[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

Although Elizabeth was not happy, she also understood that Mr. Bennet's consideration was right, so she took Jane to London by car early the next morning.Unlike before, the two of them didn't have the slightest joy to go to London. On the contrary, after getting into the carriage, the two of them looked at the family members who were standing at the door slowly disappearing, and their eyes were red.

Jane held the handkerchief tightly in her hands and looked at Elizabeth with dull eyes, and said, "Lixi, I feel so at a loss about my future now, do I really want to find a random man and get married as my father said? "

"Of course not!" Elizabeth said resolutely: "Let's go to Mr. Bingley. I don't believe he will abandon you for no reason. Miss Bingley and Mr. Darcy must have instigated it. Let's go to him and at least ask him something. reason."

"That's not good..." Jane said in surprise, she has always been reserved, and this kind of proactive inquiry to a man is not something she would do.

"What's wrong, Mr. Bingley in Longbourn seemed to love you so much, and he didn't write you a farewell letter when he left. We have every reason to go to him. Don't worry, Jane, I will talk to you You are together." Elizabeth took Jane's hand and put it on her lap, hoping it would give Jane strength.

After more than half a month of stalemate, the atmosphere in the London industrial area has eased a lot.The factory owners finally decided to treat the workers' strike behavior coldly, that is, ignore them completely.And all the factory owners have sent a message, telling the workers that those who are willing to work can continue to work in the factory, and those who are not willing to work, they will pay them the unpaid wages before, as for the others Don't think too much about it.

The workers were very angry at first, but as the time dragged on, most of them had to give in and returned to the factory in batches to start working again.After all, almost everyone of them needs to support their families. If they don’t work all the time, it means they have no income. Without income, the whole family will starve to death.So by the end of the month, basically all the workers have returned to the factory.

Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley did not lose much in the strike, but they were relieved that the workers were all back in the factory.

After getting the news, Mr. Bingley breathed a sigh of relief and said to Mr. Darcy: "It's really worrying. Fortunately, the organizer of this strike is not very capable, otherwise we will lose a lot of money. , Summer has always been the season with the largest sales of cloth.”

"It's unlikely that workers want to change their living environment, at least in recent years, so we don't need to worry too much." Mr. Darcy said to Mr. Bingley as he leaned on the sofa in a somewhat lazy posture.

"Fitzwilliam, I can't be as calm as you." Mr. Bingley said, picking up an apple on the table and taking a bite, "By the way, Fitzwilliam, Caroline asked me to ask about next month's apple. Will your sister attend the banquet at Earl Edward's house?"

"I haven't asked Joanna, what's the matter, does Caroline want to join her?" asked Mr. Darcy.

"Well, Caroline heard from a friend that Ms. Edward is planning to hold a salon. There will be many ladies and wives from the upper class participating. Georgiana will soon enter the social circle. It will be very good for her to attend. "Mr. Bingley said, he knew what his sister was thinking, since she wanted to get close to Mr. Darcy by making friends with Georgiana, Mr. Bingley was naturally willing to help her.

"Salon? I will ask her in the letter, but I don't know if she would like to come." Judging from Mr. Darcy's understanding of Georgiana, she probably would not take the initiative to participate.

Mr. Bingley obviously understood Miss Darcy's character very well, so he said: "Fitzwilliam, Joanna is not young anymore, she will face this complicated social circle sooner or later, you can't always protect her, organic and The opportunity should also allow her to meet more friends, which will also benefit her future marriage."

Mr. Darcy thought for a while, and it was indeed the case. He nodded and said, "You are right, I will try my best to persuade her to come here."

"Caroline will be very happy, you know she has always liked Joanna very much." Mr. Bingley said happily.

Mr. Darcy responded perfunctorily. To be honest, he really didn't care about Miss Bingley's displeasure. The reason why he agreed to Mr. Bingley's request so readily was that he really hoped that Georgiana could make more friends. But another reason is to hope that Georgiana can take Anne out to socialize.Ever since Mr. Darcy found out that he liked Annie, he had been thinking about Annie's identity. The social status and social circles of the two were too different, which was not conducive to the communication between the two. Getting in touch with the upper class is also a good thing.

At this time, the butler walked in with a letter on a small tray, and said respectfully to Mr. Bingley: "Sir, here is a letter from you."

"Who wrote it?" asked Mr. Bingley casually.

"It's from a Miss Bennet."

"Bennet?! Give me the letter quickly." Mr. Bingley reached out for the letter a little excitedly, and quickly opened it to read the ten lines at a glance.Then his brows quickly frowned, and his expression became a little weird.

"Is there anything strange written in the letter?" Mr. Darcy asked curiously when he saw Mr. Bingley's expression.

After reading the letter, Mr. Bingley raised his head and said: "Jane has come to London. She didn't say anything clearly, but it seems that she came here to see me, and her attitude was a little too eager and excited. I mean, compared to She said it in the calm way she used to."

"I chased you to London, but the time is wrong. It's been a few months, so it's too late." Mr. Darcy said, to be honest, he couldn't imagine the overly reserved eldest lady of the Bennet family. If it was the two young daughters who would do this kind of behavior, it would be very likely.

Mr. Bingley was silent for a while. If Jane had come here two months earlier, he would have been very happy, but now he has almost forgotten about this relationship, and this letter is really a bit strange. "It's also possible that I misunderstood. You know, I've never been able to figure out what Miss Bennet was thinking. Maybe she just came to London for fun, and maybe she wanted to visit me by the way."

"Are you going to call on her, then?" asked Mr. Darcy.

Mr. Bingley was a little hesitant, but after thinking about it, he said, "Forget it, I've let go now, and there's no point in getting involved."

"That's fine. I think that Miss Taylor is very good. She is very beautiful, her family background is good, and the most important thing is that her personality is very suitable for you. You can consider it." Mr. Darcy said, the Bennet family is in He seemed to be a bit out of place. It was a very smart decision for Mr. Bingley not to get involved with their family.However, he knew that Mr. Bingley was not someone who would let go of a relationship so easily, especially since he really liked Miss Bennet very much before, so Mr. Darcy hoped to recommend a good lady to him so that he could divert his attention.

"Come on, Fitzwilliam, that Miss Taylor is obviously here for you. You can leave me alone and worry about your affairs. Didn't your aunt write to you two days ago? She is I'm not going to talk to you about your marriage again. As long as you don't get married for a day, she will pester you for a day, I advise you to find a suitable lady as soon as possible." Mr. Bingley patted Mr. Darcy on the shoulder and said.

Mr. Darcy sighed when he heard the words. He was really helpless to that aunt. The lady treated him very well and cared about him very much, but she had a very strong personality and a strong desire to control. The identity of the pressure on Mr. Darcy to marry his own daughter, it is a headache for Mr. Darcy.You must know that Mr. Darcy doesn't have any special feelings for that cousin, and his cousin's health is so bad that she can't seem to have children at all. No gentleman who cares about children will marry such a lady.

After they chatted for a day, Mr. Darcy went home, and then began to write to Georgiana.In the letter, Mr. Darcy talked about the salon that Miss Edward was going to hold, and then said that he hoped that Georgiana could come to participate, and he was very happy that Georgiana invited Sister Steele to live in London for a period of time. He believed that everyone It must be very pleasant.

Here, Mr. Darcy asked the steward to post the letter, while the two Bennet sisters were waiting for Mr. Bingley's reply.Jane would look down the street almost every half hour, and every time she heard the sound of a carriage approaching from a distance, she would immediately stand up and look in the direction of the door. She wholeheartedly hoped that Mr. Bingley would come to visit, but She was very disappointed with the results every time.

When Jane No. 20 forgot from the window, Elizabeth finally couldn't take it anymore, she stood up and walked to Jane, helped her shoulders and pushed her back into the stool, saying: "My dear Jane, like Bentley A young man like Mr. is mostly busy with business and communication during the day, I think he will not be able to read your letter until evening, so I think he will visit us tomorrow."

"Lixi, do you think he will forget me? After all, there are so many beautiful ladies in London." Jane asked, holding Elizabeth's hand.

"How is it possible? No matter how many ladies there are in London, how many of them can compare with you. Besides, Mr. Bingley is not the kind of man who loves one another. I think he will be eager to read your letter." I came to see you." Elizabeth sat on the stool opposite Jane and looked into her eyes and said, in fact, Elizabeth didn't know much about it, but she was willing to give Jane a hope, and she was also willing to give herself a hope.If she can't find the right person to marry, then she wants Jane to be happy.

"But about Lydia..." Jane was still very worried, because of the elopement between Lydia and Wickham, she couldn't even sleep well these days.

Elizabeth put her hand on Jane's lips and said: "Dear Jane, you must always tell yourself in your heart that what happened to Lydia is not our fault, and we care about her no less than the other sisters. , she was confused, we shouldn't lose our happiness because of this, so we have to work hard to fight for it."

"Lixi, you are always so confident, I hope you can always be by my side, so that I can get some of your courage to face the worse situation that may happen." Jane said.