[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

As soon as Eleanor and Mrs. Dashwood returned from Barton Manor, they found Willoughby's carriage and servants waiting in front of the cottage. Mrs. Dashwood had invited Willoughby to dinner at four o'clock tonight.When I went to Barton Manor today, Marianne excused some trivial matters and did not go with her. Mrs. Dashwood concluded that the two must have an appointment in advance, so she happily let Marianne stay at home.Now it seems that things are really as she expected.

But once inside the house, the two of them were not as happy as she had imagined, at least not as close as they had been for the past week.Marianne sat irritated in a chair before the fire, while Willoughby, with his back to them, leaned on the mantelpiece.

When he heard them coming in, he turned around. Judging from his face, he was not very happy either. He had a thoughtful expression on his face, and he tried his best to pretend to be happy when he saw them coming. He forced a smile on his face, "Have you had a good time at Barton Manor?"

Mrs. Dashwood and Eleanor looked at each other, and replied in surprise: "Yes, the Middleton family has always been so kind and hospitable, and we have received warm hospitality. But, what's the matter with you two? What happened? ?”

"Ah, no, no, it's all right, we're fine. It's just that I'm not feeling well today, and I'm afraid I won't be able to have dinner with you." As he spoke, Willoughby walked towards the door.

Mrs. Dashwood and Eleanor were completely confused about the two men, and they planned to ask Marianne when he was gone. "It's a pity. I hope to see you tomorrow."

Willoughby turned around and smiled awkwardly, without giving a precise answer as to whether he would come tomorrow. He said goodbye to the Dashwood mother and daughter, and walked out of the room. They watched him step into the carriage and disappeared after a while.

Once it was confirmed that he had gone far away, Eleanor and Mrs. Dashwood gathered around Marianne, but seeing her angry expression, she was reluctant to speak. Finally, Mrs. Dashwood asked first: "Maryanne , dear, what's the matter with you, did you quarrel?"

Marianne said with a sullen face: "No, he doesn't want to quarrel with me at all. He looked wrong when he came today. I couldn't comfort him no matter whether I sang or played the piano. Finally, he told me that he went to see me yesterday after I questioned him. Mrs. Smith, but asking her specifically what she said made him unhappy, and he refused to speak at all, no matter how much I asked.” As soon as she finished speaking, she covered her eyes and ran away go out.

After hearing this, Mrs. Dashwood and Eleanor stayed where they were in disbelief, worried and terrified at their breakup.

.Mrs. Dashwood thought it obvious, and though Willoughby would not say it, it must have been Mrs. Smith who suspected Willoughby of being interested in Marianne and insisted on disapproving, or that she had other ideas about it, and he was not financially concerned. Not completely independent, he is in a position of dependence on her, so he dare not confess to her that he is engaged to Marianne at present, and can only follow Mrs. Smith's advice to leave them.

After about half an hour, Mrs. Dashwood looked much better, for she was sure Willoughby would be back soon, or he might as well have missed seeing them today, but not only did he come, but he did not Explaining that he wants to leave Marianne, this shows that he has not given up on this relationship.And his attitude towards Marianne all the time shows that he loves Marianne deeply and regards her as his future wife, and she firmly believes in it.

To Mrs. Dashwood's surprise, Willoughby did not show up at Barton Cottage the next day, but he went to Barton Manor.

Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Middleton were very surprised when they saw him, and Mrs. Jennings even joked about his relationship with Marianne, "Mr. Willoughby, I thought you should show up at Barton Cottage now, Could it be that you went to the wrong place today?" After speaking, she laughed out loud.

Willoughby said cheerfully: "No, I'm here today to find Sir John. I brought my black beagle here specially. I haven't hunted for so long that my bones are going to rust."

Mrs. Middleton replied before Mrs. Jennings: "He went to Carey's house early in the morning and will come back in the afternoon." But she was thinking that she didn't hear John say that she had an appointment with Willoughby yesterday. Going hunting today.

Disappointment came into Willoughby's handsome face, and he hesitated for a moment, as if considering what he should do now.

Mrs. Jennings immediately enthusiastically asked Willoughby to stay and wait for Sir John. He would be very happy to see him when he came back. Willoughby readily agreed after thinking about it.

Hathaway and Winnes were also very surprised to find Mr. Willoughby at the dinner table at noon, but Hathaway quickly realized what happened. It is obvious that Mr. Willoughby has given up on Marianne now, and has made up his mind. on her.Sir John was just a very handy excuse. If he knew Andrew well, I believe he would change his name to find Andrew.

The next development of the matter was very satisfactory to Mr. Willoughby, because Sir John did not come back in the afternoon as originally promised, and he did not return until the evening.

And Mr. Willoughby stayed with Hathaway, Winnes, and Mrs. Jennings all afternoon. They first enjoyed Hathaway's beautiful piano sound for a while, and Mr. Willoughby had a very high Musical talent, which allowed him to praise Hathaway appropriately. The expression and tone were extremely sincere, making it impossible to doubt that he was being impressed by her talent.After afternoon tea, several people played cards again. Mr. Willoughby, who is highly skilled in cards, was naturally assigned to Hathaway. He would rather sacrifice himself or try his best to cheat in order to make Hathaway win. Just as he had done for Marianne.

Fortunately, he was concerned that Hathaway was Colonel Brandon's fiancée, so he didn't make all this too explicit, so everyone didn't notice that afternoon. After dinner, he made an appointment with Sir John for the second time. Days hunting together and then away.

In the next few days, Mr. Willoughby seemed to have become a close friend with Sir John. He either came to Barton Manor early to go hunting with Sir John, or came to have lunch with everyone at noon, and then spent a week together. In the pleasant afternoon, except that Mrs. Middleton couldn't see him when the Dashwood family came, he would appear in Barton Manor almost all the time.

No matter how slow Mrs. Jennings reacted, one afternoon, she looked at Hathaway, Winnes and Willoughby who were sitting and chatting together, as if she suddenly discovered something: "Oh! Finally someone Have you discovered the loveliness of Miss Winnes? Although I thought Winnes was a good girl early on, but Willoughby, what should poor Marianne do? She has been like that the last few times she came. How pitiful!"

Willoughby froze immediately, and Winnes' face flushed.

"It's too complicated for you young people. It was fine a few days ago, and I lost contact so soon. I thought you were engaged, poor Marianne. But Miss Winnes is also my guest. I don't want to favor one another and hinder the girl's marriage..." Mrs. Jennings was so suspicious and chattered endlessly, embarrassing everyone.

On this day, Willoughby left Barton Manor early, but Hathaway was still restless, because two people came to her respectively.

Winnies has long felt that Mr. Willoughby's attitude is strange. These days, he has been reporting at Barton Manor every day, and he is very attentive to the two ladies. Even if Mrs. Jennings didn't say anything, she still thinks he is pursuing someone Miss Marian, but she has always been self-aware, and she doesn't think she can compete with Miss Marianne by herself, so it's clear at a glance who this gentleman prefers.

She didn't dare to express her opinion on this matter rashly before, because she was a little uncertain about Hathaway's meaning, but now that Mrs. Jennings has noticed that something is wrong, I am afraid that this matter will be publicized soon.

"Hathaway, I think you must know who Mr. Willoughby is pursuing."

"Yes, I think I can guess."

Winnies hesitated for a moment. She always knew that her friend was very thoughtful and would never change what she was convinced of easily, but she couldn't agree with her on this matter. "Has there been a letter from Colonel Brandon? Has he said when he will be back?"

Hathaway was amused by Winniss' embarrassed look, she took out the letter sent to her by the colonel from the box, and motioned Winniss to read it for herself.

Winnies was stunned by the news in the letter. She would never have imagined that Mr. Willoughby was such a person. "You knew the news early in the morning?" She asked in surprise.

"Yes, I saw Mr. Willoughby's true face early in the morning, so you don't have to worry about me being confused by him." Then the two discussed how such a coincidence could happen in the world. Bath was seduced by an unknown gentleman, and the colonel searched there for two months but could not find him. However, he happened to meet him in Barton, and the two sides spent four months. They all stayed in the same place, but no one recognized the other. By the time the colonel got the news, he had left Barton again.

The two lamented the wonder of fate, it will always take things away when you need them, and return them when you give up and stop looking for them.

By the time Winnes left, it was already time for bedtime. At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Who would come to her at this time? Hathaway opened the door suspiciously.

Standing at the door was her elder brother Andrew. He has been avoiding Winnes recently, so he is always a little elusive. It is rare to see him in Barton Manor.

He didn't look very well when he entered the door, and he didn't speak for a while after entering the room.

Hathaway felt that this scene was a bit familiar, remembering that the last time he came to her so late seemed to be because of Mr. Wallace.

"Hathaway, although Brandon is my friend, I am also your brother. I hope you will be happy. I just heard something, of course I hope it is not true, if you really , really... I will also respect your choice. But I have to say that Willoughby is not a good choice. He first pursued Miss Marianne, and now he knows you are engaged and then seduces you. He is definitely not like He is a decent gentleman as you imagined. I know his type very well. He is just a playboy who plays with women's feelings everywhere. He has no sense of responsibility at all, let alone any sincerity. No one!" Andrew became more and more excited, and at the end he almost yelled, he calmed down for a while, and then said: "Although I objected to you being with Brandon at first, it's definitely not because he doesn't want to be with Brandon." Well, I just think he's a little too big for you. But he's a gentleman you can trust, he's a man of high character, responsible, and unwavering, and it's a good thing to marry him .Well, yes, he's really nice, very nice. . . . So, what do you mean?" Andrew was almost pleading.

As soon as Hathaway heard Andrew speak, she knew that he was also here for this matter, but she still listened to him patiently, "Well, I think he is too."

Andrew looked at Hathaway blankly, "What is it?"

"He is a trustworthy gentleman. He has a noble character, a sense of responsibility, and a firm personality. He is a perfect candidate." Hathaway almost repeated what Andrew said just now.

Andrew's expression became more and more silly. Hathaway didn't know that he was still so cute, so she couldn't help but burst out laughing. She laughed for a long time before she decided not to tease him anymore. He told him those despicable things, and told him his guesses.

I don't want Andrew to get angry when he heard it. Such a despicable guy would dare to hit his idea on his sister's head. He regretted what Mr. Marshall did from Brandon last time. He actually brought such a guy home. He didn't know last time, but this time he will never let Willoughby go.

Hathaway comforted Andrew, and the two siblings muttered together for a while, before Andrew returned to the room satisfied, and now Mr. Willoughby came to the door automatically.

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