Chapter 59 Chapter fifty-seven

Elizabeth was greatly troubled by the absence of this unexpected visitor, and had difficulty recovering her tranquility.She thought about it for hours on end.Lady Catherine took the trouble to come from Rosings this time. It turned out that it was her own fantasy that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy were engaged, so she came to break them up.That was all very well; but what was the basis for the rumors of their engagement?This was beyond Elizabeth's imagination, until she remembered Darcy's old friend of Bingley's, who herself was Jane's sister, and at present people tend to think of another marriage because of one marriage. This idea came up.She herself had long thought that after her sister got married, she would have more opportunities to meet Mr. Darcy.So the neighbors of Lou's Village (she thought that only when they corresponded with Mr. and Mrs. Collins will mention it, so it will be passed to Lady Catherine) have regarded this matter as a sure thing, and the good thing is just in time. At present, but she herself just thinks that this matter has some hope in the future.

However, she could not help feeling a little uneasy when she thought of Lady Catherine's words; and if she insisted on interfering, no one could tell what would happen.She said she was determined to prevent the marriage, from which Elizabeth thought that the lady would go to her nephew; and as to whether Darcy also thought that marrying her would do so much harm, she would not. Dare to say.She didn't know the relationship between him and his aunt, and she didn't know whether he fully listened to his aunt's advice, but logically speaking, he would definitely think more of the old lady than Elizabeth.As long as his aunt explained in front of him that their families were not of the same family, and how harmful it was to marry a woman of such origin, it would hit his weakness.Mrs. Catherine's so many reasons, Elizabeth certainly felt that it was absurd and not worth refuting, but in the eyes of a face-saving person like him, he might think that his insights were good and his reasons were sufficient.

If he was already wavering in his heart (as he often seems to be), then, as long as this close relative goes to persuade him and begs him, he will immediately give up his hesitation and make up his mind that he will never underestimate his own in the pursuit of happiness. identity.If this is the case, then he must never come back.Lady Catherine, passing through town, might seek him out, and though he had an engagement with Mr. Bingley, who had promised to return to Netherfield at once, he would probably have to give up. She thought to herself again: "If Mr. Bingley receives a letter from him within a few days, and excuses that he can't keep the promise, I will understand everything, and I don't need to expect anything from him, and I don't need to expect him to be consistent. Now when I am about to fall in love with him and agree to his marriage proposal, if he doesn't really love me, but just feels sorry for me, then I won't even have the heart to feel sorry for him immediately."

Besides, her family was very surprised to hear who this distinguished guest was; but they also used Mrs. Bennet's assumption to satisfy their curiosity, so Elizabeth was not questioned by them. When she went downstairs the next morning, she saw her father coming out of his study with a letter in his hand. Her father quickly called her: "Lizzy, I was looking for you; come to my room right away." She followed him, but did not understand what her father was going to tell her.She thought that the reason why her father wanted to talk to her was somewhat related to the letter in his hand, so she became more and more curious.It occurred to her suddenly that the letter might be from Lady Catherine, and it would be tiresome to explain it to her father again.

She and her father went to the fire, and they sat down together.father said: "I got a letter this morning that blew my mind. It's all about you, so you should know what's in it. I never knew I had two daughters at the same time who were expected to marry .Let me congratulate you on your success in love." Elizabeth at once decided that the letter was from the nephew, and not from the aunt, and flushed.She didn't know whether to be happy that he wrote to explain, or to be angry that he didn't write to her directly, and all her father went on: "You seem to know. Young girls are always very shrewd in these matters; but even with your cleverness, I don't think you can guess the name of your lover. I tell you, this letter The letter is from Mr Collins."

"Mr. Collins! What has he to say?" "Of course he said it very thoroughly. He started by congratulating my eldest daughter on her soon-to-be-married marriage. This news was probably told to him by the kind and nosy Lu family. Let's not read it out for now, lest you get impatient. With Your relevant part is written like this"──'Since the foolish couple have sincerely congratulated the Zunfu on this happy event, let's make a few remarks on another matter.The source of this matter is the same as above.It is said that once the eldest lady leaves the cabinet after going to Zunfu, the second lady Elizabeth will also leave the cabinet soon.And I heard that the husband chosen by the second miss this time is indeed a man of great wealth and nobility in the world. '"

"Lizzy, can you guess who this nobleman is?..." The nobleman is young, Fuhong, and possesses all the most precious things in the world. Not only is his family rich and noble, but he also donates, promotes, and has power. Boundless. Although he has superior conditions and is able to touch people's hearts everywhere, if he proposes to the lord's mansion, he must not agree to it hastily, otherwise he will inevitably do it rashly, and there will be endless troubles, so he has to advise his husband and cousin Elizabeth first. '" "Lizzy, do you want to know who this noble person is? It will be mentioned next."

"The reason why I don't pretend to be presumptuous and make a frank statement is because I think that Mrs. Catherine de Bourgh, the aunt of the nobleman, can hardly agree with this marriage. ' "You see, this man is Mr. Darcy! Hey Lizzy, I've already surprised you. Whether it's the Collins or the Lucas family, they just pick out of our acquaintances Isn't it easy for a man like that to tell a lie? Mr. Darcy feels bad luck when he sees a woman, and perhaps he hasn't even glanced at you! I really admire them!" Elizabeth tried her best to tease her father, but her smile was extremely forced.Never before had her father's witty humor displeased her so much.

"Don't you think it's funny?" "Ah, of course please read on." "'Last night, Buying mentioned to his wife that this marriage might become a reality. She was deeply impressed by her love, and told her with her heart. He said that this matter must not be agreed, because your family is humble and has too many flaws. Many, it would be disrespectful to marry her unexpectedly. Therefore, I do not feel that it is my responsibility to tell my cousin about this matter as soon as possible. I hope that my cousin and the nobles she loves can understand the general situation, so as not to be unscrupulous and make a private appointment for life!'… ... Mr. Collins also said: "I am very pleased that the incident of Lydia's cousin's infidelity has been resolved satisfactorily. But I am saddened by every thought and the fact that I lived with someone before marriage. I can't say enough about it, but as soon as they confirmed their status as husband and wife, Mr. welcomes them into the mansion. It is really shocking. Mr. Gai's move is really promoting the bad habits of immorality. Let's not be a sycophant as Reverend Longbourne , must be resolutely opposed. As a Christian, sir, you must forgive, but as far as your duty is concerned, you can only refuse to see him or hear his name.' This is his so-called Christian spirit of forgiveness! It's all about his dear Charlotte, and they're about to have a baby. Why, Lizzy, you don't seem to want to hear it. I don't think you have that ladylike air, and you're pretending to be serious, If you hear this kind of nonsense, you will be angry. If you don’t let people make jokes and make fun of others in life, what’s the point of making fun of others?”

Elizabeth exclaimed, "Oh, that sounds very interesting to me. But it's a queer thing!" "It's really weird...and that's what's interesting. If they were talking about another person, it would make sense. The most ridiculous thing is that the nobleman doesn't take you seriously at all, and you hate him Absolutely! I hate writing letters most of the time, but I would never cut off correspondence with Collins. Well, every time I read his letters, I always find him more pleasing to me than Wickham. My son-in-law In spite of her presumptuousness and hypocrisy, she is not as good as him. May I ask you, Lizzy, what did Lady Catherine say about the matter? Did she come here to express her disapproval?"

When the daughter heard her father ask this sentence, she just smiled.In fact, my father didn't mean to be suspicious at all when he asked this question, so he asked again and again, and it didn't make her feel pain.Elizabeth has never been in such a dilemma as today: she thinks one thing in her heart, but she has to pretend another thing on the surface.She really wanted to cry, but she had to force her face to smile.Her father's remark that Mr. Darcy did not take her seriously hurt her too much.She can only blame her father for being so confused, or she now has another worry in her mind: maybe it's not because her father saw too little about this matter, but she should blame her for imagining too much.