[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

In the carriage, Colonel Brandon asked who Miss White was. Hathaway became proud and talked about the letters she found from the box in Philip's room. She found a lot of letters that Joseph wrote to Philip. Letters, one of which was about seven or eight years old, the gentleman said that he met a charming lady at the ball, Ida White, she was sweet, elegant, and well-spoken, Joseph It was love at first sight with her.He hastily wrote a letter to Philip, his boss and friend, saying that he fell in love with that Miss White and would definitely marry her, which would be his greatest wish besides revitalizing the Joseph family.

But soon he sent the next letter. Although he succeeded in capturing Miss White's heart, he failed with Mr. White. Although Mr. White was only a squire, he wholeheartedly hoped to marry his daughter into the upper class , so he was extremely disdainful of Joseph's businessman status, and he refused to marry his daughter to Joseph.Joseph wrote in the letter, "I have encountered countless rejections in my life, but this time made me taste the taste of heartbreak." ' But he went on to say that he would never give up, and he believed that his sincerity could impress Mr. White.

After that, Joseph did not mention Miss White for a long time, until four years ago he mentioned that Miss White was married in a letter on the eve of going to Manchester. She was married by Mr. White to an old knight in his 50s. Two wives, three sons, two daughters, his oldest son even older than Miss White.

This is all Hathaway knows about the story of Mr. Joseph and Miss White, a smart and enterprising businessman and a beautiful and charming country lady, but they did not get together in the end. Mr. White got his wish and married his daughter to a man even better than himself. Even bigger old nobles.

Colonel Brandon was a little unaccustomed to prying into other people's private affairs like this, especially in such an unseemly way, he turned his head and tapped his finger on the car window, and waited until Hathaway finally finished the story, "This is not related to what we are doing Is it related to the matter? Or do you think Mr. Joseph has something to do with Philip's disappearance?" The colonel frowned and looked at Hathaway disapprovingly.

Hathaway looked away in embarrassment, fiddling with the gloves in her hand, "Maybe...well, it shouldn't matter, but at least it will help us get to know Mr. Joseph."

Colonel Brandon continued to look at Hathaway sternly, after a while Hathaway finally couldn't help it, she raised her hands, blinked sincerely, "Well, I shouldn't look at Joseph Monsieur's personal letter to Philip, and I promise not to ask any more about him."

Colonel Brandon nodded in satisfaction, "Mr. Joseph is a decent gentleman, we should respect his integrity."

Andrew has been watching the interaction between the two with great interest. Seeing that Hathaway surrendered first, although he was smart enough not to laugh out loud, the corners of his mouth widened.

Hathaway noticed Andrew from the corner of her eyes, she turned her face and stared at him fiercely, then turned her head with a cold snort.Although she promised the colonel that she would not inquire about Mr. Joseph again, it didn't mean she trusted him. She just called Miss White just to test him out. He froze at first, and then wanted to hide the relationship between the two. It wasn't until she said Miss White's name that he strongly denied the relationship between the two. His reaction showed that he had not let go of this relationship, but Miss White had been married for four years.Although this seemed to have nothing to do with Philip, she always felt that Mr. Joseph was suspicious, so she was unwilling to let go of any doubts related to him.

It was really a long day, until they got back to the hotel and lay down on the bed, Hathaway was still recalling those people they met that day, and the places she felt suspicious about.As a result, when I woke up the next day, I found that Colonel Brandon and Andrew had been picked up by Mr. Joseph. Before leaving, the colonel specifically told Abby not to wake her up. She had been tired all day yesterday and asked her to rest for a while, and they Two knights were left behind, saying that they were here to wait for her orders, but they were actually worried that she would run out by themselves.

Hathaway curled her lips. She was really exhausted yesterday. When she got up today, she felt sore all over her body and her head was sore. She should really stay in the hotel and have a good rest for a day.

At lunch, Hathaway only ate a little bread and thick soup. The steak was too old and the vegetables were not fresh enough, so she really couldn't arouse her interest in eating more.In the afternoon, Colonel Brandon and Philip were still gone, so she could only lay down at the window and watch the scenery outside, bored.

The sky in Manchester is always a bit gloomy, even on a sunny day, people feel depressing, as if the place is really shrouded in gray, the gray walls outside the houses, the black smoke rising in the distance, those in dark clothes Passers-by in black coats hurried by, these unchanging scenes only make people feel disgusted.

Hathaway ordered Abby to call the remaining knights, and she asked them about the trade union and the workers' riots.Although they only entered the city a few days earlier, they are really good at inquiring about news. When talking about the workers in Manchester, one must mention a pair of people with high prestige among the workers. Mr. Joseph also mentioned it yesterday, that is The Morris couple, Ceci Morris is a pastor in Manchester. He is a local, and his parents both died of tuberculosis, so he has always been concerned about the health of the workers and the working environment, and is willing to mediate between the poor and the factory owners. .After getting married, his wife, Mrs. Morris, also supported his approach very much. The couple had played a great role in the labor movement, so they were highly admired and respected by the workers.

The Tuart family and the Morris couple are neighbors. Hill lost his father when he was very young, and his mother entrusted him to Mrs. Morris when he went out to work, so he has been taken care of by the Morris couple. He had a calm and principled personality since he was a child, and he had received some education from Pastor Morris, so after the death of the Morris couple, he had great prestige among the workers.

After his wife's death, Hill formed a labor union hoping to gather the strength of the workers to compete with the mill owners. Many workers joined the union, and even those who refused to join were willing to follow his instructions. In August, he proposed to the textile mill owners The request for a wage increase was flatly rejected by the factory owners.In September, he organized a workers' strike. As a result, none of the factories in Manchester could start work. Among them, Pastor Morris' daughter Kate Morris and son Brent Morris also helped him a lot.

Hathaway had to admit that this Silturt was indeed very good at organizing, and if it wasn't for the workers' riot that happened later, he would have succeeded.According to the knights, although this riot was caused by the factory owners mobilizing workers in Ireland, it was possible for Hill to prevent the riot because of his prestige among the workers. They were instigated by Daniel Brook, which eventually led to tragedy.

This Daniel Brooke is a well-known villain in Manchester. He grew up in Manchester. He fought, blackmailed and robbed bars in pubs when he was a teenager. He later angered the sheriff at the time and left here. Back in Manchester again, I heard that the crime may have been committed outside.He worked in Nuremberg, where he was a small boss, and later joined the trade union. On the day the Irish entered the city, he led his gangsters to clash with the other party first, which caused the riot.Later, he found the factory owners gathered together, and he led the angry workers to break in again. The Nuremberg factory owners died at his hands.

When Hathaway asked about Daniel's address, the knight said that he, Hill, and the Morris brothers and sisters had disappeared, because Sheriff Lauren listed Daniel, Hill, and Brent as key wanted targets after the worker riots. They were either hiding in the city or had left the city.

Hathaway nodded knowingly, and solemnly wrote Daniel Brook's name in the notebook. This person is worthy of serious suspicion. He completely conforms to her initial assumption. He is a poor man with helpers. He is very courageous and committed all kinds of evil , and more importantly, he was a wanted criminal, so kidnapping one more nobleman would not be a psychological burden for him.

While flipping through the important people recorded in the notebook, she noticed that there seemed to be a person outside the window who had passed by the hotel door for the third time, which attracted her attention. Sitting all afternoon, she found at least three different people walking around in front of the hotel all afternoon, and maybe there were more that she didn't recognize, so she immediately asked the two knights to go downstairs to catch them. live in one of them.

After the knight came back, he told her that the other party was just an ordinary factory worker. He came here just to find out if there was any work to do. There are so many people like this in Manchester now. Hathaway pondered for a while and waved his hand to let him out.

It wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that Colonel Brandon and Andrew were sent back to the hotel by Mr. Joseph. Both of them were dressed in formal attire. It seemed that they had been invited by Mr. Joseph to a reception, because they both smelled of alcohol. Wei can smell it from a long distance.

Hathaway had no choice but to send them back to the room sullenly. She was unwilling to discuss any serious matters with the two alcoholics, even though both of them emphasized that they were not drunk.Hathaway would believe that there was a ghost, one was helped back to the room by Abby, while the other was holding her hand, and almost pulled her up when she went to bed.

The author has something to say: Colonel Brandon: Stop staring at that Mr. Joseph! (angry)

Hathaway: But he is the key suspect (grievance)

Colonel Brandon: That won't do either!

Hathaway: Why?

Colonel Brandon: Don't you think you pay too much attention to old men! ╰(｀□′)╯

Hathaway: ...

It’s been cold enough to skate recently, so I decided to speed up the plot