Pride and Prejudice accident

Early the next morning after the ball, Mr. Darcy went to Mr. Richard's house to visit Mr. Ferguson, and made it clear that he wanted to pursue Andrea. After obtaining Mr. Ferguson's consent, he and Andrea The relationship is officially confirmed.

Mr. Darcy was very satisfied with this, and he gave Andrea and her family the little gifts he had brought from the East, which won the favor of all the ladies.Mrs. Molly liked Mr. Darcy very much. Since Andrea came to London last year, Mrs. Molly felt that Andrea might develop a marriage with Mr. Darcy, but now it really succeeded.

Men and women who fall in love in this era don't like to express their love in public, so after a sumptuous lunch, Mr. Darcy invited Andrea to take a walk on the streets of London.Andrea was already blushing from being seen by everyone this morning, so she readily accepted Mr. Darcy's invitation, changed her clothes, and walked out holding Mr. Darcy's arm.

Mr. Richard's house is close to the commercial street, and the surrounding area is very lively. When Andrea lived in Mr. Richard's house, she often watched the scene on the street through the window, so she didn't feel that noisy.Mr. Darcy frowned. Obviously, this kind of place is not suitable for walking and chatting, but it takes a while to go to those beautiful and tidy streets, so Mr. Darcy had no choice but to choose some relatively secluded trails.

"Annie, I heard your uncle said that he plans to buy a shop in Wenteroth Street?" Mr. Darcy asked, looking for a topic.

"Yes, but the owner of the store he's looking at is asking too much. Uncle thinks it's not worth buying it, so he may choose another place to buy the store. Fitzwilliam, why did you ask this?" Ender Leah asked.

"My friend has a shop on that street, and he's about to sell it, so I thought I could introduce my friend to your uncle if he's interested."

"Why don't you tell my uncle yourself?"

"Your uncle just mentioned it casually at the time, and I changed the subject before I had time to say it."

"Okay, I will go back and tell my uncle." Andrea nodded. With the help of Mr. Darcy, I believe the asking price will not be too high. You must know that the prices of shops on that street are generally relatively high. .

"There will be a new play in the theater tonight. I wonder if you are interested?"

"Of course I'm interested. Are you going to invite me to go to the theater?" In this era with few entertainment items, going to the theater is really a good way of pastime. It's no wonder Andrea didn't agree.

"Yes, I asked the housekeeper to buy two tickets yesterday, starting at seven o'clock in the evening, can I pick you up at six o'clock?" Mr. Darcy said nervously.

Andrea was about to answer, when two men quarreled in a low voice, and there were some sounds of clothes rubbing and flesh and body colliding, which seemed to be fighting.Mr. Darcy pulled Andrea back a few steps. They didn't want to cause trouble, so they planned to leave this place immediately, but they heard the man in the alley yelling: "George Wickham, don't think you are messing around now." You can be a lord if you can make a living, and you are just a son of a servant. You were my brothers and sisters when you were sneaking with me. Now I ask you how many pounds you want, and you look down on me, what? !Pooh!"

Wickham was pressed to the ground by Robert, his neck was pinched, and he said in pain: "Hey, don't be like this Robert, you also know that I spent a lot of money to buy the relationship when I went to the militia, and now I just started to do it. Business, you ask me for five hundred pounds, how can I have so much money!"

"Come on, bastard, don't think I don't know how much a business trip can make, I've inquired all about it."

"I can't get what I earn. I can earn a hundred pounds at most. I have a lot of places to spend my money now. I have to bribe my friends so that I can continue to work on the racecourse. I also need to buy these clothes and shoes. Before I have to pay my debts, you know I owe a lot of money. I can only get fifty pounds at most now." said Wickham, thankful that he did not tell the matter that Mr. Darcy helped him pay his debts. , otherwise there is no reason to prevaricate.

"Fifty is fifty, here you go," said Robert, reaching for Will Cobham's pocket.

"I don't have the money with me. I put it at home. I'll give it to you at night."

"I warn you that you'd better not lie to me, or I will go to the racecourse where you work and tell the boss what kind of person you are. I can guarantee that he will never use a gambler and thief."

Hearing that the conversation between the two in the alley was coming to an end, Mr. Darcy immediately took Andrea to a crowded place, and Andrea opened the parasol she carried with her to block the distance between herself and Mr. Darcy. figure.It's embarrassing enough to bump into someone you know and get threatened, and that person is someone you both know at the same time.

It wasn't until he had walked two streets that Mr. Darcy slowed down. He didn't hate Wickham by nature, after all, they grew up together when they were young. If Wickham's father hadn't died Afterwards, he became more and more depraved. Even if Mr. Darcy could not treat him as an equal brother, he would definitely treat him kindly. Unfortunately, when Wickham was persecuted by creditors, he was unwilling to bow his head to ask Mr. Darcy for help, but He chose the wrong method, otherwise he might have been a pastor in a certain place by now. With the status of the Darcy family in the church, when Wickham III was 40 years old, he would definitely be able to get a good position.

"Wickham is not a gentleman, Anne. You'd better keep your sister away from him in the future." Mr. Darcy wanted to pursue Maria when Wickham was at Ferguson's house last night. He didn't know how to tell the Ferguson family to guard against Wickham. Now that Andrea had bumped into this matter, Mr. Darcy would remind him by the way.

"In fact, Georgiana has already told me about her and Mr. Wickham, but I have never connected the Wickham I know with the Wickham that Georgiana said. But this This gentleman treats women too frivolously, so I have already made Maria worry about it, and she doesn't like this gentleman herself." Andrea said.

"That's good. In fact, when we were in Longbourne, Mr. Wickham had some relations with the Miss Elizabeth Bennet you knew and her youngest sister, so in order to avoid some unpleasant things from happening, If you see people from the Bennet family in the future, you'd better stay away."

"Okay, I'll go and tell my dad." Andrea nodded, making up her mind to tell Maria well, and it's best not to worry about etiquette when seeing Mr. Wickham in the future. , you should turn around and leave, otherwise, if you accidentally get it on, it will be a bottomless pit.

Andrea and Mr. Darcy walked on the street for a while before returning, but they met an unexpected gentleman on the way——Mr. Collins.Mr. Collins and Mr. Lucas came to London to discuss business this time. Mr. Lucas was going to buy some gifts for his wife and children. Mr. Collins went shopping with him when he had nothing to do. He planned to buy some for himself too. Some gifts, after all, this is the first time in his life in London.

Mr. Collins glanced at Andrea's arm holding Mr. Darcy's, and then greeted with a smile, "Mr. Darcy, Miss Ferguson, good afternoon, are you two here for shopping too?"

Probably the original Mr. Collins made a deep impression on Mr. Darcy, so even though Mr. Collins is no longer flattering like the original one, Mr. Darcy still doesn't like him, and he just nodded slightly as a greeting .On the contrary, Andrea liked this Mr. Collins very much, and replied with a smile: "No, we are just here to go shopping. How come Mr. Collins is free to visit London?"

"I came to London for some business," said Mr. Collins, and then he hesitated and asked, "Miss Ferguson, has your sister, Miss Maria, come to London too?"

Andrea glanced at Mr. Collins, nodded and said, "Yes, she came with me."

"Miss Ferguson, can you tell me where you live? I wonder if I can visit you tomorrow?"

Andrea probably guessed the reason why Mr. Collins wanted to visit them. When she left Hansford, she thought Mr. Collins was sending Edward off. After all, he and Maria didn’t say anything other than saying goodbye. Now the gentleman asked Maria if she came to London in the third sentence. If there is nothing between the two of them, Andrea would never believe it, so Andrea said with a smile: "We We live in the street not far away, and Mr. Collins is very welcome to visit."

Then Andrea told Mr. Collins the address of Mr. Richard's house, and Mr. Collins immediately said that he would visit at nine o'clock the next day.The next few people chatted for a while, mostly Andrea and Mr. Collins were talking, Mr. Darcy only echoed once or twice, and when the etiquette topics such as the weather were finished, Mr. Collins took his leave and left.

After Mr. Darcy sent Andrea back to Mr. Richard's house, he only sat for a while and then went back. Andrea stood up immediately when she heard the door closing, grabbed Maria and went back to the room, and closed the door. He came straight to the door and said straight to the point: "Maria, who do you think I saw when I came back just now?"

"How could I guess it?" Maria said as she sat on the bed.

"You really can't guess. We met Mr. Collins. He said he would come to visit us tomorrow. You said we don't know him well. What is he doing when he visits us?" Andrea looked at Mary with a smile Ya said, with some sarcasm in his tone.

Maria blushed when she heard Mr. Collins' name, and lowered her head shyly after hearing Andrea's words.

When Andrea saw her, she knew that she and Mr. Collins really had something. She stood up and poked Maria's forehead with one hand, and said, "You never told me that you and Mr. Collins are familiar. It’s really a secret!”

"No, Andrea, I didn't want to hide it, I just don't know how to tell you, after all, we didn't say anything between us." Maria quickly explained.

"I don't care if there is anything between you. When Mr. Collins comes tomorrow, Dad will definitely ask what's going on. How will you answer then?"

"Let's just say we're just friends."

"Speaking of friends, I bumped into Mr. Wickham today, but it's not a glorious thing." Andrea said that she and Mr. Darcy accidentally overheard the conversation between Wickham and the strange man outside the alley. The conversation was told to Maria, and finally said: "When you see him in the future, you must pretend you didn't see him and take a detour. This kind of person will fall into the mud and can't be washed clean. If he gets stained, but Something's going to happen. I'll have to talk to my father later, don't be fooled by Mr. Wickham's appearance."