[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

In the dark mine, there was a sound of heavy footsteps. Hathaway supported Colonel Brandon and walked deeper into the mine with difficulty. She could feel that the shirt behind the colonel was soaked through with sweat, "Rest For a bar?"

Colonel Brandon still stubbornly moved forward, "No, keep going in, it's not safe enough."

Hathaway had no choice but to pull him onto her body, hoping to save him some effort.

The mine has been uninhabited for a long time and it looks a bit gloomy, except that the workers will dig some crushed coal at the entrance of the mine in the past two months, and no one has come in for many years, although it was Hathaway who suggested hiding in the mine at first Yes, but when she actually stood at the entrance of the mine for the first time, she still hesitated in fear.

The dark hole is like a giant mouth that can eat people, and the faint moonlight can only illuminate a little inside the mine hole. If Colonel Brandon hadn't held her hand, she might really have changed her mind temporarily.

In such a dark environment, the senses became extremely sensitive, and the air in the mine was quite fresh. Hathaway guessed that the miners probably drilled vents here in the past.The surroundings were extremely silent, only the heavy panting of her and Colonel Brandon and the sound of shoes rubbing against the uneven ground. It is easy for people to have negative emotions in such a silent environment.

"Colonel, do you think Philip is in the city now?" They set off at about two o'clock in the morning. Hathaway went to the exit to check first. They made two preparations. If the guards had already fallen asleep, they would go out through the main entrance. If he's awake then let Apollo jump out of the fence, Colonel Brandon checked the height and said it can do it, luckily the guard is dozing off.Then she took Colonel Brandon and Philip to the stables.

Something went wrong when Philip led Apollo to go out quietly. They didn't expect Apollo to be so bad-tempered. When Philip went to lead him, he almost kicked him with his hind legs, which scared the three of them out. In a cold sweat, the colonel spent a lot of time communicating with Apollo before the clever little guy reluctantly followed Philip.

It took Colonel Brandon a long time to speak, the wound on his chest was painful, and his abdominal cavity was burning hot when he was panting, and now just walking has exhausted all his energy, "It must have arrived. "In the mine, it will make people feel that the passage of time has become very slow and long, and even he is not sure how long it has passed, but at this time, he is willing to lie to Hathaway and give her some hope.

The two continued to walk in for a while, and Hathaway felt that Colonel Brandon's body was getting heavier and heavier. She knew that he had reached his limit, and even she felt exhausted, "Colonel, take a break and drink some water." , you'll get dehydrated if you go on like this." She held the colonel with both hands, and felt his body tremble twice.

"...Okay, but only for a while." Colonel Brandon's voice was low and tired.

The two groped and sat down against the stone wall. Hathaway stretched her aching arms, took out a water bag from her coat, took a sip, and handed it to the colonel.

The two rested for a while, the ground was very cold, and the sweaty clothes pressed against their bodies aggravated the clamminess. Hathaway was next to Colonel Brandon, and she groped in the dark to find his hand, his right hand Wearing the engagement ring of the two on the middle finger, Hathaway rubbed the smooth silver ring, feeling that her emotions had gradually stabilized.

"Philip will probably bring someone to rescue us when the sun rises. I'll hold on for a while." Hathaway waited for a while but did not get the colonel's answer.

"Colonel?...Colonel?" Hathaway panicked. She reached out and touched the colonel's forehead covered in cold sweat. She continued to touch down, and the blood from his chest wound once again soaked the shirt.

The pitch-black color gradually became lighter, and when the sky was a bit dim, Philip rode Apollo into Manchester City. He looked a little embarrassed, with some scratches on his cheeks and clothes and pants. scratched.

He pulled the rein tightly, his face stiffened by the cold wind, although the bones in his legs had healed, he still ached from such violent bumps, but he didn't have time to slow down, he had to go faster and faster a little.

It was about 5 o'clock in the morning when Philip arrived at the hotel. He only got the approximate way from Hathaway, so he made a wrong trip on the way, which made him very anxious.He got off the horse clumsily, knocked on the door of the hotel, and waited for a long time for someone to open the door for him.

"Are the gentlemen from London still there?" demanded Philip, tugging at the bearded master's clothes.

The hotel owner was a little confused by Philip's question, "Yes, yes."

"Which room does he live in?" Philip was relieved to hear them still.

The boss pointed to the stairs, "The second floor, the one at the far end on the left." Seeing Philip turned and went upstairs, he went back to sleep, muttering as he walked, it was very rude.

Philip stepped on the stairs 'creaking', trotted with his right leg to the innermost room, and then began to slam the door vigorously.

Andrew didn't come back until after eleven o'clock last night. He has been running around for the past few days. Although he was very tired, he didn't sleep well. He woke up immediately when he heard the knock on the door. He put on a shirt and opened the door .

The two brothers stared at each other, "Philip!" Andrew exclaimed. He and Philip hadn't seen each other for several years, but they wouldn't mistake their brother.

Although Philip was a little embarrassed to be grabbed by Andrew's shoulders, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, "It's me, I escaped. But Hathaway and Colonel Brandon are still inside, you should clean up quickly and take them with you." People come back with me to save them."

Andrew knew that now was not the time to ask more questions, so he quickly turned back and went into the room to change his clothes, and then knocked on Colonel Morrison's door. He was very grateful that Colonel Morrison brought his men over, and his men were scattered into the city In every corner of the city, he wanted to gather them for at least two hours.

Colonel Morrison opened the door wearing only a pair of shorts. He had many scars on his chest and looked particularly tough.He saw Andrew standing outside the door with a strange gentleman. The two looked anxious, and the gentleman looked a little embarrassed.

Philip told Colonel Morrison what had happened, and he immediately woke up all the militiamen under his command. In less than 10 minutes, these people had all changed their clothes and were ready to leave at any time.

At 06:30 in the morning, the clouds in the sky were very thick today, so the dawn was later than usual. Kate got up as usual and went to find Hathaway to make breakfast together. In the past, she had to prepare breakfast and dinner for 25 people by herself every day. It took up most of her time, and since Hathaway came, it has helped her a lot and saved her a lot of trouble.

While knocking on the door, she was thinking about what to make for breakfast today, but Hathaway didn't come out after knocking for a long time. She pushed the door suspiciously, but the door opened in response.

Kate searched around the house and found that Hathaway and Colonel Brandon were gone. Her heart was beating fast, and she thought of something, and hurried to Philip's house. She pushed the door hard, but there was no door. Lock, she slowly walked into Philip's room, as she expected, Philip was gone, her legs gave way and she slumped on the edge of the bed.

Kate stared straight at the book on the table, which she lent Philip the day before yesterday. His attitude has become much gentler these two days, and he often let her help him to walk outside, although she is not yet arrogant. Thought he would respond to her feelings, but also had some unrealistic fantasies in his heart.Now, everything has an answer, he is just preparing to leave, everything is just her delusion.

She covered her eyes with her hands in pain, and sat there motionless, what should she do now?She liked him and was willing to let him be free.But she couldn't ignore her brother and watch the police take the workers away.

After a while, she finally made a decision. She didn't know when Philip left, but there was no warmth on the bed, so she guessed that he had left in the middle of the night, maybe he had already arrived in the city, so Telling the workers to leave is the right thing to do now.

When Kate found Hill, she found that Brent was also here. He was asking Hill for his horse. He went to see Apollo in the morning, but found that the horse was gone. He thought Hill had taken the horse away.

Kate paled and interrupted Brent's naughty words. She knew that this difficult but peaceful life would soon end, "They escaped."

"Who escaped?" Brent was so focused on his horse that he didn't even realize what she was saying.

"The Butler brothers and sisters and Colonel Brandon, they're all gone." Kate didn't bother to talk about Brent anymore, and it wasn't a day or two since he was so stupid.

Hill stood up in shock, the incident was so sudden, he was stunned for a moment, but immediately recovered, "Go back and pack your things right away, I will notify everyone."

After a while, the workers gathered noisily, discussing worriedly.

Daniel and his men were also among them, and John scolded loudly: "These damn nobles, we feed them with delicious food and drink, and dare to run away. If I catch them, I will tear them in half!" !"

Gal was twirling the dagger in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking, and sneered with the corners of his mouth curled up.

The muscles on Daniel's body twitched, his eyes became red, and the scar at the corner of his right eye became hideous. He grabbed Hill's neck, "Sill, do you still remember what you promised me! I promise you not to touch They, they all ran away, this is one hundred thousand pounds! One hundred thousand pounds!"

Brent pushed Daniel away, "No one thought about this, how could it all be blamed on Hill."

"Then who do you think should be blamed! If it's not him...huh!" Daniel sneered with his eyes raised.

Hill flattened the collar of the clothes, "Even if I do it again, I still won't let you touch her." He clapped his hands, and the workers focused their eyes on him, "Everyone be quiet, now is not the time to make noise, maybe The police are already on their way here, so we all hurried back to pack our things, we are leaving here soon. I really blamed me for not thinking well about this incident, and I will apologize to everyone when it is safe."

Kate and Brent are also supporting Hill, hoping that the workers will calm down, and the most important thing now is to leave here quickly.

The workers were gradually persuaded that if they were caught by the police, they would either be hanged or exiled. No one wanted to end up like this, and they walked towards their houses.

"I don't believe they all ran away, a woman, a cripple and a piece of trash lying on the bed, they must not be far away. I'll go and get them back, you run if you want to run, wait until I get them back I will give you a penny." Daniel said in a strange way.

Some workers wavered again. They stayed and planned to fight with Daniel. The rest believed in Hill even more and decided to leave immediately.

The author has something to say: Originally, this chapter should have finished this section, but as a result, I wrote more and more, and I will definitely finish the Manchester section tomorrow!