[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

In the room, the candlelight cast a shadow on Mr. Darcy's handsome face. He looked at the pocket watch with the silver cover open in his hand, motionless like a statue.

In the heavy silence, the sound of the oak doors opening and closing was particularly noticeable.

"Mr. Darcy." Mr. Dawson has an ordinary face that would be ignored on the stage of a drama, but he is Darcy's most trusted and capable assistant.

"I have sent Wickham to Bethlehem according to your instructions." Dawson said softly, "Miss Elizabeth's marksmanship was very accurate, but the burn was just scratched, and the bleeding stopped by itself. But I think he should not be able to harm anyone anymore. .”

Dawson paused, and before he could hear anything from the master, he continued to reply: "The physician in Bethlehem has diagnosed and treated him, and judged that he has hysteria and needs to be treated with the 'drainage method'. I paid a fee and chose for him. leech therapy that is less likely to infect."

Dawson recalled the scene of the treatment in Bethlehem, and a chill ran down his back: "Wickham has received the first treatment, and the doctor used leeches soaked in dark beer to suck his blood."

"The leech drainage treatment arranged by the doctor was originally on the neck, but Wickham frantically asked to leave Bethlehem, and asked the old doctor Eugene who served Pemberley to treat him for the injury in the crotch - the doctor shifted the focus of treatment to the neck. testis."

Dawson thought of the flat skin-like leeches on the tray, sucking blood on Wickham's testicles and slowly becoming plump and smooth, shaking his head in disgust.In particular, the doctor in the lunatic asylum also specially introduced to him that the place where the leech sucks blood is best to choose a place that is smooth and hairless. Whether the disease is the head, spleen and stomach, uterus, or testicles, these doctors' little assistants can solve it. Madness of patients usually calm down after treatment.

At that time, Mr. Assistant did not approve of the bloodletting treatment by cutting the wrist directly out of some considerations. Instead, he spent some money to choose an upgraded treatment, the painless leech drainage treatment.

Hearing "Old Doctor Eugene", Darcy lowered his eyes, and his thick eyelashes covered his eyes: Old Doctor Eugene has served the Darcy family for more than 30 years, and he is the only one who has not returned to Pemberley Manor One of the elders embraced by God.He is skilled in medicine and watched the children grow up in the manor, especially the boys. Old Eugene was almost never absent from any of their illnesses and injuries. He not only cared and loved Mr. Darcy, but also loved Wickham very much.

Just like old Darcy who died.

Old Mr. Darcy loved Wickham's godson even more than his own son Darcy.This is of course the reason why Darcy will bear the burden of the family in the future and cannot be too spoiled, but it is more from the heart of old Darcy. He loves his godson so much, and that beautiful and sweet-mouthed little guy adds to his life. Many colors.

Darcy stared deeply at the small portrait inlaid on the pocket watch. It was a portrait he had drawn for his beloved lady. The lady in the portrait wore a feather mask covering half of her face, but her pair of happy black eyes were very charming. , as long as anyone who is familiar with Miss Elizabeth can recognize her.

—that was the lady of the masquerade with whom he danced his first dance.The intimate contact and the soft waist gradually became blurred in Mr. Darcy's memory over time. No matter how hard he tried to remember it, the more he missed it, the more he would be modified. The remaining memory was like a painting shrouded in holy light. Lost the real and became hazy.But those vibrant eyes were always clear, and as long as he closed his eyes, Darcy's mind would have these bright and real eyes.

His Miss Wonder has a fresh courage like sunshine, rain, grass, and thorns. She strives to live a real life, bringing a fire to Mr. Darcy's seemingly gorgeous and noisy but damp and dreary life.It took Darcy a long time to paint this satisfactory portrait. When he was hesitating, confused and suffering, the lady's letter and this portrait brought him a lot of encouragement.

It was the same now, as if just by looking into those eyes Mr. Darcy could gain peace from his complicated thoughts.

"Snap!" The pocket watch closed with a crisp sound, Dawson glanced at it, and immediately lowered his head.He remembered that old Mr. Darcy also had the habit of wearing a pocket watch with a case cover that could hold a portrait. Those precious watch cases would be stuck with portraits of people he liked, all of which were painted by famous painters—often taking the old man with him. Mr. Darcy's mother-of-pearl pocket watch contained not portraits of his sons and daughters, nor Lady Anne's, but a portrait of his beloved godson.

Old Mr. Darcy had worn the pocket watch and had written to him every month since Wickham was sent to public school in his teens.

The old master's love for his godson is unquestionable, and he even took up a large part of the will, not only leaving a sum of money, but also leaving the best parish priesthood that the Darcy family can recommend to Wickham Tom, as soon as that position became vacant, it had to be donated to his godson. ——Dawson suspects that old Mr. Darcy has bestowed a considerable amount of money on Wickham, and that the thousand pounds in the will is only a sign of the 'normal' love of the godfather for the godson.The most important thing in Wickham's will was the clergymanship, which alone would bring him a very handsome salary of no less than eight hundred pounds a year.

It’s just that Wickham was only in his early twenties when the old Mr. Darcy died. According to the law of the Church of England, he can only hold the post of priest at the age of 24: Wickham pretended to be smart and used the renunciation of the priesthood as a bargaining chip with Darcy who hated him. Mr. West in exchange for three thousand pounds.He didn't think about giving up this lucrative position at all, but he just wanted to make a fortune before, but he didn't expect that Mr. Darcy's lawyer caught the loophole in the will, which made his good plan come to nothing.

When old Mr. Darcy drew up his will, he probably did not expect that his son and godson were on such a bad relationship that they would pick out the terms carefully.

It was even more unexpected that his beloved godson wanted to murder his daughter's life, while his own son turned his back and sent his godson to the notorious Bethlehem lunatic asylum.

Dawson shivered. Bethlehem was a projection of hell on earth, where life might be more terrifying than death.

"Dawson, do you remember what he looked like before he left Pemberley?" Darcy's low voice sounded from the corner.

Mr. Dawson was older than Mr. Darcy, and in view of the fact that old Mr. Darcy's two sons had not been close since childhood, he knew Wickham better than Mr. Darcy.

"Remember." Dawson fell silent. Although Wickham was a little frivolous and reckless when he was spoiled by the godfather before the age of fourteen or fifteen, he was really not bad at that time, and he was quite likable.

But then Wickham, who returned to Pemberley to spend the holidays, looked at Mr. Darcy, who was taught by several tutors, and showed extreme jealousy, resentment and injustice.Even after Mr. Darcy left the warm and comfortable Pemberley to study abroad, Wickham did not become peaceful because of this. He even targeted Pemberley's legitimate heir.

Dawson had heard Wickham speak ill of Mr. Darcy more than once when he was present. He always mentioned his father's contribution to Pemberley, old Mr. Darcy's love for him, and slandered Mr. Darcy. Mr. Xi is narrow-minded, jealous and insidious.Wickham's transformation was so severe that he almost regarded Mr. Darcy as an enemy, and tried his best to deal with this future "benefactor".

The two of them even fought behind their backs, and Mr. Darcy, who was taught to be a gentleman at that time, suffered a lot: he was injured more seriously, but Wickham used his face Scars sued in front of old Mr. Darcy, so he was reprimanded and punished by his father.This kind of thing happened three times in Dawson's memory, and it didn't gradually disappear until Mr. Darcy became stronger and fisted harder-it is worth mentioning that the stubborn little Mr. Darcy would still face Wickham Swinging his fists, no matter how many times the defendant complained, he would not learn to be tricky and tactful.

"Can people suddenly become evil? Or are they inherently evil?" Mr. Darcy asked Sen, holding his pocket watch, or talking to himself.

After a while, he himself replied, "No, no."

Mr. Darcy stood up and stepped from the dark corner into the bright place illuminated by the candle holder: "Look at Wickham, maybe someone will visit him--I heard that he has some friends who are very similar to him." Well, ignorant, extravagant, but good-looking and eloquent. I wonder who raised these 'Wickhams'? A man or a group of men who stir up envy, teach communication, dominate thought...  even instigate crimes."

"There was also Georgiana's former tutor, who continued to search for her whereabouts, and found her secretly and quickly."

Dawson nodded slightly, and asked softly: "The inaugural Miss Georgiana stays at Netherfield Manor? Don't you send her back to Pemberley?"

Darcy rubbed his pocket watch, paused before saying: "Pemberley needs to check again, let her stay in Netherfield first."

Dawson was a little anxious, and quickly said: "But Netherfield is too close to Meryton, and the pastor Elliott of Meryton has been transferred, which shows that someone has taken a fancy to this town!"

"Meridon became rich too quickly, and it was also targeted." Dawson said in a low voice: "Now we don't even know where in the south of England those people haven't been able to touch! Especially Meryton, which is too far away from London. Recently, those cultists will infiltrate there sooner or later, and now they have started to move, even Pastor Elliott was unable to resist and lost his priesthood."

Darcy shook his head: "The greater the appetite, the more greedy, the more flaws will be exposed, and the weaker the power will be." Newly prosperous towns like Meryton will not let them go. It seems that they are no longer satisfied with precise control, and even more It's like expanding your power.

"Recently there have been a few incidents in London, all of which are the work of 'new believers' with childish methods-instigating others to harm others, and they have exposed themselves." The gentleman said immediately: "Such enemies don't need to worry too much, Meryton and other areas that have just been eaten, mostly 'Protestant' on top. Pemberley instead, I'm afraid there's still a 'finished product'."

"Actually, Bennett has had one, and they handled it well."

Dawson's eyes widened, "Have you ever met? Miss Elizabeth? But I haven't heard from Fitch at all!" Fitch is a manservant sent by Mr. Darcy to take care of Miss Elizabeth. He is a seasoned hunter. Loyal and reliable.Because the road between Taurus College and London is a bit remote, and the profits of the Ming-style pastry shop attract a lot of prying eyes, Fitch's main job is to follow Miss Lizzie from afar, only appearing in emergencies—the old hunters are always there The city has gained weight, and he didn't wait for the opportunity to show it.

His master said with a "hmph" indifferently, "I thought Fei Qi only needed to report to me."

Dawson shrank his neck, not daring to say that Mr. Darcy couldn't even see Miss Elizabeth now, so he and old Fitch were worse off.

"Miss Jane was about to be entrapped—her fiancé, Mr. George, and Mr. Gardner, foiled the plot, and sent Miss Dora, the 'new apprentice,' to her rightful place," said Mr. Darcy.

"What we need is to get down the vines and find the rot as quickly as possible. London has been rough lately and it would be a terrible idea to send Georgiana back to Derbyshire once we're all here."

"When did the church in Meryton have a confession room? Isn't this kind of confession room unique to Catholic churches?" Elizabeth asked Jane in a low voice. It was a bit abrupt that the confession room appeared in a Protestant church.The Church of England belongs to Protestantism, and Protestants confess directly to God without going through a priest, so Protestant churches do not have confessional booths.

Jane whispered to her sister: "Pastor Elliott is sick and has gone to another city to recuperate. There is a new priest in Meryton. He has set up this new confessional room after some churches in London. This kind of confessional room is not traditional. There are two rooms, and the priest listens to the confession of the believers behind the partition wall, but there is only one room, and there is no need for a priest. Each room has a cross hanging high, and the believers can be alone, more deeply and piously. God repent."

Looking at the small pavilions embedded on the walls of the church, Elizabeth frowned, feeling that the layout was a bit inconsistent.

Georgiana put her arms around her and waited expectantly for the subsequent shopping activities. Her other hand was held together with Lydia, and the two little girls chatted about what to buy later.

Elizabeth couldn't resist this kind of soft request the most, so she had to hurry to comply with them.Just before leaving the church, I couldn't help but take a look at these small houses painted dark red.

Meanwhile, behind a row of confessionals against the wall, a voice murmured: "There is no natural disobedience, and there is no natural obedience, such is the magic of education."

The author has something to say: After reading this chapter, you know that the last chapter hurt the stick.

In fact, the several incidents that Yu wrote before are somewhat related, and they have surfaced~

In the past two days, the fish has encountered some problems, and now it has been resolved smoothly, and the normal update has resumed, and more compensation has been added~

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Bethlehem Asylum: Britain's most 'famous' madhouse, with a long history, dark and cruel.

Drainage Therapy: Ancient Greek healers also developed their own theory that disease stemmed from sexual disorders.In their view, women's menstruation is a natural way to expel toxins from the body on a regular basis, so whether it is fever, dystocia, or depression, there is only one treatment-draining water and relaxing.The common method of drainage is to cut open the patient's arm and let blood out.In the eyes of the people at the time, this therapy was especially effective for the mentally ill.After all, it is easier for a person to calm down after losing blood.Later, people found a more painless and less infectious "leech blood-sucking drug", no matter it is the spleen, stomach, uterus, or vagina, it can be sucked wherever there is a disease.This kind of operation, which seems unbearable to look at now, is a enjoyment that only the nobles can afford. ——"I found a black history of mankind in the madhouse"

Pastor Elliott: Priest of Meryton Church, Chapter [-] mentions, "There is still an ancient church made of stone standing in a secluded part of the street. Father Elliott of the church is a kind and well-bred old man. I am willing to listen to his advice, which saves the mayor of Meryton a lot of trouble." Chapter [-] Miss Bingley conflicted with Elizabeth in order to buy books for Mr. Darcy, and the reason why Mr. Darcy asked Bingley to buy books was "Mr. In the evening, there is an invitation from a gentleman, but I have not negotiated with Pastor Elliott, so I am afraid there will be too little time."

Miss Dora: The culprit who instigated the madam to frame Jane.