Chapter 4 third chapter

Although Mrs. Bennet, with the help of her five daughters, asked her husband about Mr. Bingley, his answers could not satisfy her.The mother and daughter tried their best to deal with his naked questions, ingenious ideas, long-distance guesses, everything; but he did not fall into their trap.In the end they had no choice but to listen to indirect news from their neighbor, Mrs. Lucas.Her reporting was all good.Sir William was said to be fond of him.He was very young, very handsome, very modest, and above all, he intended to invite a large company to the next ball.It was the best thing; liking to dance was a step in love; and all were eager to win Mr. Bingley's heart.

I have nothing to hope for in life, but to see one daughter happily settled in Netherfield, Mrs. Bennet told her husband, and the others so well-matched. Within a few days, Mr. Bingley called on Mr. Bennet to pay his respects, and lingered with him for about ten minutes in his study.He admired the young beauty of Mr. Bennet's ladies, and wished to see them; but he saw only their fathers.But the ladies were luckier than him. They used the upstairs window to see that he was wearing a blue coat and riding a black horse. Invitations were shortly sent to the Ben's to dine; Mrs. Bennet had planned several courses, each of which would add to her dignity, and show her to be a good housewife, but as luck would have it, Mr. Bingley He had to go to the city the next day, but he couldn't appreciate their kindness, so he wrote back to them, saying that he would wait until later.Mrs. Bennet was greatly disturbed.She thought, this man has just arrived in Hertfordshire, why is he going to the city for something, so she began to worry; logically he should settle down in Netherfield Gardens. Drifting here and there like this, whereabouts are uncertain?Mrs. Lucas reassured her a little by telling her that he might have gone to London to invite the large company to the ball.The ladies were reassured by the news that Mr. Bingley had not brought twelve ladies, but only six, of whom five were his own sisters and one a cousin, as soon as it was reported.When the distinguished guests entered the ballroom, there were only five of them, Mr. Bingley, his two sisters, his brother-in-law, and another young man.

Mr. Bingley was very handsome and gentlemanly, and had a pleasant countenance without any affectation.His sisters, too, were fine women, with great manners.His brother-in-law Hester was just like an ordinary gentleman, not very conspicuous, but his friend Darcy immediately attracted the attention of the audience, because of his tall figure, fine features and noble manners, so he entered the arena less than five years ago. In a few minutes, everyone was talking about his annual income of ten thousand pounds.The gentlemen praised his good looks, and the ladies said he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley.People watched him with admiration almost half the night.It was only at last that people found him proud, despised, and fawning on him, and so resented him, and his much-anticipated ecstasy was eclipsed.No amount of his Derbyshire fortune could save him, since he had put on such a repulsive face, and he was of little importance compared with his friends.

Mr. Bingley soon became acquainted with all the principal persons of the party.He is full of vigor, and he is not rigid, and every dance can be indispensable.It annoyed him that the ball ended so early.He talked again of his own going to give a ball at Netherfield.These lovely features of him naturally arouse people's affection for him.What a contrast between him and his friend!Mr. Darcy danced only once with Mrs. Hurst, and once with Miss Bingley, and otherwise walked up and down the room, talking occasionally to his own people, who wanted to introduce him to dances with other ladies. , how he would not.Everyone concluded that he was the proudest and most hated person in the world, and hoped that he would not come again.Amongst the most disgusted by him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his whole manner was intensified into a peculiar resentment at his offending one of his daughters.

Due to the lack of male guests, Elizabeth.Bennet had to sit out two dances.Mr. Darcy was standing beside her for a time, and Mr. Bingley, after refraining from dancing for some minutes, approached his friend, and compelled him to dance, while she overheard their conversation. Come, Darcy, said Bingley, I must have you dance.I don't want to see you standing here so stupidly by yourself.Or go dancing. I definitely don't dance.You know how much I've always hated dancing, except with people I knew very well.It was unbearable to dance at such a ball.Your sisters are all dancing with others, and if you ask any other woman in the dance hall to dance with me, there is no one who will not make me suffer.

I would not be picky like you, cried Bingley, not at all; and I will tell you, I never saw so many lovely girls to-night in my life; Of course you are, the only pretty girl on the dance floor dancing with you!said Mr. Darcy, looking at the oldest lady in the class. oh!I have never seen such a beautiful stunner!But one of her sisters sits right behind you, and she's pretty, too, and dare I say, lovely.Let me ask my dance partner to introduce you. Who are you talking about?He turned around and looked at Elizabeth for a while, and when she saw him, he retracted his gaze, and said coldly: "She's okay, but she's not beautiful enough to impress my heart. Interested in flattering those ladies who are looked down upon by others.You'd better go back to your dancing partner to admire her smiling face, you don't need to waste time on me.

After Mr. Bingley had gone away as Mr. Darcy had said, Darcy himself went away.Elizabeth still sat there, and she really didn't like Mr. Darcy.But she was very interested in telling her friends what she had overheard, because she had a lively and mischievous personality, and she would be interested in any ridiculous things. The whole family in Ban's house generally had a very happy evening.Mrs. Mount Bingley, the eldest, invited her to dance twice, and the nobleman's sisters treated her with admiration.Mrs. Bun was flattered to see how much the Netherfield family loved her eldest daughter.Jane was as proud as her mother, only not so loudly.Elizabeth was also happy for Jane.Manly had heard herself referred to before Miss Bingley as the most capable girl in the neighbourhood; and Catelyn and Lydia had the best luck in not having a dance without a partner, which was the occasion of their opening. The only thing you care about at prom.The mother and daughter happily returned to the village of Longbourn where they lived (they were considered the Wang family in this village), and saw that Mr. Bennet was still awake.Let’s say this gentleman usually loses track of time as soon as he holds a book in his hands, but this time he didn’t go to bed because he really wanted to know what happened to this grand event that everyone had been thinking about day and night.He thought that his wife must be very disappointed with that distinguished guest, but he immediately found that this was not the case.oh!My good lord, she said as soon as she came into the room, we had a great evening, and a great ball.It's a pity you didn't go.It is indescribable that Jane was so popular.Everybody said she was good-looking; Mr. Bingley thought she was pretty, and danced with her twice!Just think about it, my dear; he did dance twice with her!There were so many female guests in the audience, she was the only one who received his invitation twice.His first dance was to Miss Lucas.I saw him stand beside her, and I couldn't help being a little annoyed!He wasn't interested in her at all, though, and in fact, nobody was interested in her; when Jane walked off the dance floor, he looked terribly fascinated.He immediately asked her name, asked for an introduction, and invited her to the next dance.His third dance was with Miss King, and the fourth with Mariah.Lucas, in the fifth with Jane, in the sixth with Liz, and Blanchet.

If he had been more considerate of me, her husband cried impatiently, he wouldn't have danced so much, not half of it!For God's sake, forget about his dance partners.oh!If only he sprained his ankle at his first dance! oh!"My dear," went on Mrs. Bennet, I like him very much.He is so beautiful!His sisters are also very likable.Never in my life have I seen anything more elegant than their dress.I dare say the lace on Mrs. Hurst's gown gets interrupted here again. Mr. Bennet did not like to hear about clothes.She was therefore obliged to find another subject, and spoke of Mr. Darcy's insolent insolence, in terms that were acrid and somewhat exaggerated.

But I can tell you, she added, that it's no pity to Liz that he doesn't like him, because he's the most odious, odious person, not worth flattering him.So haughty, so arrogant, intolerable!He walked here for a while, and walked there for a while, thinking of himself so great!And think that he is not beautiful enough to be worthy of dancing with him!If you were there, you could give him a good lesson.I loathe that man.