[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

Georgiana was a very agreeable young lady, soft-spoken, delicate, and almost temperless.And she seems to really want to be good friends with Anne and Lucy, and the two sisters are also very willing to be friends with her, so under the promotion of the three people's intentional joint efforts, their friendship develops at a very rapid speed They developed, but within a month or two, they became close friends.

Yesterday, sisters Steele and Georgiana made an appointment to walk to the town together the next day, which made Georgiana a little excited, because she rarely went to town in the past, and even if she did, she would bring her personal housekeeper and maid There were several footmen who were responsible for carrying things and went in a carriage together. She had never tried to go shopping in the town on foot with friends!

So Georgiana got up very early this morning, and began to try on clothes after freshening up. She was not sure what to wear today. If she was going out to play, it seemed that she didn't need to dress too formally, but they were going to the street. There will be so many people watching, and maybe you will meet people you know. It seems a little rude if you dress too casually.

The two maids who were making the bed looked at Georgiana who was still hesitating in the fitting room, and one of the brown-haired maids named Jasmine leaned into the other's ear and whispered: "This is really strange, miss She has never been so warm to others, she is willing to go shopping with those two ladies, if it was a month ago, I would never have believed that such a thing would have happened."

Another maid named Emily patted the pillow and said: "Two days ago in the kitchen, Jenny bought Mrs. Taylor some gin when everyone was away, and then Mrs. Taylor was drunk and drowsy. When I asked her about the two Miss Steele, it seemed that one of the Miss Steele might become the mistress of Pemberley Manor!"

"What did you say?" Jasmine took a breath and said in surprise, "But those two ladies are so poor, they don't even have a few good clothes, how is this possible! You must have heard wrong, right?"

"No, I was polishing silver in the storage room, and neither of them knew I was in there, so I heard it very well," Emily said.

"But sir, how could he fall in love with such a country lady!" Jasmine still said in disbelief.

"But if that's not the case, why would the young lady treat them so well? It's simply too enthusiastic." Emily said, she was very sure of what she heard.

"You mean Miss is trying to curry favor with her future sister-in-law?" Jasmine asked.

"I think that's it." Emily nodded.

"It's really disappointing, if that's the case." Jasmine was a little upset, but who the hostess is here has nothing to do with her, so she soon became interested again, and she bumped Amy with her arm Li, said: "Which Miss Steele do you think will be the hostess here?"

"Of course it's Miss Lucy, her appearance can easily seduce men, isn't it?" Emily said with a smirk.

"Oh, Emily, you are really, but indeed, apart from her bold and unrestrained manner, Miss Lucy's appearance is quite easy for gentlemen to like." Jasmine said.

"What are you muttering about!" Mrs. Taylor, the housekeeper, came out of the fitting room and saw the two maids gathered together muttering and sternly lecturing: "Is it something you can discuss about the guests at will? ?Didn't the Reynolds housekeeper tell you how to behave?"

Jasmine and Emily were taken aback, they shrank their necks and dared not even speak.

"Pack up your things immediately, and then go to Mrs. Reynolds to receive the punishment!" Mrs. Taylor said angrily, glaring at the two maids.

Georgiana walked briskly out of the fitting room in a goose yellow dress, saw the two maids trembling like frightened kittens, and pleaded with Mrs. Taylor sympathetically for them: "Mrs. Taylor, you don't have to be too harsh on them, they are just talking, it's not like punishing them."

Mrs. Taylor glared at the two maids, and said to them helplessly: "Hurry up and go to the kitchen to help after cleaning up, don't be lazy here, if I see you like this again next time, I will definitely notify the housekeeper and ask him to detain you wages!"

"Thank you Miss, thank you Mrs. Taylor!" Without being punished, the two maids were all relieved, and quickly spread the sheets and ran out of the room.

After the door was closed, Mrs. Taylor said to Georgiana: "Miss, you shouldn't do this."

"But I don't think it's necessary to worry too much occasionally. I believe that as long as I remind them a little, they will correct themselves." Georgiana said with a frown.

"They should work hard when they are working, and they should understand this." Mrs. Taylor walked up to Georgiana, helped her tidy up the lace on the collar of her skirt, and said, "Miss, sometimes you have to Be dignified, you have to understand that for those uneducated servants, they can't understand what is enough. If you have been too nice to them and don't care about some small rules, then when they next time When you do it again, you will feel that it is not wrong, and if you teach them at that time, they will not be so easy to obey."

"But I've always been like that, and they've done a good job," Georgiana said.

Mrs. Taylor took a blue shawl and put it on Georgiana's shoulders, and said with a slightly gentle face: "Miss, you are the master, all you have to do is to deal with the servants according to the rules, whether it is punishment or Rewards. As long as you act according to the rules, no matter what the result is, you will not cause any complaints, but once your ruling does not conform to the rules, it will cause dissatisfaction among the subordinates. It's going to be bad, you gotta understand that."

Georgiana is kind by nature and always treats the servants too kindly, even if they do something wrong, she doesn't like to punish them very much.The previous housekeeper, Mrs. Yangji, didn't pay much attention to these things, and Mr. Darcy never paid attention to these small things, which caused Georgiana to do this all these years. Now Mrs. Taylor is too strong to change her This kind of behavior made Georgiana very uncomfortable, but Georgiana didn't know how to refute others firmly, so in the end she said: "Okay, I will do it, but I still think your words are too A little too serious."

"Miss, when you are older and become the mistress of a family, you will know that it is best to manage servants more strictly," said Mrs. Taylor.

Georgiana still didn't quite agree with Mrs. Taylor's words, but she didn't refute anything. She lowered her head and fiddled with the lace of her cuffs, making up her mind to ask Annie what she thought when she met Annie later.Georgiana thought Anne was a gentle and agreeable person, and perhaps she would approve of her course.

Annie's superficial character is indeed very gentle, but as a female capitalist in her heart, she undoubtedly agrees with Mrs. Taylor's ideas more. Whoever she pays should find regulations to complete her work. If she breaks the rules, she should be punished. punish.However, she does not support Mrs. Taylor's straightforward approach. Many things cannot be solved simply by rewards and punishments. Sometimes you can turn a blind eye and close your eyes, and sometimes you have to know how to give a candy with a stick .

After listening to Anne's management experience, Georgiana said thoughtfully, "I've never thought about this before."

"That's because you don't need these things yet. When you need them, you will take the initiative to understand these things. So far, you can still enjoy a few years of carefree time." Annie said, feeling a little bit in her heart I envy Georgiana, Mr. Darcy is really a very good brother, he protects Georgiana so well that she doesn't even think about these little chores.

"Annie, do you think I haven't grown up yet? My brother always said the same thing. I'll know some things when I grow up, but I think I've grown up." Georgiana said gloomyly.

"You have grown up, Georgiana, but your age does not require you to think too much. You can learn from Lucy and try to live a carefree life. Because when you are a little older, you You will find that there are too many troubles in life for you to worry about, and then you will miss the present time." Annie said, and pointed to Lucy who was standing in front of a fabric store and waving at them.

"So do you have a lot of troubles now, Anne?" Georgiana asked, looking sideways at Anne.

Annie shrugged and said, "Of course, you know the situation between me and Lucy, so I have a lot to worry about. I envy you very much, Joanna, you have a good brother who has helped you resist many troubles, and to be a pretty good sister, I need to help Lucy resist a lot of troubles."

Georgiana looked at Anne and said, "I really hope you can become my sister, Anne." In fact, she wanted to say that she hoped that Anne would become her sister-in-law as soon as possible, but before Mr. Darcy confirmed this matter with her, Georgiana did not dare to speak nonsense.

"I think I can be considered your sister now, okay, let's not discuss these things, go and look at the fabrics with Lucy, maybe you can see the latest styles." Annie said, pulling Then Georgiana ran into the fabric shop.