[Pride and Prejudice] First impressions

The arrival of Mr. Collins should be a good thing for Kitty and Lydia.Because since Mr. Bennet made a new rule, they can only go to Meryton twice a week, and now, out of the need to accompany guests, this rule can basically be ignored.

Because of this benefit, even if this cousin is not very popular, the sisters can barely bear it-as long as he turns on the automatic voice blocking function when he is chattering, so this day is not stipulated by Mr. Bennett. The days in the town, but the five sisters went with their cousin in a carriage, because Aunt Phillips wanted to entertain guests for dinner.

Ever since Mrs. Bennet expressed her willingness to marry her second daughter to her, Mr. Cousin has treated Elizabeth as a fiancée, paying attention to her every move, sometimes praising her cuteness from the heart, and sometimes pointing out Her shortcomings in the important position of the future wife of the parish leader, for example, sometimes, her speech or behavior is not dignified and stable enough.

"Of course, dear cousin Elizabeth, you don't have to worry about this at all. In the near future, if you have the opportunity to go to Hunsford and have the honor to meet the honorable Mrs. de Boer, she will definitely treat you in words and deeds." Give very thorough instructions.”

Whenever Mr. Collins expresses something like this seriously, Jane will look at Elizabeth with sympathetic eyes, and the younger sisters will laugh up and down, and Elizabeth herself will start to run away...

This trip to Meryton she did not want to go at all, but she was worried about Kitty and Lydia.Although Jane was watching, with Jane's easy-going manner, if the two younger sisters wanted to sneak into the militia, she would not be able to stop them at all.So after some ideological struggle, the last five sisters set off together and accompanied Collins to Meryton.

There is no need to repeat the experience of my aunt's house.In short, Mrs. Phillips and Mr. Collins, after their first meeting, were surprisingly congenial.One has the extraordinary ability to say Mrs. de Boer and her Rosings like a palace every three sentences, and she can flatter her master without a trace. Enjoying the compliments from each other, the two hit it off immediately and met each other for a long time. When everyone finally had to say goodbye and leave, Aunt Phillips quietly pulled Elizabeth over and whispered: "Lizzie, you are so lucky! Such a good young man is willing to marry you What a great blessing to the Bennett family!"

Elizabeth turned her head, just in time to see her cousin clasped his hands on his stomach, looking at her lovingly with a smile on his face.

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On the way back, Kitty and Lydia were very disappointed that they didn't find a chance to sneak to the militia to see the red uniforms, but the beautiful scenery at dusk they saw along the way made the boredom disappear quickly.The sisters opened the windows of the carriage, enjoying the evening breeze pouring into the carriage, and laughed continuously all the way.

Cousin, disapproving of the behavior of his cousins, tried to make them understand what Rosings ladies and ladies looked like when they rode in their carriages.

"Cousins, if I may inadvertently interject, Rosings' carriage will never—"

At this moment, the entire body of the carriage suddenly jumped up forcefully, and then fell to one side.

The incident happened suddenly, and everyone sitting in the car was unprepared. The ladies huddled together due to inertia, and Mr. Collins's fat and bulky body simply threw himself on Lydia, who was pushed by Lydia screaming. After driving, his forehead hit the wall of the compartment with a "bang".

When everyone was in a mess, Mike, the horseman driving the carriage, hurried over to explain to the guests and the ladies.It turned out that the heavy rain a few days ago caused the soil under the road to loosen. When the carriage rolled over just now, the road suddenly sank, and the wheels on one side happened to be stuck by two large rocks sunk in the soil, which led to the accident.

Everyone had to get out of the carriage one by one and wait for Mike to drive the horse to pull the car onto the flat road.Unexpectedly, the wheel was stuck tightly by the big rock, and he couldn't get up, so Mike had to go back to the side of the car, bent down and tried to lift the wheel up, so that it would become looser.

The carriage was so heavy that he couldn't lift it by himself.After trying several times, my face was flushed, but the carriage still didn't move.

Elizabeth glanced at Mr. Collins, who was still earnestly and repeatedly apologizing to Lydia for his unintentional offense just now.

Lydia rolled her eyes and kept yelling about bad luck.

"Cousin, are you going to help Mike?"

Elizabeth couldn't help interrupting his thorough apology and reminded him.

Mr. Collins seemed to have just noticed the situation, and rubbed his hands, looking extremely embarrassed.

"Dear cousin Elizabeth, you also know that people like me are usually not suitable for this kind of thing."

It seems that it is impossible to count on this gentleman to assist the groom.

When Elizabeth took a step forward, planning to go into battle by herself, the sound of hooves from far and near came to her ears.Everyone followed the prestige and saw a horse galloping towards the golden sunset with a person on its back.

When the horse ran closer, everyone finally saw clearly.

This is a very handsome young man, sitting on a horse with a dignified appearance and an elegant demeanor. What's more, he is also wearing a red uniform. He should be a young officer in the militia.

"Mr. Wickham!"

The name immediately popped into Elizabeth's mind.

You guessed it right, this is Mr. Wickham, the soft rice king in the original book with a humble background, a notorious reputation, and a habit of using women to change his destiny.

I have to admit that no matter which version of the PP film and television works later, in terms of selecting actors, there is obviously a suspicion of smearing Mr. Wickham's appearance.Those few people simply cannot be compared with the real Mr. Wickham.Only after seeing him in person can he understand the title of girl killer, he is indeed well-deserved.

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Mr. Wickham rode his horse close by, glanced at the helpless groom, jumped off the horse without hesitation, and walked quickly towards the carriage.When he was about to arrive, he seemed to have remembered something, stopped, turned to look at the ladies behind him, bowed slightly to pay tribute to them, walked up to Elizabeth, and took off the pair of white gloves he was wearing originally , handed over.

"Can you keep it for me, miss?"

Elizabeth looked at the eyes in front of her that were looking at her.

Really bluer than the sea...

She had such a feeling in her heart.

Under the jealous eyes of the younger sisters, she involuntarily reached out to take it.

Mr. Wickham smiled at her, turned and strode over to Mike, and bent down, trying to move the wheel.Mike came to his senses and hurriedly worked with him. Soon, the stone loosened and the wheel was pulled out.

Mike ran to the front to drive the horse, and the carriage was finally pulled out of the big pit, and the accident was resolved.

Mike was very grateful, and ran to the young man who had just helped him, calling him "Dear Sir" and thanking him non-stop.

Mr. Wickham smiled, and after expressing that it was a little effort, he came back to Elizabeth and stretched out his hand towards her.

Elizabeth handed back his white gloves.

After taking it, he casually wiped the mud on his palm with his gloves, and thanked him with a smile.

Lydia couldn't wait to introduce herself. Mr. Wickham seemed a little surprised when he heard this. His eyes passed over the faces of the ladies in front of him one by one, and finally stopped on Elizabeth's face, bowing politely again.

"It's the ladies of the Lumbornbe family!" said he. "I've heard Colonel Fausto mention it."

Lydia's eyes were shining, and her face was as red as an apple.

"My God, you heard about us!"

"Yes," Mr. Wickham said with a smile, "it is said that the ladies of your house are famous for their beauty in the local area. I am honored to meet you, and they really deserve their reputation."

Lydia was already so excited that she was about to spin around on the spot, as if she wanted to pounce on it immediately.

Seeing this, Elizabeth felt bad.

Take all precautions, but I didn't expect that Mr. Wickham's appearance would still be unavoidable. Moreover, he still used this method that would almost blind the titanium alloy dog's eyes!This is so unreasonable!This man is indeed a master of disguise!She just wants to say one thing now, in fact, she has a great impression of this officer in red uniform!

A face so handsome that there are almost no friends, plus the speech and behavior that seem to be quite a bonus at present——

But I'm sorry, no matter how good the impression is, it's impossible for her to forget the great threat from him.

Elizabeth immediately grabbed the excited girl tightly, thanked Mr. Wickham hastily, and pushed her sister into the carriage.

Jane also solemnly thanked the young people who helped out.

Cousin Collins, who has been unable to find a chance to intervene, has a chance to regain some sense of existence.

他 说:

"Mr. Wickham, I am a guest of Bennet's house, and also the cousin of these ladies. I am grateful for your help today. If there is a chance in the future, I hope I can introduce you to Rosings' mansion as a guest. Meng Mrs. de Boer's blue eyes, I often have the opportunity to come to eat, and have intimate conversations with Mrs. "

When Mr. Wickham heard Mrs. Rosingstable, his expression changed a little, but he soon regained his composure.

"Thank you, I look forward to that day."

After he nodded slightly to Mr. Collins, he obviously didn't want to talk to him anymore, and turned his head to send the ladies into the carriage.

"Goodbye, Mr. Wickham—hope to see you again soon—"

When the carriage was leaving, Lydia got out of the carriage and yelled reluctantly.

Mr. Wickham waved his hand in the direction of the carriage, waited for the carriage to leave his sight, then got on the horse and continued to move forward.