Miss Mary in Pride and Prejudice

Mary originally planned to maintain an intimate relationship with Georgiana, even if it was impossible to be as confiding as before, at least to maintain a superficial harmony.However, ever since she saw Georgiana stepping out of the carriage, a barrier had formed in Mary's heart. Georgiana became more and more beautiful, especially her gentle face now with a faint sadness, which seemed to be able to move men's hearts even more. Arouse the desire to protect?

That afternoon, after lunch, the gentlemen went to hunt turtledoves with their shotguns, and the ladies all drank afternoon tea on the large terrace of Leicester Castle.This is the place with the widest view of the entire castle. Looking down, the densely colored grape fields on the rolling hills are laid out like a wide oil painting. At the end of the vineyard is a village, dotted with patchwork red roofs Among the verdant greenery, it is like in a fairy tale.

Jane, now pregnant with her third child, sat for a while, feeling a little uncomfortable, and retired to her room to rest, and Elizabeth followed her with concern.Kitty's husband, Major General Wellesley, has volunteered to take part in the ongoing naval battle at Trafalgar. This is a decisive battle between Napoleon and the British for supremacy in the sea. The British commander is Admiral Nelson. In Egypt, the French fleet was destroyed and Napoleon was severely defeated. Now the ruling and opposition parties are counting on the old general to perform miracles again.Admiral Wellesley held Nelson in high esteem, and he gave up his great career in Ireland to follow his idol into a dangerous naval battle, which was praised by the world, and only his family was frightened, especially Kitty .

Fortunately, Kitty is a woman who is not good at being sentimental. Many things in life can make her feel full of interest. After she drank a cup of tea, she heard that the housekeeper was going to the orchard to arrange activities for the next day's picking festival. He ran down quickly and followed the maids to the orchard, because there is always something to do in the orchard.

Only Mary and Georgiana were left on the terrace. The golden sunshine of early autumn generously spread its brilliance. Mary squinted her eyes and looked at the distant mountains. There was still a layer of clouds and mist on the mountainside, as if a belt was tied to the mountains. After a while, Georgiana asked suddenly: "The bell tower on the hill over there is the bell tower of the small church that we must pass by on the way here. This time, four green shutters have been added to the windows. The pastor of the church Explain that the earl ordered it himself, do you know why?"

Mary thought for a while before she remembered, and she smiled and said, "That's to accommodate me, because I mentioned once that the bells were not soft and distant enough to be heard from the bedroom, and the addition of shutters can soften the bells." George Anna sighed insincerely: "I have to say, the Earl is indeed a good husband who takes care of everything." Then there was a delicate silence between them.

Georgiana wore a light yellow dress with soft satin print and a hat of the same color today, looking extremely charming.She was a little restless, her attention was not on admiring the beautiful scenery of the vineyard in the distance, but she was always paying attention to the voices of people under the terrace.Soon, the clatter of horseshoes sounded from the other side of the driveway, and the hunters returned. Georgiana sat up straight in surprise. The count and his black horse were at the forefront of the team. He was dressed in a hunting suit and looked very handsome. , Georgiana's eyes were full of reflections, and her joyful smile lit up her whole body.

It was at that time that Mary mysteriously said to Georgiana: "By the way, in Florence, I met Mr. Austin Jr. and talked to him about you."

Georgiana seemed to have been drained of blood all at once, her face turned pale: "He... did he say anything?" Mary replied softly: "He is going to Sri Lanka and the colonies of Indonesia to be a missionary It's gone." After she said this, she was filled with shame for her behavior, and she turned her face to wave to the people below the terrace, forcing herself not to pay attention to Georgiana's face.

Under the balcony, the earl took off his hat and bowed respectfully in return. Mr. Bingley who was following him shouted happily: "Hey, Mary, today is a very rewarding day. The main course of dinner is roast quail."

However, Georgiana did not attend the dinner. She seemed to have a headache, and the next day she suddenly received a wedding invitation from a classmate she met in girls' school. Georgiana insisted on going to the wedding of this rarely mentioned female classmate. In the end, Mr. Darcy was obliged to send her and her accompanying lady to London in a carriage, where Georgiana would visit Rosings Park after attending the wedding, and then directly returned to Pemberley.

For Georgiana's sudden behavior, Mr. Darcy seemed worried, but he didn't ask any more questions, he just arranged the itinerary for his sister very carefully, while Elizabeth was a little worried, and she attributed this behavior to Emotionally unstable, no doubt caused by the pain caused by the dissolution of the engagement, she could not help complaining to Mr. Austen little. Mary said nothing, and she did not mention to anyone else that she had seen him in Italy. Little Mr. Austin, so the whereabouts of this gentleman is still a mystery at present.

But that night, when Mary and Lester returned to the bedroom and were about to go to bed, the earl suddenly said to Mary who was combing her hair: "Honey, you are doing the right thing. Sometimes in order to protect your own interests, you just need to be ruthless." Come by any means." The comb wrapped itself around Mary's curly hair, and Mary thought: Is there anything else he doesn't know?

When the carriage was about to drive out of Leicester Castle, Georgiana stopped the carriage for a while, and she picked a fresh flower from the violet bushes on the roadside, put it in her notebook, and wrote For her last memory of Leicester Castle, since then, she has avoided meeting the Countess and Countess of Leicester as much as possible.Originally, when Mary was entertaining her sisters, it was difficult not to invite Georgiana, but whenever this time, Georgiana would always be invited by other friends at the right time, and she could always find a reason to go to attend, and When Mary came to visit Pemberley, she often went out as a guest, so that they had few opportunities to meet. Only on some particularly formal occasions did Georgiana see the Earl of Leicester through the crowd. The only thing you allow yourself to do.

Georgiana has never been married, and although she has no shortage of suitors, no one seems to be able to move her heart anymore.Both Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth tried their best to persuade her and created various opportunities, hoping that she would meet a suitable young man, but in the end they all failed, so they had to respect the choice of their sister.Georgiana spent a short and peaceful life in Pemberley. She devoted most of her time to her niece Elizabeth. Substitute teachers in rural schools, teaching skills to girls from poor rural families.

She still loves music so much, especially playing the piano, but her taste is different from that of people at that time. At that time, people mostly praised the music of Mozart and Chopin, but she only loved Beethoven. "Moonlight", sometimes, when she was in a sad mood, she would also play "Pathetic". At that time, Mr. Darcy always stood on the stairs and listened quietly, but never disturbed her.

She was proposed three more times, but she refused.First, Colonel Fitzwilliam, her cousin who had served in the military service in the East, returned home and felt the urgency of starting a family, so she proposed to Georgiana, but even Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth were not very optimistic about this marriage, although Elizabeth always liked it. Colonel Fitzwilliam, however, felt that his attitude towards marriage was too practical. As the youngest son without property inheritance rights, he first wanted to marry Anne out of practical considerations. Later, Anne eloped and broke the engagement, so he went abroad for a while However, Elizabeth was worried that he did not have much love for Georgiana, and probably made the proposal in consideration of her dowry of thirty thousand pounds.Sure enough, after Georgiana rejected him, he did not show much resentment, on the contrary, he still stayed comfortably as a guest in Pemberley.

Then there was a young viscount, who was a friend of Major General Wellesley. After meeting Georgiana at a social ball in London, he was moved by her beauty and fell in love. Major General Wellesley's admiration is enough to reassure him that he is a man of noble character, and the Viscount inherited a large fortune at a young age and owns a manor in Cambridgeshire, which is very good in every way. She was a good candidate for marriage, but Georgiana did not show the slightest interest. She quickly dismissed the idea of ​​the Viscount's marriage proposal with a clear attitude, and the disheartened Viscount had to go to Europe with his friends to join the war.

When even Elizabeth gave up on Georgiana getting married, Mr. Austin Jr. returned to England for vacation. He had been abroad for ten years and came back full of vicissitudes. However, after hearing that Georgiana was still in her boudoir , he suddenly appeared in Pemberley, and hoped to reconnect with Georgiana. I have to admit that Georgiana was shaken this time because she didn't immediately reject Mr. Austin Jr., but Mr. Darcy's behavior towards Mr. Austin Jr. Angry, and after hearing him talk about returning to the East, he resolutely drove him away.In this regard, Georgiana behaved resigned to her fate, and since then her heart has been calm, and there will be no more ripples.

Georgiana was only 39 years old when she died. She was infected and died of pneumonia while nursing little Elizabeth. The death came quickly and did not bring her much pain. She was still beautiful, which made people familiar with her even more Relatives and friends felt sorry for her. When she was dying, she insisted on seeing Mary, who had always been estranged, alone. Mary came to her hospital bed, and Georgiana gave Mary the wooden box that she had always treasured, which was the box that Mr. Austin Jr. had mentioned , The two friends finally settled their suspicions.

Mary opened the box long after Georgiana's funeral. There were no dried flowers, wine glasses and trivial things in it. There was only a small notebook. It was an autobiographical novel written by Georgiana. A romantic and heartbreaking story, although only a few dozen pages, it has kept Mary reading for a long time.