[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

Two days after the ball, everyone in Barton knew about the relationship between Marianne and Willoughby. Some people even rumored that Willoughby had proposed to Marianne, and Marianne still agreed.Rumors were raging, but the Dasherwood family did not come out to explain, and Marianne went to visit Allenham Manor alone with Willoughby without the invitation of Mrs. Smith, Willoughby's cousin. The deputy will become the mistress of this manor in the future.Under such circumstances, even if Colonel Brandon had a little interest in Marianne, he finally planned to give up, so Anne began to run into this gentleman often.

Except for Sir John, who has always been trying to deal with Anne and Colonel Brandon, the atmosphere in the entire Barton Manor seems to have changed. Before, everyone seemed to be talking about Colonel Brandon pursuing Marianne, and all the talk in the blink of an eye The topic has become that Colonel Brandon seems to have taken a fancy to Anne.

Anne was very angry. She really didn't have any thoughts about Colonel Brandon, but both Sir John and Mrs. Jennings seemed to think that it was a certainty that she and Colonel Brandon were together. What can the lady be dissatisfied with getting such a gentleman as Colonel Brandon, and she would be a fool not to seize the opportunity.

But Anne really feels that Colonel Brandon is not a good marriage partner anymore. His virtues are impeccable, and his family background is also impeccable. Even this man's dedication to love is rare. quality.But if this good quality of his was used on his wife, Anne would be impeccable to him, but this gentleman fully used this quality on his first love, if he just thought so in his heart It doesn't matter if you love silently, who doesn't have a first love that you can't forget, but this gentleman made a mistake in using this good quality in practical actions, which is enough for Annie to deeply remember his name. It is written on the blacklist of marriage partners.

Most people don't understand Anne's idea. They may think that Alisa is a big obstacle in Brandon's marriage, but they will never put her on the reason that hinders Brandon from getting love. In their opinion Money is everything to Brandon.

After dinner that day, Sir John, Colonel Brandon, and Mrs. Middleton sat with Mrs. Palmer to play cards, and the others gathered around the fireplace to chat. Since Mrs. Jennings was disappointed with Marianne, She devoted 12 points of her thoughts on being a matchmaker for Colonel Brandon to Anne. She drank tea and looked back and forth between Anne and Colonel Brandon. The more she looked at them, the more she felt that the two matched. She was a little concerned about Colonel Brandon's liking for Marianne before, so she wanted to praise Colonel Brandon's loyalty to love and wanted to feel Anne, so she talked about Colonel Brandon's love story.

"Colonel Brandon fell in love with his cousin Miss Williams when he was young. The two of them could have lived happily together, but his brother married her because of her rich dowry. Colonel Brandon was heartbroken. He joined the army and went to India later. He thought she would have a rich and happy life, but he didn’t want his brother to be a single-minded person. He started to go around after his wife died. Fooling around, that Miss Williams couldn't stand being treated like this and began to express her dissatisfaction by drinking and drinking outside. But this didn't save their marriage, and they finally divorced.

That Miss Williams didn't get back in time after the divorce, probably because she was too sad and wanted to have some fun. She became more and more depraved, and even went to London to start working as a courtesan.I haven't really met her, but it is said that she is a versatile beauty, so she also had a few relationships when she was a courtesan, but every time she met a good man, they were all scams Deceitful bastard, but she was always credulous, just like she used to trust her husband.

The results are all bad, of course. She is sad, has no money, and is no longer young. She will soon be unable to be a socialite, but she can no longer escape this kind of life, so she becomes a wandering warbler.That's the one you know, she still seems to believe in love after being that, and she was with a man for a long time who was said to be very much like Colonel Brandon when he was younger.In short, the man lied to her. This time she didn't have much money, so she was cheated out of the only subsistence allowance.Then things went from bad to worse, the man ran away, and she couldn't even rent the worst house, and she couldn't afford to buy food, so she had to live on the streets and struggle to make ends meet.

Finally, when Colonel Brandon found her, she was imprisoned in the detention center. She was so ill that she had only one breath left. The one who insisted on her survival was her daughter who had only given birth to a few months.When she saw Colonel Brandon, she saw hope. She entrusted her daughter to Colonel Brandon's care, but she finally couldn't hold on and died.

Colonel Brandon's love for her has never changed, and out of this friendship he has always taken good care of her daughter. He married the child her mother's name, and gave her the best education and care since childhood.I heard that the child is now studying in the best girls' school, and it costs a lot of tuition fees a year.

How about it, Anne, are you moved by Colonel Brandon's true feelings after hearing this story? Will be more careful. "

"Mrs. Jennings, I also think what Colonel Brandon has done is really touching." From the standpoint of that adopted daughter, Colonel Brandon really changed her destiny completely. □□The child whose father is unknown can only live the hardest life in the orphanage since childhood, and can only be an inferior person for the rest of her life. Now she is a real eldest lady with a respected adoptive father. After the accident, I will be very happy for the rest of my life.

"So in the future, you can have good contact with Colonel Brandon. When you get to know him, you will feel that he is far better than he looks." Mrs. Jennings said again.

This time Anne didn't answer the question. She believed that there must be many attractive things hidden under Colonel Brandon's gentle appearance, but she had no intention of exploring these things.

Mrs. Jennings took Anne's silence as shyness, smiled clearly, and winked at Colonel Brandon with a hint of meaning.

Colonel Brandon received this look, and looked back with satisfaction. After experiencing what happened to Marianne, he really saw clearly what kind of wife he needed, so now he is planning to start pursuing Anne seriously. .It's just that Colonel Brandon was worried that his previous attitude towards Marianne would affect Anne's opinion of him, so he hinted at Mrs. Jennings in private and asked her to help test Anne's thoughts, and now he got the answer he wanted , Colonel Brandon was very pleased.

Annie lowered her head to eat snacks and didn't see the eyes of the two meet, but Lucy saw it in her eyes, and she snorted coldly in her heart.At the dance a few days ago, Lucy met a fairly good suitor, so she gave up on Colonel Brandon. After that, Anne analyzed with her whether Colonel Brandon was good or bad as a suitor. After listening to those After the explanation, Lucy made up her mind to stay away from the colonel.

Annie told Lucy that she could tolerate not much love in her marriage, and that her husband was a circle older than herself, but she couldn't bear that her husband had a child born to another woman, and this woman was her own. Husband's love.Because the existence of the adopted daughter will always remind Colonel Brandon of the woman he once loved the most, and then he will transform this love into paternal love for the adopted daughter, which will eventually lead to the status of the adopted daughter in Colonel Brandon's At heart far more than his wife, even more than his future children.And Colonel Brandon felt very sorry for the death of that woman, and he would also transfer that regret to the adopted daughter, so he would give himself the best thing, and the best thing in the eyes of the world It must be money, presumably when the adopted daughter gets married, Colonel Brandon will give a large dowry, but that dowry should belong to his children.

Lucy didn't think so much at the beginning. When she first learned about Colonel Brandon from the maids, she felt very moved like everyone else. But after Anne's analysis, Lucy felt that she would rather find a A husband with less money could not find such a husband as Colonel Brandon, or she would be an unhappy woman.

In fact, the matter should not be as serious as Annie speculated. Colonel Brandon can become a successful soldier, even if he is a very emotional person, he must also have a very rational side. He went too far for his love. I will never do anything to hurt my wife and future children for that love.

But Annie felt that the matter of this gentleman was too troublesome, but if the adopted daughter had a good heart, it was absolutely impossible for his future wife to live a peaceful life.So it was better for her and Lucy to stay away.

A few days passed before they knew it, and the Dasherwood family welcomed a long-awaited guest, Mr. Edward Ferrars.Ever since Edward met Eleanor at Nolan Manor, he has been completely attracted by this intellectual beauty. When Eleanor and the others moved to Barton, Edward wished to come with them, but his His mother, Mrs. Ferrars, wrote a letter asking him to go back. He couldn't go against his mother's wishes, so he had to leave reluctantly.But these days he has been thinking about Eleanor, so whenever he has free time, he can't wait to come to Barton.

"Edward, it's great to have you here. We all miss you very much. Of course, Eleanor misses you the most." Margaret said happily. But she understands a lot. She knows that if her two sisters can find a rich husband, their life will be much easier, so she has been trying her best to promote the love of the two sisters. Before it was Marianne, Now it's Eleanor.

Edward laughed when he heard this, and looked at Eleanor affectionately. Just as he was about to express his thoughts, a servant from Barton Manor walked in and said to Mrs. Dasherwood, "Mrs. Dasherwood, Sir invites you and your family to dinner tonight, and if your friends are with him, he is more than welcome."

"Oh, thank you!" Mrs. Dasherwood said happily. Just now she was worrying about how to entertain Edward in the evening. Edward came too suddenly, and they didn't eat very well on weekdays. The words of entertaining guests must be will lose face.Sir John's invitation, therefore, had come to her rescue.

Eleanor and Marianne just wanted to have a happy dinner with Edward at home, and didn't really want to go to Barton Manor, so after the servants left, Marianne pulled Mrs. Dasherwood aside and asked in a low voice : "Mom, why don't you refuse, how shameful we are to take Edward to dinner together, they don't even know Edward's name."

"It would be a disgrace if we kept him at home. Marianne, have you forgotten what our supper is tonight, kippers and vegetable soup, and some leftover bread, and we don't even have ham How do you entertain guests?" said Mrs. Dasherwood.

"I'm sure Edward won't mind."

"But I would mind. It would be embarrassing to entertain guests with those foods. Marianne, there is nothing wrong with going to Barton Manor. Mrs. Jennings and Sir John will like Edward." Mrs. Dasherwood stared. Said.

"But I don't want to introduce Edward to them. I believe Eleanor thinks so too. And I don't want to see Colonel Brandon and those annoying Sisters Steele. It's too much, that Anne S. Didn't Teal wear the same dress as me at the ball, didn't she know she was like a gleaming iron plate in that dress? And that Mrs. Palmer thought she was prettier than me, her eyes There must be something wrong," Marianne complained.

"Oh, dear, of course you are the most beautiful, so dress up and go to Barton Manor today, we should show that Anne what is called a beauty." Mrs. Dasherwood said without doubt.

Edward and Eleanor were looking at each other affectionately. Although the two said only ordinary family greetings, there seemed to be a strong friendship in every word.Edward was so happy that he didn't know how pitiful his future would be.