Chapter 7 Chapter Six

The Misses of Longbourne were shortly calling on the ladies of Netherfield.They paid homage to them back and forth as usual. Jane's agreeable manners endeared her to Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley more and more.Although the old lady of the Ben family was intolerable, and the younger sisters were not worth talking to, the two Miss Bingleys were willing to make further acquaintances with the two older Miss Ben, and Jane accepted the offer with great joy; Elizabeth, however, saw that they were still very proud of everyone, even Jane, and disliked them; but it seemed that their kindness to Jane was largely due to their brother's admiration for her.

Whenever you see them together, you can tell that his brother really adores her.Elizabeth again saw very clearly that Jane had taken a fancy to Mr. Bingley from the first, that she was involuntarily yielding to him, and that she was, as it were, fond of him.But she thought with pleasure that, though Jane had a great deal of feeling, her calm disposition, and her normal geniality, would not arouse the suspicions of the reckless, and thus their intentions would not be perceptible. up. Elizabeth had talked about this with her friend Miss Lucas. Charlotte said at the time: "It may be amusing to try to hide such things from everyone, but sometimes it is not good to be so frightened."If a woman uses this technique to cover up in front of her beloved, so as not to let him know that she is interested in him, then she may not have a chance to win his favor; , it doesn't help.Most of the love between men and women inevitably depends on the gratitude and vanity of both parties. It is difficult to make a good thing by letting it go.The beginning of a relationship is that someone casually has a little affection for someone, which is extremely natural; it is a pity that there are too few people who are willing to fall in love without the other party and encouragement. .Nine out of ten women have one point of love in their hearts but two points on the surface.No doubt, Bingley likes your sister; but if your sister doesn't help him, he may like to like her and let it go.

But she was doing her best to help him.He'd be stupid if I could see her affection for him and he couldn't. You must remember, Liz, that he doesn't know Jane's character as well as you do. If a woman falls in love with a man, as long as the woman does not deliberately hide it from the man, the man will definitely see it. If the man and the woman see each other a lot, perhaps he will always see it.Though Bingley and Jane saw each other a considerable number of times, they never remained together for more than a few hours at a time, and when they saw each other they were always in the company of a miscellaneous group of people, which made it impossible for them to talk freely.So Jane had to be on the lookout all the time, not to miss an opportunity to seduce him.Wait until you can catch him, and then calmly and try your best to fall in love before it's too late.

Elizabeth replied: If you only want to marry a rich man, your method is very good. If I am determined to find a rich husband, or simply find a husband at random, I may do it according to your method.It's a pity that Jane didn't think so; she just didn't want to show her mind in the world.Besides, she herself was not sure to what extent he was in love with her, and whether he was in a proper way.She had known him only two weeks.She had danced with him four times at Meryton; she had seen him at his house one morning, and dined with him four times since, but always with someone else.How could she understand his character with just such a little contact.

Things are not what you say they are.If she only dined with him, she might only see if he had a good appetite; but you must remember that when they had four meals together, they were together four nights, four nights. The effect can be great. Yes; these four evenings have taught them one thing about each other, namely, that they both like blackjack and not Comex; Little is known. Well, said Charlotte, I wish Jane every success with all my heart.I think that even if she were to marry him tomorrow, the happiness she would surely obtain would be no less than the happiness she would obtain if she spent a year studying his character and then marrying him. where to go.Whether a married life is happy or not is entirely a matter of chance.Just because a couple has very good tempers before marriage, or if they have very similar tempers, does not guarantee that they will be happy.They always end up getting farther and farther away, annoyed by each other.Since you have to spend your life with this person, you'd better know as little as possible about his flaws.

You speak very well, Charlotte.However, this statement may not be reliable.You also know that it may not be reliable, so you refuse to do it yourself. Elizabeth was occupied with talking only of Mr. Bingley's attentions to her sister, but it never occurred to Elizabeth that she herself had become the object of favor for Bingley's friend.As for Mr. Darcy, he did not think her very pretty at first; he had looked at her without the slightest admiration at the ball, and at the second meeting he regarded her only with critical eyes. she.But though he had said, to his friends, and in his own heart, that her face was useless, yet in the blink of an eye he saw that her dark eyes were so beautiful that they made her whole face look extremely intelligent. .Immediately after this discovery, he discovered several equally disgusting things about her.He found, with a critical eye, that her figure was uneven here and there, but at last he had to admit that she was lithe and pleasing; His generous and playful style fascinated him again.Elizabeth didn't understand these situations at all, she just thought that Darcy was an unpleasant man everywhere, not to mention that he once thought she was not beautiful enough to dance with her.

Darcy began to hope to have a deep friendship with her.He wanted to talk to her slowly, so when she talked to others, he began to listen carefully.So, once William.Sir Lucas made a big treat, which caught her attention on the spot. Let's say that Elizabeth said to Charlotte at the time: You see, what does Mr. Darcy mean? I am talking to Colonel Forster, why should he listen there? Only Mr. Darcy himself can answer this question. If he does it again, I'll make sure he understands that I'm not a fool.He's got such a knack for being sarcastic, that if I don't give him a look first, I'll see him right away.

In a few moments Darcy came up to her again, and though he appeared to have no interest in their conversation, Miss Lucas urged Elizabeth from time to time to bring the matter directly to him.Elizabeth, so excited by her, turned at once to him and said: Mr. Darcy, I have just joked with Colonel Forster about giving us a ball at Meryton, and don't you see what I said very well? It's true that you said it with great enthusiasm, but this matter originally made the ladies very excited. It's too harsh for you to say that about us. You were laughed at by others, Miss Lucas said.I'll open the fiddle, Eliza, and you will know what happens next.

You are such a rare friend in this world!No matter in front of anyone, I'm always asked to play the piano and sing!If it's my intention to show off at the concert, I can't thank you enough.But the guests are used to listening to first-rate performers, and I am really ashamed to sit down in front of them and make a fool of myself. Having said that, despite Miss Lucas's repeated demands, she said: Well, since it is necessary to show shame, I have to show shame. She glanced at Darcy again with a straight face, and said: There is an old saying that is good, and of course everyone present knows it: Take your time to blow the porridge; I will also take my time to sing.

Her performance, though not fantastic, is still charming.After singing a song or two, she was asked to sing a few more.Before she could answer, her younger sister, Manli, eagerly took her place at the piano.It turned out that among the several sisters, Manli was the only one who was not good-looking, so she worked hard to study knowledge, paid attention to talents, and was always eager to show off her abilities. Manli is neither talented nor elegant. Although her vanity has prompted her to study hard, it has also caused her to look like a womanizer and conceited.With this poise and attitude, it wouldn't matter if she was better educated, let alone that's all she was.Besides, Elizabeth, though not as good a player as she was, was so graceful and unaffected that everyone sounded much happier.Manly's sisters, Ben on the other side of the room with the Misses Lou, were dancing vigorously with two or three officers, and when Mary finished a long concerto they asked her to play a few more. Scotch and Irish ditties, which she gladly complied, in order to gain the praise and gratitude of others.Mr. Darcy was standing near them.He was very angry to see them pass the evening like this, without talking to anyone else.He is very thoughtful, William.He didn't know Sir Lucas was standing beside him, and at last he heard him say to him:

What a lovely pastime dancing is for young people, Mr. Darcy!After all, there is nothing like dancing, and I think it is the most outstanding talent in high society. Of course, sir; and it is a good thing that dancing is popular in the lower world too.What savage can't dance. Mr. Williams smiled and was silent.Then he saw Bingley coming to the dance, and he said to Darcy thus: Your friend dances very well, and I believe you are very good at it, Mr. Darcy. You must have seen me dancing at Meryton, sir. I've seen it, it's good, and I'm very happy to see it.Do you often go to the palace to dance? Never been, sir. Don't you even want to show your face in the palace? No matter where I am, I don't want to give this kind of face, and I always avoid it if I can. You must have a house in the city, right? Mr. Darcy shrugged. I once thought of living in the city, because I like society; but I dare not say whether the air of London suits Mrs. Lucas. He paused for a moment, expecting an answer; but the other didn't even bother to answer.Elizabeth was presently coming up to them, and he had the idea of ​​being courteous, and he called to her: Dear Miss Eliza, why don't you dance?Mr. Darcy, let me introduce you to this young lady who is the most ideal partner.With such a beauty as your partner, I don't think you will stop dancing. He grabbed Elizabeth's hand and prepared to send it in front of Darcy. Although Darcy was very surprised, it was not that he was unwilling to catch the jade hand, but Elizabeth immediately retracted his hand, as if looking at Sir William in a panic. Say: Sir, I really don't feel like dancing at all.You mustn't think that I came here to find a partner. Mr. Darcy very politely asked her to dance with him, but he asked for nothing.Elizabeth had made up her mind, not to be shaken, not by Sir William's persuasion. Miss Eliza, you dance so well, and it would be unreasonable not to let me have my eyes on you.Besides, although this gentleman does not usually like this kind of entertainment, I believe he will not refuse to reward our face for half an hour. Eliza laughed and said: Mr. Darcy is being too polite. He is very polite, but, dear Miss Eliza, you must blame him for his politeness when he begs you like this.Who wouldn't want a dance partner like you? Elizabeth glanced at it with a smile and turned away.Her refusal did not make Darcy feel bad.Darcy was thinking of her with considerable joy, when Miss Bingley came up to greet him: I guess what you're fantasizing about right now. I'm sorry you can't guess. You're thinking how unbearable it is to spend so many evenings with these people, and I agree with you.I've never been so bored!It's boring, it's noisy, it's boring to the extreme.This group of people think they are great one by one!I just want to hear what you say about them. To be honest with you, you guessed completely wrong.What I had in mind was much better.I was thinking about how a beautiful woman's beautiful eyes can give people such great pleasure. Miss Bingley fixed her eyes on his face at once, and begged him to tell her which lady had had such charms for his fancy.Mr Darcy answered with great courage: Elizabeth.Miss Bennet. Elizabeth.Miss Bennet!Miss Bingley repeated.I am really surprised.How long have you been looking at her?Please tell me, when can I congratulate you? I expected you to ask such a question.What a woman's imagination is quick; it jumps from admiration to love, and from love to marriage in the blink of an eye.I know you are going to come and congratulate me. Well, if you're so prudish, I'll take it a hundred per cent settled.You're bound to get an interesting mother-in-law, and of course she'll stay with you forever at Pemberley. She spoke so proudly, but he didn't listen at all. Seeing how calm and composed he was, she was relieved, so that sharp mouth kept on talking.