53. Naive Bentley
Jane only felt that her eyes were dark, her mother was uncomfortable not to offend people for a day, and when Mrs. Lucas didn't care, she didn't hold a grudge, and besides, she always felt that Maria was different from Mrs. Lucas, which really annoyed people, and Maria didn't care about the relationship between neighbors.
I have to say that Jane's intuition is quite accurate, and if Mrs. Bennet really annoys her, Maria will not scruple so much: "It seems that my reputation as a nerd owes it to Mrs. Bennet's publicity." ”
The flesh on Mrs. Bennet's face shuddered for a moment, and said hey, forgetting that Maria was not her sister Charlotte: "......"
Jane looked embarrassed, and said to Maria embarrassedly: "Maria, you know my mother, she just can't speak, don't take it to heart." In my eyes, you are the most talented lady in Hertfordshire. ”
Maria looked embarrassed for a moment, no, she was just angry that Mrs. Bennet kept making a raft out of herself, and there was really no need to give her the title of "talented girl". "If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight", Maria thinks that she is not a person who can bear weight, and there is really no need to wear a high crown for her.
So Maria waved her hand again and again, and said, "Jane, don't say that. I've read two more books than the others, and it's really nothing. ”
Jane's complexion looked much better, and she simply went down to eat with everyone at noon.
During the meal, Mrs. Bennet began her argument again: "Oh, dear Mr. Bingley, your cook's meal is so delicious that I can't bear to leave, but it's a pity that Longborn still has many things to attend to me. ”
When Caroline heard this, she suddenly had an ominous premonition in her heart, Mrs. Bennet should want to stay too, right?
When Bentley heard this, he hurriedly said, "You are amazing, as long as you have time, as long as I am still at Netherfield Manor, you can ...... Ah......h
Hearing Mrs. Bennet say that she didn't have time, Caroline, who was originally concerned, was immediately relieved, but as soon as she was relieved, her humble brother opened his mouth to invite the other party to live, and the thought of staying in the same space as Mrs. Bennet, Caroline felt that she would go crazy.
So, Caroline stomped on Charles's feet hard, saving some people from being hot-headed and directly sending out an "invitation letter".
Darcy heard Bingley's screams of pain and gave Caroline a look of appreciation. Compared with Caroline, Darcy couldn't stand Mrs. Bennet's noise, and really didn't know what Bingley thought, that Jane looked like that, not a real beauty who captivated the country and the city. Seeing that Bingley was about to scream with his mouth open, Darcy glared at him fiercely, and Bingley immediately shut up.
Mrs. Bennet hurriedly asked with concern, "Mr. Bingley, what happened to you just now?" ”
Bingley endured the pain and replied, "I'm fine, but I accidentally touched the corner of the table, which made you smile, Madame." "Hiss, Caroline is so ruthless, he's a brother—
Mrs. Bennet, as if she had come over, began to preach: "You young people always like to be frizzy, and Lydia touched her foot the day before yesterday while eating, and it hurt so much that she jumped there ......."
Bentley didn't really stumble on his foot, and Mrs. Bennet's words embarrassed him, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Lydia exclaimed, a little unhappily, "Oh, mother, how can you tell this so casually? "It's a shame.
Mrs. Bennet's attention was immediately drawn to her little daughter, which made Mr. Bingley breathe a sigh of relief, and turned his head to see Caroline looking at him mockingly. He knew that Mrs. Bennet's behavior was indeed vulgar, but she was Jane's mother after all, and Jane would be mistaken if she did not welcome her.
Now not only Caroline understood, but even Mrs. Hearst, who had been silent, understood, and the proud lady's face finally changed. She had thought that Charles was only momentarily fascinated by Miss Jane Bennet's good looks, and that he would return to the right track after a long time, but now it seemed that Charles had become more and more obsessed with it, and now he had even begun to tolerate his ignorant mother, which she could not bear.
As the eldest daughter of the Bentley family, Mrs. Hearst will never allow Charles to marry the Bennett family, and Charles must marry a real noble lady in order to improve the background of the Bentley family, maybe she should have a serious talk with Charles.
Bentley never thought that his sister would take a walk with him just to persuade him to give up Jane. The thought of giving up on Jane made his heart twitch, and he shook his head again and again in the face of his sister's questioning.
"Why are you against this marriage? Luisa, I remember you weren't like that before. Mr. Hearst was not the only gentleman who pursued you at the beginning, but you still chose love in the end, why do you want me to give up love now? ”
"It is precisely because I have made this choice that I will now persuade you to give up this inappropriate marriage." Mrs. Hearst thought of her messy married life, and her face brought a touch of loss, if she had chosen a wealthy gentleman to marry, would she not have to rely on her brother to live?
"Luisa, what's wrong with you?" Bingley asked worriedly, his sister Luisa was always haughty in his impression, and he had never seen Luisa look like this.
"Charles, I'm your own sister, I won't hurt you. I did marry Love, but look at the life I'm living now, your brother-in-law has nothing to do all day, the family business is a mess, and if it weren't for your help, I would have even had to spend a dowry to get by, but even so, I still can't maintain a luxurious life. ”
Bingley knew that Louisa was doing it for his good: "Luisa, I have an income of five thousand pounds a year, which is enough pounds for me to live a life of abundance and luxury. You know, I've never had the ambition to be a rich man, and besides, the Bentleys can't compare to the Darcys, and I can't marry a real aristocratic lady like old Mr. Darcy. ”
"Besides, Mr. Darcy is not the daughter who is not going to go to the knight's house. That being the case, I don't think Miss Jane is right for me. Bingley thought of his brother-in-law, who had been drinking and playing cards all day, "Luisa, if you are at ease, I will go and discuss with Darcy and let my brother-in-law follow him to do things, what do you think?" ”
"Oh! Charles, why are you so naïve. Let Hearst follow Mr. Darcy to do things, you are to let Mr. Darcy alleviate poverty! Besides, Mr. Darcy has so much property to his name, and where can he afford to make a little fuss with your brother-in-law, Charles, don't be kidding—" Mrs. Hearst was almost amused by her brother's innocence.
"Why, Mr. Fitzwilliam D'Arcy is definitely a trustworthy friend-"