Mrs. Bennet is indeed a good weather watcher. Not long after Jane and Elizabeth set off, it began to rain heavily.

"What's the use now!" said Mrs. Bennet indignantly, sitting in the living room, "they're both out of the rain."

But in fact, Jane and Elizabeth still got caught in the rain.

The country road on a rainy day is quite difficult to walk, and there are many puddles. When their carriage reached a certain place, one wheel got stuck in the puddle and they couldn't get out. Jane and Elizabeth had to get out of the car first and waited for Old John to direct them. The horse pulled the carriage out of the puddle.

Although they were not exposed to the rain for a long time, and Miss Bingley kindly let the sisters change into her and Mrs. Hurst's clothes after arriving at Netherfield Gardens, but Jane was still a little bit ill after recovering from the last cold. She was empty and attended a few more dances—although she tried her best to avoid getting tired, this time she was caught in the rain and made her fall ill again.

Not to mention how happy Mrs. Bennet was when she heard the news, and how worried the ladies were. In Netherfield Garden, Sister Bingley had to make the decision to keep Jane. Elizabeth refused to let go of her hand, and Elizabeth was also left behind.

Jane’s illness this time is not like the last one—the last long recuperation time was actually mainly because Jane wanted to hide after the journey. This time, the illness was fierce, and she was drowsy, almost in a coma all the time.

She had a vague feeling that the doctor had visited her, and that several gentlemen had come to visit after their return, and that Miss Bingley and Mrs Hurst had attended to her until the gentlemen returned, and Elizabeth remained in the room.

"Miss Jane Bennet is very well, but a little too delicate," said Miss Bingley in the drawing-room. "I hope she gets better soon."

"Who knew that their carriage would be stuck in the puddle?" Mrs. Hurst also said, "If it was our four-horse carriage, it wouldn't be like this, don't you think? Charles?"

"That's right, that's right." Mr. Bingley rubbed his hands together, "I don't know how Miss Bennet is doing now."

Miss Bingley, noticing Mr. Darcy standing dreamily by the window, said: "How dreadful a cold is. I hate being sick. What do you say, Mr. Darcy?"

"Naturally, being ill is never a pleasant thing," said Mr. Darcy quickly, turning his back, before falling into another thought.

Later, when Elizabeth saw that Jane had fallen asleep and her brows were no longer wrinkled, she felt relieved and felt that she should go downstairs to thank the owners of Netherfield Gardens.

Mr. Bingley rose to greet her as soon as he saw her, and asked: "How is your sister, Miss Elizabeth? Is she better?"

"I'm afraid she's very ill, sir," replied Elizabeth; "but she's asleep now, and I hope she'll wake up to-morrow morning better than she did today."

"Then I will call for Mr. Jones again tomorrow morning," said Mr. Bingley quickly, "and you must stay here and take care of her until she recovers."

"Oh! Charles, I have asked Miss Elisa to stay," said his sister. "I believe the servant who has returned to Bennet House to fetch the clothes will be back soon."

Mr. Bingley nodded repeatedly.

"Miss Elisa, you also got some rain today. Although Mr. Jones said nothing happened, it's better to rest earlier." Mrs. Hurst said.

Miss Bingley quickly arranged for Elizabeth to rest in the room next door to Jane's, and Elizabeth gladly accepted her offer.

The next morning, Mr. Jones came to see and said that Jane's fever subsided a little. Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief. After breakfast, she returned to Jane's room and sat on the desk by the window to report to the Bennet House. write a letter.The Bingleys and Mr. Darcy remained in the breakfast-room.

"I am very much concerned for Jane Bennet," said Mrs. Hurst. "She and Miss Eliza are very lovely young ladies, and I do hope with all my heart that they will be married. It is unfortunate that they have such a family, Such a humble relative..."

"Didn't they say they had an uncle who was a solicitor in Meryton?" laughed Miss Bingley.

"Yes, their governess is said to have married a businessman," Mrs. Hurst replied.

"Their uncle," said Miss Bingley, "is also a merchant, as Eliza tells me, and lives in Gypsy Street."

"Perhaps we should pay a visit next time we're in town," said Mrs. Hurst to her brother, and couldn't help laughing with Miss Bingley.

Mr. Bingley looked up from his plate, looked at the two sisters in amazement, and said, "Even if their uncles fill Gypsy Street, they are just as agreeable."

"With such relatives they have very little chance of marrying well, Bingley," said Mr. Darcy suddenly, who was standing at the window, drinking tea, from which he walked back to the center of the breakfast-room, and put his cup aside. On the coffee table, he said, "This is a substantive issue."

Mr. Bingley ignored this remark, but his sisters listened to it with great satisfaction, and continued to make fun of the two lowly relatives of Miss Bennet with all the more impudence, and for a long time.

But as soon as they left the dining-room, they went to Jane's room with every kind of tenderness, and sat with her till coffee-time.The gentlemen went hunting around the estate and didn't return until before supper.

"See, Darcy, I've got more than you!" cried Mr. Bingley. "That's a rare thing."

"Yes," replied Mr. Darcy, "I trust you will not have such good fortune next time."

Mr. Bingley was noncommittal to his words, and happily decided to talk to Elizabeth about his achievements today at supper.

In the evening, Jane felt much better. Although she was still groggy, she could at least be awake for a while. At 06:30, Elizabeth was invited to dinner. Jane smiled and watched her tidy herself in front of the pier mirror dress.

"Dear, do you think I'll shame you?" Elizabeth said, turning.

"You look beautiful," said Jane, "as always."

"Oh! Jane! How I wish I could be here with you." Elizabeth walked to Jane's side, "The pair of sisters are really speechless."

Jane smiled, thinking of Miss Bingley's thoughts on Mr. Darcy, although she expected that Mr. Darcy would not be able to have feelings of love for her, and the few balls after the Lujiazhuang were exactly as she expected. Darcy Mr. See did not invite her to dance again, but the occasional glances which fell upon her must have made Miss Bingley jealous.

Sitting by Jane's bed, Elizabeth thought of the coldness of the two sisters in Jane's absence, and said, "But Mr. Bingley is always so polite."

She blushed a little when she said this.

"That's because as your dear sister, he naturally wants to win your favor by caring about me." Jane smiled and patted Elizabeth's hand.

After sitting for a while, Elizabeth said again: "And that Mr. Darcy, I thought he wouldn't hold grudges so much, but he didn't even care about you when you were sick." She thought that every time she met him, he Standing from a distance, I watched the other owners of Netherfield greet my sister's condition.

"It is courteous enough for Mr. Darcy to come to visit with Mr. Bingley and Mr. Hurst." Although only for background.Jane added in her heart.

"What an arrogant man he is!" Elizabeth said resentfully.

Jane pressed her hand and urged her to go downstairs so that she could sleep a little longer.

Elizabeth went downstairs as promised. When she reached the first floor, a servant came to inform her that Mr. and Miss Bingley were waiting for her in the studio. She agreed and went towards the studio.

On the way to find the studio, she heard movement in a room, thought the studio was there, and turned over there, but found that she had entered the billiard room by mistake, and Mr. Darcy was in the billiard room.

Mr. Darcy seemed a little surprised to see her, but he quickly adjusted his manner and bowed to Elizabeth.

After paying a salute, Elizabeth stood on the spot and thought about it, but she couldn't think of anything to say, and she always felt dissatisfied with him, so she planned to leave like this and go to Mr. Bingley.

Just as she was about to turn round, Mr. Darcy said suddenly, "May I greet your sister, Miss Elizabeth?"

Elizabeth looked at him slightly surprised, and said, "Thank you, I think she is better."

"I'm glad," said Mr. Darcy.

Elizabeth stood there and gave Mr. Darcy a strange look, but Mr. Darcy seemed unwilling to say anything more, so she had to leave and leave.

After dinner, Elizabeth told Jane about the incident. Both of them wondered whether Mr. Darcy's attitude was grudge or not. In the end, Jane decided that it was Mr. Darcy's upbringing that prompted him to ask about his health. Others Don't think too much about it.

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