Pride and Prejudice Becoming Jane Bennet

After receiving Jane's letter, Miss Anne de Bauer quickly fixed the time to go to the exhibition.She did this without concealing it from her mother, much to Lady Catherine's dissatisfaction.

"You're going to an art exhibition with that Jane Bennet?!" Lady Catherine asked in shock, "Do you know what you're doing, Anne? That lowly chick has somehow charmed your cousin , now you still have the mind to go to the art exhibition with her?!"

Mademoiselle de Bourgh glanced at her mother, but said nothing.

"You are so innocent, Anne." Madam Catherine didn't want her daughter to answer her, and continued, "You and your cousin had a marriage contract, which was settled before you were born. Things. Now she has stepped in and turned your cousin into a treacherous person, and asked you to see some art exhibitions, what good intentions can she have..."

"I asked Miss Bennet to go to the art exhibition, mother." Miss de Bourgh corrected her in a low voice. She was not used to questioning her mother's words, so after saying this, she looked at herself again with a little uneasiness. Mother glanced, "And I'm happy to have her as my sister."

"What did you say!" cried Lady Catherine, "that Jane Bennet?!"

"Yes, mother," said Miss de Bourgh, her voice a little firmer. "I think Miss Bennet is a good match for my cousin."

She looked at her mother who was speechless in surprise, pursed her lips, and continued: "You heard what my cousin said when he came here just now. Once he made up his mind, he would never change it easily What's more, that marriage contract is not counted. He never treated me as someone other than a younger sister, and I only treated him as a brother and sister."

"Marriage and love are not the same, Anne," said Lady Catherine severely. "A marriage doesn't have to be love to be called good."

Mademoiselle de Bourgh stared down at her hands, but said nothing.

"I can't be by your side to take care of you all the time, Anne." Lady Catherine said, "I will leave one day. Rosings Manor is such a wealth, and you are so weak. If you are not a trustworthy person, who will How about taking care of you after I leave?"

Mademoiselle de Bourgh, who had looked up at Lady Catherine in the middle of her speech, misted her eyes when she had finished speaking.

"I understand, mother," she said tremblingly, "I understand ... but I long for the marriage between you and father, the marriage between Aunt Anne and Uncle Darcy, and I know that between my cousin and I impossible!"

She took a deep breath, and went on: "My cousin and I would not be happy together, mother. Cousin, although he still visited us regularly at Rosings after your proposal of marriage, was far from the same. I was close when I was young, I could feel it."

Lady Catherine was taken aback when she heard the words, and stared fixedly at her daughter, unable to speak for a long time.She always thought that Mr. Darcy became more and more reticent because he was getting older. She didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but she was satisfied that her aunt and nephew became more and more calm and dignified. Now it seems that it was Darcy The husband deliberately kept a distance from them.

"It's a good thing that my cousin has his own happiness now." Mademoiselle de Bourgh said slowly, "I can feel that he wants to make up for his previous indifference when he visited just now, and it will only be counterproductive to oppose him at this moment. And, I do like Miss Jane Bennet."

Her remarks surprised her mother, because her daughter has never said anything about her arrangements since she was a child. This is the first time that she has told her her thoughts.

"Do you really think so, Anne?" asked Lady Catherine, somewhat incredulous.

"Yes, mother," said Mademoiselle de Bourgh to her mother, smiling slightly.

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No matter how shocked and unbelievable Mrs. Catherine's remarks to her daughter are.On the second day after Jane arrived in London, she received a letter from a servant sent by Miss de Bourgh, asking her to go to the exhibition at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts this Saturday.Early on Saturday morning, a luxurious carriage stopped in front of the Weston couple's house. In addition to Miss de Bourgh and her escort, Mrs. Jiang Jinsen, and Mr. Darcy got out of the carriage.

The group didn't stay for too long. They only entered the room and briefly exchanged greetings with the Weston couple and Elizabeth, introduced a few people they met for the first time, and soon went to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.

When they arrived, the exhibition had already started for a while. The huge white hall was full of people standing in twos and threes. The walls of the hall were hung with large and small paintings. In addition to famous paintings, there were also some excellent paintings by the students of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. .

Except for Jane, Miss de Bourgh, Mrs. Jiang Jinsen and Mr. Darcy have participated in many exhibitions held by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. They quickly joined the slowly moving crowd, admiring the paintings along the road, and heading towards Mademoiselle de Bourgh went to the hall where the landscape paintings were on display.

Mr. Darcy gave Jane his arm as soon as he entered the exhibition hall, and motioned for her to hold him. Since they were engaged, there was nothing inappropriate to do so. The only thing that made Jane feel a little embarrassed was that Quite a few people who came to visit the art exhibition knew Mr. Darcy, and they had always known that Mr. Darcy was a rare and unfeminine gentleman. Seeing him so meticulously protecting a beautiful strange lady, they couldn't help but look sideways at him. , Guess who this lady is.

"Darcy! Miss Bennet!" While they were talking, a tall gentleman walked up to Jane and Mr. Darcy and said to them, "It's a pleasure to see you here."

Jane turned her head to look at the sound, couldn't help laughing, and said, "Dr. Jenner, nice to meet you."

The person in front of him is Mr. Darcy's good friend who cured Lydia, Dr. Jenner. He bowed to Jane with a smile at this moment, and said, "I hope your sister has fully recovered?"

"Yes, sir," replied Jane, "thank you very much, Lydia is recovering very well."

"I'm glad to hear that," said Dr. Jenner. "I should have waited until Miss Lydia was fully recovered before leaving, but my patient's condition was urgent."

Knowing that he was referring to the fact that he left for other places after Lydia's condition stabilized, Jane immediately told him that he didn't need to care about it at all, and the whole family felt very honored to have him come back to the city specially for Lydia.

Dr. Jenner smiled, and greeted Jane's parents and other sisters. After all the greetings were over, he looked at Mr. Darcy and said, "I don't think you mind if I put Miss in front of you, Darcy? "

"Of course," said Mr. Darcy, "your attentions are of no use."

Dr. Jenner raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Jane's hand holding Mr. Darcy's arm with a half-smile.

"Let me reintroduce you," said Mr. Darcy. "This is the future Mrs. Darcy."

Dr. Jenner smiled unsurprisingly, and said, "I knew you must have ulterior motives for letting me go back to the city suddenly. Congratulations."

Jane laughed too, for it was easy to see from his conversation with Mr. Darcy that they were intimate friends, for not even Mr. Bingley nor Colonel Fitzwilliam could tease Mr. Darcy so freely.

"Are you returning to the city this time because there are patients who need your treatment, Dr. Jenner?" Jane asked.

"No." Dr. Jenner said, "I can't run outside all the time. I came back this time to give myself a vacation. Of course, occasional outpatient visits are still necessary. You see, there are some patients whose identities are not I can refuse."

As he spoke, he cast a playful glance at Mr. Darcy.

Mr. Darcy looked back at him coldly, and asked, "Are you here alone?"

"Of course not." Dr. Jenner smiled, pointing to several young gentlemen and ladies standing on the other side of the hall. They all nodded to him when they saw Mr. Darcy looking towards them.

"Looks like it's time for me to take my leave," said Dr. Jenner. "Miss Bennet, how long will you be staying in London?"

"Three months." Jane replied, and couldn't help being amused by Mr. Darcy's words and deeds. It was obvious that Mr. Darcy's question was to distract his friend. It was also obvious that Dr. Jenner understood That's what Mr. Darcy meant.

"Permit me to call on you during your stay, Miss Bennet," said Dr. Jenner. "I'd like to know what other good things my friend did before he succeeded in winning your heart."

Jane couldn't help laughing, ignoring the instant temperature drop around Mr. Darcy, and said to him: "Of course, sir, you will receive the most sincere welcome."