[Pride and Prejudice] Becoming Katherine Bennett

When Darcy and two Fitzwilliam cousins ​​walked into the lounge back and forth, Mrs. Judd's gossip sharing had come to an end.

"Miss Crane's complexion was very bad. She tried to explain to the Countess, but Mrs. Gordon didn't let her speak at all. After that, she arranged for a maid to take her to change clothes. You didn't see Miss Crane's face at that time. , is really wonderful."

Someone asked: "Take her to change clothes, what's she dissatisfied with?"

"Oh, you don't know that," Mrs. Judd dragged on, until all the ladies in the room turned their attention to her, and then revealed the answer with a little complacency, "She let her daughter The butler took another lady with him. Isn't this arrangement a sign of closeness?"

The ladies present, including Georgiana, all showed expressions of sudden realization, and kept talking.

"It seems that the countess has a better relationship with that lady."

"I don't know where that lady came from, I feel like I've never heard of it."

"Earl Gordon's family is about to usher in a happy event. This is really good news."

"What good news?" Colonel Fitzwilliam asked after hearing the last sentence.

The ladies stood up to greet the gentlemen.After Darcy and the others were seated, Countess Fitzwilliam said, "We were just talking about an interesting story about Earl Gordon's family."

Mr. Fitzwilliam, Darcy's cousin, said: "Earl Gordon's family? Willard Gordon?"

Mrs. Judd continued: "Besides him, how many handsome bachelors in England can cause the ladies to be so jealous of him regardless of face?"

"There are two next to you." The countess smiled.

Colonel Fitzwilliam waved his hands again and again: "Oh Mom, thank you for putting me together with the two of them. But I think the ladies may not be able to decide who to marry for a while, but they will definitely decide who not to marry soon. "

"I must be the one excluded," said Darcy, smiling.

Everyone in the room laughed, and after a while, Mrs. Judd continued: "Although I have always known that Mr. Gordon is very popular with unmarried ladies, this is the first time I have seen such a scene: two ladies unexpectedly Hands up for Mr. Gordon! They frightened Betty, she is well-behaved and sensible, well-bred and educated in her speech and manners, and she is not so impolite like these ladies."

Betty is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Judd. She is 19 years old and is still in her boudoir.When she said these words, she kept her eyes on Darcy, and her tone was very friendly.

Colonel Fitzwilliam winked at Darcy from an angle she couldn't see, and Darcy pretended not to see, smiling and listening to Mrs. Judd's "sharing".

Mrs. Judd told them again what had happened in the salon.She was eloquent and articulate, and described the events at that time vividly. No one at the scene was emotionally aroused by her narration.

This is why she is short-sighted and narrow-minded, but she can still become a fairly welcome guest in the Earl's house.Every time she comes to visit, she will not come "empty-handed", and she will be a guest only if she has enough touching stories.

She has a very good memory, and she firmly remembers all the details that happened that day and relayed them one by one. She even imitated every movement and every word of the two ladies perfectly.

When the story was retold, she concluded: "We all thought that Mr. Gordon had met his soul mate and was going to end his dashing bachelor life. No one had ever seen him so devoted and special to a lady. He When he entered the salon, many young ladies were silently watching him, but he ignored them and walked directly to that young lady, knowing that she had her back to him and didn't even see him."

"So it sounds like the lady Gordon likes is very unique and has a great personality. Considering he is a pirate-like figure, it's not surprising that he likes this lady," Colonel Fitzwilliam listened with relish, and waited for Mrs. Judd to finish speaking. , he said again, "I remembered! Once we were in the gentleman's salon, Cocker said that he had seen Mr. Gordon and a young lady very intimately together. At that time, everyone was very interested and asked him about it. , but I can’t remember how he answered. Darcy, do you remember, you were there that time, and you won the card game... What’s wrong with you, why is your face so pale? "

Everyone looked at Darcy, and found that he, who was still in high spirits just now, had a very bad complexion. His expression was both angry and surprised. Besides, there were some unclear emotions.

"I'm fine." Darcy said calmly.

"You don't look all right. Are you feeling unwell? Jody, go and get Dr. Hood now," said the countess.

Darcy said: "There is no need to call for a doctor, aunt, I just have a sudden headache, and it will be all right in a while."

"Then go to the bedroom and rest. You'd better get a good night's sleep. I'll send someone to call you during dinner. If you're still not feeling well then, I'll call a doctor."

Darcy thanked the countess for her kindness and followed the servants away silently.

When he entered the bedroom, he lay on the bed and saw the servant close the door, then got out of bed immediately, and paced up and down the room anxiously, without a moment's rest, sometimes with his arms behind his back, sometimes folded on his chest.

There is no doubt that the lady who was splashed with wine in Mrs. Judd's story must be Catherine.Darcy didn't need to hear Mrs. Judd's description of Gordon's specialness to the lady. He could be sure that it was Catherine only from her clever words and decisive behavior.

It can only be her.Besides her, which other lady would be so lively and lovely?

But why did she go to Earl Gordon's house?Didn't she say she didn't like Willard Gordon?Is she lying to him?

No, it's not possible.Darcy immediately denied this guess.With Catherine's pride, if she chooses Gordon, she will be honest and open, and will never cover up or deceive.

Then she is Mrs. Tina's friend, going to visit?

Darcy was inclined to the answer this time.But soon, a new question followed: If so, how could Mrs. Tina know her?

Darcy heard relatives talk about this lady, and had direct contact several times.She was a very intelligent and skilled lady.She took good care of Earl Gordon himself and his family, and the important social occasions of the ladies were also among the best.In the last parliamentary election, she won a lot of support for Earl Gordon's MPs, and even her uncle and cousin praised her in the chat.

An extremely powerful and intelligent noble lady, why does she treat Catherine special?Besides her unmarried brother, what reason could there be?

Darcy thought about it, and the conclusion he came to could only be similar to other people's guesses: Mr. Gordon must have loved the lady very much, and he had won the support and consent of his family, and the countess was so special to her.

This realization made Darcy restless, but he couldn't do anything about it.

Darcy felt bad.Something suddenly filled his entire chest without warning, making him feel suffocated. At this time, another dark cloud enveloped his heart, and a fire burned his heart, and he was almost out of breath.

He couldn't help thinking about Mrs. Judd's words, and every word in those sentences undoubtedly made his anxiety worse.Soon, these anxieties turned into anger.

Darcy became angry.His anger was certainly not directed at Catherine.He is angry with himself.He was angry with himself for being careless, for being indecisive.

Catherine said that she and Gordon were absolutely impossible.But if she changed her mind, what could he do?He doesn't know what kind of person Gordon is. If Gordon really wants to convince someone, how many people will not be persuaded by him?What's more, Catherine is just a young lady with little social experience.

He has to do something.Darcy thought.He had a sense of urgency that if he waited any longer, he might have to repeat Bentley's tragedy, putting things off until it was too late to regret.

But what can he do now?He still didn't think of a solution for the reasons he was rejected, and he still didn't understand Catherine.He also tried to find a way to understand her, but he had no effective way at all.He racked his brains to get some news from his sister, but her sister kept her mouth shut.

Darcy hadn't had this sense of urgency before, thinking he still had time.He was sure that the problems Catherine said would be faced by others.Would Gordon know her better than he?

Thinking of this, Darcy felt a little more stable.But then, he thought again that Gordon was not such a gentleman as him.Will he persecute and terrorize Catherine?

While Darcy was thinking wildly, the door of the bedroom was gently pushed open.

Darcy looked over and saw Georgiana looking at him worriedly.

Darcy tried his best to restrain the turbulent emotions in his heart, and talked to his sister as gently as possible: "I feel better, you don't have to worry."

"Is that lady Catherine?"

The two brothers and sisters spoke at the same time, but stopped at the same time.

Darcy's mind was punctured, and his face turned blue and white.He was dumbfounded and looked at Georgiana for a long time before he found his own voice: "You..."

Seeing her brother's reaction, Georgiana still didn't understand.She thought of an excellent lady like Catherine, it was not surprising that these excellent gentlemen would like her, and if she were a man, she would definitely fall in love with her, but at the same time, she couldn't help worrying that her brother had a strong competitor.

In fact, Georgiana has been trying very hard to mention her brother to Catherine tactfully. She is shy by nature and values ​​this friend very much. She is not sure whether Catherine hates her brother. After all, what her brother said when he proposed marriage is too hurtful. Not liking it is not an unacceptable thing.

Georgiana had a lot of worries, afraid that Catherine would mind, so she seldom talked about it with her brother.But she did say good things for her brother in front of the other party.Catherine's reaction was always a gentle smile, following her words to praise Darcy, and she couldn't see any other emotions.

Sitting on the sofa, Darcy lowered his head dejectedly, not wanting his sister to see his remorseful and cowardly self at this time.

Georgiana felt sad for her brother's dejected appearance, and the balance in her heart swayed back and forth.Finally, when she saw her brother covering his face with his hands in pain, she made up her mind.

She shouldn't have been so selfish that she didn't care about her brother's happiness just because she was afraid of losing her friends.She decided to tell the contents of the letter between her and Catherine, even if she could never get her forgiveness, Georgiana was determined to endure the pain.

She once did such a thing to torture her brother, how could she look at her brother's sadness and remain indifferent now?

"Brother, I have something very important to tell you, please keep it secret." Georgiana's voice trembled slightly, revealing her inner struggle.

"What's the matter, Georgiana?" Although Darcy was also very sad, when he heard his sister's uncomfortable voice, he immediately looked up at her with concern.

Georgiana didn't answer him, but said, "I have a book in my study called "Alice."

Speaking of this, she took a deep breath, as if to inspire strength: "That book was written by Catherine. I remember my brother said that Catherine thought you didn't understand her. Go and read that book. Catherine and I said that the book is a partial reflection of the author. I think it will be helpful to you."