[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

A person as proud as Mr. Darcy thought that he would not invite anyone to the opening dance, or would only invite Miss Bingley, a friend, to dance, but it turned out that Mr. Darcy invited the ugly poor lady Anne Steele, this made many ladies present jealous.Even if everyone in Longbourne dislikes Mr. Darcy's arrogant personality, they all know that Mr. Darcy is one in a thousand million-dollar son-in-law. Those young ladies probably gathered around early on, and Mr. Darcy could invite Mr. Darcy to dance. This is something that many young ladies present are looking forward to.

If the sharp eyes can be realized, Annie felt that she must have been riddled with thorns. She looked at the ladies on the sidelines from the corner of her eyes, and held Mr. Darcy's hand flexibly in a good mood. turned in a circle.

"Miss Steele, you seem to be in a very good mood?" asked Mr. Darcy.

"Yes, I'm in a good mood." Anne said with a smile. Every girl has a wish to dance with Prince Charming. Mr. Darcy is her Prince Charming now, and she really enjoys this moment.

"I was worried that you would feel reluctant, but fortunately you are in a good mood." Mr. Darcy said.

"Why do you think I feel reluctant?" Anne asked inexplicably. Except for Elizabeth, who still doesn't know her true heart, probably no lady would feel reluctant to dance with Mr. Darcy.

"Because you didn't dance much at the previous balls, and you said you didn't like dancing," said Mr. Darcy.

"Even so, I still dance one or two dances at every ball!" Anne said, whether I like dancing or not depends largely on the object of the dance. If the object is Mr. Darcy or Mr. Palmer, she Of course, I wouldn't mind doing one or two more dances. If it was Edward or Wickham, Annie would definitely feel her feet hurt.

"Who is that ugly lady who is so happy to dance with Mr. Darcy?" Mrs. Bennet asked Mrs. Lucas who was sitting beside her in distaste while eating a muffin.

"That's Miss Steele from Ramsgate, Kent, who is now boarding at the Titmouse Manor. Charlotte and I met when we visited the Titmouse Manor. I heard that my parents have passed away. My younger sister, who is a few years younger, lives in different relatives' homes. I guess she doesn't even have a dowry of several hundred pounds. It's really pitiful. A man like Mr. Darcy must be the one she wants to get close to. said Mrs. Lucas, holding a glass of wine.

"Hmph, where does she get the confidence to be so ugly, a beautiful lady like Lizzy is worthy of standing beside Mr. Darcy." Mrs. Bennet said disdainfully.

"But Mrs. Bennet, didn't you say you hate Mr. Darcy? Why do you want Miss Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy to dance?" Mrs. Lucas asked intentionally, disdainful of Mrs. Bennet's words in her heart. The eldest daughter already has to thank God for finding a good husband, but she even wants the second daughter to marry a wealthy husband. Does she think that all her daughters are angels, able to charm all the rich and good gentlemen?

"Although Mr. Darcy's character is really annoying, he does look like a person. The lady standing next to him must be very beautiful." Mrs. Bennet said.

"That's right, Mr. Darcy is indeed handsome and imposing, and he is very pleasing to the ladies." Mrs. Lucas said, she only regrets that she did not have two good daughters, and her Charlotte's character is outstanding. The only thing is that she doesn't have a good look. If she has Jane or Elizabeth's beauty, then Mr. Bingley or Mr. Darcy may be her future son-in-law.Her youngest daughter, Maria, was pretty, but unfortunately she was too young for any man to like her.

"Anyway, that Miss Steele is amazing, she looks so ugly, and she was able to get Mr. Darcy to invite her to the opening dance. I don't know what kind of charm she used." Mrs. Bennet said with her lips curled up. .

"The charm method? Hehe, Mrs. Bennet, what are you talking about? If you want to use the charm method, even if you are not beautiful, you must at least have a good figure." Mrs. Lucas said.

Mrs. Bennet looked up and said, "Indeed, it's dry, it's really not good-looking at all."

Because Wickham did not come to the ball, Elizabeth had no interest in dancing at all. At this time, she was standing not far from Mrs. Bennet and Mrs. Lucas bored. The two ladies did not lower their voices, so She clearly heard the conversation between the two.She involuntarily looked at Anne who was dancing with Mr. Darcy, and slightly agreed with her mother's words in her heart. She thought to herself that only a lady like Miss Bingley would be more suitable to stand beside Mr. Darcy, because they are all arrogant and ruthless people.

On the dance floor, Mr. Bingley was also dancing with Jane. Both of them noticed Anne and Mr. Darcy who were joking. Mr. Bingley said to Jane: "You know, I thought Fitzwilliam liked your sister at first, no To think he and Miss Steele had a great time talking!"

Jane glanced at Elizabeth standing on the edge of the dance floor with a bored face, and sighed in her heart. To be honest, she thought that Mr. Darcy was interested in Elizabeth just like Mr. Bingley. After all, she had noticed that gentleman paying attention to her many times. Elizabeth, but now it seems that she misunderstood.

"I think Miss Steele's personality probably fits well with Mr. Darcy's. I heard that Miss Steele and Mr. Darcy have similar backgrounds. Both of them have lost their parents, and they both have a younger sister who is about the same age. I think they may have a lot of common topics." Jane said after thinking about it.

"That's right, Fitzwilliam became good friends with me at the beginning because I saw my life experience, otherwise it would be impossible for me to become friends with Fitzwilliam in terms of my character." Mr. Bingley said.

Jane heard Mr. Bingley talk about his life experience. Mr. Bingley also left a younger sister to take care of after his parents died, but Mr. Bingley also has an older sister who can help take care of the family.Thinking of this, Jane asked: "Mr. Darcy is not as arrogant as he looks, is he?"

"Yes, Fitzwilliam just doesn't like talking to strangers. He treats his friends very well. When I moved part of my business to the South, Fitzwilliam helped me a lot. And his other friends , as long as they encounter difficulties, Fitzwilliam will never be stingy to help." Mr. Bingley said that he felt that being friends with Mr. Darcy was one of the luckiest things in his life.

"Lixi seems to have misunderstood Mr. Darcy. Hearing what you said, I have something I want to ask you." Jane hesitated and said.

"You can ask me, I don't want your sister to misunderstand my friend." Mr. Bingley said, and just as the music stopped, he took Jane's hand and walked to the corner of the ballroom.

Jane told Mr. Bingley the story about Wickham which he had heard from Elizabeth, and said: "I think it would be rash to tell such a story when Mr. Wickham and Lissie first met, and I I don't think it would be possible in Mr. Darcy's capacity to do such a thing. But I don't think Mr. Wickham could have seriously injured a gentleman's reputation out of thin air, so I want to ask you if you know about it."

Mr. Bingley frowned, and said: "I have heard a little about Mr. Wickham. Fitzwilliam did take back the pastorship that Mr. Darcy asked for in his will, but it was Wickham At the initiative of Mr. Mu, he exchanged his priesthood for tens of thousands of pounds from Fitzwilliam to repay his previous gambling debts. Those IOUs are still in the drawer of Fitzwilliam's study! And before Wick Mr. Ham seems to have done something wrong to offend Fitzwilliam, and it was because of that incident that he dispelled all the friendship Fitzwilliam had with him before. As for what it was, Fitzwilliam did not tell me, I think That should be something that is not easy to talk about.”

"Is all this true?" Jane was astonished when she heard these words. What Mr. Bingley said was completely opposite to what Wickham said, and Wickham owed tens of thousands of pounds. Gambling debts, Jane couldn't imagine how much money it was.

"I've seen those IOUs. Of course they can't be fake. And people who live near Pemberley know that Mr. Wickham is addicted to gambling. The money he owes to the locals is repaid by Fitzwilliam. Yes. But I didn't know Mr. Wickham before, I just heard about him, so there may be some discrepancies in it, but I absolutely believe in Fitzwilliam's character." Mr. Bingley assured.

After the first dance, Anne and Mr. Darcy found a place to sit down and rest. Mr. Darcy took the initiative to get drinks for them, and Anne fanned herself with a handkerchief.

Miss Bingley had been watching Mr. Darcy's movements, and when she saw him go away, she immediately walked to Anne's side, looked down at Anne and said, "Miss Steele, I advise you not to think too much. , Mr. Darcy is not something a lady like you can think of."

"Miss Bingley, I don't know what you mean." Annie said with a smile as she looked at the lady whose IQ had been robbed by love.

"Do you think I'll believe you, Miss Steele? Mr. Darcy owns the whole of Derbyshire, and his income is over £1 a year, and you're just a poor orphan girl, Miss Steele, You have to think about your own situation, and don't have any place to cry." Miss Bingley looked at Annie with contempt, and walked away with her chin lifted after saying this.

Annie looked at the back of this young lady who was pretending to be strong and shook her head. She was obviously a good lady, but it was a pity that she fell in love with a man she shouldn't love.But what Miss Bingley said is correct. Too much contact with Mr. Darcy these days has made her a little carried away. There were a few moments when she was dancing just now, she even forgot that she had time-traveled. You have to think about your own situation carefully, and don't be dazzled by Mr. Darcy's handsome face.