beauty and money

This is a luxurious manor that is not inferior to Darcy Manor, but the only difference is that this is an old manor full of gothic decorations, which is different from the exquisite elegance of Netherfield, and far from the solemnity of Pemberley Manor. Solemn, there are upright and weird sculptures everywhere, and the black walls are covered with mottled and white bird droppings.However, the wide tree-lined avenue in front of the manor makes it a lot of style.

Although this Mrs. Grace really stayed at Bennet's house for only half a year, Mary was deeply influenced by it. However, Jane and Elizabeth, who were young but already independent at that time, never mentioned this tutor to outsiders. They have almost no impression of her, and only when others mention it will they suddenly realize that there is such a character who has taught their young sisters.

Because she had only been in correspondence for many years, Mary almost forgot Mrs. Gralice's appearance, but she recognized her at a glance, as if the floodgates of her childhood memories had been opened.When she got off the car, she saw Mrs. Graillis standing at the door to greet the lovely Miss Bennet, but the two still felt strange. Although they communicated with each other in letters, they rarely saw each other after all, but this strangeness was very small. It was almost resolved under the enthusiasm of Mrs. Grace.

Mary can't understand Mrs. Grace's enthusiasm at all. It stands to reason that this rich woman should maintain restraint and calmness, and should not be so enthusiastic about a young student. Their friendship has not reached this level. That's what Mary thinks.But Mrs. Graillis knew very well that she now needed to rely on this bright student, even though she made a bad impression on her. This was because Mary couldn't speak at all, and she always had a way to make the conversation very interesting. Boring, which is not as wise as she is in her letters, of course because the letters are deliberate and the words come off the tongue.What was even more frightening was Mary's taste. She dressed old and looked like an elderly woman.He refuses to show his arms and neck like a young girl, and he quotes scriptures when he speaks, and his appearance is also very lacking.

The child who was smart when she was young has become completely bookish. Gralice is very suspicious that all this is caused by herself. She failed to persuade Mary and correct her behavior. Of course, she did not treat all the students well. So caring.Only Mary, in whom genius can be found, is wrapped up in a part that no one cares about.Fortunately, Mary's talents did not disappear, they were preserved with the growth of reading, but what a lady can read is allowed to be read, advanced ideas are denounced as heresy, even science is considered a gentleman Therefore, Mary's reading range is still limited, and she has few opportunities to get in touch with these.

In Mary's eyes, Mrs. Grace was perfect. She was amazed by her transformation. In the past, she always bowed her head, humble and obedient, but now she looked up her head resolutely like an invincible queen. In fact, Grace has always been a resolute woman. If she was not resolute in her lonely struggle to survive in the world, she would have collapsed early.A light yellow dress was sewn with some simple ribbons and embroidery, and a golden-brown cashmere shawl was draped over two snow-white arms.She warmly took Mary's hand and walked into the manor.Different from the gothic appearance of this room, the interior decoration is very gorgeous and beautiful, and everywhere is very bright. What kind of wealth is this?How lucky this Mrs. Grace was, Mary thought, but then she thought of the dreadful things that had passed through her, and she deserved all this wealth.

Mary was led to the living room by Mrs. Graillis. She smiled and ordered the maid to serve some refreshments, while the maid Grynn followed the housekeeper to arrange the luggage brought by Mary.When they sat down, Mrs. Graillis said to Mary, "You look terrible, dear." She didn't use any social words, although Mary thought that would put her at ease, and God knows she had. How afraid to use social rhetoric, the two sides introduced each other, then complimented each other, chatted hypocritically, and finally mentioned their own ideas in a vague way, which wasted a lot of time.

Hearing Grace's complaint, she slightly stretched her brows and said, "Teacher, you don't know how much I have suffered on the road, public carriages and hotels, oh..." Before Mary finished speaking, Grace Madam smiled knowingly. She was also poor, so she always encountered these situations when going to the homes of various employers. She understood Mary's exhaustion and burnout at this time, so she just exchanged a few words and led her to visit, of course. , she can't go to rest yet, it's just afternoon, ladies can't sleep during the day, it seems lazy and uneducated.So the two went to the tea room to drink some refreshments, and Mrs. Grace begged Mary to play some little tunes for her. Of course, Mary's singing was still shocking to her.

She smiled, and suddenly felt that the child Mary's complaint in the letter that she was not liked was not groundless, and she was indeed not likable.So she said to Mary: "My dear, don't use singing to cover up your piano sound. Do you hope that I can't hear your wrong notes? A truly confident lady will not cover up her mistakes." Mr. Nut actually tried to persuade Mary not to sing when she played the piano. Her singing voice was really not beautiful. Of course, Mary stopped performing after she made a fool of herself at the ball at Netherfield, but she still couldn’t help it in front of her family and close friends. Relapse.

Mary blushed, but she still put herself into the role of a student, so she played the piano seriously and stopped singing. To be honest, Mary's piano music is really lackluster, with almost no emotion.She has never been to Vienna, nor has she listened to a concert at an opera house. The way to listen to music is only her own guessing and other people's playing, and no one has taught her systematically. On the one hand, she likes playing the piano because it can It’s very easy to show yourself. Compared with silent and unobtrusive paintings, music can resonate with everyone. On the other hand, she is also intoxicated by the wonderful feeling of music. There are many things about her that seem to be desperately pleasing others but not getting it right. If you don't get the love and attention of others, you will work harder and feel that you are not doing well enough, but this is wrong in essence.

It is precisely because of this that Mrs. Graillis is more worried about the student's marriage, just as she already has property to avoid being persecuted by society. If Mary has neither money nor beauty, and her personality is so unlovable, then her The future is bleak. When people see the inner brilliance of a person, they must first be attracted by the outer brilliance.Mrs. Grace raised a sense of responsibility in her heart, an urgent idea to reform Mary, which is the nature of a teacher, and the strangeness of her favorite student is probably caused by her wrong encouragement.

During Mary's playing, Mrs. Grace has been correcting her rhythm. She found that Mary's perception of rhythm is very poor. She almost regards playing the piano as mathematics. Lack of passion and skill.With his patient corrections, Mary felt like the loving child again when her parents praised her for her academic excellence.

"You should listen, music is not only for others but also for your own emotions." Mrs. Grace blurted out in French. She had taught Mary simple pronunciation and words, so she wanted to check whether the students who had not seen for many years would This skill is completely discarded.

But Mary immediately replied in French: "Of course, I just hope that I will be satisfied before pleasing others." Although she is fluent, her pronunciation is almost not correct. If she goes to France, she will probably be laughed at for having a weird accent.Although books can teach people knowledge, they are dumb after all. Like music and spoken language, they need the teaching and guidance of others. They can only learn if they know what is right. If you don’t even know what is right and just study books blindly, then There is no difference between dumb and dumb.

Mrs. Grace casually took the test on other aspects of Mary, but Mary did not finish well. Just as she worried, Mary's rote memory and photographic memory will not make her self-teaching. However, the focus of family education in the Bennet family has never been on Mary. She neither learned her father's behavior habits nor inherited her mother's behavior style. She can imagine that she is a transparent person at home.

"God, Mary, you have to be thankful for your talent, otherwise you might become an illiterate." Mrs. Grace's words were almost rude, but it is undeniable that if Mary herself was not diligent and studious, she might really be ignorant And superficial, after all, no one cares about her studies.

Mary and Mrs. Grace are completely different in temperament, but they always have the same opinion in learning, and even Mary's flash of inspiration will make her appear extraordinarily smart, but cleverness is not the same as cleverness. Smart people are especially easy to offend others, because They really don't know how to look smart without making others look stupid.

After an afternoon of communication, Mrs. Grace had dinner with Mary. She forced the exhausted Mary to take a walk before sending Mary back to the guest room. Mary was very tired, but she wanted to take a bath very much. The wind and dust on the road made her uncomfortable.When she was soaking in the bathtub, the warm water seemed to sing a lullaby, and after washing off all the stickiness and sweat on her body, she got up in an extremely sleepy state, and when she returned to the room, her eyelids were almost closed, so she did not I didn't notice the magnificent landscape outside the guest room, just lay on the bed in the dim moonlight after the candles were extinguished, and soon fell asleep.