Miss Mary in Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Darcy was indeed consoling, and Elizabeth soon regained her vivacious nature, and regained her optimism and self-confidence.Mary was relieved to see this transformation, and at the same time more and more puzzled: a woman whose happiness depends so much on her husband's love, should be wretched if love dies away!

These remarks of hers, which the world sees as outrageous, cannot be discussed with Elizabeth, not even with Georgiana and Anne, which would frighten the simple Georgiana, and Anne, oh, Anne is not relying on With her own husband to be happy?

Mary couldn't figure out the answer by herself, so she went to the library more diligently than before, trying to clarify her doubts in the vast sea of ​​classics.In the eyes of others, the third lady of the Bennet family is really a born nerd.In this respect, only Mr. Austen is on par with her. As the vicar of the church, Mr. Austen often comes to Pemberley for instructions on many matters in the diocese. Sometimes, after he has talked with Mr. Darcy or Elizabeth, I will also come to Pemberley's famous library to stay for a while and choose a few books I like.In this respect Mr. Darcy had a reputation for generosity, and the doors of the Pemberley library were open to all who would love to learn.

As a result, Mary and Mr. Austin Jr. often met unexpectedly in the library, and the two did agree on a certain writer, a certain book, or some viewpoints. It is also a meaningful thing to discuss with other people, so Elizabeth optimistically predicted in her letters to Jane and Mrs. Bennet that good things are coming.There was a tendency to make jokes about them both, and little Mr. Austen was always perplexed by it, while Mary was quite at ease, though she noticed that Georgiana never made such jokes with her, never by Mr. Austen. Teased her, and she was uncharacteristically silent when others did.

On this day, Mary and Georgiana met to go for a walk in the woods after having breakfast. Although this kind of walk was done at least once a day, Mary would find surprising beauty or a beautiful place every time she went to the woods. Vegetation not found.This kind of excursion is good for both physical health and spiritual happiness. As Mary walked, she told Georgiana that Anne had invited her to visit her in the fall. Although her current residence is very small, it is still possible. Get a cozy guest room for her best friend, where Mary will probably stay with her until she goes into labor safely.This will allow Mary to participate in the all-hands Grape Picking Festival at Leicester Castle again, which she is very much looking forward to.

While they were discussing pleasant topics, suddenly a shabby-looking cab drove over from the road. With the sound of horse bells, Mary and Georgiana hurriedly backed to the side of the road, wondering why there was a guest in a cab Visit Pemberley.At that moment a head in an exaggeratedly showy millinery poked out from the window of the carriage, and a noisy voice cried out: "Mary, dear sister, it is a pleasure to see you!"

Mary felt a twinge in her heart—it was Lydia, and she wanted to be as wild and noisy as before, and she was not afraid of anything.Mary has not seen her youngest sister for a long time since Lydia returned to Longbourne after her wedding, or she has avoided seeing Lydia, and she went to the two sisters' homes when Lydia went to the house. When she was a guest, she always avoided it in advance. Even so, she could still feel that the absurd marriage that Lydia concluded because she only cared about love and disregarded morality would not bring long-term happiness to Lydia herself. And it has become an indeterminate time bomb for the entire Bennet family, seeming to be able to blow up their peaceful and peaceful life anytime, anywhere.At this moment, she has this feeling.

Perhaps Lydia also felt that the cab she was riding in was too disrespectful, so she stopped the carriage, jumped out, and said to her sister nonchalantly: "Oh, Mary, the weather is so nice, I might as well Let’s take a walk back with you. But can you lend me some money to send the driver? I don’t have any pennies myself.” Mary silently found a gold coin from her purse and handed it to Liddy Ya, Lydia paid the car fare, and did not return the change she got back to Mary, but stuffed it into her pocket.

Georgiana and Lydia were only acquainted by chance, because Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth always sent her to London or Ramsgate when Lydia was a guest at Pemberley, so seeing Lydia Georgiana was stunned by Ya's lack of ladylike style. She never expected that her elegant sister-in-law had such a sister.

Lydia didn't care what other people thought of her. She looked around happily at the surrounding scenery, and said with a smile that the woods were still neat, but compared with the broad-leaved maple forests in the north, they were not magnificent enough.After a while, she waved her handkerchief to a shepherd on the hillside who was grazing sheep, and praised the shepherd for being handsome.Both Mary and Georgiana remained silent about such remarks.

Later, in order to save Lydia from saying something that would displease the master of the manor, Mary asked her why she didn't stay in the army of the north and came to Pemberley?Where was her husband, Mr. Wickham?Georgiana flinched at the mention of Mr. Wickham, but she concealed herself well, and only pretended to enjoy the scenery, keeping a distance from the sisters so as not to hear the painful and humiliating voice. name.

When Mr. Wickham was mentioned, Lydia didn't smile as before. She said with a sad face: "Oh, Mary, how unfortunate I am! Wickham betrayed me, and I can't live with him! "Then she began to spout accusations of Wickham's crimes, how he was a gambling addict, borrowed everywhere, and how he was drunk, and how he hooked up with every woman he could. . . . Describe the mistresses seduced by Mr. Wickham in great detail, and most of the words are definitely not what a good woman can say.

Mary and Georgiana were terrified when they heard it, and wished to tell her to shut up. Fortunately, at this time, they had reached the door of Pemberley House. Barged in, shouting, "Lizzy, dear Lizzy..."

Elizabeth was much calmer than Mary when it came to Lydia's surprise visit. The reason was that this was not the first time that Lydia came unexpectedly. The previous two times were also when Lydia ran away after a quarrel with Wickham. Come to her sisters' house to complain, and in the end, no one needs to be persuaded. As long as she is given a small sum of money, that villain Wickham becomes her dear Wickham again, and he coaxes her heart with sweet words, and the two are happy. Happily reconciled as before.

But this time the situation is obviously much more serious. According to Lydia's weeping description, Wickham is ten times worse than before he got married. He used to seduce the daughters of merchants or farmers. A little money can be settled, and now he actually hooked up with the young wife of an old squire in the local area. Once he was blocked by the old squire in an old mill. Fortunately, Mr. Wickham escaped from the roof with his agility, but Rumors spread throughout the local area and the barracks, and Mr. Wickham's notoriety made it impossible for the garrison commander, General Wallhouse, to defend him, so he was resolutely dismissed from the army and canceled his post of flag officer.

Seeing that Mr. Wickham could no longer wear her beloved red uniform, Lydia was heartbroken. In addition, Wickham had no income and was chased by creditors all day long to hide at home and drink too much. Her own money was also spent, and Lydia felt that she didn't love him as much as before.Disputes inevitably occurred between the two, but what Lydia didn't expect was that Mr. Wickham's crimes were added with another serious crime - he actually committed domestic violence against Lydia and beat Lydia to the skin. Blood flowed, so Lydia escaped from the small hotel where they lived, and came to seek refuge with relatives, hoping that her brother-in-law, Mr. Darcy, would find justice for herself.

After she made such an indignant accusation, she thought she would get everyone's comfort and support, but what she didn't expect was that Mr. Darcy stood up and walked away silently without saying a word.Georgiana didn't even dare to come downstairs to eat dinner, on the pretext that her headache hadn't appeared, and Mary kept a straight face and didn't say a word. She always thought that Lydia had brought it on herself.Only Elizabeth sighed a little: "I thought Mr. Wickham was extremely bad, but now it seems that his future is not limited."

But even so, for the sake of sisterhood, she still took Lydia to live, but she refused to speak to Mr. Darcy to save Mr. Wickham from the fire and water, and she did not mention the matter of repaying their debts. .To Mary's surprise, Lydia was not very persistent. She soon settled down comfortably at her sister's house, and once she settled down, she didn't want to leave. You can talk flirtatiously.Mr. Darcy did his best to ignore all this for Elizabeth's sake, but he soon sent Georgiana on holiday at Ramsgate.

In the afternoon of this day, Lydia did not know where she went to have a good time. Elizabeth set up a table of carefully prepared afternoon tea under the promenade behind the house, and sat chatting and drinking tea with Mr. Darcy. Mary also participated came in.The summer in England is sunny and not hot. The maid brought over the freshly brewed teapot, and the corridor immediately filled with the refreshing aroma.After drinking a cup of tea, the whole body and mind have been extremely comforted, and the warmth and beauty are indescribable.

On the tea table is the Royal Wasses bone china from Minton, including teapots, cup sets, sugar bowls, milk cups, snack trays and small bowls for tea residues, all of which are patterned with roses on a white background , while the snack stand, tea strainer, small saucer for the strainer, teaspoon, butter knife, cake fork, etc. are all polished sterling silver utensils.

There are more than a dozen kinds of exquisite cakes, muffins and sandwiches on the three-tier snack stand. Mary likes muffins the most. The muffins that have just been baked are still warm. She first cuts the muffins from the middle with a knife. Opened, coated with a layer of raspberry jam, and then coated with a thick layer of soft cheese with flower rind from French brie.

Elizabeth handed her a plate of pumpkin-like red Mimoll cheese, and said, "Mary, dear, you can try this cheese. It was sent by the Earl of Leicester two days ago. The specialties here seem to be more mellow than the French ones." Mary hadn't heard anyone mention the Earl of Leicester for a long time, her heart skipped a beat, she quickly took the cheese as if nothing had happened, tasted it, and commented: "Well , this cheese has not matured yet, and has a light taste, with a little rosemary and hazelnut aroma."

Mr. Darcy tasted the cheese wrapped in scones, and praised it for its thick and soft texture, thick and smooth taste, which is the top grade among cheeses.Mary remained silent, but Elizabeth asked as if remembering something: "Honey, why haven't I seen the Earl of Leicester for so long? To be honest, he was absent from Georgiana's birthday party last time. I'm sorry, even though I wrote an apology, I should always come to the door to explain it in person afterward, right?"

Mr. Darcy smiled, and said: "I think the Earl of Leicester is busy turning his hands around the whole of Europe, so how can he have time to take care of such small details?" Not only did Mary's eyes widen, Even Elizabeth was aroused in curiosity, and repeatedly entreated Mr. Darcy to speak more carefully.

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