[Pride and Prejudice] Becoming Katherine Bennett

Catherine's words made the room fall into silence for a while.

Elizabeth and Georgiana, each with girlish thoughts, were silent.After a while, Georgiana raised her head and said, "Will I meet someone like that?"

"If I said yes of course, you wouldn't believe it. In fact, we really can't control such illusory things as future fate, but there is one thing that we can decide," Catherine walked to Georgiana , gently rubbing Georgiana's head, "That's trying to make myself better, before that person appears."

If you are in full bloom, the breeze will come.

"Will you stay with me, Catherine?" Georgiana subconsciously said, her eyes full of dependence.

Catherine froze for a moment, not knowing how to answer.Georgiana also realized at this time that her question seemed to have a misleading meaning, and explained in a panic: "I don't mean anything else, I'm just talking about us, and I want to ask if we will always be friends, please don't Misunderstand."

"Of course we're friends, always will be."

Elizabeth was sitting on the sofa on one side. She was deeply moved by the scene in front of her, and amused at the other.

She is extremely intelligent, and she knows and trusts her sister enough. She has already vaguely guessed that Catherine will still go to the appointment in today's busy family situation and she is in a bad mood. She has been guiding and persuading Georgiana, not just for book exchanges, There may be other stories behind it.

Although just contacted, Elizabeth has already felt that Georgiana's character is very different from what Wickham said, even completely opposite.She doesn't understand the reason, but she thinks Georgiana is a cute, shy and introverted girl, no one can hate her, especially Elizabeth, who has a slightly strong and assertive personality, and feels pity for weak girls .

Elizabeth thought it was very interesting.Catherine is probably only one or two years older than Georgiana, but at this moment, the two of them are completely like elders and children.And all of this was very warm and touching. No one present felt that Catherine's words were children deliberately imitating adults' words, or that they were inappropriate.

If Mr. Darcy was not too annoying, it would be a good thing for his sister to marry him. At least his family relationship is simple enough, and Catherine and Georgiana get along well.

Thinking of this, a sly look appeared on Elizabeth's face.She thought that Mr. Darcy must be very jealous of her at this time, after all, if he could sit in her place now, it is estimated that no one would ask him to play cards, he would not be free.

Catherine stroked Georgiana's smooth black hair like she was rubbing a cat, until she slowly calmed down and blushed with embarrassment, Catherine retreated to the sofa as if nothing had happened.

Georgiana blushed and looked at Catherine.She didn't understand why Catherine could be so calm and intelligent, she knew everything, and she spoke in a gentle manner. Every word was like a breeze in the mountains, blowing into her ears and imprinting on her heart.Oh Catherine can write books, "Alice" is so beautiful!

Georgiana remembered what Mrs. Judd said again, and couldn't help admiring Catherine even more, thinking that she was very courageous.If I encountered such a thing, I am afraid that I will only cry in fear.

When will she be as gentle and strong as Catherine?

Georgiana felt an indescribable love for Catherine in her heart.She really liked her, even more than her brother liked her.If Catherine can become her own sister-in-law, then there is no happier thing in the world for her.

With this in mind, Georgiana couldn't help but feel more urgent.She already had a heavy responsibility on her shoulders today, and now she wanted to tell Catherine immediately.

Georgiana said earnestly: "I think of something I want to show you, me, this is a magical gift I just got."

"Oh? Then I'm looking forward to it." Catherine replied.

In fact, when she first entered the study, Catherine found that the difference from her last visit was that there was a new desk in the study near the window, and there was a mysterious thing on the desk. It covers up.

Catherine looked at it with a little novelty at that time.That thing is not big, nor high, about a cuboid, but very irregular, high and low, people can not guess what it is.

They went to the desk, and Georgiana stood to one side, holding the corner of the tablecloth firmly in both hands.She made a gesture of lifting, but she didn't immediately reveal the answer. Instead, she was very serious and stressed to Catherine a little nervously: "Then I opened it?"

"Okay, what kind of thing is it?" Catherine cooperated with a smile, and she also had some expectations in her heart.She couldn't guess what it was that could make a noble lady like Georgiana pay so much attention to it.

Georgiana picked up the cloth, raised her arm and lifted the cloth from the table in an instant, allowing Catherine and Elizabeth to see what was covered underneath.

"This is?" Elizabeth couldn't help but wondered what it was without seeing it.

"Oh, this is..." Georgiana was about to answer when Catherine suddenly said softly, "A typewriter... this is a typewriter."

Yes, that is a typewriter.

At first sight of the machine, Catherine didn't recognize what it was.But right away, after seeing something like a keyboard, key levers, and connecting cables with letters engraved on it, she reacted.

"Yes, how do you even know this!" Georgiana was amazed. "Catherine, is there anything in this world that you don't understand?"

Catherine didn't speak, she stared blankly at the machine without saying a word.

The things in front of me are very different from the antique typewriters displayed in museums that Catherine has seen.

This machine looked more primitive, heavy, and made of wood, much larger than those metal typewriters.The sorting of the keyboard is extremely unscientific, it is in the order of 26 letters, and it must be inconvenient to use just thinking about it.I don't know what kind of link is used under the keyboard, and the rebound is very slow after pressing, which is not comparable to the response speed of a computer keyboard.

But this is England in the early 19th century.This machine, I am afraid that there are not many in the world, and it may be the earliest in the world, at least she has never seen it anywhere else.

She stared at the typewriter intently, with disbelief first, then surprise and a blank expression on her face, and then these complex emotions faded away into silence.

But in her eyes, if anyone noticed at this moment, they would see that they were filled with unprecedented emotions.

Georgiana is introducing to the curious Elizabeth: "...click the letter here, and it will be displayed on the paper, but it is from the bottom to the top, and you have to look backwards."

Elizabeth tried to type a word: "Oh! This is amazing, Catherine, look, with this you..."

Elizabeth looked up excitedly, wanting to share the surprise and joy with her sister, but she was surprised to see that there seemed to be tears reflecting the sun on Catherine's cheeks.

Her first reaction was that she had read it wrong, but she soon realized that Catherine was really crying.

Both Elizabeth and Georgiana panicked.In the hearts of the two of them, Catherine had always been strong and brave, calm and stable at all times, and she had never seen her so fragile.

Georgiana suddenly panicked and panicked. She even searched for a handkerchief for a long time before she remembered where it was.Elizabeth wanted to walk towards her, but accidentally knocked her arm on the table, making a loud bang.

Catherine looked at the panic-stricken look of the two of them, and smiled through tears: "I'm fine."

She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, then looked at Georgiana with a solemn and serious expression: "Georgianna, I have a question for you, please don't hide anything, and don't laugh at her."

Georgiana said, "Ask me, of course I won't!"

Catherine closed her eyes and took a deep breath.The following words are actually very difficult for her.

After living two lifetimes, Catherine knew that she was a pessimistic and inferior girl. Not only did she never dare to have any excessive expectations or expectations, but even when something beautiful happened, her first reaction was not excitement and joy, but In a panic, I thought there must be something wrong.

She wasn't really brave at all.In terms of emotions, she is more cowardly than anyone else.She can only deny and reject, and never fight for anything for herself, even once.Where does she deserve it?

But now...

Maybe it's because the sunshine outside the window is too bright, maybe it's the elegant singing of birds, maybe it's the warm and peaceful atmosphere inside the house.

Or maybe it was the past words and deeds of that gentleman that gave her the courage to wishful thinking.

The moment she recognized that it was a typewriter, many images flashed through Catherine's mind, and those images were all related to one person.

He looked at her, he smiled at her.He was nervous, and he was shaking slightly.He is anxious, he is shy.He looked sad, and his words were pleading.

Standing in front of her, he saw the deep sea in his eyes, and the sky full of stars behind him.

And what never changed in that scene was his quiet and tolerant tenderness.

Thinking of that gentleman, Catherine suddenly felt courageous.She no longer fears getting hurt or being laughed at by her sister and Georgiana.Compared with the urgency to know the answer, what are those small worries and self-esteem?

Now she is afraid that she is being affectionate and that he will not love her anymore.

Catherine summoned up all her strength: "This typewriter, did Darcy find it for me?"

She was extremely nervous and felt uneasy, but more, she was full of expectations.

The other party didn't make her wait too long.

Almost the second after her voice fell, Georgiana replied excitedly: "Yes! Catherine, yes! This is what my brother found for you!"

Georgiana was so happy she wanted to jump up.She felt that Catherine's attitude and tone were very solemn, and hurriedly told the whole thing: "Catherine, please listen to me tell the whole thing, don't be angry, I will tell my brother about your writing."

"The day before yesterday we went to my uncle's house as a guest. A guest told everyone what happened in Earl Gordon's salon, but she didn't know your name. But my brother was very concerned about your affairs, so I guessed it was you. The guest said Everyone thinks that Mr. Gordon is going to marry you soon, and my brother seems to know something, and his face turns pale in an instant."

"I really couldn't bear him being too sad, so I told him privately about your book writing. I'm sorry Catherine, you told me so clearly that no one else would know about it, I'm really sorry for you. But my brother is so sad, I , I really can't keep my mouth shut, I really hope he can understand you better."

"Brother left immediately and went home, and finished reading the book overnight. The housekeeper told me that he read it all night in the study, and then went out again just after dawn, and stayed outside for several days. I thought he was looking for you, but I was still uneasy I waited patiently, and didn’t dare to ask too much, for fear of getting bad news.”

"As a result, he brought this machine back yesterday and told me that the machine was invented by the Danes for typing. He asked me to give it to you, saying that it would be very helpful for you to write a book. He specifically asked me not to let me say yes He gave it, if you guess it, say he found it for me, he is afraid that you will not accept it."

"But I really hope you know my brother's intentions, and I don't want you to misunderstand his intentions. I know my brother, and I dare say he is the best and gentlest person in the world. He has no other intentions, just want to be simple Hello to you."

Elizabeth on the side was stunned after hearing this, and had no idea that there was such a reason.It turns out that Mr. Darcy found this machine specially for Catherine!

She was both surprised and delighted, and thought that although Mr. Darcy was indifferent to Wickham, he really put all his thought into Catherine, which was so touching that no one could not be moved.She remembered that Catherine had been worried that Mr. Darcy would follow the old ways and know she would stop liking her after he wrote the book.Check out this typewriter!What other language can match such an answer?

After listening to Georgiana's words, Catherine immediately turned around and left the study, and walked down the stairs quickly.As she walked, she felt that the speed was a bit slow, so she raised her skirt slightly, and ran all the way to the door of the lounge under the surprised eyes of the servants.

She didn't care to catch her breath, and suddenly opened the door. Her movement made everyone in the room look at her.

Catherine didn't have the heart to pay attention to other people's eyes.

She looked straight at Darcy, only seeing him in her eyes: "Mr. Darcy, can you come out with me? I have something to say to you."

Everyone was stunned, not understanding what was going on with Catherine, and they couldn't help but look at Darcy.

Before anyone else could react, Darcy had already got up.

He stared deeply at Catherine, and only her figure was in his eyes.

"of course."

my miss.