[Pride and Prejudice] Dear Lydia

Miss Mallard's aunt left her an old house on Hill Street in London. Because Miss Mallard planned to rent out this place a while ago, she repaired it in advance, so the house is old but not old, with various furniture Supplies are all available, it is very possible for people to live comfortably in it.

Now there are two maids, a manservant, and a cook, all not hired on a temporary basis but borrowed from Mr. Pitt's London residence--on the initiative of the owner there.

Since Mr. Pitt directly proposed to Miss Mallard that there is no need to hire people, and it would be better for him to temporarily borrow a few people to go to Hill Street for them to use, so Lydia did not have the opportunity to decline in person.

And although Miss Mallard felt that her cousin's enthusiasm was [-]% not directed at her, but it would be hypocritical to give way, so she accepted it honestly and bluntly, and said bluntly, "" I am accompanying Lydia to London to see her husband, and Mr Wickham has a holiday and is going to live in London for a few days, and it is very likely that he will also live with me in Hill Street."

Sure enough, Mr. Pete's face immediately became very strange. Miss Mallard guessed to Lydia afterwards that he must have been in an extremely contradictory mood.

"What ambivalence?" Lydia asked curiously.

"The director's desire in his heart was to immediately repent and take back the person assigned to us, but because of face, he had to hold back. I think he must have suffered so much at the time." Miss Mallard replied leisurely.

"Pfft, Lois, don't say that, he's your cousin, and this time it's good intentions again, we shouldn't make fun of people behind their backs." Although Lydia was amused, she still said it for Mr. Pete To be fair.

Miss Mallard shrugged. "You're right. We'd have to hire people now if George hadn't been so enthusiastic."

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After Mr. Wickham arrived in London, according to the usual practice, he went to live with his friend Mr. Danny. Lydia knew that when he arrived in London, he must be looking for a place to have a good time with his friends, and he would not just stay with him all the time. I live by myself, so I didn't take it seriously, I just gave him the address on Hill Street and asked him to come back when he was 'free'.

Mr. Wickham arrived in Hill Street that day when Lydia was away, and Miss Mallard received him as a hostess.

Wickham is a person who can be gentle, courteous and personable to everyone, so after getting acquainted with Miss Mallard, he greeted her with a warm smile, but he was secretly surprised while talking.

Miss Mallard looks like an old lady who is not young. She has flat features and a flat figure. She dresses in a very simple and clean style. She almost looks like a Quaker nun. She doesn't look young at all. The lively Lydia would be someone to associate with, but he just learned from the last reply letter from his wife that this old lady was indeed Lydia's current best friend.

Miss Mallard also cast her eyes, and carefully observed the handsome young gentleman in front of her. After studying for a long time, she came to the conclusion: Mr. Wickham's conversation and appearance are very attractive, and he is very attractive. A handsome man, but from his words and deeds, there is no strong yearning or love for his wife. No wonder Lydia wants to give up on him.

Lydia went out to buy things and came back after a while, she was not surprised to see Wickham, she nodded and said, "Honey, I think you should come today, you look good, you are still used to the life on the ship. "

Wickham went over and kissed her courteously on the cheek. "I'm all right, my dear. You're getting better and better."

Lydia always stays with Miss Mallard, and she is affected by it. Her dress tends to be more and more plain. In addition, she doesn't want to dress up in a showy way, and she doesn't like to make people gossip. Therefore, the requirements for dressing are all decent. That's good, I seldom bother to dress up.

Therefore, I feel that Wickham should be saying something nice and obedient, and smiled back, "Honey, you praise me too much. Compared with your charming demeanor before, my beauty is really nothing."

Wickham also laughed, "Honey, you are teasing me. Is it because I didn't come to see you sooner? Don't be angry. Danny and I have been visiting many friends in a row these two days, and we can't stop for a moment. Today Dan Ni was found by his uncle, so I can spare time to see you."

Miss Mallard cast a worried glance at Lydia when he heard him speak so emphatically.

Lydia didn't care about it, but heard some arrangements she hoped to see from Wickham's words, "Honey, so you plan to live with Mr. Danny?"

"Yes, you can stay with me for a few days."

"No, that's too intrusive. I'm fine here at Lois."

Mr. Wickham couldn't say much in front of Miss Mallard, so he could only smile helplessly, "Why are you still the same as last time, dear, we haven't seen each other for more than half a year."

Lydia didn't answer the question, and directly talked to him about her arrangement, "George, I know it's rare for you to go ashore for a few days. There must be many friends who want to visit, and everyone has to get together and have a dance or something. Busy Very much, but we need to visit my uncle’s place and General Walter’s mansion together, it would be too rude to delay, you go back and make plans to see when you are free these two days.”

Wickham lowered his head and thought for a while, "These two things are indeed serious matters. There is no need to go back and plan. We will make a decision now. We will go to Uncle Gardner's house the morning after tomorrow, and General Walter's house the day after tomorrow." Ask again, "Honey, do you think it's okay, and does it conflict with your other plans?"

"No problem, I don't have any plans recently," Lydia waited to do these two face-saving things, and then her mission to London this time was completed, "By the way, we will leave you here The room is ready, George, you can stay here early tomorrow night, or you can pick me up directly the morning after tomorrow.”

Mr. Wickham mused, "A room is prepared for me? My dear, you are so considerate, may I ask one more question? It's just my own room? What about you?"

"Yes, your own room," Lydia nodded, "upstairs on the far left, next to you is Lois, and to the right of Lois is me. Don't worry, it's quiet, and Lois and I slept soundly too. Morning, no one will disturb you at night, and you can sleep until dawn."

Mr. Wickham covered his mouth with his fists and coughed, "Well, I think it's better not to bother you. Moving around will affect you. I'd better live with Danny."

Miss Madeira listened to them very rarely. She thought she had never seen a couple get along like them in her life.

It was inconvenient to listen any longer, so Miss Mallard got up on the pretext of ordering the servants to prepare tea. When she walked to the door, she heard Mr. Wickham complaining softly.

"Honey, you are so cruel, don't you miss me at all?"

Lydia, "Come on, George, what a disappointment it is for men to have a wife around when they come to London to have fun, and I do it for your own good."

"Oh my God, you're making a lot of sense when I say I wish my wife could hang around me for at least a few days."

"That's impossible, my dear. Let's think of something practical. How about staying for dinner tonight? Lois's cook is very good at roasting partridges. There seem to be a few partridges in the kitchen. Try it." Taste, tell Lois and me about the scenery at sea by the way, where have all your ships gone? The Strait of Gibraltar? Madagascar?"

"Honey, are you going to use partridges to lure me to stay and tell you what I have learned? How can anyone treat their husbands like this." Mr. Wickham complained sullenly.

"George, you really think too much, I just want you to taste the delicious dishes that are rare to eat." By the way, listen to the news.

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Miss Mallard shrugged her shoulders and walked away, intending to go to the kitchen to order a rich dinner. Mr. Wickham seemed to be eloquent, and listening to him say that the scenery at sea should be a good pastime for the evening.

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Mr. Pitt has been in London recently because of some business ties.One day he said to Miss Mallard who was walking around, "Lois, I want to have a small dance, and I will invite some close friends, such as Fiona, the Walters, Eshton... I see you and Mrs. Wickham has nothing to do in Hill Street these days, why don't you come and help me and make some preparations, okay?"

Miss Mallard drank black tea very leisurely, "Of course I'm fine, George, I'm free anyway, and you don't have to be too polite between us siblings, you can find me if you need it. But you still have to leave Liddy It’s a bit unreasonable to add Ya Ye.”

Mr. Pitt shrugged, "Don't be so serious, Lois, of course I can't ask Mrs. Wickham to do these things for me for no reason, I mean you can take her for a while when she happens to be free too." Get up, before you have to be alone on Hill Street without her, how boring it would be."

Miss Mallard put down her teacup, "Believe me, she is the most self-satisfied person I have ever met, and she will definitely not be bored by herself once in a while."

"Of course it doesn't matter once in a while, but I'm afraid you need to come to my place every day before the ball. After all, holding a ball requires a lot of preparation."

"Well, then, I'll ask you another question," said Miss Mallard, not afraid to spoil the fun, continuing to ask questions that would inevitably be unpopular. "Mrs. Wickham, you must be invited, aren't you?"

"This is natural."

"And Mr. Wickham? He's in London too."

…… After 5 minutes of silence

"I heard that Mr. Wickham is always playing with his friends recently, and sometimes he will leave London for a day or two. I will send someone to find out in advance when they will not be in London and I will hold a dance."