[Pride and Prejudice] Crossing into Elizabeth

So Mrs. Bennet was nagging herself, and no one asked her aloud.

Mrs. Bennet talked over and over again, although she was very good at talking to herself, as long as she had an audience, she could say a lot of things, but she was always talking by herself, and no one responded. , is a bit boring.

Mrs. Bennet paused, and looked around the dining table. Everyone was eating in silence. Mrs. Bennet couldn't help asking them: "Don't you want to know what ungrateful thing Mr. Collins did? ?”

Elizabeth knew Mrs. Bennet's next words would only make people laugh, so she wanted her to change the subject. "Mother," she said, "since it's something that makes people angry, let's not talk about it, so as not to affect our mood." Appetite, let's talk about other things... You went to choose lace, so let's talk about lace?"

But Mrs. Bennet said: "I'll talk about the lace later, and I'm going to say something about this ungrateful Mr. Collins! He can do it, and I'm going to expose him!"

She looked around the dining table, "Do you know how Mr. Collins treats our family?"

Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley, although they knew that Mrs. Bennet had nothing reasonable to say, could only look at her politely to show that they were listening.

"Oh—" Mrs. Bennet said quickly, "no one would believe it when it was told, and I wouldn't have said it if that gentleman hadn't gone too far—I kindly asked him Come with us to visit my sister Mrs. Philip. Mr. Collins himself said that he wanted to see my sister Mrs. Philip very much. As soon as I heard that he wanted to go, I specially prepared a carriage for him and planned to go early this morning. —Jane hadn't sent Lizzie a letter yet, but guess what? The gentleman wouldn't do it, he wouldn't get in my carriage, he'd go to the Lucas's, and he and the Lucass' The appointment could have been pushed back completely, because Lucas's house is always convenient-you know, no one usually visits their house-you see, this is how he repays me..."

Jane was a little embarrassed. She lowered her head and was embarrassed to look at others. Elizabeth was much more prepared than Jane, so she was not as uncomfortable as Jane. Besides, only half of her mind was here, and the other half was still thinking about Darcy in a trance. What about the husband proposing to her?

Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley were not surprised by Mrs. Bennet's embellished description. After a while, Mrs. Bennet said that she was tired and wanted to hear others critique Mr. Collins, so she asked someone to tell her own story. view.

"...Well," Mr. Bingley carefully considered his words, "I think it's a little too much, Darcy, what do you think?"

Mr. Bingley threw the hot potato to Mr. Darcy, and Mr. Darcy said calmly, "It's really too much."

Mrs. Bennet didn't expect them to speak so succinctly, and felt very annoyed. She had to go to the battle herself again, and said a lot about Mr. Collins.

As Mrs. Bennet said, Lydia and Kitty did not come back until after three o'clock in the afternoon, and they were very happy when they came back, and they were chattering until they got into the carriage to go home. .

Mrs. Bennet was also very interested. She asked and answered the two of them there, and the discussion was very lively.

Elizabeth heard all they said, but did not catch a word, and Elizabeth thought of what Mr. Darcy had whispered to her before they got into the carriage.

At that time, Mr. Bingley was helping Mrs. Bennet into the carriage, and Jane told Mrs. Bennet to pay attention to her body. Lydia and Kitty were in front of each other, and no one paid attention to Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy took the opportunity to whisper to Elizabeth: "I will go to your house tomorrow and ask your father's permission."

Elizabeth had no time to say anything to Mr. Darcy at that time, because Jane turned around quickly and beckoned her to get into the carriage... In fact, even if she had time, Elizabeth could not say anything. It seems to be blocked.

When Elizabeth got into the carriage, Mr. Bingley deliberately took a step back and gave up the seat to his friend. Mr. Darcy helped Elizabeth get into the carriage. Elizabeth recalled the way Mr. Darcy looked at her and his slight smile. With a smiling face, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Fortunately, several other people discussed very enthusiastically, and they didn't look at Elizabeth at all, so they didn't notice Elizabeth's strangeness. Elizabeth was relieved to be immersed in her own joy, until Lydia suddenly raised her voice After saying a person's name, Elizabeth seemed to wake up and drew her attention back.

George Wycombe!

Elizabeth felt that what she heard just now was this name. Is this person about to appear?

"Lydia," Elizabeth confirmed to Lydia, "Who did you just say? Say it again, I didn't catch it just now."

Elizabeth's request was immediately granted, and Lydia said cheerfully: "It's George Wycombe! He is so handsome! I have never seen such a handsome man in my life! It is a pity that you are not with us, Lizzie." Go! If you go too, you will see George Wycombe, and I guarantee you will admit that he is the most handsome man in the world!"

Elizabeth thought it was George Wycombe!

"... Is this Mr. Wycombe an old friend of Mr. Smith's?"

"Oh—" cried Lydia, "of course not! Mr. Smith's friend is an ugly and stupid old man in his forties, and he can't compare with Wycombe! My God, Lizzie, you just now Did you listen to me?"

"Then how did Mr. Wycombe appear at Mr. Smith's?"

"The colonel took Wycombe there, but I don't remember the colonel's last name. I'm so busy talking to George Wycombe that I don't have the energy to remember the names of insignificant people."

"What about George Wycombe? Has he joined the militia?"

"Well, Wycombe is still the colonel's niece and son-in-law, oh--I can't bear to talk about it. I was about to break down when I first heard the news. George Wycombe is married. It's just married! It's less than three months! If only I had known him sooner!"

Elizabeth regained her spirits, and she repeated in disbelief: "George Wycombe is married?"

"Oh—yes, yes, it's true! I heard it from the colonel himself, and Wycombe smiled and nodded at me, and it would break my heart! Nobody knew that How uncomfortable I was at that time, even now, my pain has not eased much!"

Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help laughing, this George Wycombe is already married!This news is simply ecstatic!She was still worried about this matter, and planned to keep an eye on Lydia after the militia came, lest she do something that would make her regret for the rest of her life.

But now that the troubles are gone, Elizabeth doesn't have to worry about anything. Elizabeth is really happy in her heart, and it naturally shows on her face.

Now Lydia would not like it, and cried out that Elizabeth was a heartless creature, and that she was so glad to see her suffer!Mrs. Bennet was also very disgusted, and she also yelled, saying that Elizabeth should not treat her sister like this, it is simply disgusting!

On the way back home in such a noisy way, Mr. Bennett did not go to the study very rarely. When Elizabeth and the others entered the room, Mr. Bennett was sitting in the living room on the first floor with a cup of coffee on the coffee table in front. Mr. Nate sipped his coffee contentedly, feeling as if he had stolen a day away.

Mrs. Bennet and Lydia grumbled when they entered the room, and Mr. Bennet teased them in a good mood. "Mrs. Bennet," said he, "I can see you are in a very good mood Not good, could it be that Mr. Bingley and Jane didn't treat you like an ancestor, which made you angry?"

"Oh—" said Mrs. Bennet angrily, "what does it have to do with Mr. Bingley? It's your precious daughter Lizzie! She's gone too far today..."

Lydia interrupted Mrs. Bennet angrily: "You don't even know what a horrible thing she did to me today!"

Mrs. Bennet and Lydia didn't wait for Mr. Bennet to speak, so they clattered out what happened just now. Mrs. Bennet and Lydia worked together, and where one didn't make it clear, the other immediately Additional explanations will be made, and in the end both mother and daughter unanimously ask Mr. Bennett to give them an opinion.

Mr. Bennet looked at Elizabeth amusedly: "Lizzie, do you have anything to say?"

Elizabeth smiled and shook her head.

Mrs. Bennet and Lydia got angry when they saw Elizabeth's indifference. Seeing that they were about to attack at the same time like in the carriage, Mr. Bennet hurriedly shouted to stop. The crackling accusation was still ringing in his ears, and Mr. Bennet, not wishing to suffer again, said aloud: "Come, come, Lizzie has nothing to say to you, You have pleaded guilty, what else do you two want?"

Lydia yelled angrily that Mr. Bennet was too partial, and Mrs. Bennet also said that their mother and daughter had been abused. The house was noisy, and Mr. Collins came in with a happy face.