[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

Colonel Brandon lifted the kettle down, sat down and poured himself a glass of water, watched the water vapor in the glass rise up, and the drizzle outside the house made a lonely rustling sound among the trees, the restlessness in his heart finally subsided.

It wasn't until the cup of hot water almost became cold that Hathaway struggled and flapped her eyelashes to wake up.Colonel Brandon found out as soon as she woke up, and the colonel sat on the edge of the bed and watched Hathaway with concern.

As if her mind was still a little confused, the lady opened her eyes and looked around in a daze. After a while, she said in doubt, "Colonel Brandon?..." The hoarse and rough voice startled her, Only then did she feel that her throat was uncomfortable and her nose was hot, and then she coughed violently, her face flushed red and tears flowed out from the coughing.

Colonel Brandon was naturally worried at first and wanted to help her follow her back, but he turned his face away in embarrassment after only two glances. come out.

Hathaway coughed for a while before feeling better, and her mind cleared up a little.At this time, she felt a little cold on her shoulders and chest. Because she coughed just now, she half sat up, so the blanket naturally slipped down. Fortunately, it didn't fall completely, and it stopped at the most important part. Heather Wei's face burned again with a bang, and immediately lay down.

Colonel Brandon saw that Hathaway almost hid her entire face behind the blanket, and then asked, "Ahem...Miss Butler, are you feeling okay now?"

Hathaway murmured: "Yes, I... um... I'm afraid I can't be called good..."

Colonel Brandon's reaction at this time was by no means calm, "Yes, yes...it's really not good...ah! Drink a glass of water." The colonel immediately got up and poured a glass of water, and then He passed the glass of water without looking sideways.

Hathaway reached out to take the cup from under the blanket, and couldn't help feeling amused when she saw the colonel's awkward movements, and the embarrassment and embarrassment in her heart dissipated a little.Anyway, she was seen even if she looked at it, and she would not lose a piece of meat if she was looked at, so she comforted herself and finally felt better.

"...Where are we? Why are you here?" Hathaway stretched the blanket tightly and sat up, sipping hot water, and looked at Colonel Brandon.Only then did I realize that this gentleman was also disheveled. Although he was still wearing a shirt on his upper body, he was only wearing a pair of shorts underneath. He was standing on the ground with bare legs and bare feet, but he stood in a very solemn manner as if he was completely unaffected. Where is it, but she didn't expect how funny this scene was in her eyes.

Well, she shouldn't have found it funny, because she already felt naked under the blanket.Compared to the other party who is barely wearing clothes, she should think about where her clothes are.

Compared to the speechless and awkward atmosphere between the two just now, the colonel thought it would be better to say something, "I went out for a walk in the afternoon and saw you fell into the water by the river... When I got ashore, I couldn't find my way back I had no choice but to find a wooden house to avoid the rain." The colonel looked back at Hathaway when he said this, "Both of our clothes are soaked, so..."

Hathaway recalled that she did fall into the water at that time, and the experience was definitely not pleasant. The torrential rain in the past few days caused the river to rise a lot, and today it was stormy again. As soon as she fell into the cold and turbulent river, the river submerged her, don’t It is said that she has never learned to swim in two lifetimes, even if she can swim, she will probably die in it. Thanks to her desperately grabbing a piece of driftwood after falling into the water, otherwise she might not be able to wait for Colonel Brandon to rescue her.

Hathaway thought about what Colonel Brandon said just now, and felt that this is really a lovely gentleman. If it is said that Mr. Marshall went out for a walk in such weather with bad intentions, then this gentleman here Walking horses in bad weather may also have ulterior motives, but one is disgusting and the other is pleasing.The gentleman was unwilling to say that he came out to look for her, and he was unwilling to explain the process of saving her, as if those were not worth mentioning, but she knew how much risk it would be to go into the water to save someone in such weather.

He went into the water to rescue a comatose person in such bad weather. It would take a lot of effort to drag both of them ashore, and then he had to hug her to find a resting place. The difficulties in the middle were obvious without asking.He did such a thing but he didn't want to say more. Instead, he was afraid that she would get sick and take off her clothes.This gentleman has a noble character. He neither wants her to thank him, nor does he want to win her favor by helping her. On the contrary, his words and deeds make her feel more grateful and admire him.

With such thoughts in Hathaway's mind, she felt that her heart seemed to be filled with something, and her heart became soft and warm. The anger and grievances of these days disappeared, and all that was left was touch and gratitude.Thinking of this, her gaze softened, "Colonel."

Colonel Brandon looked back at her suspiciously, Hathaway motioned him to come over, and when the colonel sat on the side of the bed, she held his hand and looked at him gratefully, without saying a word for a long time.The colonel was bewildered by such emotional eyes, he was very embarrassed and wanted to withdraw his hand but he didn't want to hurt Hathaway, so he did not withdraw it after two or three times.

"Miss Butler..."

Hathaway immediately interrupted the colonel, "Don't tell me you still call me that after you saved my life?" Hathaway saw this gentleman clearly now, he helped her repeatedly, but didn't care Kenming said, always put on a nonchalant look, if he said he was not interested in her, she would never believe it, his awkward behavior was really cute in her eyes, she couldn't help but want to Bully bully this awkward Mr.

Colonel Brandon coughed in embarrassment after being robbed by Hathaway, "Miss Hathaway..."

"Colonel, since you have already taken off my clothes, do you still want to call me Miss so politely?" Hathaway suddenly found it very interesting to tease Mr. Awkward.

Colonel Brandon really choked on his saliva this time, he turned his face away and coughed for a while, "Hathaway..." He shyly called Hathaway's name, his voice was as low and clear as a cello. Full of lingering rhyme, in this quiet room, the hidden affection seems to be contained in the unfinished lingering sound.

"Yes, what's the matter?" Hathaway looked at Colonel Brandon with a smile.

"I ran into Mr. Marshall when I came out. It was Miss Marshall who told me that you were by the river. Regarding your falling into the water...is it related to this gentleman?" Colonel Brandon seemed to find himself again when he said these words The rhythm became serious.

"I did meet this gentleman when I was walking, but it has nothing to do with him." Strictly speaking, it can't be completely nothing to do with him, and that bastard affected her mood a lot.

Colonel Brandon was silent for a long while, staring at the firewood quietly burning in the fireplace, "Then it has something to do with Mr. Wallace?" Colonel Brandon seemed to be having a hard time asking this sentence.

"Oh..." Hathaway dragged her voice maliciously, she didn't know why she really wanted to see the anxious look of this gentleman, "Actually speaking, it is indeed related to this gentleman, and he is the one who started it."

Colonel Brandon was completely silent after hearing this, and Hathaway's necks were all stiff, but he didn't see the gentleman say a word. It wasn't until Hathaway thought that the gentleman would not speak all night that he replied: "Then The gentleman looks really good, young and handsome, with a cheerful personality." As if to confirm whether such words would touch her heart, the colonel looked back at her cautiously, "Maybe it is too cheerful, young gentlemen always It’s too eager to express your fanaticism and love, and if something goes wrong, you immediately withdraw, without any scruples about whether it will hurt other people’s feelings by doing so....Look at me, what are you talking about!"

Hathaway felt that Colonel Brandon's back looked extraordinarily sad and lonely when he said these words, but she had to bear the pain to enlighten her, and she regretted making such a joke.

"Don't do stupid things just because of a momentary disappointment. You must know that there are still many people who care about you. If Andrew knows what you have done, I don't know how sad it would be! Emotional setbacks are naturally very painful. Your mood is very painful. I can understand, but that's not the whole of your life, this kind of pain is only temporary, and there is nothing wrong with people insisting on their relationship, but wouldn't it be ridiculous if you have to seek life and death because of a wrong choice?"

It was the first time for Hathaway to hear such a long speech from the silent gentleman, although it was novel, she had to interrupt him. "Colonel, I'm afraid there is something wrong with my expression just now, which made you misunderstand something. The thing about me falling into the water is naturally related to Mr. Wallace. Rockfield circulated, saying without hesitation that those things had a great impact on me. I don't want to face those people in the manor, but I don't want to meet Mr. Marshall again by the river... This gentleman looks good on the surface, but In fact, it is shameless and obscene. I will not repeat what he said to me, so as not to dirty your ears and make you as angry as me. I came out to relax, but I got so angry that I ended up by the river I fell into the water again, these things are all caused by Mr. Wallace in the final analysis. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t go out for a walk. If I didn’t take a walk, I wouldn’t meet Mr. Marshall. Not going overboard, and Mr. Wallace is to blame anyway!"

At the beginning, Hathaway was comforting Colonel Brandon and explaining what happened, but halfway through the speech, she naturally began to complain, seeking comfort very aggrieved, and at the end it became blatantly unreasonable, as if It is expected that the other party will tolerate her and comfort her no matter what she says.

After listening to her words, Colonel Brandon was stunned for a while, then condemned Mr. Marshall very dryly, and finally asked: "So... so Mr. Wallace..."

Hathaway glanced at Colonel Brandon as if she couldn't bear it, and said clearly: "I didn't want to jump into the river because of that gentleman, nor did I have feelings for that gentleman beyond friendship."

Colonel Brandon opened his mouth as if suddenly enlightened, showing a half-smile, meaningful expression. In short, this expression has nothing to do with sadness and loneliness.