[Pride and Prejudice] Second Marriage

Hearing that news was at afternoon tea.

Juliet and Mademoiselle Margaret were sitting in the quaintly decorated lobby of the hotel, sitting against the wall.Juliet wore a violet hat, and the black veil was lowered to cover half of her face. This fashionable dress attracted a lot of attention, but compared to showing her face to attract attention, such attention Much better because most of them come from women.

Just then, they heard a conversation from the other table.They were two elderly ladies, who were nearer to the fireplace, well dressed, well-maintained, and well-mannered at dinner, but this did not mean that they were not fond of gossip.

The woman in the black coat routinely started her afternoon tea with, "Hi, dear, have you heard? About that unfortunate man?"

"Oh, you mean Mr. Singston? Yes, he not only lost his investment in the bank, but also lost his love. The worldly lady - the object he was courting - immediately agreed to another suitor , the wedding is said to take place next month." Exclaimed her companion in a melancholy tone, "I feel really sorry for him."

"Oh, yes. But I'm talking about someone else." The lady in the black overcoat understood when she was playing, and immediately described to her companion what happened in Pemberley a few days ago.

This is really a big event, and it is also something that normal people would be ashamed of, so that when they heard halfway, Miss Margaret wanted to get up and take Juliet away, but she pressed her arm down.

"Let me finish it, dear."

Miss Margaret looked at Juliet with a reproachful look, but she had the cheek to ignore it.

The theme of the story is the process of the adultery and love affair between two people. The two protagonists are well-known in the local area, one is the mistress of Pemberley, and the other is the cousin of the host of Pemberley.When the two men, disheveled and frightened out of the bushes by a man with sores all over their face, happened to be witnessed by a tenant passing by not far away. As a maid's daughter, she never expected to see such a shocking scene.

The honest man stood so stupefied that the man with the sore face ran past him, and out of the Pemberley gate, without his knowing it.

"Shocking," repeated my companion in astonishment. "My God, I remember that astonishing marriage of that venerable young man at Pemberley! She made a fool of herself at a London party, but she's wise enough to never do it again. Girls from the back country are not well-bred, they're educated loosely, and they're said to go out at night! You see , and now such a dreadful thing has happened! How sad the poor young man must be!"

The lady shook her head with her tongue, and said a rare word of justice, "Oh, my dear, you can't generalize, there are still many lovely and pure girls in the country. It's just this one—the most impressive The surprising news is not this, the terrible person who broke the incident actually passed by the village all the way, talking loudly about the woman's affairs, he revealed that they had a period when they were young, and even promoted the beauty of the lady His dark eyes, sexy lips, and his vivacious disposition that makes him feel warm! It's incredible!"

"Oh! My God! My God!" Her companion could only express her surprise by exclaiming repeatedly, "Who is that terrible figure? How did it appear in Pemberley?"

"This is even more embarrassing. That lunatic covered in sores is the lady's brother-in-law!"

"It's unbearable, it's such a mess..." said her companion in a tone of melancholy that contrasted with the sparkle in her eyes.

Miss Margaret rose--she was a real lady, looked at Juliet impatiently, and said with emphasis in a soft voice, "Let's go for a walk, my dear."

Satisfied with curiosity, Juliet felt a little guilty, she immediately stood up and took Miss Margaret's arm.

They were not at peace, however, and the whole country was whispering about it, and even Juliet heard the follow-up: the maniac with the festering face - and now Juliet knew he was Mr Wickham - and no one dared to come up To stop this patient covered in sores, he proudly advertised the excitement, then suddenly fell to the ground and remained motionless under the eyes of everyone. A bold young man stepped forward and saw that the poor lunatic had stopped breathing. He opened a pair of horrific eyes, and there was twisted madness and revenge on his face that could not be seen clearly.

"...There, he's lying there, my God, I've never encountered such a crazy thing in my life!" A woman exaggeratedly pointed to a piece of grass and said to her companion.

"Poor Mr. Darcy, I really haven't met a better person than him, but why did God let him suffer such misfortune?" This is the tenant or farmer sympathizing with the male owner who was innocently involved in this scandal.

Looking at Juliet's ears pricked up unconsciously, Miss Margaret realized that she would not have the opportunity to educate her in such an atmosphere, so she was no longer in the mood to take a walk anymore, and she asked to go back to the hotel.

But she didn't expect that there was also a young man in the hotel who worried her.

Julian came up to him with an incredulous expression, and said, "You will be surprised at what I'm going to talk about. I never thought of an acquaintance! Colonel Fitzwilliam..."

"Julian!" screamed Miss Margaret at last, uncontrollably, "is it fair for you to say such a thing to your sister!"

"Oh? It seems that you already know?" Julian scratched the hat in his hand, "I thought this was to let my dear sister realize some facts..." He looked at Miss Margaret's black and blue face He swallowed what he wanted to say, and immediately raised his hands, "Okay, okay, my dear lady, I will keep silent and swear not to mention a single word of this matter to Juliet..."

Juliet silently glanced at Miss Margaret, then quickly lowered her head.

At this time, she and Julian, the brother and sister, had very similar expressions, as if they were admitting their mistakes, and they didn't know what to say to Miss Margaret.

"I think we can pack up and go back to London at once." Finally, Miss Margaret said firmly, "I will write a letter to Mrs. Griffey myself. We have reasons for having to do so." , I can't bear Juliet's reputation in this place full of gossip, she will understand us. Now that she's back home, she shouldn't lack the company of her family, and we can't do much for her even here. "

Julian stole a glance at his sister, motioning her to agree immediately.

Juliet returned to the room obediently, but she still asked for Miss Margaret's intention, left a letter to Mrs. Griffey, and said that she would leave a few capable and reliable servants for her if she needed them. driven by time.

In this way, they hurriedly came and left without causing any disturbance, but Juliet had no idea that she herself was involved in a rumor as far away as London.

On the second day they were on the road, Julian received a letter from the servant at home. He tore off the sealant, read it for a few minutes, and then his eyes widened in disbelief. , He immediately rolled up the letter and stuffed it into the pocket of his jacket as if nothing happened, without even letting others notice his abnormality.

It was only after Juliet fell asleep that night that he knocked on Miss Margaret's door.By then Miss Margaret had put on her nightcap and was reading a book of poetry in the dim light by the head of the bed.

"Oh, very presumptuous," said Julian, seeing her open the door with a round nightcap and lace on her head, and a pair of ridiculous round glasses, without Miss Margaret's habit. Laughing as his character might have guessed, he said gravely, "But, Miss Margaret, you have been with Juliet, I think, have you heard—that she betrothed this young man?— —I know from my father that there is such a person, and he does have some guesses, but neither of us can be sure of it." He said, and he handed over a crumpled letter.

Startled immediately, Miss Margaret made room to let Julian in.She took the letter paper, leaned it under the light, read it carefully, and her face immediately changed.

"Oh my god..." She covered her mouth with tears in her eyes.

Julian understood at once that the betrothed to her sister was indeed the young man whom the letter spoke of.His face immediately turned ugly, "It's unbelievable, Miss Margaret, you know about this. I thought that things like dealing with men should at least be done under my supervision..."

"I'm sorry..." Miss Margaret said sadly, she was indeed too arrogant, "I never thought that the day I left London was the day he was supposed to come to visit..."

"But he did something that the whole London is laughing at!" Julian scratched his hair a little irritably, "Father wants us to take Juliet back to London immediately, she hasn't appeared at the ball these days, just like It seems to confirm this rumor faintly. We must go back immediately, to London with a high profile, and remember that Juliet is not engaged to anyone! So, she must understand the ins and outs of the whole thing. Will you tell her, or should I do it?"

"I wish I had enough courage to talk to her about it." Miss Margaret sadly took off her glasses and wiped her tears.

"Then I..."

"No, let me do it," Miss Margaret said firmly. "You are a good brother, Julian."