[Pride and Prejudice] Becoming Katherine Bennett

By Mrs. Bennett's standards, things have been going well for the Bennett family lately.First, Catherine was successively courted and proposed by two distinguished gentlemen with an annual income of tens of thousands of pounds. Although she refused, Mrs. Bennett probably would never know about it in her life, but it happened after all.Then, Jane's marriage took another exciting new phase.

When Mr. Bingley left Nedfield, Mrs. Bennet was no less sad than Jane.Jane is not letting her down because of her lover's refusal.Mrs. Bennet's grief was complicated.There is not only the reason that her daughter lost a marriage partner with an annual income of five thousand pounds, but also the reason that she was too confident earlier and almost told everyone she knew that Jane would become the mistress of Nedfield Manor.

Afterwards, the matter was silent, and there were a lot of people watching jokes behind their backs. In addition, Collins and Charlotte were married. For a while, Mrs. Bennet was reluctant to go out. She felt very embarrassed and ashamed.Her standards are different from others, and it is rare for something to make her feel embarrassed.

The new situation was brought about by Mr. Walker who met at the ball.

Mrs. Bennet would have been very pleased with Mr. Walker, if not for the handsome and wealthy Mr. Bingley.This gentleman was a tall, ordinary-looking gentleman who, like Mr. Collins, had graduated from a seminary and was now a priest.However, Mr. Walker is far superior to Mr. Collins in all aspects. The parish he works in is the estate under the name of Earl Gordon. Compared with the marginalized Lady Catherine, Earl Gordon is powerful and generous. His economic situation is also much better. Mr. Walker's legal income is higher than some diocesan bishop's annuity, as high as [-] pounds a year, and this has not included some tax commissions that will not be disclosed.

Apart from occupation and income, Mr. Walker's character and character are also commendable.Catherine believes that the nobleman's decision on the candidate for the post of priest can fully reflect the nobleman's own character.Compared with Mr. Collins's servility and flattery, Mr. Walker is knowledgeable, talkative, generous and polite. He knows a lot of knowledge and has skills in conversation, which makes chatting with him a pleasure.

The day after Earl Gordon's ball, Mr. Walker made a special trip to visit Gardner's house, and then his mother invited Aunt Gardner to visit.During this period, he made no secret of his specialness and favor for Jane, but he had a high emotional intelligence and handled it just right, without embarrassing or unacceptable to anyone.The family members of both parties saw his affection for Jane, and Jane's attitude was not repulsive, so everyone was optimistic about the success.

Out of the mood of helping her sister to see each other, Catherine followed her as a guest once.After that contact, she had a very good impression of Mr. Walker, and thought that his speech and actions revealed the stability of a mature man.

Catherine believes that even now Bingley is still attached to Jane, and they both compete at the same time, and she thinks Mr. Walker is better.She has always felt that Mr. Bingley and Jane fall in love so fast that they are a little blind, and their personalities are very similar. They are both too kind and gentle. Of course, the more they look at each other when they are in love, the better they are, but after marriage, they may not be able to weather the storm together.In terms of personality alone, it is obvious that Mr. Walker and Jane are more compatible.

Catherine told Jane what she thought.She didn't mention Mr. Bingley's name, but only said that Mr. Walker was excellent and knowledgeable.Jane agreed with her words, and told Catherine with admiration in her tone that Mr. Walker was indeed very wise, he could answer all her questions, and he always told her many interesting things that she had never heard of.

Mr. Walker's family is also very warm to Jane.Mr. Walker's father was a carpenter. The family lived in poverty at first, but because the eldest son went to the battlefield with Earl Gordon and was awarded the status of baron because of his military exploits, the Walker family has the status it is today.It is also because of this relationship that Mr. Walker became the pastor of this parish.

Unlike most people who immediately draw a line with their previous life after gaining status, the old Mr. Walker misses the days when he was a carpenter, and now he still makes furniture by himself when he has nothing to do.The Walker family has little desire to get better through marriage, they have changed classes and are quite content with the status quo.

At first, the Walker family didn't mind Jane's father as a businessman, but they were more satisfied with her when they learned that her father was a gentleman.

Catherine looked at the elders on both sides waiting for the two to get engaged. She was still very uncomfortable with the habit of setting up a marriage after a few meetings in today's society. She really couldn't understand why everyone was so eager to get married. Slowly run in and adjust after marriage.

The question is, what should I do if I can't run in?

Catherine privately advised Jane not to rush into marriage, but to think clearly so as to avoid regrets in the future.In order to make her words convincing, she also took Mr. and Mrs. Bennett as examples, thinking that the kind of life that was almost equivalent to mutual torture was really meaningless.

Jane was very convinced by Catherine's words, and she told her sister that she hadn't thought about it for the time being: "Mr. I'll think about it."

Although she didn't say so, Catherine understood why.She comforted Jane, if she doesn't reject the other party, it's better to give Mr. Walker some responses so that the two can get to know each other deeply.

When Catherine persuaded Jane, she didn't realize that what she said was logical, but when she persuaded her, she didn't do it at all.

While comforting Jane, Catherine could not help feeling annoyed at Mr. Bingley, thinking he was too irresponsible.No one insists that he marry Jane, but he should at least give Jane a formal farewell, so that this encounter can have a complete end and live up to the beginning.

To this day, Jane still does not know why Mr. Bingley left.But within two days, Elizabeth wrote to tell them the answer.

Elizabeth wrote a thick letter.In the letter, she first said that she had arrived in Hansford, and the marriage between Mr. Collins and Charlotte was as boring as she expected. Sometimes when she watched Charlotte have to cooperate with her stupid husband to do something against her will, It's sad to find it all ridiculous.But this time she didn't criticize Charlotte's choice anymore. She admitted that from a secular point of view, Mr. Collins provided Charlotte with a very good living environment. His parsonage was bigger than the house where Sir Lucas's family lived. , Charlotte became the hostess of the mansion, and she could control hundreds of pounds every year, and there were maids at her disposal. Her life was much improved than before, and she lived affluent and comfortable life.

For Charlotte's life, Elizabeth simply took it.Her handwriting was a little sloppy, and even Lady Catherine didn't write much.She gave all the remaining pages to Mr. Darcy, denouncing Mr. Darcy's behavior of destroying Jane's marriage in a very angry way.

Elizabeth said that she had met Mr. Darcy and his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, during her visit.Colonel Fitzwilliam has a good sense of humor and gets along well with Elizabeth.But that's beside the point.Elizabeth said that in one conversation, Colonel Fitzwilliam told himself that Darcy said he had prevented a friend from blindly entering into a marriage that was doomed to fail.

"...He didn't pay attention when he said it, but the more I heard it, the more it sounded like he was talking about Jane and Mr. Bingley. I asked a few questions pretending to be curious, and the answer was exactly as I expected. The reason why Mr. Bingley left Jane was because It's all because of Mr. Darcy's obstruction. He thinks they have no feelings, and their family conditions are too different. He even said that the woman is very disgusting! But Jane is so perfect, what's wrong? After all, it's just Because our family background is not noble! This is simply too ridiculous and absurd, should I write a hymn for the friendship of these two gentlemen?"

Elizabeth was so angry that she had a headache, and Catherine saw that several ink stains in her letter were stained with tears and smudged.Elizabeth has a good impression of Mr. Bingley, and knows that Jane really loves him, so she is very sad and annoyed at Mr. Darcy's unreasonable destruction of her sister's happiness.

Compared with Elizabeth's resentment against Mr. Darcy, Catherine thinks that Bingley is the most annoying.Mr. Darcy's actions certainly hurt her sister. If it weren't for everyone's persuasion and her own actions that positively affected Jane's mood, she would have been sad for a long time according to her personality. Even now, Jane would occasionally feel sad for Mr. Bingley secretly .

But no matter what, Mr. Darcy is an outsider, he can advise and give advice, but it is Mr. Bingley himself who really makes the decision.Whether he loves her or not, whether he wants to marry Jane or not, it should be his own decision from any point of view, how can he change his mind just because of the persuasion of his friends?This is not a trivial matter, but involves a lifetime of love and marriage.Catherine believed that his intentions were unquestionable, but under such circumstances, a few words of persuasion from a friend could make him give up Jane.

Can such a person really give Jane happiness?

After receiving the letter, Catherine struggled to tell Jane about it.But she didn't hesitate for long before knocking on the door of Jane's bedroom.

This matter is closely connected with Jane's happiness.Catherine hopes that Jane can understand that Mr. Bingley's departure is not due to her doing something wrong.

After listening to Catherine's words, Jane was indeed very sentimental.As for Mr. Bingley, she thought of thousands of reasons to explain his departure. She never wanted to blame others for her fault, and could only think that she had misunderstood the other party's intentions.Now it seems that she is not wrong. Mr. Bingley really loves her, but he doesn't love her enough.

Catherine persuaded: "This is a good thing, Jane. If he can hesitate to make decisions about your marriage and let other people decide, what will you do in the future? Marriage is not a simple matter, there will be too many trivial things and different things." Definitely unknown, you don’t know what people and things he will meet, he has no idea, do you want his friends to decide your life every time?”

Jane was very distressed.Although she acted as if nothing had happened, deep in her heart she still missed this gentleman occasionally, because she had never received any rejection from him, so she couldn't help but look forward to reuniting with him in Nedelfil one day.But now, her sweet dream is over, and her love is also ending together.

Seeing that Jane was depressed, Catherine didn't know what to say, so she could only sit quietly beside her and be silent with her.

After leaving Jane's bedroom, Catherine sat at the desk and wrote back to Elizabeth.

Out of a desire to comfort her sister and amuse her, Catherine wrote what she had not told anyone: "... Mr. Darcy came to Uncle Gardiner's last Sunday morning to propose to me. Lizzie, I I have already guessed your cute expression when you saw this sentence. To be honest, I am no less surprised than you. I never thought that such a situation would happen. Of course, I refused him, and Mr. Darcy was very sad when he left. I don’t know if such news has made you feel better? Although his sadness can’t offset Jane’s sadness, fortunately, the culprit is not doing too well, haha.”

In the letter, Catherine ended the matter with a few words, all written in a relaxed and happy tone.But for such a few short lines, she frowned slightly when she wrote, raised the pen and put it down again, and repeated the action several times before finishing them.

At the same time, Elizabeth met Mr. Darcy in the garden near the mansion.

Both of them looked preoccupied, and neither of them wanted to see each other from the bottom of their hearts.

Elizabeth didn't like Mr. Darcy in the first place, and now she is very repulsive because of the matter of Jane and Wickham.Mr. Darcy would think of her sister when he saw her. The figure of Catherine had been lingering in his mind, and he would only have a moment of respite occasionally. possible.

The two greeted each other stiffly.After a moment of silence, Darcy was polite, but he couldn't help wanting to inquire about someone: "Long time no see... How is your family recently?"

Elizabeth looked at the other party's arrogance and selfishness, without guilt, as if nothing had happened, and asked with anger: "Mr. Darcy, I have something to ask."

Darcy was surprised: "Please tell me."

"Although my family is insignificant compared to your friends, I don't understand how you can slander and hurt my family behind your back, and ask them if they are okay?"

Darcy didn't understand for a moment.His first reaction was that Elizabeth knew about his relationship with Catherine, but he soon realized that was impossible.

If Elizabeth knew, she would never say such a thing, after all, it is clear at a glance who hurts who between him and Catherine.

He looked at Elizabeth's angry expression, thought about what she said for a moment, and then realized what the lady was talking about.He did this with no shame in his heart, but he could also understand the anger of a relative.He thought about how to explain it to Elizabeth.

And Elizabeth saw his silence as arrogant contempt, and she was even more angry. She said angrily: "I don't expect that a gentleman like you who is so arrogant will explain to you when everyone recognizes that you are selfish and vicious. Still arguing head-on with Mr. Wickham about such things. Thank you, Dade, but I never thought you would be so kind. What are you doing when Catherine is defending you? You are doing everything you can to slander her sister and destroy Jane's Happiness makes our whole family feel sad!"

Hearing Elizabeth's straightforward accusation, Darcy was stunned.Her words made his silent heart beat violently. He couldn't believe what he heard, his pupils trembled slightly, and he asked in a hurried tone, "What did you say, Miss Elizabeth?"