[Pride and Prejudice] First impressions

After finishing the conversation with Mrs. Bennet, Mr. Bingley was not only not at ease, but also became more worried about Jane's condition. Seeing Elizabeth standing there alone, he hurried over and asked her about Jane's condition again.

Elizabeth knew Mrs. Bennet's careful thinking—deliberately making Jane's situation serious, so that tomorrow Mr. Bennet would have another visitor who was worried about it.

Honest people really are easy to bully.I couldn't bear to see him worry too much, so I explained that Jane was not serious, but just had a slight headache, and she would be fine if she just lay down.

Bingley finally sighed and thanked Elizabeth sincerely.

Elizabeth smiled and said, "I should thank you. Last time, you sent medicine from China. I am very grateful."

"It's a trivial matter, nothing to worry about, as long as the ladies in your family are in good health," Mr. Bingley said, "I know a friend who is the broker of the Oriental Merchant Ship, so it is not too much trouble to bring herbs."

Elizabeth felt strangely familiar with the subject, so she took up the conversation and asked a few words.It was probably the first time for Bentley to discuss this kind of topic with a woman, and he seemed very excited. After describing China to Elizabeth, he sighed: "It is a country that is countless times bigger than our UK. It is rich, powerful, and full of treasures. It's just a pity that their emperor doesn't welcome our merchant ships and only allows trade in the southernmost port. My friends often sigh, saying that it would be great if more ports could be opened there."

Elizabeth suddenly lost her interest, and couldn't help but spit out: "Don't worry, your friends will realize their wish sooner or later. The guns of the colonists can open the door to the new world for all greed."

Bingley was taken aback for a moment, apparently not understanding what Elizabeth meant, and earnestly begged her to explain.

Elizabeth suddenly realized.

It is useless to talk to Bentley about this, not to mention that there are still more than half a century before the Opium War begins.So he waved his hand, "It's nothing, I just said it casually."

Bingley murmured vaguely, and suddenly found his friend Darcy standing not far away, seeming to be paying attention to his conversation with the second lady of the Bennet family, and immediately waved to him happily.

Darcy seemed to hesitate, but at last came over.

Bingley was completely unaware of his friend's strange indifference-he even forfeited the minimum courtesy of a gentleman when he saw a lady, as if Elizabeth did not exist.

"Darcy, no one has introduced you yet, right? This is the second lady of the Bennet family. She missed the Meryton dance last time due to illness. This time, she was finally lucky enough to meet officially. Her sister is a beauty, and she It's not inferior to her sister, is it? How about my friend, since you don't have a partner yet, why don't you invite her to a dance? That way you can get acquainted soon."

Poor Bentley, who has no idea what happened in the afternoon, is still preoccupied with trying to make his best friend and the sister of his crush happy.

Darcy glanced at Elizabeth coldly.

"Forgive my blind eyes, I can't see how beautiful it is. However, I still want to congratulate this lady for finally making up for the regret of missing the ball last time. I hope this time I won't feel sad again."

Is this a mockery of myself being sad about missing the Meryton dance last time?

Rumors, outright rumors!

Elizabeth started talking silently in her heart, but a more harmless smile appeared on her face.

The highest kindness is like water, and peace is the most important thing.

Besides, she still wants to discuss something with him.

No matter how dull Bentley was, he finally felt that his aura was wrong.The eyes turned back and forth between Darcy and Elizabeth, obviously a little confused.

Although this friend of mine didn't expect him to be likable, it was still a bit abnormal for him to say such merciless words to a lovely young lady whom he met for the first time.

Seeing Miss Elizabeth who was being satirized was still smiling, Bingley felt even more guilty. When trying to ease the awkward atmosphere, the great Mr. Darcy had already turned around and left.

"My friend, he doesn't usually look like this—"

The kind Bentley is still trying to whitewash his good friend.

It would be strange if he were otherwise.

Elizabeth muttered something in her heart.He waved his hands and said with a tolerant smile: "I know. To be friends with Mr. Bingley, Mr. Darcy is naturally a good man."

Bingley was still more grateful for the young lady's magnanimity, and apologized for his friend.

Since Jane didn't come, Bingley would rather talk with Elizabeth than dance with others, so as to ask her more about Jane.It was a pity that as the host of the ball, he could not leave the other guests alone, so after a while Mr. Bingley had to leave.

Elizabeth decided to go to Mr. Darcy to explain.

The life of the second miss of the Bennet family has obviously gone on a new and distorted path and there is no turning back, so the eldest lady must be set right.Elizabeth didn't want Ms. Austin to come and talk to her about life in the middle of the night.

Darcy is tall, with a straight waist and back, if he is in this ballroom, he will definitely stand out from the crowd, and he can be seen at a glance.But Elizabeth searched around, but didn't see him, so she continued to search unwillingly, and finally saw his back by a fountain not far outside the ballroom.

He was standing by the dim pool with a wine glass in his hand, as if blowing the night wind alone.

Typical literary style...

After Elizabeth silently vomited, she walked towards him.

When Darcy heard footsteps approaching behind him, he turned his head casually. When he saw clearly that it was the second lady of the Bennet family, he immediately turned his head and walked away with two long legs.

"Mr. Darcy, please stay."

Elizabeth ran after him.

The gentleman in front finally stopped helplessly.

"what's up?"

The tone is extremely stiff, and the attitude is extremely unfriendly.

Elizabeth is still good-natured - she is a good-natured girl, but she is not so low-spirited because she has something to ask for.

The disadvantage of the height difference is fully highlighted at this time.Even though she had tiptoed secretly under the ankle-length skirt, it was still an impossible task to talk to him at eye level.

"Mr. Darcy," she said with the utmost sincerity, with her head up, "I feel it necessary to explain to you what happened this afternoon, so as to avoid any misunderstanding."

There is such a shameless girl in the world!

Completely lacking the proper upbringing, instigating his sister's unheard of indecent remarks behind his back, that's all, and now he dares to come in front of him and bring up the old things again?

Darcy felt a feeling both disgusting and strange.Expelling the picture of her looking back with a smile and fluttering hair in the wind that appeared in his mind at this moment inappropriately, his expression became more serious.

Elizabeth didn't expect him to give her any good looks at all. It would be good if he would stop and listen to her.

"I don't mean to defend myself, Mr. Darcy, about what happened this afternoon," she said, casting a quick glance at his present appearance.

With the light from the window not far away, he was completely different from the one he met in the afternoon.Neat short hair, a crisp black evening dress, and a shiny cuff button unintentionally exposed from the cuff when holding a cup.

From head to toe, there is nothing that does not show the meticulousness of this man's character and his attention to the details of life.

My previous impression of him was still too general, but after such a close contact with the male god, I realized that everything just proved one point: he is actually more harsh and difficult than the Darcy in the original book.

Elizabeth took a deep breath, and after cheering herself up, she continued: "I came to you this way to tell you that Jane is a good girl. This is the first time we have such a conversation, because of your sudden appearance , made her extremely ashamed, so she didn't even come to the dance here at night..."

Darcy frowned impatiently.

"Okay!" Elizabeth met his gaze and said directly: "I believe you have the character of a gentleman, and you will never tell Mr. Bingley what I talked to Jane, right?"

Darcy seemed a little surprised that she spoke to him in this tone. After staring at her for a moment, he suddenly said: "A gentleman exists relative to a lady. Miss Elizabeth, after you are eloquently instigating your sister, those who can be called After your indecent words and deeds, do you think you are qualified to talk to me about a gentleman's character?"