[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

After lunch, although it was still gloomy outside, Hathaway was really suffocated by the recent rain, and this morning's letter made her let go of her worries a little. Now, she just wanted to go out and breathe the fresh air outside.

Hathaway thought so, and tugged at Winnes, who was sitting next to her and reading a book. She gestured to invite the other party to go for a walk. The two got along for a long time and Winnes understood what she meant.

Winnis frowned, looked at the sky, and couldn't help but persuade Hathaway: "Today is cloudy again, there is no sun, the temperature outside may not be high, and it might rain again later, or Don't go out now?"

"It's okay, let's put on our coats and just walk around, even if it rains, we can come back in time." After speaking, Hathaway looked at Winnes with twinkling eyes.

Before Winnis could answer, Miss Borg came over and told Winnis to go back to her room to pack her luggage. The two ladies had been guests in Rockfield for more than a month, and they sent some clothes from home. There was really not much to pack. few.

Hathaway decided to go for a walk even without Winniess to accompany her. She went back to her room and put on a thick coat before leaving the manor.

It is already cold in Britain in November, and all kinds of roses, cosmoses, and periwinkles in the garden have faded, as if everything has faded away, and at a glance, there are only different shades of green left.

The cold wind was blowing outside the house, and the half-dead leaves were blown to the sky. Hathaway tightened her coat, and the icy air entered her lungs from her nose and woke her up. The soil under the feet was soaked by the cloudy and rainy day, and the footprints of the servants were still on the ground, and they were left in place even after being frozen by the cold weather. Although Hathaway had the foresight to wear hard-soled leather boots, she still Feeling that it was difficult to walk, thinking like this, I gradually walked further and further, and continued to walk to places where the servants would not go on weekdays.

What Hathaway didn't know was that on the third floor of Rockfield, two windows noticed her. One of them hurried out the door after seeing her walking alone, and soon Olivia dragged Mr. Marshall with her. out of the manor.

Colonel Brandon stood in front of the window and watched this scene silently. He couldn't help frowning, and slowly tightened his arms on the window frame. He stood there for a long time, although reason told him that he should go I packed my luggage and left here immediately, but my feelings made my feet firmly nailed in place like roots.

He is fighting fiercely in his mind. On the one hand, he also thinks that lady is not suitable for him. He longs for family life. He needs a lovely and respectable lady to be his wife, and then he will have a few children. He will be a good man. A husband and a good father, he will never let what happened to him happen to his son again, but the premise of all this is that he must have children.On the other hand, he must admit that he was moved by that lady. If he ever thought that he would not be crazy about that lady again, he once thought that the painful experience had made him unable to love someone wholeheartedly again. Thinking that I have learned to be rational and become smart, then all this is no longer true.

He is now just a man who is madly infatuated with a lady again, he still maintains his reason and his mind is still flexible, but all this has nothing to do with his feelings, his feelings have not become wise and rational, no one can control It, including himself, is like a bird with wings, flying freely in the sky, until a sharpshooter shoots it down; it is like a wild horse, galloping freely in the wilderness, until a brave knight tames it. In the end, it was like himself, he was silently and painfully bound in memory, he waited to be rescued and released, and then a green-eyed girl rescued him, captured him, and he could only kneel in her lap Kiss the back of her hand.

He tried hard to convince himself that as soon as he saw Hathaway coming back, he would turn his head and organize his things. Tomorrow, tomorrow he would definitely leave here, he had to leave here.

Hathaway had now forgotten what she had said to Winnes, and gradually moved away from Rockfield.

Although it was cold, she felt very happy. The experience of these days made her feel depressed and unhappy, but she had nowhere to say it. Personnel matters, let her find a moment of tranquility.

Hathaway sat leaning against a boulder, the wind messed up her hair, she closed her eyes and tilted her head slightly, took a deep breath of cold air, and then let it out slowly, the rising white mist was quickly blown away In the wind, she smiled complacently alone.

She is now not far from the river, and the wind is getting stronger.At this time, the sound of footsteps came from behind, and Hathaway didn't turn her head. She thought it was Winnes who came to find her.The only thing to be thankful for these days is that I have made a friend who has the same interests as me.

"Hathaway! Are you out for a walk too?" Olivia's surprised voice came from behind.

Hathaway looked at the passerby reluctantly. She couldn't figure out how she could meet these annoying guys after hiding in such a remote place.She barely saluted in the wild wind. "Good afternoon, Olivia, Mr. Marshall, it's really boring in the house, so I went out for a walk, I didn't expect to see you here."

Mr. Marshall's expression remained unchanged, while Olivia smiled awkwardly, but the embarrassment was quickly forgotten by her. "Let's go for a walk together! It's really cold today..." As Olivia said, she took the initiative to grab Hathaway's arm.

Hathaway had no choice but to walk arm in arm with Olivia pretending to be leisurely, chatting with each other about the weather that the British have never changed for thousands of years.She knew very well that the other party must have something to say to her, otherwise, who would go out for a walk in this weather except those who are in a bad mood?And she didn't mind using the greatest malice to speculate on this young lady, after all, her previous behavior was considered shameless.

Mr. Marshall followed the two ladies a few steps away, which facilitated the conversation of the ladies and did not hinder him from taking care of the two ladies.The three of them walked slowly for 10 to [-] minutes, and not far away, they could already see a river that was not wide but had a fast current rushing ahead.

The two ladies have already talked about poetry, music, painting, lace, fabrics, and jewelry. After talking about these, they may feel that the time is ripe. Olivia asked Hathaway what she will do in the future seemingly unintentionally.

Hathaway was taken aback, what does this question mean?Is this caring or sarcasm?She didn't answer the other party, waiting to see what Olivia would say next.

Then Olivia continued: "Misses always want to marry a gentleman. Mr. Wallace is naturally a good match, but..." It seemed a little hard to say, the lady didn't continue talking, and stopped After a while, she continued: "My brother is also an excellent match. He is handsome and has no bad habits..." Olivia still wanted to try to say something, but she couldn't say these words even more. , opened his mouth to choke on the cold wind, and finally gave up.

Mr. Marshall, who was following behind, finally couldn't stand it any longer. He walked up to Hathaway in two steps, was silent for a moment, let Olivia go aside, and then said: "I am willing to marry Miss Butler .”

Having said that, Hathaway would be an idiot if she still didn't understand, she blushed and asked angrily, "So?" She knew that what this gentleman had to say later was the key point.

There was no embarrassment on Mr. Marshall's face, and he continued calmly: "Yes, I am willing to marry you. May I take the liberty to ask how much your dowry is?"

Hathaway sneered. This gentleman who usually looks polite and upright has shown his true colors. He can ask a lady how much dowry he has without changing his face, which shows how shameless he is.But she still wanted to know what the gentleman was going to say next, so she still answered his question, "Fifty thousand pounds."

Mr. Marshall seemed to be very satisfied and nodded, with a kind expression on his face, "Oh, yes, although it's a bit beyond my expectation, it's normal, if there is no such amount of dowry, who would marry you What? We all know that you can't give me a legal heir, and you can't interfere with my freedom after marriage. I'll find a woman to have a son and declare it to be yours. Of course, you will still be Marshall Mistress of the family, you don't want your property to be inherited by unrelated people in the future, do you? For the sake of the Marshall family's dignity, I hope that you will appear in front of people as little as possible. Don't worry, you can still guarantee freedom, as long as you don't show up I won’t care about you on any formal occasion..." Mr. Marshall beamed with joy as he spoke, as if what he said was right in front of his eyes, and there was nothing unreasonable about his proposal, which was perfect for the two of them that's it.

The more Hathaway listened, the angrier she became, it was unforgivable. The anger lit up her eyes and stained her cheeks red, making her look radiant now, with a peachy face. If the blind guy said Maybe you will think she is excited!

Facing this beautiful face, Mr. Marshall couldn't help but be intoxicated by it, and he talked more vigorously. He thought the deal was very good, at least his wife was still a great beauty.

Hathaway couldn't bear it any longer, she already felt her heart beating faster and faster, she absolutely couldn't stay silent in the face of this stimulation, she slapped Mr Marshall's face angrily, this slap almost With all her strength, Mr. Marshall fell to the side and almost fell to the ground.

The gentleman looked at Hathaway in disbelief, as if he hadn't recovered yet, Hathaway shook her red palm, looked at him angrily and disdainfully, "Bradley Marshall, I'm Marrying a beggar will not marry you, who do you think you are? I feel disgusted even if I look at you more than once, get out of Rockfield immediately, I have never seen a more shameless person than you, your existence is simply Polluted the air, and it is a disgrace to me to be under the same sky as you. Get out now! Don't appear in front of me again!"

Mr. Marshall stood there with his face covered in a daze. After a while, he finally came back to his senses. He looked at Hathaway angrily, and Hathaway stared at him without giving in.In the end, the gentleman snorted coldly and pulled Olivia away quickly.