[Pride and Prejudice] Crossing into Elizabeth

The words were on the tip of the tongue, and suddenly I remembered Mr. Darcy's momentary hesitation.

Elizabeth finally shook her head hesitantly, saying that she knew what Mr. Bingley said.

Neither Jane nor Mr. Bingley are people with strong observation skills, and they are not suspicious of people by nature. Hearing what Elizabeth said, he believed it.

It's just that Elizabeth herself was a little guilty, so she quickly changed the subject and talked about giving Mrs. Reynolds a gift.

Seeing her sister like this, Jane knew that she didn't want to talk about Mr. Darcy any more. She didn't understand Elizabeth's thoughts at the moment, and only attributed Elizabeth's behavior to another reason. It was uncomfortable to leave, and Jane was also very uncomfortable.

She has always been the most considerate character, and immediately followed Elizabeth's words to talk about other things.

"...Then after dinner today, let's go to Mrs. Reynolds. First, thank her for taking care of us during this time, and then inquire about the consultation fee you paid for this illness."

Mr. Bingley had heard about this from Jane two days before, so he was not surprised to hear her say it now.

But he felt that Darcy would never take the money anyway, as he had told Jane when she brought up the matter of repayment, and now Mr. Bingley had said it again in Elizabeth's presence.

"I can assure you that Darcy will not ask for our money. I advise you not to waste your time inquiring about the housekeeper's wife. Even if Mrs. Reynolds tells you, it will be of no use."

Mr. Bingley firmly believed that his friends would not take their money. Darcy was his good friend, and this alone made it impossible for Darcy to take their money.

What's more, in the current situation, everyone with eyes can see Darcy's affection for Elizabeth. How could Darcy collect money for Elizabeth's medical treatment?

Mr. Bingley said this, looking at Elizabeth.

Jane was looking at him when he was talking, and Jane suddenly had a strange feeling in her heart. She found that the expression and tone of Bingley's words were very different from the usual relaxed and happy feeling, as if he was troubled by something. .

Jane believed that Bingley, too, took Mr. Darcy's good looks for Elizabeth as she did.

It was not difficult for her to believe that this was the reason why Bingley was so sure that Mr. Darcy would not accept money.

That being the case, it is conceivable that this matter can make him feel troubled.

Jane felt a little heavy in her heart. She remembered the matter of Miss Bingley. Everyone was like a mirror in their hearts about Miss Bingley's thoughts on Mr. Darcy, and Bingley knew it all too well.

She never asked Bingley about it, but of course he would want his sister to marry Mr. Darcy and make her happy. Same as getting happiness.

They have never communicated about this matter, and perhaps subconsciously they both avoided the question.

Elizabeth didn't have as many complicated thoughts as Jane. Her thoughts were much simpler. She said directly to Mr. Bingley: "Maybe Mr. Darcy won't accept it, but he has already gone to Rosings. We can hand over the money to Mr. Bingley." Miss Xi, let's have a good talk with her, and she may accept the money."

"Well," Mr. Bingley thought for a moment, "give the money to Miss Darcy! That's a good idea!" He quickly looked at his wife, "Jane, what do you think?"

Now Jane's mind is divided into two halves, one half is worrying about her own thoughts, and the other half is paying attention to their conversation. As a result, she doesn't take care of either end. Her response to the conversation was also a bit slow, and when Bingley asked her opinion, she slowly repeated, "...give the money to Miss Darcy...it's a good idea...very good, I think this It's a good idea."

Since there was no objection, they decided to do so, but Mr. Bingley, amused by it, said: "You two like it, so do it, but I will say that there is no one in the Darcy family. People care about fifty or sixty pounds."

Elizabeth and Jane glanced at each other, and then remembered that Bingley didn't know that Mr. Darcy gave Missy an extra thirty pounds each, which they themselves had just heard from Lydia this morning, and then Jane and Lydia had gone out and hadn't had a chance to tell Bentley about it yet.

Elizabeth just wanted to explain this matter to Mr. Bingley, but she didn't know what was going on, and the words came to the point of her mouth, but when she met Mr. Bingley's eyes, Elizabeth suddenly felt embarrassed again.

The duty of relaying the news fell upon Jane, who promptly relayed to Bingley what Lydia had told them both.

Bingley was at first surprised at the unexpectedness of such a thing, but soon saw that there was nothing strange about it. Darcy was such a man here, so warm to his friends, and must have been a generous host in his own family, There was nothing strange about this incident, it was very much in line with the identity and character of his friend.

But even though he thought so rationally, he couldn't help but make other speculations.

Mr. Bingley looked at Elizabeth with complicated thoughts. He knew that his friend had a good impression of Elizabeth, or in other words, Darcy fell in love with Elizabeth. However, it is hard to say how this love will end up. Friends of friends stop at liking, and they are unlikely to have further development.

When it comes to choosing the other half, his friend is much more picky than he is. He will take the other party's family background, social status, relatives and friends, and even the speech and behavior of the other party's relatives into consideration. All of these must reach him. Even if the standards are always unqualified, it is impossible for Darcy to consider marriage.

Elizabeth is clearly not up to Darcy's standards, she is not a failure question, and there is no question of a pass.

Bingley didn't think so because of his sister Caroline, he was just discussing the matter, not to mention the incompatibility of family status, even Elizabeth's relative Darcy couldn't accept it, this time it was only Lydia who came with them If it were Mrs. Bennett, Darcy would have retreated a long time ago.

Bingley wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Jane about this matter, and asked her to mention Elizabeth. There would be no result between her and Darcy. Bingley didn't want Elizabeth to be hurt because of this incident. He knew that Jane had always been with this The younger sister is the closest, so he should care about Elizabeth like a brother.

During dinner, because Mr. Darcy was missing, the main seat was vacant. After Elizabeth sat down, she felt that the whole restaurant was quite deserted.

In fact, except for Mr. Darcy, everyone else was there, especially Lydia who was bluffing from beginning to end.

Everyone here knows Lydia, no one will try to stop her, it doesn't work at all, and everyone has gotten used to it recently, so no one is affected by Lydia.

When dinner was [-]% full, Miss Darcy said to them a little shyly: "My brother told me when he left today, let me entertain you well, you can tell me if you need anything at any time, I will do my best of."

Miss Darcy said this mainly to Elizabeth. Although she said "you", she just looked at Elizabeth when she was speaking, and she didn't know how to look at other people to show that they were equal.

Although Mr. Bingley and Jane felt awkward, they all expressed their thanks to Miss Darcy.

Elizabeth felt that the scene in front of her was quite funny, and Miss Darcy was innocent and lovely.

Immediately after dinner Elizabeth and Jane went to see Mrs. Reynolds, and according to the maid's instructions, they found her in Mrs. Reynolds' room, but Mrs. Reynolds was not alone, and she was reconciling the bill with the accountant at Pemberley. Woolen cloth.

When Elizabeth and the others went in, they saw an account book and a stack of receipts on the table in front of them.

Elizabeth and Jane looked at each other, and both felt that it was only right to ask Mrs. Reynolds about this matter.

Seeing the two of them coming in, Mrs. Reynolds and Mr. Accountant stood up politely, and Mrs. Reynolds politely asked them what they wanted.

Seeing that Mrs. Reynolds was busy, Elizabeth felt that it was not good to disturb others, and it was not convenient to ask about their affairs in front of others, so she said that her own affairs were not in a hurry. "When you are done," she said, "you can Can’t you send someone to tell us? We’ll come back and find you.”

In fact, Elizabeth said this only as a courtesy to Mrs. Reynolds. She knew that they were Pemberley's guests, and it was unlikely that the housekeeper would let them come to her.

Even if Mrs. Reynolds was done, she must have gone to find them by herself.

Elizabeth waited for Mrs. Reynolds to say politely that she would come to their room shortly.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Reynolds turned to Mr. Accountant and said, "Mr. Swan," she said, "if you don't mind, can you go back and wait for a while? I will finish talking with Mrs. Bingley and Miss Elizabeth as soon as possible." Go find you."

The accountant immediately said that he didn't mind at all, and he nodded politely to Elizabeth and the others, and left quickly.

Mrs. Reynolds asked them to sit down, and said: "Mrs. Bingley, Miss Elizabeth, if you have anything to do, just send the maid to tell me, and I will go to you. Why do you come here yourself? "

It may have been a polite remark, but Elizabeth and Jane were flattered, and who could have expected Mrs. Reynolds to treat them with such kindness?

But apart from being flattered, Elizabeth and the others were a little embarrassed, feeling that they had delayed Mrs. Reynolds' serious business.

After sitting down, Jane expressed her gratitude to Mrs. Reynolds, "Elizabeth has been ill during this period, thanks to your continuous care, I don't know how grateful I am to you. If it weren't for your help, Elizabeth would still be sick." Don't know what will happen."

Elizabeth also said a lot of words of thanks.

Mrs. Reynolds smiled and said that this is what she should do, and she couldn't bear their thanks, while she used her time-worn eyes to look at the two people in the Bennet family calmly. Miss.

She could see that their thanks were genuine, but they obviously had other things to say, as could be seen in their expressions and eyes.

Mrs. Reynolds was talking with a smile while waiting for them to tell the biggest purpose of this visit.

Seeing that the words of thanks were almost finished, Jane took out the gift she was going to give to Mrs. Reynolds.

"This is our wish, please accept it."

Mrs. Reynolds glanced at the beautifully wrapped gift, but did not reach out to take it. "Ms. Bingley," she said with a smile, "I appreciate your kindness, but I can't accept this gift. I just did my duty." Don't be so polite."

Elizabeth was afraid that Mrs. Reynolds would not accept it, so she had already thought about how to deal with this situation, and quickly said: "The gift is not just for you, Missy, Rina, and Lisa also have gifts. Yes, you have taken care of me so much during this time, I feel really sorry if I don’t express it a little bit, please accept it.”

Mrs. Reynolds just took the gift. According to Western etiquette, she immediately opened the box. Inside was a neatly folded silk handkerchief. Elizabeth wanted to give the diamond brooch to Reynolds. Madam, but after thinking about it later, I felt that it was inappropriate to do so. Firstly, I was afraid that Mrs. Reynolds would refuse to accept the gift because it was too expensive, and secondly, it might be suspected of bribing Mrs. Reynolds.

After discussing with Jane, I chose a plain pattern among the few silk handkerchiefs and gave it to Mrs. Reynolds.

Silk in the West was brought all the way from the East, so it was a rare item. Although it was just a handkerchief, it was not shabby, but it was a very suitable gift.