[Pride and Prejudice] Second Marriage

There were two letters spread out on the desk in front of Earl Wendell, and the Earl himself was wearing glasses and compared the two letters back and forth several times.

When he received the letter he had planned to leave for Bradley for the winter, but this startling news had to interrupt his plans.

Mrs. Amber's letter and Juliet's letter, if he hadn't recognized the difference in their handwriting, he would have thought that the sender's name was written backwards.However, it was precisely because of Mrs. Amber's enthusiastic persuasion and Juliet's rational analysis that Earl Wendell had to consider whether Juliet's decision was influenced by Mrs. Amber. Daughter owns a reluctant marriage.

Therefore, when this group of people arrived at Stoke House, Earl Wendell seemed to have no idea what this group of people came to London from Little Daisy.He neither questioned Mrs. Amble nor did Mr. Darcy go beyond a friendly meeting between the two gentlemen.

After scribbling a meal, Earl Wendell called Juliet to the study.

Mrs. Amber was not at all surprised that he could do such a thing. She directed the servants to pack all the things they brought into the guest room, and sat comfortably on the sofa, casually flipping through the newspapers on the coffee table .

Miss Margaret sat alone at a round table some distance away from the sofa and sewed, but she was obviously absent-minded, and the tip of the needle always poked the wrong place. She took advantage of the favorable location to look at Darcy sitting on the sofa from time to time.

Miss Margaret couldn't find any fault with his facial features except that his complexion was too serious, and she tried hard to recall the details mentioned in Juliet's letter, so as to correspond to this young man one by one.

Mrs. Amber shook the newspaper and said without raising her head, "Fitzwilliam, relax, you are so nervous that the air is stagnant."

Darcy's body froze, and he unconsciously curled his fingers on his knees, his expression became more serious.

"Miss Margaret," said Lady Amber, looking up at him from the paper, "please fetch a book--anything, to distract the poor young man."

Miss Margaret was greatly surprised when she heard her calling her name, but she quickly calmed down, responded, and quickly put the completely embroidered handkerchief back into the basket, Just walk out of the hall.

"Dear Julie, ever since you were born, I've thought that there would come a day when one or several lads would come and beg me to give them the jewel in my hand—until I got tired of it and chose for you. Come up with the most outstanding one, and put your hand in his hands." Earl Wendell said in a humorous tone, "I never thought that you would save me trouble like this! My dear, there is only the one outside, do you Satisfied with this, don't you need to enjoy the vanity of being chased by girls?"

Juliet laughed loudly, "No need at all, Dad. I made it very clear in the letter that when a good person appears in front of you, you have to hold on tightly, and you will lose the rare opportunity if you wait for the price. Selling is a very risky thing.”

Earl Wendell lowered his head and picked the letter paper on the table, he raised his eyebrows high, "Letter, yes, it is this letter that makes me puzzled. You are very to the point in the letter, using a completely correct I’m thinking about the problem with an attitude.” He paused, and then asked hesitantly, “My dear, you have to tell me honestly, are you becoming so objective because of Joyce Carr? This letter makes me feel You're an outsider who stays out."

"I don't know very well." Juliet replied honestly, "but apart from some regrets about that incident, I have no pain at all. Dad, isn't it good to see one thing clearly like this? What do you think? ? I can't believe you haven't been learning Mr. Darcy's work for so many days."

Earl Wendell had to admit, "Except for his divorce case being criticized, everything else is perfect."

What he wanted to say was interrupted quickly by Juliet, "Dad, whether I choose Karl or Darcy, it's actually like embarking on an unknown journey for me. I can't decide whether to choose Karl or Darcy To be happy together, it is better to choose Darcy, but I am sure that if they are compared to the sea, the former is turbulent, while the latter is tolerant and broad, and the fun I can understand from it is different. However , no matter how much I feel sorry for Karl, he is no longer an option, and I seem to only like the days when there is no rush."

Earl Wendell stared at her deeply after hearing the words, "It is not a good thing to yearn for peace prematurely, Julie." He glanced at Juliet's letter again, folded it and put it in a drawer with a lock, "If you really want to, call the young man in, if he doesn't want to wait until Julian comes back."

Juliet stood up, put her hands on the table, leaned over and kissed his forehead, and smiled, "Thank you, Dad."

Juliet returned to the hall, her footsteps were light, but Miss Margaret immediately raised her head and saw her, she playfully put her finger to her lips and gestured for her to silence, then tiptoed to Darcy's sofa back.

She just held out a finger, and before it even touched him, she giggled.

Darcy suddenly came back to his senses, closed the book that was always open on the first page, stood up from the sofa, and turned to look at her.

Juliet couldn't restrain the smile on her lips, grabbed the book in his hand, flipped through it, "I didn't expect you to be so childlike, Mr. Darcy, I read this when I was a child!"

It was only then that Darcy realized that what he had just been holding in his hand was an English translation of the German children's book "Little Robinson Crusoe", with many illustrations in it, which looked a bit dated.

Mrs. Amber glanced at Miss Margaret when she heard the words, but she didn't expect her to be so narrow-minded.

"You..." The corners of Mr. Darcy's mouth twitched, and he seemed to want to laugh, but he couldn't. He looked at the cheerful Juliet, and he became a little more nervous, and his vocal cords seemed to be tensed, so the pitch was a little high , "Are you here to call me?"

"Of course, Dad is waiting for you." Juliet looked at him and smiled.

The wait was not difficult for Juliet. She sat down where Darcy had been sitting, found a comfortable position, and seriously began to review the books she read when she was a child.Before turning too many pages, Darcy came out, and his steps were so fast that everyone in the living room could see that he was in high spirits.Mrs. Amber was even surprised to find that she had at last glimpsed the tip of the iceberg of the young man's most hidden thoughts.The corners of his mouth were drawn together, but Mrs. Amber swore it was definitely because he didn't want to show his raging emotions—his startlingly bright black eyes were already showing.

He walked quickly to Juliet's seat and knelt down in front of her—which startled Juliet, but she remained unmoved, overwhelmed by his impulsiveness.

"Let me kiss your hand, dear Juliet," he said, in a low, melodious voice that seemed to tinge with the tremolo of the bow as it danced over the strings.

"Oh, congratulations, Mr. Darcy," said Juliet dully, and held out her hand to him.

Darcy smiled and pressed a kiss to the back of her hand.

After the dust settled and everyone was happy, Mrs. Amber stood up from the sofa, congratulated the young couple, and went upstairs to rest.

Miss Margaret happily hugged Juliet, and secretly wiped the tears from her eyes.

Mr. Darcy looked at her and said, "Miss Margaret, I know you are Juliet's tutor since she was a child. She must be accustomed to your company. If you don't dislike her and have no other plans, I very much hope that you will continue to accompany Juliet at Pemberley."

Now Juliet and Miss Margaret looked at him in amazement.

"Oh, you are so kind, sir." Miss Margaret's affection for him increased sharply, "Of course I am willing, very willing."

Juliet was touched by the automaticity of this thought, and she was about to say something sour, but for the sake of his seeming pleasure, she swallowed it and accepted his kindness openly.

That night, in Juliet's room, Miss Margaret was still terrified for her when she talked about her outrageous behavior, "If you really value Mr. Darcy as your husband, you should give him implicit encouragement and prompt him Say the words that make you happy. Juliet, I really didn't think that you did it on your own initiative. Fortunately, he is a noble character, otherwise I can't imagine what it would have become..."

At the beginning, Juliet could still feel incredible about this sudden engagement, but after so many days, she already felt normal, "Believe me, dear Margaret, I am completely different from person to person. It's not because of his noble character, I wouldn't forget to bring my brain because of a moment of slack." She said with some self-deprecation, "Perhaps it is also due to my impulsiveness, otherwise I'm afraid there would be no such engagement. As for you Your words of encouragement," she imagined the picture in her mind, and suddenly laughed, "I don't have that kind of cleverness at all so that he can understand it without being disgusted."

Miss Margaret looked at her disapprovingly, "Juliet, I find you a little paranoid, and your feelings for Mr. Darcy are unfair."

"Forgive me, Miss Margaret," Juliet slid from the pillow into the bed, muffled, "Although I am proud of my courage, I really don't want to mention this matter again!"

After the news of the engagement was made public, no matter how awkward Julian was when he rushed back from Hampton, the engagement banquet was held as scheduled in Bradley, the place where Juliet was born.Many people recalled that the beauty of Countess Wendell's family sighed bitterly that day, another pearl of high society was picked up by others.Although the man is taciturn, he still cannot be ignored. Everyone feels that the life of Baron Dagapur has finally been fulfilled—he has a wealth of wealth, and his social status has also improved. He has a family with a prominent family and a gentle and beautiful wife. Except for an heir —There will always be.