Andrea and Maria finally returned to Mayfair. The Ferguson family was overjoyed. Mrs. Ferguson asked the kitchen to cook a big meal and invited John's family to have dinner. Everyone ate and drank happily. pause.

After dinner, everyone gathered in the small living room. Mr. Ferguson and John sat on the side and played chess. Each of them had a pipe in their mouth and smoked it once in a while.Mrs. Ferguson and Louisa were sitting on the same sofa, one was holding a cloth for little Joe, and the other was knitting little socks for little Joe, with wool in her hand.Maria and Edward were sitting on the other couch, holding a copy of "Encyclopedia Britannica" in their hands, reading with relish.

Andrea was sitting on the three-tiered thick carpet by the fireplace, and Xiao Qiao was lying beside Andrea, fumbling and fumbling words that others could not understand, waving her little hands from time to time Kick the little short legs, and then sweetly call aunt.Andrea happily stretched out her fingers to poke Xiao Qiao's chubby belly, and he would wriggle his buttocks and move around on the carpet, shouting: "Auntie, bad, bad."

When Xiao Qiao was teething, his saliva flooded every day. When he was happy, the saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth when he was talking, but instead of flowing into the small bib on his chest, it only flowed to his ears. Andrea hurriedly took a handkerchief for him to wipe. In less than half an hour, the little guy got two of Andrea's handkerchiefs wet.

"Ah, the saliva is really getting more and more, are you going to flood our living room?" Andrea said, pointing the tip of Xiao Qiao's nose.

After hearing this, Xiao Qiao laughed, raised her two legs, and patted a fat foot in a thick sock with one hand, and the saliva formed bubbles at the corners of her mouth as he laughed. Come on, or it will splash out, and several drops are sprayed on Andrea's face.

When Luisa saw it, she immediately took a small pillow specially designed for Xiao Qiao and put it under Xiao Qiao's head. While wiping Xiao Qiao's saliva, she said to Andrea: "You can't let him lie flat and laugh like this!" , he will choke on his own saliva."

"I see. I won't tease him anymore. Is he going to sleep?" Andrea asked while touching Xiao Qiao's head.

"It's almost time to sleep, don't talk to him, he will fall asleep soon." Luisa said, then turned around and took the small fleece blanket specially designed for Xiao Qiao to cover Xiao Qiao's body.

Andrea watched Xiao Qiao obediently stop messing around after being covered with a small blanket, and just turned her emerald green eyes around to look at the cute and clever look around her. She liked it very much, so she whispered Said: "I won't quarrel with him anymore, I'll just sit here with him."

After Luisa sat back on the sofa, Andrea sat alone on the sofa cushion by the fireplace, looked at Xiao Qiao, and started to be dazed.

On the day Andrea left Darcy's house, Mr. Darcy didn't say anything more about being responsible. This made Andrea feel relieved, but she was somewhat disappointed. To be responsible, rather than wanting to be responsible out of the slightest personal feeling, must be a little sad for a young lady.But after Andrea got into the carriage, Mr. Darcy personally took a small wooden box and handed it to her, and then only said that it was a gift for her, and then turned and entered the house.

Later, Andrea opened the box and found that there was a set of "Encyclopaedia Britannica" inside. The corner of the first book was shrunk a little. I saw it, because she took the book into the room that night but didn't look at the contents inside, just stared at the book cover in a daze, naturally noticed such a small piece of damage that she accidentally dropped.

Andrea scratched her hair. She couldn't figure out why Mr. Darcy gave her this set of books. It shouldn't be given to her due to circumstances and reasons, and she was only given to her.If you want to give it, it should be a new set. What does it mean to give the old one to her? Because she broke it a little, so I don’t want it. I just gave it to her. It’s because she used to read a book. It's very pitiful to be smashed green, so I will give it to her as a favor.Or is it because, because I have some thoughts about her, I gave it to her to express my heart?

Andrea couldn't figure out why after guessing and guessing. It was the first time that she hated people with facial paralysis so much. If Mr. Darcy's expression types could be enriched by even one percent, she could also start from Find a little clue in his expression.But no, there was nothing to be seen, the expression on Mr. Darcy's face was not the slightest difference from the expression on his face every time he used to be stern.

"Hiss!" Andrea took a breath of cold air in pain. It turned out that she unknowingly changed her sitting position to a kneeling position, and pressed the big bruised and purple lump on her leg, causing a dull pain.Andrea immediately sat down, rubbing her calf carefully, and decided not to think about it anymore. No matter what, she has decided that she will never promise Mr. Darcy to be responsible. empty talk.

Andrea is enjoying the warmth of her family, but Mr. Darcy is having a hard time. Mrs. de Bourgh was indeed a beautiful woman when she was young, but unfortunately, she looks sour when she is old. The mean features are more and more vivid.At this moment, the lady is looking at Mr. Darcy with her eyes that are still slightly raised in the corners of her eyes despite having several crow's feet, and asking Mr. Darcy what he thinks of Miss De Bourgh's piano skills.

Mr. Darcy was unhappy in his heart, but he had to say something that could barely be heard as a compliment. Fortunately, he always had a straight face and didn't have to smile to deal with it. Otherwise, Mr. Darcy probably wouldn't be so calm. Take it easy.

Mrs. de Bourgh was very satisfied with Mr. Darcy's performance. She always believed that her daughter's beauty and talent could attract her nephew.And she still has a marriage contract in her hand. Although both she and Mr. Darcy knew that it was just a joke made by Mr. Darcy's mother, she can still make a fuss about it.

Of course, Mrs. De Bourgh wants Mr. Darcy to agree to marry her daughter, not only because she wants to find a stable home for her daughter. She also really likes her nephew and hopes that her property can be given to the Darcy family. inherit.Mrs. de Bourgh knew very well in her heart that how many of the gentlemen who pursued Miss de Bourgh sincerely pursued her because they loved her daughter. Wasn't it because of the inheritance rights of the entire Kent land of the de Bourgh family?Although Mrs. De Bourgh refused to admit Miss De Bourner's physical condition, she knew in her heart that once she gave birth, Miss De Bourner's health would be worse, and she probably wouldn't live long. If the property is inherited by a person with a different surname, it is better to give it to your own daughter and the children of your own nephew.

Moreover, Mrs. De Bourgh also understands Mr. Darcy's character. Mr. Darcy looks like a very rigid and strict gentleman, but in fact he is the same as her sister in his heart. In terms of feelings, there is a kind of deviant hidden in his heart. of courage.At the beginning, her younger sister, as a lady of the earl's family, fell in love with the old Mr. Darcy who was born as a merchant. Although the Darcy family had a great status in the church and inherited a large amount of land, as a real noble lady of the earl's family Said that old Mr. Darcy is obviously not worthy of her, but for the sake of love, her sister doesn't care about other people's eyes at all.And Mr. Darcy has inherited this character very well. He has not looked for a wife for so many years. To put it bluntly, he wants to find a woman he loves, but if he is asked to choose his own wife, I don’t know what he will find. It is estimated that he will not care much about status.

It has to be said that Mrs. De Bower really knows Mr. Darcy very well in a certain way, otherwise she would not have seen in the original book that Mr. Darcy gave Wickham a sum of money to marry Lydia not because he was not afraid of threats. When Cobham's life is poor in the future, it is time to say that Georgiana eloped with him, but because he fell in love with Elizabeth and wanted to help Elizabeth.However, in the original book, Mrs. De Bourgh was still clever and was misunderstood by her cleverness. If she hadn’t rushed to find Elizabeth, Elizabeth would not have been sure that Mr. Darcy helped her family, so she completely changed her view of Mr. Darcy. brought about their marriage.

But at this moment Mrs. De Bourgh didn't know what might happen in the future, she just happily listened to Miss De Bourner's piano, and then kept praising Miss De Bourner.

Mr. Darcy stirred the coffee in his hand with some annoyance. Miss De Bourgh played the piano well, but her piano skills were far inferior to Georgiana's, at most on the same level as Andrea. After all, Miss De Bourgh My body has always been panting for five steps, and panting for ten steps. I don't have the energy to sit and practice the piano all the time.But Ms. De Bauer is really very devoted to playing the piano. The pieces she plays are always full of emotion. She seems to put all the emotions she can't express into the pieces, and it seems that she wants to get those pieces through the pieces. All the fun she never had.It's just that no matter how good the sound of the piano is, coupled with Mrs. De Bourgh's chattering non-repetitive compliments, it still makes Mr. Darcy feel dizzy for a while.

Frowning, Mr. Darcy put down the coffee cup in his hand and made a soft "click". He simply stood up and walked to the window, looking at a lush forest outside, hoping to relieve his anxiety.In the past few days, Mr. Darcy's psychology has been very irritable. He is always struggling with the scene that he accidentally bumped into in the study last time. His psychology is abnormally contradictory, and reason and emotion are constantly struggling. On the one hand, as a gentleman, he wants to be responsible to Andrea, on the other hand, he thinks of Elizabeth, whom he still likes, and then he thinks of the mess in Bennet's house, and then thinks that he wants to find someone he loves. The determination of a suitable lady to be a wife.In short, Mr. Darcy's mind is like a mess, and he can't figure it out anyway.

The author has something to say: In the middle of writing just now, I checked some Pride and Prejudice materials, and found that there seem to be several translated versions, each with its own differences, and all of them are different from the English original and the various versions of the film and television drama. You will be overwhelmed by all kinds of small details.

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