[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

Annie picked up the apron, gently put the four kittens into the apron, and said softly, "Lucy, it seems we will have four little guests for Christmas."

Lucy carefully ran her fingers along the soft fur of the kittens, and asked with some concern: "But they are so small, how can we feed them?"

"I'll go to Mr. Robert's farm to buy some milk later, try to feed them. Their mother has suffered so much.

We can't just watch them starve to death.And Harder would love to have four little friends to play with him. "Annie hugged the kittens again, and Hud was staring at the four little milk cats with cross-eyed eyes, with an expression of indescribable horror, as if they had never been seen before. The little things are frightened, but full of curiosity about them.

Anne and Lucy made a little nest for the kittens out of old cotton rugs, and placed them on a rug by Hader's fireplace, where Hader watched them.Then the two sisters found a small wooden box and buried the dead female cat under the big tree in the yard, so that it could always be with its children.

After the two sisters had finished their breakfast, it was already dawn. Anne asked Lucy to decorate the living room with ribbons and silk flowers made of rags, while she dressed warmly and rushed to Mr. Robert with a big cloak. family farm.

Today's weather is not very good, the sky is very gloomy, there is a lot of fog, it is estimated that there will be a heavy snowfall before night.Annie tried to speed up her pace as much as possible, and the cowhide boots stepped on the snow, and there were bursts of "cracking" sounds, which made the field shrouded in fog even more quiet.Annie sniffed, pulled the scarf around her neck, covered her mouth and nose, and walked faster.

Mr. Robert's farm is almost five miles away from Steele's house, but it is already the closest farm to their house. Due to the bad weather, Annie walked three full miles despite her fastest speed. hours to reach.

A family of farmers hired by Mr. Robert lived on the farm. The owner of the family was Charlie Hill. He was a six-foot-tall honest man with a big red face, and he was quite hardworking.The Steele family used to buy milk from them, so Anne was quite familiar with them.

The Steele sisters are not very fond of milk, so they don't buy it often.It happened that there was no milk at home today. When Annie came over, she brought an iron bucket that could hold ten pounds of milk. She planned to buy some more to make some snacks at night, and the rest was cooked and frozen to feed slowly. Give the kitten a drink.

But when Charlie heard that Annie asked for milk, he patted his soot-covered apron and said apologetically, "Miss Steele, you are a bit late, my two sons just delivered the milked milk to you." Going out soon."

"Charlie, please help me go to the milk shed to squeeze some more, just a small bowl is enough, we have a few kittens to feed at home." Anne said, but she knew that the hope was a bit slim, because Mr. Robert The farmer would never leave any milk for the Hill family, and Charlie is an honest man, so it is estimated that the milk of those cows has been milked clean.

Charlie was really embarrassed, but he still asked his wife Elsa to go to the cowshed and try to squeeze it. In the end, Elsa managed to squeeze out about a pound of milk.

"This is reserved for the calves. Miss Steele, please don't say it, or Mr. Robert will be angry when he finds out. He let us wean the calves last week. But the smallest body is not Very good, if I don’t eat some milk, I’m worried that we won’t be able to support myself, and then Mr. Robert will fire us.” Elsa was a little fat, wearing the same dirty clothes as her husband, and looked a little clumsy.However, she is a little smarter than her husband, and she often plays tricks in private to seek a little bit of welfare for her family.

Anne didn't believe that this pound of milk was for feeding the cows. Mr. Robert was a very strict gentleman. He would not wean the calf if the calf might get sick. Such a little milk should have been privately given by Elsa Saved for the two sons Thomas and Alva.

But Annie didn't think there was anything wrong with Elsa's behavior. She smiled and closed the lid of the bucket and said, "Don't worry, Elsa, I will never say more. If the weather is not bad tomorrow, can you Would Thomas or Alva bring me some more milk?"

"Of course, Miss Steele, when you come here, the road will be difficult." Elsa said with a smile. If they deliver the milk, they will always get more money than the price of the milk as hard work. It's a great thing for them.

A pound of milk was not worth much, but Anne paid a few pennies for Elsa's hard work milking the cow, and then she left in a hurry.The sky had begun to snow lightly, mixed with some light rain. Anne had to go home before the rain and snow started to fall heavily. It was a five-mile journey, and she had to hurry up.

Annie's luck was not good at all. After walking less than two miles, the rain and snow were so heavy that people couldn't walk. Even if she was wearing a thick rainproof cape, she couldn't resist the rain and snow pouring down her neck. , she kept shivering because of the cold.

"Damn the weather." Annie cursed, and quickly ran towards the rock pile on the side of the road with the iron bucket in hand. There was a natural cave made of rocks. Children often went there to play, and the nearby villagers knew about it. Well, the cave wasn't very big, but it was enough for Annie to hide for a while.

It took Annie a little more time to run to the rock cave, but when she entered, she found that there were already two uninvited guests inside, a tall man with a wound on his face and a big white horse in his hand.Annie was taken aback, staring at the man warily and retreated to the corner.

Fitzwilliam Darcy is a very tenacious young man. His mother passed away more than ten years ago. His father, Mr. Darcy Sr., has been busy with the family business and is rarely at home all year round. Therefore, he learned how to take care of himself and his family at an early age. The younger sister, Georgiana, learned how to be the host of the house.Five years ago, Darcy was only 22 years old. He had just graduated from Cambridge University and was about to take over the family business. However, his father suddenly fell ill and passed away, leaving him and his sister to depend on each other.Darcy had to deal with all kinds of complicated affairs at home while enduring great grief. He didn't know much about these things before, so it was quite difficult for him during that time, which made him inadvertently ignore George. anna.

For a long time, Darcy had always thought of Georgiana as a little child. He thought that as long as he hired a good housekeeper, hired a few educated and caring tutors, and prepared a lot of beautiful gifts, he would be able to make his life easier. Georgiana took good care of her, but he forgot that Georgiana was 15 years old, and she was starting to be a big girl, with many small thoughts that a little girl didn't have.

Wickham is the child of the housekeeper in Darcy's family. He grew up with Darcy. Although his status is not high, Darcy always regards him as his brother, even though Wickham has lived all these years. It was very absurd, and Darcy was very disappointed, but in his heart Darcy still kept a trace of brotherhood towards him, so when Georgiana approached Georgiana as her elder brother, Darcy didn't pay attention.Who knows that Wickham took advantage of Georgiana's inability to distinguish between love and family affection at a young age, and conspired with Mrs. Yangji, the housekeeper who took care of Georgiana, to coax Georgiana into elopement when Georgiana returned from school to Pemberley for Christmas. West noticed something wrong with Georgiana's letter to him and caught up to Ramsgate in time, and Wickham's plot succeeded.

Darcy's mood is very bad now, even if he beat up that bastard Wickham not long ago, it still can't eliminate the anger and guilt in his heart.But no matter how guilty Darcy felt, Wickham had already done harm to Georgiana, and he could never forgive himself for it all his life.

Just now Darcy rode a horse and ran around in the field. He hid in this cave to avoid the rain until his coat got wet. In fact, he could go home, but he wanted to stay alone in this world of ice and snow to calm down. He was always quite a reserved person, but this time he was afraid that he would lose control of his emotions when he saw Georgiana.

Seeing that Anne was a little scared, Darcy immediately took a few steps back, "Miss, please come in a little bit, I'm just passing by for a while."

In the wilderness, a lonely man and a widow, beside him is another strange man who has obviously just been in a fight and looks a bit embarrassed and has a hint of fierceness on his face. Although the quality of the clothes on this man looks good, he holds a The white horse also proves that his worth should be good, but Anne can't guarantee that he is a gentleman.

"Who are you? You are not a resident of this neighborhood." Annie asked cautiously.

Darcy didn't really want to pay attention to a woman he didn't know, but due to the gentleman's education he had received, he couldn't refuse a lady's question, so he had to say: "Miss, I'm here to deal with some business, and I just arrived today .Please don’t worry, I will leave when the rain lessens.”

Darcy tried his best to look calm and reliable, but the red and green wounds on his face and the dried blood at the corner of his mouth made him not very convincing.

The wind outside was getting stronger and stronger, constantly blowing rain and snow into the cave. Annie had already moved to the center of the cave trembling, but Darcy was still standing at the previous position without moving, his boots and coat A thin layer of snow had already formed on the hem of his clothes. He stood there with his back straight and motionless, and the expression on his face remained unchanged. It seemed that he was frozen to death.

After hesitating for a while, Annie finally couldn't see it, and said, "Sir, come in a little bit."

Hearing that Darcy turned his head to look at Annie, he seemed to be surprised by Annie's sudden change of attitude. She was so guarded just now, but now she took the initiative to let him approach.

Darcy's face can't see the original appearance now, let alone the expression on the face. Anne only saw the man on the opposite side look at him fiercely with those deep black eyes, and the emotion in those eyes As scary as the turbulent water at the bottom of the deep sea, she immediately regretted what she said just now.Anne hurriedly hid her hand in the cloak again, and she has been quietly holding a pointed stone in her hand since just now, as long as Darcy makes any misdeeds, Anne will definitely hit him on the head severely of.

Patting the snow on his body, Darcy led the horse and walked a few steps towards the center of the cave, but still kept a certain distance from Annie, and stood on the wind vent to shield Annie from the wind.Anne is wearing a scarf on her face, and Darcy can't see her annoyed expression. Darcy does it out of respect for Anne. In Darcy's view, girls in the country basically don't know how to be reserved. When you see a rich gentleman, you will take the initiative to show courteousness one by one. There are not many well-behaved people like Anne, and they are worth protecting.