Pride and Prejudice Becoming Jane Bennet

At noon that day, Jane was sitting on the armchair in her room flipping through a book when she heard Mr. Collins calling from the garden.

"Charlotte, dear, come on!"

"What's wrong?" It was Charlotte's voice.

Then Jane heard a commotion downstairs, as if Charlotte had run out of the house.

Jane listened attentively, stood up and looked out of the window, where she saw an open carriage parked at the garden gate of the Vicarage, Mr. Collins and Charlotte standing in front of the carriage and two people sitting in it. A female guest speaks.Jane realized at once that this must be the carriage of de Bourgh's house, and judging from the ages of the ladies sitting in the carriage, one of them must be Miss de Bourgh, and the other seemed to be Mrs. de Bourgh At her age, but she doesn't look like her bearing, so Jane is not sure.

"Jane! Jane!" At this moment Maria rushed into the room calling Jane's name loudly.

Jane turned her head to look at her, made a silent gesture, then smiled at her, and said, "Are you here to ask me to see the distinguished guest who just arrived?"

Maria was stunned for a moment, and at this moment she noticed that Jane was standing in front of the window, so she went to her and looked out together with her.

"That young lady must be Miss de Bourgh," said Jane.

"That's right!" Maria said excitedly.

"Where is that lady? Do you know who she is?" Jane asked again.

"That's Mrs. Gingerson!" said Maria at once. "She's Miss de Bourgh's governess and companion!"

Seeing Mr. Collins bowing his head to show courteousness to the two female guests sitting in the carriage, and noting Charlotte's thin clothes and silent attitude in the wind, Jane couldn't help sighing softly.

The two female guests drove away quickly, and Maria saw her sister and brother-in-law going into the house, so she took Jane by the hand and begged her to go downstairs with her, as if she couldn't wait to hear the news about what happened just now. The matter of the two guests who visited.Seeing her look of anticipation and apprehension, Jane naturally had to agree.

They had hardly reached the first floor when Mr. Collins came up to them and said, "Dear Maria, dear Cousin Jane, you are really lucky! What an honor it is!"

Jane and Maria looked at each other, wondering for a moment what had happened to make Mr. Collins say this.

"Miss Anne de Bourgh and Mrs. Junkinson, who have just visited," began Charlotte at this moment, "and they have invited us all to a dinner at Rosings to-morrow."

Jane and Maria finally reacted.

"Oh my god! The dinner at Rosings Manor!" Maria exclaimed excitedly the second she realized, "I was invited too!"

"It's really a great honor." The newcomer Sir Lucas also said excitedly.

"What kind of dress should I wear? Jane, do you think that yellow dress is suitable? Or that white one? Is it too plain?" Maria suddenly said anxiously, "Oh, God, I You should bring more skirts!"

Jane was about to speak when Mr. Collins spoke suddenly.

"You don't need to worry about your clothes," he said. "Lady Catherine never pursued gorgeous clothes, and she won't blame you for your modest clothes. She likes to maintain the distinction of rank."

"Really? That's great!" Maria said immediately.

But Jane frowned and didn't agree.

……

Because Jane thought of going to Hansford, according to the development of the original plot, the group of them would definitely be invited to Rosings as guests, so she prepared the appropriate attire for the occasion early on, and changed it without thinking too much the next day. Put on the dress you prepared earlier.However, although Maria also brought several good skirts, she always felt that her skirt was not formal enough for her to wear to "visit" Mrs. Catherine before she went out, even though Mr. Collins repeatedly reiterated that Mrs. Catherine was fine. It's no use accepting modest attire.Sir Lucas seemed calmer because he had visited the emperor in the palace, but he also adjusted his bow tie in front of the mirror over and over again to check whether the clothes on his body were comfortable.If Mr. Collins hadn't been urging them to hurry up, saying that Mrs. Catherine hates late guests when she invites people to dinner, I am afraid that these two guests would have spent the whole morning on getting ready.

It was a fine day, and the party took a pleasant walk of almost half a mile through the garden.Jane looked at the gardens of each family, the stone houses one after another, and the groves in patches, and she felt relaxed and happy, but the other two guests who accompanied her could not appreciate the scenery of the manor as well as she did.Sir Lucas, if at first he managed to maintain his composure, could not help being frightened when he entered the house, saw the rich decorations around him, and listened to Mr. Collins' description of the pounds spent on them. After introducing each other, they just bent down and sat down without saying a word.And his daughter, Maria Lucas, the closer she got to the magnificent big house, the more frightened she became. After seeing Mrs. Catherine, she seemed to be frightened out of her soul, and sat in the chair like her father. On the side, his back was straightened, and he stared nervously at his hands twisted in front of his knees in a daze.

Before Jane traveled, she had met a lot of big people—not to mention the queen, prince, princess, and many social and political celebrities who often came to the school to give speeches and accept students' questions. Now, she has never heard of them Lady Catherine has nothing to compare with those people. Just being rich and powerful is not enough to make her tremble with fear.After the introduction, she sat down calmly and looked carefully at Mr. Darcy's aunt.

Lady Catherine looks a bit like Mr. Darcy, and what is frightening about her is not her silence, but her high-pitched, pretentious voice.She noticed Jane almost immediately, looked at Jane and said to Charlotte: "Mrs. Collins, your friend seems quite gentle and gentle. I heard that Mr. Collins will inherit her father's estate?"

Charlotte was about to say something, but Mr. Collins said beforehand: "Yes, madam, please believe me, I will..."

"I heard from Mr. Collins that you have a younger sister who is engaged, Miss Bennet?" Mrs. Catherine had already got the answer, so she ignored him and asked Jane directly.

"Yes, ma'am," replied Jane.

"Hmm..." Madam Catherine raised her eyebrows, she seemed to be very disapproving, she paused, and then said, "How many brothers and sisters do you have, Miss Bennet?"

"I have five younger sisters." Jane replied briefly.

"Who is engaged?" asked Lady Catherine again.

"It's my third sister, Mary," answered Jane.

"Hmm..." Madam Catherine raised her head slightly, and said again, "Let me find out... How many of your younger sisters have entered the social circle?"

Jane looked at her, and thought that there was such a question in the original book, but the answer to this question was destined not to satisfy the noble lady, so in order not to annoy herself, she said euphemistically: "My third sister has already Engaged, I think you should have been able to judge it."

However, Mrs. Catherine turned a deaf ear to the meaning implied in Jane's answer, and still persisted in her pursuit.

"All." Jane had to answer.

"All?!" said Lady Catherine in surprise. "What? Five sisters in the social circle at the same time? What a strange thing! Your youngest sister must be very young?"

"Yes, ma'am," answered Jane, "my youngest sister is not sixteen."

Mrs. Catherine squinted her eyes, her expression was a little smug, she seemed to have got some answer that satisfied her, which confirmed that the ladies of the Bennet Mansion might be beautiful, but they came from humble backgrounds, had no education, and all of them were ignorant of etiquette , the parents are also vulgar people, and they would allow several daughters, regardless of their age, to participate in social activities, and even let the younger sister hold a wedding ceremony before the elder sister.

Jane looked at her expression, realized the meaning hidden in Lady Catherine's expression, and couldn't help but said: "To be honest, madam. I don't think you should restrict your sister's communication just because she didn't marry early. They miss the beautiful marriage that should belong to them.”

Mrs. Catherine stared at Jane in shock, she was silent for a while, and then said: "I didn't expect you to be quite independent at such a young age?"

Jane smiled slightly, and said, "As the eldest daughter, I always take extra care."

"Okay!" Madam Catherine raised her head, with a very disapproving expression, she turned her head and said to Charlotte, "Mrs. Collins, did I tell you that Mrs. Metcal came to visit me yesterday, thank you Shall I introduce Miss Pope? 'Lady Catherine,' said she, 'you have been a priceless gift to me' . . . "

She said and turned her head back to Jane's direction.

"Miss Bennet, is your governess gone?" she asked.

"Going away." Jane replied.

"gone?"

"Yes." Jane replied.

"Well——" Madam Catherine raised her eyebrows again and asked, "Did she find a new job?"

"No, ma'am," answered Jane, "she's married."

"Married?" cried Lady Catherine, her eyes full of astonishment. "Poor thing..."

She turned her head to look at Mrs. Jiang Jinsen who was sitting next to her daughter, and said, "Mrs. Jiang Jinsen, I am very satisfied with your job. As long as you can keep it up, I will let you spend your old age in peace. You can rest assured about this."

She turned back to Jane and said, "I have some very good tutor candidates here, Miss Bennet. If you need, I can ask Mrs. Jiang Jinsen to make a list for you."

Jane lowered her head and smiled, and said, "You are so kind, madam. But it's been a long time since we needed a tutor..."

After a pause, she continued: "And I can't think of my governess as a poor person... I think it's good for her to leave us... Now she only has to please one person instead of seven."