Pride and Prejudice accident

Because she will not be able to go to school next year, Maria wrote a special letter to Miss Darcy, explaining why she could not keep the agreement and continue to go to school, and her wish to keep in touch with Miss Darcy.Miss Darcy's reply letter arrived a week later. The lady said very understandingly that she could understand Maria's choice and that she would continue to contact Maria in the future.Then the lady invited Maria and Andrea to go to London for Christmas together, because Miss Darcy's brother had written to her asking her to go to London for Christmas, and Miss Darcy thought her brother would definitely She spends all her time with her future sister-in-law, and she doesn't want to be alone at Christmas, so she wants Maria to accompany her.Of course, Miss Darcy knew that Maria must want to be with her favorite sister Andrea, so she invited Andrea and Maria to London together.

"Joanna is so kind, Andrea, haven't you always wanted to visit London? This time we can go together, and if we live at uncle's house, we can save some expenses." Maria held the letter Paper said happily.

What country girls yearn for most is to go to London. In their opinion, London is the best place in the world, where they can buy the most exquisite clothes and attend the most luxurious banquets.Although Andrea's uncle's family is in London, the Ferguson family has always been frugal, and the cost of a trip to London is worth the family's expenses for several months, so the ladies only have a chance to go to London once every few years.It just so happens that Andrea hasn't been there in the past two years, so Andrea is very curious about what London looks like now, and wants to take a look.

"We'll ask our father when we're having dinner later, and I think he will agree with us. But it's a pity that we can't spend Christmas with the family," Andrea said.

"Andrea." Maria hugged Andrea's arm and looked at Andrea, and said with a begging tone: "You must go with me, otherwise father will definitely not Allow me to go alone."

"Okay, okay, I'm also very curious about your good friend, Miss Darcy, and her stern elder brother. I don't know what kind of lady he likes."

"Andrea, thank you." Maria laughed, revealing the two deep dimples on her face.

Maria stretched out a finger to poke one of Maria's dimples, stood up and stretched, and said, "Although Miss Darcy said that she will bear the cost of the journey, we can't go empty-handed. Well, let's weave a pair of gloves for Miss Darcy as a gift, as we have some new wool this year."

"Well, I'm going to ask my mother for some." Maria was very active. The sisters had eight pounds of pocket money each month, but Maria's money was spent on buying some fabrics and lace. All the rest was bought, so she couldn't afford to buy gifts herself.Although the gifts made by myself are not expensive, they are more thoughtful than bought. Maria thought Joanna would not mind.

Andrea has saved almost all her pocket money in the past two years, with a savings of nearly two hundred pounds, but she will not spend the money on gifts for rich ladies like Miss Darcy, Anyway, she has everything, she might as well do it with more heart.

Of course, Andrea also has her own plans for the use of this money. This time, if Mr. Ferguson agrees that she and Maria go to London, Andrea is going to take the money to London to buy some Buy something you like, and buy some small gifts for your family members.

At lunch, just as everyone sat at the table, Maria couldn't wait to tell about Miss Darcy's invitation to go to London with Andrea, and then asked Mr. Ferguson to allow her and Andrea to go to London for Christmas. .

This surprised Mr. Ferguson, because Maria had always been introverted, and she could only play with Andrea at home.However, he respected and loved his strict father, but he was not close, and rarely took the initiative to talk to him.This time Maria was able to take the initiative to ask him to agree to let her and Andrea go to London together, which proved how much Maria wanted to go to London.Mr. Ferguson didn't want to give up his little daughter's hope. After thinking about it, he nodded and agreed. He also said that he would give Maria and Andrea two hundred pounds each as pocket money for going to London.

Andrea knew that her family's economy was a bit tight recently, so she immediately rejected the pocket money that Mr. Ferguson gave her, and said that she had enough pocket money for her and Maria to buy something they liked in London.Although Maria didn't know the current situation at home, after all, her daily life was almost the same as before, but she still rejected Mr. Ferguson's kindness along with Andrea.

Two days later, the two sisters packed up their things and went to Derbyshire, preparing to meet Miss Darcy, and then Miss Darcy would take them to London.The means of transportation in this era are not convenient, and it is very uncomfortable to sit in a carriage with constant bumps, but Andrea is in a good mood, because this is a rare opportunity for her to travel far since she came to this era, and the English countryside The scenery is also very nice.

After walking for three days on the road, the two arrived in the small town of Lumberton, Derbyshire. It was already afternoon, and the coachman suggested that the two should rest at the hotel in Lumberton for a night before going on the road, but Andrea asked the hotel manager The maid found out that they would arrive at Pemberley in less than five miles. After hearing this, Maria immediately asked the coachman to continue on the road, so that they could arrive at Pemberley Manor in the evening.Although it seemed impolite to visit others at night, Andrea nodded when she saw that Maria seemed eager to see her friends.Besides, staying in a hotel room in winter is always not comfortable enough. I heard that Pemberley Manor is a very luxurious manor, and Andrea also wanted to live there, so she and Maria asked the coachman to hurry.

The sun always sets earlier in winter. When the carriage reached the woods in front of the Pemberley Manor, the sky had already darkened. Through the dense trees, one could faintly see the candlelight of the Pemberley Manor on the high slope.

"Andrea, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so capricious just now. It's getting dark now, and it's really rude for us to visit Joanna." At this moment, Maria felt that she was a little too impulsive just now. Thinking that he would not be able to go to school in the future, this might be the only chance to meet Joanna, so he was a little too impulsive and completely forgot about etiquette.

"It doesn't matter, we have already arrived here, and Miss Darcy invited us to live in Pemberley Manor, and now we are only one night earlier."

Andrea was very happy. Before entering the woods, she saw the appearance of Pemberley Manor. This is really a beautiful tall building. It stands on a high slope. Behind the house is a large area of ​​tall woods and rolling hills. , in front of the house is a beautiful small lake, and a glass greenhouse was built beside the lake.

It took several minutes for the carriage to leave the woods, and along a rather tortuous path, came to the big iron gate of Pemberley Manor.At this time, the iron gate was closed, and the porter guarding the iron gate in the next hut saw a carriage approaching and came out holding an oil lamp, asking, "Whose carriage is this?"

Andrea opened the window of the carriage, poked her head out and said to the concierge: "We are invited by Miss Darcy, please help to report it, and say it is Sister Ferguson."

"Okay, miss, please wait a moment." The concierge nodded, turned around and quickly walked in through a small wooden door next to the main gate.

Since the gate was nearly [-] meters away from the house, Andrea and Maria waited for a quarter of an hour before the servant came to open the door.The carriage drove again, and Andrea saw through the window that the gate of Pemberley Manor was opened, and the light shone on the steps in front of the house, and the house was brightly lit.

Georgiana was about to have dinner, when she heard the servant report that Maria was coming, she immediately stood up, adjusted her skirt, and was ready to go out to meet her. She ordered the servants to light the large chandeliers in the hall and dining room, and asked the kitchen to prepare dinner again. .

"Maria, I miss you so much. This must be Miss Andrea. I'm very glad to see you. Maria always tells me about you." Georgiana put on a woolen shawl and walked out When they got out of the room, they greeted Maria and Andrea happily when they saw Maria and Andrea coming up the steps.

"Joanna, I miss you too, thank you so much for inviting Andrea and I to London this time." Maria walked over and took Georgiana's hand and said happily.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Darcy, I'm really sorry to disturb you so late." Andrea said looking at Miss Darcy, who was as tall as Maria but much thinner.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Andrea, let's go inside quickly, it's really cold outside."

Georgiana took Andrea and Maria into her own small living room, which her brother Mr. Darcy had specially arranged for her to invite her own friends.However, Georgiana had only invited a few ladies from Mr. Darcy's friend's house before, and this was the first time she had brought her friends in, so she seemed a little nervous.

"Maria, please sit down, Miss Andrea. I don't think you guys have dinner yet. I've got the kitchen ready. Let's have some snacks first!" Georgiana smiled and asked the two to sit down, with a smile on her face. with some shyness.

Andrea looked at Miss Darcy, who looked like a doll under the warm orange light.Miss Darcy's skin is a typical aristocratic white to transparent color. She is very delicate and lovely. She has pale golden slightly curly hair and a pair of big sky blue eyes with long eyelashes following her eyes. She blinked and fluttered from time to time, her nose was straight and small, and her lips were beautifully shaped and pink.The whole person is really indescribably good-looking, but it's a pity that the current skirt is not that kind of tutu skirt, otherwise, this lady would look like a doll.

"I really appreciate Miss Darcy's hospitality. If you are free in the future, Miss Darcy might as well come to our house. The scenery in Mansfield is different from here, but it is also very good. If you go in spring, our house There is a large swamp on the farm, where you can see all kinds of birds. Just walk in the reeds, and you can pick up a basket of wild duck eggs." Andrea said.

"Really, that must be very interesting, I have never picked up wild duck eggs!" Georgiana was very interested when she heard that, because of her body and personality, Miss Darcy seldom went out, so she was very concerned about everything in the outside world. curiosity.

"Joanna, who is the gentleman in the painting behind you?" Maria drank tea and pointed to a portrait of a gentleman on the easel behind Georgiana. The expression of the gentleman in the portrait looked very strange. It is tall, but it is impatient, and it seems that there is still a trace of forbearance.

"This is my brother. I secretly painted it last summer. He was fishing by the river. He likes fishing very much. Unfortunately, he didn't catch one all afternoon, but the friends who fished with him have already gained a lot. Yes, my brother put on this expression after being laughed at by his friends, and I quietly drew it when I saw it was funny." Georgiana blinked her eyes and said very embarrassedly, while praying in her heart to wait until Ender Leah and Maria were able to forget about the painting when they went to London to meet Mr. Darcy.