further express their gratitude, they invited him to a place with an excellent view. location to better appreciate the surrounding beauty.Unsuspecting of deceit, the cousin happily went there, but unfortunately got caught by stepping into an ankle-deep hole they had arranged with hay in advance.

According to the two sisters' expectations, it was just Mr. Collins' fall, so as to relieve their dissatisfaction. Unexpectedly, Mr. Pastor's limbs were so absent-minded that he fell and was killed by the unknowing Jane After kindly helping him up, when he bent down to thank him to cover up his embarrassment, his right foot accidentally stepped into the same pit again, so his body tilted and fell down for the second time. This time he was not as lucky as before. The human body rolled down a side slope, and finally fell into the river with a plop under everyone's stunned gaze.

The river is not very wide and not too deep, but it is enough to submerge an adult.Everyone stood on the bank wide-eyed and watched their cousin struggle desperately in the river. The more he struggled, the more he went to the middle. After a few seconds, Jane said, "Call someone quickly", and then they came to their senses. .

Forgive the panic-stricken girls, this is the first time in their lives that they have encountered such an unexpected situation, and it is commendable that they can think of this way so quickly.So everyone split up to find someone, and Elizabeth met Mary in this way.

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Elizabeth was startled, and hurriedly followed Mary to the accident site, fortunately not very far away, when she arrived, she saw that the witty Mr. Collins had already grabbed a piece of bare old heather branch that happened to protrude into the river on the other side, so I saw a smooth and moist frightened head bobbing and sinking on the water.

"Cousin, help me—"

He showed his head again and saw someone coming back. Mr. Collins yelled at the top of his lungs and began to struggle in the water. With the sound of a branch cracking, his body sank, another mouthful of water entered his mouth, and he kept on going. cough.

Although this gentleman is quite annoying and has a direct conflict of interest with their sisters, Elizabeth does not want him to die just like this-not to mention, even if he is heroic, Langborn's inheritance is still not in the hands of Bennett The ladies of the special family shared that according to the law, there will be another relative who appears out of nowhere to inherit.

So Elizabeth immediately shouted: "Don't move!"

With his imposing weight, a few more struggles like this would be too much for the poor heather branch.

Mr. Collins did not dare to move any more, he held onto the branch tightly, and stared at Elizabeth pitifully with his tearful eyes.

At this time, Jane, who ran for a while, was worried about the situation here because she couldn't see anyone nearby, so she ran back in a panic. Seeing this scene, she hurried down the slope and ran to Elizabeth.

"Oh my god, it's terrible, what to do! What to do! No one can be found!"

Jane was on the verge of crying.

Elizabeth hesitated.

In fact, she not only knows how to swim, but also has good skills. She was a member of the swimming club when she was in college.But in this situation, it seems that she doesn't need to use her noble spirit of self-sacrifice to save others. Besides, it is early spring, and although the river water is not as icy cold as in severe winter, it is definitely not a comfortable thing to do at this time. live……

Elizabeth looked around, but didn't see any branches that were long enough to reach Collins. She suddenly caught a glimpse of the shawl on Jane's shoulders, and immediately made a happy decision.

"Give me all the shawls!"

She quickly untied herself and shouted to Jane and Mary at the same time.Although the two didn't quite understand it, they hurriedly handed it over.

The three shawls are firmly connected by a knot, and the ends are tied with a branch that can float on the water.After trying it out, I found it quite handy, so I threw it at Collins in the middle of the river.

After shaking it a few times, it finally landed near him.

"Grab it, and I'll pull you up."

she called to the half-floating, half-sinking Collins.

Collins stretched out his right hand tremblingly, reaching for the dead branch floating beside him.

Two inches, one inch, his right hand finally reached the branch and grabbed it.

Mary cheered, Jane was very excited, Elizabeth also breathed a sigh of relief, and the sisters were about to pull people up together, when an unbelievable scene happened.

"Oh, thank God!"

Mr. Collins looked up to the sky with a weeping look on his face, and then, he... He let go of the right hand that had just grasped the branch!

Yes, you read that right, absolutely not!

His right hand habitually moved to his chest, trying to draw a cross!

"Ah—help!"

Under the shocked gaze of several cousins, the devout pastor took another sip of water, and this time, he finally sank without any problem.

"Oh my God!" Jane covered her mouth in horror, staring in disbelief at the water surface that was so empty that there were only a few ripples left in the blink of an eye.

Elizabeth's current situation is not much better, her eyeballs almost fell out!

As for the one hundred and one methods of suicide, Mr. Collins's is definitely the way to go—unprecedented and never followed.

There's no other way, even if a real pig falls, you can't just watch it drown like this right under your nose!

Elizabeth flicked her shoes, gritted her teeth, and jumped into the river with a plop.

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The river was as cold as she had expected.After getting into the water, Elizabeth tried her hands and feet, and when she felt she had adapted to the water, she immediately swam towards the middle.

She swam to the middle of the river, took a breath and dived, saw the black figure still struggling under the water, leaned over and grabbed the other's shoulder, and was about to turn behind him to bring him up, but unexpectedly, one of her thighs was caught by him All of a sudden, he hugged her tightly and couldn't get rid of it no matter how hard he tried.

As if a large tonnage stone was tied to her leg, her body immediately lost her balance. Not only could she not float up, but she was also pulled along with him to sink to the bottom of the water.

Elizabeth complained endlessly.

Still overheated!If she had known this earlier, she would not have jumped off!

If he was caught up with himself because of this guy, and ended up having a double stay and double flight or something, that would be too wronged!

Elizabeth had been dragged to the bottom of the river by Collins. When she became emotionally disturbed, her body became even more uncontrollable. After choking on saliva, her mind finally cleared up. When she opened her eyes, through the foggy water, she could see Collins slumped below. His head was motionless, and he probably passed out.

Elizabeth was almost at the limit of her holding back, she managed to adjust her body with the help of buoyancy, and bent down to break off Collins' hand that was still clinging to her leg. Unexpectedly, this guy was so powerful, no matter how hard she tried, she just broke it off. not open.

He choked again, and his chest began to hurt.

She managed to calm down, and when she was about to try again, a black shadow suddenly appeared above her, with the feeling of water waves shaking. She raised her head subconsciously, and saw a figure on the water surface swimming towards her direction.

Rescue is here!

She breathed a sigh of relief, immediately gave up her efforts, held her breath and waited for the other party to approach, so as not to exhaust the last bit of oxygen in her lungs.

The man quickly discovered the underwater target and dived quickly.

The light at the bottom of the river was dim, and the opponent's eyes were also very blurred, but Elizabeth recognized it immediately.

It was Darcy!

Regardless of being surprised, seeing the other party swimming towards him quickly, he hurriedly waved his hand and pointed in the direction of the lower thigh.The other party seemed to understand the situation, and immediately swam under her. Soon, Elizabeth felt a light on her leg, and didn't care to take a second look, let alone whether it was Darcy or Collins who was stepping on her feet. Thanks to the rebound force, it quickly floated up, and soon emerged from the water.After opening her mouth and taking a breath, she swam towards the shore, and was finally pulled ashore by Jane and Mary.

Once the tense nerves are relaxed, the whole person will be exhausted.Elizabeth collapsed on the ground recklessly, closing her eyes and coughing vigorously while panting heavily.

After a while, the river crashed again, and Darcy surfaced with the help of Collins, who was motionless, and swam towards the shore. After landing, he dragged the dead Collins up with great effort.

"Lizzie, are you all right? Your hands are as cold as ice!"

Here, with tears in her eyes, Jane knelt beside Elizabeth, rubbing her face and hands.Mary and Kitty, who didn't know when to come back, stayed on the sidelines, looking completely terrified and still in the enlightenment stage.

"Woo--I happened to meet Mr. Darcy, and he brought me over on horseback, and saw you fall too..."

Kitty finally came back to her senses, with tears and snot flying all over her nose, her voice trembling.

Elizabeth coughed for a while, sneezed twice, and finally felt better. She opened her eyes and was about to speak to comfort the terrified sisters, when suddenly her eyes went dark, and an unknown object fell from the sky, covering her head Blindfolded.He pulled it off and exposed his head for a look—it was a black woolen jacket for men, dry and warm.

This was a lifesaver for her who had just come out of the cold water.

Elizabeth grabbed the collar of her coat, looked up, and met a pair of sullen eyes.

"Miss, the King of England will not award you the Order of the Garter for your courage today! On the contrary, doing something beyond your ability is the most stupid behavior I have ever seen!"

He seemed to be trying to suppress his anger, but obviously not successfully, so the tone of his speech was stiff and weird.

His whole body was also soaked, the shirt and vest that were originally cut and fit were tightly attached to his body, water dripped from his temples and temples, and the sunlight above his head just reflected some white light.

Elizabeth blinked her dry eyes, sighed, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Mr. Darcy, you are right. I am regretting it. Even if a hundred Mr. Collins fall into the river in the future, I will never do such a stupid thing again! I swear!"

She retracted her neck, curled up, and pulled up her coat to cover herself again.

"My God, is Mr. Collins dead? He's motionless!"

As Darcy froze, staring at the lump on the ground covered by his coat, Kitty behind him began to cry again.

He let out a long breath, and after the feeling that seemed to be on the verge of exploding in his chest subsided a little, he turned around and quickly turned Collins who was lying on the ground over.

Mr. Pastor's face was swollen and pale, his eyes were tightly closed, his eyelids were opened, his pupils were slack, and he stretched out his fingers to detect his breath, which was so weak that it was almost undetectable, and could only be felt when it was close to the arteries around his neck The remaining ones beat slightly.

Darcy frowned, slapped Collins hard on the face, and called his name, but there was no response.He opened his mouth again, and then squeezed his chest and abdomen hard. The water mixed with mud and sand slowly flowed out from the corner of his mouth, but the person was still unconscious.

"It's useless. He's been choking on water for too long. That's all, he can't wake up."

A still hoarse voice sounded slowly behind him.

Darcy turned her head, and saw that the tuft on the ground had sat up at some point, and the long hair soaked in water was scattered along her shoulders in strands and curls, hanging on his coat, shining brightly. Little drops of water scrambled from the ends of his curly hair and rolled down his woolen coat.

Her face was still a little pale, but her spirit looked better, and her eyelashes wetted by water were tightly attached to her face, making her eyes brighter and brighter.

He frowned even more than before.Ignoring her, she just stood up from the ground, turned to Jane, and said quickly, "Miss Bennett, I have to send Mr. Collins to see a doctor right away. As for your sister..."

He glanced at Elizabeth, who was still sitting on the ground wrapped in her coat.

"She seems to be fine. I know you're all shocked today, but please forgive me, I can't escort you back at this moment..."

Elizabeth twisted the hair that was still ticking, stood up from the ground, and said while picking up her shoes, "It's a few miles from here to the town. By the time you send him to the doctor, he will probably die long ago."

Darcy glanced at the back of her bending over to put on her shoes, without saying a word, just nodded to Jane, and bent down.

"I said, Mr. Darcy, why don't you listen to people's advice?" Elizabeth had already put on her shoes, and walked towards him quickly.

Darcy finally responded: "Miss Elizabeth, what you said is indeed reasonable, so I must hurry up." After speaking, when he bent down to lift Collins, the back of his hand was held down by a pair of small white hands.

Darcy paused, and when he looked up unhappily, he found that she had squatted down, looking at him solemnly, hesitated involuntarily, and asked her questions with his eyes instead.

Elizabeth nodded affirmatively at him.

"Mr. Darcy, Collins just held his breath for a short time. If someone can help him breathe as soon as possible, he should be able to wake up. I have a way to help him, but I am not very convenient. You are the only man here, so I must trouble you. "She went through the essentials of modern CPR.

Darcy glanced at Elizabeth, then at Collins lying unconscious on the ground, frowning.

Although this is the first time I have heard of this method, it does sound reasonable.Just... let him talk to Collins for a while...

His brow furrowed even more, and he froze.

"Lizzie, don't embarrass Mr. Darcy, or I'll look around to see if there are any farmers..."

Jane glanced at Darcy uneasily, turned around and was about to leave to find someone.

"Jane, Mr. Collins won't be able to survive until you find someone willing to help. First aid is only good for people who have just drowned."

Elizabeth stopped Jane, shouting bad luck again in her heart.

She doesn't want to accept a good person card, really doesn't want to!But the unreasonable good person card just wants to hit her on the head!There is no chance of rejection!

Gathering up the courage to take a last look at Mr. Collins's sausage mouth, she gritted her teeth and stared at Darcy across the way resentfully.

"It's fine if you don't want to, I don't force you! I'll breathe out for him, and you follow what I said just now, and cooperate with pressing his heart!"

She flattened Mr. Collins's head, opened his mouth, and quickly cleaned up the dirt in his mouth. She really didn't want to have direct contact with this sausage mouth. She took out the handkerchief she was carrying and twisted it. Dry water was spread on Collins' mouth, he took a deep breath, and when he closed his eyes and was about to lean down, a hand suddenly stretched out from the side and grabbed her shoulder, and a voice rang in his ear: "Or Let me do it!"

She raised her head suddenly, seeing Darcy's eyes fixed on Collins on the ground, and almost squeezed out these words through her teeth.

Say it early!

Elizabeth hurriedly gave up her seat, and kept urging: "Hurry up! If it's too late, I'm afraid we won't be saved! I'll help you press his heart!"

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Speaking of Lydia, after going through three fields and crossing two bridges, she finally found a few farmers in one field after going through untold hardships, and finally took them back to the accident site in a hurry. The scene frightened me.

That lofty Mr. Darcy from Derbyshire who should... should...

"Oh—my goodness! Mr. Darcy!"

Delia's little face was flushed with blood, and when several farmers around her looked at each other at a loss, she let out an earth-shattering scream.

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I don't know if it was stimulated by Lydia's sound. Mr. Collins, who was dead, groaned, his eyelids trembled a few times, and it seemed that he was really about to wake up.

Darcy got up immediately and walked towards his horse expressionlessly.

Jane and Kitty immediately gathered around, staring unblinkingly at Mr. Collins who was still whining, and Elizabeth was completely relieved beside him.

never mind.Just wake up.

If this person really dies like this, it will inevitably attract the intervention of the parish police officer.Although Kitty and Lydia had no malicious intentions to cause such consequences subjectively, they were more or less inseparable.If you are really involved in a murder case, your reputation will be completely ruined.

"Thank you, Mr. Darcy!"

Elizabeth shouted at the back, sincerely.The other party didn't stop at all, and continued to walk forward. When passing by the farmers, although the farmers didn't know who this man with dripping water all over his body was, it was not difficult to guess his identity just from his clothes. , So they all took off their hats, bowed respectfully, and shouted "Master".

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Fitzwilliam Darcy deeply felt that this moment would become an experience that he would never want to recall again in his life.

Embarrassing, helpless, even a little disgusting.The sum of all the previous nearly 30 years of life experience can't compare to this bad situation that is out of control.

If God had said that all of this could never happen, even if he wanted to lose ten years of his life, he would definitely agree without hesitation.

In fact, until this moment, he still has a sense of unreality.

His friend Bentley was still recovering from his injury, and he couldn't leave this moment immediately.In order to avoid the unpleasant temptations and accosts from Miss Bingley, he would ride out into the nearby fields early in the morning these days.

The scenery here is not quite the same as that of Pemberley.Let’s make an inappropriate analogy. If Pemberley is regarded as a man of grandeur and grandeur, then this place is like a small family jade. At first glance, it may seem narrow-minded, but after staying for a long time, you will find that it also has merits. The place, for example, is distinctively small and refined.

This morning he just rode a horse nearby by himself as a habit. After galloping for a while, he saw a gentle slope in front of him, so he galloped up the slope casually, thinking of galloping the horse on the opposite side before going back. An extremely astonishing scene - the second lady of the Bennett family and Wickham appeared together at the side of the abandoned chapel not far away!

Although he couldn't hear what they said, no matter the man's familiar suave appearance or the woman's actions and expressions, they all gave him the feeling that they were having a tryst.Especially at the end, Wickham's face was almost half a foot away from hers, and instead of resisting, she finally took a rose from his hand.

Perhaps it was a bit too arbitrary to apply the word "tryst" so simply to them, but what he saw could only give him that feeling.

He could no longer accurately describe his feelings when he saw this scene.

Disappointment, should it be disappointment?

Wickham was good at seducing inexperienced young women, of course he knew it, so he was not surprised to relapse when he first arrived in this place.And she was willing to come together with him, which made him feel both incomprehensible and deeply disappointed.

She could be forgiven if she had no idea what Wickham had been doing, and was now attracted by his appearance and conversation.But under the premise of clearly knowing the character of the other party, he is actually so close to him who just met him not long ago.This is too unacceptable!What's more, in his subconscious mind, the second lady of the Bennett family should not be the kind of woman who would be attracted to Wickham at all!

As soon as this idea popped into his mind, it was firmly denied in the next second.

Think of the first time you met her!

A real lady would never say those words or act in that way. By analogy, it is not completely unreasonable for what happened today.

That's it, what does it have to do with him?In a few days, he will leave this place.

Darcy sat on the horse, let the horse let go for a while, and finally said this to himself.

His eyes were still full of fresh green, but he couldn't get excited to continue wandering, and was about to turn back to Netherfield, but met Kitty who stumbled along the path.After listening to Kitty's description, he immediately got on her horse and rushed to the accident site. When he was about to arrive, he saw her jumping into the water from a distance. Thinking about that feeling of horror, his heart still seemed to be a little constricted...

"Cousin Elizabeth! Did you save me by jumping into the water in spite of everything? Oh my god—I'm so touched, how can I repay you..."

Darcy walked to the side of the horse, grabbed the rein and was about to go up, when he suddenly heard Collins whimpering like a kitten behind him.

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Seeing Collins suddenly sit up, Elizabeth opened his bloodshot eyes, as if he was about to reach out to her, and was startled. She jumped behind Jane like a rabbit, and pointed at Darcy's back anxiously: "Mr. Collins, you Make no mistake. It was Mr. Darcy who saved you! Not only did he get you out of the water, but when you were unconscious, it was he who helped you breathe out and you were brought back to life! You want If you want to thank him, go and thank him immediately!"

Collins made a bewildered sound, sat there shaking his head, turned to where Elizabeth was pointing to, saw the back figure clearly, and became sluggish, excited like taking morphine, got up from the ground and turned towards Darcy. He stumbled and ran, grabbing the saddle one last time.

"Mr. Darcy! Is it true? Did you really save me?" He looked at Darcy with all his gratitude, "Oh my God, when I have been firmly controlled by the devil , I said to God, Lord, your servant cannot die yet, because he will shepherd the lost lambs for you on earth, in a daze, it seems that there is a fresh breath of life leading to my heart, so I live Mr. Darcy, you are God's appointed savior, and from now on I will not only mention your name diligently in my morning and evening prayers, but I will also..."

"Mr Collins, I must go!"

Darcy stared at the opening and closing of the pastor's mouth, suddenly interrupted bluntly, turned over and quickly got on the horse.

"Oh wait! There's one more thing I'm going to venture to ask."

Collins still clung to the saddle.

Darcy sat on the horse, looking as if he wanted to leave immediately. When he looked down at Collins, his brows were almost wrinkled into a line.

"Mr. Darcy, from the moment I awoke, you were to me more than the kinsman of the noble benefactor. I think that at the moment of this momentous event that will affect the rest of my life , invite you as a witness, what a meaningful event! Please be sure to give me and my cousin Elizabeth full blessings!"

He finally let go of Darcy's saddle. Under his astonished gaze, he suddenly turned around and staggered towards Elizabeth.

One of Elizabeth's hands was still holding on to the coat that was covering her shoulders, and because it was too unexpected, she stared dumbfounded at Collins coming to her.

His hair was wet with water, sticking to his face and neck in a mess, like a chicken coop soaked by rain, his face was swollen, his eyes were red, and he swayed like a penguin, making his appearance extremely funny and weird .

"My dear cousin Elizabeth," he began.

"Although you resolutely refused to claim the credit for saving me from the predicament just now, I am not a person who does not know good and evil. I know very well that this is because you are ashamed of your failure. Don't worry, this will not damage your Charm, just makes me appreciate the humility and gentleness you have shown. I planned this early in the morning, and I also got the support of your parents. I think today's ordeal is the trial God arranged for us, thank God, We both passed. At the same time, I also think that this is an opportunity for us to form a couple. I am deeply overwhelmed by your kindness and humility, and I can no longer suppress the surging emotions in my heart. Taking advantage of this precious opportunity when Mr. Darcy is here, I have invited him as a witness to witness this sacred moment when I propose to you..."

He was moved by his words so that his eyes sparkled, and he seemed intoxicated like drinking fine wine. With his blood boiling, he strode up to Elizabeth and knelt down on one knee.

"My dear cousin Elizabeth, agree to my marriage proposal. I believe our union will be the most happy marriage in the world!"

Several sisters of the Bennett family were dumbfounded, staring blankly at this scene with their mouths open.

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Elizabeth had also imagined the scene of Collins proposing marriage before, but she could never have imagined that when it actually happened, it was actually under such an occasion in full view of everyone.

A gust of wind blew head-on and penetrated into her neck, making it chilly, her nose itched, and she couldn't help sneezing.

"Mr. Collins, I am sorry that I cannot accept your kindness."

She immediately moved aside to avoid Collins, speaking quickly.

Her refusal seemed to be expected by Collins. Instead of changing his face, he looked at Elizabeth with more tender eyes.

"Cousin, I know you're just duplicity. Most real ladies would react like this when facing a marriage proposal. In my eyes, your behavior makes you more reserved and cute..."

"Ah - sneeze -"

Elizabeth sneezed again.

I didn't feel much just now, but now it's windy, and the feeling of being soaked inside and out and sticking to the cold clothes is really unbearable. Although Darcy's coat is covered, it is still so cold that I start to shiver.

What she desires most now is to go home quickly, take a hot bath, drink a cup of strong hot black tea, and then lie down on her soft goose feather pillow and sleep comfortably.

"Mr. Collins, I will never play what you said. I repeat, I am not interested in you, and I will never accept your marriage proposal!" She tightened the collar of her coat, and glanced at the horse on the horse beside her. that person.

He didn't move, just looked at with his face turned, his expression...a little distorted?

Was it chilled by the wind, or was it overwhelmed by this once-in-a-century marriage proposal scene?

"Everyone's just out of the water, it's not fun to be here. Let's go!"

She finished speaking, bypassed Collins, and went in the direction of Longbourne.However, Mr. Collins seemed to have been hit by a heavy hammer, and suddenly got up from the ground, shouting loudly: "Cousin, I don't believe you! With my property status and relationship with the Rosings mansion, I think Thinking about your own pitifully meager conditions, why won’t you accept me? With all due respect, I think you are still playing hard to get. As long as you are willing to admit it, I will not care about your attitude towards me. "

At this moment, Elizabeth really felt a little sorry for her good friend Charlotte.Such a girl of ice and snow had to marry such an idiot out of reality!

Too lazy to answer, she continued to walk forward without saying a word.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Collins caught up.

"Cousin Elizabeth, please tell me seriously, since you have no intention of accepting my kindness, why did you jump into the water to save me? Isn't it to win my gratitude and pity that you are so young? Did Miss bravely jump into the water?"

He yelled at her back almost angrily.

In Naobudi's world, normal people really only have to kneel...

She had no choice but to stop, turn her head, and at his request, answered seriously: "You are a guest of my family. If you die here during your visit, considering your special relationship with my family, my parents and family members There was bound to be criticism. It was to avoid that that I jumped into the water. Mr. Collins, have I said enough?"

She turned around and continued on in a hurry, when she passed by Darcy’s horse parked by the side of the road, her eyes were straight ahead, she didn’t even want to (in fact, she didn’t dare →_→) to see what the man on the horse was now expression.

It's so embarrassing, I really want to die and get up again...

Collins finally stopped chasing, but still said loudly and in a nonchalant tone: "Miss Elizabeth, I can't imagine that my conditions will make you completely indifferent. I still keep what I just said, and when I go back, I will be exactly the same Report to your lord, and ask them to make a prudent decision, so as not to end up thinking that I am ungrateful and disregarding the friendship of the two families. Mr. Darcy," he turned to Darcy, with a smile on his face, "if necessary , can you please be a witness from it..."

Darcy turned his head and glanced at the back of the figure who had gone far away, pulled the rein of the horse in his hand, rode the horse and quickly passed Elizabeth who was walking on the road, and left quickly.

Lydia started to giggle, and she was stopped by Jane's stern gaze after she had just laughed a few times, and she hurriedly covered her mouth, but at the next moment, she still couldn't help shouting, "Oh my God , look! Mr Collins has fallen again!"

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As a result, this otherwise beautiful morning walk ended up being spent in chaos.

Mr. Collins fell into the water and fainted (or was he too angry?), and was carried back by several farmers. Mr. Bennett was busy asking for medical advice, and Mrs. Bennett, who knew the reason, was in Elizabeth's room Roaring, scolding her for not knowing what to do.After being scolded to death by her several times, Elizabeth finally spoke out weakly: "Mom, at least I saved his life, even for the sake of this, don't just scold me!"

"Shut up! You naughty little thing! It's that Darcy