[Emma] Becoming Jane Fairfax

Frank Churchill considered whether to visit Jane for two days. After all, she had said so badly at John Knightley's house that day, and he also had a temper. In addition, he was more worried that he was no longer welcome.

Tangled and tangled, on the third afternoon, Frank still went to Bates' house, but he missed it, and only Miss Bates and Patty were at home. Miss Bates said that Jane had lunch with Miss Woodhouse, Miss Smith went out together.

Frank could barely hold back his disappointment, as if his all-night struggle had become a joke, she wasn't home at all, and probably didn't even know he was back.Frank talked with Miss Bates for a while, and seeing that she was sleepy, he left and went home.

When Frank went out, his father and Mrs. Weston went out for a walk together. When he came back, he found that Mrs. Weston was alone at home. She was sitting by the window of the small living room reading a book. Frank walked over and almost scared her. Jump.

"Do you walk without sound? It scared me to death. Don't you know that women are more sensitive than usual after pregnancy and can't stand the fright? Your father went to Cole's house, and he asked me to tell you to go to Cole's house for dinner at night " Mrs. Weston patted her chest in shock, "You really, really frightened me, where did you go?"

Frank sat on the sofa with his legs crossed: "The Bates family. I met Miss Woodhouse and Miss Smith when I came back. Miss Woodhouse told me that Miss Bates and Miss Fairfax were injured. I think since I can barely be considered friends with their family, I should visit them."

"It should be like this. Although I have already sent someone to deliver things, someone should visit our house." Mrs. Weston stood up with her waist supported and moved, "Did you see Fairfax when you went to Bates' house?" Miss. I met her with Emma and Harriet when I was walking with your father, and they went to bring bread and potatoes and quilts to the poor. Do it."

"But didn't Miss Fairfax have a wounded foot? Won't she be a nuisance to Miss Woodhouse by following?"

Mrs. Weston completely disagreed with his statement and attitude: "Miss Fairfax's foot injury is almost healed. She is going to help, so why should she cause trouble? Emma will have a lecture in Hatfield tomorrow. At a party, you mustn't laugh at Miss Fairfax and Miss Bates when you see them."

On the way back, Frank still thought about holding a dinner party in Randall, so as to avoid the situation that he would not be welcomed by Jane. However, if he could see her in Hatfield tomorrow, the plan for the dinner party could be postponed later a push.

The words Jane said at John Knightley's house were like a knife in his heart. Every time she said a word, his head bowed a little. Although he listened to it, he was angry, but after the anger, he had to Admitting that what she said was right, he asked his uncle to help him find a position in the government. He came back this time to tell her that their relationship has not yet come to an end.

That night, Frank fell asleep in anticipation, but Wei Lai couldn't sleep because of the pain in his feet.

Patty imitated her and took a hot kerchief to apply to her feet. Jane's skin was white and tender, and when the hot water was hot, it immediately turned red. Patty complained to her in a half-crying voice: "You shouldn't be with Woodhow. Miss Smith and Miss Smith together, it's such a long journey!" After speaking, he took the handkerchief out of the hot water and wrung it dry. When the hot handkerchief touched his skin, Wei Lai let out a "hiss", but he couldn't tell the difference. Hot water still hurts feet.

The foot was growing on her body, of course she knew it was painful, but Emma asked, and the Woodhouse family helped a lot, sending pork leg meat and beef, and her foot was no longer a problem, as the saying goes , being soft on others, she couldn't find a reason to refuse.

One basin of water was cold, and Patty changed another basin, and the pain on Yinxie's feet relieved a lot. Wei Lai was so sleepy that his eyelids started to fight, and he fell on the bed, not even knowing when Patty would leave.

When she woke up the next day, she knew that Emma had invited her and Miss Bates to Hatfield for tea in the afternoon.The swelling on Miss Bates's legs has disappeared, but she still can't leave her wheelchair. The stairs in the house are narrow, just enough for one person to live alone, and it can barely accommodate one and a half people. How to move people and wheelchairs from upstairs to downstairs has become a big problem .

Wei Lai thought for a while, and before leaving, she decided to ask Patty to take down the wheelchair first. She helped Miss Bates go downstairs, letting Miss Bates lean on her body completely.

It usually takes less than half a minute to go down the stairs, but this time it took almost 10 minutes to walk down. Wei Lai and Miss Bates were covered in sweat. When they reached Hatfield, the sweat was blown dry by the cold wind.

When Jane Fairfax came back, Emma thought of restarting the plan to visit Box Mountain. Of course, she must find a sunny day in the cold winter months, but Mr. Woodhouse firmly disagreed with Emma’s organization of friends to climb. Box Hill, he thought the highbury winds would blow the group of young men sick.

Taking into account Mr. Woodhouse's fragile and sensitive nerves, Emma had to transfer the meeting place to Hatfield.

Wei Lai went to the post office on the way to post the fourth novel written for the "Daily Morning Post". When they arrived in Hatfield, the guests had already started playing cards.

"Jane, Miss Bates, come in, it's so cold, you're all frozen." Emma came up to meet Wei Lai's cold hand, and said "ah" in surprise, "It's so cold! Come on!" Come here and enjoy the fire, and be careful not to get sick."

Mr. Woodhouse is most sensitive to words such as "sickness", and frowned at the first hearing: "Sickness? Who can get sick? We have a fire in our house, and the windows are closed, as long as no reckless person opens the window without authorization." No one will catch a cold."

He asked Wei Lai to sit closest to the fireplace, and then asked Emma to arrange Miss Bates and Mrs. Bates who were in wheelchairs together, and put wool blankets on them.

Wei Lai smiled wryly in his heart, this is all right, there are two wheelchairs at home, and I don't know if there is enough space.

Sitting next to her was Mrs. Weston, and diagonally opposite was Frank Churchill, who was playing cards with Emma. She didn't know that he was back. Miss Bates had been lethargic recently, and her memory had also deteriorated. She didn't tell Wei Lai. Frank's visit.

"Is your foot better, dear?" asked Mrs. Weston tenderly.

Wei Lai nodded with a smile: "It's much better, almost recovered, thank you for your concern. Congratulations, Mrs. Weston."

Mrs. Weston caressed her protruding belly full of motherhood: "Mr. Weston and I both hope to be a daughter. I like daughters. It would be nice to be a son."

Wei Lai chatted with Mrs. Weston for a while, and was surprised to find that Frank was not watching her secretly like before. She didn't feel his gaze, and she swept it with the end of her eyes. He played cards with Emma He was in the middle of playing, and he didn't seem to see her at all.

Wei Lai didn't know if he decided to give up. What she said at John Knightley's house last time, she didn't save any sympathy. It was just a proactive idea, which would hurt his self-esteem more or less , he should not continue to persist.

Here, Wei Lai was thinking about what Frank meant, while Frank and Emma had played Scrabble for several rounds, and laughter kept coming.

Mrs. Weston looked with a satisfied smile on her face.

Mr. Knightley was sitting on a separate chair next to them. He wanted to pretend not to care, but his eyes flew in the direction of Emma involuntarily.

Wei Lai has no interest in Scrabble, but sitting is also boring. Mrs. Weston and Mrs. Elton share the experience of housewives. She can't catch a word. Why don't you bring Knightley to play Scrabble together? .

She and Mr. Knightley sat across from Emma and Frank. Frank looked at her with a smile and said, "I heard that Miss Fairfax is good at Scrabble. Let us see it today."

Emma asked, "How did you know Jane could play Scrabble?"

"When I met Miss Fairfax at Weymouth, she happened to be playing with Mr. Dixon and Miss Campbell, who was not Mrs. Dixon, Mr. Dixon himself told me." Frank smiled meaningfully.

Wei Lai didn't get Jane's memory in Weymouth at all, and Frank's words couldn't stir up waves in her heart.

But Emma didn't see it that way. She whispered: "Mr. Churchill! It's too much!"

Frank smiled, lowered his head, spelled out a word, and pushed it in front of Wei Lai.

"Never!" cried Harriet. "I spelled it, didn't I?"

Everyone looked over at the same time, she shrank her neck again, and said with a smile: "I've spelled it out."

Frank applauded: "Very good, Miss Smith, that's the word. Miss Fairfax, you have to make persistent efforts."

Wei Lai's initial hope was extinguished by him with a basin of ice water, and he had to pretend to smile indifferently: "Mr. Knightley, you can spell it out, Miss Woodhouse, let's compare, whoever can guess first .”

Frank was not angry at being left aside by her, and was happy to watch her play games.He was quite sure that the decision to call off the engagement would slowly fade away once Jane knew he was no longer idle.

He took a sip of tea leisurely and was in a good mood.

Scrabble was boring, but managed to fill the afternoon.

At dinner, Mr. Weston was belatedly arriving just after everyone had sat down.His wife was pregnant, and he was about to have a young daughter or son. He resumed the business that he had gradually let go. After talking about the business, he hurried to Hatfield.

He held an open letter in his hand, and looked less cheerful than usual, as if he were in difficulty, and Mrs. Weston feared that he had not done business.

"Business? No, no, no, Stones is my old friend. It's too late to cooperate with me happily. How can we talk badly." He sighed and handed the letter to his wife, "Look, this is Churchill From my wife."

"You opened my letter? You must have known." Mrs. Weston took out the letter and gasped in shock when she read the first line. "Mrs. Churchill is coming to Highbury!?"

Frank raised his head suddenly and subconsciously looked at Wei Lai. He didn't know anything in advance.

The author has something to say: Frank is a frog, poke and jump.

In fact, he is quite suitable to be with Emma. Both of them grew up in a superior environment, and their desire for improvement is not so strong. It is good to maintain the status quo of life. He is not suitable to be with Jane.