Almost all 24 nearby families attended the pre-Christmas ball in Meryton, and officers living in the town came to join in the fun, and the originally small church was packed to the brim.

Miss King was called away by Wickham as soon as she came in. Elizabeth wanted to stay with Mary Lucas for a while, but Lucas stammered and said that she had an appointment, and asked who she was, but refused to tell.

Elizabeth had to let her go.

The ladies of the Bennett family, except for Mary, are all pretty good-looking, and they are quite popular at the ball. Elizabeth noticed that her mother hadn't come over yet, and no one was nagging, so she simply rejected the invitations of several young men, and her interest faded. He hid himself on a sofa behind the dining table to catch his breath.

Lydia's actions had been weighing heavily on Elizabeth's mind, and now that there was nothing else to distract her, she could not help thinking wildly.

For a while, it was Lydia who couldn't change, which dragged Jane's marriage; Exhortation, let people imagine.

She was in a trance when she suddenly felt that the sofa beside her was slightly sunken. Elizabeth was startled and turned her head to look.

"Eliza, you don't seem to be very interested today?"

The one who came was none other than Miss Jin, who was sweating slightly from dancing and came to get a glass of wine. She was holding the arm of a handsome officer and smiling at Li Yisabeth.

"Maybe it's because we can't interest Miss Bennett?" The officer also smiled, leaned forward a little and handed a glass of wine to Miss Jin.

Elizabeth was startled, and then realized that the officer was Wickham. The ladies of the Bennet family had praised good-looking people before—especially Lydia, whose admiration for him was beyond words.

Thinking of Lydia, Elizabeth couldn't help but hesitated again, and her complexion was not very good, which made her next excuse look more believable, "Oh, no. I just have a headache. It must have been at the door just now. The wind is too cold."

Miss Jin took a sip of the wine in the glass nonchalantly, and joked: "Really? I thought you were thinking of Mr. Darcy, and you don't like the boys here!"

It was a coincidence that these words hit half of Elizabeth's mind, and she was so frightened that she couldn't swallow her saliva, and immediately coughed.

"What! I'm just not feeling well. What does it have to do with Mr. Darcy!" Elizabeth coughed for a long time and retorted hoarsely.

"Mr. Darcy?" Wickham said at the right time, attracting Miss King's attention, "I know a Mr. Darcy too, but I don't know if it's the same one—living in Pemberley, Hertfordshire The one in the manor, is that him?"

Elizabeth couldn't help but looked at Wickham in surprise, nodded and said, "Yes, I heard from Georgiana that they live in Pemberley—how did you know each other?"

Miss Jin also looked at Wickham curiously, "Are you an old acquaintance with them? Then tell me, what kind of people are the Darcy family? I'm very curious!"

Wickham poses

Looking extremely difficult, he hesitated and said: "We have known each other since we were young, and we are too familiar. It makes me difficult to evaluate. I am afraid that the real evaluation of Mr. Darcy and Miss Darcy will scare you ladies. "

Miss King became more interested, and kept urging Wickham to say something, and even said that she would never be surprised if he said that Mr. Darcy was a rascal and Miss Darcy was a witch, "and never again." There's a fourth person who knows what we're talking about tonight—isn't it, Eliza?"

Elizabeth frowned vaguely.She was a little dissatisfied with Miss Jin's description of the Darcy brothers and sisters, and felt that Wickham's words were inappropriate-doesn't it imply that the Darcy brothers and sisters have bad morals?

Wickham said nothing, but seemed to be persuaded, nodded and compromised: "Well, although I don't want to judge them, if you want to hear, I have to say something that I may have biased. gone."

"Mr. Darcy's father was indeed a really good man, kind and sincere, but the current Mr. Darcy, I have to say, has really dishonored the reputation of his ancestors..."

Wickham is a long story, from how old Mr. Darcy doted on him, how much his father contributed to the Darcy family, and how arrogant, despicable and deprived Mr. Darcy is now. After taking his priesthood, he finally said with emotion: "For the sake of old Mr. Darcy, I don't want to have any quarrel with his son, so I just let it go."

After hearing this, Miss King's anger towards Mr. Darcy almost came out of her eyes, and she even loved Wickham even more, and comforted him in every possible way.

Elizabeth watched coldly, and after Miss Jin finished expressing her distress, she asked plainly: "Then why didn't you sue him? You know, the execution of a will does not necessarily depend on the consciousness of future generations, and judges and A lawyer can help you - if it's what you say it is."

Wickham froze for a moment, and quickly reacted, laughing loudly: "I don't want to confront Darcy in court for this, it will only make old Mr. Darcy sad - he is my godfather, I don't even have a chance He doesn’t want to do anything that makes him sad.”

"Oh, is that so?" Elizabeth gave him a meaningful look. "Then you are really magnanimous."

Wickham frowned, always felt that this sentence was wrong, and couldn't help but secretly scolded Elizabeth for being eccentric and unpleasant, "It's not as good as her sister with a pretty face and a stupid brain!"

Fortunately, Wickham didn't tell Elizabeth on purpose. As long as Miss King believed it, it would not be a waste of effort for him to say such a long paragraph.

Miss Jin really seemed to be very sympathetic to what happened to Wickham, and she stuck closer to him, her eyes were full of pity.

Wickham also smiled and lowered his head, how close are the two of you!

Elizabeth couldn't bear it any longer, and was about to take the opportunity to say goodbye when she suddenly saw a middle-aged man with a bushy beard with a dark face, striding heavily towards him.

Isn’t this Miss Jin’s father, Mr. Dom King!

Elizabeth glanced at Miss King in surprise,

I want to remind her, but Miss Jin is full of affection, so I can't see her winking.

Elizabeth herself wondered, what is Mr. Jin doing here?

Generally, when adult girls fall in love at the ball and talk intimately with their lovers, the parents will wisely avoid them and find another place to socialize.Even if there is something to explain, it will only be the mothers who come to remind me kindly, I have never seen any father kill me so aggressively!

In an instant, Mr. Jin had arrived in front of the sofa, and without looking at anyone else, he shouted in a rough voice, "Sissy! Come with me!"

Mr. Jin's shout woke Miss Jin up like a thunderbolt. She quickly let go of Wickham's hand. Because her father saw this scene, her face blushed unnaturally, but she was still a little unhappy. So instead of standing up, she murmured in a low voice, "Father! What are you doing here? I haven't finished dancing yet!"

"Dancing? With whom?" Mr. Jin's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets, and he said angrily, "Dancing with this bastard——I tell you, you have a good idea!"

Turning to Wickham, he warned menacingly, "Don't think we don't know what you've done! I've been told! You bastard, shameless wretch!"

Miss Jin's face was flushed red, and she couldn't help standing up and protesting loudly: "Dad, what are you talking about!"

Mr. King pulled her behind him, protected her tightly with his thick arms, and raised his furry fist as big as a washbasin at Wickham, "You'd better think about it, Amelia Not a girl you can fool!"

Wickham looked calm. He put down the wine glass in his hand and said calmly: "I don't understand what you're talking about, sir. Maybe you've heard someone's lies and misunderstood me. Seeing as Sissy In order to save face, I am willing to sit down with you and have a good talk."

"Hey!" Mr. Jin laughed viciously, "Talk? If you call me so dear, just talk to my fist!"

Wickham frowned, and shook his head in disapproval—he still maintained a good demeanor, and Miss King was more inclined to Wickham than to the rude Mr. King.

"Father! What the hell are you doing!" Miss Jin pushed his arm dissatisfiedly, trying to stand in front of Wickham, "Everyone is here! This is too embarrassing!"

There was too much commotion on their side.Even if the ball is full of excitement, a strong man standing nearly seven feet tall and shaking his fists fiercely can still attract everyone's attention.

What's more, it was the middle of a dance, and more people came to rest for a while, grab something to eat, and they were standing in front of the long dining table.

The originally secluded corner was quickly filled with people, some boldly booed on the sidelines, and more whispered, guessing why Mr. Jin, who was originally good-tempered, was so angry.

Mr. Jin was really not used to speaking in front of so many people, and his face was flushed, which made Wickham more calm and personable when he was in danger.

At this time, many girls began to look at him secretly, and the wind direction in the crowd began to favor Wick.

Mu, there was a guy who was afraid that the excitement would not be too big, and deliberately raised his voice and said, "Mr. Jin doesn't want to see Miss Jin fall in love!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, he lowered his head and walked into the crowd. By the time Mr. Jin turned his head to look for it angrily, he had already disappeared.

The people around him were led by him to start chattering in a chaotic manner, all of which were to persuade Mr. Jin not to stop Miss Jin from falling in love, and some were even bolder, "Mr. Bar?"

Miss Jin's expression was also ugly. It's not that she didn't trust her father, but being surrounded by people like this, even a little girl couldn't bear it!

Seeing this, Elizabeth quickly stretched out her hand to drive away the crowd that was getting closer and closer, and scolded: "Mr. Jin has lived in Meryton for decades, don't you know what he is—you, old Coman, you this spring Who borrowed your money to hire a veterinarian when the horse was sick? And you, Gai Mu, the seeds on the farm were damp, who distributed your seeds? Duou, don’t hide, your mother was sick last month, didn’t you borrow it? Mr. Jin's money to buy medicine!"

Thanks to Elizabeth's good memory and sharp eyes, she caught a few people and yelled, causing the onlookers to turn off their fire. Thinking of Mr. Jin's usual kindness, they all changed their words and said that there must be a reason.

There was only one guy who was fired by Mr. Jin for stealing the farm’s wheat, and he was still stubborn, "There is a reason, why didn’t Mr. Jin say it? Let me tell you, he just didn’t want to pay the dowry!"

"That's right, Mr. Jin, why don't you tell me why!" A few people who felt that they were honest began to echo in a low voice, but most of them shut up.

Mr. Jin was forced to grit his teeth, puffed out two puffs of white air from his nostrils, stomped his feet, and said ruthlessly, "Forget it, just say it!"

He stared at Wickham with eyes like copper bells, and his voice was like a bell, "You have been in Meryton, and it has not been a month, how much debt do you owe to the casino?"

"Casinos, taverns, and high-class prostitutes! In less than a month, I have already owed thousands of pounds! One month! Thousands of pounds!"

The crowd went into an uproar!

In less than a month, thousands of pounds were owed!You know, how many families there are people who can't make less than [-] pounds a year. It is unimaginable to spend thousands of pounds in casinos and pubs a month!

Mr. Jin said the matter and heaved a sigh of relief, but his face still did not soften, "So, stay away from Sissy—I can't tolerate a scum like you for a moment!"

"What!" Miss Jin finally came to her senses. Now she didn't care about anything else, she struggled to get out from behind her father, and asked Wicky fiercely, "Wicky! Wicky! Is what my father said true!"

Faced with the strange eyes and contemptuous comments from the people around him, Wickham's expression soon became ugly. He gave Mr. Jin a vicious look, and then he wanted to open his mouth to refute, but Mr. Jin cut him off, "You can think about it." Yes, the owners of casinos and taverns, but they are waiting outside the church! They are fully equipped with hands and sticks!"

Wickham held back all of a sudden, only dared to stare at the people around him, pushed away the crowd of onlookers rudely, and rushed out without looking back.

Only Miss Jin shouted from behind, "Wicky! You haven't explained it clearly to me!"

Mr. Jin has already grabbed her, "Isn't he clear enough like this! What else do you want him to explain? Explain how he gambles or whores!"

Miss Jin languished, leaned on her father's body unhappily and began to sob.

After all, Mr. Jin still felt sorry for his daughter. He quickly hugged her shoulders and comforted her in a rough voice. After a while, he raised his head and sincerely thanked Elizabeth: "Eliza, thank you for speaking for me just now."

"Oh, oh...it's nothing, it's nothing." Elizabeth's heart was filled with huge waves, and she was in shock when she heard Mr. Jin thank you and invite her to be a guest at home, and she didn't slow down until she left.

Not because of anything else, it was Miss King's name for Wickham, "Wicky"! "Wicky"!

This is a nightmare name. Is this the name of Lydia's lover?Elizabeth couldn't believe that Lydia's lover was Wickham!

"Not good! I have to keep an eye on Lydia!"

A thought flashed through Elizabeth's mind, and she was so frightened that she couldn't sit still. She stood up suddenly and rushed out of the church!

作者有话要说:昨天的蛋糕……太一言难尽了……我真不是下厨的料啊!感谢在2020-02-28??20:47:45~2020-03-01??22:19:54期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angels who irrigate the nutrient solution: a pillow of yellow beams, rain, and sea?? 10 bottles;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like