[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Regarding Christine's succession to the title, what Alfred can do now is very limited.

Although he and Colonel Edwards disagreed with Miss Sissy's approach, Miss Sissy was by no means a person who gave up her goal easily, not to mention that it was a goal she had fought for all her life, and how could she give up lightly when she was about to achieve it.

She even persuaded Colonel Edwards to destroy all the papers about Christine's custody.It was too late for Alfred to know about it. From now on, Christine would never have anything to do with Colonel Edwards, and the only thing Alfred could do was to help Miss Sissy and her mother get out of Pat Earl Sen's control.

After staying in London for two days, Mary set off with a group of Mr. Darcy all the way north.

They walked very slowly, and every time they reached a town, they had to stop to visit the surrounding area.British countryside has many things in common, such as green hills and green grasslands, black and white sheep, which can be seen almost everywhere.

But each place also has its own characteristics, and no one can say that the beautiful lake they saw this time is exactly the same as the one they saw in a certain village last time.Mary once saw a stone bridge in a small village. With the flowing water under the bridge and the tall and clear trees on the bank, it felt like a small Chinese bridge with flowing water. Occasionally, she saw wild lilies blooming under the shade of the trees. , is really beautiful.

What surprised her even more was that they passed a small town. The place was probably related to the terrain. In a small valley, rapeseed flowers were in full bloom just after the season. From a distance, it was golden. Like falling into the yellow ocean, the golden arrogance unique to rape blossoms is no less than that of chrysanthemums wearing golden armor.

Mr. Darcy took everyone to live in a friend's villa. The small villa was on the hillside, and the beautiful sea of ​​flowers could be seen from the window.Miss Darcy liked it very much. She missed this kind of scenery every time she passed by before. I don’t know if it’s because of the cold weather this year that she was lucky enough to see it. She begged everyone to stay here for a few more days. Would he have the heart to reject her?

So everyone agreed, Mr. Darcy even found tools for Miss Darcy to paint, various easels, painting benches, brushes, painting knives, palettes, oil pots, etc., and even a painting An umbrella to protect Miss Darcy from the sun while she is painting on the hillside.Therefore, Mr. Darcy, as a well-recognized good brother, is by no means in vain.

What surprised Mary the most during this period was Mr. Darcy's wide network of contacts and his wealth.It seems that wherever he goes, there are people he knows, and there must be some property of his family at some distance, maybe a villa, maybe a forest.It is said that most of the land in Derbyshire belongs to the Darcy family. It seems that his family's property is really big.Even as calm as Mary, she is often immersed in the strange feeling that she is about to have a wealthy brother-in-law, even though his family's property has nothing to do with her.

They stayed here for a few days, and Miss Darcy liked to stand on the hillside to draw pictures very much, often standing for half a day.Jane and Mary are not good at this, so they can only touch the surface of the discussion with Miss Darcy in this area, and sigh with her the beauty and shock of the scenery before them, and then the two of them went for a walk in the rapeseed field together.

At this time Miss Bingley became very self-satisfied, and she often stood beside Miss Darcy, either to comment on her painting skills, or to give her some advice.To be honest, apart from some flaws in Miss Bingley's personality, her painting skills should be good, and her explanations are also very simple. At least Mary listened to it a few times and felt that what she heard was very clear. In this regard, she is better than the Bennet family. Mrs. Atkinson, the governess, was much better.But this kind of praise must not be announced, otherwise, even if Mary said it very sincerely, Miss Bingley would think it was a great insult to her.

Mary and Jane like to walk in the rapeseed field very much. The path here is not very long. They walk around it two or three times a day. Mr. Bingley walked with them twice, but these two days he seemed Very busy, always meeting friends with Mr. Darcy.When Mary was chatting with Jane, she casually asked her if she knew what Mr. Bingley was up to?

Jane's face was a little red, and she said: "It seems that Mr. Darcy asked someone to find several real estates, one of which is near here, so they have to check it out and negotiate with the original owner of the land."

This is such a happy event, Mary quickly asked: "Do you know where the land is? How big is it? How much is the owner asking for? Is it farmland, grassland or forest?"

Jane didn't know about these things. She only heard Mr. Bingley say a few words to her occasionally: "Mr. Bingley said that it is a piece of farmland where barley, wheat and rapeseed can be grown. As for the size of the area, he hasn't seen it yet. I went to check it with Mr. Darcy. But he just took a rough look now, buying a piece of land is not an easy task, and Mr. Darcy suggested that he look at a few more places before making a decision."

"This is a prudent and good idea. You should really look at it more and compare it before you can make the best decision." Mary said, "I would like to congratulate you here. You will soon become the hostess of the manor!"

Jane is also very happy that there is hope for the purchase of land. After all, the British love for the countryside and the land may only be understood by the Chinese, but it is a pity that after 200 years, the British still insist on their own views, while the Chinese are on the contrary. Europeans also look down on the countryside.

Jane told Mary: "We may all be like this for the next itinerary. This time Mr. Darcy invited Mr. Bingley to Pemberley Park for vacation. It was not just for fun. He also helped Mr. Bingley find several pieces of land. Mr. Bingley looked at everything he needed. one look."

Mary sighed: "Mr. Darcy is really a good friend."

Jane also agreed with this statement, and said: "Also, I find Mr. Darcy more modest than before, do you see that?"

Indeed, during this period of time, Mr. Darcy was as taciturn as ever, but he was indeed not as domineering as before. Now he still has the arrogance that matches his status, but he is not so arrogant and contemptuous of others.

He used to think that the Bennet family was of humble origin, and he didn't like to make friends with them. Even during the time when Jane was a guest at Nessanfield, Mr. Darcy dealt with Jane with a sense of looking down.But during this time, he began to accept Jane and Mary from his heart as friends with equal status to him.This kind of change is not manifested in his words and actions, but in his demeanor, tone of voice, eyes and other subtleties. As long as you spend a few hours with him, you can clearly feel it.

As the saying goes, falling in love makes a person grow up, and it seems that this principle is most prominent in Mr. Darcy.

Mary couldn't help sighing: "If Liqi knows, she will be very surprised."

"Yes," Jane also said: "Mr. Darcy originally had some shortcomings, but this cannot conceal his excellence and nobility, and now that he has corrected his shortcomings, if he still loves Li Qi, then What a perfect match the two of them must be!"

"And," said Jane, "I really think Mr. Darcy should still be in love with Elizabeth, seeing how kind he is to us now?"

"However," said Mary, "this may be due to his noble character, which simply means that he has a broad mind and does not care about old grievances. After all, when he proposed to Elizabeth, Elizabeth refused him mercilessly. Which gentleman can continue to love the person he likes after being hurt like this, that would be asking for trouble! Would Mr. Darcy really do such a boring thing?"

Jane hesitated when she heard this. With Mr. Darcy being so arrogant, how could he propose to a woman twice?So, he and Elizabeth really have no hope, right?Thinking of this, Jane showed a disappointed expression.

Seeing her expression, Mary couldn't help showing a smug smile secretly, thinking, it's better not to spoiler now, my lord!

After a short stay for a few days, everyone finally started on the road again. They did stop and go in several places along the way as Jane said.Mr. Bingley's enthusiasm for buying the property was extremely high, and Miss Bingley also actively participated in it after learning about it. She kept putting forward various opinions, a few of which were very pertinent, but most of them were a bit critical in Mary's opinion. .

However, Miss Bingley is not ignorant of good and bad. No matter how she finds fault with these estates, she is overwhelmingly grateful to Mr. Darcy.

This is of course something she should be grateful for. Miss Bingley always flatters Mr. Darcy when there is nothing to do. Now that she has this reason, Miss Bingley will be grateful to Dade when she finds an opportunity.

Her behavior aroused Mary's doubts, and Mary asked Jane secretly: "Is Miss Bingley's full name Caroline Collins Bingley?"

A lady like Jane couldn't help rolling her eyes at Mary, and gently warned her that it was really rude to say Miss Bingley. Although Miss Bingley's compliments to Mr. Darcy were obvious to all, it was not incomprehensible, let alone Miss Bingley. Doesn't it mean wine?

Speaking of this, Jane is a little anxious. If Mr. Darcy really gets rid of the bad habit of arrogance and disrespect, then he will really be a diamond king with a bright and genuine gold background. If he looks at It would be a shame to move away from Elizabeth.However, Mary advised her to calm down and think about it. With Elizabeth's beauty and temperament, even if it is not Mr. Darcy, there will always be other excellent gentlemen who fall in love with her.

This statement convinced Jane.

They stopped and stopped a few times on the road. Even though the weather was getting hotter, the horse-drawn carriage could not go for too long every day, but Derbyshire was not that far from London. On this day, they finally reached their ultimate destination, Pemberley Manor.

Although Mary has read about the beauty of this manor in books, she has almost forgotten the words. She has vaguely seen the beautiful scenery on TV, but her impression has been blurred for a long time.

But after the carriage approached the manor today, Mary found that apart from beautiful, there was no other adjective that could more accurately summarize the scenery in front of her.This manor is a huge stone mansion with rolling hills behind it and a meandering creek in front of the house. Walking from a distance, you can see a large piece of daffodils blooming on the left side of the house.

Miss Darcy said happily: "This year's flowers are really beautiful. There is a very beautiful garden behind it. The gardener has taken care of it very beautifully. There are also a few very tall oak trees there, waiting for us to eat. You can go there for a walk for breakfast.”

The housekeeper grandma at the door is very kind, she looks very rich, dignified and elegant, she looks like a noble and rigorous lady, she leads a group of well-dressed and humble servants in a row to welcome the master.

After Mr. Darcy got out of the car, the housekeeper's grandmother immediately came up to welcome her little master home very happily.

Mr. Darcy treated this Mrs. Reynolds very kindly, but Mrs. Reynolds complained that he had too little time to go home-although he could spend most of his time here every year, but for Reynolds who watched him grow up That's not enough for Mrs.

So this time, Mrs. Reynolds was very happy to see two or three strange ladies in the company. She thought that if the master was willing to get married, he would have to stay in the manor longer than before.

Miss Bingley is so smart. Although she doesn't look down on such a servant, she knows that such a servant has great influence on the master, so she treats the housekeeper very kindly.Moreover, she treated Miss Darcy very lovingly, and for a while, Mrs. Reynolds regarded this lady as a candidate for the future hostess.

But after a day or two she found that Mr. Darcy had no other thoughts about Miss Bingley, and he treated her no differently from the other two Miss Bennet. Miss Nutt is already engaged, much to Mrs. Reynolds' disappointment.Although she didn't think that Miss Bingley was worthy of Mr. Darcy after two days of observation, if there was no such lady, it would be quite worrying, wouldn't it?