81 Some follow-ups
Life is not, a marriage proposal is not the end, just another beginning.
Emma gently pulled Mr. Darcy up. All those nervousness, surprise and ecstasy were left in the garden, and now both of them were filled with a quiet happiness in their hearts.
Compared to Mr. Darcy, Charlie is more like the one who has a successful marriage proposal. His eyes were brighter with joy, and the excitement made him forget that something was not quite right, and once again sent his heartfelt blessings. "It's wonderful, Fitzwilliam, I always thought you were going to be celibate for the rest of your life. You're going to be happy, you lucky guy. In the end, Charlie showed a little envy. He always thought that he would find his lover before his friends (in a sense he was right, but the fate of the world turned a corner the moment Emma opened her eyes). Now that his friend has successfully proposed, and he has not been able to impress Miss Jane's heart, Miss Jane is no different from him and others, and Catherine's feelings for him are still not as supportive as ever, and he has to work harder to join hands with the girl he loves.
Compared to Emma, Georgiana is more like the one who was successfully proposed. She gently took Emma's hand and smiled at her with a blushing face. "We'll be a family from now on. "Georgiana's joy is twofold, on the one hand, she is happy for her brother, Emma is so good, and her brother likes her so much, and her brother must be very happy to live together in the future. On the other hand, she is also happy for herself. Although her brother treats her well, he has a cold personality, and she will inevitably feel a little bored when she stays alone in Bloomberg. From now on, she can be with Emma every day. We go for a walk in the morning, read a book together in the morning, pick out beautiful clothes for Emma in the afternoon, and then ask Emma to be a model to practice drawing, and in the evening listen to Emma's stories, or she reads to Emma. Yes, in the imagination of the little angel Georgiana, her brother marrying Emma back will be considered a fulfillment of his wish, and he can make money to support his family, and she is the one who is with Emma every day. Emma smiled and touched the two handfuls of the cherub's soft curls.
George acted as if Mr. Darcy had proposed to him, his expression changing from disbelief to dark clouds. But it immediately occurred to him that as Emma's most important brother, his blessings were important to Emma. Without the blessing of her dear brother, Emma will definitely be sad. George tried to pull the corners of his mouth up a few degrees. "Well, Mr. Darcy, Fitzwilliam, my future family. He wanted to talk about his brother-in-law, but he tried hard but he couldn't say it. "I have something to say to you. ”
Mr. Darcy had been prepared for this. As George's friend, he knew that George didn't have a crush on every man who might take his sister away from him. In order to get George to nod smoothly, Mr. Darcy also specially prepared how to respond to the questions of his future wife's parents. No one could tell from Mr. Darcy's expressionless face that he was nervous, but Mr. Darcy did have a little apprehension. George is Emma's most important family member, and he wants to be recognized by George.
Emma did not express her opinion, but only gave a smile to each of her two most important men of the eighteenth century.
George and Mr. Darcy have different understandings of Emma's performance. In George's opinion, Emma did not speak, indicating that she had no problem with her brother's questioning, giving him a smile indicating that he could ask questions casually, and giving Mr. Darcy an indication that Mr. Darcy should be honest about the problem. In Mr. Darcy's view, Emma's failure to speak was a sign of respect for her brother, but Emma did not sit idly by. Smiling at him was encouraging him, and smiling at George meant asking his brother not to be embarrassed.
So what did Emma really think? In fact, both men were only half right. Emma knew that if she asked, George would be more restrained, but George wanted to talk to Mr. Darcy for her sake, and it would break George's heart to favor Mr. Darcy in front of everyone, so it would be good for George to be happy. And the innocent Mr. Darcy also needs encouragement in the face of the coming storm. That's where the two smiles come from. I have to say that Emma is really the essence of dealing with the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
The atmosphere between the two satisfied men eased considerably. George gestured to Mr. Darcy with a sense of superiority as a victor, and Mr. Darcy changed his usual style and modestly took a step behind him.
Charlie stepped aside and beckoned the maid to ask a few questions, and then said that he was also going to be absent. Georgiana and Emma thought of a question at the same time, which Miss Catherine did not yet know. Emma swept Georgia's expression a little unnatural, and quickly said that she was going back to the bedroom with Georgiana to whisper some ladies and ask Charlie to do his own thing. It was an open secret that Miss Catherine liked Mr. Darcy. Everyone knows it, but it's not very good to show it.
Charlie still noticed it and sighed inwardly. He regretted it a little, knowing that Mr. Darcy had no affection for his sister, and he had not stopped her. After Emma and Georgiana went back to the bedroom hand in hand, Charlie was just about to go upstairs when the servant came up with a letter in his hand and handed it to him respectfully. Charlie tore it open and glanced at it, and his nonchalant expression became solemn. He looked at it twice and went straight to Miss Catherine's bedroom.
Miss Catherine was frowning as she was writing when there was a knock at the door. "Who's outside?" she had told the maid not to disturb if she was fine. Then the one who will knock on her door is likely to be
"It's me. Sure enough, her stupid brother's voice came from outside the door.
Catherine opened the door with a straight face. "Dear Charlie, twenty years ago when you came knocking on the door, I would have warmly invited you in, and had the maid bring dessert and tell you stories. And now, all I can say is, I can't invite you in. Tell me anything at the door. ”
Of course, Charlie couldn't say it at the door, and it was too embarrassing for others to hear the next words. "How about we go for a walk in the garden?"
Miss Catherine was keenly aware that her brother's expression was wrong. "Well, hopefully not too long. ”
Charlie racked his brains along the way, thinking about the sweat on his forehead, but he still didn't know how to open his mouth to hurt his sister the least.
Instead, it was Miss Catherine who spoke first. "Mr. Darcy's proposal was successful?"
"Ahh Charlie was taken aback and uttered a dry syllable that he didn't know if it was a yes or a no.
That's a clear enough answer for Miss Catherine. Her heart sank. Although she had been prepared for the ideal partner for so long to join hands with someone else for the rest of her life, Miss Catherine still found it difficult to be at peace. The only thing she can do is keep a straight face and maintain her dignity. "Oh, okay. This is to be expected. I mean, their eyes are literally glued together every day, and who doesn't know their feelings. After Miss Catherine finished speaking, she realized that this sentence was not very proper, and hurriedly added. "Bless them. ”
"Sister. Mr. Charlie carefully embraced Miss Catherine. He would have told Miss Catherine that she would not have to say anything against her will in front of him, but Miss Catherine had always been haughty and would not show weakness even in his presence. It is likely that the result of saying such things is not that the two siblings complain to each other, but that they hurt Miss Catherine, who was already holding on. He swore to Miss Catherine in a solemn tone never before. "I will surely find you a gentleman who is devoted to you. ”
Miss Catherine pushed Charlie away with an unnatural expression. "What a stupid thing to say. 166 Reading Network