[Pride and Prejudice] Crossing into Elizabeth

Not long after the meal, Mr. Darcy took leave of his host, and his words were very brief. He said, "Mrs. Bennet, thank you for your invitation. Now that the meal is over, I won't bother you."

Mrs. Bennet is not very willing to let Mr. Darcy leave immediately. She originally planned to let Mr. Darcy play at their house for an afternoon, but Mr. Darcy proposed to leave just after dinner. Bennett The madam murmured in her heart, worrying that Elizabeth's absence made the gentleman feel slighted by their family.

Mrs. Bennet said a lot of words to stay, Mr. Darcy was very polite and thanked her again and again, but he had to go.

Mrs. Bennet could only watch them leave helplessly, feeling a little regretful in her heart, for fear of offending Mr. Darcy in this way, if she had known this would happen, she would not have let Elizabeth go to Lucas Cottage.

Elizabeth spent the whole day at Lucas Cottage, and did not return to her home until evening. Elizabeth helped Charlotte with needlework for Maria at Lucas Cottage, so although she stayed all day, It doesn't seem obtrusive.

As for the real reason, Elizabeth had the nerve to tell Charlotte. When Charlotte asked her, Elizabeth just muddled through it.

But Charlotte told her something special, "Eliza," she said, "have you heard that we are going to be stationed here recently, and I heard that we will be here next week."

Elizabeth was startled. She immediately thought of Wycombe. Could it be that Wycombe is about to appear?

Charlotte was a little strange, "...what's your expression?"

Maria said excitedly: "I heard that the people in the army are in good spirits. They are wearing red uniforms and walking in unison. It's really special feeling."

Charlotte glanced at Maria warningly: "You are about to get married, pay attention to what to say and what not to say."

Maria was a little embarrassed by what her sister said, but she was still a little unconvinced, so she murmured softly, "I didn't say anything else."

Elizabeth was not in the mood to pay attention to other things, but only thought in her heart that if Wycombe was really coming, she would have to pay close attention to Lydia during this time.

It was already evening when I got home. Elizabeth walked through the garden, intending to go back to her room quietly, but she was stopped by Mrs. Bennet as soon as she entered the door.

Elizabeth sighed inwardly, expecting to hear Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Collins talking triumphantly again about Mr. Darcy's coming to dinner today.

Since she was stopped by Mrs. Bennett, Elizabeth had no choice but to turn around. There was a distance between her and Mrs. Bennett, and it was getting dark again, so she couldn't see Mrs. Bennett's expression clearly.

I only heard Mrs. Bennet say very irritatedly: "Why did you come back at this hour? What if I caught the wind and developed a fever outside again? You can't make me worry less."

Elizabeth knew that Mrs. Bennet was in a bad mood when she heard it, and she was making excuses. However, she felt strange that Mrs. Bennet was still proud of the fact that Mr. Darcy was coming to dinner yesterday. Logically speaking, everything went according to plan. The plan has been carried out, should she be elated today?

Could it be that there is something special today?

Although Elizabeth thought so in her heart, she did not intend to ask aloud, but just stood there and waited. Mrs. Bennet could not hide things, and she would speak out herself in a moment.

Sure enough, Mrs. Bennet quickly talked about this matter, "It's really unlucky today, it's really unlucky! There are so many people in the family, but one is missing, and Mr. Darcy noticed it! He may think that we have no I entertained him with all my heart, and didn't say a few words during the meal! But that's not the case at all! Hey, I just can't tell him clearly, why are we so unlucky..."

Only then did Elizabeth understand why Mrs. Bennet was troubled.

Elizabeth didn't know what to think of it either, Mr. Darcy said very little today...why didn't he talk?Are you unhappy that she's not here or have you made up your mind to keep your distance from them?

While Mrs. Bennet was feeling sorry for herself and lamenting her misfortune, Elizabeth pondered the matter, fluctuating up and down as she wondered what kind of case Mr. Darcy was.

Mrs. Bennet complained, complaining about everyone in the family except herself, and even Elizabeth was blamed. Mrs. Bennet wondered how she could stay out for so long and didn't think about home at all. .

Elizabeth just listened quietly. When Mrs. Bennet complained about her, Elizabeth just looked at Mrs. Bennet quietly. Later, Mrs. Bennet probably felt that what she said was unreasonable, so she resentfully said: "If Mr. Darcy comes to our house again in the future, you don't want to hide, but," she said with a sigh, "you never know if there will be such an opportunity!"

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Bennet let Elizabeth go.

When Elizabeth went upstairs, she met Mr. Collins, and Mr. Collins spoke to her immediately, "Cousin Elizabeth," Mr. Collins said with a smile on his face, "you are back. I haven't seen you all day. Tell Cousin Mary I haven't seen you all day."

Elizabeth really had no heart for listening to Mr. Collins' nagging, and she wanted to get rid of her and go back to her room.

Elizabeth smiled politely at Mr. Collins, and wanted to avoid him and continue to go up, but Mr. Collins was never a sensible person, so he immediately went on to say, "Mr. He was entertained with great care, but Mr. Darcy seemed not very interested, and I suppose it was because he had not seen you, and Mr. Darcy was also disappointed when he went away on this account."

After speaking, Mr. Collins looked at Elizabeth, as if expecting her to say something.

Elizabeth knew for a long time that Mr. Collins had misunderstood her relationship with Mr. Darcy, but she still felt baffled. Why did Mr. Collins tell her this?

Elizabeth nodded perfunctorily.

But Mr. Collins would not let her go, and again he went on: "I think," he said with a look of beaming, "that something good will happen to Longbourne soon--and more than one, as I recall. Happy."

It turned out that Mr. Collins thought that Elizabeth was going to be Mr. Darcy's wife soon, so he came to please her.

Elizabeth couldn't stand this, she pretended not to understand what Mr Collins was saying, and after saying a few words, she left Mr Collins as quickly as politeness allowed.

She was still thinking that the next time she meets Mr. Collins, she will not say a word when she can, and leave as soon as possible, so as to save him from pestering this matter again.

In the evening, there was a big event in Longbourne, which was related to the marriage of several daughters in Longbourn. Mr. Collins formally proposed to Mary, and got Mary's consent. Mrs. Bennet congratulated ecstatically when she got the news Mr. Collins, her future third son-in-law, accepted Mrs. Bennet's congratulations with a smile on his face, and congratulated Mrs. Bennett equally beamingly.

In the joy and joy, everyone thought that this matter was settled like this, but who knew that Mr. Bennet disagreed!

At that time, after several parties congratulated each other happily, they hurriedly asked Mr. Bennett for permission.When Mrs. Bennet took Mr. Collins to find Mr. Bennet, she was full of guarantees, "Mr. Bennet will have no objection, my dear Mr. Collins, just don't worry."

So when Mr. Bennet said what he meant, the two people were stunned. Mr. Collins even suspected that he had heard it wrong. He asked with a stiff smile on his face, "...Sorry, Bennett Please repeat, sir, I did not catch what you just said."

Mr. Bennet immediately told Mr. Collins that he heard correctly: "That's what I said. Mary is still too young. At her age, she can't think carefully about major marriages, and she may deviate in the choice of her future partner. ...Of course, I am not saying that you are not good, Mr. Collins, but I have my own judgment as a father, and I am sorry, but I cannot agree to this matter."

Mr. Collins found himself rejected, he opened his mouth wide, looked at Mr. Bennet, and then at Mrs. Bennet, with a look of disbelief.

At this moment Mrs. Bennet also reacted, and she hastened to calm down poor Mr. Collins. "Please believe me, sir," Mrs. Bennet stammered, "the matter-it is not you As understood, absolutely not! Mr. Bennet—that’s not what he meant, I want to talk to Mr. Bennet right away, talk now! This matter can be settled immediately, there is no need to worry at all.”

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Bennet didn't care about Mr. Collins' reaction. She turned to her husband and asked aggressively: "I must ask you to explain to me, Mr. Bennet! What do you mean? Your daughter sees are about to be married--and to such a man as Mr. Collins, and you're going to give them a hard time! My dear Mr. Bennet, I think you owe me an explanation!"

Facing Mrs. Bennet's menacing questioning, Mr. Bennet didn't even move his brows. He said flatly: "Mrs. Bennet, I think you should know that I have the right to allow my daughter to marry someone , or not, please allow me to exercise this right independently, and in addition, please allow me to finish reading this book in peace—when I go out, please help me close the door.”

Mr. Bennet's attitude made Mrs. Bennet so angry that Mrs. Bennet really wanted to have a big fight with Mr. Bennet on the spot!

But Mr. Collins is still here, and it is not proper for them to argue about his proposal in Mr. Collins' presence!

Mrs. Bennet felt that Mr. Collins had been greatly wronged. She was really afraid that he would quit suddenly. Mrs. Bennet thought about coaxing Mr. Collins first, and then she would come back after Mr. Collins was appeased. Get Mr. Bennet!