beauty and money

After everyone had breakfast, the clear and dry air made them feel very good. This is a rare good weather in the UK. The cold fog rising from the green branches of the trees was dispelled by the sunshine little by little, and Pember was completely decorated. , to welcome the guests who will come in the evening.In the afternoon, the meals were ready, and guests arrived one after another. They were all very good friends with Mr. Darcy, so they visited and chatted with Mr. Darcy first, lest Mr. Darcy could not be separated from too many people after the ball started. god.

Mary and Georgiana sat together, neither of whom spoke much to each other, but each enjoyed the other's silence.Georgiana is also always quiet when she gets along with other ladies. Those ladies talk about many fashion topics in a noisy way, or pretend to talk about philosophy and art in a high-profile manner. In fact, their thoughts are too hardened and always clichéd. Otherwise, it would be to tell some secrets about other ladies that she had heard, which made Georgiana even more disgusted.But maintaining decorum is necessary, so Georgiana prefers not to talk much to trying to please her female companion.

By the afternoon, the ladies were allowed some refreshments, and that was really just a little bit.And Georgiana was taken away for a special dress, she must dress up to attend.Mr. Darcy specially ordered a gown inlaid with gorgeous crystals for his sister from the best tailor shop in London. The tailor was an Englishman of German descent and was very obsessed with the story that was well known in Germany at that time. He wrote "Cinderella", because this book is written in German, so most British people don't know it. He used the description in this book to sew this gorgeous but otherworldly amazing costume.Mary happened to have read the English version of "Mother Goose Fairy Tales" and she liked it very much.Therefore, at first glance, she felt that Georgiana wearing this dress was like Cinderella in the story, but she was actually a princess with huge wealth.

The thick curly hair that resembled Mr. Darcy was tied into a smooth bun, revealing a slender and slender neck, as elegant as a swan, and her face was as rosy and full of color as an untouched peach. The fine fleece, the eyes gleaming under the drooping eyelashes, under the slender and beautiful Qiong nose, a pair of rosy lips are slightly opened, and the white teeth are faintly visible.Elizabeth brought a white crystal hairpin for her, and she could fully imagine the brilliance and glory of Georgiana tonight.

After the grooming was over, Mary and Georgiana had a round, and there was no pleasure on her face, just a polite smile.In the room, Mary left the maids busy to meet the guests, and she had something to say to Georgiana.Although they met only a few times, the first time they met was at the wedding of the Darcy family and the Bennet family, and they had no communication with each other. Just get along quietly in one place.But Mary didn't know if she was insane, she frowned and had to make it clear with Georgiana.

Mary took Georgiana's white-gloved hands, drew them close to her, looked into her downcast eyes and said, "I know, I shouldn't say this, forgive my stupidity and self-righteousness. But, Darcy Miss, I can see your sadness, our situation is not different." Mary's eyes have always been unloved, she is too firm, too rocky, so stubborn, but when she is stubborn and stubborn She was beautiful at times, and now she was looking at Georgiana with these eyes, which made her feel very disturbed, and her heart was beating like a drum. "I have told myself never to be hurt by love, I will be strong, but when others mock me, my strength cannot protect my self-esteem. I believe that restraining emotions is something that all ladies should do, I have vowed never to reveal my true feelings since I was mercilessly ridiculed for my foolish attachment to a man who ignored me completely. But, Miss Darcy, the most painful thing is a man who shuts his true feelings away completely. She is the one who is hurt, and she is the one who is hurt. I only hope that you can understand yourself. Reason and emotion are both weights, but no one knows what is on the other end of the balance. If you choose emotion, you may fail completely, but you If you choose to be rational, you may lose completely." After Mary finished speaking, she didn't know what to say, she couldn't say bluntly that if she couldn't see the sadness in your eyes, then those people were either blind or self-righteous fools.

"Miss Bennet, I, I'm not worried, you are really worrying too much." Georgiana withdrew her hand, she felt that she didn't like Lefroy very much, after all, they only knew each other for a short time Time, but what is certain is that I don't love Mr. Cavendish even more, that arrogant man with a beard and a smile that seems to be mocking others.

Finally, the fateful ball began. After the Darcy couple led the dance, they grandly invited out their younger sister, Georgiana Darcy.When she slowly walked down the gorgeous escalator from the second floor, every gentleman stared at her, she was like a lake fairy and a noble princess, no, the princesses of those small countries would not be like this A generous dowry and decency.

Mary then quietly entered the banquet hall. She looked at the man who met Georgiana and took her petite hands. He has well-groomed blond hair and beard, big or wide eyes, and a smile on the corner of his mouth. Stand up but restrained.She was dressed in an expensive costume, probably no one could compare to it, holding Georgiana with one hand and inviting her to dance, while rubbing the hem of the dress with the other hand, this was a sign of nervousness and thinking.He seemed to be very amazed by Georgiana's beauty, but he was still hesitating. Ladies with similar conditions to Georgiana said that there were not many, but there were not many, and the wealth and status of the Cavendish family attracted them.

Georgiana smiled politely, and walked into the dance hall with Mr. Cavendish. If nothing else happened, Mr. Darcy's wish might soon come true.That Lefroy's eyes are even more obsessed, but more painful. His appearance is not mediocre, but he is not handsome either. The gentleman is more polite and more sympathetic than they are, but his tender eyes are now full of pain, and he looks at the woman he loves dancing with other men in pain. They will be engaged soon, but he is not Werther, Apart from love, he has more things to bear. This is the difference between a man and a boy. Boys can choose to escape, but men cannot.

Seeing that Georgiana has made her own choice, Mary can only sigh. Everyone's fate is their own choice, and she herself is in the torrent. I hope Georgiana will be happy.At this moment, Mary, who had been following the couple on the field, caught sight of the man who was talking to several ladies. His appearance did not diminish at all, and his expensive and decent clothes made him even more charming.

Someone nearby whispered that this young man was very mysterious, but he must be of noble birth, and his appearance was so charming. Hearing these gossips, Mary didn't know what to say. The tenacity of this Mr. Benest was simply admirable. If these ladies who are obsessed with Mr. Benest are kindly told that this man has no wealth, then they will definitely reduce him to the dust again.

Elizabeth led the younger sister who had been wandering around, and she brought her to a pale and tall man, and introduced: "This gentleman is Mr. Yang from Hertfordshire, and he is the most knowledgeable and talented man. , is proficient in equestrianism, music, and is a doctor." Elizabeth's recommendation was much more reliable, but the gentleman she mentioned was Mr. Thomas Young who left a very bad impression on Mary.

Apparently, Elizabeth didn't know that Mr. Yang and Mary knew each other, and it was such an embarrassing scene when they met again, but Mary and him were both well-bred, so they didn't show it, but Mr. Yang was surprised that Mary turned out to be Mrs. Darcy's sister.He was approaching his age and received an ultimatum from his father that he must get married as soon as possible to complete the family affairs, otherwise he would cut off his financial resources and cut off all contacts, and make all the things he studied go to hell.Under family pressure, he had no choice but to curry favor with those ladies, even though they were stupid and terrible, and they didn't even understand the common sense of blood circulation.Although Mr. Thomas is independent, most of his income is invested in hobbies, and without his father's support, he would have to live in poverty.

Although both parties are very uncomfortable, but because of Mrs. Darcy's introduction, he still invites Mary to dance.The stubborn and special lady glared at him again. She was determined not to forgive the scorner, but Mr. Yang sighed and apologized to Mary while dancing. "I'm sorry Miss Mary for my inappropriate remarks and attitude. Since the bad break up, I can hardly eat." This is not Mr. Yang's nonsense, since Mary reprimanded him severely, he I feel very regretful, maybe his self-righteous performance has long been seen through by those ladies, they see his contempt, but they will not criticize him, they will only stay away from him.

"You also apologized to me last time. I have to do something that suits my status, don't I?" Mary didn't have a good face towards this gentleman. Her sharp dark brown eyes were like spears that could stab people through.But Mr. Yang did not immediately change his face like last time, he lowered his head and apologized again sincerely.

Then Mary also decided to forgive him temporarily at the ball, so as not to frustrate her sister's kindness.After dancing, Mr. Yang thought in his mind that although Miss Mary in front of him was not beautiful, she was more knowledgeable than ordinary women. He didn't like her stubbornness and aggressiveness, but he never thought that she was Mrs. Darcy's sister It is quite unwise to offend a lady of considerable status. Last time he told his father that Miss Mary is not Mrs. Gralice's heir, so his father did not let him pursue Mary again. If he knew this time Miss Mary is Mrs. Darcy's sister, then he may never have peace.

He is really a guy who can't speak very much to please others, but Mary is a woman who is more than worse. The two of them quickly sparked a new round of arguments from a topic. , all his patience with the lady will disappear, she is such a hateful but indescribable woman, he has no idea how to communicate with her.But Miss Mary's knowledge was more comprehensive than when she quarreled with him last time, and it seemed that she might have consulted his theory to refute her.

Because of Mr. Yang's apology, Mary's anger finally dissipated. She is not a woman who can hold grudges. On the contrary, she will quickly forget hatred and enemies, unless this person is really hateful. Yu Huai has always been an angry person, but she has gained a lot of knowledge through this discussion. Mr. Yang is very knowledgeable and smart, and she can learn some knowledge from him that ladies cannot touch.

But this kind of conversation can't go on for too long, otherwise, with Mrs. Bennet's meticulous observation, I am afraid that more things will happen again, and then let my mother show her enthusiasm for the good boy to this guy , then Mary will die of shame and anger.

So Mary quickly ended the topic, and once again wandered to observe the field, especially Mr. Benest, the embroidered slippers. At least there was some cotton in the embroidered pillow, but this gentleman, hehe, he was empty.

He was in trouble again, as if Mr. Benest, who had had bad luck all his life, would be in trouble if he was around Mary.Because of the hot fight with a woman, the woman who was obsessed with him began to have a tendency to empathize with others, so the man who pursued the woman and developed to the stage of marriage proposal severely satirized Mr. Benest, It's a pity that Mr. Benest's head didn't notice the irony, and everyone around him laughed like crazy.

"Sir, you are really virtuous and beautiful. The fruits in other people's homes are always fragrant. The foxes outside the walls are always thinking about it. Unfortunately, the fence is too high, so I can only talk about it." The man originally quoted Aesop's fables Unfortunately, Mr. Benest has never heard of Aesop's fables. Even children have read Aesop's fables. Even if they have heard of Aesop's fables, they can't remember them, so they don't understand them at all. What did this gentleman say, fruit for a while, and fox for a while, but he just understood the sentence that he is beautiful.

Just when he was troubled by being ridiculed for no reason, Mary rolled her eyes again and stepped forward. She seemed to like reporting injustice, especially when those people bullied idiots. "Foxes don't like fruit. They like meat. It's a mistake to use the absurd to meet the absurd. Are you in good health, Mr. Benest? We haven't seen each other for several months since the last ball." We've met." As she spoke, Mary stood beside Mr. Benest, her height was about the same, and she made the man and woman a bit shorter in terms of momentum.

Mr. Benest almost cried when he heard the voice of the creditor who made him lose his mind. The more people he didn’t want to meet, the more he could meet. That thin and tall woman was the most embarrassing Miss Mary and creditor he had ever seen. .