[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

When Caroline was confused, the two ladies had already returned to Cheapside Street.

Regardless of the surprised eyes of Uncle Gardiner and Aunt Gardiner, Jane locked herself in the room as soon as she entered, and burst into tears, not only for her hopeless love but also for the doomed disappointment of her mother, Mrs. Bennet.

After listening to Elizabeth's account of what happened on Grovener Street, the Gardiners had different reactions: Aunt Gardiner had always had a very good relationship with Jane and Elizabeth, and almost treated the two nieces Treating her as her own daughter, she was very angry when she heard what happened to the Bennet sisters.As far as your children are concerned, we are not as rich and powerful as the Bentley family, but we don't bring such abusive people!Uncle Gardiner's view is relatively neutral. He always knew that his sister, Mrs. Bennet, dreamed of getting a good marriage. The other party has to see it.Now that the Bingley family has clearly stated their position, why should Jane send her to her door to humiliate herself?

Of course, it is impossible for Mr. Gardiner to directly tell Jane and Elizabeth about Mrs. Bennet's wishful thinking. Instead, he uses a gentler way to persuade Jane to give up Mr. Bingley.Elizabeth was still immersed in anger. From her point of view, Mrs. Hurst was simply deceiving, and Miss Bingley. She was stupid to believe that this lady just happened to go out. OK!Even if it is like Uncle Gardiner's persuasion, if you don't want to, I will leave, but Jane's affection for Mr. Bingley is definitely not fake. As for the one-shot that completely negates Jane?Besides, Mr. Bingley didn't say anything, Mrs. Hurst, why are you rushing forward!

Elizabeth was sulking for a long time, but finally decided to let herself go.After tidying up, he went upstairs to persuade his sad eldest sister.After Mrs. Hearst's slap in the face, Jane's biggest knot was not because of Mr. Bingley's refusal, anyway, he didn't explicitly stand up to refuse, but because of the flashy dream she had always had, which was severely poked and awakened by Mrs. Hearst up.It's not that Jane is not good enough, but that this society has such distinct classes, how difficult it is for one class to integrate into another class!And how cruel was Mrs. Hurst who forced herself to realize it!

For several days, despite the persuasion of the Gardiners and Elizabeth's gentle company, Jane still looked weary.Uncle Gardiner originally proposed to go out together for a while, and it happened that Mrs. Collins wrote to invite them to stay for a while. Elizabeth decided to leave with Jane earlier, even if she wanted to see Cousin Collins. , would it be more sad than staying in London?Besides, Elizabeth also wanted to go to her friend's house to see what the legendary Hansford Manor looked like, and to relax by the way.As long as Uncle Gardiner and Aunt Gardiner think about it, as long as they go out for a walk, no matter where is good.

So, the Bennet sisters packed their luggage as early as possible, and after making an appointment with the Gardiners to travel together soon, they got into the carriage and went to Hansford.

Mr. Bingley, who is far away in Manchester, naturally cannot receive the message from Grovener Street and Chipside Street. He and Mr. Darcy are busy with the intensified workers' riots!

As soon as Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy entered the city, they encountered the Chartist movement initiated by the workers.In recent years, this movement to attack the bourgeoisie in the name of demanding workers' rights has been in full swing. The Bingley family and the Darcy family were also implicated in this riot because of their involvement in the local textile business.Soon, there were clashes between workers and the military and police in Manchester, wider chaos began to emerge, and the entire city was paralyzed, not to mention the start of factories.The strike of the textile workers caused the Bingley family and the Darcy family to suffer certain losses. Although this loss is not considered heavy in the eyes of the two gentlemen, the chain losses brought about by the long-term suspension of work are immeasurable.

Therefore, apart from sending a letter of safety to London at the beginning of the workers' strike, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy can be said to be non-stop dealing with the major factory owners, managers and others, trying to minimize losses. drop to lowest.Even if the factory cannot temporarily resume operation, the workers must be appeased to prevent possible incidents of smashing machines.After this series of things are dealt with, it will be a long time before Manchester City gradually resumes operation.

Naturally, in London, Mrs. Hearst solved the Bennet sisters, Caroline's entangled mood, Miss Jane Bennet's hopes turned into bubbles, and Miss Elizabeth Bennet's unwillingness and anger. The time is unknown to the two people as far away as Manchester.

When Mr. Bingley is occasionally free, he will think of Mrs. Hurst's long talk with him before leaving, and the voice and smile of Miss Bennet far in the south will come to mind.Although Mr. Bingley has more opinions than in the original book, he still values ​​the words of his elder sister, Mrs. Hearst. Besides, Mrs. Hearst is completely thinking about his future life, and he has no reason not to think about the pros and cons of it .

What Mrs. Hurst and Mr. Bingley said was roughly the same as the words used to reject the Bennet sisters. Mr. Bingley agreed with her sister's words, but the pair of clear blue eyes flashed before his eyes Sometimes I felt a little bit reluctant, after all Miss Bennet's famous beauty is not a bluff.What else?Mr. Bingley found that he couldn't find any more advantages besides beauty and gentleness?Maybe, as my sister said, I have seen a lot of London-style ladies, and I feel fresh about country-style ladies.

Especially after personally facing the riot in Manchester (the previous riot in London had little impact, and he did not personally experience the scene of the incident, so he was not impressed), Mr. Bingley's feelings can be described as very deep. If Miss Jane Bennet Shuai has such a big change (although it is unlikely), what kind of reaction will she have?

"Miss Jane Bennet? Probably just cry bitterly and beg you not to go out and take risks? Or wait for you to come back silently at home?" Hearing Mr. Darcy's cold, slightly disdainful voice, Mr. Bingley Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly asked what was in his heart.

Maybe so, Mr. Bingley smirked slightly, he also had a hard time imagining how this young lady stood up in times of crisis and took care of everything in an orderly manner?Mr. Bingley originally thought that it didn't matter if the ladies were weaker. Anyway, the women stayed at home, and it was enough for the men to go out and fight.But after Mrs. Hurst's pros and cons analysis, and Mr. Darcy's influence on marriage, coupled with the deep feelings brought about by this riot, Miss Jane Bennet's mind is a little lighter.

The idea of ​​how ladies would react to a crisis was not unique to Mr. Bingley, and it crossed Mr. Darcy's mind from time to time, but it was another lady.Mr. Darcy couldn't help but wonder how Miss Caroline would deal with such a situation...?

Speaking of Caroline, Mr. Darcy was actually a little anxious, because he found that after leaving London, whenever something happened, the lady's figure would appear to disturb his mind.

The girl in the moonlight I met in Lavenham, the involuntary demeanor at the ball, the conversation in the Netherfield garden, the fun of fishing by the small lake, and the amazing figure of the London socialite coming of age ball... ... Darcy found every image of the young lady vivid in his mind.

In fact, Mr. Darcy never imagined what his future wife would be like.

In London, especially the ladies of the upper class are mostly from the same mold, dressed in the most fashionable attire, busy attending various social occasions all day long, most of them claim to be versatile, but in fact, there are only a few that can be sold. There are two kinds, what they talk about is not clothes and jewellery, gossip nowadays is to compare each other's family background and even male companions, don't expect to hear anything nutritious from their mouths.And there are very few ladies who are truly talented and have straws in their heads, and they either live in seclusion or act in a low-key manner.The ladies of the squires were even more out of Darcy's sphere of consideration, and perhaps, by comparison, they were less adapted to this circle than the shallowest London ladies? !

If you really want to talk about the ideal wife in Darcy's eyes, it is probably what he said in Netherfield Garden, who is proficient in music, singing, and dancing...and can't fall into the stereotypes in terms of appearance and posture. Isn't such a lady No, and there is one in front of me, but the problem is that this young lady is the younger sister of my best friend, is it really okay to do it like this? !

Mr. Darcy is in the midst of the battle between heaven and man, Mr. Bingley might as well say coldly: "Darcy, I see you have been acting very strange since you left London. I don't know what happened to you. ?"

Hearing Mr. Bingley's words, Mr. Darcy shivered. Could it be that he didn't cover up well enough, and Bingley could see his thoughts?In fact, Mr. Bingley just felt a little bit wrong, but unexpectedly he cosplayed the Emperor of Truth, so it is the scariest thing to be natural!

"...It's okay when you're dealing with outsiders, but when you're at home, you're silent for a while, and a little anxious for a while..." Mr. Bingley didn't pay attention to Mr. Darcy's reaction, and said to himself: " You look like when I was infatuated with Miss Bennet before..."

"Could it be, Darcy... tell me it's not true?!"

Mr. Darcy glanced at Mr. Bingley with a half-smile: "Is it true, is this important?"

The author has something to say: the last chapter can probably be called Mrs. Hurst vs. Elizabeth, poof~~