beauty and money

The next day, Mary went to the debtor's prison as the message said. She knew that it would be difficult for her to help Mr. Benest with money, but if possible, she still hoped that her arrival would make Mr. Benest feel better.Had she been back to Longborn, she probably would not have called on him.

The jailer yesterday saw that it was the lady, so he called Mr. Benest out. He dressed up specially today. Although he looked a lot haggard due to the many inconveniences in the prison, he had to say that Mary was still taken aback when she saw this extraordinary gentleman, who always attracted attention whenever she saw him.

Mary greeted Mr. Benest politely. Mr. Benest looked at Mary eagerly. He always felt that Mary seemed to have changed a lot. Her back was no longer hunched and her chest was in her mouth, but she was very tall and straight. Standing there, I can't tell that there is any change in the whole person, but it is different from the unspirited look given to people before.

The two were talking while walking among the newspaper offices on Fleet Street. Mr. Benest's eyes sparkled. He turned to Mary, looked at her with charming eyes, and said earnestly: "Mary Miss, I'm so glad you can come, I wrote to you before, but you didn't reply, I'm really worried, how are you doing recently?" Mr. Benest bent down and picked up Mary's hand hand, wanted to kiss the back of her hand, but Mary ruthlessly avoided it, completely refusing to give Mr. Benest a chance.

"I went to recuperate before, and I didn't receive your letter. I'm sorry for what happened to you. I wonder if I can help you?" Mary just asked politely.

"I want to marry you, I have already said this, but I was impulsive at the time, and I didn't think about what it means to you, but now, please rest assured, if you help me, I swear that no matter when and where, If you need me, I will respect you and fear you forever." Mary looked at the nervous man in surprise, he kept staring at her with those eyes that people couldn't bear to refuse, sincerely Yes, but that would be absurd.

If Mary was still the woman with a flawed body in Longbourn, she would agree without hesitation, but now she has too many ambitions that have not been fulfilled, and she has too many wishes that have not been fulfilled, and she has given up. Marriage, when preparing to live alone, Mr. Benest promised again.It is absolutely impossible for Mary to agree now. Mr. Yang and his Oxford studies flashed in her mind.So she said indifferently again: "I don't ask you to do anything to help you. If you really respect and fear me from now on, then please don't continue to live like this." After speaking, Mary wanted to leave a little angry He opened, but was caught by both arms by Mr. Benest.

"I'm sorry, Miss Mary, I offended you. Actually, I don't want to live like this, but I always have unpaid debts, and I have nowhere to go. If you want, I can mortgage my land to you. Please Help me, I don't know who to turn to."

He pleaded with his eyes, and he didn't intend to let go of Mary with his hands. The warm touch spread through the fabric, and Mary had goosebumps all over her body. She stared at Benest, hoping to overwhelm him with her aura, but in the end For those touching eyes, she still compromised, her self-control over beauty was far from as strong as she thought. "I'll talk to your debtor, I'm not sure I can help you." After Mary finished speaking, Mr. Benest let go of his hand, and Mary felt her face was about to burn, as if because of this London in summer.

After returning to the hotel, Mary discussed with Mr. Bennet. She hoped to stay in London until August before leaving for Longbourne. She said that she really didn't want to leave the London Library, and London fascinated her.Although Mr. Bennet thinks his daughter is abnormal, he doesn't care. Every girl likes London. There are more lace, skirts, hats, more fashion parties and various salons than in the country. Young people love London, and he And he wished Mary could linger a little longer, because only he knew what a pleasure it was to be away from his noisy and annoying wife.Besides, Lizzy is also waiting to give birth in an apartment in London. She is eight months pregnant and has been living in London. After Kitty's incident, Mr. Darcy is very worried that Liqi will not have good medical conditions because she lives in the country. It's dangerous, so he has been living with this lady in London, and taking care of London's business by the way.

Mary agreed to meet Mr. Benest's debtor by letter, and she and her father went to visit Li Qi.To keep it a secret, she had no contact with her sisters at all when she was studying in Oxford. She really missed them, especially Kitty, and she desperately wanted to know how she was doing with her child, who was brought into this world by herself. little life.

The Darcy couple's apartment is not too big. After all, their main property is in the Pemberley Manor. This is just a temporary residence bought for the social season. If there are too many guests, it will appear cramped and cramped.Because Lizzie's month is already very old, Mr. Darcy declined all unnecessary visits so as not to disturb his wife.However, the arrival of her father-in-law and sister-in-law cannot be refused, and Li Qi was very happy to hear that her father and sister had arrived.

Mr. Bennet loved his second daughter more than any other daughter. After Li Qi was pregnant, his love was more focused on the child in her womb. He had a premonition that Li Qi's pregnancy must be a boy, healthy and happy, His grandson will inherit Pember's vast estate.The Bennet children would not inherit his Longbourne, but they would all get better and better.

When the two arrived at the apartment, it was Mrs. Darcy's maid who came out to greet them. She led the Bennet father and daughter into the living room where Elizabeth was. When she saw them coming in, she quickly stood up to greet them.

Mary stepped forward quickly, stretched out her arms, and hugged Li Qi. "Oh, I miss you and the sisters so much."

"My God, where have you been, I haven't heard from you for several months." Mary and Elizabeth had a lot to say when they met.On the other hand, Mr. Bennet who stood aside said a little jealously: "I really love you for nothing, don't you miss your poor old father at all?"

Elizabeth let go of Mary's hand, walked up to Mr. Bennet, kissed him on the cheek and said coquettishly: "Dad, look at what you said, hasn't it been a long time since I saw Mary? Don't you Do you even want to eat your daughter's vinegar?" After finishing speaking, Elizabeth held her round belly and complained: "Ever since I had this little guy, I always feel that William protects me too much and doesn't let me see people. Knowing that you're coming makes me so happy."

Elizabeth's complexion was very rosy, she didn't have the swollen look of a pregnant woman at all, but her face was more loving, and the joy of being a mother was beyond words.She led Mr. Bennet and Mary to talk for a long time without feeling tired. On the contrary, Mr. Bennet was a little drowsy. Besides, Li Qi kept asking about Mary's recent situation, and didn't worry about his old father at all, so he began to feel sleepy after listening to the two sisters' conversation, and fell asleep in the armchair after a while.

Seeing their father asleep, the two sisters had more to say. Elizabeth immediately called the maid to serve tea. Mary could not tell her anything about Oxford, but could only talk about emotional dissatisfaction. For example, she vaguely mentioned a man I have been communicating with her before, but there has been no response recently, and she is a little worried about gains and losses.

"I really don't know what's wrong with him. We've been in communication before." Mary said in a low voice.

"Something must have happened between you that made him hesitate. Is there any misunderstanding in this, dear Mary, I almost lost a good marriage because of a misunderstanding before, you should explain it to him face to face."

"He would have been in London if he had had the chance, but now I'm not sure if he's back in the country and I'm worried we'll never see each other again."

"Don't worry too much. If you have a destiny, you will definitely meet, just like William and I. Who would have thought that he proposed to me twice." Elizabeth said casually.

Mary's eyes lit up when she heard her words. Lizzie never mentioned her love experience with Mr. Darcy before, but now when she heard her mention it, Mary's eager curiosity was immediately aroused. "Wait, twice? He proposed to you twice!"

"My dear sister, please don't tell anyone."

"Unless you tell me the love story of the two of you, I'm dying of curiosity." Mary took Elizabeth's arm and shook it gently. get close.

Elizabeth was entangled by Mary, and finally told Mary quietly about the things from acquaintance to misunderstanding with Mr. Darcy, and then to resolving the misunderstanding with each other.Mary was very surprised when she heard it. It turned out that Darcy's brother-in-law still had a moment of embarrassment after being rejected by his sister.Of course, she didn't mention anything about Georgiana, she just said that Wickham tried to kidnap a lady, and she didn't say anything about her evaluation of this gentleman, after all, they are relatives now, although the Darcys tried their best Far from Wickham, but she is more worried about Lydia's future.

Smart as Mary Although she didn't hear anything about the abducted lady from Elizabeth, she still learned from Darcy's attitude towards Wickham, Wickham never visited Pemberley, and only when Georgiana was away It can be seen from the fact that Lydia was invited, and the lady is very likely to be Georgiana.She frowned, and suddenly understood why Georgiana wronged herself to get engaged to an abominable man. It was all due to her sin-forgiving psychology. She could have graciously rejected Mr. Cavendish, even if she couldn't choose poor Love Mr. Roy, you could have chosen another gentleman of the right kind instead of that annoying fellow.But things are done now, and she and Mr. Cavendish are engaged. Unless the other party dies unfortunately or finds a new love, Georgiana can only ruin her lifelong happiness.

So Mary revealed Georgiana's unhappiness in her conversation. Elizabeth was an extremely intelligent woman, and she immediately realized that something was wrong.After asking Mary repeatedly, she also revealed something, but said that Mr. Cavendish is too bad, and Georgiana has no love for him.

"Mary, I actually think so. Georgiana doesn't love that gentleman at all. No, it can be said that any noble lady can fall in love with such a person. Snobbish and arrogant, arrogant and narrow-minded. But the matter has already passed." It cannot be changed, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.”

"Is there really no way? Mr. Cavendish's character is not without flaws. I hope you can persuade your brother-in-law to pay more attention to his private life." Mary almost said that the gentleman is not a clean-cut man. There may be a lot of mistresses and illegitimate children, but how can she say such things, she can only hope that her brother-in-law Darcy will listen to him, and do a good job of researching the character of that gentleman, so that Georgiana will not marry suffer afterwards.

But Elizabeth shook her head and said, "We'd better stop talking about these unpleasant things, and tell me where you went to recuperate, and my father refused to explain the details at all." Elizabeth knew very well that no one could change the matter until now Mr. Darcy's intentions, saying more of these may have a bad influence on Mary, at least Mr. Darcy's impatience.

Upon hearing her sister's words, Mary immediately became vague, and changed the subject, talking about Kitty. She had never colluded with her old father, and it would be terrible if she leaked the truth.Besides, she really wanted to know how Kitty was doing, whether she had recovered or not.