傲慢与偏见 Pride and Prejudice 13 - Chapter 7 An Engagement for a Young Lady
傲慢与偏见 Pride and Prejudice 13
CHAPTER SEVEN
An Engagement for a Young Lady
Together with all the problems and troubles, it seemed that Mr. Collins's offer was no longer good, either. In a short talk with Mrs. Bennet, he told her that he had decided to "end his feelings of favor toward her daughter." He added that he had sadly come to the decision that Elizabeth would not make a good wife for him. He started to give his attentions to Charlotte Lucas. Her nice manners in listening to his complaints were a relief for them all.
Elizabeth had hoped that her refusal would make him leave sooner than planned, but he had asked to stay a fortnight, and a fortnight he would stay.
On the following day, the Bennets dined with the Lucases. Once again, Charlotte was very kind and gave most of her time to Mr. Collins.
This was most friendly, but Charlotte's kindness was for another reason that Elizabeth had not yet guessed. Charlotte's purpose was to move Mr. Collins's attentions away from Elizabeth and then have them for herself. This was Miss Lucas's plan. Things continued so smoothly between them that she felt almost sure of success. One morning, before Mr. Collins was to leave for Hertfordshire, Miss Lucas saw him from an upper window as he walked towards the house. She immediately left to meet him, as if accidentally, in the lane.
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- The secret garden — Chapter Five The strange cry
- The secret garden — Chapter Six There was someone crying
- The secret garden — Chapter Seven The key to the garden
- The secret garden — Chapter Eight The Robin shows the way
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