Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility

Chapter 27 Aunt's Visit
After talking about love and planning good things, a week passed in this way, and finally on Saturday, Mr. Collins had to say goodbye to his beloved Charlotte.He was, however, ready for his bride, and the sorrow of parting was lessened, and he only waited until his next visit to Hertfordshire, and fixed a date which would make him the happiest man in the world.He took a solemn farewell to his relatives at Longbourne, as before, congratulated the sisters on their health and happiness, and promised to send their father another letter of thanks.

Mrs. Bennet was very happy when her brother and sister-in-law came to Longburn next Monday for Christmas as usual.Mr. Gardiner was a reasonable and gentlemanly figure, far superior to his sister both in character and in education.He was originally from the business world, and he was not well-informed. If the ladies of Netherfield saw him, he would be so educated and lovable. It would be hard to believe.Mrs. Gardiner was several years younger than Mrs. Bennet and Mrs. Phillips, and was also a kind, intelligent, gentle woman, and the Longburn nieces were especially kind to her.They often went into town to stay with her for a while.

When Mrs. Gardner first arrived, she gave out presents and told about the latest fashions.When this was done, she sat aside and listened to what Mrs. Bennet had to say to her.Mrs. Bennet had many complaints to make, and many bitternesses to complain.Since her sister-in-law left last year, her family has been bullied.The two daughters were about to get married, but in the end it was nothing.

"I don't blame Jane," she went on, "for Jane could have married Mr. Bingley, and she would have done so long ago. But Lizzy—oh, siblings! If she hadn't been so stubborn herself, saying Maybe she's Mrs. Collins already. He proposed to her in this very room, and she turned him down. Mrs. Lucas ended up with a daughter who got married before mine, Lamb. Eun's fortune has to be inherited from now on. Indeed, the Lucas family is very clever. They are all trying to get this fortune. I couldn't bear to arrange them like this, but it is true. Not only did I have such an unsatisfactory life at home, but I also happened to meet these neighbors who only cared about themselves and ignored others, which really made me nervous and sick. You came at the right time and gave me great comfort. I really enjoyed hearing you talk about the... long sleeves long sleeves: referring to the new style of clothing at the time."

When Mrs. Gardiner corresponded with Jane and Elizabeth, she already knew about these recent events in their family. In order to be considerate of her nieces, she only perfunctory Mrs. Bennet a few words, and brought this topic diverged.

Later, when Elizabeth was with the two of them, she spoke of the matter again.She said: "It may be a good match for Jane, but it is a pity that it is blown away. But such situations are often inevitable! Young people like Mr. Bingley, as you say, often do not work in a few weeks." He will fall in love with a beautiful girl, and when an accident separates them, he will easily forget her, and there are many things like this.

"Your consolation comes from the best of intentions," said Elizabeth, "but it does not comfort us. It is not by chance that we suffer. An independent young man who, just a few days ago, had a flirt with a girl, And now, with the interference of his own friends, he lost her, which is not very often."

"However, the so-called 'hot fight' is too trite, too general, and too impractical, and I can hardly grasp a little concept. This kind of phrase is usually used to describe the scene of love at first sight between a man and a woman, and it is also used to describe A real passion. Pray, how passionate is Mr. Bingley's love?"

"I've never seen such devotion as he did. He became more and more indifferent to others, and devoted himself to her. Every time the two of them saw each other, things became clearer and more explicit. In his At a ball he held, he offended two or three young ladies and didn't invite them to dance; Offending everyone by one person, isn't this the most precious place in the field of love?"

"Oh, that's right! So it seems that he really has a lot of affection for Jane. Poor Jane! I feel sorry for her, because it's not in her nature to forget it all at once. Li' Cui, it would be better if it were you. You would laugh it off and forget about it in a short time. But, can we persuade her to live with us for a while? A change of environment may be beneficial. Besides, it might be better to leave home and breathe a sigh of relief."

Elizabeth was very much in favor of this suggestion, and believed that her sister would also.

Mrs. Gardner continued: "I hope she will not be so uncertain about the sight of this young lad. Although we live in the same town as Mr. Not the same, and you know very well that we rarely go out. So unless he comes to see her, it is unlikely that the two of them will see each other."

"That is absolutely impossible, because he is now under house arrest by his friends, and Mr. Darcy cannot tolerate him going to see Jane in such a part of London! My dear aunt, how did you think of it? Mr. Darcy Maybe he has heard of such a place as Tianen Temple Street, but if he really goes there once, he will feel that it takes a month's work to wash away the dirt on his body. Please don't worry, he will never Mr Bingley will not be left alone."

"That's better. I hope the two of them will never see each other again. But isn't Jane still writing with her sister? Miss Bingley may inevitably call."

"She will never have anything to do with her again."

Although Elizabeth said it so decisively that Mr. Bingley must be held hostage by his sisters and friends and would not let him see Jane, it was ridiculous, but after thinking about it in her heart, she still felt that the matter might not be over. Totally hopeless.She even thought sometimes that Mr. Bingley's old love for Jane was very likely to be revived, and that the influence of his friends might not be equal to the natural influence of Jane's affection on him.

Miss Bennet accepted her aunt's invitation with great pleasure, not thinking much of the Bingleys, but wishing that Caroline would not live in the same house with her brother, so that she could visit Caroline occasionally Play all morning without bumping into his brother.

The Gardiners were at Longburn for a week, and there was not a single day without a party, sometimes at Philip's, sometimes at Lucas's, sometimes at the officer's.Mrs. Bennet took such good care to keep her brother and sister-in-law so compact that they never had a light meal at her house.When there was a party at home, several officers were invariably present, and Wickham was always indispensable.Elizabeth's ardent praise of Mr. Wickham on such occasions aroused Mrs. Gardiner's suspicions, and she paid close attention to both of them. From what she had seen, she did not think that They were really in love, but their apparent mutual affection disturbed her so much that she resolved to talk it over with Elizabeth, and explain it to her, before leaving Hertfordshire. Listen, it's reckless to let a relationship like this develop.

Wickham, however, had a different way of ingratiating himself to Mrs. Gardiner, quite different from his ability to attract people.Mrs. Gardiner, unmarried more than ten years ago, had lived for some time in the part of Derbyshire in which he was born, and she had many friends in common with him.Though Wickham had not been much there since the death of Mr. Darcy's father five years before, he was able to report to Mrs. Gardner more information about her former friends than she could ask herself. What you get is even fresher.

Mrs. Gardner had seen Pemberley herself, and was well known to old Mr. Darcy, and this alone was a subject of endless talk.She compared the Pemberley, so well described by Mr. Wickham, with the Pemberley she remembered, and praised Pemberley's master's virtues, to the amusement of all who talked and listened.When she heard him talk about the mistreatment of him by the present Mr. Darcy, she tried to recall how the gentleman's personality was when he was a child, and whether it was in line with the present, and at last she remembered with confidence that she had indeed heard it said before, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy was a very bad-tempered and very proud boy.

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