[Pride and Prejudice] Liz's Little Vest

Elizabeth remained in a daze until the first dance was over before she came back to her senses.

So Mr. Darcy took her to dance the second dance.

"How did you know I was Miss Baskin, Mr. Darcy?" asked Elizabeth.

"Speaking of which, Miss Elizabeth, I need to apologize to you." Darcy said, but there was no apology in his words, but a kind of teasing pleasure.He circled Elizabeth in his arms.

"You told me two weeks ago that you would meet me at the knighthood ceremony. At first I couldn't figure out how you would appear. After I calmed down, I thought that Mr. Jenner would also be present, so I came to the conclusion that maybe he would have something to do with this matter. Sure enough, after asking him, I discovered this incredible secret. That is—Miss Elizabeth, you are the one who saved tens of millions of lives in Europe Miss Laura Baskin."

Elizabeth was taken aback.Darcy's tone was very calm, but she could feel the emotional fluctuations in his heart.

How should I answer?She turned her head around and decided to use the ball tactic without mentioning Miss Baskin's identity.

"So you're investigating me secretly." Elizabeth playfully made a face.

"This is where I want to apologize, Miss Elizabeth." Mr. Darcy led her around again, in a very sly tone.

Elizabeth then asked: "So when I passed a note to you, telling you that I would wait for you in the side hall, you already knew it was me?"

"To be precise, my peripheral vision has been following you around for a long time. When I saw you coming to the main hall, I wanted to say hello to you. I didn't expect to have not acted yet, but you left me a small note , in the name of Miss Baskin."

"Hmm." Elizabeth blinked. She wanted to preemptively tease Mr. Darcy, but unexpectedly, she was tricked by tricks.

The waltz reached its climax, and Elizabeth began to pant slightly.Darcy paused for a moment, then sighed: "Miss Elizabeth, you are so beautiful today."

Darcy thought of the scene when he saw her for the first time today.He stood on the terrace and saw the guards open the carriage door, and Elizabeth appeared in the field of vision in a white dress, like a night pearl in the dark night, shining dazzlingly, familiar yet unfamiliar.He still couldn't take his eyes off it.

And now, he could finally look at her with integrity.

"I remember an ancient Chinese saying, 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. I think this describes you, Mr. Darcy."

"Then Miss Elizabeth, are you satisfied with this lover?"

"I am very satisfied. However, this lover is obviously very high-profile today." Elizabeth said honestly.

When the waiter said that today's red roses had been ordered by a gentleman, she never thought that it would be Mr. Darcy's handwriting.Mr. Darcy has always been socially reticent and reserved.At the balls at Sir Lucas's and at Netherfield, he had only spoken a few words to his friends.During the months at Longbourne, he never visited his neighbours.

Therefore, when she heard "Long time no see" and saw Mr. Darcy holding a large basket of roses, Elizabeth was very shocked.

While the heroine was shocked, the fact that Mr. Darcy gave a woman a basket full of roses without a girlfriend was spreading rapidly among the crowd, and many people were surprised by it.

"I remember saying that love makes people irrational," Darcy replied.

He spoke seriously, but without the slightest seriousness.Elizabeth said helplessly: "My dear Mr. Darcy, what should I do with you?"

"Miss Elizabeth, my dearest Miss Elizabeth, I would like to ask you the same question."

"Huh?" Elizabeth didn't respond.

"What should I do with you?" Darcy pretended to sigh.

"Mr. Darcy." Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "If you don't give me a reason, I'll punish you for repeating my question."

"I think that's what I say, and I have very good reasons," Darcy said.

"Then I'm all ears."

"I say this because of what you did in the name of Miss Laura Baskin." Darcy paused and his tone became serious.

Elizabeth sighed silently in her heart. She had been trying to avoid this question, but it seemed she had failed.Since she couldn't avoid it, she raised her head and met Mr. Darcy's eyes, encouraging him to continue talking.

"As a British citizen, I have great admiration for Miss Laura's dedication. I am grateful for her sacrifice with her life and for her contributions to millions of European people. I think I am far less noble than her, I would not choose to risk my life for a stranger. Therefore, Miss Laura successfully fought against smallpox and is the benefactor of millions of Europeans."

Darcy's tone became gentler as he spoke, but at the end of the sentence, he changed his tone: "But——as a...a person who loves you deeply, Miss Elizabeth, when I first heard the news, I was going crazy gone."

He paused for a few seconds, as if digesting the fluctuating emotions in his heart: "I really can't imagine, what if... if something happens to you, what should I do. Miss Elizabeth, I used to disdain love, I think There are many things in life that are more important than love, and I think it is the most stupid thing for a person to lose his mind for love. This incident made me finally understand how powerful and terrifying love is."

The waltz reached the transitional melody, but Darcy also slowly slowed down his speech: "Now, Miss Elizabeth, I can be quite sure that in my life, there is nothing more important than you."

After another climax, the two of them fell silent at the same time, concentrating on dancing, putting all their emotions into the dance steps.It was not until the end of the dance that Elizabeth spoke cautiously.

"I promise you."

"What?" Darcy was taken aback.

"I promise you, Mr. Darcy." Elizabeth said word by word, "I won't let you worry so much in the future. If something like this happens, I will definitely tell you in advance."

When Darcy listened, he felt his heartstrings being plucked slowly.

He looked at Elizabeth's solemn expression and the flickering clean teeth in the red lips, and suddenly had an urge to stick them on and seal her lips.

"Miss Elizabeth, what shall I do with you?"

"Why do you still say that?" Elizabeth glared at him pretending to be dissatisfied, "I've already made a promise."

"Miss Elizabeth, my dearest Miss Elizabeth. What shall I do with you?"

"you--"

"I love you—" Darcy didn't let Elizabeth go on, he looked deeply into her eyes, "Miss Elizabeth, I really love you so much."

It has been a while since the waltz was introduced to England in the 17th century and became popular in Bavaria, Germany, and Vienna, Austria, in the 18th century.Because of the close contact between men and women in the dance steps, the church has always regarded it as a thorn in the side. It was not until after the French Revolution that the bourgeoisie began to fully accept this dance[1].

His Royal Highness Henry IV, as a supporter of the waltz, was the first among the British royal and aristocratic classes to choose waltz in balls.So when the band started playing, many of the traditional nobles and ladies of the nobility stood around blankly, not knowing how to do this dance.

Therefore, many girls want to be Mr. Darcy's partner, but they don't expect Mr. Darcy to dance with Miss Laura all the time, and they don't have the confidence to dance more gracefully than Miss Laura.So, they can only stand on the edge of the dance floor, look enviously at a pair of beauties dancing in the middle of the dance floor, and quietly ask who is the girl dancing with Mr. Darcy.

Fortunately, the opening few dances ended quickly.

After meeting with Mr. Jenner, His Royal Highness the Regent came out of the parliament hall.He glanced at the dance floor as if casually, and the noisy chatting crowd fell silent.

Then, he seemed to glance at Miss Elizabeth intentionally or unintentionally, with a polite smile on the corner of his mouth, but he seemed to be preoccupied.

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[1] Reference from Baidu Encyclopedia.

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