[Comprehensive Classics] Killing the Classics

Mr. St. John did have a heart of stone.Once he made up his mind, he never wavered from his decision.For Anya, this is not a good sign, but it also makes her task more challenging.She needs to give full play to her acting skills, not only to conform to the general feeling of Miss Rosamund, but also to express her own pain and love within the constraints of her previous behavior.The latter is actually not difficult. The difficulty lies in how to maximize the seduction of the priest within this limited range. In short, it is to wake him up and let his originally abundant and romantic emotions break out of the iron shell.

Just read the original book and you will know that this job is not easy.Just like her name, Rosamund is a flaming rose whose inner emotions are absolutely no less intense than the sun, but she dwarfs St. John.St. John, the pastor positioned himself in the ways of the saints and aspired to preach.Perhaps he is really interested in preaching, and it is not known, and it is common for men to sacrifice their love for their careers.But with Rosamond's huge assets, his missionary activities will definitely be smoother than expected. What made him give up this possibility?

Anya sat in front of the mirror and arranged Rosamund's jewelry in front of her.The sun shines in from the window, making the jewels shine, and this light reflects the image in the mirror, which is particularly dazzling.But this light did not overshadow the girl in the mirror at all. She had a smile on her lips, but she looked full of melancholy.

In the end is... why?Anya stretched out her index finger and pressed her lips, thinking ecstatically.Could it be that the pastor really fell in love with Rosamund?

Because it is not in the mainstream plot, An Ya also does not know what stage the whole incident has developed.Her plan is to use Jane Eyre as her powerful helper.After all, it is almost the first anniversary of the death of St. John's father. Doesn't this mean that Jane Eyre is coming soon?

Anya's idea was not wrong.After about two or three days, under the habit of chatting with the maid newly cultivated by "Miss Rosamund", she successfully got a piece of news: "You mean...the Rivers family is here a stranger?"

"Yes, miss, and a woman," replied the maid. "I hear she gets on very well with the two Miss Riverses."

"Is that so?" Anya said, and quickly made up her next plan.

There was the sound of footsteps, and Mr. Oliver entered the house.He was probably in his fifties, with gray hair, but he seemed to be in good spirits and had a loud voice.Anya greeted him naturally: "Good afternoon, Father."

"Good afternoon, Rosamund." Mr. Oliver said gently.He is a wealthy local owner and the only person in this village who can be called a rich man.Of course, his property cannot be richer than that of Mr. Grandet, but he does his best to spoil his only daughter.Anya also respected him sincerely, and treated him like Rosamund herself would really do: "Today's dinner has roast quail, haven't you always wanted to eat that? A hunter brought it to us."

"You have to thank the good man."

"Of course, I gave him what he deserved, and a cake I baked myself. Can you go to church with me tomorrow, father?"

These last words stopped Mr. Oliver in his tracks.He turned around and looked at his daughter, and said seriously, "Are you going to meet someone?"

Anya's eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Dad!"

"Come with me, Rose." Mr. Oliver said, leading Anya to the study. "As the only heiress of the Oliver family, why do you want to fall in love with a priest?"

Anya made a puzzled expression: "Pastor? Just because he is a pastor, do you object? The Lord allows pastors to have wives!"

"Rosamond, my boy," Mr. Oliver sighed, with a relaxed expression on his face, "I have no objection to your association, I have sworn to your mother, whether it is poor or poor, if you will. Whether you are a rich man, a rich man or a beggar on the roadside, I will obey your wishes and marry you to the person you want. But the premise is that you must be in love with each other. If you live together, no matter You can't be happy, so why do it? I told you that years ago, and I still think so."

The father looked at his daughter's beautiful face with pity as pain slowly emerged, and tried his best to make his voice softer, but unfortunately he was born with a loud voice, so this didn't have any effect: "Don't be sad, child."

"I have the same hobbies as he, father. And his lineage has not dishonored me."

"Am I the one who cares about those? Besides, you stay in this small village all day, and you see too few people. I think Mr. Granby in S City is good. His grandfather is very popular among people." Sir Frederick Granby. Haven't you met? Well, well, Rose, don't cry, I'll take you to the vicar tomorrow."

When Anya was going through all this, Rosamund could also feel her experience at the same time.At this moment, she let go of the uncomfortable emotions that belonged to Rosamund welling up in her heart, and tears flowed down her face involuntarily.Mr. Oliver couldn't help wondering if he was being too hard on his daughter, so he lowered his voice and reiterated his opinion: "As long as you like it."

"Then I like Mr. Rivers." Anya said.

Mr. Oliver was a little angry, and couldn't help asking loudly: "But does he like you?"

The daughter bowed her head and wiped her tears in front of her, so the father had no choice but to take a step back.But he still kept a straight face, trying to maintain his dignity as a father: "As long as he likes you, it's fine."

"Then it's no problem, he must like me." Anya laughed through her tears, thinking, even if he doesn't like it, he has to like it, otherwise is it possible for her to stay in this world forever?

Mr. Oliver began to sigh for his daughter again.But in the eyes of this open-minded father who is a farmer and a monk, Rosamund is still young and has been instilled in her head by her governess with romantic thoughts, always thinking that lovers can eventually get married.In his opinion, there are many obstacles standing in front of the pastor and his daughter even without him!When Rosamund was disturbed for the pastor for the first time, Mr. Oliver talked to him. After all, St. John is older and reasonable, and he also thinks that Rosamund's love for him will not last. .It was beyond Mr. Oliver's expectations that his daughter had fallen in love with a man wholeheartedly for so long.It's just that she and St. John's must not be together, there is no doubt about it.

Anya also got something she wanted to know from this conversation.Mr. Oliver has no objection to Rosamund's association with St. John. The resistance is not his, not even the pastor's—because St. John himself has love for Rosamund.She dug out a passage about St. John's self-analysis from her mind, and thought carefully, did St. John really give up love for the sake of preaching?

No, maybe it's just about the climate.Anya flicked through the pages, slowly getting a score in her heart.The place St. John is going to is India. For the British, the climate here is obviously too hot, it is easy to acclimate, and there are epidemic diseases such as cholera.A pampered young lady can't survive in India in the eyes of others, and Jane Eyre...

Anya sighed.The truth is so simple, which makes her a little frustrated, and a little pitiful for Rosamund.She actually lost to Jane Eyre for such a simple reason?In connection with the plot, she is absolutely sure that St. John broke up with Rosamund after examining Jane and thinking that she was more suitable for her, and Rosamund's hasty engagement with Mr. Granby must have this Aspects of reasons...

No matter in terms of behavior or motivation, this man can't be said to be a scumbag!Anya decided that she had to vent her anger for Rosamund, otherwise she would have wasted her time in this world!

That night, after Anya fell asleep, she met Rosamund smoothly in the dream.Perhaps because of the conversation with Mr. Oliver in the afternoon, Rosamund was in a gloomy mood. The sun was blocked by dark clouds, and the flowers looked quite ruined.She sat alone under the big tree by the river, looking into the distance in a daze.

"Miss Rosamund." Anya called, reminding her of her arrival: "Are you all right?"

"I'm fine, thank you," replied Rosamund, with a smile.

Anya sat beside her, and said slowly: "This afternoon...you must be feeling very uncomfortable. In fact, Mr. Oliver is also fully considering you. As long as St. John Rivers is willing to marry you, there will be no more between you any obstacle."

"But he has already made up his mind." Rosamund said, his expression became a little sad.

Anya held her hand: "Before the great master sent me here, he once revealed some destiny trajectory to me. Don't worry, Rosamond, he definitely has great feelings for you in his heart." Your love is just like what you have for him. What stands between you is nothing but his ideal. Do you know that he wants to go to India?"

"I knew it a long time ago. But why can't he take me with him when he goes to India?"

"Are you willing to go with him? Even if you know that you will suffer, you have to abandon your status as a young lady, and trek between villages with the priest like a poor man, spreading the faith, not only as his assistant, but also as his Wife?" Anya said seriously, "You have to think about it, Rosamund. For your love, this is not the only thing you have to give up."