beauty and money

This sleeping manor floated a large amount of mist in the open sky. When Mary traveled all the way, there were few people. The large wasteland and rocky beach were strangely rocky, and it had an unpopular name, Naimi Hall Manor.When Mary fell asleep, Mrs. Grace stared at a portrait of a young girl in a long white dress. She was somewhat similar to Mary in appearance, but she was far superior in appearance. she.Grace hadn't seen Mary for a few years, and they always got together less often, but Mary's overall outline didn't change much, she just became more mature.However, after meeting her in person today, Mrs. Gralice thinks that Mary lacks demeanor, lacks humor and wisdom in words, and has a withdrawn and eccentric personality. She needs some guidance to be more similar to the girl in the painting.Her gaze was fixed on the dark night outside the manor, as if a layer of purple mist was floating around.

In the early morning of the next day, it was the noisy birds that woke Mary up. Those lively birds were standing on the sculpture and chirping. Mary saw the bright sky outside through the curtains.She got up from the bed, put on the clothes in the closet, opened the curtains, and rang the bell to summon the servants.

When the heavy curtains were opened, a transparent glass window appeared in front of her eyes, a lonely small flower garden, a secret door leading to the mysterious world full of flowers.Excitedly, Mary put on her slippers and opened the door to walk into this world of plants. The half-tilted glass above was shining, and the whole flower garden was surrounded by exquisite glass. It is said that the glass of Rosings Manor costs about [-] pounds, and this flower garden is probably similar. It is built on the roof of the building away from the ground on the whim of some master. The flowers rely on flowerpots and careful maintenance to bloom.Through the glass windows of the flower garden, you can overlook the magnificent scenery, and the forest with tall shrubs under the cascading mountains in the distance is green and quiet.Nearby, the early servants can be seen cleaning all over the manor, and they rarely make a sound, as if you don't want them to appear, they will disappear.

Soon there was a knock on Mary's door. She walked over and opened the door. Gryen and another strange maid stood outside the door, and they brought breakfast in.Mary's guest room was a suite, with a spacious bedroom that looked unabashed even with a bulky antique wardrobe.The off-white embroidered dark flower bed curtain on the top of the wide wooden bed hangs low, and when it is lowered, it can isolate people in another space.On the small cabinet at hand is the candle held by Mary last night, and next to it is a white ceramic kettle and teacups, in case the owner gets thirsty in the middle of the night.

It is not a wall that separates the bedroom from the reception room, but a Chinese screen with mysterious paintings, and various tapestries are hung around. The decoration is completely popular in the Gothic age long ago. Tapestries, and prefer fresh painted wallpapers, because the glorious era of Rococo has just ended, and people still prefer a feminine and feminine style of aesthetics. Although gentlemen will not be as smeared as before, they will never be rough and brutal.Both the tables and chairs and the fireplace in this reception room are old-fashioned, as if the style has not changed at all over the centuries. Mary loves this mysterious atmosphere very much, as if everything is like a legend.

At the Bennet's, everyone would eat together no matter what, even if the girls were getting married one after the other.Although Mr. Bennet often finds the dinner table a little lonely without a frolicking daughter, he is more than happy to be left alone while he reads the paper.Among the nobles, their breakfast is served in the room, and it is impossible to eat together because of the complicated attire. They always get together at dinner around eight o'clock.Mary asked Grein, like the traditional aristocrats, there is no lunch here, and there is only afternoon tea and dinner for the next day, so Mary deliberately used more breakfast, which made her stomach protrude and looked a bit inelegant , but after all, she is not a girl who would wrong herself for the sake of beauty, so she doesn't care about it.

After breakfast, Grian appeared energetically and excitedly shared with Mary what she had seen last night. The two of them looked like a pair of squeaky little mice huddled together.There are always many topics among the servants, but since she is new here, I believe it will take a while to integrate into the group. Of course, the distinction between master and servant in the Bennet family is not very obvious. Their family is not the kind of family with an aristocratic accent, Li Qi is even more amiable to the servants.Of course, Mrs. Phillips, the aunt of the Bennet family who is so 'approachable', always has some criticisms, but Uncle Gardner and Aunt Phillips belong to this kind of enlightened people, and their status is not that they show off and distinguish themselves from others. The ruler of others, on the contrary, treats others with courtesy because of the education they have received, which in itself is the embodiment of one's own education.Therefore, Bennet also strives for his children not to be pretentious, but in fact Mary gives the impression of being pretentious in many ways, which has a lot to do with how she treats others. This girl is always difficult to face the crowd, alone Only when there is one person or few people will it reflect the decentness of being well-educated.

However, as Mary grows older, she has also matured a lot mentally. At least she will not show her knowledge at all when facing strangers, but just keeps silent and laughs at their ignorance and stupid words in her heart. The sound directly embarrassed them and bored her.Grynn has been exaggerating the luxury and luxury of these industries, and the mysterious history of each room.It was as if Mary had only been there for one night and she had been for days.And Mary warned her in a timely manner, never to ask the servants for information, which would make them embarrassed and impolite.Although her inner curiosity is no less than that of Grein, this mysterious Nimel Manor is like a bottle of dusty wine, and it is wonderful to imagine its taste before opening.

After breakfast, she was invited to the reception room by the servants, where Mrs. Grace and a strange lady were there. They communicated in French, which was very elegant and very different from Mary's half-taught French with a strong accent. .It was also difficult for Mary to sound, but she listened hard enough to correct her pronunciation.

Mrs. Graillis soon introduced this lady to Mary. She is a friend of Mrs. Graillis, and Mrs. Knightley, who is also a tutor, is now a widow in a town not far from here. She lives here with Mrs. Grace, and is her very good friend and companion.They graduated from the same girls' school, but Mrs. Knightley went to France for further study. She served some noble families, but France was in depression because of the Great Revolution, and after Napoleon came to power, the British became France's international competition. The opponents would not treat her well, so she returned to her hometown to pursue education.

Soon Mary figured out the purpose of Mrs. Gralice's invitation, because she was very worried about Mary's future, so she hoped to re-educate Mary so that she could get happiness in marriage or career.Mrs. Knightley is very insightful in etiquette, and her etiquette can reach the level of the court. Of course, it is a bit too much for the folks to use this etiquette, but this shows that her own elegant style can be cited as a classic.And she also summed up many etiquettes that are applicable to folks but appear to be elegant and extraordinary. Mary thinks this lady who is not beautiful has a unique attraction. She thinks that women's lack of appearance is not an excuse for laissez-faire. Some women have ordinary faces but are graceful. Noble and graceful, every gesture makes people feel its unique existence.

Some women are beautiful on the outside, but they are full of waste inside. It is annoying to be flirtatious. It is not difficult to please men, as long as they are beautiful, but it is not only the flattery of men that determines social status, but also the acceptance of the circle of wives .I don't know how many beautiful women are ridiculed, jealous, excluded, and disdainful. What men love about them is their beauty, and women hate their coquettishness. They will never be accepted.

People usually think that this is caused by women's jealousy. In fact, it has little to do with jealousy. After all, as long as one's husband is not involved, there is no reason to be annoying, but there are still things that have nothing to do with it but make them generally annoying. Yes Those beautiful and disrespectful women rely on their beauty to obtain benefits and privileges. They hate the arrogant treatment and self-righteous contempt of these women, because appearance is bestowed by God, which cannot be changed like social status, but the inner Superficiality and crudeness are flaws in one's mind.A person may not have a beautiful appearance, but if he does not have a beautiful heart, then such a person has no soul.

Mrs. Nutley's gray-black long hair was coiled up, her fat face was a little wrinkled, her eyes were not bright and pleasant, if she didn't smile, she would stand there absolutely rigidly, but when she spoke angrily, she was like a spring breeze.She said to Mary: "My dear, many times it is not the gentlemen who choose you, but also you who choose them. First, let us recall whether you have a favorite man. Don't worry, these conversations will not Others have learned that we need to figure out the crux of the problem." When she smiled, the corners of her eyes creased, and the smile was very friendly.

But that didn't reassure Mary, and out of shame she said, "No madam." In fact, she had liked Cousin Collins once, and she had no idea what was going on in her head, and Lizzie rejected Collins, Then he would choose her, she thought, but when Collins and Charlotte married, she wasn't sad, she just felt ignored and rediscovered her terrible charm.And from then on, she somehow grew disgusted, and felt more and more that Li Qi was right, Cousin Collins was so stupid, how could she like such a person, let alone she was not sure whether this liking was out of admiration or The thrill of competing for the right to inherit a husband.Mary even imagined that by marrying Cousin Collins, she would get her father's property and the sisters would keep their rooms.The sisters and mother would circle around her and compliment her. This kind of secret joy was better than admiration. Later, she realized more and more that this kind of emotion was just a delusion to gain status as a winner, and had nothing to do with love at all.

Mrs. Nutley said clearly: "Then, my dear, have you ever fantasized about your marriage? Any girl in a boudoir has fantasized about her husband and marriage." Mary still shook her head, she seemed to never think about her own marriage. Husbands and marriage, because she thought it was impossible for her to get married.When she was very young, her mother always expressed her worries about herself in front of everyone, worrying about the future and marriage of this daughter who is not beautiful and has no property. This undoubtedly made Mary keep a respectful attitude towards marriage, so as not to be unacceptable at times. The fate of being alone forever.Who is that person, what kind of marriage they have, Mary has never thought about it, she doesn't even have a concept of what kind of person she loves, gentle, irritable, mediocre, she doesn't care at all, that is to say, she has no Prince Charming, Only the princess's self-improvement can save the princess.This is the ending that Mary's version of the fairy tale should have. She doesn't believe in marriage, nor in love.

Through the earnest conversation in the morning, Mrs. Nutley and Mrs. Graillis have determined the problem of Mary. Her biggest reason for not being able to form a marriage is that she does not desire marriage and love from the bottom of her heart. She was also driven away by this vague and hidden attitude of rejection. Although she didn't show it, this kind of mentality made people instinctively aware of it from the inside out.