Pride and Prejudice Becoming Jane Bennet

Two days after the Gardiners arrived at Longbourne, the Westons came.They first went to Netherfield Gardens, and after settling down there, they came to Bennet's house in a carriage.

The ladies were naturally delighted to see Mrs. Weston, not to mention how happy and excited they felt when they learned that there would be another ball at Netherfield after Christmas.And Jane noticed with great pleasure that, similar to Mr. Bingley when he was still in Hertfordshire, Mr. Hunter was now paying more and more attention to Mary, although he was still so polite and did not To the point where Mr. Bingley ignores other people, but whenever there is no dance or no one to speak to him, he will stand by or near Mary, watching Mary dance or talk.

At the ball at Netherfield, Jane discovers that Mr. Wickham's courtship has changed again.This time it was Miss Mary King from Brighton.The lady, who was not very pretty, had come to Meryton to visit her uncle, and, according to Mr. Weston, had just inherited ten thousand pounds.Based on this, Jane concludes that the purpose of Mr. Wickham's pursuit of her is for the wealth she has just acquired.This made Jane feel sorry for the lady, but since she was not familiar with the lady herself, she had no position to advise her to stay away from Mr. Wickham. She may not necessarily believe her words, but she may only think that she is interested in Mr. Wickham, and it is purely out of jealousy-because Mr. Wickham is the most popular gentleman in the ball, and everyone hopes that they can be with Mr. Wickham. This gentleman speaks.

Putting this matter aside, Jane is not without joy to find that with the change of Mr. Wickham's courteous object, the attitude of several of her younger sisters towards him has also undergone some subtle changes, but this does not prevent her from telling Wei Han about her concerns. Mrs. Stone, ask her and Mr. Weston to teach the two sisters.

"According to what you say, this gentleman is not as decent as he seems." Mrs. Weston said after hearing Jane's words.

After a pause, she asked again: "Tell me, since Liz wants to stay in London and Mary wants to stay here, should I take Kate and Lydia to Brighton after Christmas?"

Jane thought about it, and felt that it would be a good thing to keep her two little sisters away from the militia here, and to have the discipline and teaching of the Weston couple.So she nodded to Mrs. Weston, took her hand gratefully, and said, "My dear Mrs. Weston, what would I do without you?" I can't stop laughing.

At this time a gentleman came to invite Jane to dance, so the conversation was interrupted.Jane happily accepted the invitation because she let go of one thing on her mind, and danced a few times. After she stopped, she found that Miss Charlotte Lucas was standing not far from her, so she stepped forward. Go and ask her when she leaves for Kent.

"We'll spend our wedding night at Lucas Manor," said Charlotte, "and then go to Hansford on Friday."

She paused, then asked again: "My father and Maria will come to see me in March, can you promise me to come with me? I just asked Liz, but she doesn't seem to want to be with my father and Maria walked together... No wonder, such a thing happened..."

Jane smiled helplessly.

"But she promised to write to me, and to visit me later." Charlotte continued, smiling, "but will you come, Jane?"

"How could I refuse?" Jane replied with a smile, "Thank you for your invitation."

After a pause, she continued, "But you must promise to take me to see the famous fireplace in Rosings Manor!"

Whenever Mr. Collins praised the decoration of any part of the house, he would always compare it with the Rosings estate of his benefactor, Lady Catherine, and he mentioned Rosings more than once in order to show that his praise was completely flattering the master's house. The fireplace in the manor said it was the most magnificent fireplace he had ever seen, and the mantelpiece alone was worth 800 pounds to show the luxury of the Rosings manor.

When Charlotte heard Jane's words, she immediately understood, and said with a smile, "I think you can't do it even if you don't want to!"

At this moment, Maria Lucas, the second lady of the Lucas family, who saw them talking, ran over.

"Have you asked? Will they go to Hansford with us?" she asked her sister.

Charlotte told her that Elizabeth would not be able to go, but Jane would be on the road with them.

"Great!" cried Maria at once, and said to Jane, "it's a good thing you're with us, so I won't be so afraid of seeing Lady Catherine, Jane!"

Jane couldn't help laughing at her remarks, thinking that Lady Catherine's temper in the original book was indeed not much better. According to her guess, even if this Lady Catherine's temper is not as cold and hard as Mr. Darcy's, it must be Over the top.

Soon after this ball, Mr. Collins came to Hertfordshire again, and took up residence at Lucas's house. This completely convinced Mrs. Bennet that the marriage was inevitable. Said, "May they be happy."

However much Mrs. Bennet disapproved of the marriage, Miss Charlotte Lucas officially became Mrs. Collins on Thursday.Early on Friday morning she said goodbye to her family and friends, and left Hertfordshire for Kent.A few days after the newlyweds left, the Gardiners, along with Elizabeth, bid farewell to the Bennets.A few days later, the Westons left with Kate and Lydia.Longborn suddenly became quiet, which made Jane feel a little uncomfortable, not to mention Mrs. Bennet. She always felt that the room was too deserted, so she invited Mr. Hunter, who was still in Netherfield Garden, in a different way. Come and sit down at Longbourne.

One day, Mr. Hunter came to visit, and after having tea with the Bennets, he sat in the living room with Jane and Mary and chatted—the Bennets were used to his visits, so they went outside Went for a walk - Mrs. Bennet still thinks that Mr. Hunter is pursuing Jane, and she is very proud of the opportunity she created for the two of them. As for Mary?She thought Mary was a sensible child who would surely go away when she had the chance.

Jane sat and chatted with Mr. Hunter, and felt that she was really like a light bulb between him and Mary. She was thinking about what excuse she should find to leave the living room and leave the two of them talking alone. Suddenly remembering that when I was in town the day before, I had made an appointment with the postman to come later today to pick up a letter she had for Mrs. Weston and her sisters, and she had nothing left of that letter. finish writing.This was a very good excuse, and Jane, having settled on her words, apologized to the two persons who were conversing affectionately, and went upstairs to write the letter herself.

Jane finished writing the letter in her own room, calculated the time when the Bennets would be back, and went downstairs to the living room.As soon as she opened the door, she saw Mary and Mr. Hunter standing in front of the fireplace, very close together, and seemed to be talking vigorously, but when they saw Jane coming, they turned around in a panic. , and immediately separated.This situation couldn't help but move Jane's heart. She was about to walk away, but Mr. Hunter stopped her.

"Miss Bennet," he said, "you don't have to go away, please."

Jane had no choice but to turn around, but saw him smiling at herself, then turned around and kissed Mary's hand affectionately, leaned over and whispered a few words to Mary, greeted herself, and strode out of the room.

Jane watched him leave, and saw that he turned a corner and disappeared, so she walked into the house, pulled Mary over, and asked her what happened just now, and if she could let her know.Mary, who never concealed anything from Jane, embraced her at once, acknowledging with the utmost warmth that she herself was the happiest person in the world.

"Jane, can you imagine? Mr. Hunter proposed to me!" she said. "I'm so happy, so happy! Jane, I'm so unworthy. . . . Oh, why can't everyone be as happy as I am?" "

"I can imagine it!" Jane cried happily, putting her arms around her sister, "You are worthy of him, and he is worthy of you!"

Her manner was sincere and warm, and she was full of joy, and her joy was no less than that of Mary.She even marveled that the timing of her departure couldn't have been more coincidental, and Mr. Hunter couldn't have been more agile, so he seized the opportunity so quickly and proposed to his sister.

"Mr. Hunter has gone to the garden to find his parents... Oh, Jane, this is like a dream. How can I bear such happiness!"

"Looks like I'm going to add another letter to my letter." Jane laughed. "I have to write a few more... Liz, Uncle and Aunt Gardiner... Mary, it's a shame that you are engaged at this time." Little trouble."

Within a few minutes, Mr. Hunter came back with Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. The faces of several people were all beaming. As soon as Mr. Hunter saw Jane, he asked her to bless him as brother-in-law.Jane told him sincerely that she was delighted at their future happy marriage, and they shook hands cordially.

Everyone was very happy for the rest of the day.Mary looked radiant, and her delicate face became bright and beautiful.Mrs. Bennet talked with Mr. Hunter for half an hour. Although she was surprised by Mr. Hunter's marriage proposal, she was very satisfied with the son-in-law himself. full expression of enthusiasm.Although Mr. Bennet said nothing, it was evident from his conversation and manner that he was in the utmost joy.

Jane, on the other hand, wrote the good deed into a letter, and when the postman came before supper, she asked him to deliver it to London and Brighton.