[Pride and Prejudice] Dear Lydia

Mr. Wickham got into trouble and needs someone to help him deal with the aftermath?

Mr. Wickham lost his gambling money and owed a large amount of gambling debt?

Or is it Mr. Wickham's free-spirited nature, after a year on board, he just can't stay?

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Lydia rushed to Meryton earlier, and then took a stage coach in the town to Marlborough to meet Mr. Wickham full of doubts.Along the way, I imagined countless reasons why Mr. Wickham suddenly left the team secretly to find her.

As nothing good could come to mind, by the time Lydia arrived at the inn in Marlborough her doubts had almost turned to apprehension.

"Hi honey, this way!"

As soon as Lydia entered the inn, a man sitting at the bar with his hat pulled down stood up to greet her. It was Mr. Wickham.

He waved away the oncoming hotel waiter, and took Lydia to a small table in the corner where only two people could sit facing each other. How about adding two slices of meat bread, I believe you must be hungry and thirsty after driving all morning."

"OK, thanks!"

After sitting down, Lydia looked at Mr. Wickham carefully, and saw that he was not as well-dressed as usual. His gray coat was a bit baggy and old-fashioned. In addition, the hat with the brim that could cover half of his face, All of Mr. Wickham's elegant figure and handsome face were covered up at once, making him look like a middle-aged unrepentant man. There are many such people in the tavern, and no one will pay him a second glance.

This is obviously a look that wants to hide its identity!

The various pessimistic speculations that worried Lydia along the way began to materialize!

"Did you deliberately dress up like this to avoid being recognized?" Lydia asked almost resignedly, "Honey, tell me, what trouble did you get into?!"

Mr. Wickham smiled brightly at Lydia and winked mischievously, "I'm fine, there's nothing wrong with me, my dear, where are you going! The reason why I dress up like this is for your sake!"

"It's for my sake that you made this kind of mystery to scare people!" Lydia was very dissatisfied, "What's going on?"

Mr. Wickham asked the waiter to bring them two glasses of hot Negus wine, a piece of meat bread and the usual cold meat in the hotel, and then said to Lydia, "I want to confirm one thing, Honey, I actually want to hear your explanation first."

"My explanation? What do you want me to explain?" Lydia felt a little headache at his unpredictable appearance, "George, I was so worried after receiving your inexplicable letter yesterday. I don't know why you suddenly quietly Leaving the ship, and mysteriously asking me to come to this place to meet, please explain clearly as soon as possible, this is not the time to tantalize people!"

"Oh? You don't know why I asked you to come here?" Mr. Wickham asked back, the surprise on his face did not seem to be fake.

"Of course I don't know!" Lydia picked up the Negus wine brought by the waiter and took a big sip. After tossing and tossing dozens of miles away, in the end, I found that the person I came to see had nothing to do and would not be in a good mood.

Mr. Wickham in front of him was wearing strange clothes, which damaged his image a bit, everything else was normal. Mr. Wickham seemed to be having a good time, and he didn't seem to be in any trouble at all.

"Oh..." Mr. Wickham stroked his chin, and there was a hint of amusement in his eyes. "This is very interesting."

"Mr. Wickham, will you please explain your conduct on account of my troubles to come to Marlborough so early in the morning without even having breakfast?"

"Of course, my dear, it's really distressing that you've been hungry all morning..." Mr. Wickham thoughtfully pushed the meal sent by the messenger towards her, paused, and then mentioned what he said just now , "But I still don't believe it, you really don't know why I quietly asked you to come here?"

"I really don't know!" Lydia looked at him with wide eyes, trying to look very sincere.

"Okay, okay," Mr. Wickham ducked back probably because she looked a little scary, "my dear, don't bark, I believe you."

He still felt a little unbelievable, and he frowned and pondered for a while before saying, "Our ship entered the Woolwich Naval Base half a month ago to prepare for a thorough maintenance. After that, there will be a long voyage, the destination is the West Indies A port in the archipelago. A few days after arriving in Woolwich, a strange gentleman came to me and talked to me about something that surprised me beyond description!"

"What's the matter?" Lydia was aroused by Mr. Wickham's rare serious tone.

Mr. Wickham lowered his eyes and stared at the glass of Zeenigs in his hand before he said, "To be honest, if it wasn't for that gentleman's continuous visits and the production of strong evidence to prove his sincerity, I would You will definitely think this is a prank arranged by some boring friend of mine."

Lydia blinked, thinking that Mr. Wickham had a talent for telling suspenseful events-it would be really tantalizing.

"The gentleman calls himself Allen. I suspect it's a fake name, but let's call him Mr. Allen." Mr. Wickham turned his eyes from the wine glass in his hand to Lydia's face, Looking at her, he said meaningfully, "Mr. Allen said that he has [-] pounds in cash that he is going to give me as a gift, as well as a wealthy manor in Antigua."

"Wouldn't it be one of your distant relatives who left you an inheritance?" Lydia could only think of this reason for a while to explain why Mr. Wickham was hit by the pie falling from the sky.

"No." Mr. Wickham stared closely at her face, as if unwilling to let go of the slightest change of expression on her face, "This is just a deal, such an attractive condition is to buy me ten years .”

Lydia swallowed hard, "Honey, don't tell me that a woman from a wealthy family has taken a fancy to you, so she has to pay a lot of money to buy you the most youthful and handsome ten years. I actually don't have much opinion on this, However, this is too unbelievable!"

If it weren't for public places, Lydia would have stood up and walked around twice to sort out her thoughts.

"Unbelievable? Lydia, it seems that you really think this is unexpected." Mr. Wickham's lips curled up, but his eyes were deep and thoughtful.

"Please don't mind, I'm not saying that it's unbelievable for someone to look at you. Your beauty and charm are recognized by everyone," Lydia explained, thinking that she questioned the charm of the other party, which made Mr. Wickham unhappy. This matter itself has some thoughts. After all, we are still a couple in name. Your face is closely related to me. If someone finds out that you have become the secret lover of some noble lady, I will really become the laughing stock of others! So ..."

"So what are you going to do?" Mr. Wickham asked her with interest.

"So before you decide to accept this affair, you must seriously come up with a plan that can ensure that my reputation will not be affected!" Lydia replied sternly, remembering that it took a lot of effort to calm down a while ago The rumors and gossips are still lingering in my heart, "Maybe you can set the location of the tryst in France, such a rich lady who can spend a lot of money for a man must be able to buy a snow-white seaside villa in France!"

Mr. Wickham laughed, "It seems that you really don't know anything about this matter, which is very strange. Tell you my dear, I have the opportunity to make such a fortune because of you!"

"Because of me?" Lydia's eyes widened.

"good."