[Pride and Prejudice] A Gentleman's Love

The boat docked.

When Mr. Darcy came up to the bank, he leaned over a little, and then stretched out his hand, which Elizabeth gave him with confidence.

Mr. Barker yelled, happy to be on solid ground again.There are no butterflies to make it flutter in the weather near winter, so it studies some withered yellow grass seriously.

Mr. Darcy walked with her, and his hand held hers loosely, but it made people feel happy.

"After your friend, Miss Charlotte Lucas, is married, I shall make a formal proposal to your family the next day. To-morrow I shall enclose a letter of my visit, explaining my purpose."

After Mr. Darcy finished speaking, he stopped again, turned around, looked at Elizabeth, and said in a deep voice: "Forgive me for being incapable and hasty, but before that, I have to inform my sister and aunt again. "

"As for my sister Georgiana, I told her about you and me when I went back last time. She agrees very much and is eagerly looking forward to seeing you."

When Mr. Darcy talked about his sister, although he was not as doting as many brothers, Elizabeth could still feel his love for Georgiana.But after that, when the man mentioned his aunt, his brows furrowed a little.

"And about my aunt, I'll be the first to tell you honestly, as you know from Caroline, my aunt was a very picky person, but luckily she wasn't rude, as she always thought I should abide by the so-called aristocratic upbringing. But because of this, some of her words and behaviors are sometimes more unbearable than rough people."

Elizabeth blinked, "What about your cousin Anne?"

The young man froze for a moment, and he looked at Elizabeth until she smiled softly.

"You just proposed to me, dear William, so I have every right to exercise your fiancée's rights, including finding out who you once loved and who are loving you."

Elizabeth did not like to see Mr. Darcy frown.He has never been a perfect person, he is just more cautious than others in doing things, he will also have instinctive nervousness and hesitation, but what is admirable about him is that even if he has this instinctive reaction, he can Soothe yourself in the shortest possible time and find out the most suitable method.

However, perhaps he would have done so before.But from now on, Elizabeth thought, she could always be of help, just, a little joke, to let her know that she was here.Even if his aunt was difficult to get along with, she would never run away like a coward.

The young man looked at each other with a smile from the corner of her eyebrows to the corner of her mouth.He understood what she meant, so that worry didn't seem so important.

Thinking of this, Mr. Darcy hooked his lips and smiled: "If you insist on understanding, I am very willing to tell you. But dear Miss Elizabeth Bennet, you have always asked me to be a qualified gentleman before this, And as far as I know, if I obey your wishes, I should not reveal the names of the ladies who are in love with me, but I can tell you about a lady who happens to have the same name as you. But I think, Soon after, she will change her name to be Lady Elizabeth Darcy."

Elizabeth blushed a little, but she was unwilling to let him gain the upper hand, so she rolled her eyes and said, "Are you planning to be dishonest to your fiancée, Mr. Darcy?"

"Oh, dear Miss Elizabeth, I have absolutely no intention of doing so." The young man also cooperated with her very much, joked with her, and kissed the back of her hand, Elizabeth giggled.

"Looks like I'll never get bored of this game."

"game?"

"Yes." Elizabeth smiled and nodded, "You can call it a game of 'Pride and Prejudice'."

"If you wish."

"Would you like to play with me for the rest of your life?" She asked, expectantly, the man smiled and promised.

"forever."

Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy parted at the lane.She was very happy now, and was very eager to tell Jane and the others the news.

The moisture in the forest after the rain is fresh.There are low-hanging berries in the roadside bushes, and mushrooms just emerging in the covered earth.

Elizabeth's steps were light, and she even hummed a song, but what she didn't know was that all of this was seen by another person.

Back home, the Bennets were all assembled in the hall, the girls sewing with their mother, Mr Bennet reading, and the fireplace scoured and waiting for the fire to be lit next week.

"I want to make an announcement," Elizabeth said with a wink.

"Is it a good thing?" Lydia asked, and Mary gave her a supercilious look.

"That's a stupid question, don't you see Lizzy's happy face?"

Lydia made a grimace, "I've never seen her unhappy at any time." Catherine nodded in agreement.

Mrs. Bennet tapped the girls on the heads one by one. "It's a bit of manners, you two little girls."

Jane walked over and took Elizabeth's hand and let her sit on the sofa. She also looked a little eager.

"Is it..." She didn't finish, but Elizabeth understood what she meant, and she nodded with a smile.

"Oh! I'm so happy for you, darling." Jane hugged her, and she looked really happy, even happier than when she herself was proposed.

"What is it! What is it!" Lydia yelled curiously.Mr. Bennet also put down his book, and now the whole family was looking at her.

Elizabeth stood up and coughed lightly. She deliberately showed a little girl's arrogance to cover up her own shyness.

"I have been proposed to, Mr. Darcy."

Everyone fell silent, except Jane, who kept looking at Elizabeth with that gentle and joyful expression.

Mary frowned. "It's almost like it's against the laws of nature. I mean, Lizzy, that Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy? Our brother-in-law's friend, the arrogant and rich Mr. Darcy." ?”

The third daughter of the Bennet family put so many adjectives on Mr. Darcy's head almost in one breath, which shows how surprised and unbelievable she was about this matter.

"Oh, yes, exactly, that arrogant gentleman." Elizabeth said with a smile.

"Oh! God!"

The wife of the Bennet family and the two young daughters shouted at the same time, their eyes were all wide open, and they even wanted to stare straight out.

Lydia jumped up from the sofa with a howl like a lion cub, and she rushed to grab Elizabeth's arm.

"My God, Lizzy, did that Mr. Darcy propose to you?"

"Yes, dear, it's that Mr. Darcy, and none other," said Elizabeth amusedly, and Lydia looked utterly stunned.

"My God!" said Lydia, and then Mrs. Bennet jumped up and seized her daughter's other arm, and poor Jane was left to sit down with papa for a while.

"Speak clearly, dear!" asked Mrs. Bennet eagerly.

Elizabeth shrugged her shoulders nervously, she now felt like a puppy who was being questioned when you ate that plate of delicious prosciutto.

In the past, Mrs. Bennet would have said that she had acted this way, but it would have given her something more to care about.

"Mother, it's not a very complicated matter. I like Mr. Darcy, and he likes me, and then he proposed to me. He will send a letter of visit tomorrow, and he will come to visit officially after Charlotte is married. and propose."

Mrs. Bennet maintained an air of ecstasy after listening, and she looked ecstasy.She thought that Jane's marriage was good enough, but she didn't expect that the second daughter found a richer uncle.

"I knew he liked you. Everyone talked about it. You see, he only dances with you. It's obvious!"

The fat lady is now completely overwhelmed with happiness.The news that the two daughters will be married into good families made her more happy than Mr. Bennet's proposal of marriage to her that day.

"Oh my god, that's a uncle who earns more than 1 pounds a year!" Mrs. Bennet muttered unconsciously looking at the ceiling. Elizabeth thought, maybe Mr. Darcy is a whole body in her heart at this moment. Gold plated and plastered with sterling.

The third daughter of the Bennet family obviously has always been known for her reason. She saw her mother's happy look, and she felt that her mother was very happy because of money, not because she thought Mr. Darcy was a good person from the bottom of her heart. vulgar.

As a younger sister, as a smart and sensible lady, she thinks that the family really needs someone as sensible as her to express some opinions, such as.

"Lizzy, if I'm not mistaken, you didn't like that Mr. Darcy at first. You even turned him down at the first ball."

"Oh, yes, Mary, but that doesn't prevent me from thinking him afterwards to be a good man, and a man of good character."

"Noble character?" Lydia frowned, she had some doubts about this.When the astonishment was over, she turned her attention entirely to Mr. Darcy, not to the wealth and status that always came with him.

"You don't forget about Mr. Wickham, Lizzy. Although this Mr. Darcy is rich, it is not the work of a noble man to do what he did to poor Mr. Wickham."

Elizabeth can now calmly deal with Lydia's questioning.Of course, she knew that they couldn't blame them, but at the same time, she didn't intend to tell them the truth of the matter, because it would inevitably implicate Darcy's sister Georgiana.

That man loved his sister so much, she was someone he cared about, so Elizabeth thought she needed to do the same.

"I trust him and I think that's enough."