[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

The sun always sets very early in December, but it was already dark in the woods after six o'clock.Because it has been raining every day recently, the woods are damp. If you accidentally touch a leaf, it will rain lightly. The soil on the ground is soaked and soft. Fortunately, there are a few layers of fallen leaves on it. As for getting stuck when people step on it.

A snow-white steed stopped in the woods at an untimely time, because it was treated disgracefully by its owner, it was struggling with the soft soil, and kept swinging its hooves on the spot.

Colonel Brandon turned over and dismounted lightly, and then turned around and hugged Hathaway. The two of them tacitly agreed without making a sound. They glanced at the path not far away, and then looked at each other at the same time.

With a little moonlight in the forest, Colonel Brandon stared at Hathaway's eyes. Even in such a dim forest, her eyes still seemed to have light shining, with complete trust and dependence in them.He saw her biting her lower lip with her teeth nervously, but her eyes stubbornly refused to move away.Now there is a problem in front of them, and they both know it.

He took Hathaway out for a walk tonight, he had ignored Apollo for too long, and now they had nothing to do, so he took Hathaway to ride out of town, I don't know if it was luck or misfortune On the way, they saw Miss Esther again, whom they had seen only three days ago.She was talking to four gentlemen, one of whom was the same gentleman he had seen last time.This time he did not mistake him. The other three gentlemen were all wearing hats with the brims pressed down very low. Each of them was carrying a bag. It could be seen that there was some cheap food in it, probably flour and potatoes. Things, Miss Este handed them another smaller bag while talking to her.

If he could have said that Hathaway was thinking too much before, then seeing such a suspicious scene, he couldn't help but stop thinking too much. This Miss Este has a lot to do with Hill Turt who is being wanted. There was no doubt about it, and at the same time she knew the person who had been watching them at the door of the hotel. The three gentlemen she met with now also behaved suspiciously, which made him have some bad associations.

After several people separated, Colonel Brandon followed the three of them out of the city on horseback from a distance. At first he thought they were not far away, so he could follow them on horseback, but when they gradually deviated from the road to Colonel Brandon could not help being caught in a dilemma as he advanced through the woods.

These three people should be delivering food to the wanted workers, and Philip is probably with them. Following them may be able to find Philip in advance, but if he wants to follow them, what will Hathaway do?It's too dangerous to take her, "I have to follow to see, you go back to the city first?" Colonel Brandon said uncertainly.

In the darkness, Hathaway lowered her voice, "I'm afraid it's more dangerous for me to go back alone than to go with you."

Yes, in fact, he also knew that it might be more dangerous to let her go back to the city alone, so now either the two of them should follow them together, or go back to the city together.This is really a difficult problem, with the fiancée on the one hand and the fiancée's brother on the other, but Philip is now in deep danger.

"I don't trust Mr. Joseph. No one can guarantee that Philip will come back intact after paying the ransom. We all know that Daniel is not a man who can keep his word. Colonel, make a decision quickly, they will go away later .”

Colonel Brandon sighed, and said sternly: "Follow me closely, don't make a sound, if... if found, I will stop them, you run first, understand?" Hathaway hesitated for a while, clicked nod.

Colonel Brandon led Apollo to hide in the woods, and then pulled Hathaway to chase them for a while in the direction they were walking, and finally found them not far ahead.They didn't light up any lights, and any light would be extremely eye-catching in the dark woods, so they also walked in the dark, cursing and talking while walking, but the colonel couldn't hear it because they were too far away.

Now Colonel Brandon began to rejoice that it had been raining recently, the leaves on the ground were soaked, and there was almost no sound when they stepped on them, which provided great convenience for their tracking.He turned his head to comfort Hathaway. She must be scared at this time, but he found that his little fiancee was extremely brave. There was no fear on her face. She looked calm and even knew He clenched the hem of the skirt tightly with his hands, as if he was afraid that they would be caught by branches or low bushes.

He glanced at her and turned his head away. Now is not the time to praise his fiancée for being brave.The woods at night were cold and damp, with a smell of mud and trees. Occasionally, one or two night birds could be heard in the distance, making the forest more and more silent. Colonel Brandon and Hathaway followed the front The few people walked for about half an hour, and gradually they could hear the sound of water flowing, and the surrounding plants became more lush, and they were going deep into the woods.Colonel Brandon did not expect that their hiding place was so remote, no wonder the police could not find them. Even if they searched in the woods, they would not go too far, because the woods around Manchester were too vast to find them.

Maybe it's almost to the place, and the words of the people who advanced gradually increased. Colonel Night Breeze occasionally caught a few words, but they were not coherent. His heart slowly relaxed. Could it be that those people are really hiding in the Life in the jungle?That is not an easy task, there is nothing here, and there are so many of them, just three meals a day is a big problem.

He looked back at Hathaway again, his girl was amazing, she just followed him silently along the way, and refused to make a sound when she stumbled over a tree root, although she was a bit reluctant, she did keep up with his footsteps , he never thought that she could do this to such an extent, and halfway he also thought about letting her wait somewhere first, but the woods at night are not so safe, not to mention that it may not be easy to find her when the time comes, people in such a place It is easy to get lost in the dense forest, and in the end he could only bring her by his side, not wanting her to surprise him.

People are always the easiest to fail when they are close to success. Just when Colonel Brandon felt that they were about to reach the place, a whistle came from behind. The sharp sound was extremely piercing in the silent woods. The three of them immediately threw the bags on their backs and turned around. They looked around, and one of the men seemed to have noticed something and pointed at them.

Colonel Brandon knew right away that it was not good, and was discovered. Although he didn't know how it all happened, that didn't prevent him from pulling Hathaway to escape. moving.As soon as he moved, the people behind him became more certain of their positions and rushed towards them.

The two quickly skipped over the trees, and the rain that remained on the leaves splashed them all, but no one would care about this now, he knew that there were more than three people chasing them, and the whistle just now was not theirs It blows the whistle, which means that when he followed others, there were other people behind him, and he blew the whistle to remind the people in front.He had to admit that he was too careless. He only thought that the three of them were going back, but he didn't think that they had other companions who were not walking with them. This little negligence put the two of them in danger. Really Damn it!

Colonel Brandon could hear Hathaway's panting behind him becoming more and more rapid, and he could also feel the weight on his hands getting heavier. He needed more strength to drag Hathaway to run, and he knew that this was Because her physical strength was already exhausted, it made him anxious, he didn't know what they would do to her if they caught her, he didn't dare to bet.When he was passing by a bush, he made a decision, he let go of his hand, and he quickly pushed her in, regardless of whether she would be scratched by those branches, "Hide well, don't come out, wait for us to go Run again when you are far away." He said quickly and anxiously.

"Colonel..." Before she could finish speaking, Colonel Brandon turned around and ran again. He couldn't stay near her, as that would attract pursuers. He had to be faster and faster. If he was lucky, he would Both may escape, but if he is unlucky, let him be caught alone!

As he ran farther and farther, the people behind him were gradually thrown away by him. Only a small guy was still closely following him, even getting closer. He was thinking about turning around and knocking him down. There was only one person It's not too difficult for him to deal with, it might be a better choice for him if he can defeat them one by one.

The little man ran fast and yelled, "John! Stop him!"

Colonel Brandon somehow suddenly recalled that day when they were sitting in the carriage, Hathaway analyzed the battle situation that day with her clear voice, they stopped Philip on the road, one by one, one of the followers wanted to escape , but they have already set up an ambush around...

A log suddenly rolled towards his head from the side of the tree, and the colonel only had time to raise his arm before he was hit. He fell to the ground with a 'bang', and for a moment he thought he had passed out, because the white It was a vast expanse, but no, he knew he had no right to faint, and soon his consciousness came back, he pressed his hand to his head in pain, his eyes turned black for a while, he shook his head and finally opened his eyes I saw the guy named John holding up the wood and smashing it down again. He rolled on the ground in a panic and avoided it.

Colonel Brandon got up from the ground with both hands and feet. He deliberately ignored the pain in his right arm. He stepped on the log unsteadily, and then punched the other party before he could react. On his chin, the opponent immediately flipped and flew out. He endured the headache and tinnitus and picked up the wood. Before he could make up for it, the little man who followed him finally caught up. He flew over and hugged him. Clinging to Colonel Brandon's waist, the colonel snorted coldly. This guy seemed like he couldn't fight at all except he ran fast.He hit the protruding point in the middle of his lower back with the wooden head with his backhand, which is the spine, and there was only a crisp 'click' sound, and the opponent fell to the ground wailing, if he was holding a sword in his hand, he would already dead.

He shook his head, he didn't have time to entangle with them now, the two guys over there were about to catch up, but before he dropped the log, John hugged his leg before he could run, the colonel anxiously slapped his foot hard Kicked him on the head, but John was stubborn and refused to let go. Blood flowed down his forehead. Hearing the shouts from far to near, he raised his head and grinned at Colonel Brandon with a ferocious face. Opened his mouth and laughed.

They finally caught up, and not two, but four. Four strong men surrounded Colonel Brandon. One of them was the gentleman who was familiar to Colonel Brandon and often haunted the hotel.They held weapons in their hands, and one of them was carrying a short sword. They glared at Colonel Brandon angrily and rushed forward.

Although the colonel tried his best to deal with it and even knocked down one person, his body was soon covered with scars. There were wounds everywhere on his face, arms, and legs. Among them, the one with the short sword caused him the most damage.The blood loss made his eyes black, and his reaction slowed down. His right arm, which had been hit hard just now, was so painful that he could hardly lift it up.

Colonel Brandon stood on the spot with half-closed eyes and gasped violently. He supported himself with a piece of wood.He thought of the entourage who was stabbed to death from behind. Hathaway was right. They heard more details from Sheriff Lauren that afternoon. There were countless wounds on his body, and blood dragged out on the ground. There was a long trace, but he still stubbornly wanted to break out of the siege, and he was even close to succeeding. He broke out of the siege, but was stabbed in the back of the heart by the people ambushing around.When he died, his eyes were open, as if he was still looking at something nostalgic.Sergeant Lauren knew his name from Mr. Joseph, Hank, a valet who had followed Philip for five or six years.

He remembered him. He was in the team when he sent Hathaway from Rockfield to London. Although he tried his best to hide it, he could tell at a glance that he liked Hathaway, because he loved the same person, so he remembered After killing him, will he end up in the same way now?Hathaway...

While Colonel Brandon was distracted, a dagger stabbed him, a little below the collarbone. It was originally aimed at the heart, but was dodged, leaving only a blood hole that was bubbling out. blood.The man holding the dagger smiled coldly, it doesn't matter, as long as he makes up the sword, it's enough.

"Gal, give him some more swords! This bastard is quite capable of hitting, my face hurts to death!" He said, and he patched a few more feet on Colonel Brandon.

"Okay, I get it. This guy is just as tenacious as the last time, so it's interesting to kill such a guy!" Several people laughed loudly.

The voice in his ear gradually became farther and farther away from him, and the pain on his body almost disappeared. Just before Colonel Brandon's consciousness fell into darkness, he seemed to feel something pounced on him...