[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

The ball on Tuesday night began as boring as Hathaway imagined. After receiving a letter from Colonel Brandon, she was very tempted to refuse to attend the ball. In her opinion, dancing the whole night with strange men, or pretending It was a waste of her time discussing the decorations of Westminster, the sculptures of Michelangelo, the music of Mozart, etc., with the ladies and ladies, although these are necessary aristocratic intercourse.But if the colonel is missing, she feels that this kind of communication is meaningless, and she is also worried about the reason why the colonel can't say it. She knows that the colonel's father and elder brother have passed away, and no one should be able to refute his marriage. , but when she heard that he had a younger sister, she suspected that perhaps she had said something that forced the colonel to leave.

In the end, she obediently attended the ball with Elena under Philip's pressure, and she couldn't help but slander that he must have forced her to come because he didn't want to attend the ball.

Of course, there was something that interested her that night, because the colonel was worried that Hathaway had entrusted Andrew to take care of her, so Andrew decided to attend the ball instead of the colonel.And Hathaway was lucky enough to enjoy a scene where old lovers meet. Forgive her for her bad intentions. Watching the excitement is an eternal hobby of human beings.

The two arrived at the ball at just the right time. Elena was chatting affectionately with Mrs. Brownes, exchanging information about this year's fashion in London. She didn't know that she would meet someone who had played an important role in her life. the mr.After about a quarter of an hour, a tall and handsome gentleman finally appeared at the door. He wore a well-fitting black velvet dress and a white linen shirt, and walked in with steady steps. There was nothing wrong with his expression, but the two unbuttoned shirts still exposed his unruly nature.This has almost become his trademark, and his look has been accepted by the whole of London in the past 2 months, and has been enthusiastically sought after by London ladies.

As soon as he walked in, Elena and Mrs. Brownes stopped talking, because he was really an eye-catching gentleman. Andrew slowly scanned the venue and quickly fixed his eyes on Elena's. On the body, the eyes of the two are facing each other across the crowd, and the crowd seems to have degenerated into the background at this moment.

If Hathaway still had the idea of ​​watching the excitement at the beginning, at this moment, she was only worried. She looked around and found that there were not a few people who cared about these two people. People were secretly watching the two people, waiting to see what happened. It seems that there are not a few people who knew about that incident back then, and perhaps it is still spread today, and it is rare for brothers to fight against each other.Hathaway frowned with a headache. The two should not be allowed to meet. She exchanged glances with Mrs. Blanches, and found that the worry in the other's eyes was relieved. Stopping Elena, Hathaway walked towards Andrew.

Hathaway's first dance was undoubtedly handed over to Andrew, but it's a pity that this dance master was completely absent-minded today, and it was only with Hathaway's help that he didn't make any big mistakes, which made her worried. Reminding him: "Andrew, I think you need to calm down. Elena is Philip's wife. Whether or not you accept that this matter has been settled ten years ago, this is an unchangeable fact. Now the entire ball Eyes are on you both, and I hope you will refrain from doing something that will bring disgrace to the Butler family."

Andrew's green eyes darkened for a moment, and the expression on his face was empty, as if he was no longer in pain for this matter, he was silent for a while, "Yes, I know, I won't do anything .I just... just haven't seen her for too long, how is she doing?"

Hathaway felt as if she had cruelly torn a man's heart. She had never seen Andrew with such an expression, but she had to continue: "Yes, she, she had a good life, Philip is a loyal family man Good husband, you haven't seen their daughter Hannah yet, have you? She's six years old, and she's a little angel."

Andrew nodded silently, "That's good, as long as she lives happily."

At the end of the song, Andrew seems to have returned to normal, because Hathaway saw that he started to invite other ladies to dance again, and there were almost no ladies on the scene who could reach the charm of this gentleman, no matter whether he was notorious or not, she shook her head and was not there Just ignore him, she believes he can handle it well, after all, it has been too long.

Next, Hathaway danced with three strange gentlemen one after another. Now that her dance steps are extremely proficient, she no longer has to worry about stepping on other people's feet.But it would be an extravagant hope to expect her to keep her eyes on the road while dancing, so she didn't notice the gaze of a gentleman in the crowd.

After finally getting rid of her dancing partner just now, she was going to see how Elena was doing, when a gentleman behind her stopped her again, "Miss Hathaway."

Hathaway looked back but saw an unexpected gentleman.

"Can I still call you Hathaway?" Mr. Wallace was standing behind Hathaway, with a gentle smile on his face as before, although now the smile looked a little more melancholy.

"Of course, Mr. Wallace." Hathaway thought that she would never see this gentleman again, but she didn't want the city of London to be too small for them to run into each other at the ball.

Mr. Wallace looked at Hathaway with nostalgia, his figure seemed to be thinner, "Miss Hathaway, your beauty is still as fascinating as before."

Hathaway looked away uncomfortably, "Mr. Wallace, you will still compliment Miss as before. How is Miss Hoffman?"

Mr. Wallace also lowered his eyes, "Yes, she is fine, we got engaged not long ago."

Hathaway groaned and was stunned. She didn't expect these two people to be together. Miss Hoffman finally got her wish. She looked at Mr. Wallace again. He was still as handsome and handsome as before. Her eyes were as bright as ever, but the blue seemed to be covered with a layer of veil, and it was no longer as clear and pure as it used to be.Hathaway became a little sad. Although he hurt her, she also made him lose his innocence. A boy must grow into a man, and the process is always accompanied by labor pain.

"Congratulations, you two are a very suitable couple." The two were relatively silent for a while, and Hathaway felt that the atmosphere was extremely awkward.

Mr. Wallace lowered his head and finally raised it again. He seemed to muster up his courage, "Miss Hathaway, actually I came here to tell you something. I have to apologize to you again about that matter, I I know that nothing I can say can make up for my fault, but I do apologize for it." He paused, then continued: "I ran into Mr. Marshall the other day, forgive me for not knowing him well in the past. , he said something to me that was not appropriate or even worthy, and I'm afraid he has already told others about it."

When Hathaway heard the news, she could still look at Mr. Wallace calmly. She had expected this day to happen, but now that this event finally happened, she felt a sense of relief.She nodded flatly, "That's right. I knew that gentleman's character was not worthy of respect, so it's not surprising that such a thing happened."

Mr. Wallace became anxious when he saw that Hathaway was not taking it seriously. He said anxiously: "Hathaway, if the news gets out, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..." He really couldn't say the following words, then Definitely an offense to Hathaway.

Hathaway reassured Mr. Wallace, "His purpose may not be achieved. After all, it happened eight years ago. I just recovered from my illness at that time, so it is not surprising that Mr. Green made such an inference, but people It's always changing, and now that I've recovered from my illness, that thing doesn't hold true."

Mr. Wallace couldn't believe such a statement, he seemed to have made up his mind, and looked at Hathaway with piercing eyes, "Miss Hathaway, you don't need to make up such words to comfort me, this matter is up to me However, if irreparable losses are caused by me, then I am willing to take responsibility. I will break off the engagement with Georgiana and marry you as my wife."

Hathaway stared at Mr. Wallace dumbfounded, she would never have thought that the other party would say such a thing, this definitely surprised her more than what happened just now, she said in a panic: "No, no, this is not I made it up, Mr. Green has re-examined me, and has confirmed that I am cured. You needn't do it at all, it was just an inadvertent mistake, and no one wants to do it. And, I am about to be engaged to Colonel Brandon, you There is absolutely no need to worry about that incident affecting us."

Mr. Wallace repeated in doubt, "Colonel Brandon?" It was unclear whether the expression was more regretful or more relaxed.

Hathaway nodded affirmatively, "Yes, Colonel Brandon, an upright and reliable gentleman."

Wallace blushed when he heard this sentence and thought of his disgraceful behavior. He also thought of the taciturn Colonel Brandon. He really suspected that he was also in love with Hathaway, but at that time he He didn't take this gentleman seriously, but now the other party hugged the beauty back.

Hathaway watched Mr. Wallace leave with a complicated expression, she turned around to find Elena, and told the other party the news she had heard, and it turned out that Elena had heard about that at Mrs. Browness just now. Rumors, of course, she immediately explained, but it is unknown whether the other party believes it.

After hearing such important news, Elena didn't have the heart to greet others anymore, and the two of them said goodbye to the host before eleven o'clock and left the ball first.