[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

To be honest, Catherine thinks that her "friend" is most likely Mr. Knightley's brother, after all, the address belongs to their husband and wife, and from the wording, the other party is more likely to be a gentleman than a woman.

This is one of the reasons Catherine worried that they would not be able to carry on the friendship.Although she has a clear conscience about this friendship, she cannot change other people's opinions.Especially Isabella, Catherine has a good impression of Isabella who is similar to Jane, and she doesn't want any misunderstanding for Isabella.

Trust between people is fragile.

But John Knightley's words confuse her—in the current situation, it seems that she has misunderstood.

Catherine blinked and stared at Mr. Knightley, who glanced at Catherine with an unidentified light in his eyes.Catherine suddenly realized her impoliteness, and hurriedly turned her head away, staring at her fingertips intently, did not initiate the topic again, and only chatted with Isabella absent-mindedly.

In fact, she was sitting on pins and needles.

This is a situation she has never encountered since she came to this world.

She glanced at Knightley quietly and told herself to calm down.

Isabella's eyes turned around Catherine and Knightley, her eyes flashed, and she continued to praise Lydia's fashion talent, and promised to buy a lot of clothes designed by Lydia herself. skirt.Talking about Lydia going to a hot spring with a certain lady, and warmly and sincerely recommending a few girls a good place to go to a hot spring near London.

It was not until before dinner that Catherine found time to be alone with Knightley.

Isabella proposed to play whist, Jane thoughtfully proposed to participate, and John Knightley would naturally accompany his wife. Elizabeth's interest in playing cards was irrelevant, but she could see that Catherine was a little out of her mind today. Thinking about it, he also took the initiative to participate in the game.

Their game was not for high stakes, but for amusement, and this gave the Miss Bennets some extra leisure, for almost an hour.

Everyone went to the card room, leaving only Catherine and Knightley in the living room.

They are all smart people, and there is no need to say a lot after what they said before, and they already know each other well.Although Catherine was flustered and made muddled judgments before, this experience was enough for her to calm down and analyze the various reasons behind it.

But it was precisely because of this that she dared not speak rashly when facing Knightley.Catherine raised her eyes, and it was rare to see uncertainty and hesitation in those dark and bright eyes.

Knightley's eyes were focused, gentle, and somewhat serious.

In Catherine's memory, he always seemed so easy to get along with, and she hadn't had time to see the character of "Knightley's stubbornness and seriousness in certain things" that Isabella once mentioned to her.

"Kitty, I invited you to come to Highbury last winter to pick strawberries for the summer, and they are growing very well now." Mr. Knightley introduced the conversation by a less serious subject. Highbury was his estate. Seat, the Knightley family has settled in Highbury for generations and belongs to one of the most prestigious families of that generation.

The tension in Catherine's conversation with him eased a bit, "I'm looking forward to seeing the strawberries that have already grown, they are very cute. If you are still willing to invite me, then I hope that I can bring my sisters together go."

She bit her lower lip lightly, part of her usual calmness had returned to her body.She began to try to dictate the rhythm of the conversation.

"Kitty, I have already invited you once from the bottom of my heart, and of course I will formally invite you to come over as a guest again." Knightley smiled slightly, "If I invite you again at that time, you will not be able to accept it as a guest." We have only known each other for a short time and are not familiar enough to come to visit and refuse. After all, Kitty, we have known each other for two years."

In fact, families that are not so familiar will also interact with each other, just like Isabella invited them this time.However, Catherine will indeed use this reason to refuse occasions she does not want to go.

They dated for two years.

It is completely enough to recognize the nature of the other party from between the lines.

"Two years is enough time for us to get to know the real each other. But I was really surprised that I didn't recognize you when I was in Longbourn." Knightley continued.

"Me neither." Catherine sighed. If she had realized something at that time, the embarrassing situation today would not have happened.Even if it wasn't for the address where the information was exposed, it might take her a long time to realize that she already knew each other, "But the fate is really wonderful, we became friends again."

As she spoke, she didn't notice that her tone gradually became familiar and natural.

"I think it's a good thing, Kitty," said Knightley, with a smile in his eye, "and we'll save a good deal on postage later on. Longbourn isn't far from Highbury. I don't have to Riding to London to fetch the letter."

Catherine couldn't help laughing: "It's really a good thing to say that, but Knightley... why didn't you change the address of the letter later."

Catherine wrote the address vaguely to avoid revealing her identity. When she wrote the first letter, it was Catherine who wanted to send her debut novel to a publishing house near Brunswick Square, but because of wrong information, the A letter arrived in the hands of an unexpected gentleman, who was lucky enough to get a reply.

However, Knightley has been using his brother's address since then, and has not changed it to his real address. Instead, he has bothered to come to London to collect letters every time.This is very strange - he doesn't want to reveal his real information like Catherine.

"Because I don't think you want to have any contact with me in reality." Knightley explained, "I don't want my rash behavior to cause you trouble, and I don't want you to think about it. Kitty, many times Sustaining a friendship requires maintaining a non-interfering distance."

That is why he would rather go to London to take the trouble than change the address of a letter.A sudden change to a very personal and family address cannot be explained clearly by a move or something.Catherine has been deliberately avoiding realistic information in her letters, and Knightley naturally knows that she does not want to have too much involvement in reality with a friend she has never met.Taking into account Catherine's mood, it doesn't matter if he is a little troublesome.

It's just a very tiny thing.

Catherine said: "You are a true friend. From the circumstances it seems to me that we are now meeting rather a lucky thing."

After she finished speaking, she paused suspiciously, but she still couldn't help asking: "Then the 'interesting friend' you mentioned in your letter, and the girl you hoped we could meet, actually..."

"……it's me?"

When Catherine said this, her tone was a bit difficult.

She saw Knightley nodded slowly without hesitation.

He looked at her with a serious expression, but it was not difficult to find a thin smile in his eyes.

Catherine thought of what she wrote in her reply letter, which now seemed to be tantamount to boasting, and immediately had the urge to throw that reply letter into the Thames River immediately.

The author has something to say: [I am no longer a punctual pigeon, I am dirty (pigeon with wings covering head)]

【Anyway, let's make it up slowly QAQ】