[Pride and Prejudice] Dear Lydia

After receiving the letter from his aunt Mrs. De Boer, Mr. Darcy had a headache and doubts.

After reading the letter to his wife Elizabeth, Elizabeth was also speechless for a long time, and finally asked the same question as Darcy, "Do you think Mr. Pete is really interested in Lydia?"

Mr. Darcy shook his head, "I don't think it's possible, although they said last summer that Mr. Pete favored your sister, but I don't think so after observation, I think it's more like Lydia accidentally offended that That's what got his attention, sir."

Elizabeth agrees, "I had the same feeling at the time. Mr. Pete and Lydia are not the same people at all."

Although Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth had come to this conclusion, they could not be [-]% sure that Mrs. de Boer was wrong.

Since her old man can solemnly write a six-page letter to remind Darcy to take care of his sister-in-law and not wait until she does something to shame her relatives and friends, it must be There is some evidence and certainty about the matter.

Mrs. de Boer is not a reasonable and respected person. When Darcy married Elizabeth, she had a bad attitude and criticized Elizabeth as a selfish woman who wanted to climb up to her nephew Darcy without regard for dignity. People suspected that she was so angry that she lost her mind.Therefore, it seems that there is no need to take her words too seriously now.

But while the two of them don't quite trust her, they also can't fully trust Lydia, she has a criminal record!Moreover, Mr. Wickham has been on board recently, and has been separated from her for more than half a year. She is so young and passionate, it is hard to guarantee that she will not be attracted to other men because of her loneliness and pursuit of vanity.

If it's really unfortunate that Mrs. de Boere's words, Lydia fell in love with Mr. Peter's handsome and wealthy, and Mr. Peter was also moved by her passionate pursuit, and there was an affair between the two, then it would be troublesome big.

For the relatives, this is like a ticking time bomb. As long as the two of them cover up well, if they are accidentally exposed, the two unmarried daughters of the Bennett family will really be troubled by her forever. There is no chance of getting married, and the reputation of Darcy and Bingley will also be shamed by the scandal of his wife's natal family. Maybe even Miss Darcy and Miss Bingley will be affected.

Elizabeth looked at the letter in Darcy's hand with some worry, "Although I think Lydia has become more and more reasonable in the past two years, and she should stop doing stupid things, but I don't think your aunt Mrs. De Boer will deliberately spread rumors. , use such things to slander Lydia, this is really worrying, how should we answer her?"

Mr. Darcy bowed his head and thought for a while before making a decision, "Well, I happen to be going to London to deal with some business, so I might as well go a few days in advance. My aunt and your sister are both in London now, and I will go find out the situation myself. If it is I will persuade my aunt about something that happened out of nowhere, and if it is true, then as a brother-in-law, it is my duty to discipline and persuade your sister."

Elizabeth had a headache. It was thanks to Mr. Darcy who rescued Lydia when she caused such a big incident last time. This time, Darcy has to worry about her again. She would feel ashamed as a wife. It was Mrs. de Boer's wishful thinking, and Lydia honestly did nothing bad.

Mr. Darcy had a good time doing it, and set out from Pemberley for London the next day.

He was very lucky. On the evening of his arrival in London, he met Mr. Pitt at Mr. Morse's office. Mr. Pitt had been in Pemberley for a while last summer, and he had a good impression of Mr. Darcy. After a few pleasantries, he talked about him tomorrow There was going to be a small dance at home in the evening, and Mr. Darcy was invited to attend, and he mentioned that his sister-in-law, Mrs. Wickham, would also go.

Mr. Darcy accepted the invitation as soon as he heard that Lydia was among his guests, thinking he would have an opportunity of observing.

After going to the ball at Mr. Pitt's house, Darcy really began to worry a little. The news from his aunt Mrs. De Boer may not be out of thin air, but for some reason.

Lydia looks more beautiful than before, her facial features are clearer and stretched, her figure is similar to before, taller than her sisters, her breasts are thick and her waist is slim, her curves are attractive, there is nothing to be picky about, and her temperament is more calm, The crazy energy of the past has long since disappeared, replaced by a bright and natural style, which makes people feel comfortable.

Mr. Darcy had to make an objective judgment in his heart: such a young and beautiful woman should be somewhat attractive to a man. If she wanted to arouse the interest of a nobleman, as long as the other party was not particularly picky and rigid, she would succeed. Hope is still great.

As soon as Lydia entered the ballroom the attention of several gentlemen, first the Earl of Temple's youngest son and then Mr. Pitt's cousin, went to ask her to dance.

Mr. Darcy watched from the sidelines, and found that Mr. Peter's attention was also focused on Lydia. When Mr. Grenville danced with her, Mr. Peter would distract himself from time to time. , Mr. Pete walked towards Lydia, but was stopped by Baroness Moran on the way.

Darcy could see it clearly. When Mr. Pete's cousin rushed over to invite Lydia to dance, Mr. Pete's face was obviously a little unhappy, and he frowned and looked over there several times. I don't know if the baroness, who was laughing with him, noticed it. .

After Mr. Peter himself became Lydia's partner, his complexion finally returned to normal, and he could even be said to be amiable. He talked to Lydia and looked very happy.Lydia also acted naturally, smiling and answering, and occasionally showing some casual expressions that only old acquaintances would have.

Mr. Darcy was quite sure from this that the relationship between the two men was by no means ordinary.Even if it wasn't what my aunt Mrs. de Boer said, it was a bit ambiguous.

Lydia hurriedly left Mr. Pete and came to Darcy when the dance music stopped. First, she expressed her surprise at his sudden arrival in London, then declared that she was very happy to see him here, and then greeted Elizabeth and Miss Darcy. .

"Your sister and Georgiana are very well, but you, Lydia, Lizzie has to worry about you all the time," Mr. Darcy pointed out.

"Worry about us?"

"How are you and Wickham doing? Why don't you let him go back to Longbourne, and you come to London instead? As far as I know, his holiday is three weeks, which is enough for him to go to Longbourne to stay with you."

"Well—it's because George has a few good friends in London. He rarely has a holiday and wants to have a good time with his friends. I also just want to see my aunt and Walter's family, so I decided to go to the city. Here we come." Lydia didn't expect him to understand the situation so clearly when he arrived.

Darcy knew very well what kind of friends Wickham had. He never liked these young people who took pleasure-seeking as their main job every day. He pursed his lower lip without any trace, "I'm going to Garde tomorrow. Mr. Na's house to visit, if it's convenient for you, let's go together."

Lydia nodded, "Okay, I have nothing to do tomorrow. Let's go to my uncle's house together. You don't mind if I take Miss Mallard with me. I invited her when I visited my uncle and aunt with Mr. Wickham last time." Go together, she loves little Emma."

Emma is the youngest daughter of the Gardner family. She is only five years old, lively and innocent, and very cute.Miss Mallard had been thinking of the cutie since she had last seen it.

Mr. Darcy knew that Lydia and Miss Mallard, Mr. Pitt's cousin, were very close when they were in Longbourn on Christmas, and they became close friends after a month of knowing each other. Miss Ladd is a relative of Mr. Pitt, since you have a close relationship with her, do you often want to associate with Mr. Pitt because of her?"

Lydia felt that this question was a bit strange. When did her brother-in-law, Mr. Darcy, also start to be curious about these things about other people? Could it be that her sister Elizabeth was also concerned about her dating issues?So I briefly introduced the situation of my relationship with Miss Mallard.

After a while, Mr. Pete came over, "Mr. Darcy, please forgive me, I'm afraid I'm going to interrupt your conversation, I'm here to find my partner."

"Oh, come on, I'm asking you to forgive me. I didn't know Lydia was going to dance with you next, so I talked to her for so long." Mr. Darcy asked them politely. Go dance.

After the two walked away, they suddenly thought of a problem: Mr. Pete held a private ball, but he didn't invite his godmother, Mrs. De Boer, and Mrs. De Boer's daughter!This is very unreasonable.