[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

After the ball, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley went north to Manchester as originally planned.

First return the picture to Longbourne Manor many days ago, Mrs. Bennet is furious because Elizabeth rejected Mr. Collins' marriage proposal.

Early that morning, Mr. Collins asked to be alone with Elizabeth.Mrs. Bennet expects that she will finally have a daughter to marry, so she insists on Elizabeth staying with Mr. Collins.

Mr. Collins first knelt down on one knee solemnly, and then listed one, two, and three reasons for his marriage proposal according to the pre-typed belly draft. In particular, he showed a great favor to the Bennet family, which made Ellie Annoyed and annoyed, Sabeth immediately rejected his marriage proposal, and repeatedly stated that she was definitely not pretending to be elegant, playing tricks and so on.

Mrs. Bennet had been hanging close to the door, listening to the results of their conversation, and was prepared to go up to congratulate Mr. Collins, and herself, as soon as they opened it.Unexpectedly, Elizabeth poured a bucket of cold water on her, and hurried to Mr. Bennet to ask him to agree to marry his daughter to Mr. Collins.

Mrs. Bennet, of course, could not please her husband, and the marriage was dropped after she got frustrated.Mrs. Bennet began to scream again in a painful voice, "Elizabeth doesn't understand her poor nerves at all, everyone tortures her like this...", Longbourne Manor began to fly again Dog jump day.

Mr. Collins thought he had good intentions and came to do good deeds, but he was trampled on by his cousin.It's as if you wanted to feed a stray dog ​​on the side of the road on a whim, but not only failed to feed it, but was bitten by the dog, I feel so upset.Of course, Mr. Collins is a decent person with self-restraint, manners, and etiquette. He would not care about such a little girl, but went out with a dark face and sleeves.

Poor Mrs. Bennet's ordeal was not over, and Miss Bennet's frail nerves suffered another heavy blow when she received a letter from Netherfield Gardens.

At that time, after discussing with Mr. Darcy, Caroline and Mr. Darcy made a compromise, so Caroline wrote a letter to Longbourne Manor.The letter stated that Mr. Bingley, Mr. and Mrs. Hurst and others set off from Netherfield Gardens to return to London on the same day, and invited Miss Bennet to visit Grovener Street as soon as possible.The letter also stated that returning to London was actually planned, but the time was advanced, and he would not return to Netherfield in a short time.In addition, there are some polite words such as wishing a happy life, but they don't use Georgiana Darcy to talk about things like the original book. Caroline feels that there is no need to hit Miss Jane Bennet.

When Miss Jane Bennet received such a letter suddenly, she was stunned and completely helpless.Elizabeth, on the other hand, was particularly angry at the unexpected return of the Bingleys to London, and even blamed Mr. Bingley and Caroline.She really didn't like Mrs. Hurst's air of being superior to others, and her way of speaking, especially in front of those eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, it always made people feel that there was nothing to hide.But for Caroline, Elizabeth still felt that the lady's domineering and coquettish appearance could be regarded as being humble.Who knows, it's not going to be any better, it really is a raccoon dog!Elizabeth thought angrily.

Fortunately, Caroline was arguing with Mr. Darcy for Miss Jane Bennet, but she was shot lying down, and she would cry if she said too much!

Seeing the sad and disappointed look of the eldest sister, Elizabeth sighed and said comfortingly, "Maybe the Bingley family has some important matter to deal with in London? Anyone with a discerning eye can see Mr. Bingley's affection for you." There is no doubt about it. Jane, have faith in yourself. Although Mr. Bingley will not return for a short time, he will return to Netherfield one day."

Elizabeth came out to explain to Jane when she said these words that she didn't quite believe, and it actually made the sad Hua'er start to cheer up.Miss Jane Bennet was originally an optimistic beauty, and she was always unwilling to speculate about the world with the greatest malice. She felt a little recovered at the moment, and began to hope that Mr. Bingley would return to Macquarie after finishing his business in London. Tuen come.

A week passed like this, and there was still no news from London, but another great event happened in Meryton: Mr. Collins proposed marriage to Miss Charlotte Lucas, and he succeeded! !What a surprise for the ladies of the Bennet family, especially Elizabeth.If Caroline was here, she would definitely applaud. There is no doubt that this marriage is full of technical content from the beginning to the end.Miss Charlotte Lucas is completely a technical streamer!

On the surface, it is really unreasonable for Miss Lucas to choose Mr. Collins, a man of average social status and low income, who is stupid and ridiculous, as her husband.But please don't ignore Miss Charlotte Lucas's own conditions. She is 27 years old, and she is not outstanding. Compared with Miss Jane Bennet's pearls and jades, she can be called bleak.

It can be said that there are generally only three ways out for young ladies at this time: get married, enter a monastery as an old maid, or become a tutor.Being an old maid is certainly not what Ms. Lucas expected, and the social status of a governess is low, so it is inevitable that she has to rely on others. In addition, Ms. Lucas herself has not received much education and does not have many outstanding talents. She just wants to be an old maid. There is no condition for a tutor.In this way, Miss Lucas had only one way to marry.

With neither a prominent family background nor a proud appearance, is there any more suitable candidate for Miss Lucas besides Mr. Collins? Otherwise, with Sir Lucas' reputation in Meryton, she would have already got married.As the saying goes, the economic foundation determines the superstructure. If you want love, you must first have bread. Even if Miss Lucas wants to pursue true love like Elizabeth Bennet, she must first consider whether she has this capital. Is life settled?

In this marriage, Ms. Lucas has tried her best. First of all, she has to impress Mr. Collins while the ladies of the Bennet family are present; When the Bennet sisters rejected Mr. Collins' marriage proposal, Mr. Collins took advantage of it when he was sad and angry.Look, how ingeniously the timing has to be grasped!What's more, the Bennet sisters were unaware of the whole process and acted as matchmakers for the two of them unconsciously, which is really amazing!

Caroline began to feel that what Mrs. Hurst and Mr. Darcy said was similar to Miss Lucas's marriage. Was she too obsessed with the established plot to marry Mr. Bingley? Miss Jane Bennet got together?In fact, will such a marriage with such a big gap really be happy?

Mrs. Bennet was too angry to say anything about the engagement between Mr. Collins and Miss Lucas. In her opinion, Mr. Collins' marriage to Elizabeth was a certainty. It just needed time for Elizabeth to let go. Then knowing that Cheng Yaojin was killed halfway, Collins' little white rabbit was snatched away by wolves.So under one blow after another, Mrs. Bennet finally fell ill in bed.

Upon hearing the news of Mrs. Bennet's illness, her brother and sister set off from London to see her and, by the way, to Longbourn Manor for Christmas.Mr. Gardiner is very different from his sister. He is quite gracious in all aspects of dealing with people and receiving people and things. He is a reasonable and well-bred person.Mrs. Gardiner was also a kind, intelligent, and very refined woman, and got on very well with the Bennet sisters.

After Mrs. Gardiner came, she had to hear Mrs. Bennet's bitterness. Originally, she had two daughters who could be married, but in the end it was all for nothing, and one of them had to be cheated by her good friend. There is a loophole.Jane's marriage fell through because of Mr. Bingley's sudden return to the city. Mrs. Bennet didn't say much, but hated Elizabeth's refusal to become Mrs. Collins. Picked up a big bargain blablabla...

Mrs. Gardiner calmly listened to Mrs. Bennet's complaints. In fact, she probably knew about these recent things when she corresponded with the Bennet sisters. The topic went off the rails.

Mrs. Gardiner was happy to see the marriage between Jane and Mr. Bingley, but it was a pity that this happy marriage fell through so badly, and she just lamented that the world is always unpredictable.However, Elizabeth was not convinced. In her opinion, Mr. Bingley must have encountered something, maybe it was the interference of his family, so he used the lame reason of going back to the city to handle errands to prevaricate Jane. The wife asked if it was necessary for Jane to live with them for a while, and a change of environment would always be good for relieving her mood.Elizabeth was very appreciative of this suggestion, and believed that her sister would too.And Jane Bennet still holds the idea of ​​meeting Mr. Bingley, although it is not easy to meet Mr. Bingley in London, it is better than staying moldy in Longbourn.So Jane also gladly accepted her aunt's invitation, and couldn't wait to write a letter to the house on Grovener Street on the day she entered the city, hoping to take the opportunity of entering the city to pay a visit, and maybe she could meet Mr. Bingley Not necessarily.

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