Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility

Chapter 62 Heavy Resistance
After the departure of the unexpected visitor, Elizabeth was very disturbed, and had difficulty recovering her tranquility.She thought about it for hours on end.Lady Catherine took the trouble to come from Rosings this time. It turned out that it was her own fantasy that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy were engaged, so she came to break them up.That was all very well indeed, but what was the basis for the rumors of their engagement?This really made Elizabeth unable to imagine, and then she remembered that Darcy was Bingley's good friend, and she herself was Jane's sister, and now people often think of another marriage because of one marriage, so people will naturally have children This idea came.She herself had long thought that after her sister got married, she would have more opportunities to meet Mr. Darcy.Therefore, the neighbors of Loujiazhuang (she thought that only when they corresponded with Mr. and Mrs. Collins will mention this matter, so it will be passed to Lady Catherine) to regard this matter as a certainty, and good things are at hand. , but she herself just felt that there was some hope in the future.

However, she could not help feeling a little uneasy when she thought of Lady Catherine's words.If she insisted on interfering, no one could tell what the consequences would be.She said she was determined to prevent the marriage, and from these words, Elizabeth thought that the lady would go to her nephew, and whether Darcy also thought it would be so harmful to marry her, she dared not. said.She didn't know the relationship between him and his aunt, and she didn't know whether he fully listened to his aunt's advice, but logically speaking, he must think more of the old lady than Elizabeth.As long as his aunt explained in front of him that their families were not in the right family, and how harmful it was to marry a woman of such origin, it would hit his weakness.

Lady Catherine's so many reasons, of course, Elizabeth found it ridiculous, not worth rebutting; but to him, a person who wants to save his face, he may think that the opinion is good and the reasons are sufficient.If he was already wavering in his heart (as he often seemed to be), then as long as this close relative went to persuade him and begged him, he would immediately make up his mind, no longer hesitate, no longer debase his status in the pursuit of happiness.If this is the case, then he must never come back.Lady Catherine, passing through town, might seek him out, and though he had an engagement with Mr. Bingley, who had promised to return to Netherfield at once, he would probably have to give up.

She thought to herself again: "If Mr. Bingley receives his letter these days and excuses that he can't keep the promise, I will understand everything, and I don't need to have any hope in him, and I don't need to hope that he will be consistent. When I am now When I was about to fall in love with him and agreed to his marriage proposal, if he didn't really love me, but only sympathized with me, then I wouldn't even have the heart to feel sorry for him immediately."

When her family knew who this distinguished guest was, they were all amazed.However, they also used Mrs. Bennet's assumptions to satisfy their curiosity, so Elizabeth was not questioned by them.

When she went downstairs the next morning, she saw her father coming out of his study with a letter in his hand.

Her father quickly called her: "Lizzy, I'm looking for you, come to my room immediately."

She followed him, but did not understand what her father was going to say to her.She thought that her father wanted to talk to her, probably related to the letter in his hand, so she became more and more curious.It occurred to her suddenly that the letter might be from Lady Catherine, and it would be tiresome to explain it to her father again.

She followed her father to the fireplace, and they sat down together.The father said: "I got a letter this morning that blew my mind. It's all about you, so you should know what's in it. I never knew I had two daughters at the same time. The hope of getting married, let me congratulate you on your success in love."

Elizabeth at once decided that the letter was from the nephew, and not from the aunt, and flushed.She didn't know whether to be glad that he had written to explain it, or angry that he hadn't written to her directly.

At this time, my father went on to say: "You seem to know it well. Young girls are always very shrewd about these things. But even with your shrewdness, I don't think you can guess who you are." What is the name of the lover. I tell you, this letter is from Mr. Collins."

"Mr. Collins! What did he say?"

"Very thoroughly, of course. He started by congratulating my eldest daughter on her impending marriage, which the good, nosy Lucas family probably told him. Let's not read it out, so you don't get impatient. .The part that is relevant to you reads:
After the Yu couple sincerely congratulated Zunfu on this happy event, let's say a few more words about another matter.The source of this matter is the same as above.It is said that once the eldest lady leaves the cabinet after going to Zunfu, the second lady Elizabeth will also leave the cabinet soon.And I heard that the husband chosen by the second miss this time is indeed a man of great wealth and nobility in the world.

"Lizzy, can you guess who this noble person is?...

The nobleman is young, Fuhong, who possesses every single one of the most precious things in the world.Not only is the family strong and noble, but also the power is boundless by giving and promoting.However, although he has superior conditions and is able to touch people's hearts in every way, if he proposes to the Zunfu, he must not accept it hastily, otherwise he will inevitably do it rashly and cause endless troubles, so he has to persuade his husband and cousin Elizabeth first.

"Lizzy, do you want to know who this noble person is? It will be mentioned next."

The reason why I didn't pretend to be presumptuous and made a frank statement was because I thought that the nobleman's aunt, Mrs. Catherine de Bourgh, could hardly agree with this marriage.

"You see, this man is Mr. Darcy! Now, Lizzy, I think this has surprised you. Whether it's Collins or the Lucas family, they happen to be among our acquaintances. Isn't it easy to be exposed by picking out such a person to lie? Mr. Darcy feels unlucky when he sees a woman, maybe he hasn't even glanced at you! I really admire them!"

Elizabeth tried her best to bear her father's jokes, but her smile seemed extremely forced.Never before had her father's witty humor disliked her so much.

"Don't you think it's funny?"

"Ah, of course. Please read on."

Last night, Buying mentioned to his wife that this marriage may become a reality, and he was deeply impressed by his love for the wrong things, so he told her with her heart.He said that this matter must not be agreed to, because Ling Ai's family background is low and has too many flaws, and it would be out of character to marry her unexpectedly.Therefore, I don't feel that I am duty-bound, and I should tell my cousin about this as soon as possible. I hope that my cousin and the nobles she loves can understand the general situation, so as not to be unscrupulous and privately order for life!
"Mr. Collins also said: 'The incident of Lydia's cousin's infidelity has been resolved satisfactorily, and I am very pleased. However, I am deeply saddened by the fact that I have been living with someone before marriage, and the scandal has spread far and wide. I can't help but feel sad. Speaking of which, once the status of husband and wife is determined, Mr. welcomes them into the palace. It is really shocking. Mr. Gai's actions are really promoting the bad habits of immorality. If you are not a sycophant, you must be resolute Oppose. As a Christian, sir, you must forgive him, but as far as your duty is concerned, you can only refuse to see his person or hear his name.'”

"That's what he calls Christ's forgiveness! What follows is about his dear Charlotte, who is about to have a baby. Why, Lizzy, you don't seem to want to listen. I think you Maybe you have the kind of young lady who pretends to be serious, and you will get angry when you hear this kind of nonsense. If you don’t let people make jokes and make fun of others in life, what’s the point of it?”

Elizabeth exclaimed, "Oh, that sounds very interesting to me. But it's a queer thing!"

"Odd indeed! And that's what's interesting. If they were talking about someone else, it would be justified. The most ridiculous thing is that the nobleman doesn't think of you at all, and you hate him so much I hate writing letters most of the time, but I don't want to cut off correspondence with Collins under any circumstances. Oh, every time I read his letters, I always find him more pleasing to me than Wickham. My man Although the son-in-law is rash and hypocritical, he is still inferior to him. Lizzy, what does Lady Catherine say about this matter? Did she come here to express her objection?"

When the daughter heard her father ask this sentence, she just smiled.In fact, my father didn't mean to be suspicious at all when he asked this question, so he didn't make her feel pain when he asked again and again.

Elizabeth has never been in such a dilemma as today: she thinks one thing in her heart, but she has to pretend another thing on the surface.She really wanted to cry, but she had to force a smile.Her father hurt her too much by saying that Mr. Darcy did not think of her.She can only blame her father for being so confused, or she now has another worry in her mind: maybe it's not because her father saw too little about this matter, but she should blame her for imagining too much.

(End of this chapter)