Miss Mary in Pride and Prejudice

Back to the carriage, they only saw Mr. Darcy looking anxious.It turned out that the two gentlemen came back from the valley just now and found that the ladies were not around, so they searched separately. Mr. Darcy found nothing. He thought the four ladies were together, but now he saw that only Mary and Miss Darcy had returned, and Mr. Miss Bingley and Elizabeth were still missing, and they couldn't help showing anxious expressions.

Hearing from Mary that the two of them had also gone to the valley, the earl and Mr. Darcy immediately returned to the valley to look for it by another path, and arranged for Mary and Miss Darcy to go back to the mansion in a carriage to wait.Mary and Miss Darcy felt that they could not be of much help here, and thinking that Miss Bingley and Elizabeth might just be lost, they did not worry too much about them, so they obeyed the earl's arrangement.

Mr. Austin Jr. escorted the two ladies back to the mansion. Mary strongly invited him to rest at the mansion before leaving. Mr. Austin Jr. hesitated for a moment, but Miss Darcy didn't say anything, so he left sadly without entering the door. .

Miss Darcy was not a person who would have different attitudes depending on the status of the other party, but at the moment she only thought of the Earl, so she inevitably ignored the feelings of the people around her.On the way back, all her conversations revolved around the earl. It is said that besides the Emerald Valley Manor, the earl’s property also includes Leicester Castle in the north, which is the hereditary property of the Leicester family, and the Emerald Valley Manor It can only be regarded as a villa for the owners to relax and escape from the summer.Miss Bingley probably told her these words, and Mr. Austen must have felt even more distressed when he heard them.

The disappearance of the two ladies did not cause much panic in the mansion. Everyone believed that the situation was the same as Mary's loss last time, and it was due to the unfamiliar terrain.It wasn't until the carriage sent back to pick up the people came back again that everyone knew that there had been an accident in the valley. Miss Bingley accidentally fell and sprained her ankle, which made the ladies panic for a while.Everyone was relieved when they found that Miss Bingley's injury was not as serious as imagined.

The count carried Miss Bingley out of the carriage and carried her to the sofa in the living room. Miss Bingley's groans might have been caused by pain, but it always sounded a bit hypocritical.Soon, a doctor was called in. The doctor's diagnosis was that the ankle was fractured, and he had to rest well, otherwise there might be sequelae.Because the doctor thought it best not to move the wounded, Miss Bingley had no choice but to stay in the Earl's manor to recuperate. It was only then that I got really scared, and the wound hurt even more.

Finally, the result of everyone's discussion was that Elizabeth, Mary and Mr. Bingley stayed to take care of the wounded.Originally, Jian Jian assumed the responsibility of taking care of her sister-in-law, but considering her physical condition, everyone thought it was better for her to go home, so Elizabeth took her place, and Elizabeth needed a helper. Miss Bingley remained, but Miss Bingley expressed her utmost confidence in Mary's patience, and Mary was retained.

After dinner, the Darcy brothers and sisters left quickly, and several guest rooms have been arranged.Miss Bingley had a fever, and her ankle seemed to be hurting more, so she fell asleep soon after being placed in the guest room.Elizabeth and Mary felt that they should not ignore their master, so after telling the maid to take good care of the patient, they changed their clothes and went downstairs to the living room together.

The earl was playing billiards with Mr. Bingley in the billiard room to pass the time. When he heard the two ladies coming down the stairs, he immediately inquired about Miss Bingley.Elizabeth took this opportunity to compare the attitudes of the two gentlemen towards the patient. Mr. Bingley was genuinely concerned and worried about his sister, while the Earl was obviously only concerned about his master's responsibility. Elizabeth expressed her concern for this observation. Very satisfied, it is a pity that she has no good news to tell the gentlemen.

Mr. Bingley was obviously disappointed. He sat down in a corner of the living room and began to write to Jane. Nothing else could cheer him up.Elizabeth assumed the responsibility of communicating with her master, while Mary picked up a book and read it. After an unknown period of time, she suddenly heard the earl talking to her, and she couldn't help being surprised. It turned out that it was the earl who asked her if she could Play a song for yourself.Mary agreed involuntarily. Although she thought the Earl was a little indifferent to the gentle and weak Mr. Austin, she was not angry enough to offend him openly.

Mary's piano playing has always been better than Elizabeth's. Her weakness lies in her unnatural expression. Fortunately, the earl is obviously a pure music lover, and he is not demanding on the performance of the performer. On the contrary, he greatly praised Mary's performance. Skills come.Elizabeth felt that Mary accepted the earl's compliment without humility, and she was a little rude, so she smiled and said: "Earl Leicester, please don't tease my little sister, how many wonderful performances have you heard? How do you appreciate our sister's skill?"

The earl answered Elizabeth's words seriously: "Mrs. Darcy, I don't think the appreciation of music is limited to skillful and superb skills, but especially the feeling of the soul to music. From this perspective, your sister's understanding of music has reached It’s amazing, she has completely integrated her heart and music.” Elizabeth didn’t know how to respond to such praise, but Mary was shocked, although she had both parents and many sisters, but What she got most was sarcasm and sarcasm. For the first time in her life, she felt that she was understood by others. She felt that she wanted to cry, but also felt too ashamed, so she fled upstairs in a hurry under the pretext of going to visit Miss Bingley. .

Although the Earl's praise of Mary and Mary's gaffe made Elizabeth a little suspicious, she still believed that such a combination was impossible. She even thought that if Georgiana was here, she might be able to take advantage of this opportunity to accomplish something good. up.From this, she couldn't help but think of Miss Bingley's cunning. She didn't like Miss Bingley's cunning at all, but now she is even more disgusted. Because of these emotions, she didn't have much energy to analyze the Earl. She found that the Earl was talking to her alone. At that time, Georgiana was hardly mentioned, but she asked a lot about Mary, which she regarded as cunning.

She speculates from the mentality of someone who has experienced it that young people who fall in love at first sight are often embarrassed to let others understand their thoughts, and will set off a few smoke bombs.She felt that Miss Bingley's self-inflicted sprain this time gave Georgiana a chance to contact the Earl, because although she could firmly object to Georgiana staying in the Emerald Valley Manor to take care of her, she had no reason to refuse a friend she had always loved. Come visit her!Perhaps she will soon realize what it means to be "misunderstood by cleverness".

Early the next morning, Elizabeth and Mary went to visit Miss Bingley together. She had not slept well all night and was exhausted by the pain. No, the doctor concluded that the injured were recovering.So everyone was relieved. After breakfast, Elizabeth and Mary guarded the patient closely and comforted her anxious mood. Miss Bingley did not fall into a deep sleep until almost noon.

In the afternoon Mary read alone in the study. The Earl's library was astonishing in its size, rivaling that of Pemberley's.Mary had a small fish swimming into Tao Ran who was in the sea. She chose a collection of Heine's poems and read them to the point of ecstasy, completely unaware that the count also walked in.This time the count didn't bother her, but retreated quietly to the corner, picked up the sketchbook, and began to draw with all his heart.

The two were so contentedly immersed in their own world, completely unaware of the passage of time, until the butler came in to announce that Miss Darcy and Mr. Austen were visiting, the Earl stood up a little annoyed, and Mary also It was only at this time that the earl had been staying in the library, and she couldn't help being surprised. The earl apologized for disturbing her quiet reading. Mary quickly claimed that she was not disturbed at all, and said that she was very happy to see Miss Darcy and little Austin. After finishing speaking, sir, I hurried out of the library to meet the guests.The count just closed the sketchbook, glanced at the butler with a sullen expression, and followed him out. The butler seemed to understand his mistake, and quietly followed.

It turned out that this morning, Mr. Austin Jr. visited Howard Manor again. It happened that Miss Darcy wanted to visit her good friend's injury. The clever Mrs. Bennet immediately asked Mr. Austin Jr. to accompany Miss Darcy to Emerald Valley Manor. Wanting to take this opportunity to create an opportunity for Mary to get in touch with Mr. Austin, Mr. Austin, of course, gladly accepted this mission.Miss Darcy and young Mr. Austen were now seated in the drawing-room with Elizabeth and Mr. Bingley.

After Mary and the count came out, they exchanged a few pleasantries, and went upstairs to see Miss Bingley.Elizabeth took this opportunity to observe carefully the manners and expressions of the two men.The relationship between her and Georgiana is very different from that of an ordinary sister-in-law. It can be said that they hit it off. Therefore, it is easy to see that Georgiana is deeply in love and cannot extricate herself. She almost dare not look at the earl's eyes. She was always blushing and could hardly answer fluently.The Earl, on the other hand, seemed much calmer. When he was talking to her, his attitude was very gentle and pleasant.On the whole, Elizabeth was pleased with how things were going.

Miss Bingley's fever has subsided, but her expression is still very decadent. She is very grateful to her friends for visiting her, but she hopes that she can rest quietly, so she thinks it is unnecessary for Miss Darcy to go back and forth in such a great way.For this somewhat disrespectful remark, everyone blamed it on her injury and illness.So without talking for much time, I left the ward.

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