Miss Mary in Pride and Prejudice

The gentleman, disturbed by the footsteps, looked up at Mary in surprise, and Mary blushed, for she was never good at dealing with young men, let alone in this embarrassing situation.Mary explained her predicament to the man hesitantly, but this man was very gentlemanly, immediately put away the sketchbook and pencils, and asked Mary to follow her to the manor owner's mansion to have a rest, find her companion, and then contact The family took her back home.Mary quickly accepted the man's offer.

They walked together down the mountain road out of the valley, and because Mary's feet were tired and aching, she had to accept another offer from the man to take his arm and go forward more lightly.In this way, they looked like a pair of intimate lovers walking in the mountains, and Mary couldn't help blushing again and again.It was the gentleman who chatted comfortably with her without realizing it.I just heard him talking about the scenery here, and his words and deeds all showed good education and noble taste.And there is no doubt that he is very familiar with this place.Mary couldn't help but asked with some doubts whether the gentleman knew the owner of the manor. She got an affirmative answer, but she didn't give any further explanation. Mary stopped asking out of politeness. the mansion.

I saw a white granite building standing on the hillside, surrounded by beautiful trees, it looked brilliant and beautiful.After a while, they arrived at the gate of the mansion. If Mary couldn't understand what was going on when she saw Miss Bingley's extremely surprised expression, the respectful demeanor of the servants was enough to prove to her that the gentleman who sent her back was doing the right thing. It is the owner of this place—the Earl of Leicester.

Marie was amazed. She had never imagined that the arrogant and cold earl whom people said was such a young, handsome and gentle man.She was a little flustered, so while she was drinking tea in the living room and waiting for Mr. Bingley to pick them up, she could only hear Miss Bingley being courteous. From the local conditions and customs of Derbyshire, from the furniture arrangement of the mansion to the dramas being staged in London, it is really eloquent.

Mary didn't say a word, and the earl himself seldom opened his mouth. He just brushed off Miss Bingley's long speech politely and politely.He was very concerned and ordered the maid to bring Mary a special cup of hot cocoa, which made Miss Bingley's eyes burst into flames with jealousy.

Fortunately, Mr. Bingley came to pick up the two adventurous ladies in the fastest time.At dinner, their adventures, of course, became the focus of everyone's attention.Mary felt very annoyed at Miss Bingley in her heart, and felt ashamed of her embarrassing situation today, but Miss Bingley unconsciously praised the scenery of Emerald Manor and the luxurious style of the mansion, and mentioned the Earl of Leicester's hospitality to her Come, it will be even more affectionate.Disgusted by her behavior, Mary went back to her room on the pretext of being tired.After lying on the bed and dismissing the maid, she can sort out her thoughts freely.

From other people's mouths, Mary knew that the Earl of Leicester was extremely arrogant and looked down on others.Mr. Bingley's family had lived here more than a year, and he had only seen him twice, both at balls given in the neighbourhood, and on both occasions he stayed only a short while, Only danced with the housewife before leaving without inviting any other ladies.This alone is enough to make people guess that he looks down on others because of his high status.

Today's behavior of this person is really different from the rumors, but from the fact that he can enjoy himself sketching in the valley alone, Mary guesses that he may not be as cold and arrogant as people say, but he doesn't like to socialize with others, but likes to be in the Amuse yourself with art and books.This coincides with Mary's consistent attitude towards life, but Mary does not have any wishful thinking because of this. Although she is very young, she is not as ignorant of the world as she was two years ago. She knows that with the Earl's wealth status, Even Miss Bingley's conditions were regarded as a tall order in people's eyes, not to mention that she had no money and was not good-looking.When she thinks this way, it is easy for her to maintain a calm mood, and she will not lose sleep because of the adventures during the day.

Probably because everyone realized that there was a huge disparity in status between them and the Emerald Valley Manor, so even Mrs. Bennet, who was fond of whimsical ideas, didn't consider the possibility of marrying him.So the next day, apart from asking Mary about the decoration on the fireplace in the living room of the Emerald Valley Manor, Mrs. Bennet did not encourage Mary to pursue the young man as usual, which would usually upset Mary of.

Only Miss Bingley seemed completely captivated by the Earl, and although she was reluctant to speak of it for reasons of pride, her ecstasy naturally attracted the attention of Mrs Bennet, who was particularly sensitive in this respect.This was very bad for Miss Bingley, and if she hadn't had such a worrying person nearby, she would have packed up and left her brother's house at once, so as to free herself from Mrs. Clean your ears.Even Jane, embarrassed by her mother's sarcasm and caring remarks, tried her best to persuade her to turn her attention to the unborn child.

So on the third day after the adventures of the two ladies, Mrs. Bennet was in Jane's bedroom, helping her cut some baby clothes, and Mr. Bingley went to the village to attend to some daily business. In the living room, she was thinking hard, so Mary was alone in the living room playing the piano.At this moment, a servant came in to announce that the Earl of Leicester was visiting.

Nothing could surprise Mary more than this, but before she could recover, the Earl of Leicester had already appeared at the door.Mary had to stand up to greet him politely and politely offer up her seat for him.The Earl of Leicester explained that his rash visit was mainly to visit the lady who was frightened in his manor a few days ago, because the incident happened in his territory, so he felt that he was also responsible for it.Mary thanked him sincerely, and said that as he saw, she was all well.

Then the conversation died down, and Mary, flushed with embarrassment, received a man alone for the first time for her, but she really didn't know what to say.The Earl of Leicester was not much more comfortable than her. He was silent for a while, and then began to talk about music, because when he came in just now, he happened to hear Mary playing the piano.The conversation was much easier when it came to the piano, so they moved from the piano to reading, and exchanged opinions on the writing styles of several authors.When Jane, Mrs. Bennet and Miss Bingley heard the news and hurried out to meet the distinguished guests, they were all very surprised to see the two of them having a heart-to-heart talk, and Miss Bingley's expression changed even more.

The Earl of Leicester explained the reasons for his visit to the ladies again, but Mary felt that he was obviously not as relaxed as before, and on the contrary he was becoming more and more serious, especially when Mrs. Bennet was chattering about wanting to talk to him. When chatting.He took his leave shortly thereafter, without even waiting for Mr. Bingley to return from the village.Miss Bingley undoubtedly blamed the Bennet mother and daughter for Earl Leicester's hasty departure, but she was too disturbed to tell who was more responsible.

At the same time, the Earl's sudden visit also aroused her infinite imagination, so as soon as Mr. Bingley came back, she forced Mr. Bingley to agree to return to the Emerald Manor the next day, and invited the Earl to attend the ball held in Howard next week. .Although Mr. Bingley felt that it was a bit presumptuous to do so, because such an invitation should usually be issued first by the earl with a relatively high status, but considering the earl's always low-key and indifferent style of dealing with things, he also took care of his sister's emotions, so he gently promised Miss Bingley to do his best. And for.

Early the next morning, Mr. Bingley rode to Emerald Manor. Throughout the morning, Miss Bingley walked in the garden, crushing a rose on a branch from time to time.As soon as Mr. Bingley appeared, she flew over to inquire about the visit.The situation was surprisingly good, and the earl accepted the invitation very kindly. Miss Bingley was ecstatic at once, and she attributed the reason to herself without hesitation.Jane, on the other hand, held the opposite opinion, and she drew completely opposite conclusions from Miss Bingley's from the earl's speech and behavior during his brief visit that day.But she is cautious by nature, and she will not tell anyone about her guesses, unless of course that person is her dear Elizabeth.

Thinking of Elizabeth, of course, cannot fail to mention another happy event: Elizabeth will soon come to Howard Endors to reunite with her mother and sisters, because the Howard Endors ball invites all the neighbors in the neighborhood, and of course the hosts of Pemberley.Elizabeth will arrive with Mr. Darcy and his sister two days before the ball.A week passed quickly in anticipation.It was Wednesday again in a blink of an eye, and just after noon, the sound of a carriage was heard, announcing that the long-awaited people had arrived.

The guests were warmly welcomed by the host family.Mrs. Bennet is very satisfied to see that her daughter is more radiant because of her happy marriage; Mr. Darcy is still serious and calm as before; Miss Darcy has grown taller and more charming, she is one year younger than Mary But she looks more mature than Mary. Miss Bingley is very happy to see her favorite girlfriend, but she is much more indifferent to Mrs. Darcy, but since everyone knows the reason, no one takes it seriously.

As soon as the joy of the reunion was over, Mary went back to her own world, that is, to her own room to read a great tome on medieval theology which had been rescued from the dust of Mr. Bingley's study.Elizabeth and Jane, on the other hand, had to take a little more effort to sit down, and the sisters had a little private conversation.The two of them had a lot to say when they got together, and they told each other everything that had happened since their last parting, and Elizabeth was most delighted to congratulate her sister on her pregnancy, while expressing her gratitude to herself. Feeling a little anxious about not having any news, Jane comforted her by saying that it is normal to have no children after two or three years of marriage.

Then they talked about Miss Bingley's recent abnormal behavior, and Jane told Elizabeth about her worries: "Oh, dear Lizzy, you don't know how much I worry about Catherine, she is too obsessed with that Earl, I I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it if it turns out that the Earl means nothing to her."

"Oh, Jane, only you who are extremely kind-hearted would worry about Miss Bingley. From what I know of her, she is not so easily hurt."

Elizabeth can't forget that Miss Bingley pursued Mr. Darcy desperately regardless of her self-esteem, and even for a long time after their marriage, she still seemed to be in love with Mr. Darcy.Elizabeth also found it a bit inconceivable that the Earl might prefer Mary's tone revealed by Jane, but since she hadn't witnessed the situation at that time, of course she couldn't make a judgment lightly.She just asked Jane about what kind of person the Earl was, but from Jane's mouth, you would never hear anyone's bad words. Of course, she greatly praised the Earl's polite manners and handsome appearance. I praised it a lot.

Elizabeth just pointed out to her objectively that if the earl "really" was as good as she said, the possibility of him taking a fancy to Mary was very small.Jane also admitted that the conditions of the two parties are indeed very different. The original guess was just a woman's sensitivity. Now that the younger sister makes such an analysis, she also thinks this idea is too ridiculous. The two sisters especially asked each other: Don't let Such a thought came out of Mrs. Bennet's head!

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