Miss Jane Delaford bent over her sewing table, letting her imagination take flight among the colorful threads as they danced freely across the pure white cotton.
Brandon sat neglected in a chair, yet through the swift, precise movements of her hands, he seemed to witness a grand ball in the bloom of youth.
At last, he realized that in the story of two sensible people, everything could be quiet. But once a confession disturbed the surface calm, both hearts would have to brace themselves for upheaval.
Merchant × soldier
Falls first × realizes later
Pursues her own path × changes for love
Thirty-year-old single woman × thirty-five-year-old bachelor
* Primarily a romance, with a secondary business plot. Both the love story and the career story have happy endings.
* An ensemble cast, with every character listed as a viewpoint character.
* The heroine is a native of this world. A mature but never boring adult, a sensible yet sincere believer in pure love. She is middle class in terms of wealth and upper class in terms of title. Don't dwell on that distinction, because neither she nor I can quite make sense of it.
* The plot and its interpretations are based entirely on the original novel, with few references to the film adaptation.
* Colonel Brandon's full name is not given in the original novel, so I have used the version from the film adaptation.
* Character card artist: AileenWuornos
Content warnings:
* Breaks up the canon couples.
* Many original plotlines and characters.
* An unavoidable modern perspective.
* I adore the two sisters from the original and don't want their stories to end simply with marriage.
* Brandon still briefly falls in love with Marianne. That part of the plot remains unchanged, but it will be explained later.
* I love the original, so I've tried to imitate the style of its translation. If my attempt is unfortunately awkward, please forgive me in advance.
* The story begins around 1795. The historical context of the Napoleonic Wars is ignored. I'm not good at historical research, and my knowledge of clothing is not professional either, so please point out any major errors.
* This is not literary realism; at heart, it's still a romance novel.
* Updates when I can.
* To be added
Theme: Life can be lived without marriage, but marriage cannot be lived without love
😳😳😳The writing is great, and the original flavor is very strong 😳😳
Old Ford also saw it, what a coincidence