[Pride and Prejudice] Second Marriage

"Oh," Mrs. Amber paused, as if she felt that the scene should not continue to be cold, she turned sideways and said to Ira who was particularly moving because of her shyness, "Miss Currell must want to thank Mr. Darcy in person— —for his compliments on your pictures. Know that Mr. Darcy's compliments are more persuasive than anyone else's."

Under the faint encouragement of Mrs. Amber, Ira Currel showed her whole face from behind her mother. She saluted and thanked Darcy with a trembling voice.

Ira Korrell is a beautiful girl, her light brown hair and amber eyes make her look extraordinarily pure and soft, like a new willow just sprouting by the lake.

Darcy couldn't help but glance at her, for no other reason than the girl in front of him looked a little like Georgiana at first glance—but it was far from it on closer inspection, and Georgiana was far more temperamental than her.

His glance made people feel that he seemed to be attracted by Ira for a second.Mrs. Corell even showed a joyful smile.

Mrs. Amber feels regretful in her heart. She is actually not very optimistic about Ira and the young man in front of her. Ira is too introverted and not good at communicating with others; while Mr. Darcy's eyes are too deep and introverted, making it difficult for people to see through. It must be due to the early death of their parents. In the eyes of Mrs. Amber, this means a lack of vitality, and the relationship between the two must be dull.Coupled with the recent divorce turmoil, she felt that Mr. Darcy may not be a person who is willing to live a peaceful life-this is the most fatal for young girls entering marriage.

But Mrs. Currel couldn't help but fell in love with him.Mr. Darcy has just obtained the title of baron, and he can barely be regarded as a first-class noble figure, and he is also rich in wealth-this is far better than the pompous title of nobility for the orphans and widowed Mrs. Currel and her daughter .Moreover, he was still young, and although he had been married once, he had no sons-no bad influence on future wives at all.

Although Mrs. Currell looks innocent, her temper is not pure. She only has one daughter, and she can only inherit one-third of the property left by her husband. With only a small annual income, Currell The life of the family is already quite stretched, after all, she has to save her dowry for Ira.

"It's really great." Mrs. Currell thought secretly, obviously she felt that since Darcy could have an impression of Ira at first sight, it would be much easier to deal with later.

Sure enough, Mrs. Amber introduced Darcy's identity logically, and asked him to tell more about the customs and customs of Derbyshire.Juliet's identity is obviously an unmarried girl who Mrs. Amber participated in the conversation because she was afraid that Ira would be too embarrassing.The other guests who participated in the salon were all old friends of Mrs. Amber. They knew what Mrs. Amber’s salon was used for most of the time, so when they saw where Mrs. Amber’s main show was, they knew how to do it in the villa. Lobby to find their own interests - Mrs Amber is always sweet.

In fact, the conversations of these people were very difficult. Most of the time, Mrs. Amber’s voice kept making a certain suggestion—this made her feel a little embarrassed, and then Mrs. Currel responded incessantly, Occasionally Darcy said a few words in a low voice, but Ira's voice could not be heard at all. No matter how anxiously Mrs. Currier winked at her, the poor girl's face was about to turn red, and she could only squeeze out the mosquitoes and hum. A similar voice——she was very clear about her purpose of appearing in the salon, but it was precisely because of this that she became even more nervous when facing the man in front of her.

At last the conversation took a turn when it came to Darcy's Pemberley, and it went like this:

Mrs. Amber said to Ira in a cheerful tone, "Honey, you haven't seen the most beautiful place in Derbyshire yet." She glanced at Darcy and felt a little bit at the indifferent expression on his face. He had a headache, but he still had the courage to say, "Pemberley has the most beautiful forest in the whole country!"

"Miss Stoke was a guest at Pemberley for some time, and I have never had the opportunity to know your opinion of Pemberley," Darcy said suddenly, "do you also think that Pemberley's forest is worthy of its name?"

Hearing her own name, Juliet, who was secretly wandering, gathered her scattered thoughts silently. She gave Darcy a look in the astonished eyes of Mrs. Amber, and then she felt a little toothache that the black pair of eyes looking at her at this moment A kind of brilliance called "revenge" was clearly shining in her eyes-probably because she had shown too obvious a look of watching a show earlier.

Darcy had always been a smart man, and it was impossible for him not to have noticed what Mrs. Amber was up to—not unpopular, but he felt that he was too hasty to talk about marriage immediately after the divorce, and he hadn't done it yet. Prepare.

"It has been raining for the past few days, sir. I regret that I wasted the opportunity to appreciate it." Facing the eyes of everyone looking over, Juliet suddenly felt thorns in her back, but she had to answer his question.

In fact, the topic has come to this point, and Mrs. Amber also knows that it may be meaningless to continue, because neither party has shown enthusiasm.

"Miss Currell is too shy, but she is already a 20-year-old girl." After the salon ended, Mrs. Amber couldn't help complaining about her futility of today's game. She should have taken the initiative to create a good situation for it."

"It's probably because of her natural personality. Maybe it's because of her shy and innocent personality that she can immerse herself in the painting wholeheartedly." Juliet said, before the painting on the fireplace was taken down, she raised her head and After admiring it, "I have to say that Miss Currell is very faithful to the details."

"Whether a man is energetic or not, he is definitely unwilling to marry a woman who is shy even talking to himself." Mrs. Amber put down the bone china cup in her hand, sat up straight, and looked at Juliet. What does Mr Darcy think, my dear?"

"Me?" Juliet was taken aback, and looked back at Mrs. Amber.

"That's right," Mrs. Amber didn't seem to see the surprise on her face, her dark gray eyes were calm, as if she was about to listen to Juliet tell a story, "I think... between you," she said slenderly. Gently touched her neck with her fingers, and continued thoughtfully, "There must have been some unusual intersection." She raised her eyes and stared at Juliet, as if trying to find an answer from her behavior .

"You are so sharp, dear aunt," Juliet's back tensed. She understood that blindly denying is not effective in front of Aunt Amber. Now that she has noticed, you must give her an answer that satisfies her, so she He accidentally overheard the conversation between Darcy and his former wife.

Mrs. Amber was noncommittal, "Then he does seem to be what he shows—a cool-headed and intelligent person." She made a rare joke, "Maybe Miss Ira Currell is really suitable for him—he I’m afraid I’ll be discouraged by my lively wife.”

Juliet breathed a sigh of relief - but it was too early.

"Dear Julie, a girl's family will always have some kind of affection other than gratitude for those who reach out to them in trouble," Mrs. Amber said slowly, as if emphasizing and as if thinking , "But I think you know, this feeling is often an illusion, not so reliable."

"Oh!" Juliet was taken aback. She looked at Mrs. Amber angrily and said, "I didn't!"

"Then why didn't you tell me about it? It will make me feel guilty!" Mrs. Amber said seriously, "Your father has clearly told me in the letter what you did after the rumors subsided I didn't criticize you for the stupid thing, because immediately after Julian came to me, he said that you had suffered a lot, and begged me not to let you continue to hurt you in this matter-but that doesn't mean You can ignore the matter! Why don't you tell me? I know you are not a liar girl, so it is because Mr. Darcy played a part in it that you don't mention it?—As thanks to the poor Dear young man, I can introduce him to the most noble circle, and I can introduce him to the gentlest bride, but that doesn’t mean I’m happy for my dear niece to jump into his marriage trap!”

"You can ask me plainly, why bother to test like this? I really just don't want to bring up that matter." Juliet wrinkled her nose aggrievedly, "In fact, you think too much, aunt, he is just a relative An acquaintance—I am grateful to him, but I have no such affection for him. And Mr. Darcy is by no means a mean man who sets any trap."

"Even if you don't have it now, you've had too much interaction with him tonight! More than Ira Kerrell! Did you see the way that poor girl looked at you?" Mrs. Amber's voice became more severe.

Juliet's tears of grievance were about to fall. She understood that she had spoken a few more words with Darcy today, but she believed that this did not exceed the scope of normal etiquette. Said, "She hasn't taken a fancy to her yet! I said a few more words, why is she not happy!"

As soon as the words fell, she immediately understood that she had said something extremely rude, and before Mrs. Amber could speak, she jumped off the sofa like a frightened rabbit without even daring to look at Mrs. Amber. Get up and run upstairs.

Mrs. Amber was left feeling both annoyed and amused.

Early the next morning, Mrs. Amber's housekeeper, Mrs. Pinkerton, brought the hostess's favorite breakfast into the room, and she obviously had a very surprised expression on her face, "Good morning, ma'am, you really didn't expect what happened. What's the matter?"

"Juliet came home in the morning?" Mrs. Amber carelessly pressed the somewhat silver-gray hair beside her ears—they used to be the same brilliant golden color as Juliet's hair. She glanced at Mrs. Pinkerton and smiled. Said, "This girl made such a big noise early in the morning, she even asked someone to arrange a carriage at the door of my room, wouldn't I hear it?"

Mrs. Pinkerton laughed immediately, "It's really rare for me to see Juliet's wayward look." She recalled, "Probably when she was young, she would occasionally get into trouble with Julian because she couldn't speak complete long sentences."

"She has been wayward in Bradley for a long time. If you want to see it, you can go to Stoke's house to see it," Mrs. Amber said, "I can write you a letter of introduction."

Mrs. Pinkerton knew she was joking, and put on a look of glee. "Really? That would be very nice, ma'am."

Mrs. Amber immediately became a little unhappy, "Everyone thinks Bradley is a good place. When the two children heard that I came here, they were unhappy, as if there was something here that could eat them. I Don't let them obey the rules so that they can have a good name? Not so that they don't even smile. And old Stoker too! Let me do all the bad things, he is good, he has been a good father for so many years ’” She took a bite of the meringue, and after a moment went on, “I’m going to be a burden too, so let old Stoke worry! London doesn’t suit me any more, I need the country to breathe The fresh air, the little Daisy has been empty for so many years, it should go back to live. But in the country, you still need the laughter of young girls and boys, so that it doesn’t look empty. How do you think Juliet and Julien can stay with me ? There will be their children in the future, and the appearance of laughing and making noise around Little Daisy makes me feel that I didn't live in vain this time."

"It's wonderful." Mrs. Pinkerton murmured, "But since that's the case, you should treat Juliet patiently and kindly. Why should you upset her? Since you can invite the Baron Dagapur into the salon, it's a good idea." It means you approve of him, even if Juliet..."

"Because the time is wrong," Mrs. Amber interrupted her. "This year, the baron is too ostentatious in the social circle. If he is married now and with Juliet, there will always be some unbearable rumors. What happened before the Baron's divorce. I cannot subject Juliet to any such speculation."

"What about that Miss Currel?"

"She is far less excellent than Juliet, and no one will hurt her because of jealousy." Mrs. Amber said extremely arrogantly.

Mrs. Pinkerton smiled helplessly, maybe this is what Mrs. Amber really looks like.