Miss Mary in Pride and Prejudice

The kiss was so wild that Mary felt her soul being sucked out, and there was something sweet on her lips.But this time was different from the kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas that year, she wasn't completely panicked, perhaps because she was getting older, she was able to have fun with it, instead of blindly passively asking for anything.So slowly, she even tried to respond and explore... After a long time, she was about to suffocate, and then struggled to push the man away.

The Earl of Leicester said with a deep smile: "I never thought that Miss Bennet, who has always been calm and self-possessed, would be so enthusiastic. She still responded to an old saying that you should look at her with admiration after three days." Mary put his arms around her slender waist. She slapped her hand off, and touched her lips with her fingers - if it was sucked and broken, she couldn't explain to Jane and others - fortunately, it was only a little red and swollen.She waited for the apprentice with a bitter look, and said, "It seems that it is impossible to expect you to act like a gentleman."

The Earl of Leicester replied slickly: "Fortunately, you are not a lady. We are two of a kind, and we are a natural match." Mary felt that these explicit flirting challenged her own habits and upbringing, which made her very uncomfortable. She couldn't help but frowned and pursed her lips tightly.

The Earl of Leicester was good at observing words and expressions. Seeing Mary's displeasure, he knew that the joke should not go too far, and immediately drew her attention away: "But in fact, I invited you out for a legitimate purpose—— The unfinished conversation this afternoon continues here, and you don't want to be interrupted or eavesdropped by irrelevant people again and again?"

He successfully diverted Mary's attention once again. When Mary thought of the Mexican silver mine, she couldn't help showing a look of worry, and she couldn't care less about the Earl of Leicester's words and deeds just now: "Do you think Mr. Bingley is in this silver mine?" Is your investment bound to fail?"

The Earl of Leicester, calm and self-possessed when it comes to business, replied prudently, "I can't say at the moment, Mary, because all these fundraisings are done privately, and I don't know exactly where Mr. Bingley got into." How deep, and obviously neither I nor you are fit to ask him directly unless he is willing to speak out."

Mary nodded silently. That was indeed the case. She could not imagine the possible consequences of going to Mr. Bingley for a showdown. She absolutely could not admit that she had ever eavesdropped on his conversation with Mr. Darcy.When she was struggling, the Earl of Leicester continued: "So, you don't have to make trouble, I will leave for London tomorrow, and I can figure out the ins and outs of this matter in a week at most, and then you to decide what to do next. What do you say, Mary?"

Mary really wanted to say: "You go now." But of course she couldn't be so straightforward, and the Earl of Leicester is definitely not a person who is called at any time, so she needs to deal with it carefully, so she said softly: "I I feel that I owe you another favor, David, it seems that whenever I encounter difficulties, the first thing I think of is you."

The Earl of Leicester replied in the same gentle tone: "If I were a gentleman, I would answer: It is my pleasure, beautiful lady. Unfortunately, I am not a gentleman, so I want to say that you are indeed such a heartless person." woman - so, this time I can't do my best in vain."

Mary took a step back and blushed: "What do you want?" Earl Leicester narrowed his eyes dangerously and said, "Don't worry, you can afford it. As for whether you are willing to give it, I guess even you I don't even know. But it doesn't matter, as long as I want it, you can have a lot of time to think about it slowly in the future."

Mary smelled something dangerous, but she wasn't sure what Lester meant when she said that. She didn't seem to have anything to covet, except maybe herself.She widened her eyes and looked at Earl Leicester with some fear for the first time.At this time, the Earl of Leicester became innocent again, and he said like a tender and caring lover: "My dear, since we will not see each other again for at least a week after we parted tonight, do you have the heart to send me away like this?" ?”

As he said this, he leaned closer again, so his lips and teeth depended on each other again.On the one hand, Mary disliked his tyranny, but on the other hand, she enjoyed the process. There was a nice smell on him, but it wasn't perfume, what was it?She was thinking vaguely in her heart, but suddenly felt that Earl Leicester's hand became dishonest, and stretched from her back into her shawl. Mary pushed him away angrily, wrapped the shawl tightly and did not look back. Angrily left.

This time the Earl of Leicester didn't stop her. He echoed in the night sky with his joyful laughter, making Mary curse secretly as she walked. At most, Earl Tate would be ridiculed as a romantic, and she would be ruined. If the person she dated had a conscience, she would propose marriage, and she could only marry him gratefully. I have been in a monastery all my life.

When Mary walked into the front hall of the mansion, she met the housekeeper's wife. The housekeeper's wife couldn't help showing surprise when she saw her go out so late. Mary explained that she felt stuffy and went outside for a breath of fresh air.The housekeeper said in a timely manner: "It's really boring, Miss Mary. I think maybe there will be a thunderstorm in the middle of the night. This is the case in summer, and it may be cooler tomorrow morning." Light up and send her all the way back to the upstairs room.

Back in the room, Mary didn't even change her clothes, so she threw herself on the bed. At this moment, she felt that all the strength in her body was pulled away, but she was not too scared. On the contrary, she covered her body with a pillow When touching her face, she recalled the kiss again, and the man's unique breath was also lingering on the tip of her nose.She sighed heavily, and heard the faint sound of thunder in the distance - the housekeeper's wife was right, the thunderstorm was coming.

It was a night of thunder and rain, but Mary slept soundly and peacefully. When she woke up in the morning, the sun was shining on the window lattice. If it wasn't for the flowers and branches in the courtyard that were damaged by last night's wind and rain, it was hard to tell that there had been a storm.During breakfast, Miss Bingley kept urging her brother to visit the Earl of Leicester. Her reason was that since the Earl had already paid his respects and paid a visit first, it was only natural for Mr. Bingley to return. And it should be done as early as possible to be courteous.

Maybe it was to make his sister happy, maybe it was to keep his ears clean. In short, after breakfast, Mr. Bingley mounted his horse and set off to pay homage to Emerald Valley Manor.To Miss Bingley's surprise, Mr. Bingley came back before it was time for lunch, and he brought back a piece of news that disappointed Miss Bingley: the Earl of Leicester left for London early in the morning before dawn.

The news dismayed Miss Bingley, but cheered Mary, who took comfort in the thought that the Earl of Leicester was still taking his promise seriously, that it was still raining when the sun was dark, and that the servants were listening to him. She said that there were thunder and lightning, the rain was still heavy, and the road was muddy and difficult to walk. She couldn't help being moved.

Everyone guessed for a while what would happen to the Earl when he went to London in this season, and they couldn't figure it out for a long time, but they all thought that walking such a difficult road in the rain must have happened to something very important.Mary didn't say a word, but she had mixed feelings in her heart. Later, when she thought of what the earl said when they parted last night, "You can't contribute in vain", she couldn't help feeling worried again. She didn't know what the man's plan was, so she just While thinking anxiously, she poured tea, not even knowing that the tea was overflowing from the cup, until Jane screamed, which woke her up.

The housekeeper's wife hurried over to clear the tea tray, and smiled at her gently and considerately, seeming to understand.Mary's face turned red in an instant. She didn't know how the housekeeper's wife understood it. The worst thing was that she couldn't ask, let alone explain. In short, she was even more upset.

After three days like this, Mary did not receive a single word from the Earl of Leicester, and she did not expect to find out the detailed information so soon. The Earl once told her that it would take about a week, so she was not in a hurry .But on that morning, Mary went to have breakfast as usual. Jane had been brought to the bedroom by her maid since she was pregnant, and Miss Bingley always got up late. Mr. Bingley was the only one in the dining room. While drinking coffee, while reading the newspaper.

Mary came in, said good morning to Mr. Bingley, and went to the dining table. Today's breakfast was richer, with roasted tomatoes, mushrooms in sauce, French fries, blood sausage, fried bacon and Danish rolls, Mary thought, It seems that the new cook is quite diligent.She filled a bowl of oatmeal, took a side of burnt toast, smeared honey and cheese, added some bacon and scrambled eggs, and sat down at the table to enjoy her own breakfast.

At this moment, she glanced at Mr. Bingley inadvertently, and found that Mr. Bingley was slumped on the chair as if struck by lightning, holding the newspaper he was reading tightly in his hand, with a strange expression on his face. It was an expression mixed with fear and despair, like a drowning man watching the lifeboat go away.

Mary couldn't help shouting: "My God, what happened, Mr. Bingley?" She asked several times before waking up Mr. Bingley, who was so shocked that he couldn't speak, but he didn't answer Mary's question, he just spoke incoherently "Oh... I'm sorry... Mary... I think... I'm not feeling well... I'm sorry... Please don't let me be disturbed..." Mr. Bingley stood up hastily, poured his coffee The cup was knocked over without feeling, almost staggered into the study, and then closed the door heavily.

The coffee-soaked newspaper was lying on the corner of the dining table. Mary picked up the newspaper worriedly and flipped through it. As soon as she turned to the second page, she saw this headline: Dolores Cry - Mexico's war of independence against Spanish colonial rule broke out.The following is a lengthy account of how Pastor Hidalgo in the Dolores region rang the church bell, summoned nearby farmers and urban poor, and launched an uprising. Mary would have appreciated the language of his speech if it had not been her own business, but now she just read it anxiously, and finally saw this sentence: The rebels have taken control of the Governor's Palace and announced the abolition of everything signed by the former Colonial Governor. Treaties and agreements.

Although it was midsummer, Mary felt her hands and feet were cold.She looked around, could everything that was familiar before her eyes really come to nothing?Will Jane really lose the home she loves so much and has devoted her entire life to running?