[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

Everyone stood up at the same time and saluted the honorable princess.

The arrival of Princess Charlotte made the peaceful salon banquet splash a little.Whispering around, Annie looked around uneasily, lowered her head to study the oriental pattern on the teacup.

This time, it was her mother, Mrs. de Boer, who insisted on her showing up more in such high-class social occasions, and personally entrusted relatives she was not familiar with at all to bring her to this salon.Anne was not keen on these occasions. She was thin and weak, and her mind was a little more sensitive than many girls her age.

It is normal for a widow with a daughter to be despised in social situations.In order to keep the family property and status, Mrs. de Boer had to use a tough style to frighten the ambitious people.At the same time, the guilt and love for her daughter made Mrs. de Boer's education of Anne go to a completely different extreme from her own.

Charlotte walked to Sophia's side, and someone came forward immediately. Catherine took a look and then looked away, having an unfinished chat with Anne.

Catherine had heard about this Miss Anne from Pastor Collins. If it happened, Elizabeth would also have the opportunity to meet this Miss Anne when she was going to Huntford as a guest.

"Don't worry, I heard your name by accident. I actually heard your mother's name first."

Annie lowered her eyes and gave a soft "hmm", as if she didn't have much interest in talking.She quietly clutched the corner of her skirt with her fingers, not very comfortable on this occasion.

Catherine noticed her small movements, and put her tone as calmly as possible, "Mrs. de Boer is a very courageous lady, and she is very admirable."

Annie raised her head, and a trace of surprise flashed through her eyes.There are people who comment on her mother in this way, but under the common understanding of society that the best life for a woman is to embroider and play the piano under the protection of her husband, most of them do not approve of her mother's approach in their hearts.

Catherine's tone was sincere, and when Annie looked over, she could see her slightly curved eye ends, and her long eyelashes were like flapping butterfly wings.

Annie knew that she didn't mean to compliment, but thought so from the bottom of her heart.There was a hint of rosiness on her pale face, "Mom, she's fine."

No wonder Georgiana liked this writer so much.

Annie bit her lip and said, "Can you sign me? I have a friend who really likes your book."

"can."

Catherine blinked. Fortunately, there was a spare pen and paper in front of her, so she didn't need to bother the maid to get it.

"Whom is it to?" asked Catherine.

"Miss Georgiana Darcy," answered Anne quickly.

When Catherine heard the name, the tip of her pen froze slightly, and the ink on the snow-white paper blotted out. She immediately wrote "To Miss Georgiana Darcy" on the paper as if nothing had happened, wrote a sentence of blessing and prayer, and signed her name Leave it to Anne.

Anne thanked her in a low voice, and then talked with her about her work: "Will you publish a new book soon? Georgiana has been looking forward to your new work. ... I have read the book "The Marriage of Thirty Thousand Pounds" and it is very well written. good."

Mrs. de Boer did not like her daughter to read novels that did not improve her morals and her knowledge, so Anne read very little, and even this story was read in fits and starts with Georgiana.

"Thank you for your praise and likes." Catherine blinked at her, "I will publish a collection of short stories in a while, and I can give you a copy, Annie."

She called her and got close to her naturally. Annie was stunned for a while, but she didn't reject her kindness.

The two girls talked again, and it was time for the salon to officially start.The people Sofia invited were all familiar with each other, and most of them were ladies who were comfortable in social situations, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm.

Several female writers who had gained fame in London came to the salon, and they inevitably became the center of the salon.Charlotte and Sophia intentionally pushed Catherine in front of everyone, and Catherine, who was in desperate need of fame, certainly would not let go of such a good opportunity.

She had prepared meticulously, and she was able to handle the whole show with ease, easily winning the favor of many ladies present.

Two of them sat on the long sofa in the corner, and the older young lady gently shook her feather fan, soft and fine feathers caressed her fair face, "If the Miss Lydia who has never met is like her This older sister is average, so I can finally rest assured about my younger brother's marriage."

She sighed.

Another lady next to him picked up the words: "My dear, it is also very important to be in the same family. In my opinion, this marriage is not suitable. You can choose a better lady for Richard."

The young lady shook her head, her tone slightly raised: "I have no reason to intervene in this matter, Richard is no longer a child, he will choose a suitable marriage partner for him. I have intervened to this extent, it is considered too deep .”

After learning that her younger brother proposed to a squire's young daughter, she immediately investigated Lydia's family background, and found out about Catherine. The publisher who happened to be working with Catherine had some relationship with her husband's family. Come out "Ryann Upton" with Katherine Bennet's relationship.

It was difficult for her to find a reason to meet Lydia directly, so she took the liberty to attend this salon today.A family of sisters, unless there are some accidents, their natures will not be too far apart.

Now she is relieved.

On the other side, Sophia invited a lady with a pleasant voice to tell the story in Catherine's manuscript.Catherine is good at characterization, and her language is full of wit and wit. This story was easily recognized by everyone, and several female writers who were invited to come here also praised it repeatedly.Everyone quickly debated about Catherine's two stories—analyzed, the two stories written by Catherine happened to be a contrast between a man and a woman playing with the feelings of others.As for the story with Wickham's shadow, Catherine's words create a sense of destiny that is intertwined, which makes many soft-hearted ladies sigh.

Discussions like snowflakes emerged, and the atmosphere was extremely lively for a while.

Many ladies are willing to communicate with her.Out of politeness, they reservedly did not surround her, but she was surrounded by people all the time, and even Mary, who was not noticed at first, was pulled among them by the ladies.Mary opened her mouth to Socrates and closed her mouth to Kant, and soon the ladies ran away in fright. In the end, there were two or three girls who were quite interested in philosophy, and they had a pleasant conversation.

Catherine knew that her goal of becoming famous was preliminarily achieved.

When her set of short stories comes out, the people at the salon will be her first customers, allowing her book to sell to more people.

A lady said with emotion: "Now that we know this story, we should choose people more carefully when we meet people. Otherwise, we will accidentally meet some people with bad character, and we will be the ones who are insulted and hurt."

Maria, who hadn't spoken much, glanced aside at Charlotte's expression to make sure there was nothing unusual. She cleared her throat, and interjected: "With our status and status, it's natural that we can't get to know such a down-and-out character. Apu Miss Ton, I thought you should make your heroine read more, educated girls are not so easily deceived."

"Do you think I'm right?"

The author has something to say: [Bar Jing Maria Black Fan is online. 】

【Due to busy exams and other things during this period, the update was not done on time. I'm really sorry.The update should be three or four chapters owed, I will make it up as soon as possible.In addition, I will gradually adjust the update time and move it to daytime.

Finally, it is recommended that everyone do moderate exercise every day to maintain good health.

——From the author who has learned from blood and tears. 】