[Pride and Prejudice] Crossing into Elizabeth

When she was hugged by Mrs. Lucas, Elizabeth secretly glanced at Charlotte. Charlotte was busy cutting the thread of the wedding dress with scissors. Her expression was very focused, and she didn't pay attention to their side at all. look.

Charlotte's behavior made Elizabeth feel a little uncomfortable.

When leaving Lucas' cottage, Elizabeth reminded Charlotte: "We have an appointment, don't forget to come to Longbourne to find me tomorrow."

"Don't worry," said Charlotte, "I remember."

Charlotte had a smile on her lips when she said this, and looked really happy.

But Elizabeth was not happy. Because Charlotte was coming to their house, Mrs. Bennet announced early this morning that the whole family would go to Netherfield tomorrow. Naturally, Elizabeth would not go. She had already made an appointment with Charlotte. Well, Mrs. Bennet didn't care whether she went or not, as long as Mary and Mr. Collins went with her.

Before Elizabeth's visit to Lucas Cottage this morning, Mrs. Bennet gave her a warning once again, with apprehension, that she should not invite Charlotte to their house again until Mary's business was settled.

Elizabeth felt a little sorry for Charlotte. If it wasn't for her, Charlotte should be able to marry Mr. Collins smoothly.

But now it can't.

The next morning, Mrs. Bennet and her party went to Netherfield in a carriage. Mrs. Bennet didn't even let them have breakfast. She insisted that it would be more enjoyable to eat with Jane and them when they arrived at Netherfield. That's it. , except for Mr. Bennet and Elizabeth, the others were hurriedly pulled into the carriage by Mrs. Bennet as soon as they came out of the room, and set off for Netherfield.

In that busy and flustered scene, it seemed that Charlotte would surprise them.

Charlotte came over to Elizabeth at ten o'clock in the morning.

Charlotte was led by Mrs. Hill through the garden and walked towards the hall on the first floor. The garden was quiet, and there was still no sound when she was about to reach the hall. Charlotte was secretly surprised. Usually this The Longbourn house was already full of uproar by then, and Mrs. Bennet and Lydia could be heard shouting from afar.

Charlotte asked Mrs. Hill: "Are Mrs. Bennet and Eliza in another room?"

Mrs. Hill told her: "Except for Mr. Bennet and Miss Elizabeth, everyone in the family got into the carriage early in the morning and went to Netherfield."

"...that's right," said Charlotte to Mrs. Hill. "Is Eliza in her bedroom? Mrs. Hill, go to your business. I'll go up and find her myself."

Mrs. Hill does have a lot of work to do. Among other things, she will arrange for her servants to buy the ingredients for tomorrow. Since Mr. Collins came to Longbourn as a guest, Longbourn's diet is very particular. Mrs. Bennet is afraid If Mr. Collins is neglected, there must be two big dishes on the table.

Mrs. Hill took leave of Miss Lucas, and hurried to her own business.

After Mrs. Hill was gone, Charlotte allowed herself to show her true emotions.

As she walked slowly towards the stairs, she was thinking about what happened today in her mind.

Charlotte knew Mrs. Bennet's thoughts very well. Mrs. Bennet took Mr. Collins and the others to visit early in the morning, just because she didn't want her to meet Mr. Collins.

Every time she came over in the past few days, Mrs. Bennet didn't show her a good face, and when she spoke to her, she meant something.

Charlotte wisely pretended not to know each time, and talked to Mrs. Bennet as usual, and to everyone, and she never easily let go of every opportunity to accost Mr. Collins.

For such behavior, Charlotte was slightly ashamed in her heart.

But she straightened her back at once, and she had made up her mind to get Mr. Collins.

She needs a comfortable home, a place where she can make her own decisions, and Mr. Collins' social status and financial conditions can fully meet her requirements.

She will not shrink back. People with Mr. Collins' qualifications missed this time. In this life, I don't know if she will have a chance to meet again.

Charlotte walked upstairs slowly while thinking about her own thoughts. When she reached Elizabeth's door, Charlotte took a deep breath and put away all the emotions on her face.

Charlotte pretended to be in a good mood, and knocked on Elizabeth's door.

The door opened quickly, slowly revealing Elizabeth's pretty face. Elizabeth greeted her warmly, with a sincere smile on her face.

It's always a joy to be greeted like this by a good friend.

Charlotte sighed slowly with emotion, and sat down with Elizabeth in a relaxed mood.

Elizabeth quickly took out some odds and ends. "I bought these in Derbyshire," Elizabeth said. "See if you like it."

Charlotte comfortably picked up these gadgets and looked at them.

She likes this feeling, even when she is with her family, she doesn't have this comfortable feeling.

Charlotte wished the morning had been longer than usual, and she cherished her time with Elizabeth as much as she valued her friendship.

She had come to Longbourne for another purpose, but she was sincere to Elizabeth.

Charlotte saw, yesterday, at dinner here, that Mrs. Bennet intended to marry Elizabeth to Mr. Collins.

But she knew in her heart that Elizabeth looked down on Mr. Collins, and she would never be Mr. Collins' wife.

It was precisely because she knew Elizabeth that she could come to Longbourn with so much peace of mind.

Charlotte was playing with a string of beads with engraved words, and she suddenly remembered something and said, "Why do you still have time to buy these things? Didn't you get sick within a few days after arriving in Pemberley?"

"I just went out to buy something and got sick when I came back."

Charlotte said with concern: "You must be wearing too little clothes and it's cold outside, so you get sick after going out for a trip. You should pay attention to it in the future. I've heard of people who have pneumonia. If you get a cold from the wind and have a fever or something, you might get pneumonia again."

Elizabeth recalled for a while and said: "...I also wore a lot that day, I wore more clothes than Miss Darcy,"

She knew that Charlotte was concerned about her, and quickly said, "I will pay attention to it in the future, so don't worry."

Charlotte noticed something else, and she asked Elizabeth: "Miss Darcy has gone too? Didn't Jane take you there?"

Elizabeth told her: "Jane and the others came later. It was Lady Catherine who wanted to go out that time, and she took me there. Miss Anne, Miss Darcy... and Mr. Darcy all went that time."

Charlotte seemed even more surprised when she heard this combination: "You went out with them! How could Lady Catherine take you alone?"

Elizabeth also thought it was quite funny when she thought about it, but she soon remembered something else. At that time, she left Lady Catherine and the others for a while, and she wanted to look at the small vendors. After a while, Da Mr. Xi actually followed out.

Charlotte didn't know what Elizabeth was thinking of. A smile slowly appeared on Elizabeth's face. The smile was beautiful and her eyes were full of spirit, but it slowly dimmed again.

Charlotte became more curious, and asked after Elizabeth.

Elizabeth had to tell her, but she said: "I can tell you, but you can't say it."

Charlotte agreed, and Elizabeth said: "Lady Catherine took me because she didn't want to take Miss Bingley."

Charlotte looked at Elizabeth suspiciously, wondering what the connection between the two was.

Elizabeth went on to say: "Miss Bingley likes Mr. Darcy, but Lady Catherine wants her own daughter to be Mrs. Darcy! Mrs. Catherine and Mr. Darcy's mothers are sisters. By agreement, Lady Catherine intends to marry Miss Anne to Mr Darcy."

Only then did Charlotte have a clue, but Elizabeth thought of something else. She thought that Mr. Darcy was at Rosings now.

Charlotte quickly asked again: "What kind of people are the mother and daughter Catherine and the Darcy brothers and sisters?"

Elizabeth said: "Mrs. Catherine is very arrogant and domineering. She looks down on people who are lower than her. Miss Anne, I don't know her very well. I haven't spent a few days with her in total. Besides, she doesn't talk much. But she's not in good health, she doesn't look very healthy, and she doesn't look very good-tempered, and as for Miss Darcy, she's lovely, shy, but very pleasant, and if you've been with her for a while, I will definitely like her too, and her brother..."

Elizabeth paused before saying: "Mr. Darcy... is a very good person. He took good care of me when I was sick."

Charlotte was surprised. She found that when Elizabeth spoke of Mr. Darcy, her tone was slightly different. Although the words were all ordinary, the speaker's demeanor was quite intriguing...and what Elizabeth said was too To be brief, she described the characters of the other three, except for Mr. Darcy!

While thinking about these thoughts, Charlotte asked with interest: "Mr. Darcy is a very good person! This is too general, Eliza, what kind of person is Mr. Darcy? His How is your personality?"

Elizabeth didn't know what her good friend was thinking. She tried hard to find a suitable adjective: "...Mr. Darcy, he is very intelligent, knowledgeable, sincere and generous. When you first met, you might feel that He is more arrogant and not easy to get close to, but if you get along with him for a while, you will find that this is not the case at all, he...is a very good person. "

Charlotte heard her friend describe it like this, and she knew it in her heart. Elizabeth obviously had a good impression of that gentleman. Charlotte wanted to know how far Elizabeth and that gentleman had developed. She tentatively asked: "I don't want to I don't know if there will be any chance of seeing the people you mentioned, but Mr. Darcy is a good friend of Mr. Bingley, so it is very likely that Mr. Darcy will come to Netherfield to visit?"

"...I don't know, maybe there will be such a situation in the future, but I haven't heard them talk about it," Elizabeth said as calmly as possible, "Mr. Darcy will definitely not come in a short time, he Now visiting at Rosings."

Charlotte didn't say anything after hearing this. Judging from what Elizabeth said, her favor for Mr. Darcy is probably only one-sided. Mr. Darcy's visit to Rosings is the best proof , Charlotte didn't want to upset Elizabeth, so she quickly changed the topic.

Charlotte chatted with Elizabeth for a while before going home.

Mrs. Bennet and her party didn't come back until the evening, and they didn't know whether they were worried that Charlotte would stay at their house, or they really had a good time in Netherfield.

Mrs. Bennet mentioned Elizabeth's pneumonia on her return. "Oh, I was frightened to death," cried Mrs. Bennet. "They told me you had pneumonia at Pemberley and almost died. My God, why didn't you say it earlier, you didn't mention a word in the letter! I didn't say anything when I got home yesterday! I was frightened, and I told Jane well, how did she become a sister? My sister was sick right under her nose, and she didn't say a word! Lizzie, how do you feel now? Are you really well?"

Elizabeth told Mrs. Bennet that she had recovered, and repeatedly assured that she was very healthy now. Mrs. Bennet was relieved, but she kept saying: "It's a good thing that you are well, and it's a good thing that nothing happened! If you really What happened, it will kill me!"

Elizabeth mentioned the two hundred pounds to Mrs. Bennet. She had already told Mr. Bennet about it today. Mr. Bennet was the same as Mrs. Bennet. He was very glad that Elizabeth had recovered, "Two hundred pounds Pounds!" Mr. Bennet said in amazement: "I didn't expect to spend so much, but you'll be fine when you recover. The money is nothing. When Mr. Bingley comes over next time, I will return the money to him personally. "

As soon as Mrs. Bennet heard that two hundred pounds would be repaid, her voice rose an octave: "Two hundred pounds! That's a lot! Lizzie, are you being fooled? How did you spend so much money?"

Elizabeth was just explaining to Mrs. Bennet, and Lydia said first: "Because Mr. Darcy sent three maids to take care of Lizzie, and after Lizzie recovered, he gave each of the three maids thirty pounds as a reward. It's nearly a hundred pounds all up."

Mrs. Bennet exclaimed: "Thirty pounds each!"

Lydia said again as if claiming credit: "I told Lizzie and Jane about this, or they would have been kept in the dark!"

"...how generous is Mr. Darcy, so generous!" exclaimed Mrs. Bennet. After taking care of Lizzie, I shouldn't speak ill of them."