Miss Mary in Pride and Prejudice

After Mrs. de Bower rushed into the house, an elderly gentleman stepped out of the carriage. Georgiana exclaimed in surprise: "Dr. Cartwright, it is very kind of you to come." She went to meet Cartwright The doctor shook hands, and Dr. Cartwright patted the back of her hand kindly, and said soothingly: "Yes, yes, child, don't be afraid, let me come and see Anne."

Dr. Cartwright was soon let in, Mr. Davies had to come out of the cramped bedroom, and even the opinionated Mrs. De Bourgh was politely called out, leaving Dr. Cartwright only A nurse's wife was temporarily invited from the village clinic to help, and the others sat in the living room and waited anxiously.

The room seemed even smaller, but Mrs. de Bourgh, for the first time, was not picky, and Georgiana made everyone a pot of hot tea and baked a plate of scones, but no one could eat, and everyone It was only a sip of tea, and Mr. Davies could not see or hear anything, and he was completely overwhelmed by grief.

Mary kept praying in her heart, praying for Anne's safety.Even Mrs. De Bourgh was unexpectedly quiet. She was just an arm apart from Mr. Davis's seat, and she didn't criticize the evil deeds of the villain who seduced her daughter. Maybe Mr. Davis really Her grief infected her, and she just wept silently, walking up and down the room occasionally, lingering outside the bedroom door, listening to the movement inside.

In this way, the night slowly enveloped the hut by the river. Dr. Cartwright was operating on Annie. Occasionally, the nurse’s wife would rush out with a basin of blood and then rush in again. Whenever this happened, everyone was terrified.Afterwards everyone was exhausted, Mary leaned on the window sill, listened to the sound of insects outside the window, and thought about what a fragile animal human beings were, unconsciously feeling sad, but she didn't dare to cry at such a time, so she had to grieve alone, not knowing. Before I knew it, I leaned against the window sill and fell asleep dimly.

When she was half asleep, she was suddenly awakened by the rustling sound around her. She opened her eyes and saw Pastor Lisbon standing in front of her, holding a blanket in his hand, covering her body. Everyone else in the room fell asleep exhaustedly, and only Pastor Lisbon was taking care of everyone.Seeing Mary waking up, Pastor Lisbon made a gesture to her not to wake everyone up. Mary put on a blanket understandingly, and went with him to the eaves outside the house. The cold autumn night air was cool and fresh, and Mary hurried to the Gone from the tiredness and became sober.

The Lisbon priest told Mary that Dr. Cartwright's operation was successful, Anne was out of danger, and now she was accompanied by Mrs. De Bourgh at the bedside.In view of the fact that the doctor had traveled all day and had several hours of surgery, Pastor Lisbon took the initiative to ask the doctor to go to the room of Mary and Georgiana to rest. When the others woke up, it would probably be dawn. Make arrangements again.

Mary felt sincerely pleased that Anne escaped danger, and at the same time agreed with the thoughtful arrangement of Pastor Lisbon. She found that although Pastor Lisbon was up all night, he was still calm and peaceful, well-groomed and untiring. She couldn't help admiring her. Never had she seen a man of such self-control, and she found Mr. Lisbon very different from the gentlemen she had known, though she could not say in what way.

Mary is not good at words, and she and the priest in Lisbon did not have any familiar topics, so they just kept silent. Later, the two of them did not know who brought up the trip, and they exchanged opinions briefly on the scenery of the Lake District. Very cautious, and then silence again.After a while, Mary suddenly remembered something, and asked recklessly: "Mr. Lisbon, I heard that young women around here will come to confess to you. May I ask if the Earl of Leicester will be mentioned in their confession?" ?"

Mr. Lisbon looked at Mary for a while, and then replied softly: "I'm sorry, Miss Bennet, my duty prevents me from answering your question. However, maybe I don't agree with the Earl of Leicester, that's purely out of Due to the differences in philosophy and personality, I don’t think the earl has the slightest point to criticize in terms of conduct, if that’s what you care about.”

Mary blushed, and bowed her head, regretting that she had betrayed her concern for another man so lightly in the presence of one young man, and ashamed that Mr. Lisbon had so keenly perceived her, and answered so frankly, So she didn't speak any more.The Lisbon pastor stared at the river in the darkness for a long time. After a long time, he said: "I am obsessed with the adage of a French philosopher, Mr. Voltaire: The human instinct is to chase things that fly away from him, but to escape the pursuit." His stuff. Miss Bennet, I think that phrase fits the Earl of Leicester."

Mary's face turned even redder. She was thankful that the night was so dark that Mr. Lisbon couldn't see her face clearly even if he stood opposite him. In fact, he didn't look at her, but she still wanted to explain or cover up something. While thinking about how to speak, there was a movement in the room-Mr. Davis woke up.

So Mr. Lisbon went back to the house immediately, lit up the oil lamp, and announced the good news of Anne's successful operation to the people in the house. Mr. Davis was so excited that he wanted to see Anne immediately, but Mr. Lisbon gently stopped him and advised him Don't disturb Anne's rest, and don't disturb Mrs. De Bourgh to take care of her daughter: "She hasn't seen her daughter for more than half a year, so give her this precious time." Davis Monsieur obeyed him, and Mary found again that, when he offered his opinion mildly, few were able to disagree or reject him.

The next day, Dr. Cartwright checked Annie again, thinking that the situation is improving, and as long as she rests properly, she will recover soon. However, he looked at Annie kindly and said: "My child, the last two years have not been good. When you have a good time to have a child, you have to take care of your body first, the child will be born, and you will become a happy little mother." Annie shed sad tears, but she was obviously not so depressed, especially when her mother came , It comforted her heart of guilt and concern all the time.

According to Mrs. de Bower's intention, she thought that the riverside cottage could not stay for a day, and she wanted to take Anne back to Rosings immediately to rest.However, this proposal was jointly opposed by Mr. Davis and Anne. Anne said that she would never leave her husband, and Mr. Davis could not leave the Leicester Manor at present, because the Earl invested heavily in the construction of a large A constant temperature greenhouse for him to conduct plant research, and he needs to produce results as soon as possible.

Mrs. de Bower waved her hands impatiently, saying that Rosings could build a larger and more complete greenhouse, and Rosings' rose garden was not inferior to Leicester Manor.Although her words were not pleasant, from the tone of her speech, it was not hard to hear that she finally accepted Mr. Davis as her son-in-law reluctantly.Anne, Mary, and Georgiana couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Later, it was Dr. Cartwright who expressed his opinion euphemistically. He thought that Anne was not suitable for long-distance travel in a short period of time. He believed that as long as the arrangements were made properly, the riverside cottage was also a good place for recuperation.So Mrs. de Bower had to give in, and the old lady decided to stay here and take care of her daughter herself.The hut by the river suddenly became overcrowded, because not only did the old lady live there, but she also had her personal maid and a large group of servants, so even the inn in the village was fully occupied.

On the same day, Georgiana discussed with Mary that they could not help here, but caused trouble, so it was better to leave and go back to Pemberley.

This plan was approved by Mrs. de Bourgh, so under the arrangement of the priest of Lisbon, the carriage was prepared on the same day, Georgiana's entourage in the village was also summoned, and Dr. Cartwright lived in the priest's residence. Because he would stay for a few more days to observe Annie's recovery.Anne was still very weak and couldn't get up yet. Georgiana and Mary bid her farewell before the bed and wished her a speedy recovery. Anne smiled and kissed her friends. This scene was really touching, but the Lisbon priest stood by and watched When he was there, his eyes were still deep, and he didn't even move his brows.

Mrs. de Bower seems to have completely forgiven the unpleasant conversation with Mary at Longbourn last time. She even shook hands with Mary when she left. I used to be a lot more reasonable.Although it was inevitable for her to talk to Mr. Davis in a bossy tone, combined with her consistent personality, Mary told Mr. Davis in private that this was considered amiable.Mr. Davis could only smile wryly at this, but for the sake of his beloved Annie, he can bear all kinds of difficulties and grievances.

The carriage drove slowly away from the riverside cottage, over the top of the tall maple forest, you can see the towering tower of Leicester Castle, Mary thought, maybe she will never have the chance to see that man again, who can imagine , the honorable castle owner once proposed to himself, and once kissed her so passionately, Mary's lips were a little hot, and she quickly got rid of these thoughts to calm herself down.

On the high place on the river bank, Mr. Lisbon quietly watched the carriage leave. From this angle, he could see a pretty silhouette. He originally thought that there was no woman in this world who could touch his heart, but why did he hear her? When you want to leave, what kind of loss will you feel in your heart?This kind of emotion is strange to him. He can always get peace from his work and reading. Now for the first time, he has the idea of ​​leaving this village and going to see far away.

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