Seeing that Mr. Bingley got carried away and took Jane's hand and invited the other party to dance. Maria's eyelids jumped, this ball was specially prepared by her father for Mr. Bingley, and for the sake of etiquette, Mr. Bingley needed to invite himself to the first dance first, and the result was ......

Mr. Darcy was eager to dance his first dance with his sweetheart, but Mr. Bingley's behavior was clearly out of order: "Mrs. Bennet has gone too far. "It was rude to deliberately ignore Miss Maria's beauty, and then directly recommend the beautiful eldest daughter to Bentley, and let Bentley snub the host's daughter.

Maria shrugged her shoulders indifferently and said, "Mrs. Bennet has always been like this, and I have long been used to it. "I didn't see her parents care, it's not a day or two that Mrs. Bennet is out of tune, and Lydia is simply a copy of Mrs. Bennet.

When Darcy saw that Sir William and his wife had not changed their faces, he knew that they were accustomed to such things. Still, Darcy apologized: "I'm sorry on behalf of Bentley, I'll remind him later." ”

Maria waved her hand and said, "It's okay, my parents won't mind, the prom is meant to be fun, and besides, this is not a formal prom, so you don't need to pay too much attention to these rules." She could see that Mr. Bingley had a very good opinion of Jane, and why should he be the villain.

"So beautiful Miss Maria, would you like to dance with me?" Mr. Darcy held out his hand and offered an invitation to Miss Maria.

"Of course." Maria was very obedient and put her hand into Mr. Darcy's.

The handsome men and women entered the dance floor together, and the rest of the people who noticed the movement had a flash of surprise in their eyes, they had all heard of the name of Mr. Darcy somehow, and it seemed that the large landowner from Derbyshire had taken a fancy to Miss Maria Lucas, and then think of the person to whom Mrs. Charlotte Ferguson had married.

At this moment, all the families with daughters in the family threw envious and jealous eyes at Sir William and his wife, how good things all happened to the young lady of the Lucas family!

Sir William and his wife, who had been angry at Mrs. Bennet's unreasonable actions, were now dissipated when Mr. Darcy took the opportunity to invite Maria to dance.

They just used Mr. Bingley's excuse to hold a ball, in fact, Mr. Bingley, has little to do with the Lucas family, the two were annoyed before, but they just felt that Mr. Bingley did not give their host face, but fortunately, Mr. Darcy's actions saved the face of the Lucas family.

After a dance, Maria and Mr. Darcy hid aside and chatted: "After tonight, the gentlemen will praise you for your talent, and the ladies will praise you for being more handsome and charming than Mr. Bingley." ”

Darcy picked up a glass of pine nut wine with a helpless smile on his face: "That's because Mr. Darcy not only owns a large piece of land in Derbyshire, but also has an income of ten thousand pounds a year. "It's just the charm of money," I don't think they'll think so anytime soon, though. ”

Maria thought that Darcy had some arrogant personality, and the corners of her mouth twitched, which was really possible: "Mr. Bingley is here, I may be away for a while." ”

Darcy's eyes sharpened when he looked at Bingley, and then he said to Maria, "Have fun." ”

Maria smiled, she was more than happy to stay with Mr. Darcy, but she was the host of today's ball, and it was impossible to be lazy.

Mr. Bingley came over and invited Maria to dance: "Oh, beautiful Miss Maria, you wouldn't mind dancing with me, would you?" ”

"Of course, it's my pleasure." Maria put the glass down in her hand.

Bingley smiled at Darcy and said, "Darcy, don't look at me like that, I promise to give you back Miss Maria in a moment." ”

Mr. Bentley is indeed very talkative, and it is easy to get a good impression of the other party as soon as he comes up and apologizes for his previous actions.

Maria suddenly understood the love of everyone, and it was indeed comfortable to be friends with Mr. Bingley, but not to mention that she was now in a relationship with Darcy, even without her, she would not appreciate Mr. Bingley's salted fish, yes, salted fish.

Perhaps the wealth left by the ancestors of the Bentley family is enough for him to squander, Mr. Bingley does not have much enthusiasm for accumulating wealth, he is now only maintaining the inheritance left by his ancestors, but fortunately he still has plans to buy real estate, and he is not too confused.

"Is Mr Bentley looking to buy land in Hertfordshire? If that is the case, Mr. Bingley may wish to consider Netherfield Manor. Maria felt that Mr. Bingley was definitely not just a vacation, but probably wanted to thoroughly investigate the local situation and prepare for the purchase of land.

Mr. Bingley smiled and said, "Netherfield Manor is indeed a good place, with beautiful scenery and many precious flowers in the garden. The people of Hertfordshire are also very welcoming and welcoming. ”

"Looks like Mr. Bingley has a good impression of this place, huh?"

"Of course, I think I'm going to have a great holiday."

"Hahaha-" Maria was directly amused by Mr. Bingley's funny words, originally she wanted to make fun of the matter between him and Jane, but then she thought that the relationship between the two had not yet been determined, and it was really difficult to ridicule, so she gave up.

Maria was reluctant to mention Jane, but Mr. Bingley took the initiative to inquire about Bennet's house. Maria thought about it and told the truth, and she didn't mean to hide it for the Bennett family, after all, she was not Charlotte, and the two sides were not very close, so there was really no need to offend Mr. Bingley for them.

When Mr. Bingley heard that Longborn had restricted his inheritance, his face changed suddenly: "Oh, what misfortune that Miss Bennet is—"

"Fortunately, the young ladies of the Bennet family all have a dowry of 2,000 pounds, which is not bad in the neighborhood, and the young ladies of the Bennet family have always had no shortage of suitors." Maria didn't know what she was saying this for, and perhaps subconsciously, like Darcy, felt that Jane's affection for Mr. Bingley was more due to Mr. Bingley's wealth.

Mr. Bingley's face changed again, he did not dislike Miss Bennett's meager dowry, but Maria's words made him sound again what Caroline and her sister were saying in their ears, they all said that Bennet's family was not small, and not only wanted Jane to climb herself, but even Miss Elizabeth Bennet wanted to climb Darcy!

Yes, Caroline is very keenly aware of Elizabeth's abnormality, even if she can't get along with Darcy, but what kind of goods is Elizabeth-