beauty and money

Afterwards, Mrs. Grace actually brought Mr. Woodville who stared at her at the beginning. She introduced this gentleman to Mary. He was handsome and about to have a great future, but Mary was angry, so Didn't promise to dance with him, but Mr. Weir is so personable that he sits with Mary and chats.But after chatting for a short time, Mary found that the soon-to-be pastor, Mr. Woodville, had a hollow brain and was ignorant of religious fanaticism. Of course, he would not talk about classics with her, but he did not hear the words in the Bible that Mary quoted. The allusion is that a pastor is so ignorant that Mary really doesn't know whether the upcoming appointment will become ineffective because of this vague ignorance.

"Miss Mary, I heard that Mrs. Graillis is very close to you?" Woodville didn't know that Mary had seen his ignorance, but thought that he was already getting better because of his unparalleled intelligence. He tried to find out some things. There was a sly gleam in those eyes.

"You can indeed say that, sir." Mary said with a cold face, she had guessed what the gentleman would probably ask.

"Then do you think she has any plans to get married? Her demeanor is amazing, and it would be a pity if there is no marriage." Woodville's eyes did not stay on Mary for long, his goal was the rich woman, and Mary The stunted girl was not of interest to him, and the rumors of an heir were probably false, for he had heard that the lady was not related by blood to Mrs. Graillis.

Mary was surprised by Woodville's words. She already realized that this gentleman was so rude and straightforward, and his ambition was obvious.There was a sarcastic smile on her face and she said: "I don't know if Mrs. Graillis is considering marriage. It may be more than ten thousand pounds a year. Even Jezebel can make people fall in love." After finishing speaking, Mary stood Get up and walk to the other side, and never speak to this person again.Although Woodville's mind is empty, he still knows such famous allusions in the Bible. He has already learned that Mary has seen through his purpose and used the allusions of Jezebel and Haya to insinuate him.Immediately the incoming pastor was too ashamed to be ashamed, and he was annoyed that his purpose was seen through. He thought highly of himself and disdained to tell others about Mary's rudeness.

Encountering two 'gentlemen' in a row made Mary's mood extremely bad. She didn't want to stay in the ballroom anyway, so she left the hall to go outside to get some air. Usually, a gentleman would follow the lady out and meet by chance at such a time.Of course Mary was in a rage, and she was completely oblivious to the fact that someone was following her.In the corridor outside, there seemed to be several couples talking quietly. The moonlight shone on the corridor, and there was even a couple dancing with the moonlight and the vague music coming from the hall. The romantic atmosphere made Mary regret coming out. After deciding, she felt uncomfortable and wanted to go elsewhere, and bumped into someone inadvertently.

Mr. Benest originally wanted to bump into the lady lightly, taking the opportunity to hold the girl's hand for a romantic encounter, but he overestimated the lady's body, knocked Mary down to the ground inadvertently, not only So it looks like this lady is full of anger.He stretched out his hand to pull her, but she waved it away, mumbling his apologies all the time.To make matters worse, under the moonlight, this pale and thin young lady had a nosebleed, and her precarious body stubbornly leaned on the wall to stand up. When she was annoyed, she didn't yell violently because of education, but just covered her nose with a handkerchief Sobbing, I don't know if it's crying or pain.

Mary thought she was ugly enough in London during the season, but it was obviously nothing compared to this situation. She felt dizzy and her nose hurt so badly. At the bottom of the valley, she didn't want to hear the apology from the person opposite, nor did she want to accept the kindness of the other person.Resisting not to do unladylike behavior, she didn't want to salute at all, the handkerchief was completely dyed red, maybe not only because the other party's body was too hard, but also because she was so angry tonight.The pair of lovers who danced in the hallway had long since disappeared, and no one would be in the mood to be disturbed like this.

"I'm very sorry, I didn't notice you. What do you need me to do?" Seeing that Miss Mary's handkerchief had been dyed red, with a few drops even dripping on her snow-white skirt, Benest quickly took out his handkerchief, and he I thought it was too much a disgrace to his grace, and God had mercy on me if the lady still liked him under the circumstances.In fact, God has no time to pay attention to Mr. Benest, so Mary is very disgusted with this rash gentleman. She sees his golden-red hair color and outline, but she doesn't know who he is.

"Thank you so much for your kindness. It will make me feel better if you just walk away." Mary endured the pain and said viciously, probably even the child could feel the anger contained in it, not to mention the self-proclaimed good-sleeved, observant Mr. Benest, he was very spineless, dropped his apologies and ran away.

After escaping, Mr. Benest was very guilty, but he thought the situation was too bad at that time. The lady was furious, and hoped that she didn't see his appearance clearly, and there would be opportunities in the future. Now I can only give up temporarily, but, He believed that by his own efforts a marriage would be concluded to pay off the debt, or the debtors' prison would be his residence.

Just after Mr. Benest escaped, Mary returned to the hall alone. Her nose had stopped bleeding at this time, and she quietly passed through the crowd, wanting to clean up the bathroom, but such an embarrassing state naturally attracted the attention of others .

Mrs. Graillis quietly stepped forward to ask about Mary's situation. Although Mary was furious, she still answered some questions before going to the bathroom. In the small corner door on the second floor of the public dance hall, there was a hidden solution. Awkward cubicles with separate ladies and gents.There is a pot in the small cubicle, and there are servants waiting to clean it at any time. Of course, there are also basins and mirrors. After seeing her pale face in the mirror, Mary recalled angrily. The appearance of a daredevil, when the light was too dark, she could only see him as a tall and savage man with beautiful golden-red hair.Mary commented secretly in her heart, but the poor little Mr. Benest had a bad start and thought that he should retreat first. After all, his golden-red hair is really easy to identify. I hope that young lady can calm down her anger as time goes by.

The nosebleed on Mary's skirt was not so obvious after being smudged by the water, but the light red smudge can still be seen under the light. It seems that this dress is scrapped.She was very guilty and annoyed about this, after all, this dress was worth a lot, probably it was her pocket money for several months.

As the boring dance progressed, Mrs. Grace introduced several young people to Mary one after another. Her willingness to be a matchmaker was comparable to that of Mrs. Bennet, but due to her personality charm and way of doing things, Mary was not so Embarrassing, at least Mrs. Graillis won't be as 'obtrusive' as Mrs. Bant.

One of the young men named Thomas was particularly eye-catching. Of course, it was not his demeanor and appearance, but his funny way of speaking and the way he talked. Everyone was very annoyed by his words. All of them are understandable, but together they are incomprehensible.

He has a pair of very active eyes and a red face full of energy. This young man in his twenties is still a student of Cambridge Emmanuel. He speaks very fast, almost in his throat. The dancing girls kept the gentleman at arm's length.

Until Mrs. Grace introduced him to Mary, the man who didn't like girls nodded immediately, and Mary returned the same salute. To be honest, Thomas's appearance was mediocre and nothing special, but his eyes and words were too strange. His eyes seem to always look elsewhere, which makes people feel that there is something wrong with his vision.

It was quite rude until he gazed into Mary's eyes, and then he said in amazement: "Your eyes are gray near the pupil, but the outer ring is hazel. Is this a light or a lesion?" Marie was offended by the closeness, but her eyes did have uneven color, which hadn't been noticeable as a child, and apparently the subtle lesion hadn't caught any of Bennet's attention, not even her own.

"Please, don't..." Mary took a step back involuntarily, while Thomas started talking excitedly. It was the first time for Mary to get a wealth of knowledge from other people, she was shocked and felt novel.Thomas is really not a good narrator, but Mary is really a good listener.

She had an indescribable feeling for him, the idea of ​​genius in this young man's head.Of course Thomas found Mary listening with gusto. She wasn't as absent-minded as the other ladies. He had never met such a good listener and questioner. They were always not interested in anything scientific.Even when it came to music and art he was lacklustre, and he felt himself very poor at courting ladies.

Mrs. Grace thinks that the talk between Mary and Thomas is a very good phenomenon. At least other gentlemen either can't stand Mary or are ignored by Mary. Mary only looks bright when talking with Thomas. Wisdom and knowledgeable temperament will be fully revealed.

So Mrs. Graillis decided to leave early. At this time, people have already left one after another. They generally don’t dance until the owner feels tired. Of course, this kind of dance usually lasts until the early morning. Young men and women always have many opportunities, but Grali Mrs. S believed that Mary had found a suitable target for her.

In fact, Mary's brain is running fast. She always feels that she is different from ordinary British girls, and everyone regards this difference as an inappropriate and stubborn bad thing. She always tries hard to please others and make herself There is no difference from others, but in her heart she is very disdainful of the superficiality of girls, especially those like Lydia. Mary looks down on her completely in her heart. Of course, if Mrs. Bennet knows, she will think that Mary must be mean Vicious, Lydia is so likable, but she and her brothers-in-law agree about a woman like Lydia, an agreement that doesn't usually lead gentlemen to target Mary.

The same is true for Thomas. He has always looked down on those Cambridge students academically, and the conservative atmosphere in Oxford made him even more dismissive. He dared to challenge Newton's theories, and he didn't bother to follow the scriptures.He has a desire for knowledge and expression beyond ordinary people, but unfortunately the gentlemen of his contemporaries, they were shrouded in the light of this genius, they slandered, excluded, and hated him, but he didn't care, he was like Warlocks who pursued alchemy in the Middle Ages were not afraid of being alone, and even made him uncomfortable in the crowd. Either the room was full of fools who pretended to understand, or they were old antiques who were pretentious but refused to innovate. Deep down, he disdains anyone with the eyes of a genius, even if he is in love with a lady, but he completely despises her in terms of reason and knowledge.

And the two eccentric and special people who can be called geniuses to some extent are not consistent in their opinions. Even Mary and Thomas are trying to persuade each other, and they argue hard, and they don't seem to like each other at all.Unknowingly, Thomas began to use eloquence. He was not loud but very mean. Because Mary did not study well, her vision as a woman was not wide, and she never paid attention to social affairs, so she was always argued by Thomas. On the contrary, she could not compare with this man in learning, and her first setback in erudition annoyed her, especially Thomas's boastful genius and mediocrity made her extremely uncomfortable.

"You are simply a paranoid." Mary said in a low voice. She totally disagreed with Thomas' evaluation of "mortals". She believed that even the most hated people had their own cuteness. Bystanders, that's neither personable nor friendly enough.

"With all due respect, miss, although you are smarter than most ladies, this kind of smartness is not enough to distinguish you from others. You and my classmates are 'mortals', and 'mortals' usually do not get the truth. "Thomas is so clumsy when it comes to courting a lady, he can't say flattery at all, but if he wants to criticize and be mean to a person, then he can talk so much that he doesn't even notice that he has pushed Mary to In the corner, he argued with her as a man.

Mary pushed away Thomas, who was too close, and the close contact of a man terrified her. Mary's thin body was almost covered by Thomas' tall figure.Before she left, she said to the man who tried to argue her down: "You are the most annoying person I have ever met." Thomas was annoying, but no one ever said it to him, especially a weak lady. , her eyes seemed to be able to breathe out fire, and Thomas also hated this self-righteous lady very much. She was just a woman with little knowledge, and it was better for women to shut up when men talked.