Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility

Chapter 5 The After-Prom Debate
Not far from Longburn lived a family, that of Sir William Lucas.The Bennets got on very well with him.Jazz started out as a businessman in Meryton. He wrote to the king when he was the mayor, and thus obtained a jazz title.He was so honored by this eminence that he grew to loathe business, and living in a small town, and closed up his business, bid farewell to the town, and moved his family to a town about a mile from Meryton. In a house, the place has been called Lujiazhuang since then.

The jazz is here to show his glory, and because he is free from business, he can devote all his energy to social activities.Although he was proud of his status, he was not arrogant because of it. Because of this, no matter who he was, he was very considerate.He was not born to offend, and he was always kind and meticulous in his dealings with others, and he had become more polite since his audience with the king.

Mrs. Lucas was a very kind woman, and she was a very good neighbor to Mrs. Bennett.The Lucas family had several children.The eldest daughter was a clever young lady, about twenty-six and seven, who was a good friend of Elizabeth's.

This time, the Miss Lucas family and the Miss Bennett family must meet to discuss matters at the ball.So, on the morning after the ball, the Miss Lucass came to Longburn to converse with the Miss Bennets.

Seeing Miss Lucas, Mrs. Bennet said very politely and calmly: "It was all because of your good start that night, Charlotte. You became Mr. Bingley's first love."

"Yes, but it is the second person he likes."

"Oh, I think you mean Jane, because he danced with her twice. It looks like he's really in love with her--I do believe he's true--I've heard something-- But I don't quite get it—I've heard something about Mr. Robinson."

"Perhaps you mean that I overheard his conversation with Mr. Robinson. Didn't I tell you? Mr. Robinson asked him if he liked our Meryton dance, and if he thought the ladies there Ask him which lady he thinks is the prettiest among the many who are beautiful? He immediately answers the last question: 'Without a doubt, it is Miss Bennett who is the prettiest.' On this point, everyone agrees."

"Certainly! Well, that's certainly settled--it seems so--but it might all come to nothing, you know."

"What I have overheard is more interesting than what you have heard, Eliza," said Charlotte. "Mr. Darcy doesn't listen as well as his friend does, does he? Poor Eliza! He just thinks she Well enough!"

"I beg you, don't make Lizzy angry again at the thought of his insolence. He's such a nuisance that it's bad luck to have his eye on him. Mrs. Long told me he sat next to her last night." For half an hour, but never spoke."

"Is your story reliable, mother?—is it not at all wrong?" said Jane. "I distinctly saw Mr. Darcy talking to her."

"Well, that was because he had to parry her when she asked him afterwards whether he liked Netherfield or not. But she said Mr. Darcy seemed very angry, as if to blame her for talking too much."

"Miss Bingley told me," said Jane, "that he never liked to talk much, except to his confidants. He was very agreeable to them."

"I don't believe this at all. If he is really very kind, he should have talked to Mrs. Long. But the key to this problem can be imagined. Everyone said that he was very proud, so he didn't talk to Mrs. Long Mrs. Ge spoke, perhaps because he heard that Mrs. Lange didn't even have a carriage, so he hired a car temporarily to attend the ball."

"I don't mind that he didn't talk to Mrs. Long," said Miss Lucas. "I only blame him for not dancing with Eliza."

"If I were you, Lizzy," said her mother, "I'd never dance with him next time."

"Mother, I believe I can assure you without fail that I would never dance with him."

"Proud though he is," said Miss Lucas, "doesn't offend me as much as other people's pride does, for his pride is justified. A fine young man like him, with a good family, a good family, and everything better than He is strong, and it is understandable for him to think he is great, according to me, he has the right to be proud."

"It is true," replied Elizabeth, "that I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not offended mine."

"I think pride is a common problem," Mary said.She felt that her opinion was very brilliant, so she raised the interest of the conversation, "From the many books I have read, I believe that it is indeed a very common and common problem. Human nature is particularly prone to this aspect, no matter who it is." It's hard to avoid being self-important because you have a certain quality. Vanity and pride are two very different things, although the words are often used synonymously. One can be proud without being vain. Pride is mostly about how we value ourselves, Vanity involves what we want others to think of us."

A little boy who came with Sister Lucas said suddenly: "I don't know how proud I would be if I were as rich as Mr. Darcy. I'll keep a pack of hounds and drink a bottle of wine every day." .”

Mrs. Bennet said: "Then you have drunk too much. If I find out, I will take your bottle away immediately."

The little boy protested that she shouldn't have done that.Mrs. Bennet then declared again that she must.

The debate did not come to an end until the guests bid farewell.

(End of this chapter)