Pride and Prejudice accident

When he saw Elizabeth, Mr. Darcy was really surprised. For the past few days, he has been immersed in the entanglement of whether he should go to Mayfair to find Andrea to fulfill his responsibilities, and the reason for the entanglement is The important reason is naturally that he is still interested in Elizabeth in his heart, and Elizabeth has appeared in front of him now, which makes Mr. Darcy's mood a little complicated.

Elizabeth was very upset when she saw Mr. Darcy. She made up her mind that Mr. Darcy had made a great "contribution" to breaking up Mr. Bingley and Jane. Mr. Campbell was better than Mr. Bingley, but her heart was always unhappy.Elizabeth thinks that Jane is a unique and beautiful woman. Her heart and beauty are like angels, and she feels that she is also a lady worthy of praise. Any man who looks down on them is disgusting and superior. In Elizabeth It seems that the so-called difference in status is really ridiculous. She thinks that the difference between people lies in whether their moral character is good or not, not in how much money they have.

Mr. Collins was introducing the four guests he had brought to Mrs. de Bourgh, when he introduced Elizabeth, Elizabeth turned her head away from Mr. Darcy, who was looking at her, and looked at Mrs. de Bourgh and Mrs. Miss Power is here.

Mrs. de Bower sat on a large carved armchair, which looked like she was sitting on a throne, and a beautiful footstool was under her feet, which made her look taller than others. Many, and she looked at the guests sitting on the low sofa, as if looking down.Mrs. de Bower looks very tall, with some wrinkles on her face, but it can be seen from her facial features that she should have been pretty when she was young, and her face is somewhat similar to Mr. Darcy, However, in Elizabeth's opinion, the most similar thing is the expressions of the two of them. They both raised their chins and looked at inferior people, which made Elizabeth feel very uncomfortable.

Mademoiselle de Bourgh sat on the stool next to Mrs. de Bourgh, with another pretty blond lady.Miss de Bower looked very thin and petite, with a sickly look. She was pretty, but her face was very pale.Although there was a smile at the corner of her mouth, there was sadness in her brows and eyes, and she looked sullen, and in Elizabeth's eyes, she seemed a little cold and arrogant.

After being introduced by Mr. Collins, Elizabeth knew that the person sitting next to Miss De Bourgh was Mr. Darcy's younger sister, Miss Darcy. The feelings are very close.Elizabeth was very surprised, because Miss Darcy was completely different from what Wickham told her, and she didn't feel as arrogant as Mr. Darcy at all.But Elizabeth quickly found a reason for Wickham's words. Not all people look the same as their real personalities. Miss Darcy may be the kind of person who looks good, but is actually very different from what she looks like. !

After a brief introduction, the dinner began. Although Mrs. De Bourgh didn't care much about these guests, she was absolutely unambiguous when entertaining them. It was Elizabeth who felt that this was just Mrs. de Bourg's showing off, and unconsciously accelerated the movement of cutting the meat.

Mr. Collins has adapted to his identity very well recently. At the moment, he is sitting at the end of the table, and while eating, he can't stop praising the food. He has done sales before, and his mouth is very eloquent, especially when it comes to the banquet In fact, those kind words can be said endlessly without even thinking about them, and they can also make people happy to hear them.

The Turners and Maria also praised him, but their articulate words were not one ten thousandth as good as Mr. Collins's, so after a few words, they had nothing to say.Elizabeth didn't want to talk at all, she sneered at Mr. Collins's behavior while eating alone, and was also amused by the seriousness of the de Bourgh mother and daughter and the Darcy brothers and sisters when they ate.

Mr. Darcy felt Elizabeth's eyes sensitively. Seeing her smiling eyes, he couldn't help asking: "Miss Bennet, are your parents okay?"

Elizabeth didn't want to talk to Mr. Darcy at all, but since Mr. Darcy asked, she could only answer, but she still chose to answer in the most concise words, "They are very good."

"Where are your sisters?"

"Also very good."

"Is your eldest sister all right? I saw her with a Mr. Campbell."

It's okay not to mention Jane, but the anger in Elizabeth's heart was ignited when Jane was mentioned, and her voice was a bit sharp and said:

"Of course she is, and that Mr. Campbell is a real gentleman."

Both Mr. Collins and Mr. Turner glanced at Elizabeth, and it was distasteful to speak as though all gentlemen, except that Mr. Campbell, were not real gentlemen.However, Mr. Collins is still a little confused besides being unhappy. There is no mention of Mr. Campbell in the original book. Shouldn’t Jane have reunited with Mr. Bingley at this time?But Mr. Darcy's meaning seems to be that Jane and Mr. Campbell are in love.

Mr. Darcy didn't know how he made Elizabeth angry again. The lady didn't seem to be able to speak well in front of him. Every time she said a few words, she would be angry and choked. There was no reason at all.

Mr. Darcy suddenly felt a little displeased. He didn't feel that before, it seemed that he had given Elizabeth too much tolerance because of her eyes at the beginning, so that Elizabeth had forgotten etiquette, but now Mr. Darcy these days I am used to comparing Andrea and Elizabeth, and now this comparison comes out.Andrea never spoke like this. Even if she was really upset and would not lose her temper casually, what she said was still in accordance with etiquette, just like the scene when he bumped into her losing her composure that day. The rage doesn't bring anger into the conversation either.

Mrs. De Bower frowned. She always valued etiquette very much. Elizabeth said that she really didn't like it, so she said: "Miss Bennet, will all your father's property belong to William in the future? Then you How much dowry do you have with your sister?"

"Only a little."

Mrs. de Bower heard the perfunctory in Elizabeth's words, she raised her eyelids, and said: "Really, it was really hard work, there is no dowry and no inheritance, and the only way out is to find a rich gentleman. Ben Miss Nut, I advise you to practice your etiquette a little bit, for you can be a lady if you have manners, and every rich gentleman wants to marry a lady, because if their wife is an unreasonable country lady, Then they will lose face."

Elizabeth was so angry that she almost wanted to throw away the fork in her hand. At this moment, she felt that the food on this table was simply a witch's dinner. If she was at home, she would have thrown the fork and walked away, but at this time she still remembered that she came with Charlotte, and she wanted to save some face for Charlotte no matter what, so she sat patiently, Just no longer talking or eating.

After satirizing Elizabeth, Mrs. de Bower turned her head to talk to the Turners when she was satisfied. After dinner, she never looked at Elizabeth again.

After the dinner, everyone entered the music room. In front of the guests, Mrs. De Bourgh used to show off Miss De Bourner's piano skills, so after she sat down, she asked Miss De Bourgh to play a piece, and then He began to praise Miss De Bourgh's piano skills.

Mr. Collins was the first to respond to Mrs. De Bourgh. He had been notified that the old pastor in charge of Kent County would leave his post soon, and now all the pastors in Kent County are stretching their heads and touching the back door. To take over this position, he naturally wanted to please Mrs. de Bauer more, so that he could get the position smoothly.

Others also echoed Mr. Collins and praised Miss De Bourner's piano skills very much. Only Elizabeth sat on the edge of the sofa without saying a word. But it's almost the same as Mary, so it's not worthy of praise.

Seeing Elizabeth's ignorance, Mrs. De Bourgh said with a straight face, "Miss Bennet, can you play the piano?"

"A little bit," Elizabeth said.

"What about the rest of your family?"

"There is a sister who will."

"Out of the five daughters, only two can play the piano, and one of them can only play a little bit. It's really surprising. Didn't your tutor teach you? Ladies must learn to play the piano. So can you draw? How many languages ​​do you know?" Mrs. de Bower asked with a face full of surprise, as if Elizabeth had said something ridiculous.

Elizabeth held her breath, with suppressed anger on her face, she said in a calm voice: "We don't have a tutor."

"That's the way it is, no wonder." Mrs. de Bower said with the same expression on her face.

Elizabeth felt humiliated, and Mrs. de Bourgh's expression clearly showed that she had no merit at all in the eyes of this lady. This hit Elizabeth's self-esteem. She never felt that she could not play the piano and draw. It's a shameful thing, because she thinks she has a good mind, which is enough to shame those young ladies who can only play the piano and draw pictures but have empty heads.But at this moment, in front of Mrs. de Bourgh, Elizabeth deeply felt how inferior she felt that she had not learned what a lady must learn.

Elizabeth had a very unhappy night here, and Andrea was not in a good mood. This morning they just received a letter from Hunsford, Kent, written by Mrs. Ferguson's cousin, Mr. Clark. It was said that Mrs. Ferguson's uncle, Mr. Old Clark, was in poor health. He was already lying on the bed unconscious, and he was probably going to die in a few days.However, the old Mr. Clark has been thinking about Mrs. Ferguson, his niece, and wants to see the Ferguson family before he dies. Therefore, Mr. Clark hopes that the Ferguson family can rush to Hansford as soon as possible.

Mrs. Ferguson was very sad. She was the only girl in the Clark family all her life. Her father and uncle were very precious to her. Mrs. Ferguson's father had passed away for almost ten years, and she always regarded her uncle as her father. , I didn't expect to see that my body was still good last spring, but it will not work this spring.

Andrea is also very sad. She likes this uncle very much. This old man is already 83 years old this year, and he has a particularly long life in this age.Because the old man got older, he became more and more like a child, and he played very well with Andrea's juniors, and he especially liked Andrea's lively personality. He once whispered to Andrea that he Part of the inheritance is to be given to Andrea as a dowry, which shows her love for Andrea.