[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

On the way to Meryton, Mr. Collins continued to talk nonsense, out of face, and the ladies listened politely to his words and did not respond much.He wanted to talk more with Elizabeth, but Elizabeth pretended to be Miss Bingley's guide and was chatting vigorously with Caroline and ignored him. Grumble aside.

When they arrived in Meryton, Catherine and Lydia's minds were immediately attracted by the officers passing by on the road, and even the various trendy accessories in the store were not in their favor at this time.Elizabeth took Caroline and the two younger sisters to a store that sold women's hats where they usually go.The hats in this store are very up-to-date, not inferior to the most fashionable hats in London, and some hats have extra chic ornaments, although the materials may be poor, even in London, it is difficult to find such ingenuity hat of.

Mr. Collins had little study of ladies' hats, but this did not prevent him from admiring the Misses Elizabeth and Caroline.These two ladies were very disgusted with his nonsense that only complimented and had no content before, but Mr. Collins's compliment at the moment catered to the girls' love of beauty. I have to say that speech is really a wonderful art. If you find the right time, even "The Beast" will also be welcome.The two little sisters were not so patient. They were all focused on observing whether there were officers walking on the street.

It was not long before they noticed two gentlemen walking on the other side of the street, one whom they knew well, and the other, who was handsome but had never met. 【Catherine and Lydia immediately decided to find a way to find out about this gentleman, so they went to the opposite store to buy something under the pretext, and dragged the rest of them to the opposite side. It just so happened that the officer they knew well saw Catherine and Lydia as soon as they walked to the opposite side, and introduced them to them as Mr. Wickham, the new officer in the regiment.

Wickham was tall, handsome, and very good at pleasing girls. After a while, the ladies of the Bennet family had a good impression of him.Caroline also found that Wickham in military uniform is simply a girl killer, and his conversation is very touching. If she didn't know that this guy in the original book is a scumbag, she would find it difficult to resist his charm.No, even Elizabeth, the shining heroine in the original book, was attracted.

While they were standing there talking very speculatively, they heard a sound of hoofbeats, and saw Mr. Darcy riding down the street.Darcy came over to say hello when he saw these ladies in the crowd.He was about to say a few words to Caroline when he suddenly saw Mr. Wickham.Everyone present could feel that these two people suddenly became extremely unnatural. Darcy reluctantly nodded at them, and rode away first.

This aroused the curiosity of several Miss Bennet present, but it was not good for the occasion to ask so rashly.Catherine and Lydia therefore contrived to invite the officers to their aunt, Mrs. Philip, by a trick.The two officers had no other important matters, and after pretending to decline, they agreed to go together.

Mrs. Philip is the younger sister of Mrs. Bennet. Her husband, Mr. Philip, has inherited the law practice of Mr. Gardiner, the late father of the two wives, and now lives in Meryton.

Caroline knew that if Mrs. Hurst found out that she was visiting a family she had never met before, and that there were two military officers accompanying her, she would inevitably be preached. The burning heart of watching the theater still prevailed.

The group arrived at Philip's house after walking a few steps. Mrs. Philip opened the window and greeted them upstairs.It’s okay not to go in now, Caroline comforted herself, it’s not that I insist on going.

Mrs. Philip installed them in the little drawing-room, and chatted with the nieces after tea.It stands to reason that Elizabeth should introduce her cousin first, but Elizabeth first introduced her good friend Miss Bingley to Mrs. Philip, and after they exchanged pleasantries, she introduced her cousin Mr. Collins.Mr. Collins was always superficial. Instead of being angry at Elizabeth's behavior, he felt that she had done a good job. He knew that Caroline was a great lady, and he didn't want to offend Caroline.Then, with his usual compliments on Mrs. Philip, he said he was astonished by the furniture in this drawing-room, as if it had entered Lady Catherine's little dining-room at Rosings.Such compliments, of course, did not quite please Mrs. Philip, but she was flattered when she found out what Rosings was, and what a stately duchess Lady Catherine was.

Mr. Collins' boast was only appreciated by Mrs. Philip, but Mr. Collins' vanity was greatly gratified by the presence of such an attentive wife.The ladies felt that Mr. Collins' gossip was really meaningless, and he had nothing else to do, which was really boring.The two officers greeted Mrs. Philip graciously, and they wanted to go for a walk in "the lovely little garden of the lawyer's wife's house".Mrs. Philip beamed with joy when she heard the words. Who doesn't like to hear other people's compliments, so the group got up and went to the lovely little garden.

The two young ladies of the Bennet family were very interested in Wickham, a young and handsome gentleman, and from time to time they found something to chat with him.The gentleman, however, only talked politely to the two ladies, and his attention was mainly on the older ladies.

Elizabeth originally had a great affection for him, and Wickham intentionally showed it in front of her and Caroline, the original one point of favor suddenly turned into ten.Caroline was very upset when she saw Elizabeth's demeanor and expression. This gentleman's ability to bewitch is really beyond the reach of ordinary people. It will definitely be accepted in full.Even if Mr. Darcy didn't care about such a bad slander, Caroline would not like this honest gentleman to be so discredited in front of his sweetheart.But no matter at this time, at this moment, or this place, it is not suitable to be such a kind villain. After thinking about it, Caroline decided that whether Elizabeth could listen to her or not, she had to have a private chat with her.

The author has something to say: Ah, dear Nana, I seem to have pulled Mr. Darcy out for a walk~