The heroine of the healing department is very rigid [Pride and Prejudice]

There is nothing wrong with using fakes to deal with fakes at first glance, but this is not a trivial matter. Once it fails, the consequences will be disastrous.

It's a pity that Mr. Bennet couldn't take care of that much anymore. He quickly got up and went to the study, locked himself in it for more than three hours, and finally took out a signed slip that was exactly the same as Duke John's notes.

It has been five weeks since the forged bill was produced, and the deadline for repayment set by the court is approaching, but Heathcliff has not returned yet.They haven't heard anything about him since he left with that list.

Mr. Bennet became disappointed from seeing hope, and finally almost despaired.Mary could not help worrying, too, in case Heathcliff failed to bring Duke John to court and prove their innocence.

Then the father would really go to prison.This is how to do?Or, if the fake signing was discovered by someone else, they would be in even greater trouble.

She began to regret that she had trusted Heathcliff too much, and even pinned all her hopes on him in the end.After all, this person was just father's partner. Although he helped her a few times, they were not familiar with each other.

Why should she trust him so much.

Mary was very worried, for fear that Heathcliff would run away alone as everyone said.

The life of the Bennet family became more and more difficult, because all the money invested in the business had been squandered, and although the remaining savings were theoretically enough for them to live on, it was based on the premise that there was no need to pay compensation.

However, even if Mr. Bennet is willing to go to jail for his family, they will have to pay at least another £4000 in compensation to ensure that the house will not be confiscated.

What's more, you need to deal with jailers.You know, whether a prisoner can survive his sentence or not depends almost entirely on whether the jailer does his job or not.If these vampires are not fed, Mr. Bennet may not be able to survive even half a year in prison.

Mary and her two older sisters pawned their rabbit fur coat and pearl earrings to keep the family going.

Even their two little sisters, who are not very sensible at ordinary times, contributed their own necklaces and bracelets.But they were rejected, firstly because the sisters felt that they were too young to bear the hardships of life prematurely.The second reason is that those small jewelry are not very valuable, so rather than pawning them off, it is better to keep them to make my sisters happy.

Afternoon tea was cancelled, the black pepper veal steak at dinner was replaced by the most common tonkatsu, the fish and chips dipped in yellow mustard sauce was replaced by baked potatoes, and the sugar cubes added to the coffee began to be calculated according to the amount.Even so, the Bennets did not allow their older daughters to go out and look for work.

"Mom, I can continue to be a nurse, and Jane and Elizabeth can be tutors. In this way, each of us can bring home at least fifty pounds." Mary chased after her mother every day to plead, but all failed.

In the end, Mr. Bennet had to sell the horses in the stable - including Mary's beloved pony - to ensure they had enough firewood for the winter.

"That's your favorite horse." Elizabeth touched the top of Mary's hair, her tone full of pity, "Father said you could have kept it."

"It can change a lot of firewood." Mary was a little depressed. Although the little white horse was a bit stupid and not very loyal, she fed it by herself.

"You have sacrificed too much, Mary." Elizabeth sighed, remembering that when Emily first arrived, she had to live with Mary because the only vacant room in the house was still being repaired.

What kind of strange Emily is, the whole Bennet family has already seen it for all to see.Elizabeth wanted to take Mary into her room several times, or let that Emily come and live with her, so as to save her sister from suffering, but Mary refused.

When the extra bedroom was finally repaired, the governess came again, so Mary still had to live with Emily.

Fortunately, because Ai Mier couldn't bear such a frugal life, she left "home" with a suitcase half a month ago.At first, they looked for her everywhere, after all, she was entrusted by her brother to live here.

If it disappears for no reason, some people will not be able to explain it.They didn't stop looking until a few days ago when they received a letter from her brother Collins saying that Emily had arrived safely in London.

Of course, Collins did not write the letter to tell Emily that she was safe, but to imply that Mr. Bennet should not mess with the family property, and by the way, tactfully reprimanded them for not finding a carriage for Emily.He wrote in the letter: I believe that uncle, you will be able to keep my property well and prevent them from being confiscated by the court.

The words "My Property" were traced and traced with a black pen, which completely stained the letter paper.

The weather is getting colder, and the hearts of the Bennet family are getting colder.

Fortunately, just three days before the justice gave the ultimatum, Heathcliff came back.

"The justice dismissed the case against us."

Hearing these words, Mr. Bennet breathed a sigh of relief, and he looked much younger.The rest of the people also relaxed. The dark clouds that had been hanging over the house for a long time finally dissipated, and everyone had a happy smile on their faces.

"So Dad's fake list went unnoticed, didn't he?" asked Mary.

Heathcliff nodded without any joy on his face.

The deeds of Duke John calling for the thief to be caught were revealed, but due to his noble status, the judge did not do anything to him.The Bennet family didn't have to pay reparations, and they could get all their principal back.As for the profit, they can only get back half of the expected amount.Because Duke John refused to pay the full balance no matter what, and finally claimed that he could not get sick, even the justice had nothing to do.

But in any case, the financial crisis of the Bennet family is over. Mr. Bennet didn't continue to care about profits, and he was very happy to be able to get out of this accident.Over dinner, he announced that trips planned months ago would be back on the agenda.Although it was already very cold, it did not affect them watching seabirds.Besides, in addition to those beautiful seabirds, there are many strange reefs on the island worth seeing.

In the end, they unanimously decided to take a cruise to the Farne Islands for a few days and spend Christmas on the cruise.

On the morning of Christmas Eve, Mary and her sisters received their Christmas presents early.Mr. Bennet fulfilled his previous promise and bought each of them a skirt that was the most popular at the moment.

They were on the "Alice" cruise ship, which is said to be the name of the captain's beloved girl. "Alice" is divided into three floors, with a total of more than 200 rooms.

Each cabin contained a Louis XVI-style four-poster bed surrounded by hangings of the same color, embroidered in gold and silver thread with the story of the birth of Athena.The deck in the cabin is covered with wool carpets, on the one hand for warmth, and on the other hand for sound insulation.

Although they suffered a lot in the "Duke John incident" and did not get the profit they deserved in the end, this incident also made the fire extinguisher famous.Countless orders came like snowflakes, and they earned more than expected.

So Mr. Bennet proudly booked the first-class cabin. Each cabin in the first-class cabin has a small balcony with a vast sea view.

In addition, there are four restaurants on the cruise.

In a traditional British restaurant, black tea and milk will be served promptly at four o'clock in the afternoon, as well as a variety of snacks placed on three silverware shelves.During the dinner, a fiddler in a tuxedo will play "Wild Rose" for the diners.

And in the restaurant with a red lantern hanging at the door, it offers all kinds of oriental food.Among them is a small snack filled with crab, which is loved by all passengers in the cabin.Its skin is milky white, like a boat, with many cute little folds on it.Even the picky Lydia couldn't fault it.

Before boarding the ship, Mary worried that she would get seasick, but it turned out that this worry was completely unnecessary.Because the tonnage of this cruise ship is 5 tons, it runs very smoothly, and no one will have the trouble of seasickness.They just need to enjoy everything on board and spend an unforgettable Christmas.

But what makes Mary happiest is not these, but meeting her old friend, Mrs. Parkinson on Christmas morning.

About a year ago, Mrs. Parkinson suffered a lot from the unfortunate appearance of nuxon in her red wine.The most annoying thing is that the magistrate did not give an explanation for this case, and Mary failed to find any clues.

Mrs. Parkinson therefore gave up the small hotel she ran and moved to London.During this period, they had exchanged letters several times, but they had not been able to meet each other. This encounter was simply a surprise.

"Little Mary, I really didn't expect to see you here this year. This is the best Christmas present I've ever received this year." Mrs. Parkinson held Mary's hand and was overjoyed.She wore a pea-green silk dress, an otter-skin cape, and a rabbit-fur bonnet, and she seemed to be living well in London.

"Tell me about your recent situation." Mary pulled Mrs. Parkinson to sit down in the restaurant, and the waiter in a black dress immediately served them fruity champagne.

"You said before that you were going to open another hotel in London, how is it now?"

"I've quit a long time ago." Mrs. Parkinson took the champagne and took a sip enjoying it. "It's too tiring to run a hotel. I always have endless worries. Besides, the housing prices in London are very high. Buying a two-story building and opening a hotel like that would strain my finances."

"I'm working as a maid in a noble family. They are very generous and don't have much work, otherwise I wouldn't be able to dress like this and go out on vacation at Christmas."

"maid?"