[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

When Lady Catherine rushed to Pemberley Manor, she did not see the legendary Miss Bingley for the first time, which made her feel a little relieved, but it was just a rumor.

The trip to the small village that day was particularly complete.It was not until the moon was shining and the stars were shining that Mr. Darcy and Caroline returned to Pemberley Manor.In the next few days, as if inspired by Mr. Darcy's interest in the country, Caroline would often go for a walk outside Pemberley Park.Most of the time, Mr. Darcy would accompany his fiancée. If he was busy with official duties, Georgiana would volunteer to accompany Caroline to go out on behalf of her brother.

When the large carriage with four horses and marked with the coat of arms of the De Bourgh family drove into the garden, Caroline and Georgiana were still stuck outside and had not turned back.Mr. and Mrs. Hurst were sitting in the drawing-room, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley engaged in business in the study.The Hursts saw this not-so-little visitor from a distance, and they decided to go to the garden to avoid getting entangled with this unexpected visitor.

Seeing that the servant had invited Mr. Darcy upstairs, Mr. Bingley also stopped what he was doing and went downstairs with his friends.

Mrs. Catherine was invited in by Mrs. Reynolds, and she was sitting on the sofa, very graceful, looking more like the master of Pemberley than Mr. Darcy.

"Darcy, you have come at a good time. There have been some false rumors about Pemberley Manor recently... I certainly don't believe it..." Mrs. Catherine said to Mr. Darcy when she saw him walk in the door.

"You've got to have some snacks too. Don't take it lightly. It's not just about Pemberley, it's about Rosings' reputation."

Mrs. Catherine poured out these words in a cannonball, not paying attention to Mr. Darcy's unfriendly expression at all.

"...If I find out the person who spread the rumors...the De Bauer family is not vegetarian." Mrs. Catherine said for a while, and then hinted, "Darcy, it's time for you to choose a suitable one for Pemberley Manor Mistress!"

Mr. Darcy was thinking about how to tell Lady Catherine about his engagement, so that she would get rid of her idea of ​​making him and cousin Anne together, and Lady Catherine asked again, "Why don't you see Georgiana? Is Elver House Academy back?"

"Lady Catherine, Miss Georgiana is walking about Pemberley with her friend," said Mr. Bingley.

Lady Catherine, acting as though she had noticed Mr. Bingley, asked Mr. Darcy, with astonishment, who the intervening gentleman was.

After learning of Mr. Bingley's identity, Madam Catherine was a little surprised and asked, "Then Georgiana's best friend must be this gentleman's sister, Miss Bingley?"

"Darcy! How can you invite an unmarried lady to Pemberley Manor at this time? You don't know, doesn't the lady understand that such rumors are very harmful to the reputation of an unmarried lady?" ?” said Lady Catherine, raising her voice.

Even Mr. Bingley looked bad now.

The huge living room fell into an unspeakable silence.

"It's not a rumor..." Mr. Darcy's slightly low but firm voice sounded from the living room.

Lady Catherine was too shocked to speak, Darcy, do you know what you are talking about? !

"Aunt Catherine, this is not a rumor. Miss Caroline Bingley has indeed entered into a marriage contract with me." Mr. Darcy looked at his aunt and said seriously.

Lady Catherine stared at her aunt and nephew Darcy, and seeing him as obstinate as Colonel Fitzwilliam, she was trembling and speechless with rage.

After a long time... Mrs. Catherine squeezed out a sentence: "Don't think that I will admit that this lady is the mistress of the Darcy family!" After that, she waved away Mrs. Reynolds who was standing aside and wanted to go forward to show the way. , Mrs. Catherine went straight upstairs angrily, and walked towards her exclusive bedroom.

Looking at the lady's leaving back, Mr. Bingley asked to himself: "Darcy, when did the engagement require the consent of my aunt? It's really puzzling..."

After saying this, Mrs. Catherine, who had just reached the stairs, froze and went upstairs without looking back.

At supper Lady Catherine, probably in a daze of anger, refused to join the company in the dining-room.After listening to Mrs. Reynolds' embarrassing report, Mr. Darcy was silent and said nothing, but ordered Mrs. Reynolds to prepare the dinner and send it to Mrs. Catherine's bedroom.

Caroline and Georgiana, who had not returned contentedly until evening, asked what had happened.After learning about the situation, Caroline couldn't help feeling a little worried, but with Mr. Darcy's assurance, she felt relieved a little.

On the second day, sisters Bingley and Mr. Hurst met Mr. Darcy's aunt, Lady Catherine, for the first time.In the next few days, Madam Catherine didn't make any big moves, but when she saw Caroline, her already bad face became even more cloudy.

This morning, Caroline and Georgiana were chatting in the living room about the happy time they had had at Villa Pierrefert College, when suddenly there was a knock on the door of the living room.Caroline and Georgiana looked at the door at the same time, but saw the embarrassed Mrs. Reynolds open the door, followed by the cold Mrs. Catherine.

Caroline and Georgiana saw Mrs. Catherine walked into the living room, so they stood up and saluted her. Georgiana wanted to approach her aunt even more briskly.

It's just that Madam Catherine ignored her deliberate overtures, but said coldly: "Georgianna, you go out first, I have something to say to Miss Bingley alone."

Georgiana looked at Lady Catherine, gave Caroline a helpless look, and cautiously went out with Mrs. Reynolds.Only Caroline and Mrs. Catherine were left in the huge living room.

Seeing Georgiana go out, Mrs. Catherine looked Caroline up and down with extremely disrespectful eyes, and finally said aggressively: "Miss Bingley, I ask you to stay away from my nephew Darcy now!"

Caroline raised her eyebrows in surprise. She thought the lady would have to go around in circles to mention this, but she was so straightforward. It doesn't seem like her style.Caroline really thought well, but Mrs. Catherine has been dazzled by her and Mr. Darcy's intimacy these days.

"Let me tell you, a few days ago, I heard an extremely shocking news. My nephew, my own nephew, Mr. Darcy, was actually engaged to an unknown lady. The Darcy family had long been engaged to the German The Bauer family made a marriage contract, if it wasn't for an ignorant lady like you who seduced him, how could my nephew Darcy have made such an astonishing move!"

"If you still know any shame, leave Pemberley Park with your relatives at once!"

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Listening to Madam Catherine's angry words in silence, Caroline really felt that this lady... was unreasonable.If it is reasonable to say such things to Miss Elizabeth Bennet, who is of humble birth, what kind of reason will Lady Catherine use to drive her away now?

"I've seen a lot of young ladies like you who come from a good family, have been in school for a few years, and still have a bit of beauty to be self-righteous. Let me tell you, there is no door!"

If it weren't for the wrong occasion, Caroline really wanted to laugh out loud. This lady must not know the proverb: When God closes a door for you, he will open a window for you.What's more, this door may not exist!

The reason for Lady Catherine's frequent retaliation is simply the fictitious marriage contract between Mr. Darcy and Miss de Bourgh.Regarding this point, even if she doesn't know the plot, Caroline still has confidence in Mr. Darcy's character. Sir's engagement is completely caused by shameless me trying to seduce the decent Mr. Darcy, right?" Caroline smiled very softly, as if she didn't see Mrs. Catherine's ugly face, and asked word by word .

"Isn't it? I don't know what kind of person my nephew is. Do you need to tell me?"

Caroline laughed even more happily when she heard this: "Since this is the case, why didn't Mr. Darcy, who is handsome, upright, and stylish, never mention that he had such a marriage contract?"

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Mrs. Catherine is stuck. Should she insist on the character of her aunt Darcy or insist on having such a marriage contract?If there is something wrong with Mr. Darcy's style of work, Caroline's previous talk about seducing Mr. Darcy is naturally self-defeating. If he insists on Mr. Darcy's decent style, it doesn't mean that the marriage contract is nonsense!

This cunning and treacherous girl!

"Since there is something wrong with Mr. Darcy's style, wouldn't it be a good match for someone like me? It's better not to harm Miss Anne de Bourgh." Caroline looked at Mrs. Catherine's blue face and said coldly. said.

"You're talking nonsense...you're slandering..." Madam Catherine said weakly.

"Oh? Then Ma'am, did you just talk about the family marriage contract with me?"

Lady Catherine was so angry that she could find nothing to refute.

Before Mrs. Catherine could think it over, Caroline said again: "Since Mrs. Catherine can't answer my question clearly, why don't you bring up this matter after you think it over. Sorry, I still have things to deal with and don't have time I'm here to accompany you..."

"It turns out that Mrs. Catherine's combat effectiveness is so poor. I'd better stop irritating the old man. Compared to Sister Louisa, I'm so kind. Is there anything..." Caroline closed the living room door and muttered, not wanting to be A few people around the corner of the living room listened.

Georgiana: Star Eyes...

Mr. Bingley glanced at Mrs. Hurst: ...Sister, please ask for blessings...

Mr. Darcy: ...