[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

It took the two sisters several days in a carriage to arrive at Le Vere Manor in Pemberley, the small manor Robert gave them.It was a beautiful house, about the same size as their home in Ramsgate, but the manor was much better than their home, as can be seen from the roof, the walls of the house, and the window frames. The estate has been regularly restored and looks almost like new.

Lucy led Hader out of the carriage first, stood at the gate of the yard and shouted cheeringly: "Annie, come down quickly, this place is simply beautiful!"

"Yes, it's simply beautiful!" Anne got out of the carriage with a big basket in her arms. The basket contained the four kittens. Anne and Lucy took them with Harder when they went to Devon. Handed over to the care of the pastor, they have now grown to twice their size and are very lively.

"I'm going to go in and choose the best room first, Annie, don't argue with me!" Lucy laughed and called again, she let go of the rope holding Hader, and lifted her skirt to rush into the room.

But before she had time to lift her legs and run, a rather old maid came out of the room. The maid walked up to the two of them and said with a smile: "Good morning, Miss Steele, I am the maid here Nancy, another maid, Esther, is cleaning up the room. We didn't expect the two ladies to come so soon. We only had time to clean up the downstairs room. But let the ladies come in with me and take a break, baggage boy And the coachman will help carry it into the house."

"Are there two maids and one male servant here?" Lucy asked in disbelief. The salary of four servants was not something she and Annie could afford.

"Yes, miss, there is a maid and a manservant here, and once a week we hire the gardener from the town to trim the flowers and plants." Nancy replied.

Robert's letter did not say that there would be servants attached to the gift of the manor, which made Anne a little strange. She frowned and said to Nancy: "Mr. Robert didn't tell us that there would be servants staying. In fact, Lucy and I No need for servants, we can take care of ourselves."

"Please don't worry, our salary is paid by Mr. Ferrars. Of course, if the two ladies don't like us staying, we can leave." Nancy said, her expression was a little nervous. It's hard to find, and she is not too young, so it will be more difficult to find a job. She doesn't want to lose her current job at all.

Since the salaries of the servants are all paid by Robert, Anne certainly has no reason not to use them. She can have someone to serve her without having to do housework herself. This is something she could only wish for. She immediately said: "No, no, we That's not what it means, it's just a little surprised, Mr. Robert is really thoughtful."

"Yes, Mr. Robert is simply too careful." Lucy said happily, and she thought in her heart that Robert's arrangement must be for her, so her face looked a little unusually rosy.

Annie didn't notice Lucy's abnormal expression, she was so happy, although this small manor was still under Robert's name, it now belonged entirely to her and Lucy, and suddenly changed from dilapidated to It's such a good feeling to convert an old house into a beautiful new one.

Hearing that Anne and Lucy had no intention of dismissing the servants, Nancy was relieved and at the same time became more enthusiastic towards the two sisters.As she led the two into the house, she briefly described the situation of the house to them. When she arrived in the living room, she immediately poured two cups of tea for the two sisters, showing great hospitality.

"This living room is really big. It would be nice to have a dance here." Lucy said happily after looking around in the living room. Of course she knew that she and Annie couldn't afford a dance, but this still made her I feel very happy, at least after she has made friends in Pemberley, she can bring them back to play without worrying about the house being too shabby for people to laugh at.

"This was originally a living room and a small study room. After Mr. Ferrars bought the manor, he moved the study room to the upstairs room, and opened up the original living room and small study room to make the current large enough room. The big living room for the prom," said Nancy, who has worked at the estate since Robert bought it six years ago.But Robert doesn't come here often, she is usually free.

Lucy had already walked around the living room, looked at every corner, and said after hearing Nancy's words: "Such a beautiful house, who would be willing to sell it."

"Ah, the original owner here fell into a debt crisis and had to resell his property." Nancy said.

That was really a bargain for Robert, Anne thought to herself.Now the land is no longer freely rewarded and distributed, so the ownership of the land has become a very large wealth. It is very expensive to buy and sell, especially the land with houses built on it. These are things that can be passed on to the next generation. Generally, you will not sell unless you are forced to.

"That's a pity, the original owner can't live here anymore." Annie said.

"If the original owner didn't sell it, we wouldn't be able to live here, so there's no pity about it. Instead, we should thank God." Lucy stopped and said, although she only looked at the garden and the but she was so happy with the house that she didn't want it to be usurped by anyone else.

At this time, a maid holding a pile of sheets and quilts came down from the stairs in a strange posture. When she saw Anne and Lucy looking at her, she immediately became a little at a loss.It was her job to tidy up the room, so she was worried that Anne and Lucy would be angry because of her negligence.

"This is Esther. Her character is a bit too shy. Please don't mind the two ladies." Nancy said, while reaching out and taking half of the sheets and quilt covers from Esther's hand, these were all taken off the bed Yes, I will need them to clarify later.

"Good morning, ladies, please forgive me for not tidying up the room in time." Esther said nervously, and almost dropped the things in her hand on the ground when she bowed her knees.

"Don't be nervous, Esther, as long as the bed is changed, the room can be tidied up later." Annie said.

"Esther and I have changed, and the room has been cleaned briefly." Nancy replied instead of Esther.

Annie nodded to show that she understood, then sat down quietly and closed her eyes to rest her mind. No matter how many times she took the carriage, she still couldn't adapt.

Lucy couldn't feel it at all at this time, she ran in and out to look at all the rooms downstairs including the kitchen, and then ran back excitedly to look at the living room, she couldn't stop being so happy up.However, she did not forget the decision she made before she arrived at Pemberley, so she called out to Nancy who was busy ordering the servants to carry the luggage upstairs: "Nancy, how far is it from Pemberley Manor?"

"Pemberley Manor is not far from us. Miss, you can see it from the window. It is built on a relatively high slope." Nancy replied, pointing to a window on the south side of the living room. .

Lucy walked to the window, and she saw a not-so-high slope not far away. Pemberley Manor was built on the side of the slope with trees. Under the cover of the branches, Lucy could only She could see half a building, but it was enough for her to see how magnificent Pemberley Manor was.

"It's just so beautiful, I can see the big sculpture in the fountain in the garden of Pemberley Manor from here, oh, it's so beautiful, and it's so close to us, there's nothing better than this." Lucy said, turning her head to greet Annie and saying, "Annie, come and have a look, this is really great!"

Anne was also curious about the appearance of Pemberley Manor, so she walked up to Lucy and looked in Lucy's direction, and then she was attracted by the distant view of this manor, it looked like a luxurious apartment, although Annie could still see the many stone carvings on the house from a distance away, and she couldn't help thinking that if she stood in front of that manor, she would definitely feel very shocked.No wonder Elizabeth, who was so mighty and unyielding in the original book, sighed that she would have been the mistress of Pemberley when she saw the manor for the first time.