[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

In the end, Mr. Darcy took Anne to the ball at Earl Gray's house. Georgiana said that she was not feeling well and stayed at home to rest. As for Lucy, she followed Mr. Robert as a fiancée.

"I'm really not used to wearing this!" Annie pulled up the gorgeous silk skirt and whispered to Mr. Darcy before entering the door.

"Is the size inappropriate? It should have been re-made before. There is a gap between you and Georgiana's figure. If you modify it, the general regulations are not very good." Mr. Darcy said.

Originally, Anne didn't want to go to the prom. After all, it would be embarrassing to attend the prom of the Earl's house if the dress and jewelry were not gorgeous enough, but Anne couldn't afford a good dress or good jewelry, so she planned to stay at home with Georgiana.But Georgiana wanted Anne to participate, so she lent her the skirt and jewelry, but Georgiana and Anne's figures are not the same, so the skirt is now modified.

"It's only worn once. It's a waste of time to make a new skirt, so it's good. I said I'm not used to it because I haven't worn such a gorgeous skirt before, and I think it's a bit strange." Annie smiled embarrassedly, This skirt is made of the best silk brought from the East, and it is exquisitely embroidered on it. It is worth more than a hundred pounds. As long as Anne thinks that this skirt on her is worth her annual income, she will be happy. I couldn't help being a little worried, afraid that I would accidentally stain and tear my skirt while dancing, and I would feel uncomfortable all over.

"I think you will go to such balls again, Miss Steele," said Mr. Darcy.

"Probably won't participate until after Lucy gets married. Then don't worry, I can directly wear Lucy's dress." Annie shrugged.

"Did it not occur to you that you would wear such dresses every day?" asked Mr. Darcy.

"Do you wear it every day?" Anne paused, glanced at Mr. Darcy, and said in a low voice: If I am lucky enough to marry a rich gentleman, then I will definitely wear it every day. "

Mr. Darcy smiled, and led Anne into the ballroom with his chest upright, as if he was the rich gentleman Anne spoke of.

Miss Gray is the only child of the Gray family, and the Earl and Countess of Gray dote on her very much, so the engagement banquet was held extraordinarily grandly, and many guests came, and everyone attended in full costumes, full of luxury .

Mr. Darcy obviously knew most of the people in the ballroom. As soon as he entered, he was surrounded by several gentlemen. These people should be good friends of Mr. Darcy, and they talked about high society affairs in a few words while standing together.Annie knew nothing about these things, and she couldn't even understand some metaphors, and she couldn't get a word in at all.

The gentlemen were talking about the strike incident not long ago. Although the matter has subsided now, many problems remain unresolved, which is quite troublesome.Because of such a topic, Mr. Darcy failed to notice Anne's situation for a while, so Anne could only stand stupidly.

Annie wanted to leave very much, but she was very unfamiliar with this ballroom and didn't know the people here, leaving rashly would only put herself in another embarrassing situation, so Annie began to quietly look for a place to hide, and as a result, she soon Met a few acquaintances.

In addition to Mr. Willoughby standing next to Miss Gray, the protagonist of the engagement ball, Anne also saw Colonel Brandon, Mr. Bull and the Bennet sisters.

The Bennet sisters were obviously not used to this kind of ball with a completely upper-class atmosphere. They stood in the crowd and looked around in a daze, and then Jane saw Anne and Mr. Darcy standing on the side, with a smile on her face. The decent smile disappeared after a while, and he looked away with a painful expression.

A few days ago, Mr. Bingley visited the Gardiner's house and officially ended his relationship with Jane. When he came back, he told Mr. Darcy what happened at that time.I heard that she was scolded by Elizabeth. Elizabeth thought that Mr. Bingley had no opinion, and it was very irresponsible to give up his feelings after listening to Mr. Darcy and his sister casually.

It is normal for Jane to see Mr. Darcy behave like this when something like this happens, but Anne remembers that Mr. Bingley seems to be here today.

"Mr. Darcy, Mr. Bingley will come over today, right?" Anne moved her arms and asked in a low voice.

Mr. Darcy frowned and asked, "Yes, he should be here soon. What's the matter?"

Anne didn't speak, but raised her chin towards the place where the two Bennet sisters were standing, motioning for Mr. Darcy to look over.Anne regretted not finishing this action, because she was only thinking about what would happen if Jane saw Mr. Bingley, and completely forgot that there was Elizabeth standing beside Jane, and that lady was the one Mr. Darcy admired .

Mr. Darcy didn't notice Elizabeth's existence at all. When he saw Jane, he immediately understood what Anne meant. Mr. Bingley would bring his dance partner here today. If Jane saw it, he didn't know what would happen.

Mr. Darcy immediately summoned a servant, and asked him to tell his servant to guard the door. After seeing Mr. Bingley, he told him that Miss Bennet was also in the ballroom.

"Who is this Miss Bennet?" A gentleman asked curiously.

"It's a lady Bingley met at Longbourne, who separated because of inappropriate family background," said Mr. Darcy briefly.

"Miss from the country, for a family like Mr. Bingley's, it's better to choose a strong noble lady, so as to handle the affairs at home and outside the house well. A country lady can't do this."

"The most important thing is the issue of family background. It doesn't matter whether you marry a rich lady or a poor lady, it doesn't matter, but there will always be some poor relatives who come to play the game. One of my cousins ​​married a Miss in the country, as a result, her family and friends often come to their house as guests, because they live far away, and they will stay for many days each time. Her sisters only bring a small amount of luggage and jewelry when they come back. Just took her clothes and jewelry away, which is really funny and angry!" another gentleman said.

"With too little education, people will always become so stupid and ridiculous."

These seemingly talented gentlemen stood together and laughed at others without hesitation. Mr. Darcy was very embarrassed when he heard it, and immediately took Annie away, fearing that Annie would be unhappy.

"Miss Steele, why are you here? It's been a long time!" Mr. Bull came over with a wine glass and said in surprise.

"Mr. Bull, it's been a long time. I didn't expect to meet you here." Annie saw Mr. Bull saluted politely. She didn't have a bad impression of this gentleman. He was a rare stubborn person, but not What a villain.

"I originally planned to visit you in Ramsgate in a few days, but I didn't expect that we would meet in London. I am so lucky. I wonder if I can dance with you when the ball starts?" Bull asked Mr.

"Of course." Annie nodded.

At this moment, Colonel Brandon came over suddenly, saluted Anne and said, "Miss Steele, I'm so glad to see you here!"

"Colonel Brandon, good evening, it's also a pleasure to meet you here." Annie smiled.

"Miss Steele, who did you come with? Didn't your sister come here with you?" Colonel Brandon asked.

"I came with Mr. Darcy, and Lucy will be with Mr. Robert in a moment."

"Mr. Robert?" asked Colonel Brandon.

"Mr. Robert is the younger brother of Mr. Edward."

Mr. Brandon nodded, his eyes slipped from Mr. Darcy to Mr. Bull, and he seemed to understand something in his heart. He suddenly stretched out his hand and said to Anne: "I wonder if I will be honored to invite you to dance later?" .