[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

Mr. Darcy in this room saw Caroline smiling and chatting with Mr. Kester, and suddenly felt very uncomfortable, so he was a little stiff and tired: "I have to say that this gentleman is really brave."

In fact, Mr. Kester was really wronged, he was shot while lying down!He just wanted to thank his sister's savior, and didn't want to be amazed by Caroline again, so he stepped forward to invite the dancer.

Mr. Bingley looked at Mr. Darcy's dark face, and couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Darcy, look at your tone and expression, those who know it are fine, and those who don't know the situation think you are the one who saw it." What about the husband who got angry when his wife was accosted!"

"Bingley, shut up, are you saying this casually?" As soon as Mr. Bingley's words came out, Mr. Darcy's face turned completely dark, and the roots of his ears turned red suspiciously.Immediately Mr. Darcy hurried away on the pretext of fetching the wine.

Mr. Bingley was only joking, this ball is really boring, and there must be some fun.Unexpectedly, Mr. Darcy's reaction was so great that he was taken aback.It's not really something, is it?Mr. Bingley thought cheerfully and unkindly.

With a square face, Mr. Darcy frightened off countless ladies who wanted to strike up a conversation.It was a long time since Mr. Darcy had felt this sense of flight.He walked all the way to the wine collection area, took a glass of red wine at random, and took a sip before Mr. Darcy felt a little more stable.

Strange, maybe Bentley was just joking, and it's not like I don't know that Bentley has always been the kind of person who speaks without intentions, why should I mess myself up?Mr. Darcy asked himself.

Bingley is also a real person. Mr. Darcy is very speechless to his good friend (bad friend?).Doesn't he know how important fame is to a young lady who is going to marry, and this is talking about his sister!Can this kind of thing be said casually in public?Fortunately, the person who listened to it was me. If a third person heard it, Miss Caroline would not need to marry.

Miss Caroline is going to get married... Thinking of this, Mr. Darcy felt that uncomfortable feeling came back again, what is going on! ?Just now Caroline's bright smiling face like a spring flower flashed in front of his eyes again, as well as Mr. Kester's flattering face, no matter how he looked at it, he found it disgusting.

If... that smiling face was facing him, oh no, it would be nice to just face him!

Mr. Darcy was startled.Fitzwilliam Darcy, what are you thinking? !That's Bingley's younger sister, you've always treated her like Georgiana, why do you think so much about her...!

How can the Kester family, and how can Mr. Kester want to marry the lady of the Bingley family as a widower!The Bingley family does not need Miss Caroline and is married, and Kester already has an orthodox heir when he is king and hegemony.Even if Miss Caroline is willing to marry, even if she lives happily, her children cannot inherit their father's title and property.

Right, that is it.I just think about Miss Caroline's future happiness, and I don't want her to be in a situation where she may be in trouble.I definitely didn't want to attack my friend's sister.Mr. Darcy closed his eyes and said to himself, as if to hypnotize himself.

Mr. Darcy, why are you doing this?Caroline is only your friend's sister, not your own sister!Your sense of justice is too strong!It's a pity that Mr. Darcy has already prepared himself mentally, so he went back to Mr. Bingley with the wine as if nothing had happened.

Caroline, oblivious to the little incident between Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy, was chatting with Miss Kester.After a dance with her, Mr. Kester thoughtfully left space for the two ladies who wanted to catch up.

Miss Kester told Caroline about all the big and small things that happened in London when Caroline went on holiday in the country.Then he suddenly approached Caroline with a mysterious and gossipy face, and said in a low voice, "Did you notice that Miss Cavendish is also here?"

Miss Cavendish? !This is an old acquaintance.This lady was born in a family of dukes, and she is very close to the royal family, so she can be regarded as a proud daughter of heaven.When Kester was at Villa Pierrefert College earlier, he also suffered from this young lady and her followers.Later, the young lady left the academy midway for some reason, and Caroline and Miss Kester, who had nowhere to vent their anger, had to calm down.Now this young lady reappeared like a ghost, why not excite Miss Kester?

"Melanie, calm down." Caroline followed Miss Kester's guidance and successfully found Miss Cavendish from the crowd.

I haven't seen you for a long time, but this lady is still at the forefront of fashion as before. Cough, this means that she is one of the most dazzling Christmas trees in the audience.It's just that no matter how thick the makeup is, it can still make people see the exhaustion that this lady can't hide.What happened to Miss Cavendish, and seeing Melanie's triumphant appearance, Caroline knew without thinking, it must not be a good thing.

"Caroline, have you heard about the infighting in the Cavendish family?" Miss Kester smiled gloatingly, "Man, God has seen what he has really done."

"Didn't that young lady leave the academy without a sound before, because a mistress of Duke Cavendish outside gave birth to a son for Duke Cavendish?"

"Oh, an illegitimate child?" Caroline suddenly realized that it was so.You must know that Britain in the 19th century had very strict restrictions on inheritance. Only the eldest son of the legitimate son could inherit his father's title and property, and even the other sons of the descendant had no right to inherit, let alone illegitimate children.An illegitimate child by one of her father's mistresses was no threat to Miss Cavendish in the first place.The problem is that Mrs. Cavendish failed to give Duke Cavendish a legitimate son to inherit the title and property. In the name of Mrs. Wendish, there will be big trouble.No wonder, then, that Miss Cavendish left the College in such a hurry, not even a degree.The family property fell into the hands of the illegitimate son, and the diploma of Villa Pierrefert College was really nothing.

Miss Kester went on to say, "If the matter were so simple, there wouldn't be such a commotion in the city."

"Not long ago, the Duke of Cavendish was found to have died suddenly on his bed. The cause of death has not yet been ascertained. Now the Cavendish family has exploded, and things have become more complicated."

"You also know that the limited succession law stipulates very clearly that if there is no orthodox heir in the family, the title and property of the Cavendish family will be left behind. Now several big families that are related to the Cavendish family are watching the Cavendish family's movements!"

"Melanie, Mrs. Cavendish and Miss Cavendish can't just give up their titles and property, right?" Caroline mused. In Lady Cavendish's name?"

"Caroline, I'm really right. It is said that no one knows the whereabouts of the mother and son. The Cavendish family and several other families are also looking for them. It will depend on who is better at that time." Come on, who will die!" Miss Kester said, "Tsk tsk... Look at her haggard look, and she still insists on coming to this dance..."

"Melanie, stay calm!" Caroline was really speechless about Miss Kester's habit of getting nervous when she was happy.

"That's why Miss Cavendish is desperately trying to come to the dance now. Don't you want to find a strong support?" Caroline shook her head. I'm afraid Miss Cavendish will be disappointed in this trip. .In this situation, no smart person wants to pick up this kind of mess. Even if someone wants to pick it up, they are probably some people with ulterior motives. Miss Cavendish's life is probably going to be ruined.

However, this kind of thing that has nothing to do with me is really [-]. If Miss Cavendish had not had a relationship with Caroline and the others, Caroline might not even pay attention to her.Seeing that she is not having a good time now, and Melanie is angry, as long as she doesn't provoke them in the future, Caroline doesn't plan to bother with her.

At this point in the dance party, it is almost the end of the rhythm.Queen Victoria and other royal dignitaries had already left the venue, and the rest of the young gentlemen and ladies continued their carnival night.

Mr. Darcy's complexion has returned to normal (one night: did it change from pure black, completely black to normal black?), but when he looked at Caroline, some dark and unclear expressions appeared in his eyes.Mr. Bingley, too, was uncharacteristically silent, and only looked at Mr. Darcy from time to time.

After Caroline said goodbye to the Kester brothers and sisters, she turned around to find them to go home together, and found that the atmosphere between them was really indescribably strange.So, Caroline asked Mrs. Hearst with her eyes.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Hurst shrugged her shoulders, indicating that she did not understand what happened?Although this is a place for unmarried men and women, Mrs. Ben is also very popular, isn't she?

Caroline: ! ·#￥%……

Mr. Darcy still felt a little uncomfortable with Caroline's curious and inquiring eyes, so he urged them to get into the carriage and go back to Grovener Street together.Caroline didn't ask any questions when she saw this, anyway, she would know sooner or later, and she was almost exhausted now, so let's go back to rest with them.

The author has something to say: Yesterday I forgot to say that Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, so here is a little earlier.