[Pride and Prejudice] Liz's Little Vest

"Miss Elizabeth, you have a visitor!"

Christine's voice came from outside the door.

Elizabeth rubbed her eyes vaguely.

I started to have a low-grade fever last night, but now my body temperature has returned to normal.There was a small pustule on the place where the pox was vaccinated on my hand, which has little effect, and it should gradually dry up and scab over in a few days.

"Who is it?" She opened the door.

After sleeping until noon, Mary and Jenner should have gone out, and she couldn't think of anyone in London who knew her.

"A man, wearing a black woolen coat, got out of a four-wheeled carriage. Judging from the condition of the horse, he should have run no less than forty miles." Christine deduced.

"Forty miles—about the distance from Meryton to London. Miss Elizabeth, do you have a brother or a brother?"

Elizabeth was taken aback.

"I only have one older sister and three younger sisters." She answered the other party while arranging her clothes, "Are you sure you are looking for the wrong person?"

"That's right."

Christine was thoughtful, walked to the corner of the window with the curtains slightly drawn, and observed the burly man downstairs.He stood at the door, fidgeting with his gloves with both hands, staring at the door, pacing back and forth.

"Or—fiancé? Sorry, it's presumptuous to ask."

"Fiance?" Elizabeth blushed slightly, "I don't have a fiancé either, Miss Christine."

"That's really interesting." Christine's expression suddenly became interesting.

Elizabeth's face became redder when she was watched by the other party. She walked quickly to the window and looked down through the gap in the curtain.

Who would be visiting her in London at this hour?Elizabeth couldn't think of a reason why anyone—

She was stunned.

When she saw that figure, she thought it was a hallucination caused by her illness.

"Mr. Darcy?" How could he be here?

Elizabeth's cheeks were about to burn.

"This is Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy?" Christine expressed surprise for the first time. Mr. Darcy was one of her teacher's important patrons.

"Yes."

Elizabeth answered vaguely, then quickly put on a red shawl, and staggered quickly down the stairs.Taking a deep breath and opening the door, there was still surprise and embarrassment in his eyes.

"Mr. Darcy?"

"Good afternoon, Miss Elizabeth."

Darcy looked at the lady in front of him, and his eyes were unconsciously attracted by her flushed cheeks.

Her lips were also red, and she was wearing a fiery red coat.The whole person is like a cherry just picked from the orchard, with dewdrops left by the morning fog.

Darcy averted his eyes somewhat unnaturally, took off his hat and saluted like a gentleman, and then explained without waiting for the other party to ask: "I have been in London for the past two days, and I happened to hear that you live here, so I stopped by to say hello."

exactly?Drop in?

It's fine if Darcy doesn't explain it, but once he explains it, the excuse will be full of loopholes.

First, just as Christine reasoned, the driving horse was exhausted, and it looked like it had been driving for a long time.What's more, there is a very obvious mark of Netherfield Manor on the carriage.

Second, her itinerary with Mr. Jenner has never been disclosed, so the theory of "just in time" is naturally not valid.Mr. Darcy could only know her address by asking Mr. Jenner specifically.

Third, stop by and say hello?She didn't know where Darcy was going, so she ran to the suburbs of London?After all, this is a dark and messy slum if you go further outside!

……

I am afraid that Mr. Darcy has come to London from Meryton to see her?

Elizabeth couldn't believe it, but there seemed to be no other possibility.Besides, Darcy had done similar things in her previous life, and I heard that she went to Rosings to meet her when she was in Hertfordshire.It's just that compared to the past, this time appears a little earlier now.

She turned her head quickly, determined not to expose his flawed excuses in good faith, and to maintain his little pride.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Darcy." After she finished speaking, she still couldn't hold back, and smiled lightly.

With this smile, Darcy also cleverly realized the clumsiness of his excuse, and his body stiffened unconsciously at that moment, clutching the gloves with both hands, he coughed a little uneasily.

"I do have business in London on Wednesday and Thursday."

"Is the business done?" Elizabeth asked along.

"It's done."

"What about now, what's the plan now?" Mr. Darcy was shy, so she should take the initiative!

Darcy was slightly taken aback, looking at Elizabeth's sunny smile, he suddenly felt that the entanglement and hesitation about emotional matters along the way just now disappeared.The mood at the moment is golden like the weather today.

At twelve o'clock, the sun is just right.

"Miss Elizabeth, I wonder if you are interested in horse racing?"

"Ok?"

"Today is the Wessex Cup[1], and I would like to invite you to go with me."

Elizabeth was startled, then smiled and said, "Okay, please wait for 10 minutes, Mr. Darcy."

She went upstairs and changed into a white striped cotton dress, still put on the red shawl, and then winked at Christine who was looking at her with a smirk: "I'll be back later, please let Manli not worry."

"Have a good afternoon and a good date, Miss Elizabeth."

Dating?

Elizabeth paused for a moment, her cheeks turned red again instantly.Are people in the city so open-minded at this time?

Her footsteps began to be a little disorganized, and she almost fell when she stepped out of the threshold.

Fortunately, Darcy supported her very gentlemanly.Seeing Elizabeth making such a rare mistake and a rare moment of embarrassment, he felt a bump in his heart.

After restraining the sharp edges and corners, Miss Elizabeth is silly and cute.

Darcy's smile deepened, he supported her all the way to the carriage, and then blocked the top of the door with his other hand: "Be careful, Miss Elizabeth."

"Thank you."

She got into the car in a daze like this.Somewhat unnaturally, he turned his head to look out of the carriage, but from the corner of his eye, he could feel that Darcy had been watching her.

The carriage drove out of Bailey Street, crossed the Thames, and reached the Whitechapel area.Then turn left onto Church Street and Cheapside Street.

"My uncle and aunt live here, Cheapside Street. It's a pity that I don't have time to visit them this time." After finishing speaking, Elizabeth turned her head to look at Darcy, and instantly met his soft eyes looking at her.

Both of their ears were slightly red, and they subconsciously looked away together.

"I've heard of it." Darcy coughed lightly as a cover-up, and it suddenly occurred to him that he had heard about the address of Miss Elizabeth's uncle's house, which came from Miss Bingley's conversation of mocking the relatives of the other party.

This unpleasant experience kept them silent for a week, so he naturally didn't want to bring it up, so he changed the subject and asked Elizabeth's purpose for coming to London this time.

"I have something to ask Mr. Jenner." Elizabeth didn't want to worry Darcy, and she had brought the vaccinia vaccination. "My sister Manli likes physics very much, and I also want to help her ask Mr. Jenner for directions."

"You are such a good sister, Miss Elizabeth," said Darcy sincerely.

"I heard that you are also a good brother, Mr. Darcy." Elizabeth blinked.

When referring to his sister Georgiana, Darcy's face became more gentle. He paused for a few seconds, and then said: "If there is a chance, I really hope to introduce my sister to you. She will definitely like you very much."

When he said this, he looked at Elizabeth very seriously. His dark blue eyes were like bright sapphires, which made her heart skip a beat.

"Thank you." Elizabeth murmured, "I would also like to meet Miss Georgiana."

The two looked at each other and smiled, the smile was full of sunshine.

The soft light of November shone in the carriage, and the temperature seemed to be rising slowly.

While speaking, the carriage had passed St. Paul's Church, Temple Church, passed through Hyde Park, and then stopped at the front street of Holy Trinity Church.

The streets are full of traffic, people come and go, and it is very lively.

Elizabeth was stunned. Doesn't it seem that the Wessex Cup will be held in such a downtown area?

She was guessing the purpose of the carriage parked here, but saw that the driver had come to open the door.

Darcy got out of the car first, she poked her head out slightly, and then saw the house number of "Ladies Magazine" on a three-story bungalow on the street ahead on the right.

The author has something to say:

Quietly, do you still prefer to watch the rivalry between Collins and Wickham?

I started writing Pride and Prejudice because I wanted to make up for Darcy and Elizabeth's love process, but I feel that the cuties seem to prefer the sand-sculpted officer cousin to each other?If you like it, I will write more~

Another: I feel that from the traces of poor reasoning in this chapter, I can see that I have been reading "The Collection of Sherlock Holmes" for the past two days hahaha~

Note:

[1].From "The Silver White Fronted Horse" in "The Detective Collection of Sherlock Holmes", borrow the background of Mr. Conan Doyle's story, let Darcy and Elizabeth fall in love, and there will be no detective link. Haha.The original location is in Winchester, and the original timeline is in the Victorian period~