[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Mary was still standing in the drawing-room brooding, Jane and Elizabeth leaned on each other to comfort each other, while Aunt Gardiner had gone upstairs to call Mr. Bingley and Mr. Hurst down.

Mr. Bingley was terrified to hear such a thing, and he came to the living room to comfort his fiancée in two steps.But Mr. Hurst complained again and again. If Lydia and Daphne had acted more cautiously, this kind of thing would not have happened, and it would make them restless in the middle of the night.

The two gentlemen rode to the security booth with their servants, and the ladies who were awakened also went downstairs. The only person who was not disturbed was Mrs. Bennet who was still shouting loudly. People have the same aspirations to forget the victim's mother.When Miss Darcy heard that this matter had something to do with Mr. Wickham, she couldn't help recalling the past, and was both shocked and frightened.

Miss Bingley, whose sleep was interrupted, kept getting angry for no reason. She said sharply: "I have warned Eliza many times not to be deceived by Mr. Wickham, and you still dismissed my advice back then. , Now the facts have proved my conclusion, how can a person of low birth have high morals? What's more, Mr. Darcy has always been honest with him. Thinking about Mr. Darcy, we should know that Wickham is a thorough Liar and rascal! What do you say, Georgiana?"

Miss Bingley could never have imagined the pain she had caused Georgiana by her words, and we all believe she would never have done it had she known.

But Elizabeth knew it. She saw that Miss Darcy's face was pale without a trace of blood, and the uneasiness and panic in her eyes made her look worse than Daphne and Margaret.So she decided to quickly end the topic: "Mr. Wickham is very good at disguising. If I have been deceived by his goodwill, then I don't think there is anything to be ashamed of."

Then she arranged again: "Miss Bingley, you and Mrs. Hurst can go back to the bedroom to rest. You don't have to wait here with us. I don't think things will make much progress before dawn. Georgiana, go back with Mrs. Anisley Well, this kind of thing is really scary, I think little girls like you need company. Auntie, you can rest with Daphne, she is terrified, she must not dare to sleep alone. Mary, you and Margery Let's go to your room together."

Elizabeth made such an arrangement that the little girls were accompanied by an older woman, and Miss Darcy was especially grateful for this arrangement.

Only Jane and Elizabeth were left in the living room, and Mary accompanied Margaret to her room uneasy.Seeing that Margaret was out of her mind, she comforted her and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Darcy will definitely tell your teacher that you are with us. She must think you are with Daphne and won't think of anything more. We promise Don’t let your reputation suffer by telling people about it.”

Just now when Aunt Gardiner told Mr. Bingley and Mr. Hurst, she skipped the matter of Margaret, and only said that Lydia and the others met Mr. Wickham and did not know why Mr. Wickham wanted to marry him. take away.

Margaret just nodded silently. No matter what, this matter will have a bad impact. I don’t know how many reporters have come to this small town in the past two days. My God, maybe her name will be censored tomorrow. Write it up in the newspapers.Thinking of this, she deeply felt that she had troubled Miss Lydia, and she apologized to Mary again and again.

Mary hesitated for a moment, but decided to ask Miss Margaret. After all, it was related to Lydia's safety, and she really didn't care whether it would expose her scars: "Where do you think Mr. Wickham will take Lydia?"

Miss Margaret flinched when she heard Wickham's name, she was silent for a while, and then said softly: "I don't know, Miss Mary, I don't know what purpose he took Miss Lydia away? Could it be that he Can you force her to marry him?"

Forced marriage?Maybe it is really possible!Mr. Wickham has nothing left, and is even likely to be wanted, if his creditors go to sue him.But how could Lydia's character say yes?Does Mr. Wickham have other backers, or other purposes?For example, blackmailing the Bennet family for a sum of money?

Then they would most likely take trails, through woods where they could cover their tracks, and Mr. Darcy and Uncle Gardiner should be able to overtake them easily.

Mary felt a little comforted at this thought.

Miss Margaret experienced such a major life turning point today, her mood was ups and downs, and she couldn't fall asleep at all, but she was exhausted and she really didn't have the mood to chat with Mary, so she simply lay down and pretended to sleep after saying a few words.

Mary heard her breathing steadily, thought she was really asleep, then got up again and went downstairs, which relieved Margaret who was pretending to be asleep.

When Mary came downstairs, Jane and Elizabeth were still sitting on the sofa and waiting anxiously. They didn't say anything when they saw her come in. Now they don't want to say anything, they can only pray wholeheartedly.

However, things didn't turn around without their prayers. The sky outside was getting darker, and one or two pedestrians gradually walked outside the window, but none of the people they were waiting for came back.

Jane was so anxious that she was almost desperate: "God, they must not have found them yet." The former refers to Mr. Darcy and Uncle Gardiner, and the latter refers to Lydia and Wickham.

Elizabeth can still remain calm now, she comforted her sister: "Mr. Wickham will never hurt Lydia now, otherwise he would not have to take her away at all."

She has used this sentence to enlighten others and comfort herself since yesterday, but after a night of torment, she is also very anxious now.

Mary said: "Wickham's purpose is to ask for money, so if we can't find them all the time, we need to prepare the money. I hope this is just a kidnapping by Wickham on a whim, and finally he can get Lydia safe. Give it back to us."

Having said this, Mary immediately got up and went upstairs to the bedroom. She found out the bag of kinkinis in her collection. They had a lot of money, but most of it was invested in shops and factories.There was a good deal in the bank, but Mr. Bennet had to write a check.She didn't have much money at her disposal, and if Wickham couldn't wait for Mr. Bennet to write a check to get the money, she might have to raid the cash receipts of the shops and factories.Mary opened the purse and counted the gold coins inside. Obviously, although the money was quite a lot, it definitely couldn't satisfy Wickham's appetite.

Probably because she moved a little bit, Margaret sat up from the bed.

Mary glanced at her with some embarrassment: "Did it wake you up?"

Margaret stared at the two dark circles under her eyes and said haggardly, "No, actually I woke up a long time ago."

Margaret went downstairs with Mary, and Jane and Elizabeth both saw Margaret's pale and bloodless face, and realized that this incident had definitely hit her hard.

Margaret greeted several people and asked, "Did no one send a letter back?"

"Yes." Jane replied.

Margaret said guiltily, "I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault, Miss Margaret." Elizabeth comforted her a few words, but she was too tired and didn't have much energy to entangle with Margaret, so she asked her to go back upstairs quickly. Take a break, or call the maid to bring her something to eat.

But Margaret hesitated for a moment, and reluctantly said to them: "I'm sorry, I want to go back to the farmhouse yesterday, I left something there..."

Lost something?

Mary asked her: "If you can, you can send a servant to go. I think it's best not to go out in your state. Your spirit is too bad. Besides, it's not fully dawn yet..."

But Margaret still insisted on going out, and she finally said to the girls: "The letter I wrote to Mr. Foster is still there."

If those love letters were circulated, it would indeed be detrimental to a lady's reputation. Miss Margaret said that she had to go back and get those letters back, especially when there were not many pedestrians on the street, and she did not No servants are expected.

Elizabeth thought about it and decided to go with her. She couldn't let a young lady who was frightened yesterday go back there alone. Mary thought about it and went with them. Maybe she would find some clues there, so that They found Wickham and Lydia earlier.

The farmhouse where Wickham stayed was at the westernmost part of the town. The house was not big, with only three small bedrooms. The downstairs was the kitchen and living room. The hotels in Windsor town were full of people recently. The house was introduced by the owner of the hotel where Margaret lived.Because most of the town's residents are dignitaries, this cramped little house is particularly inconspicuous against the surrounding beautiful houses and villas.

Mr. Darcy brought the coachman here yesterday, but he didn't go in, but just led people to search around along this small road northwest of the town.

Now Margaret brings people here again, but her mood is quite different from when she came yesterday. If there was still a trace of anxiety and anticipation yesterday, then Margaret's heart is completely discouraged today. Desperate.

The three of them went upstairs quietly, and everyone had a tacit understanding and no one made a sound. Margaret searched carefully in the room where Wickham stayed, but she searched every drawer, but she couldn't find her writing Those love letters, it made her very anxious.

Mary thought for a moment and reminded her, "Perhaps he left those letters in London."

Margaret was a little at a loss: "I don't know, maybe it is, but I also wrote him two letters when I got here...I didn't find those either."

So they searched in other rooms, but found nothing, and then Mary and Elizabeth went to the living room downstairs to search, where there were some books, and they speculated that Wickham might have put those letters in the books.

But they searched for a long time, but they still couldn't find a piece of paper, and then everyone came to the kitchen again, well, they vowed to dig three feet here.

But gradually, Mary discovered something was wrong. The stove here was still warm, but they had been here for at least half an hour. Mary touched it again and again, always suspecting that it was her own illusion.But there was still a puddle of water on the side, exuding a strong smell of wine. If Wickham had knocked over the wine glass here yesterday, then these wine stains should have dried up long ago.

What's more, according to Margaret, she rented this place for a month, and no one would come in during this time.

Mary's eyes began to flick left and right, but there were so few clues in this kitchen.

After a while she pulled Margaret out of the house and asked her in a low voice, "Does this house have a basement?"

Margaret shook her head: "I don't know, actually I only stayed in the living room here."

Elizabeth said, "Why do you ask that?"

Mary explained the doubts she saw in the kitchen, and Elizabeth asked keenly: "Do you think someone has entered this house, and that person might even be in the kitchen when we entered?" She paused, thought for a while, Then said: "Hasn't Wickham gone? Is he still here?"

Mary had thought the same thing just now, but Elizabeth's bold guess still frightened Margaret.She covered her mouth and whispered, "How is this possible?"

The author has something to say:

I have caught a cold recently, my eyes are sore and my nose is sore, and I also have a migraine as a bonus. In addition, the end of the year is approaching, so there are many things. I may not be able to update on time in the next period of time. Please forgive me.

But the book is almost finished, and it will definitely be finished before the Spring Festival, so you don’t have to worry at all, okay!