[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

The second dance ended very quickly, and Mr. Darcy found that Anne had changed his sitting position in the middle of the dance. He took Charlotte's hand and walked out of the dance floor and walked to the place where Anne was sitting. , After thinking for a while, he found a topic and said, "Miss Steele, I saw you were chatting with your sister just now, she looks like a very lively lady."

"Yes, she has a lively nature, but the proper etiquette can't go wrong." Anne replied.

"Lively is very good. I always feel that my sister is too quiet. I hope she can be more lively." Mr. Darcy said, Georgiana is naturally quiet, and she has become more and more serious since that incident happened. She fell silent, and did not even bother to go out. Mr. Darcy had planned to take her to Longbourne with him, but Georgiana said she preferred to stay at home.Fortunately, Georgiana did not come, otherwise it would be bad if she saw Wickham.

"Then you should help her find some activities that she likes, especially those related to sports, or activities that require the participation of many people. I believe this will help." Annie suggested that quiet people have to learn to touch As an outsider, it is always helpful to go outside and run and dance.

"She only likes painting and playing the piano, and nothing else. I try to make her play some lively games, but she doesn't like them. But she goes to a girls' school, so she can meet a lot of people."

"Your sister must be a very smart and pretty lady."

"That's true. Her only shortcoming is probably being too introverted. I hope she can tell me what's on her mind, but it's not so good to tell my brother about some things, isn't it?" Mr. Darcy said. Talk to her personal housekeeper, but now she doesn't trust the new housekeeper at all.

"Too introverted may not be very good, but it's better than being too extroverted," Anne said.

The two looked at the laughing little daughter of the Bennet family at the other end of the ballroom at the same moment. At this moment, the young lady was surrounded by three soldiers. They didn't know what interesting things they said, which made this The young lady laughed out loud without any scruples, the laughter was so loud that even the music couldn't hide it.

"I think you're right," agreed Mr. Darcy, nodding.

At this moment Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hostal entered the ballroom arm in arm. They were dressed in the most beautiful gowns among the ladies in the hall, and they wore jewels shining with large precious stones and hats with colorful and rare birds. The tail feathers look like two proud macaws.

"Why are Caroline and Louisa here?" Mr. Bingley was standing in the corner with Jane and whispering, and he turned to his sister who came in from the corner of his eye and murmured to himself in doubt.

"Probably Miss Bingley is in good health. Mr. Bingley, do you want to go there?" Jane asked.

"No, let them find their own fun." Mr. Bingley shook his head and continued talking to Jane.

Miss Bingley wasn't feeling well, but she didn't sleep well last night, so she didn't have the energy to attend the ball today.But when she stayed at home, the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became. She knew that the Philip family and the Bennet family who held the ball this time were relatives, and the Bennet family would probably also attend today's ball. She couldn't sit still any time she approached Mr. Darcy, so she finally brought Mrs. Hurst along with her.

As soon as she entered the ballroom, Miss Bingley began to look for Mr. Darcy's location with her eyes. Seeing that he was happily chatting with an unfamiliar lady, Miss Bingley immediately became anxious, thinking that she really did not make a mistake in coming, if she didn't come , didn't know that Mr. Darcy was seduced by the messy lady again.

Miss Bingley squinted at Anne, and felt that Anne was completely inferior to her, so she tidied up her appearance and walked over, saying, "Oh, Mr. Darcy, what are you talking about with this lady?"

"Just chatting," said Mr. Darcy.

"So I was chatting." Miss Bingley smiled, and then gracefully stood beside Mr. Darcy's chair, put her hands on the back of the chair, and looked at Anne politely, "Hi, I'm Caroline Nice to meet you, Bentley, I haven't seen you before, do you live in Longbourn?"

"Hi, Miss Bingley, I'm Anne Steele, and I'm just here to attend a wedding at a friend's house." Anne said.

"Oh, so did you know Mr. Darcy before? I have been friends with Mr. Darcy for many years. It is rare to see him chatting with an unfamiliar lady." Miss Bingley asked tentatively.

Mr. Darcy frowned. Miss Bingley kept watching Mr. Darcy out of the corner of her eyes. Seeing his displeasure, she couldn't help but feel sad when she knew that her words made him unhappy.She knew that Mr. Darcy didn't like her, but they had been friends for so many years, and Mr. Darcy should be more tolerant to her. She just asked a question that was not considered rude as a friend, but he was angry because of it.This is already the second time that Mr. Darcy got angry with a country lady after they came to Longbourn. The previous one was Elizabeth Bennet. She was speaking ill of Elizabeth to Louisa, and Mr. Darcy got angry. There is nothing wrong with it, but today he was angry with her just for one sentence, for a young lady who is not even beautiful.

In fact, Mr. Darcy was not angry with Miss Bingley, he was just a little annoyed. He had never had more affection for Miss Bingley than a friend, and he had always made it very clear over the years, but Miss Bingley never gave up. He tried to make Bingley Mr. Bingley went to persuade Miss Bingley, but it turned out that with Mr. Bingley's somewhat indecisive personality, it was almost impossible to persuade the tough Miss Bingley.Faced with Miss Bingley's approaching actions again and again, Mr. Darcy didn't know what he should do to make Miss Bingley retreat, so he was very depressed.

"Hi Miss Bingley, I'm Anne Steele, I'm not from Longbourn, and I didn't know Mr. Darcy before. But I don't think Mr. Darcy is the kind of gentleman who doesn't take the initiative to chat with people, Miss Bingley, you probably just haven't seen Mr. Darcy chatting with other ladies." Anne said, she didn't want to be the object of this lady's unreasonable jealousy.

Mr. Darcy doesn't know why he gave Miss Bingley that impression. He has been in the social circle since he was very young, so he can be said to be a very sociable person. A sociable person will not refuse The one who took the initiative to talk to the ladies, he was just picky about who he talked to. "That's true, Caroline, and you wouldn't think so if you went to every ball with me."

In such a conversation, if Mr. Darcy agrees with Anne, it will definitely offend Miss Bingley, and Anne does not think that Mr. Darcy will agree with him. In order to avoid offending a friend, the smart way should be to change the subject. , but Mr. Darcy confirmed what Anne said casually, and the tone was so familiar.

Miss Bingley felt a dull pain in her chest, and her eyes were slightly hot. She knew she should go away, but she was really unwilling, so she looked at Mr. Darcy and said, "Mr. Darcy, you are talking to Steele now." Will the lady deal with me together? Oh, then I am sorry to tell you that you will not be satisfied."

After speaking, Miss Bingley sat down on the stool on the other side of Mr. Darcy. She raised her chin and straightened her back, with a resolute expression, as if she would sit there to the death.The parrot feathers on her hat vibrate slightly with her movements, making her look even more like a macaw.But at this moment, she is not ridiculous. Anne knows that this lady loves Mr. Darcy, so her appearance at this time really makes Anne feel a little sympathetic.

Mrs. Hostow, who was standing not far away, saw Miss Bingley's expression, and said to Mr. Hostow who was sitting beside her with some sadness: "Oh, poor Caroline, she must be trying her best to endure her pain now. .”

"Ah... what, what did you say?" Mr. Horstow was left alone just now, and he had already drank a lot of wine, and now he was a little dazed.He shook his head from side to side and said stupidly: "Yes, yes, Caroline is very poor."

"Humph!"

Seeing such a husband, Mrs. Horstow snorted angrily, and walked away waving her handkerchief.She went to Mr. Bingley, pulled her brother's arm, and said, "Charles, come with me."

"What's the matter, Louisa?" Mr. Bingley asked. He was not very willing to part with Jane. He looked at his sister and endured his impatience.

"Of course I have something to ask you." Mrs. Hostor said, and then she looked at Jane who was bowing her head, and said, "Miss Bennet, you don't mind if I, my sister, take Charles away for a while?"

"Of course not, of course not." Jane replied nervously, even though she was not far from being separated from Mr. Bingley in her heart, they hadn't seen each other for several days, and she really wanted to stay in Mr. Bingley's place all the time but she really had no reason not to let Mrs. Hurst take him.

So Mr. Bingley was pulled away by Mrs. Horstow, but his eyes stayed on Jane, "Louisa, what's the matter with you?"

"It's Caroline. I think she's going to cry now. Charles, do you know the lady next to Mr. Darcy?" asked Mrs. Hurst.

Bingley turned his head in confusion. He looked at Anne for a while before recognizing Annie, and said, "I saw her on the street last time. She seems to be a friend of the Bennet family. I don't know the details. We didn't chat."

"It's the Bennet family again! It was that Elizabeth before, and now it's this ugly lady again. They are always pissing off my dear Caroline." Mrs. Hostow said angrily.

She really hates the Bennet family, they interpret their ridiculous and disgusting side all the time.Mr. Bennet is an old man with a weird temper, Mrs. Bennet is a rude neurotic, the eldest daughter Jane only knows how to seduce rich bachelors, the second daughter Elizabeth is sharp-tongued and unruly, and the third daughter is a nerd without self-awareness , the fourth and fifth daughters are dissolute.She really didn't understand why Charles would like a lady who was born in such a family. Although Jane was indeed pretty, hadn't he seen too many beautiful ladies?I really don't know what kind of drug Jane Bennet gave Charles, which made him care about nothing.

"Louisa, I didn't see how they got angry with Caroline. Caroline did it all on her own. I said earlier that it was impossible for Fitzwilliam to be with her, but she refused to listen. Based on our What kind of a good gentleman does she want, why did she just settle on Fitzwilliam?" Mr. Bingley said helplessly, he really had no choice but to think about his own situation, Mr. Bingley He also felt a little sympathetic to Caroline. Isn't his current situation almost wishful thinking?Jane is still the same today, seeing him did not show any joy, which made Mr. Bingley feel very disappointed.

"With our family's situation, how can we find a gentleman who is better than Mr. Darcy? He is noble but not a pure nobleman. He will not look down on a merchant family like us. Other gentlemen with similar incomes to Mr. Darcy, Who would think of a family like us," said Mrs. Hostow.

"But Fitzwilliam only gets married because they love each other. He doesn't love Caroline at all. I won't argue with you about this. What's the matter with Caroline sitting there? Go and pull her away , Fitzwilliam's face is going dark, and she will only annoy Fitzwilliam even more." Mr. Bingley turned and returned to Jane after saying this.

Mrs. Hostal sighed and walked towards her sister. Caroline was really ugly sitting there. Many people were already watching her. She didn't want to lose face at the ball.