[Pride and Prejudice] Crossing into Elizabeth

Mrs. Bennet hurriedly coaxed Mr. Collins to go out. Mr. Collins followed Mrs. Bennet blankly as if he could not react. When he reached the door, Mr. Bennet reminded them: "Please help me Close the door."

Mrs. Bennet held back her breath and said to Mr. Bennet: "This matter is not over, I will come over in a while."

Mr. Bennet also knew that this crime was inevitable. He sat quietly behind the desk and said in a flat tone: "Door, my dear."

Mrs. Bennet shut the door angrily.

Turning around again, I saw that Mr. Collins beside him had fully reacted, and he looked angry.

Mrs. Bennet said in a panic: "Mr. Collins, don't be angry. I assure you that there is no problem with this matter. I will persuade Mr. Bennet. Mr. Bennet was confused for a while. I haven't figured it out yet, but I'll make him wake up, it's on me!"

Mr. Collins said angrily: "Don't force Mr. Bennet. Since Mr. Bennet doesn't welcome me as his son-in-law, I don't think I have to. Find a suitable wife, live a happy life, and at the same time try to take care of the interests of your family, since your family doesn't appreciate it..."

"Oh—" exclaimed Mrs. Bennet, "you mustn't think so, you're a very good-hearted young man, I know it all too well, and Mary knows it too, and I'll let Ben Mr. Nate understands that, and I'll go to him right away, it'll just take a little time..."

Mrs. Bennet was afraid that Mr. Collins would say something similar again, so she turned the doorknob of the study as she spoke.

As soon as Mrs. Bennet entered the study, she yelled at Mr. Bennet: "My God, Mr. Bennet! What happened to our house, you are still in the mood to read! Mr. Collins is about to quit!" You can still sit here comfortably! I don't know what you think! But I don't care, you must tell Mr Collins right now that you agree to his marriage to Mary, or it will be blown La!"

But it doesn't matter, no matter what Mrs. Bennet says, Mr. Bennet will not waver. At most, he can only lower his eyelids and say a few innocuous words. Mrs. Bennet's words are like fists hitting cotton, Nothing worked.

In the end Mrs. Bennet had nothing to do. She was afraid of making Mr. Collins wait outside, so she went out of the study angrily. Mr. Collins was still standing at the same place, looking angry and proud.

In fact, Mr. Collins is struggling. He imagines that Mr. Bennet has regretted it and agreed to his marriage with his cousin Mary, so there is a question, that is, whether he should forgive Mr. Bennet for the offense just now.

If he just forgave him for offending him, Mr. Collins felt very reconciled, but if he did not forgive, he felt it was a pity. It was not because of cousin Mary. Mr. Darcy had climbed up to his relations, which Mr. Collins thought was a rare opportunity.

As soon as Mrs. Bennet saw Mr. Collins, she called again, "Dear Mr. Collins," in a very sad tone.

As soon as Mr. Collins heard Mrs. Bennet's tone, he knew that she and Mr. Bennet had not discussed any results, and now Mr. Collins' entanglement was useless.

Mr. Collins immediately asked Mrs. Bennet to stop saying anything, "Mr. Bennet has the right to use paternal power, and he has the right not to allow his daughter to marry a certain person, although this person's conditions are extremely suitable in all aspects, and And I have good intentions for your house—Mr. Bennet can make such a decision, even if this decision will prove to be wrong in the future," said Mr. Collins angrily, "but at present everyone has to obey this decision. , I accept this decision, and at the same time ask your government to accept my apology, I am sorry for causing such trouble to Mr. Bennett."

As soon as Mr. Collins had finished speaking, he bowed solemnly to Mrs. Bennet, and without waiting for Mrs. Bennet to say anything, he walked away with haughty steps.

Seeing that Mr. Collins left like this, Mrs. Bennet was very upset, and couldn't help but went into the study to reason with Mr. Bennet.

"...I don't care about it, and I can't control it anymore, but you made this matter up, and you are responsible for explaining it to Mary. Mary doesn't know anything yet. Let me see how you explain it to your daughter!"

Mr. Bennet has withstood Mrs. Bennet's indiscriminate bombardment round after round, and has been making four or two attempts to block Mrs. Bennet back with ease.

It was only now that Mr. Bennet replied seriously: "Call Mary over here, and I will tell her."

Mrs. Bennet went to find Mary angrily. Mary didn't know anything about it. Seeing Mrs. Bennet's appearance, she asked her very strangely: "Mom, what's the matter with you?"

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Bennet said angrily and aggrievedly, "Mr. Bennet disagrees with you and Mr. Collins! I tried my best to persuade you, but he just insisted on not agreeing to your marriage!"

"...Papa disagrees!" Mary shouted in amazement, "Why?"

"It's absolutely true!" Mrs. Bennet said angrily. "Mr. Collins was there at the time, and Mr. Bennet himself refused Mr. Collins' request! Mr. Collins has already told me, so let's forget about it." , He said he won't marry you! I tried my best to persuade him, but it didn't work! It's all over!"

"...Is it all over?" Mary repeated in a panic.

"My dear boy, don't be sad. It's not your fault!" said Mrs. Bennet. Dad, maybe there is a turning point... But with your father like this, this matter is difficult! If you don’t believe me, just try it, I have nothing to do, so I won’t go, I won’t go Use! No one takes me seriously! No one will listen to me! Oh, what kind of fate is it for us mother and daughter..."

Mrs. Bennet couldn't keep her mouth shut, but she still couldn't leave Mary. Amidst Mrs. Bennet's endless complaints, Mary came to the study in a panic.

Mary knocked on the study door, and Mr. Bennet's voice let her in.

Mary opened the door and went in, and Mrs. Bennet wanted to follow in angrily, but Mr. Bennet stopped her: "Mrs. Bennet, please stop, we have talked enough on this matter, I want to speak to Mary alone."

"Then do whatever you want, I don't want to hear anything you want to say to Mary," Mrs. Bennet took back her stepping foot, and she turned to leave, but she remembered something else and quickly added The previous sentence, "However, Mr. Bennet, I will tell this to your other daughters. There is no reason for me to suffer here alone, while they enjoy happiness in their own rooms!"

Mrs. Bennet hurried away, intending to spread the news.

Mr. Bennet motioned for Mary to close the door, which Mary did, and Mr. Bennet paced up to Mary, who looked at Mr. Bennet uneasily.

Mr. Bennet said very gently: "Mary, you have probably heard your mother say that I rejected Mr. Collins." Explain this matter. But before that, you have to answer me a question."

Mary said anxiously, "Dad, what do you want to know?"

"Why do you want to marry Mr. Collins, who is such a fool?"

Mary looked at Mr. Bennet in disbelief. She heard it right. Mr. Bennet just said that Mr. Collins was stupid. This view was quite different from her own. Although Mr. Collins in her eyes was not very smart, he was It can be cultivated, but now dad actually says he is stupid?

... Is Mr. Collins really a very stupid man?

Mary bit her lower lip nervously. What she hated most in her life was being compared to others. If Mr. Collins was really as stupid as her father said, she would not marry no matter what.

Mrs. Bennet has already harassed the other daughters, and Mrs. Bennet cracked the story to her daughters. She had too much to say, and asked Kitty to pour her a glass of water. drink.

Elizabeth really didn't expect such a thing to happen. She thought Mr. Collins and Mary's matter was a foregone conclusion, but papa disagreed!But after thinking about it, Elizabeth didn't think it was strange anymore. For a person like Mr. Collins, it was reasonable for her father not to agree to marrying Mary to him.

Lydia said enthusiastically: "This is really interesting! Mary wants to marry, but Dad won't let her marry! This is really interesting. I'm going to tell the neighbors about it tomorrow, and everyone will be like me." Surprising."

Elizabeth heard that Lydia had this idea, and hurriedly stopped her: "You can't tell the story, Lydia, it's fine for our own family members to know about it, and we can't spread it out. Mary wants to marry or not?" Success! Those three aunts and six wives will not let go of such a topic, think about how everyone will talk about Mary when they see it!"

Although Mrs. Bennet didn't think of this before, after Elizabeth pointed it out, she also felt that it made sense, and told Lydia not to let her publicize this matter, but she quickly said, "This matter It may not be really dead, maybe Mary can convince your father, so maybe things will be done."

Mrs. Bennet was not entirely selfish at this stage, and was always thinking that things might turn around.

It is a pity that after Mary came out of the study, all such hopes were dashed.

As soon as Mrs. Bennet saw Mary appear, she rushed to meet her. "My dear boy," she asked, "how is it going? Did your father make sense?"

Mary felt ashamed. She put on a nonchalant air and said, "It doesn't make any sense. I just came here to tell you that the matter between me and Mr. Collins is completely over."