Countess of Pride and Prejudice

At this time, there were already voices in the room, and it was Earl Max who spoke first: "Philip, Mrs. Collins is also here. Perhaps, you are very happy to meet her again."

Mrs Collins?Georgiana didn't want to leave again, and wanted to hear how Philip would answer?

After a brief silence, Philip finally heard: "Mrs. Collins and I are just friends. Even if I fell in love with her, it's a thing of the past."

I don't know why, after hearing these words, Georgiana suddenly felt joy in her heart, and this kind of joy is difficult to express with others.Then Georgiana quickly left from the door, still unable to forget her duty as the master.

"I don't know if Mr. Rochester will bring Ivan's letter." Caroline rested her chin on her hand and said full of longing.Charlotte smiled and shook her sister's hand: "Ivan must be fine, otherwise, Mr. Rochester, it's time for the servant to come and find us."

Caroline lowered her head shyly, and when she looked up, she was no different from usual. She looked at Charlotte: "Charlotte, I think you should also go to have a relationship."

"You know, Caroline, because of Little William, I am not going to fall in love or even remarry." Charlotte could only use Little William as a shield.

Caroline shook her head: "No, Charlotte, you can't just have little William in your life. Especially, when I know you never loved Mr. Collins, Charlotte, it's not fair to you."

"Caroline, I'm 31 years old, I'm not good looking, and I have a child with me. Even if I really fall in love with someone, I can't guarantee that he didn't marry me because of my money." The two Ten thousand pounds is naturally a small fortune in the eyes of Earl Max and others, but in the eyes of most people, it is a very large fortune.

Moreover, Charlotte lowered her eyes, at this moment, she was already the real Charlotte, not Miss Margaret.

This knowledge made Charlotte a little sad, but there was nothing wrong with having this knowledge, after all, no one could live on memories.

"Oh, Charlotte, don't say that, it's too self-deprecating for you to say that. And you are so nice, for example..." Caroline didn't finish her sentence, she stuck out her tongue after seeing Charlotte's face , holding Charlotte's arm: "Let's go back, it's time for dinner in a while!"

Charlotte called Little William, who was playing by the stream, and took him by the hand to leave the forest and return to the mansion, when she heard footsteps not far away, and then Earl Max and Philip came this way.

I can meet this arrogant earl anywhere, Charlotte took a deep breath before greeting Philip: "Good afternoon, Mr. Rochester."

"Hello, Mrs. Collins." Philip could clearly see that Charlotte was completely treating Earl Max like nothing. It seemed that Earl Max wanted to win Mrs. Collins' heart, but it was really a very distant thing.

"We are about to leave, Mr. Rochester, I wonder if you have brought..." Caroline said impatiently, and then blushed.Philip smiled knowingly: "I met Ivan in Ireland two weeks ago. He is very nice, very nice. And, our business may be over this August."

"That's really great, thank you, Mr. Rochester." It's already May, and there are still three months until August, which means that by then Caroline will be able to meet Ivan again, perhaps, marry Ivan when.

"Ivan is the son of my good friend, Miss Lucas, I remember this more clearly than you." Caroline blushed again, leaning on Charlotte's shoulder, and Charlotte patted her sister's shoulder to express Consolation, I bid farewell to the two gentlemen and walked towards the building.

"Philip, compared to me, you are really more of a gentleman." The earl's words made Philip frown: "What do you say? Earl? I don't understand what you mean."

"If you were me, it's already obvious that I don't have Mrs. Collins' heart, then I've already started to speak harsh words to you at this time." Earl Max did not deny this point.

Philip spoke again after a brief surprise: "No, Earl, this is not what you really mean."

Earl Max smiled slightly, and the two continued to walk deep into the woods. Looking at the verdant trees, Earl Max sighed: "Philip, I only have less than half a year left?"

What does this mean?Philip really wanted to ask, but the earl had already said: "Fitzwilliam, of course it's not Darcy, but the one in my family, who is already engaged to a viscount's daughter, and the wedding will be held in August. So, my My mother ordered me to get married by the spring of next year at the latest, otherwise, she would personally find a suitable partner for me. As the original saying goes, the Max family needs an heir. Whenever this time, I feel, I'm not her son, I'm a stallion in the herd. Life is all about making an heir."

There is a strong sense of self-mockery in these words. Philip has heard Earl Max say this kind of irony many times, but every time he hears it, he resonates very much. , Philip also heard similar requests from his father.

"I think the daughter of a certain viscount must be very beautiful." If you don't know how to comfort others, you can only find another topic.Philip's words made Earl Max nod: "Of course she is beautiful, but a dowry of [-] pounds is enough to make her beauty even more glorious."

"Colonel Fitzwilliam seems very blessed."

"That's true. My mother wrote to a certain Viscount to plead for his consent. Of course, my mother also generously gave Fitzwilliam [-] pounds, and asked me to give [-] pounds to my family. My brother made a wedding gift. I will naturally follow such a request."

Although Earl Max's tone was light, Philip could still hear some sadness in Earl Max's words.So Philip said: "Mrs. Alisa has to be said to be a good mother in these matters."

"Yeah, since my father passed away, she has been the one who has dedicated herself to safeguarding the honor of the Max family. However, I really don't want to live the life that the nobles are used to, marry a wife I don't love, and after giving birth to an heir, I will raise her outside." A few canaries. Philip, you know, I've always wanted a woman I love to be my wife. Unfortunately, I found such a woman, but I couldn't open her heart."

Sure enough, this was Earl Max's original intention. The two left the mansion and came to the woods to have a conversation that only the two of them could hear.Philip looked at the count: "Count, with the friendship between you and me, you don't need to try this way."

Earl Max looked at Philip very carefully, and then Earl Max smiled: "Philip, I'm not trying to test you, but I don't have confidence anymore."

I no longer believe that I can be omnipotent. This kind of setback is the first time Earl Max has encountered, although it is not the first time he has been rejected.But Earl Max knew that Charlotte's refusal was not out of etiquette like those ladies, but that she really didn't love herself.

Philip could hear the unnaturalness in the earl's words, but he still shook his head: "Sorry, earl, I can't help you."

Earl Max smiled again: "Of course, Philip, I don't want your help, but I want to talk to you."

In this regard, Philip understood Earl Max, even though he knew people all over the world, there were always so few people who could tell his thoughts.

"Maybe, you can talk to Mrs. Collins about today." Philip's suggestion made Earl Max shake his head: "No, Philip, you know, I can't get close to her, or in other words, I used the wrong direction from the beginning."

Earl Max reflected more than once on Charlotte's wrong direction at the beginning. In the beginning, Earl Max did have an interesting attitude.But Earl Max never thought that this kind of mentality disgusted Charlotte very much.

Keeping the one you love away from yourself may be God's punishment for your arrogance.Earl Max bit his lip. They were standing on a gentle hill at this moment, and they could see the building not far away.

The person I love is in that building, but even by her side, I can still feel her attitude of rejecting others thousands of miles away.Earl Max once again admitted that he had made a mistake, but he didn't know how to reverse it.

Philip also looked at the building. Earl Max's frustration was so clear that Philip wanted to pat his shoulder and say it's okay, the next one might be better.But Philip knew that such words were not what the Earl needed.

What a difference you are, Charlotte.

Just when Georgiana wanted the servants to go look for Earl Max and Philip in the woods, she heard the sound of their return. Georgiana stood up from her seat, then felt that this might be impolite, and said to Charlotte with a smile: "I think they may be starving after walking so far."

"Yes, Georgiana, we are indeed starving. Fortunately, I am not as lost as yesterday." Count Max walked into the living room and said to Georgiana with a smile.

Seeing Philip following Earl Max, Georgiana couldn't help but blushed slightly, and then Georgiana told herself to be calm and not let others see the abnormality, so Georgiana answered with a smile: "Fortunately, I have been prepared Dinner is over, Earl, Mr. Rochester, please take a seat. I hope you can bear with my negligence towards you when my brother is not here."

The author has something to say: Earl Max's long journey of chasing his wife.