[Pride and Prejudice] Dear Lydia

"What are you going to tell me," Lydia said, following Mr. Walter Jr. aside.

Mr. Walter Jr. was originally a young man with a lively personality and pleasant demeanor. He usually had a pleasant face in front of others. At this time, he frowned and couldn't help showing his emotions. He asked a little angrily, "Mrs. Wickham, how could you be like this? "

"What's wrong with me?" Lydia felt that his expression was too attracting attention, lightly tugged his arm and turned half a circle on the spot, turned his back to the crowd in the ballroom, and looked at him with a smile on her face In this way, even if you look over, you can only see her face, and you will think that Mr. Walter Jr. is chatting with her, and you won't think too much about it.

Mr. Walter Jr. was restless and didn't notice her small movements, "Mrs. Wickham, I really regard you as a good friend worthy of deep friendship!"

"Huh?" Lydia raised an eyebrow, waiting for him to continue.

"When I was in Hertfordshire, just because I heard a little bit of gossip that was not good for your reputation, I immediately didn't dare to run to Longbourn. After I left there, I have been trying not to contact you more. To learn more about you, only to hear my mother read your letters to her. How are you, while I am so meticulous in trying to protect your reputation, you are doing everything you can to pursue Mr. Pete, for I even used disgraceful means here, if I knew you were such an unrestrained person, why would I bother with you!" Mr. Walter Jr. was almost annoyed as he spoke.

Lydia frowned, "I'm trying my best to pursue Mr. Pete? And I used indecent means? Mr. Fred Walter, please be careful with your words. This is an extremely rude accusation, vulgar and boring. slander!"

"I'm sorry, I'm a little excited!" Mr. Walter Jr. took a deep breath to suppress his anger and irritability, "But the source of the news is very reliable, so I have to doubt that it is true."

The smile on Lydia's face faded, "Sir, I am very grateful for your deep friendship all the time, but this kind of friendship did not make you trust me more, and I feel very sorry about it! Could you please, Whose rumor made you believe so deeply that you even doubted a good friend you thought was worthy of a deep friendship?"

"Do you deny it?" Little Mr. Walter stared at her. "Mrs. Wickham, I hope you will not deceive us on this matter, for the sake of our family's sincere relationship with you."

"Naturally! Why do I have to admit things I haven't done!" Lydia said with confidence, "I can tell you clearly that I have indeed had some contacts with Mr. Miss is a close friend, and these exchanges are definitely within the normal range."

"But he's been dancing with you tonight." Mr. Walter Jr. retorted immediately.

"Sir, if you have even a little common sense, you should know that at the ball, the man invites the woman. If you want to conclude that there is something between us, it is he who took the initiative! Why did he invite me to dance? I'm the one being questioned! It's not fair!" Lydia was also a little angry, she was so careful, why is she always suspected of coveting Mr. Pete, the fact is obviously the opposite, okay?

"This—" Little Mr. Walter hesitated, and Lydia's candid attitude shook the credibility of the rumor.

"excuse me!"

Mr. Pitt came to them at some point, "Walter, I'm here to find my partner. Mrs. Wickham promised to dance with me next."

"Mr. Pete, I found that you have been asking Mrs. Wickham to dance tonight. You should also take care of the other ladies. After all, you are the host of the ball." Mr. Walter said.

Mr. Pete picked the corner of his mouth indifferently, "I have already invited all the people who should be invited, and the rest of tonight should be my dear friends and I'm entertaining." He stretched out a hand towards Lydia, "Please, Mrs. Wickham."

Mr. Walter Jr. was speechless at such a blunt answer, and had to see Lydia, who had been counted among Mr. Pitt's dear friends, taken away by him.

And Lydia had the following conversation with Mr. Pete after leaving him:

Lydia, "Sir, why don't I remember promising to dance to the next dance with you."

Mr. Pete, "I mean it well. You look so ugly. If you go on, it's time to quarrel with little Walter. I don't want this to happen at my ball."

Lydia, "You are exaggerating, I just frowned."

Mr. Pete, "Why the frown? That's not an elegant expression."

Lydia, "Anyone who finds out that they have been maliciously slandered will frown."

Mr. Pete, "It surprises me, what happened? Did someone slander you? What about you?"

Lydia replied with some reluctance, "Hmph, I'm trying my best to pursue the noble and handsome young Mr. George Pitt, even to the point of unscrupulous."

Mr. Pitt, "Oh?—I'm very sorry, how can there be such rumors!"

Lydia curled her lips, "Sir, when expressing regret, don't turn the corners of your mouth so obvious to be credible."

Mr. Pete simply laughed, "Sorry, to be honest, I like this rumor."

Lydia was depressed, "It didn't damage your reputation, of course you can take it as a joke."

Mr. Pete, "What's going on? Who have you offended, and he/she wants to spread such rumors to harm you? He also stabbed Walter's house all at once. This is obviously to prevent you from gaining a foothold in the circle of relatives and friends."

Lydia was angry, "I was about to ask Mr. Walter what's going on, but you interrupted me!"

Mr. Pete, "..."

Lydia, "I'll ask Mr. Walter Jr. after this dance is over."

Mr. Pete, "Come and let me know after asking, and I will help you solve it."

Lydia hesitated, "This is too much trouble for you."

Mr. Pete, "Please don't be polite to me. This rumor also involves me, and I have an obligation to quell it."

As expected, Lydia went to find Mr. Walter Jr. at the end of the ball, and said to him seriously, "I saw you and your sister behaving so strangely just now, so I knew there must be some misunderstanding, but I didn't expect it to be another This matter! I wonder if you can tell me some specific circumstances?"

Little Mr. Walter hesitated for a while, and then felt that he had a better relationship with Lydia, and there was no need to hide it from her for others, so he said truthfully, "It was my sister's friend, Miss White, who overheard someone talking in private, not someone You are deliberately spreading rumors against you, so we all feel that the news should be credible."

Lydia raised her eyebrows, "Miss White? Is it the Miss White that you admired last fall because of her beauty? I wanted to ask your sister Helen last time how you and her are doing."

"I just talked about her a few words at the time, but I didn't have any other thoughts. Didn't I follow you to Hertfordshire later? I didn't have much contact with Miss White, but my sister always joked at that time. To help me, I went to get close to her, and the two became friends." Mr. Walter said, "When Miss White and her mother went to visit Mrs. de Boer, they accidentally heard a maid in her family talking to her. Let's talk about you."

"The maid said?" Lydia was puzzled.

"Yes, the maid's sister happened to be working at the Baroness Moran's house. Her sister lived with the Baroness in Netherfield a while ago and said that she saw you pestering Mr. Pitt every day. She even heard Mrs. Mr. Pete mentioned giving you an estate..."

The true and false rumors made Lydia vigilant, saying that she pestered Mr. Peter in Netherfield every day was of course a false lie, but Mr. Peter did offer to give her an estate. When they said this It was in her room, how did the maid know?

"...The baroness's maid took these words as something new and told her sister to visit her. Her sister secretly told De Boer because her master, Mrs. De Boer, is your brother-in-law's aunt, and she knew you a little bit. Ma'am, I was overheard by Miss White who happened to be a guest there." Little Mr. Walter continued.

"What a coincidence!" Lydia couldn't help being sarcastic, "So Miss White came to tell you in a hurry, and then you believed it?"

"The maids of those two ladies will never have any hatred against you, so we don't think it is necessary for them to make up such lies to slander you." Mr. Walter replied.

"If you would rather believe two handmaids who have never met before than believe me, I have nothing to say, but if you are willing to believe me, then I have to explain: I really have nothing to do with them , but I have offended the de Boer mother and daughter."

"Have you offended the de Boer mother and daughter?" Mr. Walter Jr. was very surprised, and then he tapped his forehead with his index finger, "By the way, I remembered that when I was in Pemberley last summer, Miss De Boer seemed very dissatisfied with you. "

Lydia nodded, "That's not all, didn't I come to London with her in Mr. Peter's carriage, and there was some unhappiness on the way. The spoiled lady probably rarely gets offended in her life, so she saw it A deep hatred!"

Mr. Walter Jr.'s face brightened, "It's strange for you to say that. Why did this rumor spread from Miss De Boer's mother?"

"Although I'm not 100% sure, I'm [-]% sure that Mrs. De Boer did it on purpose." Lydia guessed that the mother and daughter must still be angry at her teasing Miss De Boer, and angrily went to Mr. Pitt After the revelation, they didn't get the result they wanted, so they came up with such a trick. Mrs. de Boer probably spent a lot of time arranging this coincidence!

"That's good," Mr. Walter Jr. rubbed his hands, feeling better. "That's good. I was going to be so worried just now."

Little Mr. Walter went to his sister with a look of rejoicing, and the change of mood became so obvious and open that Lydia could not be offended at their brother and sister's credulity.

"How about it, did you ask clearly? If you know who it is, just tell me the name." Mr. Pitt did not forget to ask Lydia and Miss Mallard when she was leaving.

"Well, I basically figured it out, but unfortunately, you can't help me, I have to solve it myself." Lydia regretted.

"Why? Didn't I already tell you that this matter is also related to me. You are welcome." Mr. Pete thought she didn't want to trouble himself.

"I'm not being polite, it's because [-]% of that person is your godmother."

Mr. Peter was taken aback, "My godmother? This is really tricky. Your brother-in-law, Mr. Darcy, was called away by her just now, saying that something happened at home."

Lydia nodded, "No wonder they didn't come today, I thought they didn't want to see me." Gently pulled Miss Mallard who was listening with interest, "Lois, we have to go back, I I will explain to you on the way, and I have to get up early tomorrow." Mr. Darcy asked someone to leave a message for her, and asked her to meet at Uncle Gardner's house early tomorrow morning.Just in time to ask Mr. Darcy first what happened to the de Boer's.

The author has something to say: Someone in the family suddenly fell ill and made a fuss to the point of calling 120. He was so tormented that he turned his back on his back and was frightened to death. Fortunately, he has recovered a lot now.

Hurry up and climb up to another chapter.Let the comrades who read the article wait, sorry!

PS: Now I deeply feel that nothing is important, and the most important thing is my health!