Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty Seven

The next morning, Catherine received a letter from Isabella very unexpectedly. The letter reads as follows: Bath, April Dearest Catherine: It was a great pleasure to receive your two letters, and I am extremely sorry for not replying sooner.I'm really ashamed of my laziness, but there's no time for anything in this disgusting place.Since you left Bath, I have taken up my pen to write to you almost every day, but I am always distracted by trivial matters.Please write to me immediately and send it to my home.Thank goodness!We're leaving this nasty place tomorrow. I haven't been happy here since you left.There is dust everywhere, and everyone I love is gone.I believe that if I can see you, I can ignore the rest.Because no one can imagine how dear you are to me.I am very disturbed about your dear brother, whom I have not heard from since he went to Oxford.I worry about some misunderstanding.I ask you to mediate from it, so that all misunderstandings will be thawed out.Your brother is the only man I ever loved, the only man I could love.I believe you will convince him.Spring clothing is already in part, and those hats are as ugly as they can be.I hope you have a good time, but I'm afraid you don't miss me at all.I don't want to say bad things about the family you're with because I don't want to appear petty or make you hate someone you value.

However, it is difficult for you to know which person is reliable, and the thoughts of young people will change in two days.I have the greatest pleasure to tell you that the young man I hated the most has left Bath.You can tell from my description that I must be referring to Captain Tierney.You may remember that it was him who was always chasing me and teasing me wishfully before you left.Later he got worse and became my shadow.Lots of girls would fall for him because you've never seen anyone so courteous.But I know too well the half-heartedness of men.He returned to the team two days ago.I believe he won't mess with me again.He's the most typical dude I've ever met, and he's a total pain in the ass.For the last two days he was entangled with Charlotte.Davis, I pity his eyesight, but ignore him.The last time I saw him was in Bath Street, I went straight into a shop so as not to speak to him.I don't even want to look at him.Later he walked into the spa hall, and I said nothing to follow him.How different he is from your brother!Please write to tell us about your brother.I felt very sorry for him, he seemed to be very uncomfortable when he went away, either he caught a cold, or his mood was affected a little.I meant to write to him myself, but I don't know where I lost his address.

Besides, as I mentioned earlier, I am afraid he has misunderstood my behavior.Please give him a satisfactory explanation of all this.If you still have doubts, ask him to write to me directly, or stop by Putney next time he's in town, and everything will be explained.I haven't been to the party hall for a long time, and I haven't seen a play. I only went to a half-ticket farce with the Hodges's last night.That's what they tricked me into going, and I don't want them to say I don't even come out when Tierney is gone. We happened to be sitting next to the Mitchells, who pretended to be surprised to see me out the door.I knew they were up to no good: they were rude to me at one point.It's so friendly now.But I'm not a fool, and I would never fall for their tricks.You know I have a brain.Annie.Mitchell saw me wearing a headscarf in the concert hall last week, and found one to wear, but it was ugly as hell.I believe that the turban is just right for my strange face.At least that's what Tierney told me at the time, and he said all eyes were on me.Still, I don't believe his words the least.I only wear purple now, I know I look ugly in purple, but it doesn't matter, it's your dear brother's favorite color.My dearest and sweetest Catherine, please write to your brother and me at once.

always loyal to you Such clumsy tricks could not fool Catherine.From the very beginning, she felt that the letter was inconsistent and full of lies.She was ashamed of Isabella, ashamed of having loved her.Her confessions of affection were disgusting to listen to now, and the hollowness of her excuses, the shamelessness of her demands.Write to James for her!Don't think about it!I will never mention Isabella's name in front of James again. On Henry's return from Woodston, she informed him and Elinor of Frederick's safety, congratulated them sincerely, and read aloud the most important passages of the letter with indignation. again.After reading it, he continued to shout: Come on, Isabella, our friendship is over!She must have thought I was an idiot, or she wouldn't have written me such a letter.But perhaps the letter helped me see through her in a way she didn't see in me.I understand what she's up to.She is a flirt who loves vanity, but unfortunately her tricks didn't work.I'm sure she never cared about James and me, and I only blame myself for not knowing her.

You'll soon act like you don't know her, Henry said. There is only one thing I don't understand.I know she failed in her attempt to hook up with Captain Tilney, but I don't know what Captain Tilney has been up to.Since he pursued her so much and caused her to fall out with my brother, why did he suddenly slip away? I don't know what Frederick's intentions are, I can only guess.He was as vain as Miss Thorpe, but the main difference between them was that Frederick was more sane, and so he had not yet suffered from it.If you feel that the consequences of his actions have proved him wrong, we better not have to pursue the reasons.

Do you think, then, that he has been indifferent to Miss Thorpe? I believe so. He pretended to like her just to mess with her? Henry nodded in agreement. Well I have to tell you, I don't like him at all.Even though things didn't end badly, I still don't like him at all.It is true that no great harm was done this time, for I am sure that Isabella would not have loved her heart.But suppose Frederick made her really fall in love with him? We must first assume, however, that Isabella would be in love and would therefore be a very different person.In that case, she would not be treated like this.

It stands to reason that you should side with your brother. If you could have sided with your brother, you would not have pained Miss Thorpe's disappointment.But you have long formed an opinion that everyone should be honest, so you cannot accept the indifferent truth that your family should protect each other, and it is impossible to have the desire for revenge. Catherine's resentment was dispelled by this compliment, and it was impossible for Frederick to commit the unforgivable crime, since Henry was so amiable.She decided not to answer Isabella's letter, and to give the matter no further thought.