beauty and money

Mary, who didn't feel that she was included in the list that she didn't want to meet at all, held her head high like an egret. When she argued with others, she was always oppressive, probably because she was taller than ordinary ladies. Because of this, Mr. Ben Best greeted her stiffly, and had no choice but to bid farewell to the woman with whom he had a fierce fight, and followed Mary away like a docile mare. He was afraid that Mary would reveal the fact that he was penniless, but Apparently he was overthinking, Mary was never a woman who would expose others, she always stayed away from people she didn't like, and she would not gossip about anyone who had insulted her.

The two came to the edge of the dance floor, in a hidden place behind the marble pillars, under the cover of the curtain, Benest seemed to be on guard against others, and his sneaky behavior made Mary a little funny. "What's wrong with you? I don't mean to expose you. I mean, the thing you know has nothing to do with me."

"Miss Mary, forgive my speculation, but I have to be careful, because how many people here see people through colored glasses? If they hear that you are rich, they will be very respectful. If you have no money, you will treat them with contempt, but rich people will not give them a little benefit, and poor people may not harm their interests, what a power it is." When Mr. Benest met Mary, he felt as if he was going to confess Likewise, what he said was based on his own true feelings.

"Mr. Benest, there is no other meaning in what I said, but you are caught in ridicule. Don't you even understand sarcasm?" Mary was quite touched by his words. Many aspiring young people in today's society are caught by this iron She was bound by a law firm, and she herself had received various cold treatment because of her insufficient dowry and lack of beauty, and she was "loved" by some speculators because of her status as Mr. Darcy's sister-in-law.Of course, Mr. Benest, who is handsome and eccentric, is a speculator. Unlike other speculators, he is not smart enough.

"He said that I have never heard of those fox fruits, but didn't he just praise my beauty?" Mr. Benest hadn't reacted at all, and just followed Mary out of fear of seeing the creditor.

Mary couldn't help holding her forehead and asked, "Are you literate?" Maybe her words were too straightforward. Mr. Benest didn't know whether he was ashamed to be asked such a question or ashamed to speak out because he was really illiterate, his face flushed red , like a young man in love.

The two who thought they were hiding did not know that their every move was actually seen by Mrs. Bennet from a distance. She couldn't see the face of the man who was talking to Mary, but the way they talked was very similar.

In fact, because Mary is taller, she already stands out among the ladies, but Mr. Benest is still a lot taller than her, so that Mary only reaches his shoulder.Mr. Benest himself is outstanding among the gentlemen, and it is hard not to be noticed. His tall figure is a little thinner, and he looks too tall with ordinary ladies. At this moment, he is standing with Mary in terms of height and figure. It is very contrasting.

Mrs. Bennet excitedly went to find her daughter Elizabeth immediately. She asked Elizabeth about the young man, but Elizabeth didn't know about it. Elizabeth asked her husband again and found that the man was not invited by her husband.Since Mrs. Bennet insisted on knowing the details of the young man who was talking to her daughter, Elizabeth asked more familiar referees or relatives and friends who were responsible for inviting guests, but none of them knew the young man.

At this time, Elizabeth realized that there was a problem, because the Christmas ball held for Georgiana was very meaningful, and it could almost be regarded as the ball that finalized the marriage between the Darcy family and the Cavendish family. Invitation, then this young man is probably an uninvited guest.

Thinking of this, Elizabeth couldn't help worrying about her younger sister. She seemed to have a good chat with the young man of unknown origin, and she was afraid that this man was plotting evil.Therefore, she quietly whispered to her husband, hoping that the husband would let the housekeeper handle the matter, and not be too public, so as not to affect Mary.

Mrs. Reynolds was not there because she was busy preparing the guest room.Mr. Darcy was suspicious, for the man was very well dressed and handsome, and he was obliged to inquire again, and was even more annoyed when he was sure that the man had not received any invitation.He already hated this kind of opportunist, but he didn't expect that this kind of person would dare to touch his wife's sister. Although he didn't like to see his wife's relatives, he still included his wife's sisters in his protection scope, especially Georgiana's. Before the matter, he was absolutely tired of these dudes.

Therefore, Darcy is no longer calm in dealing with this matter now. He summons the servants and asks them to invite the gentleman out and stop appearing in Bloomberg.When the servants respectfully and politely 'invited' Mr. Benest to go out, Benest's first reaction was that his involvement in the ball was exposed. Well, his good luck was completely exhausted.I thought he used to swagger in and out of various balls, of course with his high-end clothes and style, but he was rarely discovered, because the balls were usually very chaotic, and no one knew who the guests were invited by.

"Sir, I don't think you have been invited." Originally, the servants did not want to disturb the guests, but unfortunately the gentleman whose lover's attention was snatched away by Mr. Benest just now kept paying attention to them. When Mr. Benest's disgraceful incident happened, it was immediately publicized, and soon the whole dance scene stopped dancing to watch this rare farce.

Mr. Benest was so embarrassed that he couldn't speak. He couldn't refute the servant's words, so he had to pretend to leave.Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved away, the gentleman became sarcastic again, and said some ugly words, which were unbearable.And he stopped in front of Benest, not allowing him to leave, as if he wanted to see his jokes.

"Where did this dog come from? No matter if it's a palace or a restaurant, he just got in with a brain. I don't know if he has no brains. He has no brains but is extremely stupid. Maybe he ran out of the mud and put on a good one. I have already seen that he is an opportunist." When he said this, he was looking at his sweetheart, and his sweetheart who was originally obsessed with Mr. Benest She also looked cheated, she sneered disdainfully, as if her previous love was nothing. "My God, I even talked to him, and he revealed his origin, my dear, I don't feel comfortable."

The words of the man and woman aroused a lot of discussion from the surrounding people. They, the upper class nobles, like to humiliate the common people the most. They claim to be noble, but they are realistic and snobbish.In particular, this kind of opportunist is a thorn in their side, even more disgusting than flies and mice.

Elizabeth also noticed the farce here, and she glared at the disdainful husband, who immediately realized that what he had done was a little too much, and he should be more low-key and not disturb anyone's handling.But the matter has come to this point, and it is useless for him to regret it. This kind of trouble at the dance party is also to blame for his lax review.

"I'm very sorry, because this kind of trivial matter makes you unhappy. Please continue the dance. It's better to leave this matter to the servants. There is no need to delay everyone's happy time because of such a small person." Darcy came out to apologize to everyone.

Mr. Cavendish didn't mind this little episode, and he said half to Benest and half to some other people with great interest: "Mr. Darcy, you don't have to apologize, speculators like this, I think you have seen a lot of people, they think that no one knows them, but their purpose has already been seen through, they are just fleas with unreasonable thoughts, there is really nothing to be unhappy about." His words These words caused Lefroy to suffer in his heart. When he looked at Georgiana, he found that she did not respond to his gaze. In the past, their eyes would always meet inadvertently, and they would smile at each other tacitly.

Mary couldn't stand it anymore. She knew that Mr. Benest was not invited, so she wasn't very angry, but this Mr. Cavendish was really annoying, and his accusations made by him were clearly aimed at Lefro. Mr. Yi went.

"I'm very sorry, everyone. This Mr. Benest came here at my invitation. I was too cowardly to explain my wishes to my brother-in-law, which led to this misunderstanding." Mary said from the crowd. Squeezed out of the middle, she spoke to everyone, but her eyes were fixed on Mr. Cavendish. As a winner in love, she took the opportunity to ridicule the loser without grace, which was simply contemptible.

Mary's remarks immediately aroused the discussion of the crowd, and Mrs. Bennet almost fainted. What would her unbelievable daughter stand up for at this time? Be seen as a joke.And if a lady invites a gentleman to a ball by herself, they must be intimate, which is simply indecent.

Looking at people's malicious eyes, Mary had already prepared, and she said to everyone: "We met and introduced each other through the ball of Mrs. Glaris, a rich woman from Waterford County, Benest Mr. Benest is a noble gentleman. Such criticism and remarks should not fall on him. I don’t know anything about the invitation from my sister and brother-in-law.” After she finished speaking, she raised her head high, her eyes were burning with flames like dangerous revolutionaries, and after she finished speaking, her eyes fell on Mr. Yang who was in the crowd.

At this time, Mr. Yang had already understood Mary's intentions, and he was very annoyed at the little girl's boldness. He was very familiar with the scene at Mrs. Grace's ball, and he clearly knew that the two of them had never been formally introduced. .But the matter has come to this point, he can't let a lady's reputation be damaged, so he stood up and said to everyone: "Miss Mary is right, Mr. Benest is very noble, the two of them borrowed Graley We know each other through Mrs. Si's introduction. Perhaps it is not considered for Miss Mary to invite this gentleman alone, but such accusations are really inappropriate. I am very sorry to disturb everyone. I am also a friend of this gentleman. Regardless of his character and family background, this gentleman Very trustworthy, definitely not speculators."

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, it's already the nineteenth century, don't you still stick to your prejudices? Oh, isn't it what every lady thinks about inviting the man she likes alone, but my Mary is too shy to speak to us, This is because my mother didn’t realize it, please forgive her.” Mrs. Bennet’s voice of assistance immediately silenced the guests who still wanted to say something, and the mother didn’t object, so what else did they, outsiders, say.

Elizabeth pulled her husband to smooth things over. She was secretly angry that her husband had handled this matter too ill-consideredly, which resulted in such an oolong. Mary was such a shy woman. As a sister, she naturally knew that even if she wanted to And she would never open her mouth to tell, how painful and embarrassing she must be when she is exposed in this way.