beauty and money

At the moment when Mary was in a dilemma, Mr. Bennet was galloping on horseback. The doctor temporarily stayed in a suite in the Meryton Hotel, which was specially reserved by Lord Menardius, trying to make the doctor who had been serving the family The doctor lives comfortably.At this moment, he was not in that suite, but rushed to Cornwall non-stop. He needed to ask Lord Menardius for instructions and inform his wife of the seriousness of the situation. It was very bad, so it was suggested that they go to Bath to recuperate, but this did not make the lady's condition better. She often had headaches, swollen body and very high blood pressure, and her body was always low-grade fever. This is a very bad sign. Months ago, when Miss Bennet had an accident, he had warned his wife not to travel too much, but she didn't obey, and the symptoms became more obvious, she was obviously no longer suitable for pregnancy.But Lord Menadius once asked him what would happen if he gave birth to a child at this time. As a doctor, he had to prepare for the worst. The child's lungs were not fully developed, and even if he survived by chance, he would be very sick. The Lord couldn't accept this result, he asked him to conceal this situation, and waited for a while, when the child developed more fully in the mother's womb, he was allowed to come into the world.But the situation has gotten worse recently. The lady must give birth as soon as possible, otherwise her life will be handed over to the god of death, but he dare not make a decision on his own, and he needs to ask Lord Menardius for consent.

England in the early spring was still a bit chilly, but Mr. Bennet's face was flushed. He didn't feel cold, but he felt hot from riding a horse. His heart was extremely worried and fearful. He had to protect his daughter. This is his As a father's responsibility, maybe he doesn't care much about his daughters except Li Qi, but if their lives are in danger, he would rather exchange his life for their safety, 'God bless, Kitty will be fine. 'Mr. Bennet said silently in his heart.He arrived in Meryton full of hope, but he has never been so painfully disappointed. He fell sadly on the street, and people were surprised to see him fall on his back, with white foam in his mouth, obviously caused by too much excitement. Because of his well-dressed convulsions, people didn't leave him alone on the street, but sent him to the clinic. Other people would not have such good treatment.

Mary just leaned against the wall for a moment, her pale face dripping with sweat.As if seeing her embarrassment, Doctor Strange comforted: "Miss Bennet, you don't have to worry too much, what we can do has already been done, other decisions should be made by herself or her husband. "Doctor Strange understands very well that if Mary makes a decision, she will not be forgiven no matter which party has an accident. would blame her, it was such a big deal after all.

After Mary listened to the doctor's words, she went to the bed and looked at the unconscious Kitty. What would she say? She must love her child more than her life. She would die to protect the child. Mother's instinct, "But..." Mary knelt down beside Kitty's bed sadly and took her hand. She whispered apologetic words to Kitty, but Kitty couldn't hear her. She said something to her. Sincere words from the heart.

"I love this child too, yes, I love him or her, but I love you more, my sister, although I have never felt that I loved any sisters or developed an intimate relationship with any sister in these years , I'm not close to any sisters, like Jane and Elizabeth, like you and Lydia. But I still love you guys, please understand that I can't see you in danger or lose you, God be merciful, May you, mother and child, be safe. If something happens to either of you, I would be in pain, so I beg you, be safe." Mary prayed silently in her heart again.

Then she told Dr. Strange to ask him to help her sister, and she was willing to take responsibility, even if the result was very cruel.Immediately after receiving permission, Dr. Strange requested hot water, scissors, grease, cloth, and medicine.

Mary immediately ordered the servants to prepare. Lord Menadius' servants were still quite critical, but under such circumstances, they didn't have a backbone for a while, and could only obey the orders of the only sober master in the manor.Soon Kitty was transferred to a room that had undergone simple disinfection. The conditions were too simple, and Doctor Strange was not prepared enough, so he could only induce labor for Kitty.

There is some castor extract in his bag, which works very slowly, and it may take several hours before the signs of labor appear. During this period, he must use his hands to massage the pregnant woman's abdomen and slowly guide the fetal position, because the month is relatively large , the child has turned around slowly, but not straight enough, he asked the servant to keep the room warm, and asked Mary to ride to his office to ask the pharmacist to dispense some medicine for her.He said a long list of names, worried that she would not remember.

But Mary repeated it very accurately, and before he was surprised, Mary ran away.She rode on the doctor's gentle horse. Although she was not familiar with it, Mary ran back to the hospital as fast as she could.After she got off the horse, she was really as light as a feather and a leaf as the boy said, and it was impossible for anyone to see that there was any problem with her legs.

She hurried back to Longbourn with the medicine dispensed by the pharmacist, and was greeted by Mrs. Knowing that Mary had made up her mind to help Kitty induce labor, she almost passed out again.She tried to stop Dr. Strange, but the doctor told her firmly: "This lady's condition is very bad, the baby must be born within 24 hours, because she is likely to suffer from hemolysis, she can't delay any longer, Otherwise, there is no help."

After hearing these words, Mrs. Bennet felt dizzy again. She was very flustered, and her husband who made up her mind was also late in returning. Now that she saw Mary coming back, she began to vent all her tension and fear to her.But Mary had no time to comfort her mother. She gave Mrs. Bennet a drink infused with mandrake leaves, which she said would make her less nervous.Indeed, after drinking the drink, Mrs. Bennet began not to feel the beating of the blood vessels in her head, and slowly dozed off, ghosts and light spots appeared in front of her eyes, and then she actually fell asleep.

Mary was relieved to see her mother asleep, but she was bound to break down when she had to deal with the situation and comfort her noisy mother.Then she changed into clean clothes, and did a simple fumigation, and then entered the room where Kitty was.

The room was extremely hot, but Kitty's face was pale, and her forehead was covered with sweat. Now she has dark circles around her eyes, looking horrified, with her eyes turned upside down. Although her body is still reacting and whimpering, she herself has no unconscious.Doctor Strange rolled up his cuffs, and massaged Kitty with his hands through the thick cloth.

Seeing Mary coming back, several servants immediately focused their attention on her.Doctor Strange asked: "Do you know anything about modern medicine? I remember you read books on it."

Mary nodded, and he also noticed that Mary's clothes were newly changed, and her hair was wrapped in a cloth towel. It seems that this lady has not only seen human anatomy, but also knows bacteriology, which is one of the most cutting-edge sciences now. .Not to mention a lady in a boudoir, even a country doctor may not know this.Immediately, Dr. Strange asked her to come over, and he told Mary some massage techniques. Due to his identity and gender, he couldn't guide the lady's fetal position close to the skin, and he couldn't be accurate at all through the thick cotton pad. Feel the position of the fetal head.

The servants stared at him harshly like medieval nuns. He tried to teach them massage techniques, but they couldn't understand them at all, so he could only teach the massage techniques to Mary who had just returned.Asking Mary to help with this, he has great faith in this former patient of his, knowing how much spirituality and knowledge she has.Now, she is the best person to help this lady, Mary nodded slightly and made preparations.

She usually doesn't like to keep nails, so the nails are not too long, but they may scratch the skin, so they are all cut off and polished smooth.The unproductive fingers did not have any calluses or roughness. After rubbing a lot of snow-white suet, they became softer and slightly trembling.Doctor Strange sat outside, listening to Mary's report on Kitty's situation.

Mary lifted Kitty's pajamas, revealing her bulging belly, and gently pushed her hands, and quickly felt the general situation. The head was not straight, and the child was facing inward. Although this is not the worst situation, it can only be massaged. Only by correcting the fetal position can the childbirth be normal.And the conditions for caesarean section are not available at all, even Dr. Strange's hospital can't do it, so only the London Medical Association can perform it, and surgery is still an extremely advanced discipline.

In this way, the time went from afternoon to dusk and night, Doctor Strange sat outside and had some dinner, Mary didn't feel hungry at all, she kept pushing the child gently and slowly, silently reciting the Gospel in her heart.God, I bow my head that is complacent because I have gained knowledge, I bow my head that is proud and despises others, I kneel before you, I sincerely beg for forgiveness, even if I lose everything, please don’t blame others...

At night, it was dark outside, and Mr. Bennet hadn’t returned yet. Mrs. Bennet was already showing signs of waking up. Mary finally corrected her fetal position little by little, and the effect of castor bean oil gradually began to appear. , Kitty has signs of labor, the amniotic fluid has not yet broken, but there are signs, if all goes well, the child will be born at midnight.

After Kitty had a sign, the rest of the work was handed over to the more experienced maids. They understood more than Mary, a girl who had never given birth to a child, but Kitty did not wake up, and she could not help the child arrive the world.Mary could only push the child down slowly.

"No, she can't give birth, she has to wake up." A maid shouted, she was sweating profusely while watching Kitty's situation, and shouted, the amniotic fluid did not break, but the contraction was obvious, and it would not be long before the amniotic fluid broke , Kitty did not wake up, it would be very dangerous.

"Doctor, let her wake up and give her an injection of resuscitation medicine." Mary knew that the doctor gave Kitty a sedative, so she was semi-conscious. At this moment, she had to wake up to help the little guy come to the world.

But Dr. Strange said, "I'm afraid not. She might convulse, and that would be too dangerous. Come out, Miss Bennet."

Mary ordered the maid to continue to take care of Kitty, and she went outside at the request of Doctor Strange. Doctor Strange prepared hot water and soap for her, and he said to her: "Miss Bennet, only you can help." Your sister and her child, no one else." Mary looked at the doctor in surprise, she really didn't understand what the doctor wanted her to do.

"You have to sterilize. After a while the amniotic fluid breaks and the birth canal opens, you have to take the baby out with your hands. Don't be reckless, but be extremely careful. If you are not careful, your sister may bleed profusely. This is not a joke. You Hold the child's buttocks and push it out, let the servant cooperate with you to push it out, don't grab the head, otherwise the child will be injured..."

Doctor Strange told Mary what to do, which made Mary tremble, she couldn't do it, she was not married yet, and couldn't face such a scene.But there was no choice, those servants had no common sense, they couldn't help the little one to come into the world.

Mary took a deep breath to calm her heart. Her beating was so fast that her hands trembled even more.Dr. Strange looked at Mary's trembling sanitized hands and arms. She was shivering all over, like how cold the room was. "Miss Bennet, you are the bravest and smartest woman I have ever seen. If anyone can save your sister, it must be you. I believe in you." Doctor Strange actually didn't like Mary, She was quivering and pale with the plague, her teeth chattering, but at times like these he had to encourage Mary, ease her tension.

Perhaps it was Dr. Strange's words that encouraged Mary. She calmed down slowly and walked into the room. The room was extremely hot, but everyone was covered in cold sweat. They had never encountered such a thing. An unmarried lady How decent it is to help my sister deliver the baby, but there is no other choice.