[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

Hathaway sat up from the bed in a hurry, her eyes stared straight ahead without blinking for a long time, her long golden hair was disheveled, and a pure white lace nightdress hung from one shoulder It slid down, revealing the snow-white skin inside.

"Miss?" Abby put down the needle and thread in her hand and called out cautiously.

But the other party didn't respond to her. Hathaway seemed to be still dreaming. Although her eyes were opened, they were out of focus. After a few seconds, she got up quickly, put on her slippers and ran out.

Abby quickly followed her out and saw her knock on Colonel Brandon's door, and returned to the room with a sigh. After the lady came back, she became like this. She often woke up in the middle of her sleep, and then she had to run to see Colonel Brandon.She was very much apprehensive, but Master Philip told her to let her go, and she had to do nothing about it.

It has been a week since they came back. The wound on Colonel Brandon's chest has begun to scar, but the recovery is very slow. The doctor asked him to be careful not to open the wound again, which would cause more damage to the body.Good food made him feel much better, but he still looked weak.

Colonel Brandon led Hathaway to the sofa to sit down, carefully helped her pull up her pajamas, and pinned her hair behind her ears, "Are you having nightmares again?" He asked gently, his voice was like a low voice. The cello is so tender that it makes one's heart tremble.

Hathaway snuggled up to him, took his arm and leaned her head on his shoulder, mumbled a murmur, then closed her eyes a little drowsily, and soon fell asleep.

Principal Brandon sighed, transformed into a huge humanoid pillow, and sat there obediently, motionless.

He'd heard from Eric about what happened later that day, he didn't expect his little fiancée to do this, it was really unusual.It's admirable, but it also makes some people feel terrible. The militiamen who followed Andrew and Eric that day talked about it a lot. They couldn't accept a lady doing such a thing, at least not their fiancée. According to their words, it is too tough for men to control.However, Eric himself admired Hathaway very much. He praised her greatly, saying that he had never seen a braver lady than her, and he was simply a dream wife candidate.

Ignoring his strange mate selection criteria, Colonel Brandon hurried him back to Bolton as soon as he moved a little bit. It is not reassuring to put such a guy next to his fiancée, although he knows he will not treat Hathaway. Do something, but still dangerous.

At six o'clock in the evening, when half of Colonel Brandon's body was a little numb, he called Hathaway up, and the two had dinner at the hotel together. Compared with bread and potatoes, it is so delicious that it makes people want to cry.

They just finished dinner and Philip came back. These days he has been busy doing follow-up work, such as sending Mr. Joseph to prison.

Philip was not at all surprised to see Hathaway here. Everyone noticed her strange behavior recently and expressed understanding. They all felt that she needed to adjust for a while, so no matter what she did, he was very tolerant.

"I went to see Joseph just now." Philip felt that they were all victims of this incident, so it was necessary to tell them about it.

"What did he say?" If Andrew hadn't been guarded outside Joseph's house, the gentleman might have escaped smoothly by now, but he hasn't spoken since he was arrested.

"Yes, Miss White, and now Mrs. Mund, with a boy." Philip's face tightened, for he was about to tell an infamous story.

"A boy?" The topic finally piqued Hathaway's interest, and she repeated.

"Yes, a boy just a few months old. You all know the relationship between Joseph and Miss White?" Philip snorted coldly. He already knew about Hathaway's peeking at his letters. "Joseph has always loved White. Miss, about a year ago, the two of them met at a ball. Miss White did not have a good life after marriage. Although Sir Mond is not young, he is still romantic, so the two of them rekindled their old relationship and left. We got together. Later, Miss White found out that she was pregnant and the child belonged to Joseph, so he planned to get a sum of money and take Miss White away."

"Joseph and Daniel knew each other early on, and after finding out that he was also in Manchester, Joseph had a plan. He leaked the news of the arrival of the Irish to Daniel, which triggered a worker riot, and he notified Daniel of the meeting place of the factory owners. .So the workers’ riot had something to do with him. He originally wanted to kill me during the riot, but obviously things didn’t go his way. Later he asked Daniel to assassinate me, but he You made a mistake, Daniel is much more greedy than he thought, and you all know what happened next." Philip told the story a little impatiently, he really didn't want to admit that he had been designed several times unconsciously , although Joseph did not succeed in the end, it also caused him a lot of trouble.

Hathaway hesitated for a moment. Although Mr. Joseph did it on his own, she still wanted to care about the mother and child, "Then Miss White came to see him? Has news about the two of them spread?"

"She will divorce Mr. Mond, and then be exiled with Joseph." He will never forgive Joseph, let alone intercede for him, but he also has to admire Miss White for having the courage to make such a decision. It is better to look at women than him.

In the past few days, he also bought back the factory that he sold to Mr. Hurst. Of course, the price was still [-] pounds. Lesson learned.It was actually the escaped workers who spent the most time on him. He came forward to persuade some famous gentlemen and prosecutors in some places to cancel the arrest of Hill, Brent and others. In fact, he didn’t mind sending those guys Sent to the gallows together, but he had to consider the care he had received during that time.

Before leaving, Philip gave Colonel Brandon a warning look, telling him to be honest. Although he condoned Hathaway's behavior, it didn't mean he would allow anything to happen between the two before they got married.

Colonel Brandon received this information, and he smiled wryly. The doctor said that Philip's leg recovered very well, but only needed some moderate exercise.But he was warned that he must not do strenuous exercise recently, it is best to stay in the room and rest, and he does not feel that he has the physical strength to do anything with his current body.

Time passed slowly, and it was the end of January in a blink of an eye. Colonel Brandon's injury was almost healed, and Philip's leg was basically back to normal, except for some soreness in rainy days.It's a good thing they didn't have any aftermath from this incident, except for Hathaway.

At noon that day, Colonel Brandon brought Hathaway to the French restaurant on Oakland Street. He still remembered that Hathaway liked the lobster and desserts here very much.It has been more than three months since the worker riots, many factories have resumed production, the atmosphere in the city has improved a lot, and the business of the restaurant has also improved. This time Colonel Brandon made an appointment three days in advance. where they sit.

Colonel Brandon helped Hathaway order the same foie gras and lobster as last time, French muffins for dessert, and a veal steak for himself.

"Miss Morris and Mr. Stewart have returned." Taking advantage of the time before the dishes were served, Colonel Brandon felt that he had to talk to Hathaway. He knew that she still cared about Kate and those who had treated her well. Workers, but she didn't ask anything, and she didn't even want to mention it, as if those things never happened at all.

Hathaway hesitated for a moment, "How are they doing now?" She actually knew that she was a little strange recently, but she was lazy and unable to raise her spirits, and sometimes she didn't bother to say anything, which forced Colonel Brandon to be a little talkative recently .

"It's not bad, Philip didn't tell you, his textile factory has started, and he hired Hill as the acting factory manager, and those workers are now working there. As for Miss Morris, she has nothing to do , I’m home now.” At this time, the waiter brought the first cold dish.

Hathaway was surprised. She really didn't expect Philip to do this. Although he didn't look down on civilians in the past, he never took them seriously, "Oh! This is really good, Hill is actually very talented, He will definitely do well." She was really happy for them.

"There's nothing you want to know?" Colonel Brandon asked.

Hathaway looked at him innocently with moist green eyes, and shook her head.

"You know that Philip, Andrew, I, and I are very worried about you. Recently... you have become different from the past." Colonel Brandon waved his arms and said vaguely.

Hathaway was silent for a while, "So... well, how is that John?"

Colonel Brandon breathed a sigh of relief, "He will be exiled, and this is a good home for him."

Hathaway remained silent for a longer time this time, with a somewhat alienated look on her face, "Where's Daniel? How is he?"

Colonel Brandon said without hesitation: "That bastard has also received the punishment he deserves. He will be sent to Newgate Prison, and the court will decide where he should go."

Hathaway let out a sigh of relief, and Hathaway didn't even notice it. Although she never thought about Daniel, she was actually very worried, worried that he would die in her hands. She felt that she was doing the right thing, but However, she still feels guilty in her heart. Ending a person's life by herself is a very burdensome thing.

Colonel Brandon understands this very well. He knew something wrong with her early on. Anyone will feel guilty after killing someone. This is a hurdle that must be crossed. He hopes that Hathaway can talk to him. , he was very willing to enlighten her, but she kept holding back in her heart, "No matter what happens to him, it's all his own fault. It has nothing to do with you. You don't need to feel guilty at all. People who died at his hands Too many, even if he dies a hundred times, it will not be enough to atone for the crimes he committed."

Hathaway smiled contentedly, and was willing to listen to Principal Brandon's lectures to enlighten her. Now she felt a sense of relief, as if a big stone was lifted from her body.She cut a piece of fried foie gras and tasted it slowly, um...it was as delicious as before.

Seeing her return to normal, Colonel Brandon also smiled easily. She was sad and he was sadder than her, and she was happy and he was also happy.He was relieved. In fact, he lied to her just now. Daniel couldn't wait to be tried in court. He died the next night after he was stabbed. After discussing with Philip and Andrew, he unanimously decided not to tell her about it. Well, let her think Daniel is still alive.

Hathaway was very satisfied with this meal. She hadn't experienced the beauty of food for a long time. The French muffin was delicious. When she returned to London, she would try to make it herself.

The author has something to say: there is no update tomorrow, and I will go back to London next, there are probably 2 or 3 chapters left

see you the day after tomorrow