[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

"Miss Caroline..." Mr. Kester swept away his usual eloquence and seemed a little embarrassed.After brewing emotions for a while, Mr. Kester said a little excitedly: "I know it is too presumptuous to say this at this time, but Miss Caroline, please allow me to express my heart in front of you..."

"...After leaving Villa Pierrefert College, I have paid special attention to a kind lady like you. I have met many women, but I have never found one as special as you. When I first met you, it seemed She is a tepid woman, but she extended a helping hand to my sister without fear. In the many contacts since then, I have realized that such a versatile, humble and polite lady like you is really rare..."

Caroline was confused by Mr. Kester's affectionate words.

After the farewell to the Royal Opera House, Caroline and Miss Kester have been invited to travel several times.Mr. Kester is not always by the side of the two ladies, but he always chooses to appear at the pick-up or some key points, so that he can get close to the beauties without appearing too abrupt.

On this day, Caroline and Miss Kester were invited to St. James's Park to play.St. James's Park is famous for having many birds. It is often interesting to see birds of all colors flying on the water. It is very interesting to take a walk by the lake or tease the birds.Unfortunately, Miss Kester had a temporary visitor, so she had to entrust her elder brother, Mr. Kester, to act as the flower protector and take a walk in the garden of the mansion.

The garden on Kester's mansion is also pretty, and there is also a small water pond inside.Mr. Kester walked around the pond with Caroline.This was a good scene, but he was not as lively as usual, with a dignified expression on his face.

The lush tree-lined path turned a corner at the end of the small pond and meandered towards the bushes beside it.Caroline guessed that Mr. Kester must have something urgent to deal with, so she thought about saying goodbye earlier.Unexpectedly, Mr. Kester uttered such a confession with enthusiasm, and Caroline was taken aback.

Before that, Mr. Kester treated the two ladies very attentively. Because Ms. Kester was present every time, Caroline thought that her brother loved her sister very much, so it was normal for her to love her. She never cared about it. .Now I have to turn red in the face, but I can't speak.

Seeing that Caroline did not stop her, Mr. Kester continued to speak as if inspired.After a while, he said that he knew that the situation he was in was not pleasing to the ladies, but he still wanted to tell Caroline what he wanted.

While rambling about telling his feelings, he assured Caroline that his status as a widower would not cause so-called troubles to Caroline.Regardless of whether these words still have their effect in the future, Mr. Kester's kindness moved Caroline very much, and made her headache even more.If this gentleman puts on a superior attitude, then there will be no pressure to refuse or anything. Caroline feels very embarrassed to put herself in her shoes like this.

"Mr. Kester, how honored I am to be favored by you..." Caroline faced Mr. Kester's hopeful eyes, and said bravely, "Being favored by a gentleman like you is not good at all." It should be like this. Your praise also makes me very embarrassed... I don't have any doubts about your intentions, nor am I worried about property issues, but I'm really not ready to become a boy's mother. Please forgive me."

Mr. Kester's originally hopeful eyes dimmed when Caroline carefully collected vocabulary and organized sentences.Even though he was ready to fail, Mr. Kester still felt very regretful when he was really rejected, but Caroline's answer was also very honest and frank, she didn't perfunctory him casually, and regarded him as a friend up.

Mr. Kester still had this kind of demeanor, and he still sent Caroline back to the house very thoughtfully.Although there is no fate between husband and wife, it is always possible to be friends, and there is no need to make enemies.

At that time, Miss Kester was going to visit Caroline in the garden, and asked her if she still wanted to go to St. James's Park, but another uninvited visitor ushered in.

Mr. Darcy rushed back to London from Rosings non-stop, and when he entered the mansion on Grovener Street, he learned that Caroline had gone to the Kester House, and his heart sank.Mr. Darcy, who is calm and self-possessed, will inevitably fail when he meets the Bingley brothers and sisters. Well, he has chased to the Royal Opera House before, and this time is not bad.So he turned around and headed towards Kester's mansion.

Arriving at Kester's mansion, it happened that Miss Kester was seeing off the guests.Mr. Darcy nodded briefly to Miss Kester, asked where Caroline was, and asked to be seen in the little garden.It's really rude that this gentleman didn't come, but he still came looking for someone, Miss Kester slandered.

However, Mr. Darcy was already heading towards the small garden, so Miss Kester had no choice but to lift up her skirt and trot to follow.

In the small garden, Mr. Darcy and Miss Kester saw two figures walking by the small pond from a distance.

Miss Kester hurried to catch up with Mr. Darcy, and stopped Mr. Darcy's progress.Although Miss Kester didn't have too much hope for her brother's marriage proposal, how can I say that, as a younger sister, she should always express her brother's marriage proposal.

Miss Kester prevented Mr. Darcy from disturbing him. At this time, both Mr. Kester and Caroline turned their backs to them, and did not notice anyone else coming.

Caroline wondered how much her conversation with Mr. Kester had affected the two eavesdropping people.

Miss Kester is all right.She hopes that her brother will be happy, but Mr. Kester has a son who can still inherit the family property. She also understands that if it is not really difficult, unmarried ladies will generally not choose the conditions of their own brother.In contrast, if Caroline herself didn't want to, Miss Kester didn't want to force her friend.

Mr. Kester did not know what uproar his proposal had caused in Mr. Darcy's heart.Mr. Darcy regretted that he hadn't spoken before, and now seeing Mr. Kester's affectionate proposal, Mr. Darcy couldn't help but raised his heart to his throat nervously.

Although he had already expected that Caroline would not lose her head when she heard the gentlemen's sweet talk like those Christmas tree ladies.But his heart skipped a beat when he heard Caroline's first words, and he didn't feel relieved until he heard that Caroline first raised and then lowered his rejection of Mr. Kester's marriage proposal.

Mr. Darcy, who regained his composure, resumed his gentlemanly etiquette.His aura changed so quickly that even Miss Kester looked sideways.But Miss Kester claimed that she only had a nodding friendship with this gentleman, and she was not as calm as she was with Mr. Bingley and others. She was always somewhat restrained in her conversation, just like Mr. Darcy came in uninvited before, and then Dare to be angry but dare not speak.

The hope of Mr. Kester has come to naught, but he is an open-minded person after all, and he can't do anything to walk away.Still going back to the house with Caroline, still thoughtful, but a little listless, no more words.

In this way, the two remained silent all the way.Caroline refused a gentleman who admired her so much, she didn't know what to say for a while, she just thought of seeing Miss Kester, and then said goodbye to the two siblings and went home.

Mr. Darcy sat calmly but rather impatiently in the small living room of Kester's house for entertaining friends, sitting next to Miss Kester who looked at him curiously from time to time.I have to say that Ms. Kester is really not a qualified host. How could she let the guest sit on the side without saying a word, and still look at the other party so blatantly.Fortunately, Mr. Darcy has cultivated himself well enough, and... he didn't put his mind on her.

The heart-wrenching scene that Mr. Darcy was worried about just now did not happen, which made him unconsciously feel relieved.Although Miss Caroline didn't have any special affection for him, Mr. Kester suffered worse than him. Even with the verbal modification, he still couldn't hide the fact that Mr. Kester was struck out. Mr. Darcy felt inexplicably at ease.

The greatest danger alarm had been lifted, and Mr. Darcy began to realize that his behavior was inappropriate. In addition, he was worried that he would be discovered by the couple who were walking, so he went back to the house and waited for Caroline to come back. Go back to Grovener Street.

When Caroline and Mr. Kester returned to the small living room, they saw such a scene. Mr. Darcy should still be in Kent, why did he appear here? !In any case, it was such a joy to see a familiar friend in such an embarrassing situation, so he exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Darcy, why are you here?!"

Mr. Darcy waited and waited but still did not see Yi Ren coming back, especially when there was another gentleman beside Jia Ren, who was thinking of going out to see what was going on, when he heard a clear and joyful voice.Immediately, the restlessness that surrounded her body just now disappeared without a trace, as if being blown by a breeze.So he stood up involuntarily, came to Caroline, stared into her eyes, and felt a surge of joy in his heart seeing her joyful appearance.

After a long time, Mr. Darcy bowed and said, "Good morning, Miss Caroline... Bingley happens to be busy, and I will come to Kester's house to pick you up on his behalf." Then he turned to Mr. Kester and nodded Nodding his head, he said hello.

Mr. Kester felt bitter. He was someone who had experienced it. If he didn't have this heart, how could Mr. Darcy come here so purely for the sake of his friend's sister?Mr. Darcy was originally a popular candidate in the eyes of the girls, and it was normal for Miss Caroline to fall in love with this gentleman.

Caroline did not doubt that there was him, and she also wanted to go back to Grovener Street very much, so she couldn't help thanking Mr. Darcy with a smile, and said goodbye to the Kester brothers and sisters and got into the carriage.