[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

Hathaway was sitting on the chair by the bed, flipping through a copy of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" borrowed from Kate absent-mindedly, looking back from time to time to see if the colonel had woken up. The colonel drank it, and it was actually very effective. At night, the temperature on the colonel's body had dropped, and Kate said that he would wake up soon.

There is a pot hanging on the fireplace in the living room, and it is steaming "gurgling". The red, white, and green ingredients in it are rolling back and forth by the steam, and the tempting aroma makes people move their index fingers.Inside is a large bowl of duck soup that Hathaway ordered from Kate. In the afternoon, Kate made a large pot of soup with that duck. Although there is not much duck meat, it is oily and watery.Kate distributed most of the duck meat to Philip and Hathaway, and the rest would be distributed to other workers.Hathaway asked for more soup, and followed Kate to deliver dinner to Philip. When she came back, she put the duck soup on the stove and continued to simmer. She put blood tofu and wild vegetables in it, and she also ordered it from Kate. Some white noodles come back, mixed with water to form gnocchi, and boiled together. Although the stuff is not good for the table, it is very good for the sick.

Hathaway held the book for a long time without turning the pages. She is not in the mood to read novels to pass the time. As long as she is free, she can't help but think about the conversation she had with Philip in the morning. She can already predict that Daniel will not learn from Mr. Joseph. Then she received the ransom he asked for, and she even felt that they would never see Mr. Joseph again. Now there is no one in Manchester except the knights left by Andrew, and they cannot control Joseph at all. She had no doubts that she would fly away after receiving the ransom.When Andrew returns to Manchester with [-] pounds, he will find that he still has a shortfall of [-] pounds. Such a large amount cannot be made up in a short period of time.

They were able to survive because of the ransom before, but when the workers found out that they could not receive the ransom, they were in a dire situation. She couldn't imagine what a group of people with no hope and no way out would do. Hill might be willing to give them time to go Raise money, but Daniel will not let them go so easily.

In other words, there is only one week left, and if they can't get out of here within a week, or find someone to rescue them, then the fact that they can't hand over the ransom will be exposed, and if Joseph escapes early, this matter will be closed even sooner. revealed.But Colonel Brandon was badly wounded and unconscious, and she couldn't count on him recovering in a week, and Philip's leg was broken, and if she didn't want her brother to be crippled later, she'd better not have it in two months Move him, and it can be said that their situation is really bad, it is almost a doomed tragedy.

Hathaway propped her chin with her hands, her eyes didn't blink, her whole body seemed to be like a statue, although her face was expressionless, but her heart was extremely irritated.Philip is right. She is indeed a fool. She clearly thinks Mr. Joseph has a problem but still leaves everything to him. No matter how much Andrew and the colonel trust him, she should insist. She should ask someone to keep an eye on him. As a result, Now they are at such an impasse.

Various thoughts were spinning in her head. She had to take Colonel Brandon and Philip to escape. They were the ones who protected her in the past, and it was her turn to protect them this time.After thinking about it for a while, she gave up the idea of ​​fleeing with the colonel and Philip. It was simply unrealistic. She couldn't leave with the two wounded. She should try to convey their location and let Andrew's knights come to rescue them. them.Maybe she could ask Kate for help?No, she quickly dismissed the idea again, and although Kate was a good person, she couldn't be trusted in this matter.

Just when Hathaway was concentrating on how to escape, Colonel Brandon, who was seriously injured on the bed, opened his eyes tremblingly. He squinted his eyes for a few seconds before he could see clearly what was in front of him. The simple wooden ceiling has been around for some years, and there are still spider webs hanging on the corners of the walls. The bed lying on the bed is a bit hard, and the body of the sick person is aching.

The feeling slowly returned to his body, he felt sore all over his body, he couldn't use any strength, his joints were like rust, and many parts of his body were aching, especially the left chest, with his breathing There was a stabbing pain.

With the pain in his body, Colonel Brandon slowly recalled the previous events. He was surrounded by workers. Before he fell into a coma, he remembered that someone said he was going to kill him, but he is still alive?

He slowly rolled his eyes, and finally realized that there was a person sitting beside him.He turned his head and found that Hathaway was sitting by the window with her back to the light, her face was hidden in the shadow, her head was lowered slightly, her body was leaning to one side, and from his angle, she could see her perfect profile, like A sculpture that has been frozen in time, her expressionless face looks a bit gloomy, her glass-like green eyes look indifferent and alienated, she looks a little different from the past.

"Hathaway..." Colonel Brandon's voice was weak and hoarse.

Hathaway turned her head in surprise as soon as she heard the voice, with a joyful smile on her face, "Are you awake? How do you feel?"

Colonel Brandon looked at the pure smile on Hathaway's face, and the previous gloom and indifference seemed to have melted away. It made one wonder if he had been mistaken just now, "Where is this place?"

The smile on Hathaway's face remained undiminished, "This is an abandoned village deep in the woods, how does your body feel? Does your chest hurt badly?"

Colonel Brandon frowned and closed his eyes for a while. When he spoke, his chest hurt even more. He endured another wave of pain, and forced the corners of his mouth to smile, "Fortunately, it doesn't hurt too much." Then he remembered something again, "No, why are you with me? Didn't I tell you to hide and go back to the city by yourself?"

Hathaway rolled her eyes at this aggressive man, and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief, "I can't just watch them kill you and do nothing, and I can't find my way back by myself. .” She said playfully.

"So you rushed out desperately? Do you know that something more terrible than death may happen, they are all a group of vicious wanted criminals!"

Hathaway smiled and nodded, "Yes, I know." She said it so plainly, but there was unshakable firmness in it.

Colonel Brandon tried to open his eyes wide, looked at her deeply, and then grabbed her hand and held it tightly.The eyes of the two were entangled, and this glance seemed to penetrate into each other's soul. He was willing to divert the enemy away for her and leave her the hope of life, and she was also willing to give up such hope for him, and was willing to be captured together.There is a person in this world who is willing to give his life for himself, and life and death accompany him. Such feelings are moving and worth cherishing for a lifetime.

At this moment, silence speaks louder than words, the two of them clasped their fingers tightly, they only had each other in their eyes, the ups and downs were isolated from them, and their hearts were tightly bound together.

A loud 'grunt' broke the silence at this moment, and both of them froze for a moment.Then Hathaway let out a 'puhchi' laugh, this was really a shame, what could be more embarrassing than this, Colonel Brandon's pale face showed a tinge of blood.

But this is also a good thing. Hathaway felt that knowing that she was hungry was a sign that her body was recovering. She covered her mouth and went out to serve Colonel Brandon a night of duck blood soup. Then she helped the colonel adjust the position of the pillow and supported him. Sitting up, the colonel broke out in a cold sweat from the pain again during this period.

Hathaway held a bowl, filled a spoonful of noodle soup and blew it cold before putting it in the colonel's mouth, watching him swallow it awkwardly, with a suspicious dark red on his face.

After repeating this a few times, the colonel couldn't take it anymore. He hasn't been fed since he can remember, and he is now a 35-year-old man. "I'll do it myself." He endured the pain and stretched out his hand He wanted to take the bowl from Hathaway's hand, but Hathaway pushed it away.

"Hey, don't move around, or the wound on your chest will open again. Open your mouth, ah." Hathaway handed another spoonful to the colonel's mouth, his face was about to burn, his eyes were full He just refused to look at Hathaway if he glanced around the room.

Hathaway would never admit that she was bullying a patient, and she was very happy to be bullying, but seeing the Colonel's awkward appearance, she really felt very interesting, and for a while, she even put those worries behind her .

"What is this?" Colonel Brandon looked at the red thing in the spoon suspiciously. It tasted a bit like pudding, soft and slippery, and it shattered when you put it in your mouth. Salty, tastes good.

"This? This is salty pudding. Because the ingredients are not complete, it tastes different from usual." Hathaway said nonsense casually, and put the spoon into Colonel Brandon's mouth before he asked the next question. And gags his mouth with food every time he asks a question.

It took half an hour for Colonel Brandon to end his humiliating moment. Of course, he would never admit that he actually enjoyed it afterwards. It was the first time he was cared for in such a meticulous manner.And after eating, he did feel a little more comfortable. The warm soup slid all the way from his throat into his stomach, and his whole body was warm and sweaty. Although his body still hurt, at least he regained some strength.

Hathaway helped the colonel to lie down and went out to bring down the leftover soup. These are probably enough for the colonel to eat for a day tomorrow. The lack of food here is really a headache. If the colonel can't eat some nutritious food I really don't know when things will be restored.

Due to excessive blood loss, the Colonel fell asleep shortly after eating, and Hathaway waited beside him until he fell asleep before returning to her room. In fact, she only slept for 2 or 3 hours yesterday. I was tired again today, so when I lay down on the bed, I didn't care that the bed was so hard that I fell asleep very quickly.

The author has something to say: Hathaway: Baby, be good, open your mouth~~

Colonel: (._.)

Colonel: What is this?

Hathaway: Baby, this is pudding~

Colonel: (→_→) (I hear you are bluffing)

Hathaway: Little Chris~ go to sleep now~

Colonel: What are you going to do? !

Hathaway: Sing you a lullaby

Colonel: (╯｀□′)╯┴—┴ It's dirt!I was just injured, not mentally disabled!