Miss Mary in Pride and Prejudice

After that day, until they left Howard for Pemberley, Mary never saw the Earl of Leicester again. She thought that the two of them were really over now, and she didn't know that she had just provoked her. people.

Everyone set off in the car on a sunny morning, laughing and laughing along the way. I didn't feel how fast the time passed. The carriage had already entered the beautiful woods of Pemberley.The sisters were so relieved to see Elizabeth recovering so well after giving birth, but Elizabeth herself was a little disappointed that she had not given birth to an heir to Pemberley, but as soon as she saw her little daughter's face as delicate as a flower, she Then throw all the troubles to the sky.Mary also met Uncle Gardner and Aunt Gardner, whom she had not seen for a long time. Aunt Gardner marveled at Mary's transformation when she saw Mary, saying that she was getting more and more beautiful, and she almost didn't recognize her at first sight.This is of course an exaggeration, but Mary still couldn't help but feel a little proud.

But what makes Mary happiest is the reunion with Anne.Now Anne has lived in Rosings Manor with Mr. Davis for a long time. Although Mrs. De Bourgh's temper cannot be changed in a day or two, Anne has also become stronger after experiencing this series of changes. She was able to point out and maintain the dignity of Mr. Davis reasonably and reasonably.

Since Rosings Manor is located in the south of England, from the perspective of planting flowers, the natural conditions of Leicester Manor are better, and Mrs. De Bower obviously spared no effort to make her son-in-law have a good future. With investment, a large-scale greenhouse with the most complete facilities in the entire British Isles was built, which made Mr. Davis's research on rose varieties progress very quickly.Davis did not come with him this time. Anne told Mary that the "Plover" rose that just bloomed this year was already a light green color with a very uniform color. Mr. Davis believed that success could be expected, and he refused to leave his roses for a single step. .

Mary understood this. Seeing the happiness and satisfaction on Anne's face, she couldn't help joking: "Actually, Mr. Davis has cultivated the most perfect houndstooth rose. Isn't it wearing on his wife?" Yes , Anne's skirts, shawls, handbags and hats are almost all Davis' favorite green, and on the cuffs and skirts, roses bloom like birds in flight, all of which are expressions of love.

That night, when Mary was going to bed in her room, Kitty knocked on the door in a panic, and she told Mary that the goose-yellow satin dress she was going to wear at the garden party had been torn by the clumsy maid. A big gash was made, and now she has no dresses to wear.Mary calmly suggested that she choose a decent dress from the old dresses and forget it, but Kitty said tearfully that it is the most shameless thing to dress poorly among so many guests who are either rich or expensive, so she There must be a beautiful dress, because she heard that there will be distinguished guests at the garden party.

Mary generously lent Kitty her most beautiful beige taffeta dress with dark floral embroidery. Kitty was so happy that she danced a few times in front of the pier mirror with the skirt in her arms, and then bounced back to the office. She went to her own room, but she didn't think at all that Mary would have nothing to wear at the garden party tomorrow.

Mary was as indifferent to dresses as she was to Kitty's 'guest'.She found a silver-gray satin dress from her closet. The color is not bright enough. Although it was made several years ago, the beauty is that the tailoring is so simple that there is only one line, so it will never go out of fashion. Wear it out for the occasion when it's the right summer dress.

The sun was shining brightly the next morning. Thinking of staying outside all day and having many games to participate in, Mary put aside the small lace hat she had prepared and found a silver one of the same color as the dress. The gray wide-brimmed top hat looks like a large dark cloud on the top of the head, which can completely cover the scorching sun in early summer, but I think most ladies will not choose this hat, because it will make the ladies carefully crafted The make-up was covering up in all directions, but Mary didn't care about it. She didn't want to let her skin suffer for the sake of feasting on others' eyes.

When she went downstairs with this "dark cloud", Elizabeth couldn't help sighing, and Miss Darcy beside her couldn't help laughing.Georgiana is really beautiful today. She also wears a wide-brimmed hat, but she plays with lace lace to the fullest. The skirt around the waist, the folds of the skirt, and even the flower shape on the top of the hat are so cute !When people are in good spirits on happy occasions, Georgiana can be called a charming person. Even Miss Bingley, who has always been jealous of her, sincerely praised her beauty, because Miss Darcy is no longer a threat to Miss Bingley at last— — Just last month, she got engaged to Pastor Austin Jr. Today's garden party is also to celebrate this happy event.

Mary and Georgiana have always been good friends, and they had already congratulated her when they met yesterday. However, the journey was tiring yesterday, and everyone was in a hurry to say hello together. Sit down on the swing under the shade, intending to have a lively chat about what happened in the past six months.

At the beginning, Georgiana couldn’t help but talk about the engagement between Georgiana and Mr. Austin Jr. Georgiana said as if she was busy defending Mr. Austin Jr.: “Dear Mary, I know everyone is talking about this matter, and they think it’s Mr. Austin Jr. Sir, he climbed up on me, and even satirized me face to face. Aunt Catherine scolded me for being dizzy as soon as I got off the carriage yesterday, and called Alger 'that liar'-I feel really sad, they don't know how much Alger is. What a noble person."

Mary laughed and said: "Of course some people will make a fuss, especially Mrs. De Bourgh. It is said that Mr. Austin Jr.'s status as a pastor is more respectable than Mr. Davis' status as a gardener, but of course the lady has completely forgotten about it now. But if you just look at how much Mrs. de Bower likes Mr. Davis now, you will know that after you get married, everyone will soon forget the difference between your identities, and only recognize you as Mrs. Austin."

Georgiana sighed, and said: "I hope so, but just persuading my brother this time caused me and Alger to suffer a lot. If it wasn't for my dear sister-in-law Elizabeth who has always supported and encouraged us, I would really I want to give up—I don’t have the courage to elope with the one I love, and I don’t want to disappoint my dear brother, but I don’t want Alger to be blamed because of my relatives... Oh, When I think about everything that has happened recently, I feel that even if becoming Mrs. Austin will bring me great happiness, it will not be worth the suffering I have suffered these days."

Although she complained so much in her mouth, when Mr. Austen came to join their conversation, Mary just looked at her radiant face and knew that Georgiana would not go through all the tortures she had just described. Standing with Mr. Austin Jr. without hesitation, even willingly.

Little Mr. Austin came to tell Georgiana that her aunt Catherine was looking for her everywhere, because the lady brought a small diamond tiara from her wedding, and wanted to give it to Georgiana for her wedding. She was thinking of Anne. You can wear this ancestral treasure when you get married, but Anne's wedding was too hasty and crude, and now she wants to see if Georgiana wears it properly.

Naturally, Georgiana would not take away the old lady's kindness, and the young couple walked across the lawn to the mansion side by side and arms sweetly.Mary stayed where she was, swinging on the swing in a relaxed and happy mood, while thinking about the recent marriages. All of them were happy because the woman didn't mind the other's wealth status. However, what if the status of the two parties was exactly the opposite?She took pleasure in speculating about all kinds of possibilities, and felt that as long as she was not one of the parties, she could look at and analyze it rationally. Thinking about it this way, she felt that she was born to be an old maid.

Xuefei twisted its fat little buttocks and ran over from the lawn. A little squirrel with a long red tail scurried away from Mary's feet and jumped onto the old oak tree. Xuefei stared at it vigilantly. After watching the direction where the squirrel disappeared for a long time, Mary felt that Xue Fei was getting cuter and cuter.

But Xuefei did not let down her vigilance. She wrinkled her nose and kept sniffing the bushes behind the swing frame. There were large blue hibiscus flowers growing wildly everywhere. Xuefei's nose was too close to the flowers and was stimulated by pollen. Had to sneeze several times in a row.Mary smiled and said, "Okay, Xuefei, you have fulfilled your duties as a guard very conscientiously, go and play with those dogs." It's a pity that Xuefei didn't appreciate Mary's kindness, and she finished sneezing After that, Xue Fei barked aggressively at the hibiscus flower, then rushed in, and then let out a mournful cry in the flowers.

Mary thought that Xue Fei had been stabbed by a thorn in a flower bush, and she jumped up from the swing to rescue her pet.Unexpectedly, a muffled laugh came from among the flowers, and then the Earl of Leicester came out. He was wearing a tweed frock coat, a light gray waistcoat, a dark gray tie, and a silk top hat, holding a handle in his left hand. The cane, the head of which is a gleaming silver cheetah inlaid with obsidian, if he hadn't held Xue Fei who was struggling and crying in his right hand, he would really be a decent and glamorous gentleman.

Mary was taken aback: "Lord Leicester, why did you appear in Pemberley? When did you hide among the flowers? Are you eavesdropping on my conversation with Georgiana? This is really not a gentleman's style!"

The Earl of Leicester smiled innocently: "Miss Mary, under your keen eyesight, I am really invisible, but you didn't realize that I am not a gentleman today, did you?" He threw Xue Fei to the ground, Then he leisurely took out his handkerchief to wipe his hands.Xuefei ran to Mary's feet as if she had been wronged, sobbing. Mary hugged Xuefei distressedly, and stared angrily at Earl Leicester.

The Earl of Leicester wiped his hands clean, poked the swing frame with his cane, and said, "But I should explain, Mary, I didn't come here uninvited, on the contrary, I came here at the kind invitation of Mr. Darcy." To Pemberley; and I didn't hide among the flowers, but I saw you sitting on the swing from afar, and I was afraid you would be bored, so I cut the corner to say hello; I didn't have the honor to hear you Private talk with Miss Darcy, why are you talking with Miss Darcy about some secrets that cannot be known?"

It was only then that Mary realized that the "honored guest" Kitty had mentioned last night was actually the Earl of Leicester.In fact, it is not difficult to understand, because of the incident between Wickham and Lydia last time, Mr. Darcy owed the Earl of Leicester a favor, and it is not surprising that he treated him as a guest of honor.But his tone of voice was too irritating. Mary said angrily: "Of course there is nothing mysterious, but even innocuous conversations are not welcome to listeners. Also, Earl Leicester, please call me Bennet from now on." Miss, instead of calling me by my first name, so as not to misunderstand that we are very familiar."

The Earl of Leicester bowed slightly with a smile, and said: "It is true that others should not be misunderstood, so, Mary, please call my name David, otherwise your relatives will be surprised, we The two are supposed to be close and informal friends."

Mary could never have imagined this man appearing in front of her as a rogue again, and, she had to admit, she didn't know how to deal with such a man.

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