[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

When she first arrived at Barton Manor, Hathaway thought that she would live the same life as she was at Rockfield Manor. Of course, it was only an approximation. She thought it was impossible for her to find another place that was comparable to Rockfield and won her favor. She thought with all her heart that she and the Colonel would live a leisurely, quiet, and comfortable country life.But she never expected that there would be so many dates after she arrived. They were invited one after another, either to go out to visit with Sir John, or to wait and entertain the guests who came to the door with Sir John at Barton Manor. Hathaway Privately feel that so many invitations and guests are simply because they chose the wrong accommodation.

When Miss Marianne, who had sprained her ankle, recovered completely, the indoor and outdoor play plans that Sir John had made in advance were put into practice one by one.At this time, a private ball began to be held in Barton Manor, and Sir John of course invited the Dashwood family, Mr. Willoughby, and some ladies and gentlemen of country gentry in Barton Village.

The ball here is naturally not as grand as London, but it is more lively, comfortable, and full of local flavor, which somewhat makes Hathaway, who is tired of London balls, feel more at ease.

At the ball, Hathaway met Mr. Willoughby, who made her very curious. To be fair, this gentleman is indeed handsome and very gentlemanly, and he speaks very pompously, which is very easy to get the attention of young women. favorite.But if you ask Hathaway to say, he is not as handsome as Andrew. As for the gentleman's demeanor, all the gentlemen Hathaway knows can be compared with him, and the lively and sincere character that Marianne loves is also It would be more appropriate to say it is frivolous and hypocritical.But it must be said that the gentlemanly party of this gentleman is still very deceptive to the young ladies.

Mr. Willoughby was accompanied by Miss Marianne. The two of them stood together very well. They were equally energetic and lively. From the mental state of Miss Marianne, it was completely impossible to tell that she had just recovered from her injury. Because she looked so happy.

This is in stark contrast to Winnes next to Hathaway. This poor girl has been suffering from a cold for more than a week, and she has not recovered yet. She would never have attended the ball if it hadn't been held at Barton Manor today. Well, she's lost a lot of weight this week, and her skirt, which was just right, has been tightened by two inches, but this is good news for her.

Several people exchanged salutes with the Dashwood family. Among them, Sir John introduced Hathaway and Winnis to Willoughby, because the three of them hadn't met once in a week.Hathaway noticed that Mr. Willoughby's eyes flickered and his smile was particularly cheerful when facing Winnes, and she couldn't help but suspect that he regarded Winnes as a potential target for deception, because Winnes was indeed very similar to that woman. She is a simple girl who is easily deceived, but thinking that his current thoughts should be on Marianne, he feels that he is thinking too much.

But she missed Willoughby's astonishing eyes when he saw her, and the colonel was aware of it, so he naturally stood in front of his fiancée, and decided not to leave Hathaway's side tonight.

Because it was just a private dance, there were not many people participating, including two families, there were no more than [-] people, so the atmosphere during the dance was very relaxed, and even Hathaway could enjoy the fun of dancing without worrying about it. Worry about getting ridiculed for dancing the wrong step or stepping on the Colonel's foot.

But Hathaway dare not say that she is the happiest person, because even if she is concentrating on dancing, she can hear Miss Marianne's happy laughter behind her. Although everyone doesn't pay much attention to etiquette at country dances, But such explicit teasing by an unengaged man and woman still made her feel that this young lady was too casual.

Next to him, Sir John was happily circling with Margaret, while Andrew invited Eleanor. He originally wanted to invite Winnes, but was declined.

At the end of the song, everyone took their seats on the sofa. The colonel went to the side to get drinks. Hathaway took the handkerchief that Winnes handed over and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She vaguely heard the Dashwood sisters whispering talking.

In fact, only Eleanor whispered, "Marian, I know you are very happy now, but I still want you to restrain yourself a little bit."

"Eleanor, do you have to say such a spoiling word at a time like this? What do you want from me?" Marianne sneered, "I understand what you mean, I've been too happy, too casual, too outspoken I'm violating the dogma of etiquette, I'm not supposed to be so frank, so sincere, I'm supposed to be reticent, listless, stupid, bumbling, I'm supposed to just talk about the weather, talk about the road, talk every 10 minutes, like next to you Like those noble ladies!" After she said it, her voice became louder and louder, so that Hathaway and Winnis could hear it clearly.

Eleanor exclaimed, "Marian!"

Hearing this, Hathaway didn't want to listen anymore. She simply suspected that Marianne deliberately said those words out loud for her to hear. She had never seen anyone more rude than her. She really couldn't think of her How on earth did her governess teach her? Not only did she fail to teach her etiquette, but I am afraid she even has problems with basic literary education. Otherwise, how could Marianne not be able to distinguish frankness from rudeness, or she did not invite her at all? Ever been a governess?

After a while, Colonel Brandon did not come back, and Hathaway noticed that Mr. Willoughby had also disappeared. Did the two go out together?

At this time, the music sounded again, and Andrew came to Marianne gracefully and invited her to dance the next dance, but what he didn't expect was that he encountered rejection twice in one day, yes, Marianne The miss refused him ruthlessly, without even bothering to find a decent reason, simply because her partner today was Mr. Willoughby, and she would not dance with anyone but him.

Hathaway felt that she couldn't keep silent any longer, and she really couldn't give this lady any more patience. "The education of ladies nowadays is really a problem. If they think that every ball should only dance with one man, oh! And this person is not her fiancé, then she really shouldn't come to the ball, country fields or arbitrary A place without people can meet her needs, she really should go back to school and learn what education is."

Winnies stared at Hathaway with wide eyes, as if she never thought that she would hear such harsh words from her friend, but thinking of the other party's rude rejection of Andrew just now, she thought that someone should give her some A lesson, but she thought about it, and finally said dryly: "Yes, I think it is."

Because Hathaway didn't control the volume at all, such words naturally reached the ears of the Dashwood sisters who were sitting next to her. Eleanor's face flushed, and she opened her mouth to refute. , but seeing Marian on the side was full of uncontrollable anger, as if she wanted to stand up and stride over to question the other party, she quickly held her down, she felt that the most important thing was to take care of Marian first, She didn't want to make a bigger joke tonight.

However, her wish is destined to be difficult to realize, because there is a person who does not want to cooperate with her. If she makes up her mind to belittle someone, it will never end so easily, "Wenice, I think we should talk about it." Let's talk about the weather, let's talk about the road, I think we have an obligation to satisfy other people's barren imagination, to be a taciturn, listless, dull, bumbling lady."

Marianne's face was flushed from holding back, and her eyes were almost bursting with fire. She angrily got rid of Eleanor who was almost hanging on her body, rushed to Hathaway, and asked loudly: "You accuse Sang Huai like this? Who are you talking about!"

Hathaway's eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at Marian who rushed over suddenly, as if she wasn't the one who spoke just now: "Oh! Miss Marian, it's impolite to eavesdrop on other people's conversations."

Marian was so angry that she was almost speechless. Eleanor, who followed quickly, was more sensible and smarter than her younger sister. She didn't hold on to the other party's words, and instead accused the other party: "I believe that a real No educated lady would say such a thing."

Hathaway blinked innocently, "I thought girls in the country were so frank and sincere. I don't intend to become a dumb, blunt lady, so I can only learn from the best of them. I am very sorry if I learned something wrong."

At this moment, Colonel Brandon came over with two glasses of drinks. He frowned and looked at the ladies gathered beside Hathaway, "What's the matter?"

Eleanor grabbed Marianne's hand and whispered something in her ear, and then reluctantly said to the Colonel: "No, it's nothing, we just discussed the differences in politeness between the city and the countryside. "After speaking, he immediately dragged Marian to a farther position and sat down.

The colonel handed the drinks to the two ladies. Looking at Hathaway, he felt that the atmosphere just now didn't look like they were discussing anything.

Hathaway winked at Winnes first, then said with a sweet smile, "Yes, we just discussed some things, but Marianne doesn't quite agree with what I said, why have you been here for so long?"

The colonel still felt suspicious, but he answered Hathaway's question first, intending to press her after the ball, "It's Mr. Willoughby, he wants me to buy his brown mare, but I don't think it really counts That's great, so I wasted a little time."

Hathaway nodded noncommittally, and looked sideways at the situation of the Dashwood sisters. Oh, that Miss Marianne is angrily pulling her sister to leave, while Eleanor and Mr. Willoughby are in He tried his best to persuade him.

Hathaway nodded in satisfaction, once again feeling that a private ball in the country is much more interesting than a ball in London, at least she would not have met so many interesting guys in London.

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