[Pride and Prejudice] Dear Lydia

Lydia returned home and saw Mr. Bennett as soon as she entered the door.

"Lydia, come to my study."

Lydia followed her father into the study and sat down across the desk, "Dad, what do you want from me?"

Mr. Bennet sat behind the table with a serious expression, "Lydia, I heard what your mother said about the morning."

Lydia lowered her eyes, a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, Dad, I was a little impulsive this morning, so I had a few words with Miss Bingley."

"No, no," Mr. Bennet shook his head immediately, "I don't mean to blame you, Lydia, Miss Bingley was to blame for that incident in the morning. I gave in and hid outside all day."

"I didn't hide outside on purpose," Lydia realized. "Oh, Dad, is that why you sent a carriage to pick me up? Thank you, I'm fine, although Miss Bingley and the things she brought this morning The news is very disturbing, but I don't want to even go home because of it, if they don't like me, let them go."

Mr. Bennet nodded, "Yes, that's what I want to say too." He took out an envelope from the drawer and handed it to Lydia.

Lydia took it for no reason, opened it and saw that there were three hundred pounds inside, and raised her head in surprise, "Dad, what is this?"

"Your pocket money for this year."

"But you gave it to me at the beginning of the year." When Lydia and Wickham got married, Mr. Bennett promised to subsidize his youngest daughter with a hundred pounds a year, and the money would be sent to Lydia at the beginning of the year hand.

"Not bad, but I'm going to add some more to you."

"Will it be too much? And Mary and Kitty." Lydia hesitated. There were five daughters in the family, even if Jane and Elizabeth were not well-married, it was just her, Mary and Kitty, three hundred pounds each It is also a considerable expense, almost equivalent to half of Mr. Bennett's annual income.

Mr Bennett said, "I only gave you one more person, so keep it a secret from your other sisters."

"dad?"

"Lydia, when you first got married, I thought that such a marriage would not be a happy one, but you used the method of elopement to make things irreparable, so I have no right to object. Let it develop. So there is nothing much to say now. Mr. Wickham has always been indulgent. If you can’t persuade him, let him go. I don’t think your mother will mind if you live at home for a long time in the future. Maybe she will be happier. I have seen your performance in the past year. You are a good boy. Mr. Wickham doesn’t care about you anymore. You still have your parents and family members, so don’t feel too wronged yourself. Just buy what you need. I believe you Now I will definitely not spend money recklessly, save the rest at the end of the year, and strive to save a small amount of property for yourself after a few years.”

Lydia was very moved. This was the most earnest speech Mr. Bennett had ever said to her in his life.Unexpectedly, after Miss Bingley came to be rude, she got a blessing in disguise and got her father's rare favor.

When she left the study, Mr. Bennet had returned to his eccentric and witty normalcy, "Lydia, you did a great job this morning. What you said to Miss Bingley was both 'tactful' and philosophical. It's Lizzie, I'm afraid I can't say a more brilliant dialogue! It is estimated that Miss Bingley will be so angry that she can't eat for a few days, but this may not be a bad thing for her, at least it can help her maintain her figure." He smiled triumphantly, He patted Lydia on the shoulder while praising her, "My daughter, keep working hard, and I look forward to the next more exciting scene."

Lydia turned her back and made a helpless grimace. Her father was a wise man, but he was just too eccentric, and he liked to have fun in these ways of making fun of people.

"Oh! baby, you're back. I've been worrying about you all day," Mrs. Bennett greeted her loudly. It's not worth it for a woman to be angry!"

"Mom, I'm not angry, you don't have to worry."

Mrs. Bennet rubbed her hands to check her daughter's face, feeling that she was in a dilemma, and she was almost dying of worry all day, "Really? That's great! My dear, although Miss Bingley is rude, please look For Jane's sake, stop fussing with her, Jane is about to have a baby, and if we make Mr. Bingley go away at this time, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Don't worry, Mom, I think Miss Bingley has learned a lesson this morning, and I believe she won't take the trouble to humiliate herself again in the short term. As long as she doesn't take the initiative to provoke, I will continue to treat her with courtesy for Jane's sake." .” Lydia said generously.

She was inspired by Mr. Bennett's attitude, or her father's clear attitude reassured her. The changes in herself over the past year are obvious to all. Then the rumors that suddenly appeared and what to do to her, at most it is to give some sympathy and comfort like Mr. Bennett.

Of course, the Bingley sisters were not counted among Lydia's relatives at all.

After she figured it out, Lydia relaxed a lot, but she didn't expect that sympathy and comfort could sometimes become an overwhelming burden.

In order to make her mother happy, she was going to express her apology to Jane and Bingley for ridiculing Miss Bingley in a moment of anger.

After hearing this, Mrs. Bennet immediately relaxed, and no longer worried that her daughters and daughters would have conflicts because of this. She chased after Lydia and sighed, "My poor baby, you can live at home with peace of mind from now on. I have already married you." Dad said, let him have a chance to teach Mr. Wickham a lesson! Force him to treat you better! Even if you threaten a duel! Oh, but I'm afraid that such threats will not work, Wick Mr. Mu is still so romantic, what can I do if I do my own way! Poor child, what is the difference between this and a widow, my heart is so distressed that it will break."

Lydia couldn't stand her mother's whimsy, so she fled upstairs on the pretext that she was going to find Jane soon.

When I went up the stairs, I could still hear my mother muttering behind her in a voice she thought she was very small, but everyone could hear, "Poor child, she must have been heartbroken after returning from London, and she has to force a smile in front of her parents and sisters. She How depressing it must be!"

The corner of Lydia's mouth twitched, and she quickened her pace and ran to Jane's room.

Little did they know that Jane and Mr. Bingley were also about to apologize to her. When Jane thought that her sister's marriage was so unhappy, it was pitiful enough, but she still had to be sneered at by Miss Bingley, who was a relative, and she felt really uncomfortable.

Jane is going to have a baby next month, and Mr. Bingley would never dare to make her sad at this time. Besides, he is a sensible person and knows that his sister is wrong, so he preemptively asks his sister-in-law Lydia not to be with her. His younger sister has average knowledge. In his words, "Caroline was spoiled since she was a child", and she doesn't know how to speak to people.

Lydia was a little disapproving of Mr. Bingley's explanation. Miss Bingley had always been courteous and courteous in front of people of status.

However, it is a common phenomenon for an older brother to protect his younger sister. It is already very good for Mr. Bingley to do this, and Lydia will naturally not hold her back.

"Let's just forget about this unpleasant thing." She smiled at Jane and Bingley, because she knew that Jane was lazy at this time every day and needed to take a nap, so she stood up, "I won't disturb Jane's rest .”

"Lydia!" Jane hesitated and stopped her sister who had already walked to the door.

"Is there anything else, Jane?" Lydia looked back.

Jane has nothing to do, but she has been hesitating in her heart whether she should say nothing at this time, so as not to hurt Lydia's self-esteem, or should she express her concern and condolences, and let her know that her sister is very sympathetic to her experience and Willing to help her as much as I can.

The result of the hesitation was that she felt that she should let her sister know that her family cared about her, so Jane stopped Lydia and said a very tactful word of concern, expressing that she was very upset and did not care enough for her. It is only now that I know that her married life is so pitiful. I believe that my father, Mr. Bennett, will not mind Lydia living at home in the future. If Lydia is bored in Longbourn, she is welcome to visit him and As a guest at Mr. Bingley's house, I hope Lydia can get back up with the care of her family and get out of the miserable situation. Don't keep being sad and miserable, it will only destroy her body and make her relatives even more worried and sad.

Facing the obviously sympathetic eyes of her sister and Mr. Bingley, Lydia felt uncomfortable. She almost felt that this was more uncomfortable than her mother's nonsense comfort. Finally, Jane said she was tired and stopped to rest, and hurriedly Answer quickly, expressing that I am deeply grateful for their kindness, please rest assured that you will not be depressed and sink, and ruin your health.

As if fleeing after speaking, she quickly exited Jane's room, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she was stopped by Mary again.

Mary also came to comfort her, but her words were not as gentle and considerate as Jane's. She claimed that Lydia should not be too sad if she is not loved by her husband. It's a miserable fate, let's go home and live, anyway, she probably won't get married in the future, and the two of them can still be companions, as long as Lydia can maintain her respect for all kinds of noble literary works as she does now. Appreciation ability, just don't go back to the previous frivolous and reckless appearance.

"Thank you, dear Mary, and I think you can rest assured that the chances of me ever becoming the same again are slim," Lydia replied feebly, "that will allow me to go back to my room and lie down before supper." In a while, I'm really tired today."

"Of course, go ahead and rest as much as possible. I know you must be sad. Mom said you must hide and cry every night. This shows how important it is for a woman to check before marriage. Once she loses her virginity, everything It's all over, and I can only marry a flashy man, ruining my life. I remember that there is a book in the study, which is dedicated to this warning to the world, and I will find it for you tomorrow." Mary didn't look at Lidi either. Ya's face was getting darker and darker, and he began to preach to himself.

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Two days later, Miss Mallard saw Lydia in Netherfield's living room. She was startled, "Lydia, what's the matter with you? You've been at home these two days because of Meryton's rumors." Annoyed? Why are they blaming you?"

"No, they took turns to comfort me, and my father specially subsidized me a small amount of pocket money for this." Lydia said sullenly.

"Ah? Isn't that very good? Why are you still acting like this? I thought you had suffered for two days." Miss Mallard was puzzled, as Lydia's current expression really didn't look like she had been comforted by her family. look.

"If everyone takes turns to come to you these two days and predict with certainty that you will be a widow for the rest of your life, and then assert that you must be heartbroken and in pain, but you are just enduring sadness and forcing a smile, and you will continue to do this. I express my deepest sympathy to you, and you will definitely have a face like mine." Lydia has been depressed for the past two days, and even the butler Mrs. Hill, under the influence of Mrs. She expressed sympathy several times.

"Hey," Miss Mallard couldn't help laughing, "You're not so pitiful."

Lydia couldn't bear her laughter, she pushed the chair and stood up, "No, I can't bear it anymore, I'm going to find the culprit to come and figure out a solution with me."

"The culprit?"

"It's your cousin, Mr. Pete!" Lydia said angrily, "I can't control the baroness because of his charm, but he only cares about the trouble and doesn't care about the aftermath, and it's not right to get others involved in the end. Mr. Pete is at least half responsible. Where is cousin Ling now?"

"Nongzhi accompanied his father to the manor to play crows in the morning, and he will probably be back soon." "Very well, I'll wait for him at the door now!" Lydia turned around and walked away, holding the hem of her skirt in her hand, striding forward go outside.