Miss Mary in Pride and Prejudice

Now Mary is really troubled. She has discovered through many details that the Earl of Leicester has few values ​​that ordinary people have, and has a tendency to use the means to achieve the goal. The means can be so bottomless.

At the garden party that day, the Earl of Leicester, just as he had declared to Mary, also called Mary by her name affectionately in front of everyone, which aroused everyone's imagination. Miss Bingley's eyes were burning with jealousy, and Mary was extremely depressed. She can neither openly turn against the Earl of Leicester to criticize his impoliteness, nor is she willing to pretend to be nonchalant and call him David by his name. Just thinking about it like this makes her hairs stand on end, of course She couldn't call her "Mr. Earl" in a serious manner when the Earl of Leicester called her "Mary" in the most natural manner. For this brazen man, when the ball started, she almost doubted whether she had ever really been tempted by such a man before.

However, the Earl of Leicester did not let her go because of her entanglement. Lunch was in the form of a buffet. The Earl of Leicester sat next to Mary and Anne and served the two ladies with the most attentive attitude. If this could still be accepted by Mary, when the ball music was played, the Earl of Leicester unceremoniously blocked a young man who came to ask Mary to dance the first dance, and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Kenting, Ben. Miss Nut has promised me the first two dances."

As soon as Mr. Kenting walked away, Mary lowered her voice and said angrily: "When did I promise to dance with you?" The Earl of Leicester replied seriously: "It's not too late to promise now. Anyway, I have made up my mind. I will dance with you every day today." I'll follow your orders." Mary was going to leave in a hurry and go back to her room upstairs to make the Earl of Leicester feel embarrassed, but Elizabeth came over and once again sincerely thanked the Earl of Leicester for his help, and looked at the earl. I begged Mary to treat the guests well, so Mary didn't want to embarrass her sister because of her impoliteness, so she had to dance the first two dances with the Earl of Leicester.

But at the end of the second dance, while no one was paying attention, she said to the Earl of Leicester through gritted teeth: "Now please go away, sir, and if you have a little gentleman, go ask other ladies to dance. , I will not dance a single dance today, and I swear, if you come again, I will leave the ball immediately."

Seeing that she was really angry, Earl Leicester did not add fuel to the fire with a wink, but bowed obediently, and walked away to ask other young ladies to dance.Mary breathed a sigh of relief and went back to sit with Anne under the awning.Annie smiled happily and said, "Honey, you are the most proud woman today."

Mary said in a low voice, "Don't laugh at me, Anne, I'm so troubled—who knew he was such a man! I was so wrong."

Annie thought for a while, then smiled and said, "The Earl is not a reserved person, it's just that he gave us that impression, and now it seems that he is as enthusiastic as fire! But, Mary, you already know that, His engagement to Miss Cynthia is not real, so what is the obstacle?"

Mary pursed her lips tightly, and said angrily: "Oh, don't persuade me of the impossible—even if all the men in England are dead, I will not marry him—men are so fickle and unpredictable, I am more determined not to marry for the rest of my life." Annie comforted her friend and said, "Honey, how many women have made such a resolution before, and they all gave up halfway in the end. He gave himself a chance..."

Mary couldn't help lowering her voice and shouting: "I don't want to talk to this man again..." Unfortunately, less than half an hour after she announced her decision, she took the initiative to talk to Earl Leicester. It was she who discovered that the Earl of Leicester was having a hot fight with her sister Kitty.He didn't do anything too much, he just asked Kitty to dance two polka dances, and he seemed to like Kitty's lively and innocent, so he accompanied her to participate in some garden party games, placing bets again and again on the roulette After winning all the money, Kitty was a little cautious in front of the nobleman, but soon became happy, and fell in love with the earl very much.

Seeing that the earl stretched out his "devil claws" to her sister, Mary couldn't help being very worried. She never believed that the earl would fall in love with Kitty, but Kitty was so innocent, if she had wishful thinking for someone who had no feelings for him , the result is only sad and embarrassing, and based on Mary's understanding of the earl, she thinks that even if the earl understands the seriousness of the consequences, she will not care about the lives of others, so for the sake of Kitty, she thinks that she must warn the earl to stay away from her sister Son.

Mary knew that it was useless to say anything to Kitty. This younger sister was vain and frivolous by nature. Although she was not as dissolute as Lydia, if a man like the Earl came to pursue her, she would not be able to resist the temptation. Go and warn her to be careful. , would only be considered out of jealousy by her.So Mary took advantage of Earl Leicester going to the dining table to get a glass of tequila alone, and when there was no one else around, she hurried over and asked him: "Earl Leicester, what are you trying to do to my sister? Knowing that she is still young and ignorant, and cannot stand the temptation, you have to consider the harm caused to a girl by doing so, which may be irreparable consequences."

The Earl of Leicester just took a sip of his wine, then looked at Mary with sarcasm, and said, "It seems that before you call me David, I can only call you Miss Bennet—— Though I am not blessed with your favor, Miss Bennet, why do you think I am not worthy of your sister's favor?"

When Mary was choked by him, she couldn't help being furious: "I'm not joking with you, Earl, please stay away from my sister, or I will expose everything you have done!"

The Earl of Leicester bowed respectfully and replied: "I am also answering you very seriously, miss, no matter what you want to expose me, I will listen to it, you know, the fake engagement with Miss Cynthia is completely It's for the benefit of England, everyone will understand, and as for my proposal to you, I don't mind making it public, and I don't even mind bringing a band to sing love songs under your window every night..."

Mary was trembling with anger, and Earl Leicester looked at her trembling lips, relieved and a little soft-hearted, so he calmly said: "Okay, okay, Mary, let's make peace. Just like you The beloved poet Goethe said, I have had all the evil thoughts, I just didn't do them. I am trying to please your sister, but I just want to get your attention. Please let us start again, as ordinary friends , instead of being cold-eyed, or avoiding it. If you can promise to give me this chance, I would like to try to win your favor again—I promise to act like a gentleman."

Mary felt a lump in her throat, but she couldn't speak a word.Her mind was a little confused, and anger and fear intertwined into a mess in her heart, but she knew that the Earl of Leicester was a person who would never give up until he achieved his goal, and she was afraid that he would really do something disregarded of decency Come, then, unless you marry him in shame, you have no choice but to enter a monastery.

Thinking of this, she calmed down, weighed the pros and cons, and decided to temporarily appease this dangerous person: "If you can really interact with my relatives like ordinary friends, I naturally have no reason to be rude to you." , I only hope that you can abide by the principles of a gentleman and stop acting out of line."

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, the Earl of Leicester naturally agreed. He politely kissed the back of Mary's hand and said: "As you wish, Mary, although it is difficult to suppress my strong love But as long as it is your wish, I will try my best to obey it, who will let the person who hurt me the most win my heart?"

Mary didn't believe his rhetoric, but she smiled hypocritically and said: "Thank you, Earl of Leicester." But Earl of Leicester immediately raised his brows: "Or Earl of Leicester?" Mary immediately changed her words Said: "Thank you, David." The two of them parted amicably in this way, and Mary walked towards the mansion, rubbing the back of her hand on her skirt vigorously as she walked, and the spot that was kissed by the Earl of Leicester just now was itchy again. It hurt again, and there was an indescribable feeling, which made her very uncomfortable.

For the rest of the garden party, Earl Leicester did like a standard aristocratic gentleman, and evenly distributed his hospitality to every young lady present. Even Miss Bingley had the honor to dance with him, which made her very happy. At the same time, it also calmed Kitty's feverish mind in time, so when Mary walked over and asked her if Captain Andrew often wrote to her in India, Kitty became interested again. The sweetheart was affectionate, and she told Mary that Andrew had been promoted to major, and that he was trying his best to save money for his marriage, and planned to have a showdown with Mr. and Miss Darcy's uncle, Earl Brian, when he came back at the end of the year, because Earl Brian was in charge of With a small inheritance left to him by his deceased parents, but because of the division of property, Earl Blaine has not been handed over to him after he became an adult, and now he thinks it is time to return.

They had hardly mentioned Miss Darcy's name when Georgiana appeared, flushed and discomfited, went up to Mary, poured herself a glass of iced guava juice without a word, and drank it down.Mary smiled and said, "Dear Georgiana, you seem to have been tortured just now, I hope it's not because Kitty and I mentioned your relative, Earl Bryan?"

Georgiana put down the empty glass, let out a long breath, and said, "No, Mary, you can make up my Uncle Blaine as much as you want, as long as you allow me to say a few unpleasant words about your relatives." For a moment, Mary thought that her mother, Mrs. Bennet, had offended someone again, but she immediately denied this speculation, because Georgiana is not a small-hearted person, let alone everyone knows Mrs. Bennet's character, And all can favor her.

Then she thought about it, and suddenly realized: "Is my cousin Collins chasing after your future husband-in-law to express his admiration like the Thames, so that you feel tired to deal with it?" Then Georgiana and Mary both laughed knowingly.

Besides, after the engagement between Mr. Austin and Miss Darcy, he won the favor of many nobles such as the Earl of Leicester and Mr. Darcy. His profound knowledge has also attracted the attention of the church. Mr. Collins' attitude towards Mr. Austin has changed greatly. of his conversion, for he had heard that Mr. Austin Jr. was very likely to be appointed District Bishop.So when he came to Pemberley this time, he made the best use of this rare opportunity. I saw beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, running non-stop between the lawn and the woods, following those dignitaries and dignitaries. To be flattering, the Earl of Leicester and Mr. Darcy have long been accustomed to such a face, while Mr. Austen Jr. and Georgiana are not sociable people, so they are not well adapted.

Mary comforted them and said that everything is difficult at the beginning, and maybe after a few years, the Bishop of Austin will feel that he can't even eat well without seeing Mr. Collins.

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