[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

Walking on the white snow that has not yet melted, the annual London social season is about to start again.The Bingleys, the Hursts, and Mr. Darcy were back in London's Grovener Street just before the social season began.

Caroline once asked Mrs. Hurst about Mr. Bingley and Miss Bennet: "If it weren't for the approaching social season, would you still insist that we go back to London?"

It was the last day before they left Netherfield.At that time, the two of them were painting in the small garden. Taking advantage of the interval between changing pens, Caroline asked Mrs. Hurst.While Mrs. Hurst painted different shades of green on the canvas to depict the rolling hills in the distance, she replied to Caroline: "We are not planning to settle in Hertfordshire, of course we are going back to London. "

"Louisa, we are going back to London sooner or later, but you know that's not what I want to say!" Mrs. Hurst turned her head and looked at Caroline gently, "Of course I know what you want to ask me is why? Oppose Charles' pursuit of Miss Bennet's family."

"Caroline, tell me why I agreed to allow Miss Bennet to be my younger sibling? Yes, Miss Bennet is a well-known beauty in Meryton, but isn't there anyone in London and even England who is more beautiful than her?" A better lady? Regardless of her birth and her poor dowry, and regardless of her humble relatives, does she have any other more outstanding advantages than beauty? No, she does not."

"Charles is the heir to the Bingley family. What he needs is a good wife who can keep the house in order when Charles is out fighting. When Charles attends the celebrity banquet, she not only represents Charles' face but also There is the glory of our entire Bingley family. And what she has to do is far more than that. Can Miss Jane Bennet, who was born in a small squire family, be able to meet such harsh requirements? Marriage is not enough just to have love, When everything in reality overwhelms them, when they struggle exhaustedly, then they are not partners but bitter spouses. Caroline, this is the most important reason for my objection."

Caroline lamented in her heart that Mrs. Hurst, as the eldest sister, considered things far more realistic and profound than her, but, sister Louisa, it was almost an unchangeable fate for Charles to fall in love with Miss Bennet.Although the original book ends irresponsibly shortly after their marriage, Caroline believes that the Bingley couple in the original book will not be too bad.Besides, Sister Louisa, how do you know that Miss Jane Bennet will not work hard to make herself the right Mrs. Bingley?

"Caroline, are you wondering why I didn't give Miss Jane Bennet a chance to learn how to manage the estate and how to be a qualified Mrs. Bingley?" Mrs. Hurst looked at Caroline and frowned. The small faces that formed into a ball said with a smile.

Caroline gave Mrs. Hurst a wide-eyed look in surprise, as if asking how you knew.

Mrs. Hurst smiled and said, "I grew up with you, so I don't know what you are thinking? It's not that I don't have confidence in Miss Jane Bennet, but since there are so many gentlemen in London Virtuous and multi-talented ladies can give us a choice, why cling to a Miss Bennet who still needs time to come out."

Sister Louisa, but... Caroline cried out in her heart, you underestimate the power of the original book.But she couldn't say anything now, so she had to keep silent and focus on her painting.

It is not only Mrs. Hearst who has a clear attitude. Although there is another gentleman who has a different starting point, he also opposes the marriage of Charles and Miss Jane Bennet for very similar reasons.

That day, Mr. Darcy and Charles came back from the outside, and it was the first time Caroline saw their cold war.Charles greeted them curtly, and shut himself in the room, while Mr. Darcy said nothing, and was more silent than usual.Caroline guessed that something serious must have happened between them, otherwise Mr. Bingley, who has always regarded Mr. Darcy as his best friend, would not be so abnormal.

Charles remained shut up at dinner, and his dinner was delivered to his room by a servant.This day's dinner was unprecedentedly cold, Charles was absent, Mr. Darcy was obviously absent-minded, and although Mrs. Hurst and Mr. Hurst talked from time to time, the atmosphere was always very awkward.

After dinner the Hursts went for a walk in the undergrowth.Only Mr. Darcy and Caroline were left in the living room.Mr. Darcy looked a little agitated. He kept pacing up and down the living room, looking like he wanted to do something but couldn't do it.

Caroline was sitting on the sofa beside the fireplace doing needlework, and looked up at him from time to time, wanting to ask what happened, but seeing Mr. Darcy's appearance, she felt that she didn't know how to speak.

The two sat in the living room like this, quietly.After walking around for a while, Mr. Darcy finally came to the fireplace and said, "Miss Caroline, may I have a word with you?"

"Well, tell me."

Mr. Darcy, do you now think of Caroline as a hollow tree?

"Bingley and I had some unpleasant conversations in the afternoon." Mr. Darcy said with some difficulty, "mainly about Miss Bennet."

I knew it was so, thought Caroline. Does Mr. Darcy still feel that Miss Jane Bennet has no affection for Charles?But the facts are not obvious enough.

Mr. Darcy saw that Caroline listened attentively and said, "Your brother once told me about his love for Miss Bennet, and told me that this lady has won his heart. Since then, I have Pay close attention to Miss Bennet. But her look and demeanor are still dignified and generous, and she shows no sign of being in love with others. She doesn't look like a young girl at all. In my opinion, Miss Bennet is just enjoying what Bentley brings. Politeness and vanity."

"With regard to Mr. Wickham, Bingley also told me that the lady had asked him to testify to him about the gentleman's character. I don't think a lady who is already in love has time and energy to pay attention to other things. Men's. From all this, it can only be said that Miss Bennet's return to Bingley was not affectionate enough."

"...It just so happens that Manchester's business needs me urgently, so I took this opportunity to propose to your brother to go back to London and set off for the north together. But Bingley seems to have misunderstood my kindness, Miss Caroline, I need yours now help."

"Mr. Darcy, with all due respect, perhaps you have misunderstood Miss Jane Bennet. If you are dissatisfied with her origin and family, I have nothing to say. But you questioned her feelings for her brother." , but I have to say a few words."

"Miss Jane Bennet is a very reserved girl. Although she behaves gracefully, she is very reserved about her true feelings. Her sister, Miss Elizabeth Bennet, also talked to me about this."

Mr. Darcy raised his eyebrows, with a half-smile, "Miss Caroline, I have to suspect that those are just Miss Elizabeth Bennet's one-sided words. Even if she gets along with Miss Jane Bennet day and night, she may not be able to express her feelings on her behalf. .But from what I have seen of Miss Jane Bennet being so free and easy, I cannot but be suspicious."

"And you also mentioned the issue of high and low families. On this point, Bingley doesn't pay as much attention to it as I do. But this lady's humble family and lack of decency really make people disagree. Maybe you think I'm a bit old-fashioned , but it is not unreasonable for the well-matched view to this cliché."

"The beginning of a relationship is always good, but they may not be able to bear the reality of marriage. People from different families always have various distances, ranging from eating tastes and living habits to making choices about future development. If the two of them The gap to be faced in marriage is too great. I feel that my friend must be prevented from entering into the most unfortunate marriage." Mr. Darcy said earnestly.

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Caroline was silent.

Caroline does not want to forcefully change the outcome of what was destined to happen in the original book.Just as she thought when talking with Mrs. Hurst, since Charles and Miss Bennet are almost an unchangeable fate, why should they bother to "fight the mandarin ducks".

Mrs. Hurst and Mr. Darcy have strikingly similar views on marriage. There is no doubt that from a secular point of view, their insistence is a good choice that Charles should make.But right now, Charles is clearly in love with Miss Jane Bennet. If you want to enter into a loveless marriage, what's the use of being well-matched? Will Charles be happy?Moreover, Caroline has no ill feeling towards Miss Jane Bennet, and if this lady has the determination and potential, she doesn't mind giving Miss Jane Bennet a chance.

Mr. Darcy was anxiously awaiting Caroline's answer.He was the one who felt the most angry, but he couldn't calm down in front of this pair of brothers and sisters.

The girl on the opposite side lowered her head, her long eyelashes fluttering like a feather fan, and her apple-like skin looked fragile against the firelight.Mr. Darcy suddenly relented. Miss Caroline, however clever she was, was, after all, a girl just coming of age, not a few years older than her sister Georgiana.Mr. Darcy wondered whether it was too much to draw Miss Caroline into the disagreement between Mr. Bingley and himself?

Mr. Darcy was about to ask, but Caroline raised her head: "Mr. Darcy, I have never doubted your loyalty to your brother since the incident with Mr. Wickham."

"I promise you in a moment to persuade Charles to come back to London with us. . . . But I have one request. If Miss Jane Bennet decides to come to London, will you leave me alone?"

Mr. Darcy almost thought that Caroline was going to refuse his request, but she gave him another choice.He pondered and said: "Miss Caroline, I thought the premise of your willingness to persuade Bin yesterday was that you had already agreed with my idea. If that is the case, what is the purpose of looking forward and backward like this?"

"Mr. Darcy, I always insist on my point of view on whether Miss Jane Bennet has affection for my brother... Please agree to my request."

Elizabeth, I can only help my sister here, this gentleman is really too stubborn!

"I can only promise you that I will not prevent this lady from meeting until she has reached my bottom line." Mr. Darcy agreed after seeing Caroline's insistence.

So, after a while, Caroline meandered upstairs.Charles was in his room very distressed.He was a person who didn't care about his family's views, so he felt angry that Darcy still made such a decision when he knew his intentions.After returning to Netherfield, he came to his senses and figured out the cause and effect of Darcy's trip.Mr. Bingley still attaches great importance to Mr. Darcy's friendship, but he can't lose his self-esteem to reconcile. Caroline's arrival just gave him a step, so he half-heartedly agrees to go back to London together before the social season.

The author has something to say: Dear friends, I saw the comments saying that the relationship is a bit slow.I personally think that the relationship between Mr. Darcy and the heroine is not achieved overnight. In the original book, Darcy fell in love with Elizabeth after a few moments, and I really think it is a golden finger.In my opinion, their relationship should be warming up slowly.Next, the plot in the countryside will come to an end temporarily, and we will enter the new plot in London.I wonder if you are satisfied with this explanation? --<-<-——9.28 Mu Yuye