[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

Colonel Brandon helped Hathaway back to the room, she sat on the sofa blankly, without expression for a long time, only her wet green eyes leaked her emotions, glowing in confusion , but she stubbornly refused to let the tears flow.

Colonel Brandon felt that such a scene was extremely dazzling. He could feel the panic and panic in her heart, but she refused to vent it, completely suppressing it in her heart, as if this way others could not see her sadness, but she Instead, it made him feel more worried.

Colonel Brandon gently hugged Hathaway into his arms, stroked her hair gently, and whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, he will be fine, he will be fine."

It took a long time for Hathaway's stiff body to soften slowly. She leaned her head on his shoulder, hugged his waist, opened her eyes and tears fell down in big drops. When she cried, she quietly There was no sound, neither sobbing nor panting, just like this quietly shedding tears.

Colonel Brandon didn't realize she was crying until he felt the wetness on his neck.Now he was sitting there stiffly, and he let her cry, thinking that it would be good for her to vent, but the tears seemed to flow down his neck and into his heart, making his heart cry Followed by throbbing pain.

Colonel Brandon held Hathaway like this, and he didn't put her on the bed until she was tired from crying in his arms and fell asleep.He gently wiped away the tears on her face, tucked in the quilt before turning around and walking out.

Lunch at noon that day was extremely dull, Hathaway had just fallen asleep, neither of the two men wanted to talk, and the only one who wanted to talk couldn't find anyone to talk to, so he had to bring enough pounds to buy Something vented.

After the meal, the two men gathered in the study, their faces were very serious, and it was rare for Andrew to put away his cynical face.

Colonel Brandon sat behind his desk like the master of the house, and Mr. Andrew Butler sat before his desk like a guest, but an unremarkable guest, for he sat at the table and he Tapping the table with his fingers rhythmically, this is an action he only has when he is serious, "Brandon, okay, tell me, is the situation bad?"

Colonel Brandon nodded silently, "Yes, it's very bad. Now Manchester is very bad. I heard that the blood on the ground can't be cleaned up. Many people died. They invited cavalry from the army. It took three days for the workers to calm down, but they still dare not take it lightly, and there will be trouble again at some point. Now the army is still there, and it is difficult to pass on the news.”

Andrew's hand stopped, he thought for a while, "It seems that I have to go, anyway, I have to go and see how Philip is doing now. You stay with Hathaway, I see her mood today Not quite normal."

"No, let me go. After all, you are a member of the Butler family. What you want to do to change your name is justified and can avoid some rumors." Although he wanted to stay with Hathaway, the colonel still replied rationally.

Andrew smiled sarcastically, "It's justified? No, I will only make the rumors worse if I stay. Besides, I'm not good at comforting women, so you should stay, that's the decision." After finishing speaking, he He leaned over and patted Colonel Brandon on the shoulder, and walked out without waiting for his reply.

Colonel Brandon stared at the closed door for a while, then shook his head with a smile, picked up a document and continued to read, even if he said he was going to Manchester, it was impossible to leave so soon, and he still needed Make some preparations, so it's time to tell who will go.

It took only two days for Colonel Morrison’s second letter to arrive, with a list of the dead attached, of course only those gentlemen with status, no one would care about the workers who died in the riots and the Irish Who are they, including the managers of 5 textile factories, and 13 investors, those who were injured in the riots are not included in it, because it would almost have to write all the gentlemen present.

The managers of those factories may be only the agents of the investors, or they may be the actual owners of the factories.Four of the five managers who died were factory owners. Because their management style was too strict, the workers hated them even more. Once a riot broke out, they immediately became victims. The remaining agent was just an agent. It's just an unlucky bastard who was implicated by innocent people.

As for the 13 investors, it’s hard to tell how they died. Some died from serious injuries, and the funniest one died when he rolled down the stairs and broke his neck while escaping.Of course, even if they don't die at this time, I'm afraid they will go to a dead end under the pursuit of their creditors in the future, because these investors are not really rich people, they are just guys who want to speculate. Said that there was a problem with the business and immediately ran to Manchester.Among them, there are only two gentlemen who have a certain status in London, one is an old acquaintance of Hathaway, Mr. Marshall, the news that his family is going bankrupt has spread all over London, and the other, Sweeney Mr. Tet is unexpected, but his presence in Manchester has to be reminiscent of the current financial situation of the Sweet family.

Fortunately for Hathaway, Philip did not appear on the list of the dead, which finally relieved her heart that had been hanging over the past few days.

However, it appeared in Colonel Morrison's letter. However, because Colonel Brandon wrote him a letter asking him to find Mr. Philip Butler on his behalf, Colonel Morrison did inquire about his whereabouts and knew that he He had set off back to London at the beginning of November. Because of his noble status, the army did not stop him from leaving, but a few days later, someone found the carriage with the badge of the Butler family abandoned on the side of the road. , the body of Philip's entourage was also found in a little distance.

However, Mr. Butler's body was not found there, so the newly appointed sheriff could only deduce that Mr. Butler was missing.

This stunned Hathaway and Elena who heard the news. They never thought that such a fate would happen to Philip. They escaped the workers' riot but disappeared on the way home. incredible.

Elena pulled Colonel Brandon's sleeve and kept repeating "This is not true, this is not true..." It seemed that the whole person was abnormal, and finally Colonel Brandon had to let the housekeeper support her Back to the room.

On the contrary, Hathaway's reaction surprised the colonel, she looked very calm, she was not pretending, she was thinking about something silently after hearing the news, which was completely different from the previous reaction.This made the colonel very uneasy, he thought it would be better for her to hold him and cry, at least he still knew what she was thinking, so he wouldn't let him guess randomly.

Colonel Brandon spent several days with this uneasiness. In the past few days, some gentlemen who have returned from Manchester have entered the city one after another. They have reported back the terrible things that happened in Manchester. There is a letter from Mr. Joseph, the agent of the Butler family.

The letter confirmed that Philip was indeed attacked on his way home. As for the reason, it is still unclear. What is certain now is that Philip is missing, and the newly appointed local sheriff and district attorney will do their best to find him At the end of the letter, Mr. Joseph also said that he would try his best to find Mr. Butler and continue to manage the factory on his behalf. Madam, please don't worry too much.

Hathaway simply sneered at this letter, not to mention that this letter came so late, she was full of distrust for the newly appointed sheriff or prosecutor, thinking that it was impossible to find Philip by them, as for this Joseph Sir, he was lucky to save his own life in Manchester, and it was unrealistic to expect him to find his own employer, not to mention that she didn't know what else to manage in a closed factory.

Soon something happened that made Hathaway even more angry, because after reading the letter, Elena made a decision. She decided to hold a grand ball at the Butler House. The meeting had to be held immediately, and she wanted to show off the wealth of the Butler family. This idea had been swirling in her mind for several days. Now that Philip's disappearance was confirmed, she brought up this decision.

Hathaway's face became extremely ugly, she stared at Elena unabashedly, "What did you just say? I don't think I heard clearly."

Elena also looked back at Hathaway coldly, "I said I'm going to hold a dance here, soon, right away. I can't let others misunderstand that Butler's house is going bankrupt, I told Philip a long time ago, called He doesn't want to invest in any factory. Nobles with status would never do that! He just wouldn't listen, and if something happened to the factory, he ran over there himself. He didn't want to go to the Butler family because he had so many properties, so he had to go. Manchester. Wouldn't others associate us with the Marshall family and the Sweet family? I will never allow that to happen!"

Then her attitude softened again, and she said enthusiastically: "Hathaway, you should invite Countess Felton, she likes you very much, if you invite her, she will definitely come. Let her clarify , I believe it is easier for everyone to believe."

Hathaway was trembling with anger, Philip was missing, but his wife was planning a dance?

Colonel Brandon also disapproved of Elena's proposal very much, but he had no right to interfere with Mrs. Butler's decision, so he could only keep a straight face and pursed his lips without saying a word.

Andrew was much more impolite, he sneered mockingly, not daring to imagine that this was the woman he once loved, he looked back and forth at Elena with contemptuous eyes, as if he knew her for the first time.

That gaze made Eileen's face burn, but she never thought that she had done something wrong. As the hostess, she should protect the reputation of the Butler family. well done.

Hathaway felt that she hated Elena so much now that she didn't want to see her at all, "Eileen, you are crazy, Philip is missing, and you are thinking about having a dance party, can't it be that the Butler family is decent? Is your husband more important than Philip's life?"

"No, of course not. Of course Philip is very important, but he is missing now! What can I do? What else can I do? What else can I do besides maintaining the reputation of the Butler family?" Elena was nervous yelled.

Hathaway shook her head, showing a hypocritical smile, "Yes, then you are too sensible, I am so glad that the Butler family has a mistress like you." Then she sneered coldly: "But if What do you think he would think when he came back to know that his dear wife was throwing a ball while he was missing? If Philip, my brother had really died, a daughter who hadn't produced an heir to the Butlers What is the need for Master to exist?"

Elena's face turned pale in vain.

The author has something to say: There are descriptions about workers' strikes, etc. that refer to "The South and the North". Girls who are interested can go and see it

The author actually doesn't know much about British politics and military status

There is very little information about Manchester, so please don’t blame if there are any mistakes

Therefore, this volume cannot stand the textual research, please let the textual research party let it go

But everyone is welcome to contribute to Chengmo's popular science knowledge.