[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

The doctor came not long after, and after he examined Margaret carefully and determined that there was nothing wrong with Margaret, Anne and Lucy left with Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Dasherwood and the others. .

When walking out of the Barton cottage, Anne accidentally tripped over a stone on the garden path, and Colonel Brandon, who happened to be walking beside her, immediately reached out to support her, "Miss Steele, please be careful. The road is not easy."

Annie drew her arm out, kept a little distance from Colonel Brandon calmly, and said, "Thank you very much, Colonel Brandon."

Colonel Brandon didn't notice Anne's movements. He adjusted his hat and said, "No thanks. Miss Steele, your home is in Ramsgate, right? I don't know if you know someone A gentleman named Richard Smith, who has a rather large farm in Ramsgate."

"Yes, I know Mr Smith, and he's a fairly respectable gentleman at Ramsgate."

"He is an old friend of mine, but we haven't been in touch for a long time. Is Mr. Smith okay now?" Colonel Brandon said.

"Mr. Smith's son now lives in London. Every year, Mr. Smith goes to live in London for a period of time. Last year, he embraced his eldest grandson. His daughter met a very nice gentleman at the ball this year, and it is said that she has promised him I'm going to get married this summer. So I think Mr. Smith should have a very good life." Anne replied.

"That's really good. I didn't expect him to have his eldest grandson in his arms. Time flies." Colonel Brandon said with some emotion. Mr. Smith was a friend he met in the military camp, only a few years older than him, and He doesn't even have a wife now.

Seeing Anne and Colonel Brandon walking together, Mrs. Jennings joked: "Colonel Brandon, what are you and Miss Steele whispering, we want to listen."

Anne is not willing to get involved with Colonel Brandon. After all, everyone here seems to think that Colonel Brandon and Marianne are a couple. Regardless of whether there is anything between them, Anne and Colonel Brandon are too close. It was not good after all, so she took the opportunity to walk up to Mrs. Jennings, took her arm and said, "Mrs. Jennings, Colonel Brandon is just asking me about a good friend of his in Ramsgate. .”

"Really?" Mrs. Jennings looked at Anne dubiously, then at Colonel Brandon, and finally said: "We all know that Colonel Brandon is pursuing Marianne, and I want to say that the two men The handsome woman is beautiful, and they are a very suitable couple."

Anne knew that Mrs. Jennings was reminding her not to take a fancy to Colonel Brandon, which made her feel ashamed and angry. She knew that Mrs. Jennings should have good intentions, lest she fell in love with Colonel Brandon and end up sad, and According to the old lady's speaking style, this is already very euphemistic.However, Annie still wondered whether she was the kind of person who would fall in love with men casually in the eyes of Mrs. Jennings.And she really didn't see any feelings between Colonel Brandon and Marianne. They stayed at Dasherwood's house for at least half an hour just now. During this period, Colonel Brandon and Marianne did not meet any eyes at all. I believe No pair of lovers could have been so unfamiliar.

Lucy was walking on the other side of Mrs. Jennings, and also heard what Mrs. Jennings said. She felt wronged for Anne, and said, "Mrs. Jennings, when we lived in my uncle's house in Plymouth, there were several good ones. Gentlemen have courted my sisters, but Anne has not loved any of them."

"It must be that those gentlemen are not good enough." Mrs. Jennings said with a chuckle, but she didn't really believe Lucy's words in her heart. Anne did look like a nice lady, but to be honest, she wasn't good-looking enough and didn't have much money. Such a lady is not popular. If it is Lucy, she might be welcomed by the husband, after all, she is really a beautiful lady.

But Lucy is not talking nonsense. When she was in Plymouth, Anne was indeed pursued by several gentlemen. Although almost all gentlemen in this world like beautiful ladies, not all gentlemen will pursue beautiful ladies. They don't have any hope for love. They care more about whether their future wife can manage a family well. Anne definitely meets their requirements.But Anne doesn't want her future husband to just regard her as a child-bearing tool, a housekeeper who can handle housework, rather than a wife.Even if there is no love, just treating her as a friend is better than the first two.In that case, she would never agree to the other party's pursuit.

The ladies all got into the carriage and left first, and the two gentlemen rode behind slowly. Sir John pulled the rein and let the horse walk to Colonel Brandon, saying: "Christopher, you seem to forget You've never been such a careless person to bring your gift."

"John, I'm just a little hesitant. Miss Marianne is a nice lady, and she's very similar to Alisa, but she's not Alisa after all. I don't think I can give Miss Marianne the kind of girl she's always dreamed of. Faithful love." Colonel Brandon said, looking sideways at Barton Cottage.

"Then you intend to settle for the next best thing?" asked Sir John.

"John, even if I can't have the feelings that Miss Marianne wants, I do envy her."

"But, if I read correctly, you were courting Miss Steele just now, weren't you?" said Sir John.

"We just met today, John, and your words like this will damage Miss Steele's reputation." Colonel Brandon reminded that they had been making fun of him and Miss Marianne together for a long time, If a third person named Annie is added, no matter whether he has a relationship with Annie or not, it will be a great harm to Annie.

"Of course, of course, you know, my mother-in-law and I love to joke, but we don't think it's too embarrassing," said Sir John, well aware of his own and Mrs. Jennings' bad taste. Bright. "But I still want to say that Ms. Steele is indeed a good match. Charlotte explained the situation of Sister Steele to us in detail in the letter before. This lady is really good at dealing with life problems. You want Knowing that you still have Alisa, I have been worrying about how Alisa and Miss Marian will get along if you are really together with Miss Marian. Christopher, your adopted daughter is the same as Miss Marian, They are all wayward ladies. From my experience, it is absolutely impossible for two willful ladies to get along well together."

"John, you seem to be thinking too far." Colonel Brandon said with a straight face.

Sir John seemed a little angry when he saw his own, he pursed his lips and said nothing.But he thought in his heart that Colonel Brandon really spoiled Alisa too much. Even if Alisa was the child of his favorite woman, as an adopted daughter, he shouldn't be so spoiled, especially before he adopted this adopted daughter. Not even if you don't have children of your own.

After returning to Barton Manor, Mrs. Jennings received a letter from a friend in Hertfordshire, whose son was to be married next month, inviting her to take her family to the wedding.Mrs. Jennings looked at the letter and clapped her hands happily, and said: "It is the best thing in the world to be able to attend a few weddings in spring. I got married in spring too, and the sun was very bright that day. We went home from church There are all kinds of flowers blooming along the way. I hold my husband's arm and sit in a beautiful carriage. There are laughter and flowers everywhere. Although my two daughters are married now But I still remember every little beautiful detail of that day clearly, and this is the best memory in my life."

"Mother, so Martha and I have followed your advice to get married in the spring," said Mrs. Palmer.

"It turns out that your wedding was perfect for both of you," said Mrs. Jennings. "Of course, your married life is also perfect."

Mrs. Palmer and Mr. Palmer were sitting on a sofa. She leaned on Mr. Palmer's shoulder and said, "Of course, marrying Mr. Palmer is the happiest thing in my life. Palmer Mo, do you feel the same way?"

Anne felt that Mr. Palmer would definitely not feel that marrying Mrs. Palmer was the happiest thing in his life, but this time he did not make a mockery as usual, but slowly turned a page of the book in his hand, Then he hummed lightly as an answer.

But even if it was just such a careless monosyllable, Mrs. Palmer was already very satisfied. She smiled happily and thoughtfully filled Mr. Palmer's cup with hot coffee.Mr. Palmer glanced down from the top of the book, then took a sip from his glass.

Anne found it very interesting to watch the little actions of the couple. They may not be the most suitable couple, and there may be no love between them. They may even have many conflicts in life due to their very different personalities, but they are indeed It can be said that they are a happy couple, at least by the standards of this era, they are indeed very happy.

Although Mr. Palmer's personality is not very good, and his words are often not very nice, but he has actually been tolerant of Mrs. Palmer's too noisy personality, which can be seen from many places.Mr. Palmer is a very quiet person. He always likes to sit by himself and read a book quietly, but every time he reads a book, no matter how much Mrs. Palmer is nagging and laughing in his ear, he will Never really got mad about it.From what Mrs. Palmer said, it seemed that Mr. Palmer had not once lost his temper with her since their marriage.As for Mrs. Palmer, for her, she can find a man who has always tolerated her and provided her with a prosperous life, then this man is the one who makes her feel the happiest.

"You two sisters have a very happy married life. Sir John and Mr. Palmer are very good husbands. If any lady in this world can meet a husband like your two sisters, I think they will be satisfied " Mrs. Jennings said, she picked up the muffin on the plate and took a bite, then saw Colonel Brandon standing silently on the side, not knowing what to think, put down the muffin and said: "I think the muffin If Colonel Landon gets married, he will definitely be a very good husband. Colonel Brandon, have you ever thought about what your married life will be like in the future?"

"What?" Colonel Brandon raised his head suspiciously when he heard Mrs. Jennings calling his name. He was worrying about something just now, so he didn't hear what Mrs. Jennings said clearly.

"Colonel Brandon, I'm asking you, have you ever thought about what your future married life will be like?" Mrs. Jennings asked again.

"I think it should be like all happy families, with a decent life, a good wife, and one or several lovely children." Colonel Brandon replied.

"Oh, a good wife, Colonel, can you tell us what kind of wife you think is a good wife?" asked Mrs. Jennings, laughing, looking as if she was about to start driving the Brandon again. Colonel's joke.

"I think a pretty lady with a lot of dowry is enough to make a very good wife," said Mrs. Palmer before Colonel Brandon could answer.

"Mrs. Palmer, why don't you add the advantage of being smart? It's probably not enough to be beautiful and rich." Mr. Palmer said to his wife. Mrs. Palmer is a beautiful woman with a rich dowry. Woman, but she is really not smart enough.

"We'll let Christopher speak for himself," said Sir John.

Colonel Brandon glanced at the crowd, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looked at the vast field outside the window with memories in his eyes, and said: "I hope my wife is a gentle and kind woman, and if she is A happy person who is good at making those around him happy too."

"This request is too simple, Colonel Brandon. Almost all good girls are gentle and kind, and they make people around them happy." Mrs. Jennings said, "I think you should add a little more." , that means she must be able to play the piano."

Lucy has been listening to everyone's conversation carefully, and the corners of her mouth raised when she heard this. She feels that she meets the above conditions very well.

Anne was a little speechless about Lucy's self-indulgence. Mrs. Jennings was obviously talking about Marianne. They had said that Miss Marianne played the piano very well at lunch before. They all liked to hear her play the piano, especially Bran. board the colonel.But what Mrs. Jennings said is right is that Colonel Brandon’s requirements for his future wife are really not high at all. There are probably many ladies in this world who can meet his requirements. Of course, the premise is that he is telling the truth and not hiding anything. own other requirements.

The day passed quickly. At night, the two sisters lay down on the bed after a simple grooming. Annie fell asleep as soon as she lay down due to the exhaustion of the journey. Lucy was not sleepy at all. She shook Annie's bed in the bed Arm, said: "Annie, what do you think of Colonel Brandon?"

Annie didn't even open her eyes, she yawned and said, "What, why are you asking this? Lucy, go to sleep."

"Annie, wait until you go to sleep. I think Colonel Brandon is a good marriage partner. What do you think of me taking the initiative? A man of his age must hope to marry a young and beautiful lady." Lucy Said.

After hearing this, Annie immediately became less sleepy. She opened her eyes and looked at Lucy seriously and said, "Lucy, you've only met him once, and you don't know him at all."

"Annie, we already know him very well. Mrs. Palmer told us a lot about him along the way, and Mrs. Jennings also said a lot today. Isn't that enough?" Lucy said.

"Of course not enough. There are many things they wouldn't tell people like us who have only known each other for a few days. And don't tell you that you didn't hear them say that Colonel Brandon had a relationship with that Miss Marianne."

"So what?" Lucy said indifferently: "Everyone has some unknown secrets and some not-so-good past events. I just need to know that Colonel Brandon is a single person with good moral character and money." A gentleman will do. As for that Miss Marianne, Anne, don't you really see the impatience in the eyes of that haughty lady when she saw Colonel Brandon? They didn't even say a word today, I I'm sure they're not lovers. If that's the case, it's entirely possible that Colonel Brandon might like me."

"Lucy, please don't let go of your reserve casually. If you really think that Colonel Brandon is good, please observe for a few more days and make sure that Colonel Brandon really has nothing to do with Miss Marian. Action, okay?"

"Annie, you can rest assured about this. I'm just looking for someone in advance. I'm still looking forward to the dance three days later. Maybe we will all meet a better husband..."

Anne fell asleep before Lucy finished speaking, but the names Lucy said kept circling in her mind, Colonel Brandon, Miss Marianne Dasherwood, Mrs. Jennings ...These names finally converged into a familiar story, but this story made Annie wake up suddenly.

It was already midnight at this time, Lucy had already fallen asleep, Annie sat on the bed for a long time, until she started to shiver from the cold, she calmly cursed a curse word and lay back under the bed.After coming to this world for several years, she realized that she had traveled to a world famous book, but this story has nothing to do with her, she can continue to think that she just traveled back to the real [-]th century England.When Anne fell asleep again, she vaguely thought that she should tell Lucy to remind her that it is best not to get close to Colonel Brandon, because at the end of the story, he married Miss Marianne Dasherwood.