beauty and money

They were introduced to each other at the social season finale ball, which Mary missed because of her illness.Georgiana was quiet and beautiful, and many people admired her wealth and beauty, and they did not even know her, and they flattered her incessantly.This is especially true of Mr. Cavendish, who she has no feelings for. His explicit eyes made her feel uncomfortable, and he looked at her as if he were looking at a commodity. He thought her submissive and quiet quality was very important as his wife Fit, but can't be assured of Georgiana's reserve and attitude.

But Mr. Darcy said that his worries were unnecessary. Georgiana had always been a restrained lady who restrained her emotions, and she would not show too much enthusiasm for anyone.Mr. Cavendish also discovered this in the subsequent relationship, and thought it was a manifestation of her good upbringing, noble and decent.

Georgiana was very unsure of her own soul, and she was very worried about it.For whether it was talking or dancing with Mr. Cavendish, she would be more certain that she was not interested in him.On the contrary, he has a good impression of Mr. Lefroy, who has always been infatuated but dare not reveal his mind, but this gentleman's social status and inherited property are far from worthy of the Miss Darcy family.

He himself believed that if he had the slightest desire to be noticed, it would disturb Miss Georgiana, which he did not want to see, so he tried his best to conceal his thoughts, and never invited Georgiana to dance alone. But the eyes of admiration can't help following that elegant figure, and the secret torment of unrequited love has made him thinner day by day. He is not a loser who loses in love, he is not even qualified to compete.

Although Georgiana did not confide her sorrow to Mary, her expression had already shown Mary the reason for her hesitation.After suffering the blow of pursuing the wrong love once, she became cautious and hesitated. She didn't want to disappoint people, but if love can be controlled, then he is not fragrant.

Mary is holding Georgiana's hand. They are miserable people who can't help each other. Marriage is like a woman's safe, where they store wealth, fame, and face. You don't need to love this safe, but if you don't, then You will put yourself in a very dangerous situation.It seems that Georgiana has many choices, but in fact there is not much room for it.She knew very well how much her brother looked forward to her marriage with Mr. Cavendish, which seemed to him both a good thing and a good fate.

Elizabeth, who was walking in front, tried her best to persuade her mother not to be too enthusiastic. If an incident like Collins happened again, they would definitely become a laughing stock.Under Elizabeth's persuasive guidance, Mrs. Bennet also believed that pretending to be high-profile would help to enhance her self-confidence, and it was not the beautiful ladies that the gentlemen flocked to, but the ladies who were pursued by everyone but could not be obtained.Just like buying fruit, people can't judge whether the fruit is good or bad, but as long as they see others picking it, they will fight for it and think it is the best.

In front of their mother and daughter are three gentlemen. The topics they will discuss are much richer. Money or politics are always men's favorite things, but they will also chat about horseback riding and hunting, and exchange news and so on.Mr. Lefroy is currently a teacher. He has always hoped to take up a position in Oxford, but because he is too young and has no social capital, the position has not been confirmed for a long time. There are many backup candidates. Among these candidates, Mr. Lefroy is not outstanding. He has suffered enough from the previous rebelliousness and disdain for favor transactions.

This trip to Derbyshire to attend the ball was secondary. He mainly wanted to get in touch with Darcy through Fitzwilliam and get this vacancy through Mr. Darcy's contacts.But he is deeply obsessed with Georgiana. He knows that if he takes any action, his future will be ruined, and his friendship with Fitzwilliam will be greatly reduced. The contradictory psychology makes him suffer, just like the young Werther In general, whether in social status or love is a complete loser.The only luck is that his Lotte is not engaged, but he still dare not take a step further.

During the walk, Mr. Darcy hinted from time to time in words to Lefroy that he had seen through his purpose and hoped that he would restrain his emotions.

"When it comes to the things that play a decisive role in marriage and love, I think that for women, it is beauty and birth, and for men, it is money and status. And chasing a marriage that does not match you, that is A speculator's thing. What do you think, Mr. Lefroy?"

"You're right, Mr. Darcy, reason must exist before emotion in the world, so that everything can be kept in order." Lefroy pursed his lips and spit out words against his will. There are many things in this world, such as law, morality, etc. , but emotion often breaks through rationality in love. If Georgiana is engaged and he loves her uncontrollably, then he may open "Emilia Galotti" like Werther.

If Elizabeth heard her husband's words, she would stare in surprise. Mr. Darcy couldn't restrain his emotions, and chose to pursue love and obtain happiness against Mrs. De Bourgh's wishes. He didn't care about other people's feelings up?If it is said that the best rebuttal to these words is himself!

But a Mrs. Bennet has already given her a headache. Although she can see Mr. Lefroy's admiration, she is not sure about Georgiana's attitude. If she has no interest in him, and she contributes to the trouble, wouldn't she be the same as Mrs. Bennet ?That would cause Georgiana endless trouble.

The conversations and walks at the end of the day make most people feel uncomfortable, but tomorrow the dance will start, and the guests will arrive one after another. It will be a battlefield to determine the fate. Mr. Darcy is very sure that his sister will A marriage would make her happy, and such a marriage would bring the Darcy family further.

After the walk, Mary returned to the guest room. She sank into the bathtub while taking a bath. The hot water brought by the servant made her skin red. Looking at the steam rising, Mary fell into deep thought. She thought she was a Absolutely sensible woman, she will not put herself in pain for love, her heart of stone will protect her from harm, she does not know what magic power love has, but she still hopes that Georgiana can respect her heart instead of respecting her brother wishes.

At the same time, Mr. Benest, who was hiding in a small hotel in the country, straightened himself in front of the mirror. The money from Mary was really useless, but it helped him tide over the difficulties. When the annuity was paid out, he now had a little more money , but he only repaid the debt a little bit to stabilize the debtor, and he still kept more money in his own hands.

Since Mary's pity, the last thing he wanted to see in his life was this lady, and it would make him feel extremely embarrassed.Although he felt his cheeks burn, it never occurred to the wonderful gentleman to return the small money to Mary.

He himself is very bad at living, always repeating the days of being rich, squandering, having no money, and borrowing money.Now that he has money, he immediately bought a beautiful dress, made himself shine, and went to the ball in Bloomberg. Although he didn't expect that noble Miss Darcy to favor him, such a grand ball would definitely Many unmarried ladies came to participate.

Benest in the mirror is handsome and handsome. When he smiles, he reveals his snow-white teeth. He is as pure as a baby, which makes it easy for people to have a good impression.However, his head is empty and his stomach is reckless. As long as he talks a little, he will find that he doesn't understand philosophy, art and politics at all except flattery, and he can't even pronounce the full name of the regent.

But he also has something to be proud of, that is, things about planting and breeding, but these things he learned in the countryside are completely impossible to appear in the social rhetoric of the upper class, and it will make people know that he is just a redneck.Before he wrote to his two heartless brothers asking for help, he had naively imagined that there would be a little brotherhood between them, but the fact always embarrassed him.

Tomorrow, he will definitely find a suitable target, Benest said to himself, constantly practicing his smile and eyes, no one deserves it without hard work.

The next morning, just as Mary got up from the bed, Elizabeth and Mrs. Bennet arrived. The sisters sat on the bed in nightgowns and talked like they were when they were not married, while Mrs. Bennet worked hard to direct the servants to serve them. Dressing up and dressing up, it seems that such happiness is really rare, causing Elizabeth to smile all the time.

Because there was going to be a ball in the evening, Mrs. Bennet ordered Elizabeth not to eat too much, so as not to protrude her belly, just like when she was not married, but she would be more kind to Mary, who was already as thin as a long-faced horse. , She also borrowed a lot of cotton pads, Mrs. Bennet is quite experienced on the homemade waves, Mary's waist was terribly thin after being dressed up, and her breasts were exaggerated. When Mrs. Bennet turned around, Mary She secretly took out a lot of cotton pads, she didn't want to look so deformed.

This time she was wearing a pure white dress. She only paid a little attention to the style, and the quality was not high.Originally, Mrs. Bennet had prepared an off-the-shoulder long dress, but Mary rejected it on the grounds that she was afraid of the cold and would get sick again. The dress was too revealing, so she chose a dress with a slightly higher collar.

The rolled-up hair was combed out a lot, and she was worried that Mrs. Bennet would scoop up her hair, but she showed no pity at all, and combed Mary's hair perfectly and smoothly.Finally, a gemstone hairpin was put on her hair, and a pale lady was born. Her pale face was more like a ghost. In desperation, she had to put on a thin layer of rouge.The thin skin is so white that blue blood vessels can be vaguely seen, and one of the acne that faded with age appeared on the face, just on the forehead, which made Mrs. Bennet very annoyed, a lady should not Eat too much greasy food, otherwise there will be unsightly acne on the face, she is afraid that Mary will turn back to the appearance of acne on the face of adolescence overnight, it is too scary.

Elizabeth told her not to be so nervous. Mary had matured a lot. Although she was still ordinary, she had a more trustworthy temperament. That calm and wise temperament made her look as stable as a gentleman.Mary, who has been tortured by various balls, does not have the tension of Mrs. Bennet. After she is dressed, she keeps reading a book, a popular novel, full of gothic horror, and the illustrations are horrific and grotesque.

Seeing Mary's composure, Elizabeth felt that she had grown up a lot, but who hasn't grown up? After all, even she has become Mrs. Darcy.Instead, she thought of a gentleman who was well-educated and well-matched with Mary in terms of social status and property. That gentleman would definitely have the same interests as Mary, and then a good relationship would develop.