[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

The surroundings became quiet, only the breathing of the two of them remained.Hathaway was thinking about whether she would marry the man in front of her. They had only known each other for more than a month, and it was not even 24 hours since the two confirmed their relationship from yesterday to now.Undoubtedly, she likes him, his character is noble, and his conditions are impeccable, but marry him?It seemed too fast again.

Hathaway looked at Colonel Brandon who was kneeling in front of her. His figure was tall and straight, and even kneeling did not damage his demeanor. His eyes were burning, full of sincerity and sincerity, facing the She couldn't bear such a look and couldn't say no to it.

As if unaware of her hesitation, Colonel Brandon's expression never wavered.

"Yes, I am willing." Hathaway said calmly.

Hearing the affirmative answer, the colonel did not show any joy, as if he already had some guesses.

Hathaway did as he expected, she lowered her eyes slightly, "I think I am willing to marry you, but all this is going too fast, isn't it? I think we should get along for a while and deepen our understanding of each other." I understand. I hope that I don’t tell everyone about the engagement in advance.” After saying this, Hathaway looked at the colonel with some anxiety.

The colonel took Hathaway's hand, pressed a kiss on it, raised his head and said with a smile: "Everything is as you wish. But I still want to go to London with you, and I will first get your brother's permission." , and then we will slowly get to know you better." Speaking of which, the colonel's tone was particularly meaningful.

Hathaway blinked, "Yeah, of course. My brother...he's probably...well, looking forward to something like this..."?Hathaway pursed her lips and said hesitantly.

The newly-baked fiancée fell silent in embarrassment, Hathaway stood up, "I'll go see how the ceremony is going."

Colonel Brandon leaned against the bookshelf, watching his fiancée half escaped from the study, and a helpless smile appeared on his face. He returned to the desk, picked up the letter he had just written to Elizabeth, and read it. After revising a few sentences, it was rewritten on another letter paper.

As for the content of the letter, it was natural to tell little Eliza that she would soon have a adoptive mother. Of course, this time might not be too soon, but the accuracy of the news was beyond doubt.He believed that they could get along very well.

When Hathaway returned to the room, Mrs. Tomina was instructing the maid to pack the things that could be used, including her home clothes, out clothes, dresses, winter clothes, jewelry, etc., and she always packed a few big box. "Ma'am, we are just going to London for the winter, do we need to bring so many things?"

Mrs. Tomina gave her a blank look, "Hmph, what do you know, these are all you need, you must know that for a noble lady, these are just the basics, you still need to make a few new dresses when you arrive in London , Jewelry also needs to be added, how can a young lady think there are too many things!"

"But my brother bought those things from London!" Hathaway overcame many obstacles on the ground and sat down on the sofa.

"Hmph! A man's eyes! Of course these things have to be tailor-made for you. There must be new tricks in London this year. You need to buy a few pairs of dancing shoes, oh! Do you remember those dancing steps?" Mrs. Tomina did not forget to educate Hathaway while choosing things.

"By the way, this is Abby, the new personal maid I picked for you. You should have chosen one long ago, and you always find a reason to shirk, otherwise, how could such a thing happen!" She pointed to the busiest maid among the maids. , "Abby, come here."

"Come here! Ma'am, what's the matter?" Abby ran over sweating profusely. She wiped the sweat with her sleeves neatly, straightened her skirt, and had a satisfied smile on her flushed face.

Mrs. Tomina opened her mouth, looked at her critically, and said after a while, "This is Miss Hathaway, you should know her, I told you just now, from now on you will be Hathaway Miss Sylvia's personal maid, you can go wherever the lady goes, and you can listen to whatever the lady says."

"Ma'am, what if Miss tells me not to follow her?" Abby tilted her head, her face full of doubts.

Mrs. Tomina pressed her forehead hard, said through gritted teeth, "Follow Miss first, and then listen to her, so you understand now!"

Hathaway looked at this young girl. She was about 17 or 8 years old. She was not very beautiful, she was not tall, and had thick calluses on her hands, but she had pure eyes and a warm smile on her face. She looked faithful and reliable. , very pleasing, but she actually likes her a little bit.

Mrs. Tomina's education over there also came to an end. She instructed Abby to continue packing her luggage, then turned her head and continued to say to Hathaway: "Abby is 18 years old this year. She is the daughter of a tenant in the manor. Last year I just went to work in the kitchen, although she is a bit stubborn, she is still reliable, you just need such a person to follow you."

Hathaway had a headache, she hated people always following her, so she didn't want a personal maid.

"It's her etiquette that is a problem. I have to do a surprise training for her, otherwise I will lose face to the Butler family in London. The luggage can be packed tonight, and we can set off tomorrow. Do you have any more?" What needs to be explained?"

"Oh! Can we start tomorrow? Colonel Brandon said he would go with us."

Mrs. Tomina looked at Hathaway disapprovingly, "Is that the gentleman? Although he looks very reliable, I'm afraid your brother won't be too satisfied with him. He's too old for you. "

Hathaway blinked, "But young gentlemen are too naive. I like mature ones!"

Mrs. Tomina put her hips on her hips and shouted: "Oh! You shameless girl, how can you say such a thing! But, um... It is true that it is better to be older, and now young People are all hands and feet, how can they take good care of you! And the older ones are more family-oriented and can love you more..." Mrs. Tomina changed her mind as she spoke, thinking that Colonel Brandon was a good choice .

"Then he knew about that?" the lady asked again in a low voice.

"Well... I think so, he should know, and which guest would not know." Hathaway said sarcastically.

Mrs. Tomina nodded in satisfaction, "It means that he doesn't mind that matter, so he is indeed a good match, although he is a bit older, but since he really loves you and doesn't mind That thing, it couldn't be better. Darling, this is really good!" She stepped forward to hold Hathaway's hand intimately, and looked at her happily.What this lady was most worried about was Hathaway's marriage, and she was always worried that she would be an old lady for the rest of her life.

"Ma'am, he proposed to me today." Hathaway lowered her head shyly.

Mrs. Tomina looked at Hathaway in surprise, "So soon? You agreed?"

"Yes, I think it's hard for me not to agree. However, I have already told him not to announce the news. I feel that this matter seems to have developed too fast. I have known him for too short a time. To him It's still far from understanding." Hathaway looked at Mrs. Tomina with some distress, she couldn't tell others about this, so she could only seek help from Mrs. Tomina.

Mrs. Tomina looked Hathaway up and down with those eyes full of accidents, and Hathaway looked uneasy. This lady is over 50 years old and has experienced ups and downs. Although she has never been married in her life, she is not For those who don't understand feelings, she knows the girl's thoughts clearly, and she smiled wisely, "Honey, you know very well in your heart, you don't regret your choice, I just ask you a few questions, you trust him Does he love you? Do you love him?"

Hathaway was silent for a while, "Yes, I trust him. This gentleman has a calm personality and a noble character. I can't think of any reason not to trust him. I think he loves me. I can't imagine a If a person wants to risk his life to save another person, there are other reasons besides love." She thought for a while, then said hesitantly: "I like him, but if you want to talk about love... I don't know, ma'am, loving someone What is it like?"

Mrs. Tomina stroked Hathaway's hair, "Silly boy, I don't know what it's like to love someone, but I know that if someone loves you, and you trust him and love him, then you It’s not far away from falling in love with him. Since you trust him, it means that you understand him. What you lack is not understanding of him, but self-confidence. You have to trust your heart, it will always pick out your true for those in need."

Hathaway leaned on Mrs. Tomina and began to think quietly, and Mrs. Tomina didn't bother her and let her act like a baby.

During dinner, Hathaway announced that she would leave for London tomorrow. Everyone was not surprised that they had already prepared for this matter. When Andrew asked Colonel Brandon if he had packed his luggage, the gentleman gave an affirmative answer. His Luggage is naturally not as good as Hathaway's, a box is enough, even without the help of a servant.

Winnes was very sad when she heard the news, and went to Hathaway's room after dinner, and the two girls got together again. Although it was not long since Winnes came here last time, both of them felt as if It's been a long time.

This is really because a lot of things have happened recently, especially for Hathaway. First, she was leaked by her servants, and then criticized by everyone. She almost lost her life. Finally, she fell in love again and had emotional ups and downs. It was huge and made her feel very tired.

Both of them changed into their pajamas, and lay down on Hathaway's big bed with their hair loose, leaving only a candlestick on the bedside table.

This bed is really huge, not to mention two slender girls, even two more people are more than enough to sleep, but the two are still close to each other, leaning against each other intimately.

"Hathaway, I really envy you." Winnes said softly.

"What do I envy, you know, I have been in poor health since I was a child, and my parents passed away one after another, leaving only two older brothers to depend on each other." Hathaway turned her head to look at Winnes, her green eyes glowing in the candlelight Under the light, it looks mysterious and beautiful.

Winnies stared at the pair of green eyes as if fascinated by the mysterious color, and it took a while to come back to her senses. She was embarrassed again, and smiled embarrassingly, "Hathaway, your eyes are so beautiful , always distracts me. If only I could look like you."

Hathaway was amused by Winnes' silly words, "How can people look the same? Besides, you are very cute, and I like your dimples very much! I don't have this."

"But I'm too fat, what if I become like my brother? My mother often calls me little fat girl." Winnies pouted and said unhappily.

Hathaway thought Winnes was really a lovely girl, "Winnes, do you have someone you like?"

Winnies immediately widened her eyes and opened her mouth in panic, "No, no, no, I don't have one."

Hathaway immediately understood, and she asked: "Who is it? Is it a guest from Rockefeller? Well, it must be, Mr. Wallace?"

Winnies eagerly denied, "No, no! Really not!"

"Then it's Mr. Hoffman? It shouldn't be him. Miss Borg has always been interested in this gentleman. Mr. Marshall? No way?" Hathaway frowned and looked at Winnes, who was shaking her head desperately She was relieved, but immediately brought it up again, "Could it be Colonel Brandon?" Hathaway raised her nervous voice.

Winnis looked at Hathaway angrily, "No, no, it's not them."

Hathaway breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately shouted in surprise: "Andrew!"

Even the tips of Winnis's ears turned red slowly, she rushed forward and hugged Hathaway, "Don't say it, don't say it!" The two girls laughed and quarreled on the bed for a while, and did not enter until a candle was almost burnt out. Dreamland.