witch mary bennet

Elizabeth arrived in Kent smoothly, and a long letter of hers was sent to Tianen Temple Street soon. It seems that all she met were low-interest and ill-bred people, and even Charlotte they were familiar with Lucas also tended to be assimilated by that group of people, which made Miss Bennet quite worried, but Elizabeth had been enjoying watching these people's words and deeds all the time, and seemed to have no object of ridicule.

The three ladies who left home are now paralyzed with their family. Mr. Bennet has always disliked writing letters. Mrs. Bennet wrote a brief reply to Jane's letter home, but unfortunately there is nothing to say. , and did not mention her husband and two daughters at home, but only described that Mrs. Lucas took a few young children at home to visit Longbourn because she missed the house at home, so Jian Jian hoped that Mary could come back home to see.

"Dear Mary, I really envy you that you can move freely, and it seems that you haven't been home for several months, so please help us to see the situation at home."

During the week when Mary came home, it was the most common rainy day in March. When she stepped into the house wet, with mud on her shoes, Mrs. Bennet made a fuss about it, acting like Mary Already have a common cold.

"Oh, Mom, you have forgotten my profession." Mary wanted to comfort Mrs. Bennet instead. "I am a doctor anyway. Colds and colds are just a medicine for me."

Mrs. Bennet still forced Mary to stay in bed, and she quickly arranged a sumptuous and somewhat excessive lunch. For this lunch for only three people, there were actually two main dishes and several plates of side dishes on the table, according to According to Mrs. Bennet, Mary must not be able to eat these delicacies at home when she is alone outside.

Lydia and Kitty didn't come home until dark. They were going to lunch at Colonel Foster's in Meryton. While playing cards, Mrs. Foster originally planned to only serve some cold cuts and sandwiches, but the colonel said that the officers would not have enough to eat, so dinner must be arranged, and we all felt that there would be less time for dancing like this It's..."

As soon as the two of them talked about these fun things, Mary remembered the officer Mr. Wickham that Maria Lucas had said, and asked the two sisters if this gentleman was going to marry Miss King. .

Obviously, this topic aroused the interest of the sisters more than the one just now, "I just heard the news!" Lydia said loudly, and then glanced at Kitty triumphantly, "Kitty doesn't even know Well, one of Miss King's distant relatives plans to pick her up and settle in Liverpool. Wickham will definitely not go to Liverpool. Thank God, he is finally getting rid of that ugly Miss King. Wherever she is, he hardly gets along with her. Let's talk!"

"Why didn't I hear the news?" Kitty also cried.

"Mrs. Foster and I are on good terms," ​​replied Lydia, "and she knows that Wickham is my greatest concern."

"Why do you care about him?" Mary immediately grasped her words and asked unceremoniously.

"Everyone likes him!" Lydia replied decisively, "Mary, you haven't seen him, he is the most charming gentleman I have ever met..."

She thought for a while and added, "How about I take you to the town tomorrow, maybe I can meet him!"

"I don't want to see him at all," Mary was already angry, "Lydia, use your brains, I heard that he pursued Miss King because she had a fortune of ten thousand pounds, what's wrong with such a man?" Is it worthy of your concern? He will never consider you who only have a thousand pounds!"

"Oh, Mary, how can you say that about Wickham?" Lydia screamed, and what was worse, Kitty joined in, as if Mary had said their brother.

Mary didn't want to quarrel with them, but the two of them kept chatting, and soon Mrs. Bennet was attracted, and Lydia took the opportunity to say that Mary was jealous of them.

Before Mrs. Bennet could answer, Mary told her mother that she felt a little headache and seemed to have a fever, and now she needed to go back to her room to rest. Of course, Mrs. Bennet was eager to calm things down. When Mary walked out of the room, she I heard that she was already comforting her little daughter.

It was Mr. Bennet who, on the contrary, said a few words of comfort to Mary when she was leaving the house on Sunday. "You don't mind your two silly sisters," said the father, "it seems to me that no man in his right mind would marry either of them, and that's all right, when they're in their twenties." At the age of [-], I can probably understand something more or less."

In this way, Mary did not bring home much news for Jane.Miss Bennet, however, gave her sister a letter, and among Elizabeth's latest letters was a letter addressed to Mary.

Mary opened the letter immediately, but Jane already knew the general situation of the matter, "Charlotte said that there had been rumors among the tenants of that generation in Kent that Mrs. Catherine de Bourgh of Rosings was a witch. A clergyman like Mr Collins would of course scoff at this, but Lisa is deeply skeptical, because we all know that wizards actually live around all ordinary people."

The letter in Mary's hand was written in more detail. Elizabeth introduced the lady, for example, she is Mr. Darcy's aunt, and she is the lady of the Earl's family, etc. In addition, she asked Mary if there was any way to confirm this Whether the lady is a witch or not.

Mary told Jane this too, and she asked her sister to write a note when she wrote back, saying that she had begun to think of a way.

"Mary, can you make a judgment without seeing Mrs. Catherine de Bourgh?" Jane asked.

"I'm not sure about that," Mary shook her head, "I'll write a few letters first and ask my classmates."

Mary asked Charlie Dawn first, and he just said that there are many small magic devices used to identify wizards, many of which can be carried with you, and if Mary needs it, the two of them can wait until next weekend to find one in Diagon Alley. try to find.

Before that, she still wrote to Sophie, and Sophie replied quickly. She asked Victor Hastings to check the list of wizards registered in Chakent County, and it turned out that there was indeed no Catherine de Bauer. Mrs. de Bauer's name, to be precise, there is no one named de Baoer on the list.

Therefore, Sophie decided that Mrs. Catherine de Bourgh was not a witch, but when they were at Hogwarts, they also knew that there would be deviant wizards living in seclusion, or simply living a Muggle life, so Mary Feeling that it was rather arbitrary to draw conclusions now, and she also began to be curious about the lady, so she wrote back and told Elizabeth that she was thinking of using the Easter holiday to visit the Vicar's house in Hansford.

Mary also told Sophie her final decision, and Sophie's reply was a small package, which contained a very delicate pocket-sized wizard detection device she had asked Victor Hastings for. A long necklace that can be worn next to the body and hidden under clothing.The pendant is a metal piece the size of a gold coin, slightly thicker than a gold coin. If there is a wizard within a one-foot square space around the wearer, the metal piece will vibrate slightly to remind the wearer.

According to Sophie, the smaller the effective range of this type of wizard detection device, the more accurate the detection result, so this necklace is very suitable for Mary. She will definitely not be in the same room with that noble lady alone. If there are others around, if the effective range is too large, even if there is another wizard, it will be difficult for Mary to find out who it is.

Elizabeth's reply came back very quickly, and she even thought of a complete reason for her sister.She told Mr. Collins that their cousin, accompanied by Mary, would go to Kent to visit relatives and friends during Easter, and of course she would take Mary with her, so Mary could take this opportunity to stay in Hunsford for two or three days, She should get to know their cousin.

Elizabeth said that she successfully dispelled Mr. Collins's idea of ​​visiting his cousin on the excuse that the cousin didn't like the inheritance of the Bennet family, so he just invited Mary happily. Elizabeth said that he wished more and more Many people praised his well-arranged house, how lush the plants in the garden were, and how happy his life was.

He had reported the important matter to her benefactor before Mary's part had been fixed, and Mr. Collins, in a letter received by Mary, said that he had ventured to address Mrs. Catherine de Bourgh She extended an invitation that she would have the opportunity to see Rosings House, and perhaps be honored with a sumptuous meal.

Soon it was time to implement the plan.On the first day of the Easter holiday, Mary apparated to Kent, and found a hotel in the town they had planned before. The next day, Mr. Collins sent a carriage to take her to Hunsford At noon that day, Mary had seen Colonel Fitzwilliam, another nephew of Mrs. Catherine de Bourgh, who said that he had already heard that another Miss Bennet was coming, so he rushed over to tell her she said hello.

Mary had heard about the colonel from the three ladies in the vicarage, and he was indeed a pleasant man, but he was not a wizard—Mary's whole thoughts were on the necklace around her neck, and according to the general principle, if Having a wizard in someone's blood greatly increases the likelihood that person is a wizard.

Colonel Fitzwilliam carefully asked about Mary's schedule, and then he said, "Since Miss Mary has arrived in Hansford, she must visit Rosings. Although my aunt has guests for a few days, but, I think it would be a good thing to add the three beautiful ladies here."

The original plan was that Mary would spend Easter at Hunsford, but the invitation from Rosings was delayed, and she and Elizabeth were very anxious. Fortunately, they finally got the invitation, and the time was set for Easter. night.

"Oh, poor cousin Mary, it is a great pity that you should not be able to enjoy the wonderful gardens of Rosings by day," said Mr. Collins, "but you must not show any displeasure in front of the lady, who treats people Always fair, she will definitely compensate you in other ways."