Chapter 58 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.Mrs. Caitlin 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 that Darcy was a good friend of Bingley's, and that she herself was Jane's sister; 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 Mrs. and Mrs. Collins would mention it, so it would get to Mrs. Caitlin) regarded it as a sure thing, and something good was at hand. , but she herself just felt that there was some hope in the future.

Still, she could not help feeling a little uneasy when she thought of what Lady Catelyn had said; 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. Catelyn's explanations were of course absurd to Elizabeth and unworthy of rebuttal, but in the eyes of such a face-saving person as him, she might think that she had good insights and sufficient reasons.

If he was already wavering in his heart (he seems to be like this all the time), then as long as this close relative goes to persuade him and beg him, he will immediately dispel his hesitation and make up his mind not to lower his identity in pursuit of happiness. .If this is the case, then he must never come back.Mrs. Catelyn, 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 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: Liz, 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 Catelyn, and it would be tiresome to have to explain it to her father again.

She and her father went to the fire, and they sat down together.father said: I received a letter this morning that took me by surprise.This letter is all about you, so you should know what it says.I never knew that I had both daughters at the same time with the hope of getting married.Let me congratulate you on your love affair. 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 what's on your mind.Young girls are always very shrewd about these things; but even with your cleverness, I don't think you can guess your lover's name.To tell you, this letter is from Mr. Collins.

From Mr Collins!What can he say? Of course he said it thoroughly.He started by congratulating my eldest daughter on her upcoming marriage, which was probably brought to him by the kind and nosy Lu family.Let's not read this matter out for the time being, lest you get impatient.The part related to you is written like this. After the foolish couple sincerely congratulates the Zunfu on this happy event, please make a few remarks on another matter.The source of this matter is the same as above.According to Yunzun Mansion, once the eldest lady leaves the cabinet, 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.

Liz, can you guess who this gentleman is?The nobleman is young, Fuhong, who possesses every single one of the most precious things in the world.Not only is the family strong and noble, but also the power is boundless by giving and promoting.However, although he has superior conditions and is able to touch people's hearts in every way, if he proposes to the Zunfu, he must not accept it hastily, otherwise he will inevitably do it rashly and cause endless troubles, so he has to persuade his husband and cousin Elizabeth first. Liz, do you want to know who this gentleman is?It will be mentioned below.

The reason why I don't pretend to be presumptuous and speak frankly is because I think about the nobleman's aunt Caitlin.Madame de Bourgh could hardly agree with this marriage. You see, this man is Mr. Darcy!Well, Liz, I've surprised you already.Whether it is Collins or the Lucas family, they have chosen such a person among our acquaintances to lie. Isn't it too easy to be exposed?Mr. Darcy feels unlucky when he sees a woman, maybe 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 disliked 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, and he was deeply impressed by his usual enthusiasm for love, and told her with her own secrets.He said that this matter must not be agreed to, because Ling Ai's family background is low and has too many flaws, and it would be out of character to marry her unexpectedly.Therefore, I don't feel that I am duty-bound, and I should 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 privately order for life!Mr. Collins added: "I am very pleased that the affair of Lydia's cousin's infidelity has been resolved satisfactorily."But every time I read it, I lived with someone before marriage, and the dirty news spread far and wide, so I still couldn't help but feel sad.Those who are not sycophants, especially those who can't be self-sufficient, because once they confirm their status as husband and wife, Mr. welcomes them into the Zunfu.Assuming that you are not a sycophant as the pastor of Longborn, you must firmly oppose it.As a Christian, sir, you should be tolerant, but as far as your duty is concerned, you can only refuse to see his person or hear his name.This is what he called the spirit of Christ's forgiveness!What follows is related to his dear Charlotte, who is about to have a child.Why, Liz, you don't seem to want to hear it.I think, you may not have that kind of ladylike accent, pretending to be serious, and you will get angry when you hear such nonsense.What's the point of living in this world if you don't let people make jokes and make fun of others in turn?

Elizabeth exclaimed: Oh, that's very interesting to hear.But what a strange thing it is! And that's what's really weird and funny.If they were talking about someone else, it would make sense.The most ridiculous thing is that that nobleman doesn't pay attention to you at all, and you hate him so much!Although I usually hate writing letters, I would not cut off correspondence with Collins under any circumstances.Well, every time I read his letters, I always find him more pleasing to me than Wickham.My son-in-law, in spite of his impertinence and hypocrisy, was not as good as he was.May I ask you, Liz, what does Mrs. Caitlin say about this?Did she come here on purpose 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.