Mr. Collins glanced at Bell and thought to himself, why out of all the good men out there did she have to choose a womanizer like this one?
Look at what he's wearing, so garish! Does he really think he is a privileged rich boy?
Even his current identity is stolen from another Edward Anderson, and it was Bell who asked for it.
Mr. Collins had no choice but to accept Edward Anderson because Bell liked him. His beloved granddaughter had never asked him for anything in her life.
But for this Edward Anderson, she pleaded with him time and again, insisting that it had to be him.
"Come in, I have something to ask you," said Mr. Collins before he walked into the study.
Bell wanted to follow, fearing her grandfather would be too harsh, but Edward Anderson stopped her: "Don't worry, your grandpa won't eat me alive."
"But--"
