beauty and money

During the banquet, Georgiana seldom spoke, only a few words were between her sister-in-law and her brother. She was a very shy woman with graceful manners. Among the gentlemen who are now pursuing her, the most powerful ones are the Cavendish family The gentleman of this generation known as William VI, who is nearly nine years older than Georgiana, is a man with a strong desire to marry. If this marriage can be achieved, then the Darcy family and the Cavendish family The marriage will be the most noteworthy thing in the whole of Britain.

And Georgiana herself has also been hinted by her brother. If it weren't for the fact that she wanted to conclude this marriage, Mr. Darcy would not use his channels to help Wickham get promoted. Georgiana's past was never mentioned.

Georgiana, however, felt the pressure. She looked at Mary secretly, how she envied Mary for not having to bear the pressure she was under. She clearly had no love for Mr. Cavendish, but she was unwilling to go against her brother's wishes. make him sad again.Ever since her attempted elopement with Wickham, her brother has always looked at her with worried eyes, which breaks her heart.

When they were dining, they heard that other guests arrived at dinner, and they didn't know which relatives and friends of Mr. Darcy, but they seemed to have no intention of disturbing their meal, and they just waited in the living room.If there is no accident, after the meal, Mr. Darcy will introduce his relatives and friends to the Bennet mother and daughter, and make a formal social introduction.

After the seemingly incongruous dinner, Mary was full of thoughts. The scene she saw in the church that day always appeared in her mind. The status of women in the lower class was really low. It's hard to believe that they are not like this by nature, but they just have more respect for a lady with status. If this lady is beautiful, she will become the most gentle cloud in the world, standing on the branch like a flattering skylark to show off her voice, I think I am far better than the nightingale hiding in the night.

At this time, Peng Bo was plunged into a dark purple night, and the cry of winter owls came from the distant mountains and forests.Mary was dragged by Elizabeth into the entertainment room to play cards with everyone, and Mr. Darcy's relatives and friends who had just been introduced also went to the entertainment room.Elizabeth and Bennet mother and daughter started first, but Mary's card skills were too bad and her luck was not very good, but she lost all her bets after a while and didn't look like she was having any fun, so she sat aside and didn't read , but to talk to Georgiana, Georgiana is not interested in playing cards, she embroiders casually, but looks very careless, because she embroiders a lot of wrong stitches.

Mrs. Bennet played cards with her daughter and son-in-law as well as Mr. Darcy's relatives and friends, one of whom was Colonel Fitz William, a distant relative of Mr. Darcy, and the other was from Stevenson, Hampshire. Mr Lefroy.Both gentlemen were remarkably unmarried, and it was embarrassing that Mrs. Bennet sometimes extolled her daughter's boast, both openly and covertly.

For example, "Oh, let me tell you, it's a waste of time for us to play cards here. Why don't you let Mary play a song for us? What do you think, dear Liqi, your sister's piano is very good." "Female Reading a lot is of course good, they will become very knowledgeable and interesting, won’t they? My Mary is a learned and talented child, and I like her the most among the five sisters.” “Mary’s embroidery is very good. She is very quiet after her precepts and deeds." Mrs. Bennet has no sense of shyness when she says something that makes people blush, and she is so taken for granted.No matter what topic was brought up, she finally turned the corner and praised Mary.

Even Mary, who was not going to speak, felt that her face must be as hot as a boiling kettle, not to mention Darcy, who was sullen, and Elizabeth, who kept changing the subject.Mary's embarrassment and silence won Georgiana's sympathy. They are all such inarticulate and shy people, and they are really sympathetic to the false praise given by others.

Georgiana was embroidering flowers very quietly, and Mary watched her embroidering very quietly, as if the people playing cards and chatting aside did not exist.Mr. Lefroy's eyes were always on the side where they were sitting, especially on Georgiana's face, and the enthusiasm that could hardly be concealed in his golden eyes was of course noticed by everyone present.Especially Mrs. Bennet, who is very sensitive to the signs of love. She has already determined that this gentleman secretly loves Georgiana. If he is not so firm, he can be a good candidate for a son-in-law. The other Mr. Fitzwilliam is different. He has a lot of social status and money. Although his appearance is not satisfactory, money and status can give him some bargaining chips.

The more Bennet insinuated Mr. Fitzwilliam, the more gloomy Mr. Darcy's face became. He was not as stupid as Fitzwilliam who didn't realize it. He really knew his mother-in-law too well, and the matchmaker If the spirit is used to govern the country, then the British will defeat those Frenchmen countless times.Although Elizabeth knew her mother's intentions, she really had no position to refute her. She had seen her mother's cunning and scheming appearance when she planned a marriage for Jane, and she also knew that her mother would not stop until she found a marriage for her sister.

For this reason, Elizabeth tried her best to coordinate among her husband, mother, and husband's relatives and friends. She changed the subject from time to time, or interfered with Mrs. Bennet when she talked too explicit, so that she would forget what she was about to say.At the same time, Elizabeth, who was single-minded and multi-tasking, exhausted her good luck, played cards in a mess, and soon lost the game. However, Mrs. Bennet, the black hand of the card game, was lucky. Maybe it was her speech interference that successfully made the opponent dizzy The reason for making mistakes.

In this scene, Elizabeth took great pains to maintain, Mr. Darcy was full of anger, Mr. Lefroy was absent-minded, and only Colonel Fitzwilliam concentrated on dealing with the imposing Mrs. Bennet. Being distracted during the verbal interrogation led to a crushing defeat, so the game ended with Mrs. Bennet winning a big victory.

The two ladies who have been at the center of the topic are indifferent throughout the whole process, and Mary, who is immersed in her own world, even stares at the embroidery in a daze.Georgiana's embroidery was so bad that no one knew what she was doing.At the end of the game, it seemed that only Mrs. Bennet was in a good mood. At her strong request, Mary sat down in front of the piano. The moment she sat down, Mary's mind kept playing back the pictures of her own embarrassment in the past. As for the trembling of her hands, her heart was about to jump out, but when she opened the lid of the piano, she forced herself to imagine again that the people around her were burlesque actors.

The ten slender fingers have no beauty, but they are very slender. When she presses the keys, many notes emerge in her head involuntarily. They are the skillful fingers that guide her mind. In a piece of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" Excerpts from the adaptation of the song fluttered out. The music is as emotionless as before, but it is more proficient, and Mary put down the cover after only talking for a while. A few words, it seems that she knows how exaggerated she is for Mary, her piano level is really not satisfactory.But if Mrs. Bennet knew how to restrain herself, she would not have caused so much embarrassment to her daughters, and she quickly regained her vitality.

Fortunately, after the uncomfortable performance, Mary gave up the piano to Georgiana. Georgiana did not intend to perform better. It can only be said that she is on the same level as Mary, but because of her social status and appearance, even though she looks like Mary also doesn't play very well, but there are still a lot of gentlemen who think it's very delicate.Among them is that Lefroy, whose obsessed eyes made Mr. Darcy very unhappy, and he even considered "asking" this gentleman to leave. Unfortunately, this gentleman is a classmate of Fitzwilliam, and he cannot pay the expulsion fee. This is a violation of guest rights.

When she returned to the room, Mary felt that her face was still very hot. She didn't know what face she would have to appear in front of Georgiana and those two strange gentlemen. Mrs. Bennet really made her feel helpless today Feel sick again.

She has no friends now, and she doesn't even have a chance to write a letter to express her troubles. She silently pressed her arms on her forehead and closed her eyes. If she had agreed to Mr. Benest's marriage proposal that day, would she not have faced such a situation? This kind of embarrassment, no, you can't think like this, she may fall into another kind of distress.

In the morning of the next day, the group of them took a walk after dinner. In order to prevent Lefroy from thinking about Georgiana, Mr. Darcy specially asked Mary to accompany Georgiana as a female companion, and he accompanied the two gentlemen. In the front are Mrs. Bennet and Elizabeth, and the last two ladies are really slow.They themselves are not talkative people, they just greeted each other briefly, and then they each had their own thoughts.

Bloomberg in winter is actually not suitable for walking. Only the pine forest is dark green in the cold. The air is so humid and cold that even the sun cannot shine through it. There is a faint mist in the forest, and the air will be freezing. The lungs are cold, but it makes people feel extra refreshing.

The lady walking behind them gradually distanced themselves from the people in front, and Georgiana saw a sad emotion from the people in the distance.Mary still thought of something to talk about, so as not to be silent along the way.

"Miss Darcy, what do you usually like to do?" Mary walked beside Georgiana. She was taller than Elizabeth, so Georgiana, who was beside her, felt that she was walking beside her like a man.

"It's nothing more than embroidering, painting, playing the piano, enjoying reading, etc., but I am not particularly proficient in it. The only thing I particularly like is the piano, but I don't play it very well." Among the many things that a lady must learn, Georgiana is still favorite music.This coincided with Mary, who also liked the piano very much, but her failed performance made her a little afraid of playing the piano in front of others.

"I think the piano music you played yesterday is very good, very proficient." Mary actually didn't think Miss Darcy's piano was of a high level, far from being compared with the masters at the concert, but among the ladies It is also very good.

The two ladies started the conversation on the topic of music. Mary preferred Beethoven's pieces, while Georgiana liked Mozart. Mozart's music was harmonious and impeccable, while Beethoven's music was amazing. It is unforgettable after listening to it. Although many places are rough and not resistant to polishing, many beginners can play it impressively, but it is very difficult to get its essence.Like the Symphony of Destiny, Mary fell in love with its melody after only seeing an excerpt of the score. The majestic and surging momentum is really not the music that a lady should love.

Through the bridge of music, Mary said that she could hear Georgiana's sadness when she played. When she said this, Georgiana's eyes kept looking at the figure who was not far away in the distance. It was Mr. Lefroy, He admired her obsessively, but how could she remain indifferent?