beauty and money

In Longborn Manor in mid-October, the large golden wheat fields have been harvested, and everything has begun to wither, especially the leaves are gradually dyed with layers of colors. Under the reflection of the blue gem-like silky lake and the equally high sky, it seems that those The sunshine passing through the cumulus clouds has a taste of home.It was near evening that Mary and Griann arrived home in a carriage. Before that, servants had been dispatched to inform the Bennet family, while Mary enjoyed the familiar scenery along the slow carriage.When the sun was about to set, she finally saw the shadow of the manor. Mrs. Bennet stood by the window sill and looked at the path in the distance. When she saw the carriage approaching, she ran downstairs excitedly. She ordered the servant to open the gate to welcome the carriage, while she stood Waiting for Mary's return in front of the house.

How excited Mary was when she left here, and what joy to be back here.She had never discovered that her home was so wonderful. She and Grian seemed to put aside the unhappiness that had arisen between them during the day and that foolish lady. They returned home suddenly with salutes in their hands. Surprised that I didn't get any news before.Marie kept her mouth shut about what happened to her in Nemer, but Grynn took on the role of narrator.She told Mrs. Bennet about that frightening night, and the social dance held for Miss Mary before, those young talents.

Because he did not expect Mary's sudden return home, Mr. Bennet went to Sir Lucas's house to disturb Mrs. I never visited them again, but Mr. Bennet still maintained a friendship with Sir Lucas, and Mrs. Bennet complained to her husband more than once about this.

And Mr. Bennet responded to her: "Do you want us to get along like enemies? Come to think of it, my wife, Lucas and Charlotte are not wrong. Besides, she and Collins will inherit us If they still have a sliver of conscience, they will look after my friendship with the Lucas family and take good care of my daughters."

It's a pity that his kindness seemed foreign to Mrs. Bennet. As long as she thought that there would be a daughter of the Lucas family who she had been secretly comparing to live in her manor, she couldn't bear it, especially It was Charlotte, who was still very bad in age and appearance, and it was going to blow her up.

Aside from the future that troubles her, the marriage of the three daughters is her top priority now, and she does not want the third daughter to waste any longer.But now, they had to think about what to do with their dinner, because Mr. Bennet was not coming back for dinner, and Mrs. Bennet was the only one in the house. She was only going to eat some simple bread, and she didn't ask the cook to prepare any food to wash Mary's dust.

However, Mary ignored the small conflict with Mrs. Bennet before leaving home. She hugged her affectionately. Mrs. Bennet herself had long forgotten it. According to her words, parents do not hate their children .She held her daughter's hand intimately, and looked at her daughter whom she hadn't seen for many days with her own surprised enthusiasm.

Her complexion seems to be much better. Although she is still thin, her back is not so hunched, and her temperament seems to have changed. Although her clothes are still in the old style, she has a healthy complexion. Her cheeks are flushed and she looks like The shyness of a girl.Mrs. Bennet immediately chatted happily with her daughter, and she narrated some trivial things that happened in the days when Mary was away.

Wickham returned from India, and he will soon be promoted to the rank of captain. Of course, if he wants to go further, he needs the help of his brothers-in-law.Delia excitedly brought her children back to her warm little home from Bloomberg. She needed to tidy up and welcome her dear husband.Although she is already a mother, her temperament has always been "remarkable" the same as before marriage. It's just that she has changed from a good boy with a lipstick and a uniform to Wickham and the child.However, when she visited the Bennet family during this period, she obviously felt that she was not as popular as before. Mrs. Bennet had shifted the focus of her life to the old problems of the Bennet family, and she was satisfied with the marriage of her youngest daughter. , don't worry about her anymore.

During Mary's absence, apart from Lydia's visit and taking away some souvenirs, there is also the good news about Kitty. She is pregnant and just diagnosed, which makes everyone very happy. But this year's Christmas she I'm afraid I can't come here, and I want to stay in Avon County to raise my baby with peace of mind. Before that, she had been vacationing in the small town of Bath with Lord Menadius.

Jane's eldest son William fell ill, which frightened Jane and Bingley. Bingley even left his work and rushed home immediately. Fortunately, William just caught a cold and recovered quickly with the help of doctors. , his body is now as strong as Mrs. Bennet.

Of course, there is the important point, Mrs. Bennet just received - a letter from Pemberley, a letter from Elizabeth, in which she mentioned that Pemberley would hold a ball for Georgiana at the end of the autumn social season, and find a suitable man for her. Jun.She thought that Mary would not be able to come back, and she was lamenting that she missed a good opportunity, but in the end, Mary came back according to the marriage, and she wanted to write to Elizabeth immediately, and she wanted to take Mary to visit Pemberley.The ball at Darcy's house is definitely the grandest ball in Derbyshire with the most high-quality guys.

Mary is extremely resistant in her heart, but she has learned to compromise. She will not contradict Mrs. Bennet rudely again. She sighs helplessly about her future. Marriage is a woman's safe and the only guarantee of her status.If she can't get married, I hope she will die of a disease before Mr. Bennet, otherwise what awaits her may be worse than hell. I'm sorry that she really can't bring up the courage to face the pressure of society alone.

After dinner, Mr. Bennet returned to Longbourn. When he learned that Mary had returned home, he acted a little happier than usual. He was not in a hurry to see his daughter, saying that she was tired from the journey and let her go first. Rest, don't disturb her, see you tomorrow is the same.Afterwards, he had a secret conversation with Mrs. Bennet and asked the maid Grynn.After learning of his daughter's rudeness, he was a little disappointed, but Mary had always been like this, so he didn't say anything, just worried that the pocket money that had been mailed had not been received, and it would be a bit troublesome to have to return it.

When Mary returned to her own room in Bloomberg, to be more precise, when she had dinner and changed into old pajamas and lay on her pillow, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, and all the fatigue and discomfort of the past few days came over.In the evening, the cheeks were slightly hot, which made Mary think that the heat of excitement had slowly risen. She was frightened and sad these few days, and she was drenched in a little rain and was exhausted. Although these were not serious, But the combination is very powerful. She has been tense before, but now that she has relaxed at home, these pains have begun to play a role.

Sleeping until midnight, Mary felt her body was hot as if she had been put into a stove. Her throat was even more swollen and uncomfortable. Her body was like a blank being beaten by a hammer, and the pain was unbearable.She rang the bell with difficulty, waking up the night watch servants, and then the whole Bennet house exploded.

"My God, Mary is terribly hot. Master, master, please ask the porter to ride a horse to fetch the doctor. Mary, Mary, wake up..." Mrs. Bennet was so frightened that she lost consciousness, she stopped talking Talking about his neuralgia, he stayed beside Mary, who had a high fever, in horror.

Now Mary's face was flushed, but her hands and feet were frighteningly white, and her whole body was hot. She called the maid to scrub and cool down Mary. Mary's teeth were clenched, and she twitched from time to time.

But Mr. Bennet put on his clothes and rode to ask for the doctor himself. He couldn't stay in Longbourn any longer. He was so restless. When he saw Mary, he thought of his dead mother, and he had the same high fever. , twitching from time to time.He led the horse, pulling the saddle like a drum.

With the arrival of dawn, the doctor finally followed Mr. Bennet home. They rushed to Bennet’s house as fast as possible in a Mercedes-Benz. The doctor gave Mary emergency bloodletting treatment, but the medicine available was not that effective. .Mary was still convulsing, and for a while she even started foaming at the mouth.

Mrs. Bennet kept praying until the day was bright and the sun shone into the house. Mary's condition improved a little. The doctor diagnosed it as a high fever caused by acute pneumonia. As long as the fever subsided, the problem would be fine, and the antipyretics didn't have any immediate effect. , but still effective, she is slowly recovering, her clothes have been soaked with sweat, her eye circles are black and purple, she is breathing heavily, accompanied by sex and nonsense from time to time.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Mary's body temperature slowly returned to normal, only a low-grade fever.She woke up from the coma for a while, and fell asleep again after drinking some sugar water.Mrs. Bennet's nerves and Mr. Bennet's heart were saved at last, and they prayed and thanked God.

The illness was so long that she missed the dance at the end of autumn. Mary was still very weak until the first snowflakes fell in winter. It got worse again, and the troubled Mrs. Bennet kept thinking of something to nourish Mary.

Mary leaned on the window sill, looking at the snowflakes and the gloomy weather outside the window. Her face was thin due to the long-term illness, and she felt that her steps were vain, but she was rarely in a good mood, so she didn't have to face Mrs. Bennet's endless To urge the marriage, there is no need to face the helpless sighing face of the father.Since she was sick and was about to die, Mrs. Bennet seldom mentioned marriage, but urged her to recover as soon as possible. Mr. Bennet also had a lot of worry and love in his eyes. It is really unimportant in the heart, but they are too important, and then they ignore a certain one.When I was about to lose it, I realized that the child's life was more important than anything else.

The snowflakes outside are accompanied by the gray sky, and the smoke from the roofs of the houses in the distance. She smiled and felt the temperature of the stove. Mary, who was wearing a coat, sat at the table and opened the book to read a few pages. But she felt that something was about to burst out of her chest. She picked up the quill pen, soaked it with ink, and began to write on the paper. She didn't enjoy writing before, but when she stayed behind closed doors for a long time and had no energy to read, she Words and sentences were constantly circling in his mind, words and sentences that flowed from the tip of the pen without thinking.

A fresh poem was thus born, which is a portrayal of Mary's heart, which needs to be considered rhetorically, but enough emotionally.This poem is like Mary's encouragement to herself. She has always been stubborn and strong. After this illness, the previous idea of ​​dying before Mr. Bennet has disappeared. She knows that she loves Taking her own life, she will never find a way to end her.

Star, others see you as insignificant, but I know you are like a star, they just didn't see you far away, coming to the world through the night and sky.Others see you as poor, but I know you are like a star. They just don't know your value, and they don't compete for glory when you are worth more than tens of thousands of jewels.Others see you as weak, but I know that you are like a star, and an immortal soul shines like a star.No one believes that you have crossed countless sufferings just for a ray of light, and no one understands that there is a heart like the sun in your burning body.You are like a star, this body can be exhausted, but this spirit will never be obliterated.

Writing the last letter, Mary's eyes were steamed, but she tried not to cry.She put this poem full of her suffering and will in an envelope and put it under the diary.During her recuperation period, Elizabeth sent a letter to ask what happened in detail. Although she blamed Mary for her rudeness, she was more thankful that Mary had not been hurt more deeply, and invited her to come to Pember as long as her body allowed. She and Mr. Darcy would welcome her, but Mary felt that Lizzie might welcome her, but not her brother-in-law, and Darcy was one of those gentlemen who had laughed at Mary before they were married. one.Therefore, during the three years of marriage, Mary rarely visited Pemberley. She only visited once shortly after their wedding to express her affection, and she never visited again. Although she liked the scenery and history of Pemberley very much, when she thought of Mr. Darcy's attitude , she was a little scared, probably they laughed at her and left her a deep psychological shadow, especially one of them became her brother-in-law, which made people feel even more embarrassed.

In reply, Mary tactfully refused, thinking that it was impossible for her to recover until spring.Even if you recover your health, it is not advisable to travel too much, so as not to cause the disease to recur.After replying to Li Qi's letter, she looked at Jane's letter again. She was more worried about Mary's health than Li Qi, because her eldest son had suffered from severe pneumonia. I had a cough in winter, so I carefully advised many precautions, and also mailed special medicine with the letter.Still, Mary smiled. She thought the doctor's advice was based on the fact that the patient was a child, and she was much healthier.Lydia just sent a symbolic letter to express her condolences and concern.Most of the content of Kitty's letter is about the joy and reaction after pregnancy, and a small part greets Mary.From the letters of these sisters, we can immediately see their personalities. Li Qi is sensible and kind, and Jane is gentle and caring.Lydia didn't know how to care about people and things she didn't care about, and Kitty's focus was completely shifted to pregnancy, and being a first-time mother made her very nervous.

Mary smiled and put away the letters of the sisters, and saw another stack of letters tied with ribbons in the cabinet. Those were the correspondence between Mrs. Grace and her before. She hesitated to put all these letters together.