"Oh, it's Mr. Charles Bentley, the new owner of Netherfield Manor, who is going to have the ball. By the way, Isha, you haven't been out of the house much these days, you don't know this Mr. Bentley, let me tell you, he's a bachelor, and he's a rich bachelor, earning four or five thousand pounds a month. And when he came to see the house, I happened to look at him outside, and oh, what a handsome look! It's just beautiful! Charlotte said with a on her face.

But soon Charlotte's tone became dejected: "Of course, someone like me is certainly not worthy of Mr. Bingley." ”

Elizabeth knew very well that the reason why Charlotte said this was not because she was well-informed, but because after all these years of marriage, she had some self-knowledge, and knew that it was almost impossible for those rich and high-ranking gentlemen to marry a poor lady from the country, unless the poor lady had a thrilling and extraordinary beauty......

In her opinion, Charlotte's appearance could only be said to be not ugly at best, and it was far from a beautiful woman, not enough to make a gentleman fall for her, and even Elizabeth, who had always thought she was good-looking, knew that it was far from enough.

Many merry and handsome gentlemen may be happy to play a game of love with some beautiful "poor lady" (as opposed to the wealthy heiresses), or take them as mistresses, but they will never marry them, and even if they themselves have the urge to do so, the family and elders behind them will pressure them to take up the responsibilities of the family and choose a political marriage that will bring benefits......

In this era, upper-class women, lacking sufficient dowry, did not have much choice about their fate, either arranged marriages, or became governesses, or went to convents for the rest of their lives, and one way was to become dishonorable mistresses......

"By the way, Isa, you said that your cousin Mr. Lind is going to hold a banquet in a while, does that mean that he has already completed the inheritance procedures?" Charlotte asked suddenly.

Elizabeth nodded and replied, "Yes, he just went to London a few days ago to handle it. ”

"Does he have a favorite girl now?" Charlotte asked a little shyly.

Seeing Charlotte like this, Elizabeth's heart suddenly became vigilant, thinking that she had taken a fancy to this fake Linde? But if you think about it carefully, this is normal, this guy is now a squire nobleman with two thousand acres of real estate, and he is also the same age, Charlotte, an old girl who can't get married, will naturally beat her idea.

I don't know why, this made Elizabeth's heart feel a little uncomfortable, so she rolled her eyes and whispered: "I don't know this very well, but it seems that he has a girl he likes, why don't I help you ask?" ”

"Alright, alright, then please, Isa!" Charlotte thanked her heartlessly.

"Oh, what are you being polite to me?" Elizabeth replied with a smile.

It turned out that Mr. Bingley was indeed a wealthy man, at least much richer than Downing, and he hired far more men to clean the manor than Downing, so his ball was held before it was held.

On the night of the ball, Downing arrived at the Netherfield Manor, and to his dismay, he found that it was much better than his house: a spacious living room, beautiful wallpaper, elegant paintings, a clean fireplace, fresh and shiny silver cutlery, and fine white linen tablecloths. While some of the details may not be elaborate enough to be far from glittering, they may be the best you can see in this town.

The young ladies who came from far and wide added a touch of colour to the country ball, and the Victorian women's costume was very distinctive, with a corset, a long skirt with bribes and hip pads, and lace throughout. The stitching of the corset, which spreads out in a fan shape from the waist to the chest, not only has a decorative beauty, but also does not make the clothes lose shape even if they are moved in large quantities. In addition to inserting a ribbon whalebone, wood chips, or metal pieces into the front to ensure a flat abdomen, the baleen should be bent according to the body curve and embedded in the body. A shaped baleen should also be embedded horizontally on the top of the corset, and the back of the baleen must be straight, so as to compress the shoulder blades, make the back flat, and make the chest more prominent. The opening of the corset began to be uniformly placed at the back, the waist circumference became smaller and smaller, and "Worthy of Winning Grip" became a reality from rhetoric. The lower end of the front of the corset is sharp, which not only visually produces the effect of making the waist look slimmer, but also directs people's eyes to between the legs of women, which can be said to be extremely sexy and powerful, and perfectly shows the Victorian "indulgence under abstinence".

However, in Tang Ning's view, this kind of clothes is not good for anyone to wear, although there is a whale baleen and metal pieces of stereotype, but it also has extremely high requirements for the girl's body shape, and among all the female guests today, the most embodying the characteristics of this kind of clothes, and the most beautiful girl tonight is Elizabeth walking beside her, her slender and tall figure, fair and delicate skin, delicate and beautiful facial features, plus such a lace skirt, it seems that she is radiant and has become the focus of the attention of all the men.

And the focus of the women's eyes tonight is not Downing next to Elizabeth, but the owner of today's ball, the new owner of Netherfield Manor - Mr. Charles Bingley, long before coming to the ball, Downing had heard that this Mr. Charles Bingley was a real nobleman, but he didn't know why he suddenly moved from London to the small village of Lane.

Now that I look at it, I seem to be the real protagonist template, with a noble background, handsome facial features, a standard British gentleman's demeanor, and confident and elegant manners...... All of a sudden, all the country girls in the villages and towns near Lane couldn't take their eyes off, and even Elizabeth beside Tang Ning had been staring, which made Tang Ning's heart more or less dissatisfied.

And what Downing didn't know was that Charles Bingley was also very dissatisfied with him at this moment, and he had already made him miserable by dealing with these country girls with vulgar manners and mediocre appearances, but he couldn't have a seizure yet, after all, he would have to live here for a long time in the future, and he finally saw a beautiful and sexy girl, but her hand was still on a man who didn't look good-looking and had no aristocratic temperament.

PS: I found that the mighty god is the best among my generation, and there is only one book under his name, and all the others have been sealed, and there is no one left......