Pride and Prejudice Becoming Jane Bennet

If the weather is fine, Jane always takes a walk outside after breakfast. She has several fixed routes, the distance is suitable, and she can enjoy the beautiful scenery in different directions around Hansford and Rosings estate.

She didn't have any rules when choosing these routes, she came completely according to her mood when she went out, but she didn't know whether the routes she had drawn up for herself were the classic routes for visiting Rosings Manor, or something else. For some reason, she often met Mr. Darcy in her walks, and each time, instead of leaving, he turned and walked with her, and carried her as far as the vicarage and Rosings. At the fork in the manor, he bid her farewell and left.

Jane at first thought it was because of Mr. Darcy's upbringing and politeness that he could not despise a lady he knew, and more because of her sister's relationship with his good friend Mr. Hunter, and her own relationship with Miss de Bourgh and Faye. Colonel Zwilliam's connection made him feel compelled to treat himself politely, too.But even so, he didn't need to accompany him for a walk, and what's even more strange is that he walked with her a few times and he was not speechless after a few perfunctory words. They talked a lot along the way, talking about the travel experience, Different customs in various places, talking about philosophy and music, and even talking about some natural sciences, industrial inventions and the current social situation.Jane has to admit that Mr. Darcy is really a knowledgeable and farsighted person. He has unique insights into the rising Enlightenment Movement and Feminist Movement, which Jane admires.

However, when Mr. Darcy came to visit the vicarage, he still always looked like he refused people thousands of miles away. If it wasn’t like this, Jane would have mistakenly thought that Mr. Darcy was interested in her, but now, she was ignored by him. and because he talked of Colonel Fitzwilliam in one of his walks, and of Rosings, as if wishing her to come to Kent again someday, she could not help wondering whether he was doing his own cousin a favour. Think again.

"Do you always like walking alone with such a person, Miss Bennet?" asked Mr. Darcy, when he met her that day.

Hearing such a question from him, Jane couldn't help laughing, and said, "I don't feel lonely, sir."

After thinking about it, she said, "I like the feeling of being alone sometimes."

"Then excuse me for disturbing your peace," said Mr. Darcy, smiling slightly.

"No, you don't need to feel sorry." Jane said, "A period of time alone will be beneficial to self-adjustment, but it is also the easiest to fall into misunderstandings when you are alone. At this time, it is best for someone to end this state."

"Have you encountered any difficulties?" asked Mr. Darcy. "Is there anything I can do?"

"Oh, it's no big deal, thank you." Jane smiled and said, "It's just that I've been in Kent for a long time, and I miss my family."

"You are so attached to your family," said Mr. Darcy, "that I remember you saying you were leaving Kent this Friday?"

"Yes," replied Jane, "I thought it would make me miss my family less, but it's the opposite, and I don't know why."

"I hope it's not that you're not used to Hunsford, or don't like Rosings Park?" Mr. Darcy continued.

"No, of course not!" Jane replied at once. "Mr. and Mrs. Collins are very considerate people, and Rosings Park is very beautiful. I don't think anyone will dislike it."

After a pause, she lowered her head and smiled again, and said: "If you want to say that you are not used to it, it is that Rosings Manor is too easy for people to get lost. Two or three times, I wanted to go to the library, but ended up in the restaurant .”

Mr. Darcy smiled and said: "You don't have to force yourself to know all the ways once, wait for you next time..."

He paused as soon as he said this, he realized that what he said was too natural, as if Jane would definitely return to Kent and learn more about Rosings Manor.He noticed that Jane was looking at him suspiciously, so he had to change his way and continue to ask: "Will you come to Kent again? Fitzwilliam and I come here for a while every year, do we have the honor to see you here again ?”

Jane looked at him, ignored what he had said in the past, and told him that she would definitely come to visit the Collinses again, and if they happened to happen, they might meet again.

Not long after this conversation Jane ran into Colonel Fitzwilliam again on a walk where she was reading a letter from her sister Elizabeth.

"Didn't expect you to come here," said Colonel Fitzwilliam to Jane. "I do this every year. Before I leave, I always have to take a walk around the garden. Would you like to go with me for a while?"

"My pleasure," said Jane. "Are you sure you're leaving on Saturday?"

"I think so, so long as Darcy doesn't delay," said Colonel Fitzwilliam.

Jane smiled and said: "I think it's because Lady Catherine's kindness is hard to turn down?"

Colonel Fitzwilliam also laughed, and said: "Lady Catherine has always been reluctant for us to leave Rosings, but once Darcy's decision has been made, it will be difficult for her to persuade him to change his mind."

Jane thought of the scene where Mrs. Catherine said that her aunt and nephew would stay for an extra week, she couldn't help smiling, and said, "Then I think Mr. Darcy really has nothing urgent to do in the city, otherwise Mrs. Catherine might be sad."

"Indeed," said Colonel Fitzwilliam, laughing.

Jane looked at Colonel Fitzwilliam, and asked again: "What about you? This change in the plan to return to the city has not affected your affairs, has it?"

"No," laughed Colonel Fitzwilliam. "I've always had my leisure, and I'm at my cousin's disposal."

"At the disposal of Mr. Darcy?" Jane asked in surprise.

"Yes, he does what he pleases," replied Colonel Fitzwilliam, laughing.

Jane blinked, realizing that what Colonel Fitzwilliam said might be partly true, but it was more of a joke. She smiled and said, "You are too tolerant."

"He's too capricious." Colonel Fitzwilliam also replied with a smile.

After a pause, he continued: "Actually, we are all like this, but he has more conditions than ordinary people, and he can do that, because he is rich, while ordinary people are poor."

Hearing her words, Jane suddenly thought of the phrase "rich and willful" that had been popular in the world before she traveled, and couldn't help but lower her head and smile.

"I mean it," said Colonel Fitzwilliam, seeing how she seemed to believe she did not believe him. "You know, a young son has to restrain himself and depend on others."

Jane looked up at him, a little surprised by what he said, and asked, "Where does this come from?"

"We are used to spending money, so we have to rely on others." Colonel Fitzwilliam explained, "I don't want to go somewhere or buy something because of money problems, but if I encounter If there are major issues, I can’t make decisions arbitrarily, otherwise I may suffer because I don’t have money.”

After hearing his words, Jane couldn't help but frowned. She knew that Colonel Fitzwilliam, as the second son of the earl, had no right of inheritance, and the wealth he could get depended entirely on how much the old earl and his wife loved him, so she said something like this What she said was not unreasonable, but she couldn't help but think of Mr. Hunter, he is also the youngest son of the Earl's family. Because of his partiality, his parents only left him a small amount of wealth in the will. Now I run a newspaper by myself, and my life is very nourishing, and I can do what I want without relying on others.

Not wishing to continue the subject, she looked at the letter in her hand, and, moved by her heart, she turned to inquiring whether Colonel Fitzwilliam knew Mr. Bingley and his sisters.

"Knows a thing or two," replied Colonel Fitzwilliam. "Bingley is a courteous, cheerful gentleman, and a good friend of Darcy's."

"He is very different from Mr. Hunter." Jane said with a smile.

"Yes," Colonel Fitzwilliam also laughed, and said, "Mr. Hunter has a part of his personality very much like Darcy's, but Mr. Bingley's character is almost completely different from Darcy's. Darcy is very concerned about him. I am told that he has taken great pride in persuading Mr. Bingley of late to refrain from an imprudent marriage."

Hearing this, Jane's heart tightened, and she pinched the letter in her hand. She did intend to ask Colonel Fitzwilliam whether Mr. Darcy was still involved in breaking up her sister and Mr. Bingley this time, but she didn't think she hadn't gone deep , Colonel Fitzwilliam has already said it.

"Has Mr. Darcy given any reason for his interference?" she asked.

"I've heard he has a problem with that lady," replied Colonel Fitzwilliam.

"Did he give any advice?" asked Jane.

"I think so," said Colonel Fitzwilliam. "I don't know exactly what happened, but Mr. Bingley always respected his opinion."

Jane frowned, and said involuntarily: "Then he didn't give an opinion, but directly made a decision for others!"

Colonel Fitzwilliam looked at her with some surprise, and said, "I don't think he can force anyone to make a decision, no matter what opinion Darcy gives."

"Of course!" Jane looked at him and said, "No one can...nor should make decisions for anyone." It's just that if a person lacks his own opinion, or doesn't know what to do, and gives If the advice comes from someone he trusts and relies heavily on, then the final decision he makes must not be far from the expectations of the person who gave him advice.

Jane didn't say the last sentence, and she and Colonel Fitzwilliam walked a distance, but the previous conversation had already affected her mood, and even an inexplicable anger burned in her chest , so that she couldn't even talk to Colonel Fitzwilliam properly.

She had been walking so absent-mindedly for a while, when Colonel Fitzwilliam suddenly said to her: "Miss Bennet, you look very ill. Are you unwell?"

Jane froze when she heard his words, realizing that although she tried her best to maintain her calm appearance, she still failed.

"I just have a sudden headache." Jane stopped and said reluctantly, "Maybe I've been blown by the wind for too long today."

"The wind is indeed a bit strong today," Colonel Fitzwilliam said with concern, and handed her an arm, "Please let me take you back."