Pride and Prejudice accident

Mr. Collins changed into the priest's robe and went downstairs. Sir Lucas and the two Miss Lucas were talking about some decent gentlemen and ladies whom they met in church today.Sir Lucas was purely happy that he was able to meet more decent people, while Charlotte was chatting with Sir Lucas and his sister Maria with a little excitement.

Mr. Collins felt a little relieved when he saw the inconspicuous blush on Charlotte's face. Before leaving Lucas's house, he invited Lucas's family to Kent as a courtesy. He originally thought that the other party would decline, but Unexpectedly, Sir Lucas was thinking of going out to relax in the spring, so he immediately agreed.Of course, not all of the Lucas family came to Kent, he only brought two daughters of marriageable age, and naturally this was for the purpose of getting to know a few single gentlemen.

Because Charlotte was also coming, Mr. Collins felt a little twisted, but he had no reason to refuse, so he brought the three of them to Kent, and they were very kind to Sir Lucas and the two Lucas. The lady introduced seven or eight single gentlemen in the Hansford village who are more well-connected with the Lucas family and have better personalities and reputations.Probably according to the laws of the original book, Charlotte should be married this year, so she really met a nice gentleman in less than two days.

The other party's name was Avery Turner. He was a tall, strong, honest man with a brown-red beard and a very honest smile.This Mr. Turner used to be a battalion sergeant in the Ming Corps, and he went to India to fight. He was bitten by a poisonous snake in the forest last year. Although he did not die, his legs were disabled and he walked with a limp. , which naturally meant that no more wars could be fought, so Mr. Turner returned to England.Mr. Turner is 35 years old this year, and he is just worried about getting married recently. However, although he has some small property, but his legs are not good, it is difficult to find a suitable marriage partner.

If it was a few years ago, Charlotte would not have looked at Mr. Turner much, but now she has no choice. Mr. Turner has no shortcomings except a slight lameness in his legs, and she herself is not good in appearance and age. It's big, and it doesn't have much dowry, which is about the same as Mr. Turner.Probably Mr. Turner thought the same way. He felt that it would be good for his lame leg to find a suitable wife to manage the house. As for his appearance and age, he didn't have to worry too much.Therefore, the two hit it off right away, and they only met three times, and they each had plans in their hearts.

At the end of today's service, Mr. Turner invited Charlotte to take a walk in the woods behind Rosings Manor in the afternoon when no one else was paying attention, which made Charlotte's heart pounding until now.

"Sir Lucas, how about we go fishing this afternoon? I have two good rods here," said Mr. Collins, going up.

"Mr. Collins, of course, fishing is indeed a good activity." Sir Lucas nodded with a smile.

"Mr. Collins, let's bring some food. Let's have lunch outside. The weather is so nice today, it must be interesting to eat outside." Maria looked at Mr. Collins expectantly and said, she is only 17 years old this year, She looks very cute, and her personality is also very cute, because her parents, brothers and sisters all dote on her, and she is the most coquettish on weekdays.

Mr. Collins had no way to deal with this kind of little sister, so he agreed without thinking too much. Although he felt that the food would not taste good if it was taken out cold, but the picnic was really just a matter of mood.

"Sir, here is your letter." A maid came in at this moment, holding a small piece of paper in her hand, and handed it to Mr. Collins.

Mr. Collins took a look. As expected, it was the news from Rosings Manor. The note said that Mrs. De Bourgh’s two nephews had come to Rosings Manor. Mrs. De Bourgh invited Mr. Collins to Rosings Manor at night. Lunch at the manor.Because Collins has just returned to Kent these few days, and has not yet visited Mrs. De Bourgh, and Mrs. De Bauer did not inquire about the news of Kent because she was concerned about her daughter's marriage, so she did not know that Mr. Collins brought three guests back. Therefore, Sir Lucas and the two Miss Lucas were not invited.

Mr. Collins was a little embarrassed, because it was too impolite for the host to leave the guests to go out to the banquet by himself, but since Mrs. de Bourgh only invited him to go alone, he could not rashly take anyone there.In my memory, this lady is quite domineering. If she doesn't want to see outsiders, she won't take other people's face into account and directly scold her.

Mr. Collins looked at the words on the note, two nephews, as far as he knew Mrs. de Bower seemed to have three nephews, one of which was Mr. Darcy.Mr. Collins thought of the content in the original book. It seems that Mr. Darcy and another gentleman came to Rosings Manor to visit Mrs. De Bourgh during this period, and the other gentleman had a short affair with Elizabeth. Mr. Darcy's restraint, it is not guaranteed that Elizabeth will develop a love story with that gentleman.

"Mr. Collins, what happened?" Sir Lucas asked worriedly seeing Mr. Collins staring at the note for a long time without speaking.

"There is really one thing. Originally, I planned to take you to Rosings Manor to visit my benefactor Mrs. De Bourgh on Wednesday. This lady likes Wednesday. She will be in a good mood and will be very happy You are entertained. But I just received an invitation from Mrs. de Bower. She invited me to dinner in the evening, but she didn't invite you because she didn't know that there were guests in my house, and I can't just take people there. This is really Makes it difficult for me." Mr. Collins rubbed his forehead and said.

"Really, then Mr. Collins can just go to the banquet, we don't mind, it's not your fault after all, and you can't offend your benefactor casually." Sir Lucas waved his hand indifferently, he I used to hang out among businessmen, so naturally sometimes I didn't pay so much attention to some etiquette.

"Then it's really great. I will tell Mrs. De Bourgh that you are coming to my house tonight. If there is no accident, she will want to see you tomorrow."

"That's great, I'm really looking forward to visiting that manor!" Maria said happily.

Now that we have agreed to go to a picnic, everyone is going to change clothes and pack up before going out. Charlotte stood up blushing at this moment, and said to Mr. Collins and Sir Lucas: "Mr. Collins, father, I No picnic in the afternoon."

"Sister, why don't you go?" Maria asked while shaking Charlotte's arm.

"Mr. Turner, invite me to go for a walk together later." Charlotte said, the blush on her face became heavier, which added some bright colors to her appearance.

Sir Lucas's eyes lit up. This is definitely great news for him. Over the past few years, he and Mrs. Lucas have been worrying about Charlotte's marriage, and they are looking forward to Charlotte's marriage. Being able to find a good home as soon as possible, now that there is hope, I am naturally very happy.And in Sir Lucas's opinion, except for the little physical disability, Mr. Turner is really a good and well-matched gentleman. He has a manor in Kent and inherited several thousand pounds from his mother's family. Property, and being the battalion sergeant himself, the conditions are absolutely good for the Lucas family.

"Okay, then go for a walk."

At noon, Mr. Collins took Sir Lucas and Maria out, while Charlotte had a quick lunch at Collins' house.After lunch, Charlotte went upstairs to find out the best clothes she had brought for a walk and changed into the best one. She combed her hair finely, and then began to circle around the bedroom nervously with a handkerchief, passing by When looking in the mirror, she confirmed over and over again that she had indeed put on the most beautiful clothes and was well-groomed. Charlotte had a premonition that today's walk was very important to her.

After an hour of hard work, the doorbell of the Collins house finally rang. Charlotte hurried to the living room on the second floor, took a few deep breaths and sat on the stool by the window.Mr. Turner walked up the stairs quickly. Although his legs were a little lame, it was not easy to notice when he was walking slowly. On the contrary, because of his military temperament, he looked very tall and straight.

Mr. Turner stood at the door of the living room, looked at Charlotte who looked at him nervously, smiled and said, "Miss Lucas, can we go for a walk now?"

"Of course." Charlotte stood up immediately, and then she tried her best to control her speed and walked to the door, took her shawl and put it on her body, then took Mr. Turner's arm and said, "I'm ready , Mr. Turner, we can go."

Mr. Collins and the others came back at three o'clock in the afternoon. When they opened the door, they saw Charlotte sitting on a stool wiping tears. Mr. Collins was taken aback, and Charlotte rushed over, hugged Mr. Collins and stood behind Maria, who was in a bucket, cried excitedly: "Maria, Mr. Turner proposed to me!"

"What? Sister, did you agree? Did you agree?" Maria dropped the bucket and asked excitedly.

Charlotte let go of Maria after her shoes were wet by the water splashed from the bucket. She nodded and said, "I agree."

"Ah, that's great, that's great, my sister is getting married, she's getting married!" Maria jumped up happily, patted and shouted with a smile, the big problem of the Lucas family was finally solved , is simply worth celebrating.

"So we're going to have a wedding, aren't we? Charlotte, did Mr. Turner tell you when he plans to get married?" Sir Lucas asked.

"He said the sooner the better, I had no idea at the time, so I asked him to discuss it with you, father." Charlotte said, wiping the tears on her face.

"The sooner the better, from this point of view, we have to go back to Meryton first, and you go and invite Mr. Turner to go home with us. This must be discussed with your mother and elder brother." Luca Sir Stanley said he couldn't wait to go home and tell the people in Meryton that his daughter had found a good home too, so that the gossiping women would stop gossiping about their family.

"Okay, by the way, Father, Mr. Turner invited us to his house for dinner in the evening, and Mr. Collins happened to be going to Rosings, so we don't have to disturb us here."

"Okay, okay, let's go change immediately." Sir Lucas waved his hand and said, turning his head to thank Mr. Collins. If Mr. Collins hadn't invited them to Kent and introduced Mr. Turner to them, Charlotte doesn't know when she will be able to marry.