[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

Regardless of whether Mr. Darcy's marriage proposal process was tortuous or not, and whether Caroline hesitated when accepting it, the news that Mr. Darcy in Derbyshire was actually engaged was like a bird with flapping wings flying all over Pemberley Manor and out of Derbyshire. To Rosings Park...and, of course, to the family in Longbourn, Hertfordshire.

Caroline thought she would toss and turn that night, but she slept soundly.

The morning sun shines through the curtains, playing mischievously on Caroline's sleepy eyes.Outside the window, little birds humming and chirping.Caroline rolled over and got out of bed, went to the window and opened the curtain, the sun flooded into the room like a tide, and the fresh air rushed in, refreshing.

Sitting sideways on the back chair by the window, Caroline stared at the mountains surrounded by clouds and mist in the distance for a while.Until now, she still couldn't believe that she was already engaged.Yesterday, on that distant hill, she got engaged...to Mr. Darcy...how unreal.

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"Louisa, why do you follow Dad's wishes? Mr. Hearst is neither handsome nor funny...and he is not a rich man." At that time, 15-year-old Caroline faced the soon-to-be Mrs. Hearst asked Louisa Bentley.

"Caroline, you're still new to the world, and you don't know that not everything in this world can be perfect...Mr. Better than that fat-brained baron?"

"...No matter how big the family property is, if you don't bring it with you, you won't take it with you when you die..."

"Many times, we can only pick the most suitable one among many imperfect choices."

"Mr. Hurst is upright, simple and honest, and most importantly...he is very good to you, my dearest brothers and sisters...that's enough..."

Caroline couldn't help recalling the night when she had a long talk with sister Louisa at the age of 15, and she seemed to see her little self facing sister Louisa's puzzled eyes. The 15-year-old Caroline really doesn't understand why the dignified, elegant, and beautiful sister must choose to marry an ordinary passer-by like Mr. Hearst.Doesn't Dad love them very much?Even if it is a commercial marriage, there are more choices?

Louisa Bentley gently stroked her sister's long hair, and said with a smile, "You must want to ask, what about feelings?"

"I have only met Mr. Hurst a few times. Of course, I can't talk about the deep friendship with this gentleman. Marriage is a lifetime thing. If you don't hate it very much, the relationship can be cultivated slowly. Sister? Are you stupid enough to marry a disgusting husband?"

"...Of course, Caroline, if one day you are lucky enough to meet a gentleman who is handsome, charming, decent, not worrying about money, but also admiring you, please don't miss him carelessly..."

"Such a person is worth your whole life to repay him... Good luck, my sister." After Louisa Bentley said, she got into the carriage for marriage. When she returned here again, it was Mrs. Hurst up.

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Caroline came back to her senses, and suddenly felt an urge to tell her elder sister immediately.Her thoughts, her entanglements and troubles, her joys and joys, her turmoil, her hesitation and wavering, her guilt and restlessness... Sister Bingley has a very good relationship, and Caroline has always been like this. Mrs. Hurst confides that she can always get beneficial advice.Instead of ringing the bell to be served by the servant, she casually grabbed the comb on the dressing table and combed her long hair, put on a daily home dress, and went downstairs to find Mrs. Hurst.

Who is Mrs. Hurst? When Mr. Darcy asked Caroline out for a walk alone the day before yesterday, she saw that Mr. Darcy would do something.When the two of them came back, one looked so obsessed that he didn't know where he was going, the other looked flushed but somewhat complacent, and he didn't need to guess what good things had happened.Besides, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Not long after the newly married couple returned to Pemberley Mansion, rumors about their engagement had already spread quietly.

But Mrs. Hurst, who knows her well, feels that something is wrong with Caroline.Before that, she was very happy that Mr. Darcy would pursue her younger sister more. On the one hand, it meant to test Mr. Darcy. On the other hand, she also thought that her dumb sister would suddenly become enlightened, and finally it would be a matter of course and live happily together.But obviously, Caroline wasn't in place yet, and he had to wake her up again like last time.What a worrying brat!So Mrs. Hurst got up on purpose and waited for her in the living room.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, Caroline came down from the stairs.

Mrs. Reynolds poured fresh milk tea and snacks for Sister Bingley herself. She didn't have to do tea and water for a long time.The old lady now looks at Caroline more and more pleasing to her eyes, and she already regards Caroline as the future mistress of Pemberley.

The night before last, Mrs. Reynolds met Mr. Darcy, the little master, at the corner of the stairs.The shrewd Mrs. Reynolds soon discovered Mr. Darcy's unusualness.Mr. Darcy's footsteps were extraordinarily light, and the calmness and calmness of the past were all gone. When he saw her, there was still a slight blush on his face.My God, is this still the calm, calm, serious and orderly little master Darcy?

Mrs. Reynolds's mind wandered for a moment, could it be...Mr. Darcy...has the proposal been successful? !

Mrs. Reynolds, who had realized the truth, was very happy, and the good news at Pemberley Manor was coming.

Mr. Darcy made a rare gaffe in front of Mrs. Reynolds, whom he respected as an elder.Seeing Mr. Darcy pretending to be calm, Mrs. Reynolds resisted the urge to expose Mr. Darcy in person, and hurried downstairs, giving orders all the way but couldn't hide her joy.

Here Caroline confessed her feelings, but got a look from Mrs. Hurst who hated iron and steel. Fortunately, she was not too stupid to reject Mr. Darcy's marriage proposal.

"It's said that you are so smart and stupid, why do you get into the horns of this kind of thing. Fortunately, you are not too stupid..."

"...The conditions of the Bingley family are good, and your dowry, Caroline, is also very generous," Mrs. Hurst "educated" and said, "...with Mr. Darcy's conditions, no matter what family background you want, you have to be so deliberate. Do you want to curry favor with you? If it were any other girl, she would have eagerly agreed. If the family background is worse, there will be girls who take the initiative instead!"

This silly sister!Mrs. Hurst stroked her forehead, thinking of the other Bentley, and sighed, how could one or both of them have to get into the horns of their feelings.

"Caroline, you are a lucky girl. Unlike some country gentry girls, who are beautiful but have no matching family background, or have a good family background but an ordinary appearance. Talented and beautiful, with a good family background, this is Your advantage is not a unique advantage. But Mr. Darcy is far ahead in terms of property, identity, social status, or character, demeanor, and appearance. There must be many people who are not interested in it. Use your heart to think about it When you think about it, are you really unaware of Mr. Darcy's kindness to you?"

What Mrs. Hurst said made Caroline startled for a while.Recalling the first acquaintance scene with Mr. Darcy, his evaluation of his dance partner at the Meryton Ball, the enlightenment to himself in Netherfield Garden, teaching himself to fish...Mr. Darcy is indeed not as indifferent to her as others Treat him face to face, but isn't it good for your brothers and sisters?Immediately afterwards, the group returned to London. It seems that Mr. Darcy has been different since the socialite's coming-of-age ball?If Caroline realized something, she was still wondering why Mr. Darcy and Charles appeared at the Royal Opera House. They hadn't booked tickets before!Also, that day at Kester's house, Mr. Darcy specially came to pick her up...

It turns out that I have been ignoring the small details all the time, Caroline, you are really stupid, you don’t have the nerve to turn around...

Mrs. Hearst can speak sharp words to outsiders, and may kill all directions without bloodshed. When the target is replaced by her own sister, Mrs. Hearst has a persuasive look:

"What about you, Caroline? Don't say anything about not knowing whether your affection for Mr. Darcy is love. If you have time to be guilty and guilty of agreeing to Mr. Darcy's marriage proposal, why don't you accept it with your heart and experience it with your heart? How about trying harder to repay his affection for you?"

"Ask yourself, Caroline. The authorities are obsessed, the bystanders don't..."

"This kind of hypocrisy is meaningless, we still don't want to repeat the mistakes of our predecessors, huh?"

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So... the throbbing in Netherfield Gardens that I subconsciously threw off, Mr. Darcy's involuntary blush when he stared at him, and what I secretly imagined... Mr. Darcy's good figure...?

And those hands...those big hands moving on his face, spraying a pure masculine breath on his face...

The more Caroline thought about it, the more difficult it was to breathe, and her face became more rosy.

If you don't feel it, is such a reaction normal?

Caroline was silent for a long time, then raised her head and said to Mrs. Hurst:

"Sister Louisa, from this point of view, I am indeed the lucky girl."

The morning sun shines on the girl.There was mist in the watery eyes, but they looked unusually bright.

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