[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

Maria got a lot of attention all of a sudden. She raised her neck, and her lustrous pearls hung down on her chest, making her complexion fair.

She prided herself on her wit.

Catherine took a few seconds to sort out this question, and she smiled slightly: "Miss Maria's suggestion is of course very good. It is always right for girls to read more books. But not every woman can receive enough correct education. "

Sophia flapped her fan and echoed Catherine's words with a smile: "Because education is very important, Miss Upton wants to warn people in her works, if we can't learn to get knowledge from books, then reality will give enough lessons .”

"Maria, you shouldn't ask a poor lady in a book to read more books. Maybe it's a more correct choice for you to read more books yourself." Charlotte watched the dispute with a cold eye, and added slowly at the end.

Maria's face was flushed, she clutched the hem of her skirt, gritted her teeth, and reluctantly bent her knees: "Your Highness is right, I will definitely spend more time studying in the future."

This was just a small episode in the salon, except for Anne who walked over to comfort her worriedly, the other ladies and ladies were a little gloating.Maria lost face in front of a commoner, she was in a bad mood, and she didn't treat Annie as nicely as she did at the beginning. She shook off her hand and walked away angrily.

Annie lowered her eyes, walked back to her spot and sat down again.Mary had just withdrawn from a discussion, and seeing that there was still a vacant seat next to Anne, she also sat down to rest.The atmosphere between the two was silent, and neither of them had the character to speak first.

After a long time, the two looked at each other at the same time and smiled knowingly.

Catherine was surrounded by a group of young ladies, all of whom were very interested in her works, and many of them mentioned that the name "Ryan Upton" was like a man's name, and some ladies who understood it immediately realized this It's just a pseudonym.Catherine took this opportunity to sell her forthcoming collection of short stories to this group of ladies with a lot of pounds in their hands.

Her talent in storytelling was good, and she easily attracted the interest of these aristocratic women whose daily entertainment was almost only embroidery, walking and playing cards.

Catherine summed up the number of people in this salon, and planned to publish her next novel at her own expense without going through the publisher. ①

After the people around Catherine gradually dispersed, Charlotte walked over. She smiled and congratulated Catherine: "Kitty, you are born to be the center of everyone in such an occasion."

Catherine now treats Charlotte without the extreme caution and restraint she had at the beginning, and her way of speaking also reveals a bit of everyday ease: "Your Highness, you have to believe that they are only interested in a strange person who thinks he is a man but is actually a woman. "

Charlotte didn't approve of her banter, staring at Catherine thoughtfully: "No, Kitty, they're more interested in your talents. God has endowed you with many interesting and precious qualities."

Catherine blinked: "I'm very happy to receive such a compliment, and next time I can put this sentence in the introduction of my book."

Charlotte curled the corner of her mouth "poof".

"You said earlier that not every woman has the right education?"

Catherine put away her relaxed expression, and her attitude became serious: "Your Highness, in fact, this sentence is not correct. Many women have no access to the so-called education, and they spend their whole lives running around for a living. Another part of the women is subjected to If you mean ceremonial dancing, wine tasting, etc., then I don't think they are real education, these can only be regarded as the training of talents. And how many women in the whole of England can receive these talents training ?”

"And what do you think women should really be educated about?"

Charlotte listened to her without showing any bias towards her point of view.

"the University."

Catherine answered without hesitation.

"The right to go to university, including the right to work after university."

However, in this era, women are not allowed to do all this, and even well-known universities like Oxford and Cambridge did not open their enrollment to women until decades later.

Charlotte looked at her in surprise and didn't speak for a long time.

She knew that the "work" Catherine mentioned did not refer to household work such as mending clothes, but a real work facing the society.

She looked at Catherine for a long time, then shook her head slightly: "Kitty, you have to know that it is a long time ago to achieve such a goal. Maybe when our life is over, it still has no effect."

Catherine took a step back and curtseyed: "But whether a thing can achieve its goal immediately is not the reason we do it in many cases."

Charlotte smiled softly. "Kitty, you are very brave. But now you must also remember that after the salon you are going to visit my mother."

"of course."

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On the other side, Jane, the eldest lady of the Bennet family, was discussing with Leonard which fabric would be more comfortable and affordable for clothing.

This was something Lydia should have considered, but she has been busy drawing some new styles of men's clothing recently - Brett somehow found out about Lydia's whereabouts, and came to model Lydia himself.

Lydia was also very happy, she had a lot of affection for Brett, she envied him the manor he owned and the beautiful jewelry he inherited from his mother, she also liked his face and character, and liked to talk to him about the latest fashions in London .This love inspired her to draw several patterns of men's clothing.

Brett knew the fashion trend in London very well, so he offered to give her help and reference, and they got closer than before.

After Elizabeth rejects Darcy, she is uncomfortable seeing him for several days.Darcy also understood her embarrassment, so he deliberately avoided being alone with her.While Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief, she couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in her heart that she didn't even notice.

Putting these thoughts aside, she went into her room and dug out ink and paper and pen to write a second recent letter to Catherine.There were some unimportant trifles in the letter, but there were a few that caught Catherine's attention.

The first is that Jane seems to have some affection for Leonard.Elizabeth's tone of voice was uncertain when she mentioned it.She and Jane have always been close, saying this because Jane can't accurately grasp her own feelings-after she broke her heart with Mr. Bingley, she treats her feelings more cautiously.But Leonard seemed to be deliberately trying to please Jane, and it was his initiative that made Elizabeth realize that Jane might also have a good impression of him.

That's not a bad thing for now.

As long as young men and women don't get too involved in their relationship, nothing will happen.At the same time, Catherine hopes that Jane will come out of the past completely as soon as possible.Judging from the current situation alone, they are like-minded, and even if they don't talk about feelings, it is good to make a new friend.

The second is Lydia and Brett. Elizabeth still doesn't know that Brett has proposed marriage, so she is a little worried about their relationship.

The other is Mr. Knightley's younger brother and sister Isabella. When she and her husband Mr. John Knightley came to Leonard's door to discuss business, they happened to recognize Lydia and warmly invited them to come To be a guest, and asked about Catherine's situation. ②

Speaking of this, Elizabeth also mentioned that Jane was a little suspicious of her situation—after all, she set off a day earlier than them.

They have already promised Isabella to come to the house someday, and hope that Catherine can go together when she has time.

Catherine, thinking of her mother's preoccupation with her visiting the Knightleys, intended to take this opportunity to fulfill Mrs. Bennet's wish.Then Mrs. Bennet would have nothing more to say.

Mr. Knightley himself was not in London at this time.

Catherine planned well and wrote back to Elizabeth on the same day, readily agreeing to join them in a few days.

Catherine is still living in the Fitzroy mansion, while Mary is busy with her studies and begins to make various necessary preparations.Sophia also asked a friend who works in the city government to prepare a new male identity for Mary.Mary didn't need to be like this. She already had some plans in her heart, but she still didn't refuse Sophia's eager eyes.

Catherine plans to join Elizabeth and the others after meeting Charlotte's mother, Princess Caroline.

But before she heard from Princess Caroline, she first waited for Princess Charlotte's father, the current Prince Regent, to summon her.

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①: At that time, self-publishing novels was quite common. Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice" was also self-published, earning two hundred pounds at the time.

②: The setting that Mr. Knightley's younger brother is doing business in London comes from the original text of "Emma".It may be due to the eldest son inheritance system at that time, so the younger brother, who was the second son, did not get a lot of real estate, so he embarked on the road of business.