Darcy's interjection made Caroline feel refreshed at once, and she was deeply tired of Mrs. Bennet's words, and a country girl dared to call herself a talented woman, not afraid of being ridiculed by others: "I remember that Mr. Darcy once said that the conditions for becoming a versatile and talented woman are quite harsh. Isn't that right, Mr. Darcy? ”

"Yes." "Of all the women I know, there are only half a dozen who are truly versatile, and I dare not say more," Darcy said. ”

In fact, Maria also agrees with Darcy's words, there are still a few really talented women, and most of the talented women who are famous are parallel goods. However, she was Mary's neighbor after all, and Mrs. Bennet's words just now were obviously stepping on herself to create a reputation for Mary, and she really couldn't talk about it.

Caroline had no scruples: "I very much agree with Mr. Darcy. ”

"So what does a versatile and talented woman look like, then?" Elizabeth again said something similar to the original, after all, Mr. Darcy's words had a demeaning meaning to Mary.

Without waiting for Mr. Darcy to reply, Caroline preemptively said, "A woman cannot be truly versatile if she is not outstanding." A woman must be proficient in music, singing, painting, dancing, and modern languages, and the dish deserves this title. In addition to this, her appearance, gait, voice and intonation, and talking expressions must all have one trait, otherwise she can only obtain general qualifications. ”

"She must have all of this," Darcy continued, "and in addition to all these things, she should have a little bit of real talent, read more books, and grow her intelligence." After saying that, he turned his gaze to Maria, who was obviously a versatile and talented woman in his eyes.

Maria was a hot face, she wasn't as good as Darcy thought, she just had more time to study than the others. She knew what Elizabeth thought, and objectively speaking, Miss Mary Bennet really couldn't afford the title of a versatile and talented woman.

In her eyes, Mary is a pedantic nerd, maybe after the baptism of time, Mary can become a real "talented girl", but at the moment she is definitely not worthy of this title.

Bentley looked at Elizabeth's pale face, and hurriedly interrupted: "Dear Caroline, I think you are too harsh, in my eyes, every lady is lovely. ”

Caroline snorted disdainfully: "Charles, I think you misunderstood what I meant." I am not saying that there are too few lovely ladies, but that there are too few truly talented women, after all, there are always many young ladies with little knowledge flaunting talented women to attract the attention of gentlemen. ”

The anger of this was really a little bigger, Bingley just wanted to cover his forehead and moan, he was wrong, he shouldn't have interrupted Caroline's words.

Elizabeth was also angered by Miss Bingley, and said in a fierce tone: "And what do you define as a versatile talent?" ”

Maria silently crossed Elizabeth in her heart, Caroline obviously did not mean to belittle the woman, Elizabeth was too extreme, and directly raised the problem, making everyone uncomfortable, why bother.

"Maria, I remember you always snuggling up at home and reading, what do you think about that?"

Maria's face suddenly fell, and Darcy and Miss Bingley didn't answer, and Elizabeth set her eyes on herself, the invisible man. Does Elizabeth think she is a good bully, pinching persimmons and picking soft pinching?

"Elizabeth, I don't understand why you are raising the issue to men and women. If everyone can be called a talented woman, then there is no point in evaluating this talented woman, of course, I think the same is true for talented people, what do you think? Maria looked at Elizabeth with a smile and said, "I don't know who is a talented woman in your heart?" Am I a nerd in your eyes? ”

Elizabeth didn't expect Maria to do this to herself, and for a while, she stood in place in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.

Lydia listened to the "talented girl" theory in her head, and her head grew big: "I said can we talk about something happy, and how can ordinary people be talented women-"

"That's it. Mom, you said Mary's nerd was a talented girl, my God—" Catherine followed closely with the mending knife.

Mrs. Bennet now wants to hit the child: "......"

Elizabeth felt that the two younger sisters were definitely trying to restrain her, and she was so angry that she could hardly speak.

Maria suddenly discovers that Lydia is quite self-aware, which is precisely a merit that many people do not have. Maria couldn't help but feel sorry for Lydia in her heart, if Lydia could receive a formal education, with her lively and lovely personality and coquettish appearance, she would definitely attract countless gentlemen to bend their waists.

In fact, society is too unfriendly to women, otherwise Lydia would not have to marry Mr. George Wycombe in the original book to protect the family's reputation and marry a gambler, Lydia's fate is destined to a tragic end.

Although this thing is not a glorious thing in modern society, people are very tolerant of this matter, and there is no need for girls to sacrifice their lives in exchange for living space.

"Lydia is still pretty cute—" Maria said suddenly.

Darcy glanced at Maria in surprise, but thinking of Lydia's age, he thought with some uncertainty, maybe this young lady could still be saved?

Maria knew what Darcy was surprised about, after all, she had told Darcy about Lydia's ridiculous things. She knew that it was Darcy's responsibility as a brother not to let Georgiana touch Lydia, but that didn't prevent her from thinking that Lydia was cute at some point, and she found that although the girl was crazy, her aesthetics were always online, and sometimes Lydia's outfit even made her feel bright, which was put on the modern fashion tycoon.

Mrs. Bennet is not stupid, she naturally understands Miss Bingley's sarcasm of Mary, and she holds her breath in her heart, she must marry Miss Bingley as soon as possible after Jane marries in, and Mrs. Hearst is married, and she lives in her brother's house with her husband, which is really shameless.

The sick Jane was all confused, didn't they come to see her, why did they quarrel one by one? However, Jane didn't really want Mary to come over, because Mary liked to preach at length too much. She was very aware of the gap between her family and the Bentley family, and she could only try to maintain a good side in front of Mr. Bingley, otherwise it would be difficult for the two of them to succeed.

Jane whispered softly, "Mom, I think Mary should prefer to stay at home and read quietly, so it's better for us not to disturb her." ”

Apparently Mrs. Bennet did not grasp Jane's intentions, and shouted dissatisfiedly, "I can't let her stay at home any longer, and if she stays any longer, she will take the title of Maria's nerd!" ”

Maria: Why is it always ...... who lies down with a gun?