[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

On the other side, Anne found a stone bench after entering the garden and sat down. She didn't recognize Mr. Darcy, because she almost forgot about the meeting in the cave.Of course, even if Annie remembered clearly, she would not have recognized Mr. Darcy, because Mr. Darcy was beaten so badly that he couldn't see his real appearance at all, and both of them were cold at the time Trembling, speaking voice is also different from usual, even more unexpected.

The scenery of the British countryside is always beautiful, and the fine weather like today is even more refreshing. Annie looked up at the blue sky with her back to the house, and listened to the chatter and laughter behind her, silently Sighed.This is really not the life she wants, but unfortunately she has no chance to choose after coming here, the only thing she can do is to be patient.

"Miss Steele, why are you here alone?"

A gentle male voice came from Annie's side. Annie turned her head and saw Wickham standing behind her right with a smile on his face.

Wickham and Annie would not have any interest relationship, and he could not possibly have a crush on Annie, so Annie didn't mind being perfunctory with him. She smiled and said, "I'm just here to breathe some fresh air. Wickham How about you, Mr. Ham, why did you come out?" It was really difficult for him to escape from the siege of those ladies.

Wickham sat down on the stone bench and said regretfully, "There are some things I need to deal with, so I can only leave this delightful ball."

"That's a pity, can't you leave after dancing?" Anne asked, she didn't believe Wickham's words, if he really had something to do, he probably wouldn't have time to chat with her here.Anne believed that Wickham attended the ball because he didn't know that Mr. Darcy would come, and now he left because he saw Mr. Darcy.

"Oh, no. Of course I very much hope to stay. After all, I made an agreement with you and your sister to dance together. Breaking promises is not my habit." Wickham said.

He looked at Anne with some regrets in his heart. Wickham is not a capable person, but he is still very accurate in judging people. He can see that Anne is a good lady. He thought to himself that if Annie can earn ten or twenty thousand pounds Dowry, then it doesn't matter how ugly she is.It's a pity that Anne estimated that there was only a dowry of one or two hundred pounds, and this amount of money could not make him tempted.

"Then go do your thing, and just leave me here alone." Anne said.

Wickham raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard Annie's words. He has been doing well in Longbourn these days, and almost all the ladies like him. He hurry up miss.Wickham couldn't help feeling a little interested. He has always enjoyed being courted by young ladies, and he also likes challenging challenges. Although he usually challenges rich ladies, he doesn't mind spending some time on Annie.

So Wickham showed an even more charming smile. He approached Annie's face as if inadvertently. Don't be so anxious, you can chat with Miss Steele here for a while."

Well, well, Anne thought, Wickham is really a qualified little boy, he is much more qualified than the Ville he saw before, at least he can pull his face down to please all women.It's a pity that Annie is not the kind of woman who likes to be surrounded by bad guys, otherwise she was so rich in her previous life that she wouldn't be able to find a boyfriend.

Wickham got too close, and his hot breath sprayed on Annie's neck, causing goosebumps all over Annie's body, and the alcohol-smelling breath made Annie feel extremely sick, no matter what Out of courtesy, Annie stood up and took a few steps aside, and said quickly, "Mr. Wickham, I want to be alone for a while. If you want to sit here, then I can change the seat. "

As soon as Annie stood up, Wickham realized that he was a bit aggressive. Annie was not a little girl like Lydia who liked to have fun.Wickham was a little worried that his behavior just now would be revealed by Anne and ruin the good image he had established in Longbourn these days, so he quickly began to think of excuses.However, he didn't feel that he had done something wrong. Instead, he put all the responsibility on Mr. Darcy in his heart, thinking that it was entirely because this annoying gentleman came to such a small party for no reason, and let him see that only If he can avoid it, he will be restless and make incorrect behaviors.

While complaining about Mr. Darcy in his heart, Wickham also thought of a passable excuse. He stood up, put on his hat, rubbed his temples pretending to be a bit confused, and said, "No, no, I think I Some are drunk, and if they don't leave, they may pass out, Miss Steele, please sit down, I'm leaving." Then he strode out of the garden.

Annie sat back on the stool, and took out a handkerchief from her sleeve with disgust in her eyes, trying to wipe the place behind her ear where Wickham's breath had just been sprayed, but she took out both sleeves but couldn't find it. I didn't find my handkerchief, so I remembered that my handkerchief was given to the gentleman who soiled his clothes just now.Annie slumped her shoulders in frustration, raised her hand and wiped the skin behind her ears vigorously, scolding herself for being an idiot, she lost two handkerchiefs, they were all money, she had to buy cloth to make new ones, It's really hard to live without tissues.

Mrs. Philip opened the door and walked into the lounge, beckoned to the maid behind her to bring tea to the table, and then said to Mr. Darcy standing by the window: "Mr. Darcy, please eat something here first, clothes Drying may take some time."

Mr. Darcy stood on the side of the window, his whole body was blocked by the curtains. He raised one hand and put it on the eye position, and slightly lifted the gauze curtain beside his head, so that he could clearly see the courtyard downstairs. Case.Hearing Mrs. Philip's voice, he naturally put down his hands and walked to the sofa, thanking him, "Thank you very much for your help, Mrs. Philip."

Mrs. Philip laughed. Her brother's family said that Mr. Darcy was very arrogant and disrespectful, but she felt that there was nothing wrong with this gentleman. He had the capital of arrogance, didn't he?Anyone in his position, with his income in a year, would be arrogant.Now that Mr. Darcy thanked him so sincerely, Mrs. Philip immediately said: "Don't thank me, Mr. Darcy, I know that it was my little niece who made the mistake. Lydia is too young to avoid being out of order. For some mistakes, I should apologize to you on her behalf!"

"I believe Miss Lydia didn't do it on purpose." Mr. Darcy said, but he felt that the lady was really weak, and she was very weak. He felt that a squire like Mr. Bennet could teach Lydia Such a young lady is also a very powerful thing, at least in Longbourn, it is the only case, he believes that any father who wants to let his daughter have a good home, will not let his daughter spend the whole day like Lydia Around those boys in the militia.

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Darcy. I need to go out to entertain guests. If you need anything, please ask the maid for help." Mrs. Philip said.

Mr. Darcy nodded, and when Mrs. Philip had left he closed the drawing-room door and went to the window again.But the person outside the window had disappeared, and Mr. Darcy walked away with some regrets and sat back on the sofa, thinking that when he returned to the ballroom later, he must invite this interesting lady to dance, and maybe he could ask for advice again Some methods of educating my younger sister. After asking for advice in the cave last time, Mr. Darcy got along with Georgiana much better when he went back, but Georgiana was still afraid of him. Mr. Darcy felt that he should ask this lady for advice. Please, this is why he has been thinking about Annie.

When Anne entered the room, the opening dance had already started, and Lucy was dancing with an unknown soldier, looking very happy.Annie sat on the rest bench and looked at Lucy with a smile, and the corners of her lips curled up. In fact, Lucy was just a simple little girl. If life hadn't been difficult, she probably wouldn't have become the philistine she is now.

When Darcy returned to the ballroom, he began to look for Anne. Soon he saw her sitting quietly, watching everyone dancing with a smile on his face. He immediately raised his legs and walked over, but was caught by Mr. Philip on the way. He stopped, "Mr. Darcy, why don't you dance, don't you invite a partner? Let me introduce you to one, there are quite a few ladies here who don't have a partner!"

"Mr Philip, I have..."

Mr. Darcy wanted to say that he already had a favorite partner, but Sir Philip interrupted him. He led Mr. Darcy to the corner, pointed to Elizabeth and Charlotte and said, "Look at Lissie and Lucas How about Miss, Mr. Collins is said to have invited other people to the first five dances, and Lissie has not accepted any of the gentlemen's invitations to dance."

Mr. Darcy glanced at Mr. Philip. Mr. Philip's intentions were too obvious. He had already been introduced to the two ladies. If he didn't choose one of them to dance, he would be called arrogant. If he chose, Elizabeth Between Ms. Lucas and Ms. Lucas, under normal circumstances, a gentleman with normal aesthetics will give priority to Ms. Elizabeth.But Mr. Darcy had no interest in inviting Elizabeth to dance today. He hadn't forgotten the lady's inexplicable snort just now, so Mr. Darcy walked over to invite Miss Lucas.

Ever since Elizabeth heard about the grievances between him and Mr. Darcy at Wickham, her impression of Mr. Darcy has become even worse. After seeing Mr. Darcy, she was filled with anger and wanted to question Mr. Darcy some.In fact, Elizabeth herself is not very clear why she is so angry. After all, she has nothing to do with Mr. Darcy. Since she is an insignificant person, she should not be angry, but Elizabeth does not know why she always pays close attention to Mr. Darcy. , will also be very concerned about what Mr. Darcy does.At this time, when she saw that Mr. Darcy was going to invite her to dance, she immediately stood up with a straight face, raised her chin and said to Mr. Darcy with disdain: "Sorry Mr. Darcy, I don't want to dance with you."

This is not the first time that Elizabeth has offended Mr. Darcy in front of others, and this time it is even more extreme. Mr. Darcy is not a good-tempered person. He tolerated Elizabeth once before, and this time Mr. Darcy was also angry. He looked at Elizabeth even more disdainfully, and said, "I don't want to invite you to dance, Miss Elizabeth, I'm here to invite Miss Lucas to dance." Then Mr. Darcy didn't even look at Elizabeth's face that suddenly flushed. , looked at Charlotte and said: "Miss Lucas, I heard that you and Mr. Collins are engaged. I wish you a happy marriage. Mr. Collins is my aunt's pastor, and he often goes to her house for dinner. We will see each other often, and I hope to become friends with you."

The turn of things was really surprising. Charlotte glanced at Elizabeth's extremely ugly face. She should have been worried about her friend, but she couldn't help but find it funny.She knew that Elizabeth had a kind personality, but the rumors circulating in Longbourn that she was the smartest lady in the area made her somewhat arrogant, and she always dominated when the two got along. Looking at it now Seeing that she was so humiliated by Mr. Darcy, Charlotte felt a little dark in her heart.

"My pleasure," said Charlotte, smiling.