[Pride and Prejudice] Crossing into Elizabeth

Mrs. Bennet was very proud of having a son-in-law like Mr. Bingley, and now this son-in-law was going to bring a guest like Mr. Darcy!

Mrs. Bennet thought it was very honorable. They were about to entertain Mr. Darcy in front of Mr. Collins. Mrs. Bennet wanted Mr. Collins to see that they had contacts with people like Mr. Darcy and Longbourn.

Mrs. Bennet is thinking about her wishful thinking. She is also planning the dishes to be prepared tomorrow. It is absolutely impossible to have less than two big dishes, neither for her beloved son-in-law nor for the coming gentleman. shot to go.

It's a pity that although Mrs. Bennet had a good plan, it was useless. The Bingleys brought Mr. Darcy to their home that afternoon. Mrs. Bennet saw Mr. Bingley's carriage driving through the window on the second floor. When I entered their garden, I was really taken aback!

"Good heavens," exclaimed Mrs. Bennet, "how is Mr. Bingley here?"

Mrs. Bennet was in a hurry, but it was too late to call Elizabeth out.

In the blink of an eye, Mr. Bingley's carriage stopped at the door of their house. Mr. Bingley got out of the carriage first, followed by a gentleman-looking young man, tall and very dignified.

Lydia also huddled by the window and looked out with Mrs. Bennet, she immediately called out: "Mom, it's Mr. Darcy, that man is Mr. Darcy!"

As early as when Mrs. Bennet screamed just now, Elizabeth guessed that Mr. Darcy might have followed Mr. Bingley, and Lydia's words only confirmed Elizabeth's guess.

Elizabeth collected herself, and she would be calmer when Mr. Darcy entered in a moment.

Mr. Collins took a quick look at Elizabeth, and Mr. Darcy, who had been hurrying over to Longbourn as soon as he arrived at Netherfield, must be on account of his cousin Elizabeth.

He looked again at Cousin Mary, who was sitting next to him, and Mr. Collins was very glad that he had come to Longbourne, very glad that he had made a wise decision, and that in a few months he would be Longbourne's son-in-law. Time and Mr. Darcy are brothers-in-law.

But cousin Mary seemed a little uneasy, and Mr. Collins thought she was nervous, so he comforted her smartly: "Dear cousin, I hope you don't panic, although it is not easy to do, the first time I see Catherine When I was with Mrs. Catherine, I was very nervous, and I couldn’t even walk, but I got used to it later, because I often see Mrs. Catherine, and you will find that my attitude when I am with Mrs. Catherine How natural, of course, in front of such a big person, it is inevitable to get nervous occasionally, dear cousin..."

Before Mr. Collins finished speaking, he was interrupted by Mrs. Bennet. Mrs. Bennet said hurriedly: "Mr. Darcy is here! Let's go down quickly, and Mr. Darcy must not feel that Snubbed..."

As she spoke, she hurriedly wanted to go downstairs, but she thought of something else, and Mrs. Bennet hurriedly leaned into Elizabeth's ear and said, "Lizzie, don't be nervous, just smile and talk to me later." Mr Darcy talk, be natural, you're a clever boy, and you'll be all right."

Elizabeth heard every word, but did not hear a word.

Led by Mrs. Bennett, a group of them quickly came downstairs, ready to welcome the distinguished guests.

When they came to the first floor, the guests had just entered the living room.

On the side of the host's house, Mrs. Bennet was naturally at the front, and Collins was also at the front. He couldn't let go of the opportunity to meet dignitaries. As soon as Elizabeth's position came to the back, there were several people between her and Mr. Darcy.

But Mr. Darcy soon found Elizabeth, and their eyes immediately met. Mr. Darcy nodded to Elizabeth with a smile, and Elizabeth curtseyed to Mr. Darcy.

Mr. Darcy would have liked to come and talk to Miss Elizabeth at once, but he could not leave the others alone, and Bingley had not even introduced him to Miss Elizabeth's family.

Mr. Darcy was patient too.

Mr. Bingley quickly introduced his friend to Mrs. Bennett and others. Mrs. Bennett said welcome with a smile on her face. After the guest of honor exchanged greetings as usual, Mrs. Bennett politely invited the guests to sit down .

There was a large pot of coffee and several cups on the coffee table as usual. When Mrs. Bennet was about to pour coffee for the guests, she suddenly thought of something. She said to Elizabeth: "Good boy, let Mrs. Bring a pot of hot coffee and let her hurry."

Mr. Darcy did not want Miss Elizabeth to leave, and he hastened to Mrs. Bennet, "Don't trouble me, ma'am, I'm not thirsty at all."

Mrs. Bennet only thought that Mr. Darcy was being polite to her, and said "how can that be?", while urging Elizabeth to go quickly.

Elizabeth was ordered to go.

In fact, Mrs. Bennet did this because she felt that the coffee on the coffee table was already cold, and secondly, she wanted to distract Elizabeth. Mr. Collins could be watching here, and she didn't want to let the matter be revealed.

Mrs. Bennet thought that Elizabeth should understand what she meant. Of course, it would be too impolite if Elizabeth did not show up until the guests left. Mrs. Bennet hoped that she could delay as much as possible, Come back later, the less time Elizabeth spent with Mr. Darcy, the less likely things would be revealed.

It's a pity that Elizabeth didn't do what Mrs. Bennet wanted. As soon as Mrs. Hill finished explaining, Elizabeth hurried back.

As soon as Elizabeth sat down, Mrs. Bennet's eyes followed, and Elizabeth pretended not to see them.

Mr. Darcy soon spoke to Elizabeth.

"Miss Elizabeth," he said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to come back so soon. I had hoped that you would stay for a while longer. I hope my sister did not entertain you badly, right?"

Elizabeth immediately dispelled Mr. Darcy's doubts, "Miss Darcy is very kind to us," said Elizabeth, "everything is very considerate, and we have a very pleasant time in Pemberley. It is only because our cousin, Mr. Collins, is coming to us. We were guests at home, so my mother sent a letter urging us to go home."

Seeing this opportunity, Mr. Collins immediately said to Mr. Darcy: "It is a great honor to meet you here, sir. I have been looking forward to meeting you in person for a long time. I thought I would meet you at Rosings. Knew we'd meet at Longborn!"

Mr. Bingley had just introduced Mr. Darcy and Mr. Collins to each other, but Mr. Darcy only knew that Mr. Collins was Miss Elizabeth's cousin, and he knew nothing about it. Now he suddenly heard Rosings mentioned, He asked, "I don't know what the relationship between this gentleman and Rosings is..."

Mr. Collins immediately said: "I have the honor to be promoted to a priest by Mrs. Catherine. Mrs. Catherine is very amiable. She often invites me to Rosings for dinner. When I was in Rosings, I often Hearing her old man's warm praise of you, she said that her nephew—that is, you, Mr. Darcy—is dignified and generous, and I admire you very much, so I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time. I know that Madam Catherine is not exaggerating at all, it is just appropriate, I am very honored to have met you."

When Mr. Collins was flattering, Elizabeth was so remorseful that she wanted to hit the wall. It was really wrong to mention Mr. Collins' name.

This is great. Mr. Collins will create opportunities even if he has no opportunities, and he will never let them go. Now he can be regarded as seizing the opportunity.

When Mr. Collins finished speaking in one breath, Mr. Darcy said coldly: "It's a pleasure to meet you, sir."

Mr. Collins was not in the least discouraged, and he continued his efforts and continued his conversation, so that Elizabeth could do nothing but look at him.

If someone asked Elizabeth at this time, the most unbearable thing in her life, Elizabeth would say without hesitation that it was watching Mr. Collins fawning on Mr. Darcy.

After much difficulty, Mr. Collins’ second round of offensive against Mr. Darcy was over. Mr. Darcy did not reply to Mr. Collins this time, but nodded politely to him, and turned his eyes away from Mr. Collins. back.

Mr. Collins felt nothing at all, and was still blissfully glad to speak to Mr. Darcy.

Mrs. Bennet is very satisfied with the performance of Mr. Collins. Mr. Collins can speak well, and he is not shy in front of a nobleman like Mr. Darcy. Mrs. Bennet is really proud of this future son-in-law.

As soon as Mr. Collins finished speaking, Mrs. Bennet said to Mr. Darcy with some pride: "Sir, I think it is rare for a well-informed person like you to meet Mr. Collins? I don't know whether Mr Collins' eloquence was born or cultivated, I never saw such a pleasant young man, and I don't say that because Mr Collins is my nephew."

Mr. Darcy looked at Mrs. Bennet with some surprise, and Mrs. Bennet told him with a smug smile on her face that he heard right just now.

Mrs. Bennet sat there very complacently. She would very much like to hear Mr. Darcy compliment her, but this was impossible, and Mr. Darcy was too noble. I am content.

". . . I trust," said Mr. Darcy, "that Lady Catherine can see no one wrong."

Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Collins looked at each other with a smile, and both felt that they were really satisfied with such a sentence from Mr. Darcy.

In this situation, Elizabeth really wanted to find a crack to get in, and she didn't dare to look at Mr. Darcy, so she didn't know what his expression was at the moment.

Mr. Darcy quickly turned his eyes back to Miss Elizabeth, but Miss Elizabeth did not look at him. They were not sitting face to face. Miss Elizabeth looked away, and Mr. Darcy could only see her profile. , her cheeks were flushed, the color of rouge.