Miss Mary in Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Darcy noticed Elizabeth's situation at once, and he walked quickly, took her cold hand, and gave her warmth and strength.Mr. Darcy asked Elizabeth in a low voice with concern if she was unwell and if she wanted to see a doctor. Elizabeth shook her head sadly and said, "Oh, I am so unfortunate, William, maybe it was really a mistake for you to marry me." , I have only brought you trouble, humiliation and misfortune."

She was sobbing, and Mary also shed tears, and now she knew why Lydia refused to come back, and she dared not face Elizabeth.

Mr. Darcy said softly: "Don't say that, Lizzy, my dear, husband and wife are supposed to share weal and woe. You have brought me unprecedented happiness and joy."

Wickham interrupted impatiently: "It's really touching, but I hope you two restrain your emotions first, and talk about how to make up for my losses over the years."

Mary said calmly: "This letter can't explain anything, except that you are the illegitimate son of old Mr. Darcy. arrive."

Wickham laughed and said: "Oh, another learned sister-in-law of mine, oh, what a profound understanding, what a thorough analysis! But if this letter is publicized, Pemberley's reputation will be ruined, old Mr. Darcy The famous name of the first life..." He smiled obscenely.

Mr. Darcy couldn't bear it and said angrily: "Indeed, I will not let you insult my late father's reputation at will. Pemberley's reputation cannot be tarnished. Tell me, what conditions do you want?"

Mr. Wickham narrowed his eyes, and said without hesitation: "I want half of your income, and as long as you live, you will give me 5000 pounds a year. It's a fair request, isn't it?" He chuckled and continued , "I also want half of Pemberley's property rights."

"Don't think about it," said Mr. Darcy angrily, "I can give you the money, but even if I burn Pemberley down, I won't let you defile an inch of it." Mary had never seen Mr. Darcy like this before. anger.

Even Wickham was a little timid, and drew back a step, and argued unwillingly, "Just think about it, Darcy, perhaps I can get rid of Pemberley now, but if my dear sister-in-law never produces an heir , Pemberley will fall into my hands sooner or later, just like that fool Collins inherited Longbourne. You know, my dear Lydia is pregnant, and there will be a successor to the Darcy family anyway." He glibly said Added, "For the benefit of my son, I would not hesitate to take you to court."

Perhaps Wickham felt that this trip had achieved its purpose, that he had severely humiliated the person he wanted to take revenge on, so he claimed that he would come again in two days, and hoped that Mr. Darcy would think it over carefully and give him a satisfactory answer .Then Wickham walked away triumphantly.

Mr. Darcy was pacing back and forth in the room depressed and indignant, and Elizabeth was sad and annoyed, as well as deeply guilty. She sobbed in a low voice. Mary knew that Mr. Darcy needed to calm down and think carefully about the countermeasures, so she helped Elizabeth go. Rest upstairs.

As soon as she got back to the bedroom, Elizabeth could no longer control her emotions, and fell on the bed and wept uncontrollably. She hated Mr. Wickham for being shameless and vicious, Lydia for being ruthless and cunning, and even more hated herself for bringing troubles to Mr. Darcy and Pemberley. After all the trouble and disgrace, was Mr. Darcy really going to lose Pemberley?She knew too well the importance of Pemberley to Mr. Darcy. It was not a property, but a duty and an honor.Now that she and her relatives have shamed him, even beyond redemption, how could Elizabeth not be distraught: "Oh, Mary, what did I do wrong that God wants to punish me like this?"

Mary couldn't help shedding a lot of tears. She comforted Elizabeth again and again: "Dear Lizzy, you are such a kind and good person. God will not let you suffer. God has his own arrangements. Don't worry." But Elizabeth With a splitting headache, Mary was obliged to pour her a glass of brandy, persuade her to drink it, and sleep.

Soon after, the sleeping pills added to the brandy took effect, and Elizabeth fell into a coma. Mary was very worried, so she sat aside and guarded her sister.Elizabeth was restless even in her sleep. She sobbed and moaned from time to time, and tossed and turned from time to time.Seeing Elizabeth, who has always been bright and bright, suffering so much, Mary can't help feeling the same.She sat in front of Elizabeth's bed, wiping the cold sweat off her forehead from time to time, thinking about this unexpected turn of events in her heart.

Mr. Wickham's main purpose of uncovering this matter is of course for money, but at the same time humiliating Mr. Darcy is also one of his purposes, because he is crazily jealous of Mr. Darcy, which is what Mary learned from his series of words and deeds. It is experienced, and jealousy often makes people act desperately and crazy.

And Mr. Darcy valued reputation and the reputation of his ancestors far more than he valued wealth, so he would most likely agree to give Mr. Wickham half of the property, but what about Pemberley?He will never give it to Wickham, can Wickham stop there?Once that letter is made public, the result will be devastating, not only will old Mr. Darcy's reputation be wiped out, but also the reputations of Mr. Darcy and Georgiana will be damaged.What's more serious is that even if Wickham can't get Pemberley now, if Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth really have no heirs, he can still claim rights to Pemberley because of blood relationship, which will be a fatal blow to Elizabeth.

Mary stood up suddenly when she thought of this, she shook her head vigorously, "No, no, I must not let that despicable person succeed and let him wantonly hurt these kind and upright people!" Suddenly Mary had an idea, and she thought of a People, among the people she knew, maybe only that person could help Pemberley, help Elizabeth out of the predicament, and could have a way to subdue that despicable villain. Although Mary couldn't think of a way, she believed that that person would definitely have a way.

Mary immediately sat down at a small desk by the window, opened a drawer, took out a pen and paper, and began to write: "Dear Earl of Leicester..." She used such an opening, and then she couldn't write any more. , she tore off the piece of paper and stared blankly at a blank piece of paper again. At this time, Elizabeth on the bed groaned in pain again, so Mary no longer hesitated, why should she care about illusory face and self-esteem?Asking for help from a person who has good morals and has a good impression of herself does not violate her principles of life.

She dipped the ink, wrote two full sheets of paper in one breath, and wrote down the ins and outs of the matter as clearly as possible. He immediately took the letter to the town and posted it.But she didn't tell anyone about this, because she didn't know whether the Earl of Leicester could help, and how much he could help. If so, why give Elizabeth false hopes?Besides, Mr. Darcy might be able to settle the matter well himself.

However, things did not go smoothly. In the next few weeks, Mr. Darcy had patience and reasoned with Mr. Wickham and negotiated terms, but Mr. Wickham gritted his teeth and refused to let go. Finally, Darcy Mr. West had to make a painful concession, promising to give half of his annual income to Wickham and his wife, and in his lifetime, if he had no heir, he would leave all his property to Mr. Wickham's son.

Elizabeth was knocked down by this blow, and she has not been able to leave the bedroom since that day. Mary took care of her and comforted her, and Mr. Darcy repeatedly told her not to blame herself so much. After all, this unfortunate incident was traced to the root It was also caused by old Mr. Darcy's indiscretion, but he was unwilling to blame his late father and his wife. Mr. Darcy also suffered a lot during this period.

At last, on that painful day, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Wickham, Lydia, and the lawyer specially invited gathered together in the study to sign an agreement, the terms of which had been passed It was determined after hard negotiations, which greatly damaged the interests of Mr. Darcy, but made Mr. Wickham and Lydia rich.Lydia reappeared in Pemberley without guilt, and to Elizabeth, sickly and distressed, said without sympathy: "Hey, Lizzy, soon I will be as rich as you , how comforting it is!"

Elizabeth trembled slightly, but she worked hard to maintain her dignity, unwilling to be teased by these despicable people. Mr. Darcy originally advised her not to attend such an occasion, but Elizabeth insisted that she should face the sin she had done. As a punishment for myself!Mary stayed with her, wondering if Elizabeth would recover from this blow, and couldn't help being worried, facing Lydia's shameless face, she was speechless and could only maintain a stern silence.Lydia didn't care about her at all, she didn't care about anyone, and she was really satisfied at this moment, looking at the antiques displayed in Pemberley with great interest, and guessing the price with Wickham loudly.

When Mr. Darcy walked into the study, he whispered to Lawyer Modi, who had served his family for 30 years: "Today is a day of shame for Pemberley." Lawyer Modi, who had deep affection for Pemberley, replied in the same tone. : "Good Friday at Pemberley, too."

When all relevant personnel gathered, Lawyer Modi read the terms of the agreement from beginning to end as usual, and explained it in detail, so that both parties could clearly understand it. When the agreement came into force, Mr. Wickham's After the interests are guaranteed, Mr. Wickham should hand over the letter in his hand to Mr. Darcy for destruction, and promise that the old Mr. Darcy's reputation will never be tarnished.

Mr. Darcy nodded for confirmation, and Mr. Wickham responded repeatedly, so Lawyer Modi handed the quill to Mr. Darcy.Mary accompanied Elizabeth to attend the ceremony. She stood beside Elizabeth and supported her through this difficult scene. Seeing Mr. Darcy pick up the pen at this time, Mary suddenly had a very unreal feeling: Could it be that Pemberley's right is real? Did you just give up like this?

Just when Mr. Darcy was about to sign his name on the agreement, a quiet and loud voice came from the door of the study: "Wait a minute, Mr. Darcy. Don't worry, Mr. Wickham. I have a little more here, everyone." Unexpected evidence."

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