[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

Because of the new friend Edward, according to the tradition of Barton Manor, it is always necessary to get together for a few days, so that night, Sir John invited the Dasherwood family and Edward to have a picnic by the lake near Barton Manor the next day.Mrs. Dasherwood readily agreed. She felt that Edward would definitely stay at Barton Cottage for a few days. At first, she was a little worried about how to entertain them these days, because their family really couldn't afford good food. Now that they have Sir John With an invitation, she can entertain Edward comfortably.

Edward is also very much looking forward to the picnic the next day. He has not found a chance to talk to Anne or Lucy that night. He thinks that maybe he can find an opportunity at the picnic tomorrow, and then discuss it with Annie, so that she can put it out earlier. Return the pocket watch to him.As soon as Edward returned to London from Plymouth, his mother asked him about the pocket watch, because she used to look at it every time Edward went back to remember her husband, and Edward always let him The old Mr. Ferrars's mother saw the pocket watch that was maintained by herself exactly the same as when old Mr. Ferrars was alive, so as to please his mother.But this time Edward couldn't get it out, and he was not a good liar. Under Mrs. Ferrars' aggressive questioning, he almost told about the pocket watch being snatched by Annie.

Lying on the bed at night, Lucy was tossing and turning. She said, "Annie, I'm really worried. What if Eleanor tells Edward that you and her are after you? We will become a laughing stock. I can tell Edward really likes Eleanor, did you see the way he talked to Eleanor when he walked in the door. He's looked at me like that at times before, and I know that means what."

"But you should also see his behavior after seeing us. That's not the current Edward. He has always shown himself to be very funny, not reticent, because he is afraid that he will make us unhappy by saying something wrong. Obviously he knows very well that his relationship with Eleanor will disgust us." Annie said indifferently, he knew very well about Edward's character, and an indecisive man like him is very easy to control the scene.In general, they are like a dough, as long as you use some skills, then they will become whatever shape you want to knead.As long as you don't push them to the limit, they will rarely explode because they always think too much.

"Annie, thank you, really. If it wasn't for you, I might have been deceived by Edward. Even if he really loves me half as much as he said, then even if you taught me a lesson, I wouldn't be as good as I am now. There will be another love soon. Lucy said sincerely, to be honest, before today she still had a little hope for Edward and a little hatred for Annie, but now these emotions that have entangled her for a long time have completely disappeared, leaving only Gratitude to Anne and anger to Edward.

Annie turned over, faced Lucy, hugged her gently under the quilt, and said with a smile: "I know you will thank me sooner or later, and I am very happy that you can see clearly now."

"Annie, I don't know how to express my gratitude to you. All I can say is, sister, I love you." Lucy said softly with her head tucked between Annie's neck.

The two lay quietly hugging and lying together, and at this moment they could feel that the sisterhood between each other was deeper.

But they were not very used to this atmosphere, so soon Lucy writhed in the bed, and she began to think about Edward and Eleanor again, and patted the mattress quite angrily. "Annie, what do you think Edward is interested in in Eleanor Dasherwood? Is she more beautiful than me, is she younger than me? Maybe she used to be nobler than me, but now I can guarantee that her dowry will never be less than How much more do I pay, and she has a mother who will die a long time later and a sister who will take a long time to grow up to take care of. If Marianne married later, Edward married her as if he married her A big family!"

"Don't worry, even if Edward really loves Eleanor, it will be very difficult for them to be together. You should not have forgotten what his mother said, if Eleanor is still the eldest lady of Nolan Manor, the two of them There is definitely no problem with your marriage, but now, unless Edward is willing to give up his inheritance rights, how much do you think it is possible?" Annie asked.

"But if Edward really loves Eleanor, Colonel Brandon can adopt a child who has nothing to do with him for his lover, and Edward may not give up his inheritance rights for love. With his talent, it's not that he can't find a job. said Lucy.

"The two of them are completely different men," Annie said.

It is true that in the original book, Edward and Eleanor were together in the end, but if Colonel Brandon hadn't recommended a priesthood to Edward before that, the marriage would definitely not have happened.Now Colonel Brandon's feelings for Marianne are not as shown in the original book, and he probably will not kindly solve the financial problems for Edward and Eleanor, so even if there is no Anne now, in terms of Edward's character, it will eventually be It is more likely to listen to his mother's arrangement.

The two sisters fell asleep after chatting for a while. They thought they could fight Edward head-on the next day, but when they woke up, they found that there was a heavy rainstorm outside with lightning and thunder.With such heavy rain, let alone a picnic, it was difficult to even go out, so the party was naturally cancelled.Moreover, it rained intermittently for more than ten days. When the sky finally cleared, it was already the day before Mrs. Jennings was scheduled to go to Hertfordshire.

"Oh, it's raining at such a bad time that we haven't made any new friends," said Mrs. Jennings at breakfast this morning.

"We always have time to chat with new friends, mother-in-law, if you want, we can have dinner with the Dasherwood family and Mr. Ferrars before we leave Barton." Sir John said aside.

Mrs. Jennings hesitated for a while, and finally agreed to the proposal. Anyway, the Dasherwoods are also their own guests. They always want to entertain, and they have always been very enthusiastic before, but suddenly they became cold Can make people feel moody.

But the Dasherwood family did not come to the appointment as happily as Mrs. Jennings thought, but sent a servant to say that Edward had been invited by a friend to visit his new home in Herdfordshire. The rented manor, and attended several dances.Edward planned to take two friends, Eleanor and Marianne, to play together, so the Dasherwood family is now busy packing the luggage of Eleanor and Marianne.

"Where do you say your two ladies are going?" asked Mrs. Jennings, frowning.

"Mrs., the two ladies are going to Longbourn Village in Hertfordshire." The servant replied respectfully.

"Well, are they going to go tomorrow, then?" asked Mrs. Jennings again.

The servant replied: "Yes, Mr. Ferrars should have set off a few days ago, and it took so long because of the rain."

When everyone heard this answer, they felt that it was a very coincidence, because Mrs. Jennings' friend lived in Meryton, a small town in Hertfordshire, which was very close to Longbourn Village. Unexpectedly, Edward and Da Sister Sherwood went to Meryton.And everyone is also planning to set off tomorrow, it seems that they will probably be companions along the way.

Anne felt that this coincidence was not bad.A few days ago, Anne received a letter from Mr. Putra, inviting them to live in Pratt Manor for a while, so Anne and Lucy planned to go to Hertfordshire with Mrs. Jennings to play some I went directly to Plymouth for the day, and I felt that there was no chance to make them unhappy when I met the Dasherwood family. Now this coincidence happened to give her a chance, so I happily took Lucy upstairs to pack her luggage up.

Compared with the relaxed and happy atmosphere of the Mrs. Jennings family, the atmosphere of the Dasherwood family is not very good. Since the last time they came back from Barton Manor, the Dasherwood family have been asking Edward intentionally or unconsciously about him and Anne. , Edward wanted to tell Eleanor everything, but because Anne had the handle, he had to choose to be perfunctory every time, and he became more and more silent.

What Annie said before planted a seed of doubt in Eleanor's heart. Although she thought she completely trusted Edward, her confidence became more and more shaken when she saw Edward's performance. Before I knew it, it became cold and hard.

Marianne also had an accident a few days ago. She always thought that she and Willoughby were so in love that they could propose marriage. Every time they were alone, Marianne felt that Willoughby would ask her if she would marry him. , but in the end, instead of waiting for this sentence, she waited for the news that Willoughby was leaving for London with an uncertain return date.

At that time, Marianne cried all over, and of course she didn't think Willoughby would break up with her at that time, she was only sad because she didn't know when she would see Willoughby again.But ten days after Willoughby left, Marianne still did not receive any letter from him, and she finally began to worry about her feelings.Marianne was not good at patience, so she would always cry at home regardless of the occasion and place. Her tears made the atmosphere in Dasherwood's house even more depressing. Margaret was not very depressed these days. Dare to speak and laugh.