[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

Hathaway returned to the room when everyone began to condemn Willoughby's words and deeds. She felt that it was not suitable for her to stay as one of the parties involved. It was not appropriate for her to participate in such things as convicting Willoughby. She should also stay away from that name ever since.

Everyone expressed sympathy for her behavior. Today she experienced such an indecent marriage proposal and was frightened. Her remorse and panic were all seen by everyone. Mrs. Jennings even suggested that she drink some rum to go to the hospital. Get a good night's sleep and forget about it all when you wake up.

Hathaway declined Mrs. Jennings's proposal, and walked out with a pale face. As soon as she left Mrs. Jennings, she shouted: "Poor child, she must be terrified, she looks so ugly."

Sir John said still furiously: "It's all Willoughby's fault, and he hurt Marianne, poor girl. I will never speak to him again, not a word!"

As soon as Hathaway returned to the room, she threw herself on the bed, and laughed silently with her head muffled. She shook her shoulders, her face was flushed, and she looked a little bit sad and remorseful. She laughed for a full quarter of an hour. She stopped, she was naturally very happy now, but unfortunately no one could tell her joy, every day when Willoughby spoke ill of Colonel Brandon, and when he pretended to be affectionate and courteous to her, she could not wait to see it on his face Come on twice, today Andrew has realized all she wanted, and it is really satisfying to hear Sir John talk about the tragic situation when Willoughby left.

She sprang to her feet, determined to set about writing to the Colonel, and telling him of the matter, restraining her own elation, and laying everything on Mr. Willoughby's self-indulgence, which she did not wish to expose to the Colonel. Sensing her part in this, she was sure he wouldn't like knowing about it.

After dinner, Hathaway urged Andrew to write a letter to the Colonel as well. As for whether the content satisfied Hathaway, you can only know by looking at the waste letter paper.

Next day the servants set off with letters addressed to Colonel Brandon, not two but three, and one from Sir John, who thought the Colonel had entrusted him with a fiancée but had now He couldn't absolve himself of the responsibility for such a dishonorable incident. If what happened to Hathaway and Willoughby at Barton Manor, he really didn't know how to face the Colonel.

After breakfast, Mrs. Dashwood brought her three daughters to Barton Manor. Sir John went to them last night with an ugly face and asked them to go to Barton Manor the next day no matter what. Dash Mrs. Wood repeatedly declined. She knew that Marianne didn't want to go to crowded places. She just wanted to be alone now. What's more, the topic of Willoughby about Mrs. Jennings's last visit to Barton Manor aggravated Marianne's pain. But in the end Sir John's little revelations moved them, only because he said he would speak to them about Willoughby.

When they arrived, Mrs. Middleton was combing the hair of her three-year-old daughter, Anna Maria, while the older children, John and William, ran around holding their sister's hair in front of her.That scene was extremely noisy, but the few people in the living room were used to sitting peacefully, as if the things in front of them were nothing more than normal.

It has to be said that even the Dashwood mother and daughter are somewhat used to this scene, and everyone can turn a blind eye to it except for Marianne who frowns irritably.

The living room was so full today that even Andrew was sitting there waiting for the Dashwoods to arrive. Although he had no other thoughts about Marianne, he felt it was his duty to tell Willoughby about his ugly deeds. To Marianne, she didn't deserve this kind of betrayal, whether he liked the girl or not.

In fact, Hathaway can avoid it, after all, the topic that will be discussed later will definitely embarrass her, but she still stayed.Mrs. Jennings made a great deal of compliments on this, and thought she was staying here out of concern for Marianne.But God knows she was just looking at Marianne's jokes, and only Mrs. Jennings and Sir John would think she cared for Marianne.

After everyone greeted each other, the scene suddenly fell silent. Even the always talkative Mrs. Jennings didn't know where to start. Mrs. Middleton walked out with three children. Such a topic is not suitable Discuss in front of the children.

Marianne looked very haggard, her face was pale, her expression was dull, her eyes were slightly swollen, and now there was only confusion and pain in her once enthusiastic and quick-witted eyes. Marianne associated with it.

"Sir John, you said yesterday that you wanted to tell us about Willoughby." Knowing that Marianne was only concerned with topics related to Willoughby, Eleanor asked before she said anything inappropriate.

Sir John said in embarrassment: "Yes, yes, this matter concerns Willoughby, I must tell you, it is impossible not to say."

"Marian, last time I told you that Willoughby came to Barton Manor almost every day, you still refused to believe it. Of course he couldn't come on the day you came, but now we all know why he couldn't come. He must dare not face you, the bastard!" Mrs. Jennings said angrily.

"What are you talking about, madam, and what do you know? What has happened to Willoughby?" asked Marianne impatiently, as soon as she heard about Willoughby.

"Oh, yes, poor boy, you must know about it, but please calm down and listen to me. I told you that Willoughby came to Barton Park every day, but he didn't come to see John. Hunting to relieve boredom is entirely because he has taken a fancy to our beautiful Miss Hathaway, and he comes here every day just to see Hathaway, this bastard, he completely forgot that Hathaway is Colonel Brandon's His fiancée, if not for this, he would never see her at all."

The Dashwood family was taken aback and couldn't believe what Mrs. Jennings said. Marianne's eyes widened and she immediately exclaimed: "Impossible! It's impossible! How could Willoughby take a fancy to her? Last time he And said..." Eleanor interrupted Marianne with a jerk.

Mrs. Jennings didn't mind Marianne's performance at all, and she said to Marianne in a very sympathetic tone: "It's not fake at all, it's absolutely true, he proposed to Hathaway yesterday afternoon, right here, In the room where you played the piano last time, we expected him to invite Hathaway to have afternoon tea, but he took this opportunity to propose marriage. Although I didn’t see it, Andrew saw it all. As soon as we heard I ran at the sound of Andrew's shouts, and it was a dreadful scene, and I fainted with fright when Andrew took Willoughby and beat me. I heard it afterward, and it pissed me off, the mean and shameless man. Guy, I don't know that men can do such mischief. If I didn't hear John say that he couldn't stop the nosebleed from Andrew's beating, I should really scold him. But, Miss Marianne, there is one thing that is disturbing. Reassuring: He is not the only man in the world who is worthy of love. You are so beautiful, and there will always be people who admire you. Poor child, you only need to cry to your heart's content, and this matter will be over. "

Hearing these words, Marianne was almost dumbfounded, and she remained silent for a long time, making it completely unclear whether she had heard these words in her ears.Mrs. Dashwood was very sad. At first she also exclaimed that it was impossible, impossible, but she gradually believed it in Mrs. Jennings' explanation.

Although Elinor felt that the way Willoughby left that day was so abnormal that she always suspected that something unpleasant had happened, but she would never have thought that Willoughby was such a bad person. She turned her head and asked Andrew what happened yesterday. Some details, what he saw, what Willoughby said, until she asked everything that happened that day clearly, including what clothes Willoughby wore, what tone of voice he spoke, and what she said. It was only when it was finally confirmed that there was no doubt that Willoughby had indeed proposed to Hathaway.In fact, it would be more accurate to ask Hathaway for confirmation, but her relationship with Marian was so bad, it was hard to say whether Marian would believe what she said.

Eleanor carefully called Marianne twice, and then pushed her arm. Marianne's behavior was very strange from just now.She was neither noisy nor noisy, and there was hardly any expression on her face. It was this abnormality that made Eleanor even more disturbed.

"Then that means you weren't there when he proposed? You heard her call you to go in?" Marianne suddenly turned to Andrew and asked with a blank expression.

Andrew froze for a moment, he was not used to such questioning, and then replied: "Yes."

"Because she said Willoughby proposed to her, so you believed her?"

"Mr. Willoughby was kneeling on the ground when I went in. I think it's just that the conversation doesn't need to do that, and he didn't deny Hathaway's words." Andrew explained.

"Yes, Marianne, Andrew's conjecture is completely reasonable, and it has been confirmed. We have reason to believe that Willoughby is not worthy of any lady's love at all." Eleanor looked at Andrew apologetically, hoping that he could Forgive Marianne for the faux pas.

"No! It's just their one-sided words. I have to ask him and hear it with my own ears to believe it! No, no, I can't believe it even then, it's only for such a short time, it's impossible, it's not true At this moment, Marian cried out in grief, her face was full of grief, tears were rolling in her eyes, and it was only because she cared about others that she didn't wantonly shed them.

"Miss Butler, I know you have always disliked me, but please don't say such things casually. I hope you can tell me honestly, did Willoughby really say those things yesterday afternoon?"

Hathaway replied with a serious face: "I'm afraid you have misunderstood me. I won't make fun of such things. What everyone said just now is completely true."

Marianne looked at Hathaway stubbornly for a while, and didn't believe a word she said. She must be waiting to see her joke, and she would never let her succeed.Thinking this way, she immediately felt distraught, tears couldn't stop streaming down, she immediately covered her mouth and ran out regardless, she had to leave here, leave here immediately.

Eleanor quickly apologized to everyone on Marian's behalf, and everyone also expressed their understanding of Marian's behavior. Who can be harsh on this poor girl.

Mrs. Dashwood soon took her two remaining daughters to say good-bye. She was worried about Marianne, and must go back and see at once.