[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

Colonel Fitzwilliam respected Lady Catherine very much. Although he knew the reason for pursuing Miss Cavendish, he felt that his aunt's strong request was a bit too much.Colonel Fitzwilliam was relieved to let them walk in the garden now.Moreover, everyone has a love for beauty. He liked the two beautiful cousins ​​of the Collins couple very much, so he talked with the two ladies about the local customs and customs around Kent and other topics.Colonel Fitzwilliam was so amusing that the two ladies found themselves at home in him.

So it was not long before Colonel Fitzwilliam made an impression on the Bennet sisters of his knowledge and manner.

The three of them talked about many topics in a wild way, and finally they talked about Colonel Fitzwilliam's life in the army.

Jane is not interested in this topic, and she feels that this topic involves personal privacy, and she is not willing to listen to it.However, Elizabeth was very interested in the scene that Colonel Fitzwilliam described was different from the life of the country gentry. Even if she had some contacts with the officers stationed in Meryton before, they only chatted a few words at the ball. Nor would there be such a detailed description.

"Colonel Fitzwilliam, although the treatment in the army is good, it's not always pleasant," Elizabeth said, "Just like your cousin Mr. Darcy, a gentleman like you doesn't need to join the army? "

Colonel Fitzwilliam replied: "Miss Elizabeth, you don't know that. Mr. Darcy is better equipped to enjoy life than most people, even me. Do you know my situation, an earl's young son always I have to plan for my future life.”

Elizabeth made a disapproving look, and said: "The Earl's youngest son, in my opinion, is in a much better situation than ours! But we didn't think [Where do you want to go] because of this?" Can’t you go, can’t you buy something you like?”] Fitzwilliam smiled wryly: “We spend money like this, but we are much more restrained than ordinary families. I have never heard of any marriage between us because we don’t Very agreeable when it comes to property!"

Elizabeth's close relatives, didn't the Bingley family pick and choose Jane because of the dowry? !

Then she added: "Then your cousin, Mr. Darcy, is a very happy man."

"That's right," Colonel Fitzwilliam joked, "in that case, Darcy can manipulate his marriage as he pleases. But in a family like ours, there are always many things to consider, and many times it is not satisfactory. of."

Then he continued: "Darcy has indeed considered a lot in this regard, including me and his good friend Mr. Bingley, he is always willing to consider us a lot."

Elizabeth said coldly: "Mr. Darcy is such a good man, he actually takes care of other people's life affairs when he is free."

Colonel Fitzwilliam looked at her in surprise, and said: "Darcy did give Bentley a lot of advice in this regard, which is indeed very normal, how can it be regarded as meddling?"

Elizabeth heard this and said: "No matter how Mr. Darcy's friend reacts, I really don't understand what right this gentleman has to interfere with his friend's emotional problems. How can he have such a prophetic insight to predict his friend's future?" Happiness, I really don’t understand?!”

["This inference is not unreasonable," said Colonel Fitzwilliam, "my cousin could not have been more pleased with the good he has done. From what you say, it is The sinner who beats the mandarin duck!"

Elizabeth looked at Jane, who was pretending to be casual, but was actually listening to their conversation seriously, and didn't want to get entangled in this matter, so she changed the subject and talked about other things.How could she not believe that Mr. Bingley's good friend Mr. Darcy hadn't had a hand in it!But the matter has come to this, it is better to let time dilute Jane's wounds, let this matter pass, and don't mention it in front of her again.

There were three people in this group, so while talking and laughing happily, they walked back to the house along the path.

It was not Mrs. Catherine who sent the servants to find the Collinses back to their house, but her daughter, Miss Anne de Bourgh.

Perhaps due to her long illness, Miss Anne is particularly sensitive to the emotional changes of the people around her.The atmosphere before the guests was indeed quite weird, but she could see a slight difference from it. Miss Jane Bennet and Miss Elizabeth Bennet seemed to have unusual attention for Mr. Darcy, although they Well concealed, but still noticeable.

Careful Anne has always shared what she has with her mother, Lady Catherine.After Madam Catherine heard that it was all right, she summoned her two aunts and nephews to inquire about it, but she was worried that she would not be able to find out why, so she asked the servants to find the Collinses, and maybe there would be some unexpected gains.

Sure enough, Mr. Collins is a fool. As soon as Mrs. Catherine opened her mouth, she poured out everything he knew and imagined like beans in a bamboo basket.

In this way, Miss Bennet is nothing, but Mr. Collins said that the Bingley family who often went in and out with Mr. Darcy, especially the unmarried Miss Bingley, aroused the vigilance of Mrs. Catherine.

Mrs. Catherine is a person who is ready to catch wind and shadow when there is trouble. Now that she has a plan in her heart, and seeing Darcy's taciturnity at the dinner party is not as usual, she thinks that this is unusual, and her heart is full of alarm bells.Caroline, who was far away in London, didn't know that she was being missed again, and she happily traveled with Miss Kester.

Mr. Darcy had had a rather impatient few days at Rosings.

Originally, he had planned to have a showdown with Caroline, but it was depressing enough to be disrupted by a letter from his aunt, Lady Catherine.

He rushed to Rosings in a hurry, only to find that the person involved was there, and the matter was not as serious as he had imagined.

Mr. Darcy was a fan of the authorities before, but that doesn't mean he was a fool.It's normal for my aunt to want to get married. After all, cousin Anne's health is not good. Considering the survival of the De Bauer family in a hundred years, the choice of this marriage is very important.But understanding does not mean agreeing, nor does it mean that he has to let his aunt sell the price to choose.In addition, as the years passed, Lady Catherine's desire to control became stronger and more unbearable, especially after the death of her uncle, the Duke of De Bauer.

But in the final analysis, my aunt, Mrs. Catherine, is also a poor person. If she is not strong, how can she take care of the huge property after her uncle's death and drag the frail and sick cousin Anne?It is also in consideration of this that Mr. Darcy (Colonel Fitzwilliam) has been holding back.

The presence of the Bennet Misses at Rosings did not surprise Mr. Darcy.Although it is said that "it is better to demolish ten temples than one marriage", Mr. Darcy does not feel that there is anything wrong with the behavior of Jane and Elizabeth.If time could go back to the time when they were still at Netherfield, Mr. Darcy thought he would still have joined hands with Mrs. Hurst to prevent Mr. Bingley from entering into an unhappy marriage.

Neither the Rosings nor the Bennet sisters were of great importance to Mr. Darcy at present.After several days in a row, Mr. Darcy can be said to be "in Cao Ying, with his heart in Han".Sometimes he has to do Tai Chi with Mrs. Catherine, and sometimes he is worried that Mr. Kester, who is watching him eagerly, will take the little white rabbit Caroline away first. Mr. Darcy's life is really unpleasant.

When Mrs. Catherine finally let Colonel Fitzwilliam down because she couldn't handle him, Mr. Darcy could not wait to go back to London.

Not to mention that Mr. Darcy's move was considered an extraordinary move in Lady Catherine's eyes, even the Bennet sisters could see the difference.But to be honest, Mr. Darcy is really a gentleman with a firm heart and is not easy to be shaken by others. Unless there are very legitimate and reasonable reasons, this gentleman has always made a decision and will carry it out to the end.

Not long after Mr. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam left Rosings, Mr. and Mrs. Collins and Sister Bennet still received occasional invitations from Rosings.Mr. Collins was still the same, being the best spokesman for Lady Catherine's boast, in every detail, as long as it was related to the lady, he could always praise it to the sky.

Lady Catherine did not appreciate him as much these times as before.This is also human nature.Lady Catherine has been worrying lately about Miss Anne's marriage.Having the Collinses at their door was also intended to get some information that might have been overlooked from her loyal friend, but it was also doomed to disappointment.It's good to listen to compliments when you're in a good mood, but things that were supposed to be sure have changed, and you don't have the extra leisure time to listen to Mr. Collins' flattery. Naturally, you don't treat the Collinses as kindly as before.

After going back and forth like this, Elizabeth saw some clues.Because of Jane's affairs, Elizabeth is very resentful to Caroline.Now that Caroline has opponents like Lady Catherine and Miss Anne de Bourgh, and Elizabeth is not the Virgin, she feels a little happy.

Compared to Miss Jane, Miss Elizabeth can be regarded as a stubborn and protective advocate, but there is no way to get justice for Jane now.The weakness of human nature is that when you are unhappy, you also hope that others, especially the perpetrators, will get similar retribution.Even if you are powerless and have to borrow the hands of others, you will feel psychologically balanced.