"Ouch-"

Maria stuck out her tongue quietly, she really didn't expect Mr. Collins's dancing skills to be so bad, just what she saw Mr. Collins stepped on Elizabeth's feet five times, poor Elizabeth's feet were probably swollen after a dance.

Elizabeth was now very annoyed, why did you invite her when you said you couldn't dance, she felt like her feet were going to be ruined, and she hadn't been at a ball since she was 16 years old.

Mr. Collins' ability to read words and emotions was reduced to a negative number at this time, and he still babbles there and explains: "I rarely attend balls, which is why my dancing skills are so average, but Mrs. Catherine says that I am very talented at dancing, and I will become proficient in a few more dances." ”

Elizabeth scoffed, "Then your benefactor, Lady Catherine, may you have a chance to experience your dancing skills?" ”

"Of course not. I won't dance with Lady Catherine until I'm perfect, because it's not nice to step on someone's foot. ”

Elizabeth was almost half angry with Mr. Collins's speech, and it was enough to dare that Mrs. Catherine's feet could not step on her! Thinking of her mother's advice before leaving, Elizabeth wanted to die, she would never spend her life with such a man.

Mr. Collins did not know that he had inadvertently offended his little cousin to death, and he was still distracted by his dancing skills: "Miss Elizabeth, your dancing is graceful, light and agile, and truly extraordinary. ”

Before Elizabeth could please, the guy said, "Miss Anne's dancing skills are even more superb, but unfortunately her body is too weak to last the whole ball, and she can often only dance one or two dances at each dance......"

As Mr. Collins kept babala, Elizabeth's face became more and more ugly, and she was determined that no matter what her mother tried to do, she would not agree to the other party's proposal.

This scene was clearly seen by Maria, and whispered to Darcy: "Actually, when it comes to pride, I am no different from Elizabeth, in other words, I will not agree to Mr. Collins's proposal." With our pride, we simply cannot tolerate our husband's constant belittling of his daughter. ”

Speaking of which, if this matter is left in modern times, it is estimated that few little girls can stand the behavior of the marriage suitor like this, so Elizabeth's behavior is nothing out of the ordinary.

Darcy didn't think so: "The Bennett family and the Lucas family are not the same, and the difference between you and Elizabeth is even more so. ”

Maria thought of the provisions in the "Inheritance Law" and sighed helplessly: "Even if there is no provision in the "Inheritance Law", it is difficult to put an end to such a thing. To be honest, I don't think Elizabeth can stand up to the top. ”

Darcy agrees: "She didn't get a good education. "It's not that she looks down on the governess, you also have to look at the governess's ability, Mr. Bennet is just an ordinary squire, he doesn't think the governess of the Bennet family can be very good.

"Hey! Educational resources are limited. If given the same educational opportunities, I don't think Elizabeth would be worse than a boy. Even if she and Elizabeth are rivals in love, Maria has to admit that Elizabeth is a strong person, and she is definitely a scholarly figure in modern times. Hey, this is the sadness of the times.

Darcy shook his head a little disapprovingly: "As far as I know, Mr. Bennet is very fond of this second daughter, and with the financial resources of Bennett's family, if she really wants to go to a girls' school, she will not have a chance. ”

Looking at the consumption level of Bennett's daughters on weekdays, the family economy is definitely not tight, compared with it, it is the Lucas family who is really financially tight, but Sir William saves clothes and diets, so that all three children in the family study, not to mention little Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Ferguson is definitely a qualified housewife, and Miss Maria is even more wealthy.

Maria thought of the different attitudes of the world towards her children, and was very helpless: "It is still Mr. Bennet who does not pay attention to the education of his daughters. "Don't look at Mrs. Bennet's bluffing at home on weekdays, in fact, it is Mr. Bennet who is really in charge.

"If we have a daughter in the future, we must educate them well."

"You're beautiful."

"But I still hope you can have a son for the first child, it's not that I prefer sons over daughters, but the Darcy family's estate needs an heir." Cousin Anne's health was too weak to give birth to a healthy heir, so her father did not let them get engaged in the first place. The so-called marriage contract was nothing more than wishful thinking between his mother and aunt, and if it were not for the sake of kinship, Darcy would have dissolved the ridiculous marriage contract long ago, but Cousin Anne finally agreed.

"What?" Maria was quite surprised by this: "The land of the Darcy family is also a restriction on inheritance? ”

Darcy's expression was a little cold: "Bloombury Manor restricts inheritance, but if we really don't have a son, forget it, the second uncle has two sons in the family now, and the relationship between our cousins is still quite good, it's really not good, and we will give up Bloombury Manor in the future." ”

"That's not going to work!" Maria shook her head again and again when she heard this, she knew Darcy's feelings for Bloombury Manor, and she couldn't give it away, and besides, there would be a shortage of sons in the system mall.

Darcy didn't expect Maria to be so excited, and hurriedly comforted: "Our branch has never been broken, and I must have sons between you and me." ”

"Darcy, I'm not patriarchal, but I don't want you to be sad, Bloomburly Manor means a lot to you." Maria remembered that Darcy had grown up there, just like herself, even if reincarnation was still in her heart, her hometown was still Jiangnan Water Town.

Darcy suddenly thought of the mystery in Maria, and thought that he might be worried: "Let's not talk about this for now, but you can talk to Georgiana when you go back and ask her what she thinks." Thinking of the letter from Lady Catherine that he received this morning, Darcy had a headache, and he thought that his sister had dispelled the idea of being a matchmaker, but he never expected that this guy would agree very well on his face, and he would write a letter to Cousin Anne in private, and now his aunt knows about it.

Maria didn't understand what Darcy asked her to ask, and when she learned from Darcy's mouth, what Georgiana had done recently, she was stunned, the little girl is amazing! She knew from the descriptions of the people that Miss Anne was not a good match, and that Mr. Darcy, the former fiancé, was not in the eyes of the other party. But in this case, the Georgiana chick actually encouraged the other party to move her heart, which is simply not as powerful as the ordinary.

However, she is now more entangled in whether she should stop this marriage.