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"Dear Mr. Darcy, the rich man of Derbyshire and the young master of Pemberley Manor... My dearest godbrother, please stay for a while."

Mr. Darcy took Roland on his arm and was about to leave the Netherfield hall quickly when a voice suddenly sounded from behind the two of them and called Darcy to a stop.

The one who spoke was none other than George Wickham, who was welcomed by Mr. Bingley as a guest of honor at Netherfield—the "industrialist" who came back from America in fine clothes, and a young rich man with a fortune.

The spectacle of George Wickham aroused intense curiosity among the guests.

Now that this young man greeted Darcy in such a way, he immediately drew the attention of the guests to the relationship between the two—Roland immediately heard whispers from around him, and the object of discussion was Darcy and Wickham These two.

"I didn't expect to meet you here!"

George Wickham stepped forward quickly, came to Darcy, and saluted slowly and respectfully.

"Old Mr. Darcy is my most loving godfather. I have sworn that I will never forget his kindness in my life. Therefore, when I see my godbrother, no matter what he thinks of me, I must come forward to salute and greet him. .”

Wickham explained to Mr. Bingley, who was catching up with him, with a humble and polite attitude.

Mr. Darcy, who was holding Roland's arm, was as white as paper at the moment, looking at Wickham who was saluting in front of him very stiffly, without saying a word, just nodded slightly, which was barely a salute to him.

There was a stark contrast in the attitudes of the two during the meeting—Roland yelled "Oops" in his heart. Mr. Darcy's behavior like this would definitely be considered arrogant and rude.

But Mr. Bingley was completely unaware of this, and said to Mr. Darcy cheerfully: "It turns out that you have known George for a long time, which is very good. I just want to introduce this new friend to you."

"new friend?"

As if someone had stabbed him in the back, Mr. Darcy said with a sneer, "Charles, it turns out that this grand event is exactly what you used to entertain this 'new friend'."

"Then please forgive me for being so inconvenient to accompany you here, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Wickham, please enjoy this beautiful night."

Mr. Darcy bowed slightly to the two before him, ready to take his leave.

Mr. Bingley was astonished, but Wickham had a clear face, showing an expression of "I'm sorry you don't have the face to stay here for long".

Unexpectedly, Wickham's expression angered Roland.

Roland felt worthless for Mr. Darcy.

It was evident that Wickham's presence here had been carefully arranged.He deliberately picked up the halfway point of the dance and came to meet Darcy in front of so many people.

What Wickham said after seeing Darcy, on the surface respectful, was actually full of sarcasm.

He seems pitiful to say "No matter what he thinks of me", in fact he accuses Darcy of being indifferent and arrogant towards him; It's just Yu Yin from his ancestors, unlike him Wickham, who is a self-made rising star.

The most terrible thing is that Wickham should be sure that Mr. Darcy will react in this way when he sees him-it is absolutely impossible for a person like Darcy to fight back because of his self-esteem.

So this is a trap, and Darcy has no choice but to jump into it.

Roland didn't know what happened between Wickham and Darcy at all, but she just couldn't stand it: Mr. Darcy was forced to leave just like that?Netherfield?

She intends to intervene.

"Mr. Darcy," said a sweet girlish voice beside Darcy.

"You can't just leave like this!"

Darcy was stunned, and turned to look at him in a numb manner. After gathering his composure, he dared to say hello: "Li...Miss Lydia Bennett."

It seemed that it was only then that he realized who Roland was who had been holding his arm.

"Earlier you invited me to the last dance, have you forgotten?" Roland generously "reminded".

It took Roland a lot of effort to figure out the rules of the dance in this plane.The last dance of the whole ball is the most important, and many men will send out invitations early.This also became the best reason Roland used to keep Darcy.

The perplexed Darcy clearly wrote on his face: I don't seem to be invited...

"Breaking a promise to a lady is not what gentlemen should do?"

Roland smiled slyly at Mr. Darcy, then lowered his voice and said to the gentleman in front of him:

"As long as you have a clear conscience, you should stay."

The reason was clear: if Mr. Darcy were to go away now, so many Netherfield guests would naturally think that Darcy had been wronged in his past dealings with Wickham.

If Darcy thinks he owes nothing to Wickham, and even Wickham is the one who owes it, then Mr. Darcy should not have left the ball.

"Otherwise you lose."

If there is a war between these two men, whoever flees will lose.

Stirred by Roland, Darcy bowed his head to pay tribute to her, and said loudly, "Yes, please forgive me, I actually completely forgot about the last dance!"

After being interrupted by Roland, he had regained his composure. He turned his head to look at Wickham, with a slight smile on his lips, and said with self-mockery: "Maybe I was really attracted by this young and promising 'industry'." I was so shocked by the arrival of my family that I even forgot my agreement with Miss Bennett."

"Miss Lydia Bennett?"

Wickham looked at Roland with interest.

He immediately turned to Mr. Bingley, as if he wanted to ask Mr. Bingley to introduce Roland to him immediately.

But behind Mr. Bingley, there was a long line of guests waiting to get to know Wickham.Besides Sir William Lucas and others, Mr. Bingley's sister, Miss Bingley, was the most impatient.

Mr. Bingley could only look at Wickham apologetically, and Wickham turned to Miss Bingley and the others in a gracious manner.

Roland breathed a sigh of relief, left the front hall with Mr. Darcy on his arm, and stood in a corner of the magnificent ballroom in Netherfield.

"Miss Bennett, you..."

She looked up, and saw Mr. Darcy frowning at her.

"I have no intention of inquiring into the private affairs of your Mr. Wickham..."

Roland quickly waved his hands: She was not interested in the past between Wickham and Darcy at all, and just now to keep Darcy... just simply couldn't see Wickham.

"...I just think it's a pity that you let down a 'well-prepared' dance party like this."

Darcy understood what she meant.Looking at the musicians whose performance was interrupted, he finally couldn't help sighing, and said, "This is indeed a 'well-prepared' grand event!"

"You're right. I have a clear conscience. I am definitely not the one who should leave early."

Roland breathed a sigh of relief: it seemed that Mr. Darcy finally pulled himself together and was ready to deal with this sudden test.

The position where the two of them were located had a good view, and it happened that the eldest lady and the second lady of the Bennett family were standing together, talking happily and excitedly.

"The feast is not over yet, Mr. Darcy, what should be won must be fought hard."

Roland is reminding Darcy: she still needs to work hard to get her second sister's place, and don't let others take advantage of her loopholes.

"You must not affect your plans for today because of that 'uninvited guest'."

In her opinion, Mr. Darcy can only counteract the influence of Wickham's appearance by acting as usual.

Darcy hesitated for a moment, and said to Roland: "Miss Bennet, thank you for your retention, but I must admit that in the next time, I want to be alone for a while."

"However, since I promised to invite you to the last dance, I will not break my promise, please rest assured."

Darcy bowed to Roland, and Roland knelt and nodded.

After the two separated, Roland seemed to be a dexterous lark and quickly flew to Jane and Elizabeth.

"Little sister, have you just met the new male guest?" Elizabeth asked excitedly.

"I saw..."

"That Mr. Wickham seems very popular." Jane commented indifferently.

"I heard that he is the godson of old Mr. Darcy, and he grew up with Mr. Darcy in Pemberley Manor." Elizabeth told her sisters all the news she had inquired.

"So Mr. Darcy is his godbrother?"

Roland asked knowingly, but he was thinking in his heart: Sure enough, the news spread as soon as Wickham arrived at Netherfield.

As Mr. Bingley's best friend, Mr. Darcy doesn't know anything about Wickham's arrival.

In this way, it is not wrong to say that this is a "well-arranged" dance.

The three sisters stood in a corner of the ballroom and continued to talk about this eye-catching "VIP".Soon they were joined by Mary and Kitty.

"Have you heard that the property under Mr. Wickham's name can bring him six thousand to seven thousand pounds a year!" Kitty said mysteriously.

Roland: ...Sure enough, in this plane, wealth does not have privacy.

It's just... this number is too astonishing.

According to rumors, Wickham's wealth amounted to an annuity with an annual income of six or seven thousand pounds.

In contrast, the total amount lying on the ground in Roland's bank account... has just reached four digits, which is nothing short of pediatrics.

According to Mr. Bingley's introduction earlier: this Mr. Wickham earned all this wealth by himself and self-made.

On the other hand, the Darcy family, the Bentley family... and the Bennett family—the family's wealth has been achieved through the hard work and accumulation of several generations before it has the scale it is today.

Roland couldn't help but bow his head and ponder: Is the industry in America so profitable?

If it was true that there was gold everywhere, why should she take the sharecroppers to work hard at Longbourn?Wouldn't it be nice to go straight across the Atlantic to pan for gold?

Elizabeth seemed to have exactly the same idea as Roland. After hearing Kitty's "reveal", she exaggeratedly took a breath, and said with emotion: "You have earned such a fortune at such a young age... Could it be that America is someone who can pick up money everywhere?" The place?"

Kitty was proud of the "news" she had heard.Hearing Elizabeth's emotion, she didn't notice anything wrong, but instead said: "I heard that Mr. Wickham owns several large plantations in America, and he has more than a dozen large ships under his command. Cotton was shipped to Liverpool, sold to cotton mills in England, and then English cotton cloth and wool felt were shipped to America..."

"In this way, once again, the wealth can be doubled!"

Kitty spoke with excitement.

Roland was speechless after hearing this——in this way, his wealth can be doubled?It's so easy to double!

However, most people in this plane are not very good at arithmetic.

Roland was deeply touched when he worked with the cooks and tenant farmers on a daily basis—they used daily arithmetic to add and subtract within ten, and when they mentioned multiplication and division, they would get confused. Just a vague concept.

Kitty's arithmetic shouldn't be too bad.

"Let's not talk about this first, I also heard one thing—"

Kitty lowered her voice deliberately, and looked around specially to see if anyone could hear what she said.

"I heard that Mr. Wickham is the godson of old Mr. Darcy. When old Mr. Darcy was alive, he even regarded Mr. Wickham as his own son... so that Mr. Darcy was jealous, and old Darcy On his death, Mr. See disregarded the will of his ancestors, and drove Mr. Wickham out of the house..."

This should be the "big family grievance" of this plane and this era.

But even so, Roland never expected that such gossip and gossip would spread within the first half hour of Mr. Wickham's arrival in Netherfield.

You know, before half an hour, the whole of Meryton had never heard of Wickham.

——This is enough to make Roland secretly "conspiracy theory" for a while.

Jane was a kind-hearted girl. She shook her head and warned Kitty, "Don't talk about these unproven news. It's not fair to Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham."

Elizabeth has always had some prejudices against Mr. "Tolerable". On the one hand, she feels that Darcy's arrogant attitude and proud personality "really seem capable of doing such a thing."

On the other hand, Elizabeth was cautious about all kinds of "rumors" about Mr. Wickham: "I think Mr. Wickham's wealth may be exaggerated-after all, in America, across the ocean, it takes several people to come and go. It is also possible that the news is not accurate enough.”

Roland felt a lot more comfortable when he heard it:

My second sister is indeed a calm and judgmental girl.

Elizabeth made her judgment: "Let me say that Mr. Wickham, if he does not exaggerate, but is honest, can bring in an income of two thousand or three thousand pounds a year from his overseas business--that is very much to me. Willing to trust him."

The sisters nodded one after another, feeling that Elizabeth had made a relatively reasonable guess.

Unexpectedly, when Elizabeth said this, she suddenly chuckled and said in a very joking tone: "But since Mr. Wickham was born with such a beautiful face, even if he doesn't have any property, I'd be happy to stand by his side. Listen to him trying to brag..."

Elizabeth said this as a joke, and it fell into the ears of the sisters, and everyone laughed together.

This is the truth—the young man Wickham, who has just arrived in Netherfield, is indeed a handsome and handsome man in the distance.Just looking at his face can make people feel like a spring breeze, and they can chat happily about anything.

Wickham is not only handsome, but also very familiar with all kinds of cumbersome etiquette, and his manners are impeccable; this is how he can win the favor of so many people in the shortest time.

Besides that, Wickham had riches--wealth was a great stepping-stone, knocking not only at the gates of Netherfield, but swiftly knocking at the hearts of every man and woman of Meryton.

The annual income of [-] to [-] pounds is still Wickham's own business, starting from scratch. If this continues, Wickham will become the leading rich man in the entire British Isles?

Thinking about it this way, the young man's future suddenly seemed bright and limitless.

"Shh, mom is here!"

Mary, who has been insisting on being on the sidelines to "watch out" for everyone, hastened to remind her.

The Bennett sisters quickly stopped laughing.Roland looked back, and sure enough, he saw Mrs. Bennet coming in a hurry.

"My babies—"

The anxious mother glanced and found that the dresses on the daughters were not neatly dressed here, and the ribbon knots were crooked there, so she quickly reached out to help tidy them up.

"Mr. Bennett has gone to see Mr. Bingley, and hopes to introduce you to Mr. Wickham as soon as possible."

Mrs. Bennet pulled Jane to the most prominent position: "My dear Jane, with you standing here, Mr. Bingley can find this place quickly—"

simple:……

"My God, there's an income of six or seven thousand pounds a year..."

After arranging the dresses and ribbons of her daughters, Mrs. Bennet put her hands on her heart, thanking God for her blessing, "God finally sent you husbands again!"

Roland quickly bowed his head.

She tried to hold back, trying not to laugh out loud.

But after the initial burst of laughter passed, Roland was still quite moved.

She felt the kindness of the Bennetts to their daughters-but this kind of kindness can only be expressed in one way in this era in this society: it is to hope and help the daughters find a satisfactory husband as soon as possible.

"Jane, when you dance with Mr. Bingley later, you must remember to say a few good words for your sisters, and ask him to remind your sisters to say a few more good words in front of Mr. Wickham."

"By the way, especially to help your little sister say a few more words, don't care about Lizzie—"

Mrs. Bennet, now remembering at last the rivalry between herself and Elizabeth, could not refrain from complaining again.

"If it weren't for this selfish Lizzie, I'd already have two daughters looking for a good home!"

"Wouldn't it be nice if she had agreed to Mr. Collins' proposal?"

"Now it's cheaper than Maria Lucas, that cunning and treacherous girl... A hundred years from Mr. Bennett, she will join Mr. Collins in driving us orphans and widows out of Longbourne..."

As she spoke, Mrs. Bennet took out her handkerchief and began to cry in front of her daughters.

The Bennett sisters were extremely embarrassed, and they didn't know how to persuade them.

Finally, Roland reacted a little faster, and quickly pointed to the distance: "Mom, look, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Wickham are here with Dad."

Mrs. Bennet stopped crying at once, opened her handkerchief, her eyes were dry, and she looked very calm.

The Bennett sisters:  …

"Mr. Bingley, I have long heard that you have invited a distinguished guest to today's ball." Mrs. Bennet greeted the host familiarly first, "This must be the one."

"Indeed," said Mr. Bingley, saluting the ladies and gentlemen of the Bennets, and introducing Wickham to them all.

Wickham's rendezvous with the crowd was less disturbing—as Elizabeth had earlier prophesied, the five Bennet sisters gathered around Wickham, listening to his triumphant bragging and admiring his good looks , It is indeed very comfortable.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. Not long after, this "hot" VIP was led to another place by Mr. Bingley and introduced to other people.

Before leaving, Roland seemed to think that Wickham gave her a meaningful look.

Roland still has no idea who this Mr. Wickham is and what route he is taking.

But in the whole Netherfield Manor, everyone expressed admiration, approval and great sympathy for Wickham... It seemed that Mr. Darcy's annual income of ten thousand pounds was snatched from Wickham. .

When the sisters of the Bennet family were exchanging views, Miss Bingley came over suddenly, took Jane's arm, and faced Roland and the others arrogantly said:

"If it wasn't for my brother's painstaking efforts to invite such a guest, everyone might never have had the opportunity to meet such an imposing industrialist."

It is so true that such a character as Wickham was unknown in a little place like Meryton.

But Miss Bingley's smug look was really unpleasant. Her look was not so much proud of her brother's connections, but rather as if she already regarded Wickham as something in her pocket.

Roland, who had been watching the play, finally couldn't help it, and asked Miss Bingley: "I used to think that the family didn't value 'new wealth' so much?"

The "new wealth" in Roland's mouth, newoney, is just like Wickham, who started from scratch and earned it.In contrast, "old wealth" refers to the property accumulated and passed down from generation to generation.

The reason why Roland asked this was mainly because Miss Bingley was a snobbish person, and she had often hurt the relatives of the Bennett family before and after—Uncle Phillips was a lawyer, Uncle Gardner was a businessman—these relied on serious channels People who work hard to make a living, instead become the object of ridicule.

But now, Mr. Wickham, who also started his business by doing business, is treated as a guest of honor by the Bingley family and welcomes him into Netherfield with great fanfare, even at the expense of hurting Mr. Bingley's friend, Mr. Darcy.

It can be seen that the high or low of occupation is not the only factor that determines social status.

After all, what people love is money.

Hearing Roland's question, Miss Bingley proudly raised her pair of exquisitely drawn moth eyebrows, and said without hesitation: "What's so strange about this? Mr. Wickham has obtained considerable wealth from the New World through his own efforts. He When he came back to England, he naturally wanted to find a family of wives with outstanding family background and high status, so that his wealth would appear even more dignified."

Facing this self-deceiving rhetoric, Roland tried his best to hold back his laughter, pretending to understand and nodded.

This attitude of hers pleased Miss Bingley very much.So Miss Bingley said confidently: "I believe that Mr. Wickham will also show face to the master when we dance the last dance today." Then she waved her fan reservedly and left the Bennet family.

Who knows, not long after, Mr. Wickham came to the Bennett's house again and invited the second lady Elizabeth to dance the last dance.

Elizabeth readily agreed.

Obviously, Mr. Wickham's appearance today is too exaggerated and high-profile, and Elizabeth's affection for him is limited.

But Wickham was so pleasing to the eye, and so pleasant to speak, that Elizabeth did not mind dancing with him.

Besides, it would be good to be angry with Miss Bingley.

Roland has no objection to this arrangement - although Mr. Wickham invited Elizabeth, but during the last song, Mr. Darcy still had a chance to get in touch with Elizabeth.

Because——Roland had already secretly asked the band, and learned that the last dance was a reel.

This folk dance is adapted from the quadrille dance of the court.There are only four pairs of dancers on the dance floor at the beginning, and these four pairs of dancers will exchange partners regularly according to the rhythm of the music.

Thus Elizabeth could draw a good comparison between Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham.

And Mr. Darcy can also see that her second sister Elizabeth is a rational and intelligent woman, neither superficial nor judging by appearance.

——This assist is really great!

Roland couldn't help but want to applaud himself.

The only question now was whether Mr. Darcy would keep his promise and show up on time.

During Mr. Darcy's absence from the ball-room the gossip about Pemberley had already been circulated.Everyone is sincerely complaining about Wickham—how could Mr. Darcy persecute such a lovely young man in such a disregard of the wishes of his ancestors?

If Mr. Darcy refused to appear, everyone would feel that this was the truth.

But before the music of the last dance sounded, Mr. Darcy appeared in the Netherfield ballroom as promised, and stretched out his hand to Roland: "Miss Bennett, please—"

Mr. Darcy behaved exceptionally calmly, as if Wickham's presence today did not affect him in the slightest.

He didn't seem to mind being next to Wickham on the dance floor, and he was as impeccable as ever.

This caused the guests present to see it, and they made some other judgments in their hearts.

"Mr. Darcy is so good and candid. Is there any misunderstanding between him and the new Mr. Wickham?"

"Mr. Wickham is the son of the old butler of the Darcy family. Normally, as Wickham, he shouldn't expect too much from the master's house, right?"

"Who said no?"

"..."

But Roland saw very clearly from the opposite side, Mr. Darcy was trying to defend his self-esteem - he raised his head, looked straight at Roland without looking sideways, as if Wickham beside him was air...and so was Bentley on the other side Air.

On the other hand, for the female guests, the Bennett family took the limelight.

Of the four ladies who jumped at the opening, three were Miss Bennetts:

Jane was invited by Mr. Bingley, Elizabeth by Mr. Wickham;

Roland was Mr. Darcy who invited himself.

At this moment, Miss Bingley could only wait helplessly by the edge of the dance floor. She neither got Wickham's invitation, nor could she arouse Mr. Darcy's "friendship", so she could only casually agree to a gentleman's invitation at the last moment. But there was no way to jump to the beginning.

The music sounded, and the eight partners of the quadruple dance bowed their heads to greet the opposite partner.

Roland stepped briskly and came to his partner.

Mr. Darcy stretched out his arm to hold her, and apologized softly to her while taking the dance steps: "Miss Bennett, I was indeed rude earlier today. Thanks to you..."

"You're welcome," Roland responded softly, "I've heard an old saying, 'A long journey will tell you the horsepower, but time will tell you the heart'. The only thing you need to do is to be patient."

Roland said the same to herself: she didn't know much about the feud between Darcy and Wickham, and she was not in a hurry to draw conclusions.She believes that sooner or later, the truth will surface.

"Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and it takes a long time to see the heart?" Darcy repeated this sentence twice, staring at Roland's face as if he knew Roland for the first day.

He was stepping on the dance steps well, and at the same time he praised: "Miss Bennett, I have to admit that I may have underestimated you before."

Roland smiled: "So this old saying also applies to me, doesn't it?"

She counted the beat, and she was about to change her partner, so she hurriedly said to her current partner, "Mr. Darcy, it's good for you to keep your current state. Have a good dance with my second sister, she is a considerate... ..."

Before he finished speaking, Mr. Darcy had already relaxed his arms and sent Roland out.

Roland quickly spun around in time and grabbed another gentleman's arm.The gentleman just caught her firmly and smiled at her gently: "Miss Lydia Bennett."

"Mr. Bingley," Roland turned too hastily just now, but at this moment he finally collected himself, smiled brightly at Bingley, and asked playfully, "Should I hurry up and say a few more compliments now, so that you can feel better? Shu Chang, promise to hold another dance as soon as possible?"

Her joke didn't have the desired effect, and Bingley showed a sad face at this moment, and asked in a low voice, "Miss Bennett, I seem to have done something wrong."

— Mr. Bingley was beginning to regret it.

Of course Roland knew what Mr. Bingley did wrong, but she pretended to be puzzled and looked at her master with big bright eyes.

"I didn't ask Darcy's opinion beforehand, but I really didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Bentley looked troubled.

"Why didn't you greet Mr. Darcy beforehand?"

Roland thought to himself: Mr. Bingley has such a good temper and a deep friendship with Darcy, why did he make such an unreasonable decision at the Netherfield ball?

"It was Wickham's request. He said that Darcy had some prejudice against him. If he had said hello in advance, Darcy would definitely not be willing to attend the ball. Rather than that, it would be better for him to explain it himself when he saw Darcy." Not too late."

Roland tried hard to control himself not to laugh:

Mr. Bingley, this is... Madam, how naive!

Wickham has indeed predicted Darcy's reaction very accurately: he also has a good grasp of Bentley's temper and personality.

"So you just ... followed Mr. Wickham's 'advice'?"

Roland raised his head and asked with a smile.

Mr. Bingley nodded, and said: "Of course. Darcy is my friend, and Wickham is my friend as well!"

Roland was speechless for a moment, feeling a bone stuck in his throat, and he had to say something.

"Mr. Bingley, I have heard the old saying, 'A friend of all men is not a friend'."

Mr. Bingley is indeed a warm-hearted man with a super good temper, but friends need to have a stand.No stand... only possible loss of friendship.

"I believe that as long as you treat others honestly, others will treat you honestly."

Perhaps, if Mr. Bingley had only told his friend the truth, Mr. Darcy would have forgiven him?

When Roland said this, Mr. Bingley was still repeating her "old saying", as if he had suddenly realized something, and when he wanted to ask Roland another question, Roland had already spun along the beat again, and left Bentley, ushered in the next partner.

The third partner was an elderly gentleman, and Roland had nothing to say to him.

Soon the quartet came to an end, and Roland ushered in the last partner—Mr. Wickham.

At this point the lead dance phase is over.The men and women who had been waiting by the dance floor now entered the dance floor in pairs and danced to a cheerful beat.

Facing Wickham, Roland seemed to be submerged in a sea of ​​people—with neither Darcy nor Mr. Bingley, nor her sisters.

Wickham stretched out his arms, holding Roland's small gloved hand tightly with one hand, and wrapped around Roland's slender waist with the other. With a light touch, he could lead Roland around in a circle.

Wickham's sapphire blue eyes were clear, and he was staring at Roland intently at this moment, as if affectionately.

He was supposed to be very talkative, and Roland seemed to have heard Elizabeth talking to him when the dance music started.But since Roland was handed over to him by his last partner, Wickham has never said a word, just watching her silently.

Even if Roland's heart is as hard as a stone, and he only thinks about farming, she is also embarrassed by Wickham's stare - she can't stand this kind of guy who is "passionate" when she first met, it is too hypocritical, which makes her embarrassed Cancer is almost done.

Finally, this piece of music is played, and the song is over.Roland took a quick half-step back, curtseyed to Mr. Wickham, and then hurriedly turned around to find Mr. Darcy - she would be taken off the dance floor by her original partner.

During the whole process, Roland also did not speak a word to Mr. Darcy.

She could feel the burning eyes behind her—Wickham must be watching her go now.

And Mr. Darcy, who was on her arm, was tilting his head in concern, wanting to know what happened to this little girl just now, from a carefree chatterbox to a little girl with her mouth sewn shut.

Roland just saluted and bid farewell to Mr. Darcy politely, and entered a side hall in Netherfield for guests to rest in a flash.

She spread her hands under the chandelier in the side hall, and saw a ruby ​​pendant in her palm.

The ruby ​​is about the size of an almond, and the color is very good. There is a circle of broken diamonds around the gem. The whole pendant looks bright and shining under the bright candlelight.

It was just now when Wickham was dancing with her, and it was stuffed in her palm.