[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

The ball on November 11rd was very successful, at least in the eyes of Hathaway and Elena.On that day, the luxurious decoration, delicious food, and well-prepared music of Butler's mansion were all satisfactory. Except for one or two unpleasant guests, when the dance ended at 23 o'clock in the morning, the guests and the host enjoyed themselves, and even Many gentlemen and ladies feel that they have more to say, and hope to still have the opportunity to visit Butler House.

Of course, one gentleman's dissatisfaction with this was obvious. The appearance of Colonel Brandon had already made him unhappy, and then Hathaway and the colonel's dancing one after another made him even more angry. Even after he found Hathaway When admonishing her to dance too much with the colonel, Hathaway's answer made him feel like shooting himself in the foot, because Hathaway replied that the two were engaged, and he promised to consider it, Then what was wrong with her dancing with her fiancé, so that Philip could not speak.

The one who gave Philip the final blow was the Earl of Felton. When the ball was about to end, this lord advised Philip that he must seize the opportunity in time and not wait until things got bad to make up for it.The earl was also an insider of Hathaway's situation, so Philip had to carefully consider his opinion. After all, after the death of the old Mr. Butler, there were no elders who could provide him with advice.

On the second day of the ball, Philip announced at the dining table that Hathaway's ban was lifted. Of course, it is still absolutely forbidden to go out alone, and he must be accompanied by someone.When he said these words, Philip's face was so ugly that everyone couldn't eat the Christmas dinner at the Butler family.

In the next two weeks, Hathaway felt that she was living in dire straits. If she could ignore Philip's gloomy and ugly face, his elusive figure, and keep her eyes on her all the time, then she would be able to go out for a stroll with peace of mind. But she is such a girl who is willing to be considerate of others and can't see the suffering of those close to her. Naturally, she can't ignore Philip's wishes, and she doesn't mind taking a step back when Philip gives in first, so that the other party can feel better.

She first sent a letter to inform Colonel Brandon of the matter. Although the colonel regretted that he could not meet in a short period of time, he agreed with her opinion and was unwilling to provoke Philip at this time. The two reached a consensus on this matter.After that, Hathaway resumed her peaceful life in Rockfield. She got up early every day and went for a walk in the garden. After breakfast, she played games with little Hannah. The content of the game was not fixed, and sometimes she told little Hannah a story. Literacy, sometimes playing jigsaw puzzles, king puzzles or geographic puzzles with her for a while, Hathaway will also tell Hannah those historical stories and geographical features during the play, if little Hannah is willing Hathaway You can even play with her dolls for a while.

Her patience often makes Elena very envious. Apart from being happy to make clothes for little Hannah's dolls, she is most impatient to tell her stories. Learn the skills well, and the rest is to marry a good man.This is also the norm in British society. As long as a woman marries a good family, she only needs to manage the housework and take care of her children all day long, and only have fun.There was nothing wrong with what Elena did, but it was the same as other high-class wives did. It was only because Philip had higher demands that the marriage between the two gradually became difficult, but for the young gentlemen Young and beautiful girls are obviously more attractive. I am afraid that only gentlemen who are over [-] years old will understand such requirements as wisdom. Everything that is happening now is nothing but self-inflicted consequences.

After lunch at noon, Hathaway will take a nap, and then either find a good book in the study to spend the afternoon, or talk about the piano for a while. If she sees any beautiful scenery, she is of course willing to do it on the painting. Make a little contribution, but maybe she doesn't have any talent for painting, so although the things she draws are not bad, they are far from her own ideas. Fortunately, she has a peaceful mind and doesn't care about them.

There are often some Hathaway's trial products on the dinner table, some successful and some taste very weird, but Hathaway still enjoys it.Elena often teased Hathaway like a mad scientist, but Philip accepted it quite well, no matter what strange things he encountered, he would eat them without changing his face, and then he would make serious comments.After dinner, Hathaway would pester Philip to discuss some literary and economic issues that he would like. The brothers and sisters often argued until after 9 pm, and Elena was doing her handiwork on the sidelines. The atmosphere is very satisfactory.Of course, Hathaway did this not because she suddenly transformed into a literary girl, but because she knew that even if Philip was angry, he would not vent it. She often sat alone in the study and sulked. She did this just to help Philip regulate his emotions. .

Hathaway spent two weeks peacefully and comfortably in this way, and Philip's mood finally returned to normal. Of course, it was not only Philip's mood that returned to normal, but also the London social scene that was lively because of a beautiful Viscount lady. In social circles, Hathaway's appearance has indeed been hotly discussed in social circles for a week, but because the protagonist has not shown up for a long time, people gradually let go of this topic, and put it behind in a blink of an eye.

During these two weeks, Hathaway would often recall the days when the Colonel was a guest in Rockfield. At that time, she hadn't fallen in love with this gentleman, but after thinking about it carefully, he was always by her side, but she didn't It's just that I didn't notice it, but now I think about those silent companions, it makes me feel sweet, and thinking about it like this makes me miss the colonel even more.And since she arrived in London, she has never been to any place except St. James Street once. It cannot be said that she has been to London, so she wrote a short note to the colonel in the afternoon of this day, which was naturally an invitation He traveled with him in the city of London.

According to the messenger, the colonel happened to be at home when he arrived at Brandon House in St. James Street, and immediately after receiving her letter, he wrote a reply letter for him to take back with him.Hathaway couldn't help suspecting that the colonel had been waiting for her letter all day without going out like her for the past two weeks, and that's why he could receive the letter so well.

In the early morning of the next day, Hathaway packed her luggage. In fact, she had agreed with the colonel at ten o'clock in the morning, but she couldn't avoid it. She got up early and began to dress up for this date.In addition to putting on light makeup, she also found the coat decorated with white fox fur that Colonel Brandon gave her last time. It was a red cloak-style coat, which was extremely thick, because it was lined with fur to avoid the cold. The white fox fur given by the colonel was too small to be made into a shawl. In the end, it was cut into strips and sewed on the cap, placket and hem of the cloak. The red cloak looks very playful against the white fur. .

When the colonel came, Hathaway was sitting on the sofa in the living room. She was as demure and beautiful as ever, and the colonel even felt a little more beautiful. Of course, this was only because the colonel's feelings affected his judgment.Her hair still shone like gold, part of it was tied neatly on the back of her head, and the other part was draped over her shoulders. Except for two small pearl hairpins beside her ears, there were no other ornaments, and her face was still Snow white and clear, almost transparent in the sun, her green eyes are still as clear and charming as lake water, she is wearing a white dress, red calfskin boots, and a red cloak, with a white fur collar lining her face Smaller and fairer.

As soon as the colonel came in, he focused his attention on Hathaway. It wasn't until the other gentleman coughed lightly that he realized Philip's presence. He took off his hat and saluted in embarrassment. Philip returned the salute with a blank face, asking Hathaway came back earlier and left alone.

The colonel was surprised for a moment and then came back to his senses. Although he was surprised by the change in Philip's attitude, as long as it was developing in a good direction, he would not pursue it further.

Hathaway and Colonel Brandon were talking about their longing for these days, while discussing where they were going today.Hathaway herself knew it in her previous life, such as the famous Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and Tower Bridge in London.People like her who have neither visited nor studied have heard of it, but there are not many of them in London. The current Buckingham Palace is not called Buckingham Palace, but Buckingham House, which is the private bedroom of King George III. , not open to the outside world, she naturally missed the opportunity to meet.Things like Big Ben and Tower Bridge haven't even started to be built, and she doesn't even think about it.Instead, you can visit St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and the British Museum.

While talking, the two arrived at the carriage. The colonel helped Hathaway and Abby to board the carriage, but Hathaway found that there was actually a gentleman inside.

Hathaway stared dumbfounded at Andrew reclining on the seat with his eyes closed, and yawned when he saw her coming up to greet her, then closed his eyes again and drifted away in a daze.

She couldn't help but looked at the colonel at the side, and asked in surprise, "Why is Andrew here? Your letter didn't seem to say that Andrew would come too."

The colonel rubbed his nose and smiled wryly, "I only found out about it this morning, he was not there when you delivered the letter yesterday, and when he came back from the dance in the morning and heard that we were going out for fun today, he must follow Come together. By the way, I forgot to tell you that Andrew is visiting at my house in St. James Street."

Hathaway and the colonel looked at Andrew who had already fallen asleep in the car, then looked at each other and smiled wryly.