Pride and Prejudice accident

It has been a few days since the picnic party ended, and Andrea and Maria discussed finding a day with good weather to go to the street to buy some gifts for the family, and then it was time to prepare to go back to Mayfair.That day, Andrea just wrote a letter to her family, explaining that she and Maria will go home soon, just as she was about to stuff the letter into the envelope, she saw Maria rush into the room, opened the closet Rummaging through the clothes inside, he excitedly said to Andrea: "Annie, just now Mr. Green sent Joanna a few tickets to the Opera House tonight, and Joanna said that we will go to the opera together tonight, you Which skirt should I choose?"

"Mr. Green is here?" Andrea asked as she stuffed the letter into the envelope and looked up at the busy Maria.

"No, he sent servants to send them, and he sent a total of four tickets." Maria took out four or five skirts from the closet and threw them on the bed and said.

"What opera?" Andrea asked with interest, she had never seen an opera.

Maria paused and said, "I didn't pay attention to this. Just watching the opera is enough to excite me. I heard that the opera is very good. Anne, look at this pink dress and this Which blue dress looks better?"

"Pink. I wrote to Mom and Dad, telling them we'll be home soon." Andrea said, shaking the letter in her hand.

The smile on Maria's face disappeared immediately. She threw away the skirt in her hand, sat on the edge of the bed and said, "I'm really reluctant to go back. I'm really happy to live the days recently."

"I have to go back, don't you still want to stay at Darcy's house as a miss forever?" Andrea said jokingly, sealing the envelope.

"No, it's just that I left this time. I don't know when I will see Joanna again. Although she said that she would invite us to Pemberley Manor in the summer, she didn't know what would happen at that time. She might find New friends, and Mr. Green's pursuit is getting more and more enthusiastic." Maria was a little dejected, worried that her friendship would end because of this separation.

Andrea sat next to Maria, patted Maria on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry about things that haven't happened here, we can't guess what the future will be, I believe as long as you take good care of yourself If you protect the friendship, it won't end so quickly."

"That's true. I should worry about what to wear at night." Maria took a deep breath, stood up and said.

Before Maria decided which dress to choose, Georgiana came and knocked on the door. She said that she had nothing to do in the afternoon and wanted to invite the two of them to go shopping, because Andrea had won a small fortune at the racetrack before, and she brought The money that came was not used much, so the money was still quite loose, so when Georgiana asked a question, Maria happily wanted to agree.

Andrea was a little lazy today, and didn't want to go for a walk, so she shook her head and said, "I didn't sleep well last night. I want to rest in the afternoon. If you want to go, go."

"Then we won't go out anymore, let's stay with you at home." Georgiana said.

"No, you go out for a stroll, I'm reading at home. Joanna, can I go to the study and get a book?"

"Of course, as long as you don't move the things on the desk." These days Andrea and Maria often go to Darcy's study to borrow books, but each time they are led by Mr. Darcy I went in and got it.Because that study is where Mr. Darcy works, and there are some documents on the desk, even if Georgiana goes in, she can't touch it casually.

"I know, I'll leave the study after I get the book. Well, get ready, it's lunch time soon, and you just go out after eating."

"Okay then, we'll be back early."

Georgiana and Maria went out shortly after lunch, and Andrea wandered to the study on the second floor. This study is closest to Mr. Darcy's room, and it is Mr. Darcy's office on weekdays. He would approach casually, and Andrea went in to borrow books a few times, but she just hurriedly picked a good-looking one from the bookshelf at the door and came out. She didn't look at the study carefully at all, so she thought Since the host is not here today, I have to take a good look at what this study is like.

The door of the study was not locked, and the servants would not come up to the second floor casually. Andrea closed the door after entering the study, and then began to visit the room.Nowadays, any family with a little wealth will buy a large number of books and put them in the study for appearance, because the more books the better, the more noble they can represent their status.However, although book buyers buy a lot of books, few actually read them. Therefore, many of the books in the study room are brand new.

Mr. Darcy's study also has the same shortcoming. There are eight large bookshelves close to the wall, and the books on seven of them are brand new. Only the books on the shelf behind the desk are a little messy. It can be seen that the owner often flips through it.

Andrea walked around the desk piled with documents, walked to the bookshelf and carefully looked at the books on it. They were all books by famous writers of this era, and there were also some large philosophical books, among which there was a whole set of The well-known "Encyclopedia Britannica" seems to be newly put up, and I haven't had time to read it yet.

Andrea is very curious about this book. She has heard of it before, and it seems that this set of books is very famous in the world. Bought it, never watched it.Now that I am here, the only pastime in my daily life is reading books. Andrea really hopes to read them, but this kind of books are not available to ordinary people in this era, so she has never seen them before that. I have passed this book.

Andrea thought about it and wanted to take a copy down to have a look, but Mr. Darcy put it a little too high. Of course, it is easy to get it with Mr. Darcy's height, but with Andrea's current height It is not an easy task.So Andrea wanted to find a stool to cushion it, but when she looked around, she found that in addition to a sofa, there was only a stool that matched the desk in the study, but that was Mr. Darcy's throne, of course Andrea She didn't dare to step on it, so Andrea had no choice but to step on the second shelf of the bookcase, hold the bookcase with one hand, and stretch out her hand to hook it.

Each of the "Encyclopedia Britannica" is a thick book with a heavy thick leather cover. Andrea is reluctant to hold it with one hand, so when she wants to get down from the bookcase, she accidentally misses it. Hold on, the book falls.Books in this era are very expensive and precious, let alone this set of encyclopedias. Andrea was afraid that the book would be broken if it fell to the ground, so she immediately stretched out her foot to block it, but the book was not damaged. However, the falling book hit his leg hard, and he gasped in pain.

"Hiss! It hurts to death!" Andrea cried out in pain, and regardless of her appearance, she sat down on the carpet and lifted her skirt to check her legs. She was sure that her legs must have been bruised.

Now that the weather is not very cold, Andrea only wore a pair of loose white cotton trousers under her skirt. She rolled up the trousers, and sure enough, she saw a large piece of bruise below her knees, some of which were even purple.Andrea pressed it with her hand, and tears of pain were about to come out immediately.

The encyclopedia next to it was lying on the ground intact, but Andrea had no desire to read it anymore, she just wanted to go back and get some cold water for a cold compress.

While Mr. Darcy was at work the housekeeper sent him a letter from Hertfordshire from his aunt, Mrs. de Bourgh, telling of his cousin, who had been ill since birth. Miraculously, this winter there is no cold or fever. Mrs. De Bourgh thinks this is something worth celebrating. It means that Ms. De Bourgh's health will get better and better in the future, so she plans to hold a banquet, so she writes to invite her Mr. Darcy passed.

Mr. Darcy couldn't laugh or cry when he saw it. Of course he knew what Mrs. de Bourgh's idea was. In fact, he wanted to let him cultivate a relationship with Miss de Bourgh, and then repeat the joke in front of his mother. When talking about marriage.To be honest, it is harmless for him to marry the De Bourgh family. After all, if he marries Miss De Bourgh, then after Mrs. De Bourg's death, the property of the entire De Bourgh family will be the Darcy family that's it.But Mr. Darcy really doesn't like his cousin. It's not that she has a bad character, but that she has been sick since she was a child, and the whole person is surrounded by a dead breath, which makes people feel uncomfortable. .

Mr. Darcy does not want to marry a sick child, nor does he want to marry a lifeless wife, so since Mrs. de Bourgh proposed marriage for the first time after he became an adult, he has never expressed it. He only hopes that Mrs. de Bourgh able to understand what he meant.It's a pity that Mrs. de Bourgh is a rare and very stubborn lady. She thinks that Mr. Darcy's refusal is only because of Miss de Bourg's poor health, which may make it difficult to give birth to an heir. The doctor came to attend to Miss de Bourgh.She thought Mr. Darcy would be willing to marry as soon as Miss de Bourgh's health recovered.And Mr. Darcy's non-marriage has given her enough confidence. The lady thinks that Mr. Darcy's non-marriage is entirely because he is waiting for Miss De Bourgh's health to improve.

Mr. Darcy has nothing to do with his aunt's thoughts. He can only minimize the time to visit Mrs. de Bourgh, and try to avoid Mrs. de Bourgh's invitation. However, in view of filial piety, sometimes Mr. Darcy It can't be avoided, just like this time, Mrs. de Bower sent an invitation carefully, and Mr. Darcy has to go to Hertfordshire if he doesn't want to.

Because of this letter, Mr. Darcy was no longer in the mood to continue working, so he went home early, and then went directly to the study on the second floor.Naturally, Mr. Darcy didn't think that there would be other people in his study, and naturally he didn't have the idea of ​​knocking on the door, so when he opened the door, he saw a shapeless figure sitting on the ground, naked and with a Calf, Andrea, who stared at him with wide-eyed horror.