[Pride and Prejudice] Dear Lydia

Lydia did not expect that the news that she was going to get married again would cause such an uproar among relatives and friends!

Could it be that she overestimated everyone's ability to accept it?Or did everyone underestimate her personal charm? ——This is really a difficult question to answer.

The first serious skepticism about Lydia's sudden announcement of her engagement turned out to be two of the brightest minds in the family—Mr. Bennett and Elizabeth.

When Mrs. Bennett screamed all the way and ran to the study to report the great news that her little daughter was about to remarry, Mr. Bennett just looked at her quietly, and when his wife finally shut up, he said, " Dear, please forgive me, if you can say it again, I don't think I understand what you are saying. Also, I think you should try to be as concise as possible, and put those unnecessary embellishments, such as how much you earn every year, your status Scary, rich like a prince... remove it, it should be much easier for me to understand."

"Mr. Bennett, you really make me anxious. Every time there is such a big event in the family, you react so slowly!" Mrs. Bennet complained, so she had to say the matter again, and finally shouted, "I want to Think of it! Our dear Lydia and Mr. Pitt! I was still sorry for the poor child when Mr. Wickham's accident happened, and now it seems that it was a good luck—well, without mentioning these sorrows, Lydia will It's going to be the end of all the hardships! I already knew she was the most lovable child in the world!"

"My dear lady, are you sure this is real and not a joke or a prank or something?"

"Of course not! Who can joke about such a thing! Besides, I heard it with my own ears. Mr. Peter said in front of everyone that he proposed to Lydia, and Lydia has already agreed!" Bennett The wife is angry at her husband's questioning.

"But how can this be true!" said Mr. Bennet, at last unable to maintain his witty and cynical attitude, very puzzled, "I remember you told me that Mr. Pitt and the Baroness Moran were the same Yes, dear lady, I implore you to think about it objectively, how could Lydia snatch a man from the baroness?"

"Mr. Bennett, maybe what you said has some truth, but the facts are in front of you, Lydia just snatched it! She snatched Mr. Peter from the Baroness!!!" Mrs. Bennett was petty by her husband After hesitating for a while, he immediately regained his confidence, "The Baroness is indeed beautiful and noble, but our Lydia defeated her with her cuteness!!!"

"Mrs. Bennett, I really admire your optimism and confidence!" Mr. Bennett said to himself while looking down at the letter, "To be honest, I almost wonder if Lydia pinched Pete. What's wrong with Mr., threatened him, that's why he had to propose marriage! I'm writing to Lizzie right now, I need someone who understands to discuss this matter with me."

Mrs. Bennet was greatly disappointed by her husband, and turned her head away angrily, "It would be best if you would write to Lizzie, which would save me trouble, but I seriously advise you, Mr. Bennet You can at most tell Lizzie about your nonsensical thoughts, but don’t let everyone know about them! If you scare away our future son-in-law, Mr. Peter, and ruin Lydia’s happiness for the rest of her life, I’m sorry! Never forgive you! Ever!"

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And Elizabeth almost thought it was another weird joke played by Mr. Bennet after receiving her father's letter.

"My God! This is unbelievable! Lydia is getting married again! With Lord Pitt!!" she exclaimed.

Mr. Darcy was a little complacent about this, claiming that he had seen the signs of this matter when he was last in London, and thought that Mr. Pitt was interested in Lydia, but he did not expect Mr. Wickham to be so unlucky. An accident happened overseas, which gave this good thing a chance to come true.

"But I always thought that Baroness Moran was pursuing Mr. Peter. How could Lydia win over a baroness who is as rich and prestigious as a stunner?" Elizabeth is indeed Mr. Bennet's favorite daughter. The misgivings about the matter were all the same.

"My dear, even you have become a philistine. Aren't you the most disdainful of such arguments?" Mr. Darcy teased his wife, "When young men and women fall in love, each other's status and money will become It's not that important anymore."

Elizabeth was a little embarrassed, and said with a blushing face, "I'm not saying that a woman who has no money and status and is not noble enough can't marry a husband with good conditions. When you are in love, you always have to consider it comprehensively. Appearance and wealth are the icing on the cake. Who would think they are redundant? Especially the appearance of a woman, my dear, you can’t deny this. For men, the woman’s Beauty is a very important factor, sometimes even decisive, and none of us can deny that the Baroness Moran was undeniably beautiful, and very beautiful!"

"Yes, you're right, my dear," Mr. Darcy readily admitted, "but you can't ignore the charm of a lovely character. A man like George Pete should have no trouble finding a beautiful woman to marry. So he won't have too much nostalgia for beauties who are easy to get, I think what he values ​​is your sister's unique personality and attitude towards people."

"I value Lydia's character and attitude towards people?" Elizabeth was a little hard to imagine, "Oh, of course I am not saying that my sister is not good, and Lydia has indeed become more stable and sensible in the past two years, but, But—" She felt that she couldn't guess anything by guessing, she needed someone to discuss with her, and immediately decided, "I'm going to visit Jane and Bingley, dear, do you want to go together?"

"of course."

Thirty miles away, at Mr. Bingley's estate, were Mr. Bingley's sisters.

Jane has just received a long letter from Mrs. Bennett in return for the good news, and Mrs. Bennett has written two full pages, which are not enough to express her excitement and joy: Dear Lydia is finally freed from her wretched widowhood. , is about to become Mrs. Pitt, and is also the future Countess, she is going crazy as a mother!

Miss Bingley twisted her handkerchief, trying desperately to appear calm and collected, refusing to admit that she was already blushing with jealousy, until Mr. Bingley occasionally mentioned that Mr. Darcy's cousin, Miss Deborah, would not be happy to hear the news. , her mind slowly regained its balance.

After Darcy and Elizabeth arrived, they got together again to discuss the matter in detail, pondering and analyzing Mr. Pitt's state of mind that prompted him to propose to Lydia.

It's a pity that, apart from the fact that Lydia is close friends with Miss Mallard, Mr. Pete's cousin, and Miss Mallard lives with her cousin and helps him take care of the housework, Lydia is more knowledgeable than others for this reason. With the opportunity of Mr. Pete and getting to know him better, everyone can't think of any other advantages that Lydia has over other women.

Fortunately, the two seemed to be very eager to get married. Within two days, Mrs. Bennet happily sent a letter, saying that Mr. Pitt and Lydia decided to get married as soon as possible, and asked them to go back to the wedding.Now you don't have to guess and wonder every day, you can go back and observe what's going on in person.

Finally, Miss Bingley couldn't hold back, and said something sour to Jane, "I also think that your little sister should get married as soon as possible, lest Mr. Peter regret it after a long time."

Jane ignored her for her husband's sake.

When Darcy and Bingley's family arrived at Longbourn, they met the Walter brothers and sisters who were also shocked by the news of Lydia's marriage. Their mother, Mrs. Walter, was already surprised because she was one of the first to know the news. And I have congratulated, so I didn't come together.

Miss Walter was full of surprise and joy for Lydia, while Mr. Walter Jr. was more like a questioner, but because he was straightforward and straightforward, what he said was not offensive, but very pleasing, at least Mrs. Bennett And Lydia likes it.

He said to Lydia angrily, "Do you remember the first time I came to Hertfordshire with you and Mrs. Bennett? At that time, I had to think about visiting you for a long time so as not to affect your reputation." , calculate the exact date, at least every two days to come, otherwise you have to try to find a companion to come together. If I knew there would be a day when I could propose to you (plus, God bless, Mr. Wickham got it in a foreign country Rest in peace), then I should start working hard from then on, how can I not let Pete take the lead!" After finishing speaking, he made a heartbroken expression, "I actually missed the only one who married me Take my savage chance!"

As long as Mrs. Bennet heard that someone admired her daughter, she would be very happy, and she was so happy that she said, "Mr. Walter, you are too good at joking. I have no objection that you admire my dear Lydia. How many beautiful women are there?" An admirer, so that life will be interesting, and young and lovely men will have something to do, but you should find a more gentle reason, such as dancing in the best time or something."

Mr. Walter Jr. told her very seriously that he had another reason for finding this reason, because men are sometimes more attracted to girls with hot personalities, and then he sighed.

Mrs. Bennet immediately agreed.

Mr. Pete was on the side, but he heard the clue, and asked Lydia softly, "Have you ever hit Mr. Walter?"

"Oh, that's just a little misunderstanding." Lydia also replied softly.

Mr. Pete thought for a while, then suddenly remembered, "That time in the small street next to the central square, I encountered you being troubled by some hooligans. Could it be that he did it, so you beat him after you went back?"

It was inconvenient to talk about this matter in person, so Lydia took Mr. Pete out of the living room, stood on the lawn outside the door to bask in the sun, and briefly talked about the cause and effect of that matter, "Mr. Walter Jr. did that because Young and reckless, he later apologized sincerely, and I have forgiven him long ago."

Mr. Pete was not happy, "I haven't forgiven him yet, and he doesn't seem to be here to congratulate us today, but I think he's here to make trouble!"

"Come on," Lydia said disapprovingly, "Mr. Little Walter is such a lively and joking character, you really don't need to mind it. If you have this spirit, you should think about how to deal with these insinuations from relatives and friends who are still very curious. , I'm almost bored to death." Speaking of this, Lydia was a little dissatisfied, "Actually, there is no need to rush to hold the wedding, wait until the first half of the year, and everything will be more natural."

"Don't!" Mr. Pete immediately refused. "Waiting for half a year is no different from getting married now. They will be curious now and they will be curious after half a year."

"It's not the same. If you are willing to wait half a year, then we can do a lot of groundwork and preparations. For example, Lois can invite me to your father's manor, and then you will go too. We will stay with His Excellency the Earl for a while, Participate in some social activities together, often appear together in the eyes of everyone, gradually get closer to each other, let everyone get used to it, and then announce the engagement, it will be much easier for them to accept." Lydia complained.

That's what she planned in the first place, but it was a pity that Mr. Pete and Mrs. Bennett disrupted the plan by mistake. The two decided together that they should get married as soon as possible.

Mr. Pete bent his head and kissed her, "Honey, you are too cruel to make me wait so long." But I was thinking in my heart that I was in a hurry to get married because I heard that you had such a plan. Otherwise, it’s okay to wait for the first half of the year. Do I like being asked by people who make a fuss every day?

Lydia smiled, and finally stopped talking about this matter.

"Honey, we're going back to Somerset to stay with Dad for a while after the wedding."

"Okay, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss Lord Chatham a little. I'll write to him." Lydia said and wanted to leave.

Mr. Pete held her back, "I saw that the carriage of your two sisters has already entered the manor, you go to meet them, I guess they will have a lot of questions for you, let me write the letter."

Lydia's eyes lit up, and then she made a bitter face, and she really put aside the matter of writing the letter, "Great, Jane and Lizzie are here at last, and Mom has nagged me no less than ten times since morning. But with Although they are happy to meet each other, it is really a headache to deal with all kinds of questions again."

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The Earl of Chatham pondered for a long time after receiving his son's letter, and asked his valet, "Robert, am I spoiling my son too much? Give him whatever he wants."

Robert poured tea in a regular manner, with a serious face, seemingly rigorous and rigid, but he was actually very good at speaking in accordance with Earl Chatham's mind, "Your Excellency, it seems a little bit. But it's nothing, Master George is very good, and he deserves your praise." he."

The Earl of Chatham snorted, "I think I'm spoiling him."

Robert didn't understand, so he didn't answer.

The Earl of Chatham was actually a little unbalanced after being helpless to his son, knocking on the table, "Robert, please go and write a letter to George for me, saying that I have two urgent matters in London, and I want him to go immediately Take care of it. Then have Lois write a letter asking Lydia to come and stay for a few weeks."

"But you have nothing to deal with in London now. How should I tell Master George?"

"Whatever, you can contact my lawyer and ask him to think about two troublesome things for you."

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After receiving the letter written by Robert, Mr. Peter thought about it for a quarter of an hour and understood what was going on. He was very depressed and had nothing to do with his willful father who was making trouble. Whimsy: Should hurry up and find a woman daddy would be interested in and take him to Somerset to distract him!

But where should such a woman be found?You need to use your brain to think about it.