[Sense and Sensibility] Worth having

It is worth mentioning that Willoughby and Marianne did not return until supper time, and under Mrs. Dashwood's cross-examination, it was supposed that they had gone for a walk in Mrs. Smith's yard.They didn't feel the slightest apology for leaving everyone behind!

After more than an hour of rest, Christo had basically recovered her energy. After the meal, she sat on the sofa and listened to Marianne's rich rhetoric in praising Mrs. Smith's yard—Mrs. Smith, that is, Willoughby That rich relative.

"It's really beautiful there, the house is very cozy, if the furniture is not too worn out, I bet it must be the most beautiful resort around here, and Willoughby told me that it would cost about 200 pounds to replace all the furniture... "If no one interrupted her, she would go on and on, and Mrs. Dashwood looked at her with a very approving look and listened attentively.As for Willoughby, he just looked at Marianne's speech with enthusiastic eyes, nodded occasionally, and made a look of great agreement.

Eleanor hesitated to speak several times, but finally she expressed her opinion: "Mrs. Smith is at home, and Marianne, you don't know Mrs. Smith at all. Do you think your visit is completely correct?"

"Why not? It was a pleasant experience."

"But pleasant things are not always right. There are already people talking about your behavior today. You must know that you left in the middle of the picnic when we invited everyone." Eleanor tried her best She was tactful, but she had to make some things clear. She said it in front of Willoughby so that he could keep these things in his heart and restrain himself.

This should have been said by Mrs. Dashwood, but their mother seemed to have lost her temper after scolding Christo in the afternoon.Eleanor didn't quite understand why their mother was dissatisfied with the more restrained relationship between Christophe and Colonel Brandon, but why she allowed Marianne to be so bold. When she came back, she also showed a very angry look. Could it be that the mother's anger was only aimed at Christo?

This is why Eleanor misunderstood Mrs. Dashwood. Although this lady is in her forties, the clear springs of romance and love still infiltrate her. Marianne has inherited her enthusiasm. From this perspective , although my daughter behaved a little too much, what's the big deal?On the contrary, Christo, she doesn't think that a man has a second chance to fall in love. On this point, she agrees with Marianne.

"Someone refers to Mrs. Jennings. I don't think there is any need to pay attention to her words. She always says some embarrassing things." Marianne said indifferently.

"But she also brought us a lot of laughter. Besides, even if the house will belong to Willoughby in the future, it doesn't mean that what you are doing now is right!" Eleanor's tone was a little serious, she was Watching Willoughby say these words.

Willoughby, who received Eleanor's gaze, quickly smoothed things over, and his positive attitude of admitting his mistakes made Eleanor feel relieved. "Okay, okay, I was wrong this time, it has nothing to do with Marianne, Eleanor calm down, it won't be like this in the future."

Marianne looked as if she wanted to refute something, and it hurt her more to say anything against Willoughby than herself.At this time, Christo interrupted her just right: "Margaret, today's handwriting practice can't be wasted. I had fun during the day, and I have to make up my homework in the evening."

"Ah! Sister, can't you take a day off? I'm already very tired today!" Margaret exclaimed, and then threw herself on the sofa where Christo was sitting, acting coquettishly.

"There is no room for accommodation. English calligraphy is like this. You can't waste it. If you want to write a good hand, you have to work hard. It was the same when we practiced the piano before. Waiting for Ellie This is even more so after Nuo taught you how to draw." Christo touched Margaret's head and said briskly: "You have made some progress, but don't waste it, go. "

Knowing that it was irreversible, Margaret took out the writing tool weakly, and Christophe specially prepared for her the marking tool she used when practicing calligraphy. Beginners can keep the font at the same inclination when writing in the grid Angle, more beautiful atmosphere.

It was the first time for Willoughby to see such a scene, and he couldn't help being amazed: "Is this the tradition of the Dashwood family? I mean, the ladies want to write a good poem, which can be regarded as a kind of skill. It’s just hard work when you’re studying.”

"No, this is Christo's unique skill. She prefers to practice calligraphy." Marianne curled her lips, regretting that she hadn't focused on practicing calligraphy, but her calligraphy is not ugly, and she can even be called graceful. .

"But if you keep writing according to the norms, don't you lack personal characteristics?" Willoughby looked at Margaret, who was writing hard, and praised: "I think you have written very well, and the copybook is also very good." There are already nine points of similarity, your sister is really demanding, isn't she?"

Margaret did not speak, because during this period of training, she had fully realized that Christophe was unselfish in academics, and even though she was still a child, she could feel Christophe's love for Willoughby. dissatisfaction, which means that she must not agree with Willoughby's words.

"Yes, I don't think my request is very high, and Margaret's copying is far from [-]% of what you said. She keeps moving her fingers when writing, and the correct way to write is to move her arms , so that the written words will be smooth and beautiful, Margaret, obviously you have forgotten what I said before." Christo said solemnly, she believed that Willoughby must have learned about her from Marianne She was dissatisfied with him, but his compliments did not diminish at all, which was one of the reasons why she didn't like him.

Marianne can't play with such a playboy. For some reason, she always feels that Willoughby is a bit of a gamer, not the kind of wholehearted, fledgling love. The flattery and praise that he can make people like him, even if sometimes his praise is exaggerated, so there is a great sense of disobedience.However, this was no longer her concern.Christo held Margaret's hand, guided her to complete a beautiful capital 'T', and then said some related essentials.

Willoughby hit a snag, and quickly changed the subject to another topic, talking about what he had seen and heard in the manor.He owns a small manor, and his income is not much, but he still has a few hundred pounds, but his usual expenses are more expensive, so he occasionally cannot make ends meet.

Although Christo is guiding Margaret's writing, Margaret's handwriting is already on the right track. All she needs is to practice hard, so she doesn't need to stare at her all the time. Interferenced by the conversation not far away, she casually found a book on the bookshelf, opened it and read it.

Willoughby rose to take his leave sometime after eight o'clock, not to mention Marianne's reluctance.Christo looked at Margaret's recent fonts and felt that they were indeed [-]% similar, so she happily announced that Margaret can no longer have such intensive training, as long as she writes a few lines every few days , just keep it in good condition.After that, it was Marianne who taught her to play the piano, and Christo was finally liberated, and she was also very happy.

As October entered the middle and late ten days, the banquets that Sir John had mentioned before began to be held intensively. Even in the rainy days, those water parties did not decrease in the slightest.Mr. Willoughby returns to the center of the banquet. He will graciously help Marianne pick up the thrown balls, and will spare no effort to sacrifice his own interests when playing cards to help Marianne win the final victory.

The conversation between Christo and Brandon completely shifted from weather to human geography.She was surprised to find that, apart from not being very proficient in literature, the colonel is also well-read, with many off-the-wall places, secrets and legends that Chris has never heard of, and the colonel can also tell them.

What surprised Christo the most was that the colonel’s voice was very pleasant, especially when he told stories, the subtle tone of his tone was exquisite, and Christo himself didn’t like those surprises. She is more inclined to make some supplements when there are loopholes.

As for Colonel Brandon, on the one hand, he was amazed by the breadth of Christo's knowledge, and on the other hand, he was also inspired by her unique insights. Sometimes he even felt that he was communicating with a peer, not a 16 year old girl.The more in-depth the content of the conversation, the more thorough the mutual understanding will be, because the view on one thing itself can reflect one's personality. Fortunately, the two people's views are always roughly the same.

Of course not everything is smooth sailing.Christo tactfully expressed to the colonel her mother's dissatisfaction with their age gap, and hoped that the colonel would make some efforts for this.What the colonel did was to visit Dashwood's house from time to time, so that the Dashwood family could understand him better.

Occasionally, I met Willoughby on the way to visit. Although the two of them did not like each other, as future brothers-in-law, they also tacitly staggered the visits.After a long time, Mrs. Dashwood and everyone accepted the pairing of Christo and Colonel Brandon.

The colonel is planning a party at his brother-in-law's estate recently.It was Whitwell, twelve miles from Barton Hall.Since the owner of the manor is abroad, and has given strict instructions that Colonel Brandon must personally lead in and out, Christo discouraged this plan.

Her reason was very simple. Since there was no news about the colonel's adopted daughter, once the news came, the colonel must rush to London as soon as possible, which might affect the holding of the party.In view of the fact that she recently received some letter replies from London, she already had a brief understanding of the situation of the colonel's adopted daughter in the girls' school, even better than the colonel himself.The colonel gave his adopted daughter the best education, and the girls' school she attended was also where Christophe's best friend attended.

Someone wrote a letter saying that he had seen the down-and-out lady a few days ago, and Christo had already sent a letter to confirm it. After all, this was a matter of concern, and she cared very much.

The author has something to say: I am reading "Orphan in the Twist" recently, and I always feel inspired after reading the famous book repeatedly.

I recommend He Wen'an's translation, it feels pretty good,

The translation of "Sense and Sensibility" I bought is Luo Wenhua's translation, it is so sick that I can't read it!

It’s always right to read more famous books, and don’t forget to read my articles. O(∩_∩)O~