[Pride and Prejudice] Liz's Little Vest

Towards evening, the Bennet family's carriage set off from Meryton back to Longbourn.

"What a beautiful sunset, what a perfect day!"

Collins, who had been with Miss Bingley for four full hours, was now in a state of euphoria after smoking opium, like a drug addict in a smoke den.He sat side by side with the coachman, whipped the horse, and galloped on the country road.

Collins was absent, and the five ladies in the carriage were rarely quiet.

"Liz, Mr. Wickham has been staring at you the whole time today!" Lydia couldn't bear to be quiet, and opened the topic first.

"What, envious?"

"I don't!" Lydia lifted her chin.

"This gentleman is also good-looking, and his character doesn't look very good. He reminds me of the big liar Rick officer in "First Impressions". He is addicted to gambling, not doing business properly, and abducting innocent little girls Elope. I don’t know if such a person really exists in reality.”

"It's good to know." Elizabeth smiled. "As for whether there will be officers with bad conduct in reality, you will know soon. Let me tell you, this gentleman only cares about the dowry of girls, so I still be far behind."

"Why is this so?" Lydia unconsciously defended her sister.

"There are so many reasons, Lydia. The human heart is complicated, and you haven't reached the age to see through it." Elizabeth scratched her nose playfully.

"Liz!" Lydia looked away, "I'm 15 years old!"

"Yes, you are the tallest."

"Mr. Wickham is a very skilled liar." Charlotte said suddenly, with a calm tone, "There is truth in what he says, and there is truth in what he says. It is this unique combination that makes his speech so obvious. It looks emotional, authentic and believable."

Elizabeth looked at her friend in surprise.

Wickham's lies are not so easy to see, at least in her previous life, she was kept in the dark until she finished reading Darcy's letter.Now that Charlotte has said it out, how can she not be surprised?

"Why do you say that?" she asked.

"Because Mr. Collins insulted him so much, and he didn't refute. And his eyes, his eyes gave me a very dangerous feeling." Charlotte replied, "But anyway, Eliza, You have to be careful. Wickham has a lot of gold on the outside and a lot of trouble on the inside. But his appearance is too deceptive."

"And what about Collins?" Elizabeth asked, seemingly involuntarily. "What would you say of Mr. Collins, Charlotte?"

Charlotte didn't understand why her friend asked such a question, but she answered seriously: "With all due respect, Mr. Collins doesn't even have an appearance."

Elizabeth smiled: "It's rare for you to say that."

Charlotte explained: "In such a topic, lack of appearance is regarded as a commendatory evaluation. It is precisely because of this that he has not tasted the sweetness of using appearance to deceive and deceive like Wickham, so his mind is not as sinister as him. "

"It's great!" Elizabeth couldn't help praising, "Charlotte, your research on human nature is so thorough, it's really great."

"Eliza, you also have unique insights, don't you?" Charlotte smiled quietly.

Elizabeth watched and thought silently, her smart and kind friend, if she wanted to marry Collins, she would be really wronged...

What should I do?

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And so passed Wednesday and Thursday.

Wickham is good at socializing, and has made many good friends in Meryton these two days - also thanks to Collins' absence.

If you have many friends, you will naturally be well-informed.He made indirect remarks, and finally got information about the Meryton girls from seven or eight close friends.

Among them, in terms of net worth, Miss Bingley won the top spot with a dowry of [-] pounds.Followed by Miss Jin, her dowry is also a full [-] pounds.After that, there are some insignificant fish and shrimps, very few of them exceed five thousand pounds, and most of the girls' dowries are between five hundred and one thousand pounds.

After learning this, Wickham is deeply proud of his vision and judgment.Thanks to his haste to get rid of Miss Elizabeth, for he learned today that the Longbourne property is not going to the Miss Bennets, but will be in the hands of that odious Collins!

Thinking of this, Wickham couldn't help sighing, why didn't he have the luck of Collins to harvest a manor in vain according to the limited inheritance right?

But it doesn't matter, he will get a dowry of [-] pounds immediately.

He and his quarry had been going very well these two days, because he had deliberately found out that Darcy was not in Meryton on Wednesday and Thursday.So taking this opportunity, he followed Officer Danny and Captain Carter to visit the Netherfield Manor twice in two days, and had a pleasant conversation with Miss Bingley.

However, on Friday, Wickham sensitively found that Miss Bingley was deliberately alienating him, and friends in the militia regiment all looked at him strangely, and some people with identities were even more reluctant to associate with him.

"Mr. Wickham." Miss Bingley called his name politely and coldly. She obviously called him George affectionately for the past two days. Meryton, Charles, I think we'll talk about your past today. I heard you and Mr. Darcy were old acquaintances?"

Something rumored outside?

Wickham was taken aback.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Miss Catherine. But my past seems a little dull compared to that of Brother Ling."

"You might as well tell me about it," said Miss Bingley.

Under the "forcement" of the other party, Wickham had to vaguely tell the story of growing up with Darcy, the friendship between the old Mr. Darcy and his father, and the process of changing from a priest to an officer.

Most of them are, of course, made up.

After he finished speaking, he immediately gave Danny a wink, indicating that the other party would find an excuse to ask him to leave.

"What's going on outside? Danny, is it about me and Darcy?" After leaving Netherfield Manor, he hurriedly asked his friend.

"It's nothing, I don't really understand." Officer Danny is not a liar, his evasive eyes immediately exposed his heart.

"Danny." Wickham calmed down, "No matter what others say, you must believe me, right?"

"Of course, George," Danny said.

"Then please tell me the exact words, I need to know."

Danny made a vague "uh" a few more times, and didn't make up his mind to speak until he met Wickham's serious eyes.

"It is said--believe me, George, I don't believe the gossip at all--it is said that Mr Wickham was once a Derbyshire clergyman, unprofessional and unprofessional, but Darcy Good sir, let you - er, let you continue in this role. Later you were dismissed because of your own fault. As a priest, you deceived God and stole the precious things from Pemberley Manor, and then you were kicked out of Derbyshire by Mr. Darcy of."

"That's all?" Wickham's face was very ugly.

He hadn't been a pastor, not even a day.Is it a pastor who sends out all this nonsense?

"and also--"

"What else?"

"Also, some people in the militia said that they lost things in the past two days, most of them were necklaces, jewelry, etc. given to the women at home. It is rumored that you stole them..."

"How is it possible?" Wickham exclaimed angrily.

He has been busy stealing Miss Bingley's heart these two days, "stealing" her dowry of [-] pounds, how can he have time to care about these boring and low-level things?

"And, uh, and—"

"What else??" Wickham's heart was on fire, and his cheeks were flushed red.

"Also, there are rumors in the town that Mr. Wickham fell in love with Mr. Collins at first sight. It is said that Mr. Collins saw you more than once on the road from Longbourne to Meryton, and that you have been following him for the past two days..."

"Collins!" Wickham gritted his teeth, losing his demeanor long ago.

Danny looked at Wickham's flushed face and was startled: "George...?"

"Nothing." Wickham could guess with his toes, what kind of random things Danny was thinking of now.

"You really know Mr. Collins?"

"We met together two days ago, with the Miss Bennetts."

"Oh." Danny recalled, as if there was such a thing, "then you—"

"Gossip, sensational!" Wickham exclaimed angrily.

It's a pity that in such a village that lacks vitality, gossip is what everyone welcomes most.Whether true or false, the speaker just speaks, and the listener just listens.

One pass ten, ten pass one hundred, one hundred pass one thousand.Who cares what the truth is, as long as everyone is having fun talking about it?

Our Mr. Collins is, of course, "one" of this rumor.

During his stay in Longbourne, apart from greeting Miss Bingley every morning, he actually visited all 24 households.In every household the first subject of conversation was necessarily Lady Catherine.Speaking of Mrs. Catherine, he must talk about Mr. Darcy; talking about Mr. Darcy, he also has to mention Mr. Pemberley Park Thief kindly.

Because he has long regarded the Ban Mansion as his own property, and the 24 households in Longbourn as his neighbors.As a pastor, he feels that he has the responsibility to be close to his neighbors, to guard against incipient problems, and to nip such a black sheep in its cradle.

Collins had a rare imagination in this matter.He didn't need to recite compliments in advance, he was able to subtly combine Wickham's misdeeds and praise Mr. Darcy, and spread it to 24 homes in Longbourne and the most prosperous street in Meryton town. .

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Of course, there are other news circulating these days.

For example, when Mrs. Bennet was chatting with Mrs. Lucas, she occasionally revealed the news that Mr. Bingley was going to be engaged to Jane, and said that Elizabeth and Mr. Elton had a good talk.

Mr. Wickham, for example, also spoke to Miss Bingley and Miss King of Darcy, saying that his mother was sister to Lady Catherine.The two also intend to combine the two huge properties through the combination of Darcy and Miss de Paul.

……

However, these uninteresting rumors are insignificant in the case of the thief at the Pemberley Manor publicized by Big Mouth Collins, and the later fictitious militia theft and the ambiguous relationship between the two men.

The author has something to say:

I moved the dormitory in the past two days, and the update time is as disordered as my aunt... I'm sorry, cuties~ The stable daily update 3k+ may have to wait until after graduation in January 2020.1 (if it hasn't finished by then):D

Another: This is an author who is going farther and farther on the road of spoofing... The next chapter will start to brake, and the normal plot line and emotional line will be restored haha.I'm sorry Mrs. Austin~