Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-Three

Elizabeth was sitting with her mother and sisters, thinking over what she had just heard, and wondering if she could tell everyone about it, when WilliamSir Lucas came.He was entrusted by his daughter to come to Ban's house to announce her engagement.As he narrated the incident, he complimented the ladies for a while, saying that he was really honored that the two families could get married.When the people in the Ban's house heard this, they were not only surprised, but also did not believe it really happened.Mrs. Bennet, no longer concerned with politeness, insisted that he had made a mistake.Lydia, always capricious and unruly, could not help exclaiming:

God!Sir William, why do you say that?Don't you know Mr. Collins is going to marry Liz? Only a man who can bear it like a court minister would not be offended in such a situation, but Sir William was too educated to take it seriously, although he asked them to believe he was telling the truth. But he exerted great patience and listened politely to their unreasonable talk. Elizabeth felt it her duty to help him break the deadlock, and she came forward to prove that he was telling the truth, that he had just heard Charlotte herself speak of it.Trying to keep her mother and sisters quiet, she congratulated Sir William with cordial congratulations, and Jane joined her at once, with all kinds of words to describe how happy the marriage was, Mr. Collins was of a very good character, and Hunsford It is not far from London and convenient for commuting.

Mrs. Bennet was too angry to speak in Sir William's presence; but as soon as he was gone, her grievances were immediately vented.First, she firmly disbelieved it; second, she concluded that Mr. Collins had been deceived; third, she believed that the couple could never be happy; and fourth, that the marriage might be broken.However, she simply drew two conclusions from the whole incident. One is that this joke was all caused by Elizabeth; the other is that she herself has been bullied and abused by everyone; It's mostly these two things that are being discussed.No matter what you do, you can't comfort her, and no matter what you do, you can't calm her down.Until the evening, the resentment still did not dissipate.She scolded Elizabeth whenever she saw her, and continued to scold for a week.It took a month for her to speak harshly to Sir William or Mrs. Lucas; and it took several months for Charlotte to forgive her.

As far as Mr. Bennet was concerned, this event made him feel more relaxed. According to him, everything he passed this time really made him extremely comfortable mentally.He said he thought Charlotte.Lucas was very sensible, but he was really happy to know that she was as stupid as his wife, and even more stupid than his daughter! Jane also admitted that this marriage was a bit strange, but she didn't say anything, but sincerely wished them both happiness.Although Elizabeth repeatedly confessed to her, she always thought that this marriage might not necessarily be a happy one.Kitty and Lydia were not at all envious of Miss Lucas, for Mr. Collins was only a missionary; and the incident had no influence on them, unless it was a piece of news to be carried to Meryton.

As for Mrs. Lucas, she was so delighted to have a daughter in a happy marriage that she did not think of taking advantage of the occasion to retort at Mrs. Bennet.So she called on Longbourne more often than usual, and said how happy she was now, but Mrs. Bennet's evil face and venomous words were enough to disappoint her. Elizabeth and Charlotte were thus separated from each other to mention the matter.Elizabeth decided that the two of them would never again confided as before.Disappointed in Charlotte, she turned all the more affectionately to her sister.She was convinced that her sister was a man of integrity and good manners, and she would never be shaken in this opinion.Her concern for her sister's happiness became more urgent every day, for Mr. Bingley had been gone for a week without hearing a word of her return.

Jane had written Caroline an early reply, and was now counting the days before she would hear from her again.The thank-you letter that Mr. Collins had promised to write in advance was received on Tuesday. The letter was addressed to their father. How much gratitude was said in the letter, judging from his over-the-top tone, it seemed to be talking about their family. Like a year.After apologizing in this respect, he told them, with much joy, that he had had the honor of winning the favor of their neighbor, Miss Lucas, and that, in order to see his sweetheart, he added, He could come and see them, so as not to disappoint their good-natured expectations, and hoped to be at Longbourne on Monday, fortnight afterwards; Well, he believed that his sweetheart, Charlotte, would have no objection to an early date, which would make him the happiest man in the world.To Mrs Bennet Mr Collins' return to Longbourne was now not a pleasant event.Instead she complained as much as her husband.Strange to say, it was inconvenient and troublesome for Collins to come to Longbourn instead of Lujiazhuang.She is currently suffering from a health disorder, so she hates guests coming to her house very much, not to mention that these infatuated seeds are very annoying people.Mrs. Bennet murmured these things all day long, except when she thought of the anguish she would be caused by Bingley's non-return.

Both Jane and Elizabeth were greatly troubled by this question.Day after day, nothing was heard of him, except the rumors in Meryton that he would never come to Netherfield again this winter, which Mrs. Bennet was very angry with, always contradicting. , saying it was a slanderous rumor. Even Elizabeth began to fear, not because she was afraid of Bingley's infidelity, but because of his sisters' real stumbling block.Though she did not like to think of it, as it would be detrimental to Jane's happiness, and an insult to the fidelity of Jane's sweetheart, she could not help thinking of it.His two ruthless sisters, and the friend who was enough to conquer him, combined with Miss Darcy's charm, and London's sensual entertainment, even if he really thought about her, he might not be able to escape the trap.

As for Jane, she was naturally more anxious than Elizabeth was in this turbulent situation, but she was always unwilling to reveal her feelings, so she and Elizabeth never mentioned the matter.Her mother, however, could not be sympathetic to her plight, and within an hour she was going to mention Bingley, saying that she was anxiously awaiting his return, and even insisting on Jane admitting that she would feel bad if Bingley did not come back. Treated mercilessly.Fortunately, Jiying was calm, gentle and calm, and it was hard to endure her slander. Mr. Collins arrived punctually on the Monday, two fortnights later, but Longbourn received him less cordially than on his first arrival.He was really happy but he didn't need the attention of others.This is really the master's luck, thanks to his success in love, this allows others to relax and not have to deal with him anymore.He spent most of his time in Lujiazhuang every day, and he didn't come back to Longbourne until the time when the Lu family was about to go to bed. He apologized to everyone and asked everyone to forgive him for not returning all day.

Poor Mrs. Bennet.The mere mention of the marriage displeased her, and wherever she went she heard people talking about it.She was disgusted at the sight of Miss Lucas.The thought that Miss Lucas would one day succeed her as mistress of the house made her jealous and loathing all the more.Whenever Charlotte came to see them, she thought they were coming to see how things were going, to see how long it would be before they could move in; and when Charlotte whispered to Mr. Collins, she thought they were In talking of the Longbourn estate, there was a plan to throw her and her daughters out, as soon as Mr. Bennet died.She told all these sad things to her husband.

She said: My good sir, Charlotte.Lucas is going to be the mistress of the house sooner or later, and I have to let her, and seeing her take my place is too much for me! My dear lady, don't think of such sad things.We might as well think on the bright side.Maybe I live longer than you, let's just comfort ourselves like this. But these words could not comfort Mrs. Bennet, so instead of answering, she continued to complain as before. I can't stand the thought of all the property having to fall into their hands.If it weren't for the question of inheritance, I wouldn't care.

what don't you care about I don't care about anything. Let's be thankful that you haven't gotten this far out of your head. My good lord, I shall never be thankful in any matter of succession.How can any person be willing to act against his conscience and not pass on his property to his daughters?I don't understand it, and besides it's all for Mr Collins' sake!Why should he have this inheritance? I'll let you figure it out for yourself.Mr Bennet said.