[Sense and Sensibility] Worth having

The weather on this day is rare and fine, and there is still plenty of time. Christo is a girl who knows her way. mansion.

The gatekeeper is an old butler. It seems that every manor has such an experienced old man. He looked at Chris suspiciously for a while, and then he recognized the girl she thought was decent, and then nodded. , turned around and reported.

Christo stood outside the closed iron gate of the manor, subconsciously pinching the fingers of his right hand with his left hand, as if this would ease his pressure.Although Sir John said that the colonel's manor was a small manor, Chris thought it was a medium-sized manor due to its size, but the decoration was a bit inconspicuous.

After waiting for a long time, she finally saw two people coming out of the villa.The steward led the way, and the colonel in civilian clothes followed.He only saw the outline of Christo, so although he was surprised for a moment, he blurted out: "Miss Marianne, why are you here? Is there anything I can do for you?"

Kristo raised her eyebrows, she looked at the Colonel for a while with her amber eyes, and there was a wonderful smile on her lips.She stood there without speaking, and without any more expressions.But when the colonel walked closer, he immediately discovered his mistake, and he quickly changed his words: "Christopher! Why are you here!"

Kristo sighed, she stared at the butler's strange eyes, nodded, and confirmed her identity. "Colonel Brandon, I think I have some news. It's urgent. I think you should know."

The colonel was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly opened the door: "Come in first, let's talk. Now that you are here, let's take a rest first." He looked at the horse behind Christo, and asked even more puzzlingly: "Are you riding a horse?" here?"

It's not a short distance from Barton to the manor, which is why the colonel has visited Sir John and the Dashwood family on horseback every time, but now that Christo has traveled so far, it may be some urgent matter.

"No, Colonel, but save the time for being polite. Poor little Eliza is still waiting for your rescue. My friend in London has sent a letter to confirm the news. Your adopted daughter is in a dire condition and I think she needs more help." .” Chris took another look at the butler, who was standing three steps away from the colonel.

She sighed to herself, she did not do too many outrageous things today, so she leaned close to the colonel's ear, lowered her voice, and said the address in London and the situation of the colonel's adopted daughter.After she finished speaking, she returned to her original position and took two steps back.She wanted to pay attention to other people's eyes, so naturally she would not miss the housekeeper, who looked at her with the look of "this girl is too immodest".

"Is your friend reliable?" The colonel was a little worried that Christo would be cheated.

"Of course, they are aristocratic girls from London, and they go to the same school as little Elisa. Although she has paid for the accommodation in advance, it's better for you to go there as soon as possible." Even Christo himself was surprised As for the progress of the conversation, she thought that she would conceal and hesitate, but the fact is that as long as she wanted to, there would always be various reasons for prevarication, instead of this, she spoke clearly and thoughtfully for the Colonel's sake.

There is always a feeling of being out of control. The originally clear road ahead seems to be covered with a layer of fog. You don’t know if you take a step forward, whether it will be a flat road or a cliff, and it will become deep. Unfathomable.Will this be love?Christo smiled, and followed the colonel into his manor.

A few minutes later, she watched the colonel drive away on a black horse.Before leaving, he asked the housekeeper to show Christo a tour of the manor, and then sent her back in a carriage. "Everything is subject to Miss Christophe's words." Although this order made the old housekeeper a little dissatisfied, the loyal housekeeper still carried it out seriously.

The classic Rococo decoration style in the manor is light and elegant.His buildings look pleasing to the eye, but there are some missing details. There is no greenhouse in the manor, and the garden is also ordinary. Some roses are planted here and there. Christo can't help feeling a little ashamed. From this point of view, the Colonel The bouquet of roses given to Marianne was really painstakingly put together.The flowers and plants in the garden are well-trimmed, and the paths are not carefully organized.

A home without a mistress.Christo put a tag on it.But she didn't have the idea of ​​settling here. In her heart, it would be great if she could go to France for a while. Isn't the colonel's sister in France? Perhaps this is still possible.

The biggest difference between her and Marianne is that she will not put other people's property in her own basket for calculation.For example, the manor in front of her has an annual income of [-] pounds, but her own annual income is far more than this figure, because she also has it herself, so she doesn't really expect others to give and share.

The butler took her through every part of the manor, and Christo was very tired, because the horseback was really bumpy before, and the requirements for riding on the side are much higher than that on the straddle, not to mention the mismatched saddle and long distances.As she walked away, she frowned repeatedly, and she also saw the butler's eyes that disliked her coquettishness.

Christo already realized that her behavior was too outrageous this time. She prepared too hastily and left a bad impression on others.So, when she was walking into the reception room, she stopped and said in a reserved tone, "I think it's time for me to go back."

"Oh, miss, I thought you were going to stay in the manor for lunch." The butler's words were a little bit weird.He is just an insignificant person, Christo could have ignored it, but in the end she replied indifferently: "I don't think there is any need for that."

"Maybe it's because my husband isn't here, so no one will accompany you to lunch, but please rest assured, the chef in the manor is very good, please don't have any worries about this." There is something in the butler's words, maybe he thinks that Christo will swallow her anger , maybe he is just relying on the old to sell the old.

Christo's eyes turned cold, she waved her hand and said, "It's okay, I think you just need to prepare the carriage to take me back. Barton Manor, the coachman should know, and, I brought The horses will also be sent back together.”

She used an orderly tone, and also brought the unquestionable aura of the superior. The butler felt that he was holding his breath in his chest, but he also knew that this girl was not a soft persimmon. He shivered and shook his head. Go back and get ready.

This is an era when slavery still exists, Christo has always been aware of this, human life is worthless, if a woman is poor and destitute or rejected by her husband, it is really the most miserable, because it means that you are in At the bottom, anyone can step on you. ——She would never give anyone else this chance.

Christo was sitting on the carriage looking at the scenery outside the window. She was a little tired, so she wanted to think of something to cheer her up. Somehow she thought of what Willoughby said, the colonel's car curtains are really tasteless .She took a look and saw that the decorations in the car were all exquisite and perfect, but the beige car curtain was enough to deduct only one or two points from the perfect impression.Christo's mind turned a little slowly. When she concentrated her thoughts again, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. Willoughby's indoctrination really had a certain effect. If the colonel pursued Marianne, he would probably only be sad and disappointed.

The speed of the carriage is very fast, the driver is experienced, and the driving is very smooth.Christo rushed home at two o'clock in the afternoon.When she was far away and could see the outline of the house, she asked the coachman to stop and let the horses go, and then let the coachman go back.Afterwards, she slowly rode sideways on the horse, as if she had never gone far.

It stands to reason that any family who sees that their children are not there at lunch will come out to look for them.But Christo knew that this was not true in the Dashwood family.Marianne often took Willoughby to lunch.Sometimes no one can be found, and everyone is used to sitting down and eating on time.

It's not a big deal to change to her this time, everyone will think that she has already eaten at Mrs. Jennings's. After all, she and that wife have always had a good relationship, so they can always talk about going together.

Christo thought very well, but the development of things became more variable.I don't know what happened today. Probably Sir John and Mrs. Jennings heard the wind. You must know that Mrs. Jennings is unmatched in gossip. They know that the Dashwood family has ushered in Mr. who starts with F. , So I came to visit to see this young talent.

So Christo was out of luck.When she came home Mrs. Dashwood was alone in the reception room.She sat in the shadow of the sofa, her face blurred.When Christo saw such a scene, her heart skipped a beat.

There were two more water glasses on the table, and it seemed that they hadn't had time to clean them up—that was Mrs. Jennings' visit.She had a bottom line in her heart, and while secretly calling out bad luck, she said hello: "Mother, isn't Edward here? I brought his horse back. His horse is well-raised."

"Where have you been?" Mrs. Dashwood didn't have the heart to entangle with Christopher, think about what everyone said at lunch today——

"Eleanor. Why did Marian go to see Willoughby again today? They must often have lunch together."

"I'm Marianne. How did I not know that I often dine with Mr. Willoughby?"

"Oh my god, it turned out that Christo was not here today, poor child, she must have encountered some trouble."

"This is really fresh, why didn't Christo ride Edward's horse and go to Colonel Brandon! Mrs. Jennings is too double standard!"

Think of the embarrassing expressions on everyone's faces at that time, even Mrs. Jennings didn't speak!Is this to blame Marianne's frankness?No, all of this was caused by Christo's absence!So Mrs. Dashwood finally remembered to fulfill her mother's duty of supervising her children's friendships.After everyone dispersed, she flipped through Christo's room. Unexpectedly, she found a lot of blank envelopes and letter paper, as well as a lot of ink and pens!Although there are no letters left, this is enough to explain something.

Fortunately, Mrs. Dashwood didn't know about Chris Duo's savings.Christo is also a mortal, she also has a fluke heart, maybe her mother will not randomly flip through her things and invade her privacy.But for money, it's too dangerous to keep such things in the room. She divides them in a bank in London, and keeps the keys close to her body.This overcautious move has played a huge role today.

The author has something to say: *Rococo art is an art form or art style that originated in France in the 18th century and spread throughout Europe. It prevailed during the reign of Louis XV, so it is also called "Louis XV style". This art form has the characteristics of lightness, delicacy, delicacy, and complexity. It was influenced by Chinese art during its formation. Some people think that Rococo style is the late Baroque style, that is, the stage of decadence and disintegration.Rococo art style is widely used in architecture, decoration, painting, literature, sculpture, music and other art fields.