[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

It has been a full week since the last private ball at Barton Manor. Hathaway ambitiously thought that she had established a long-term enemy for herself, and the two families were so close that meeting was inevitable. She even designed several A devastating dialogue ready to be thrown at the right time, yes, she neither intends to reconcile with Marianne, nor does she intend to avoid seeing her.But unfortunately, a week passed, and the two never met again. The Dashwood family didn't seem to go out much except for shopping. Every day, they could only see Mr. Willoughby driving his open pony carriage from Barton Manor on time. Pass by the door.

Hathaway ran into this gentleman several times when she was walking with the colonel. Mr. Willoughby was as warm and cheerful as ever, and he greeted them politely every time, and sometimes even stopped to greet them. , sell Colonel Brandon his lovely filly, or exaggerate and sincerely compliment Hathaway's beauty, fully expressing his admiration for the Colonel.

This made Hathaway feel that this gentleman is hypocritical, because she is very sure that with Marianne's character, it is absolutely impossible to hide the fact that the two have turned against each other from Mr. Willoughby, and Mr. Willoughby also wanted to please Marianne. Inevitably, he would blame Hathaway, but he turned around and interacted with her and the colonel as if nothing had happened, and even hoped that the colonel would buy his horse. It really made people wonder whether he doubted his IQ, or wanted to praise himself for being too smart.

Because the feud between Hathaway and Marianne is not just a matter of two people, at least Hathaway will not naively think that other members of the Dashwood family will have goodwill towards her.In the same way, although he didn't say anything when she told the matter to the Colonel, she was sure that the Colonel would not have too much contact with that family, since he never went to Barton Cottage with Sir John again. It can be seen that Hathaway will never admit that she is secretly enjoying the consequences of this unintentional move.

This week, except for Hathaway herself who fell into a kind of excitement that was eager to try, Andrew and Winnis were all depressed.Since Winnes is in the state of being broken-up, depression is inevitable. Except for a few words with Hathaway every day, she is silent most of the time, immersed in her own world. If not everyone understands her Her disposition would have thought she had been infected by Lady Middleton.And Andrew's depression is a bit intriguing. The result of the discussion between Hathaway and the colonel is that even if he has not fallen in love, he must have a good impression. Now that his sister has fallen out with Marianne, he naturally cannot He has taken some action, so he is in a state of contradiction and depression.

This afternoon, Hathaway received a letter from Manchester. The sender was naturally her brother, Mr. Philip. The content of the letter was longer than the previous ones. After Philip arrived in Manchester, he found that the local situation was extremely serious. The start-up industrial city is filled with a large number of cotton textile factories, and almost every household has people working in the factory. Philip said in his letter that there are thousands of workers in his factory alone, and the workers work hard from morning till night. Being able to receive a meager salary made the relationship between the textile factory owner and the workers tense. Even when he arrived, many factories had shut down and the workers were holding a strike movement.

Hathaway frowned looking at a passage in Philip's letter. "As soon as I walked into the spacious factory building, I could hear the huge roar of the steam engine and the cotton wool flying all over the sky. It was the biggest snow I have ever seen. At that time, there were hundreds of local workers working in the factory. Not only is it hot in there but the lint that looks beautiful is also a nuisance, when I walked out of the factory the coat was covered in white cotton, it was so hard to clean up, time to clean it up Enough for a tailor to make a new one..."

Only from this passage, Hathaway has already felt the harsh working environment of the local workers, and she knows that those cotton wools that Philip finds difficult to clean are cruel killers for textile workers. It caused workers to inhale too much cotton wool and suffer from a lung disease, which is basically incurable in this day and age.

Hathaway saw a dangerous sign from Philip's letter, because she knew that the labor movement was not all peaceful. If the textile mill owners and workers could not reach a consensus, conflicts and riots might follow.Hathaway knew that Philip was calm, intelligent, and extremely smart in business, but she also knew that her brother also had the inherent flaws of aristocrats, such as arrogance, stubbornness, arrogance, and contempt for the poor. He is not smart enough, but the limitations given to him by the times.Therefore, his arrival may not solve the problems of the workers, on the contrary, it may intensify the contradictions between the two parties.

Hathaway wrote a long reply letter to Philip. In the letter, besides asking Philip to calmly listen to the opinions of the workers, she also asked Philip to improve the working environment of the workers. Of course, the most talked about is hope He paid attention to safety and left Manchester as soon as possible. Professional matters should be handled by professional people.

It seemed to her that Manchester was now like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment, or to deflate like a deflated balloon, but it was still dangerous.It would have been absolutely foolish for Philip's partner to call him to Manchester;She understands her brother, Philip is a tough and stubborn person, if he wants to benefit others, then the other party should be grateful for Dade's acceptance, but if the other party wants to force him to make concessions, it is simply impossible, in short, he is A standard guy who eats soft but not hard.

Hathaway was still worried about Philip until the afternoon tea. She told others about it, but the education Winnes received was to teach her to be a qualified lady, and a lady does not need to understand these things. So she was of no help except to be anxious for Hathaway; Andrew was not interested in business matters at all, he even felt that it would be disrespectful for a nobleman to do business, but the Colonel listened to Hathaway's words seriously, But he didn't have a good idea about that either.

Hathaway's anxiety continued until the next day. After lunch, the colonel mysteriously took Hathaway into the carriage. The weather was very good that day, and the cool wind was blowing on Hathaway's cheeks. It brightened her mood a lot, and the colonel drove Hathaway for more than an hour in Sir John's airy open carriage before stopping.

Hathaway heard the sound of waves from a long distance away. Because the beach was covered with gravel, the carriage stopped not far from the beach. Hathaway jumped out of the carriage first, and she ran for two Stepping on the rough sandy beach, she looked towards the sea. This was the first time she saw the sea since she was born again.

The azure sea sparkled under the sunshine, a wave of waves washed up on the beach and splashed white waves, several seagulls made melodious calls in the air, Hathaway held down her long hair blown by the sea breeze , excitedly opened his eyes wide and looked around.

The colonel quietly walked behind Hathaway, put a cloak on her shoulders, and gently helped her tie it on. Hathaway smiled sweetly at him.

This beach is not too big, surrounded by towering red mountain walls, and there are strange rocks on the edge of the beach. The two walked on the beach holding hands. Hathaway looked at the beautiful scenery of the water and the sky, listened to the waves and birdsong, I just feel that the whole person is suddenly enlightened, and the tense nerves are also relaxed.

The colonel seemed to bring her here just to let her relax, so he just led her and walked aimlessly, not talking much.

Hathaway occasionally picks out those shells that she thinks are beautiful in color and relatively complete from the sand, and puts them into the bag prepared by the colonel, or teases the hermit crabs in the crevices of the rocks. The stone sat down and snuggled into the colonel's arms, listening to his heartbeat slowly coincide with the tide, I felt very relieved.

By the time the two were about to leave, Hathaway had already completely thought about Philip's affairs. The letter had been sent out yesterday afternoon. She wrote down everything she wanted to say in the letter. No matter how worried she was, she couldn't help him. Philip makes the decisions, so letting go is the smartest thing to do.

The colonel did not say anything to comfort Hathaway from the beginning to the end. He knew that such words could not comfort Hathaway. He just stood quietly behind Hathaway like a towering tree or a hard rock. , being by her side when she needs to rely on, this has given Hathaway great comfort.

The author has something to say: I hope there are no bugs in Manchester

If readers think there are any problems, they can ask me to discuss it.

Workers' strikes and riots have appeared in "South and North". This drama is actually very good. If you are interested, you can watch it