[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

For this matter, Kitty also came from Meridon, so on the day of the trial, the Bennet family came to the court, accompanied by the Gardiner family and Dr. Crews.Dr. Crews came from Meridon with Kitty. Of course, Dr. Crews came to attend his sister's wedding, but of course he also wanted to attend this sensational case in Meridon.

Although she learned most of the details and progress of the case from Alfred, Mary was still very worried about Lily.When the court was in session, Mary waited for Alfred at the gate of the court, trying to get more detailed and optimistic information from him, even though her fiancé had just visited Bennet yesterday.

It's a pity that when we met, Alfred just patted her arm comfortingly, and told her in a very gentle tone: "I will do my best, don't worry too much."

But Mary still walked into the court with a disturbed heart.

The weather on this day was not very good either. This season should have been one of the rare good times of the year in the UK, but the bright sunshine could not reach those dark corners.

The environment of the courthouse was still as noisy as ever, and the handyman walked around the bottom carrying the incense, but this kind of smoke didn't feel comfortable at all except that it made Mary feel choking.

There were a lot of people who came to observe it. It seemed that this so-called "*** murder case" had indeed aroused considerable social repercussions under the extensive coverage of the reporters. Mary saw many familiar faces.

Sitting in the auditorium on the north side of the court was Mrs. Catherine de Boer. This lady was very neatly dressed, wearing a black lace hat and gloves, and covering her mouth and nose with a white handkerchief. She obviously disliked the environment here.

Mr. Darcy was sitting in the northern auditorium with a serious face, and Mr. Bingley was sitting next to him with his sister. The two of them lowered their heads and did not know what they were talking about.When they saw the Bennet family coming in, both Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley stood up and walked towards them, while Miss Bingley walked over with slow steps and unwillingness.

So Mr. Bennet was surrounded by young people in this way, and introduced people he didn't know to each other by the way.Miss Bingley showed impatience following her brother. If she hadn't met Mr. Darcy here, she would have gone to play with her sister a long time ago. How could she come to this dirty place, where there are murderers, robbers, and thieves everywhere? and punks!But Mr. Darcy was here, and she wanted to talk to Mr. Darcy, so she had to step on the ground.

Mr. Darcy's mood is very similar to Miss Bingley's. They both hope to have a little more chance to get along with their sweetheart, even if they say a word, or just look at each other with a smile and tacit understanding is very gratifying.

From this point of view, Miss Bingley was not as lucky as Mr. Darcy.

Elizabeth followed behind her father and mother. Mr. Bennet had a few short conversations with Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy. After greeting each other, they all walked to their seats.Elizabeth said less than three words to Mr. Darcy, but some "how are you?" "nice to meet you." "I hope Miss Lily has good luck today." Maddened, Mr. Darcy had only said a word to her.

But her cultivation prevented her from uttering a word, and she could only keep her eyes following Mr. Darcy, just as Mr. Darcy's eyes always followed Elizabeth.

As the clerk shouted "Honor Judge Grace—"

Everyone in the courtroom stood up.

Entering the Mr. Judge through a side door, he was accompanied by half a dozen gentlemen and ladies, among whom there were a few acquaintances, one being Mrs. Woodhouse, who, of course, must have come for The son was cheering, and one was Mrs. Frye. She scanned the court, nodded and smiled at the location of the Bennet family.If these two came here with good intentions, then the other Mrs. De Boer obviously had a different purpose from them. Mrs. De Boer also saw the Bennet house, but she just looked away with a haughty look. , as if it were unsightly garbage.

Mr. Darcy was also very surprised to see his aunt. He didn't think that the arrogant Mrs. De Boer would be interested in such a case. This lady's aesthetics, sitting here must be a kind of suffering for this lady.

At this time, he still didn't know that Mrs. de Boer had been to the Bennet's house, but Mrs. Bennet remembered it clearly. She whispered to Jane: "You see, Mr. Darcy has a special strong feeling for Lizzie." I can’t tell if he likes her, but Li Qi is very lovable, it’s true, besides you, she is my most beautiful daughter.” She looked at Mrs. de Boer, curled her lips: "If Lizzie married Mr. Darcy, that woman must be very angry. I really want her to feel like that!"

But Mrs. Bennet's brain can only think about one problem at a time. When Lily was brought out by the prison guards, her attention was completely attracted by the poor girl, and of course everyone else was the same.

Alice and Keira sat in the bottom row of auditoriums, and Miss White and Keira's husband, the shoemaker, accompanied them. When Alice saw Lily, she stood up suddenly: "Lily——"

His younger brother Albert hugged her shoulders to comfort her, Lily glanced there, opened her mouth and did not speak.

The clerk read out Lily's guilt as usual, saying that she had committed a heinous crime, defied God and the king, and killed David Grant and Louis Sean.These two people are the deceased in the case. Mary never knew these two people, and Keira also said that she had never heard the names of these two people. She didn't know why Lily appeared there with them that night.

Lily was locked up in the dock. She was pale and haggard, but she was neatly dressed and looked docile like a well-behaved maid or governess.Lily was panicked at first, but when she saw Alfred wearing a lawyer's black dress robe and staring at her seriously, Lily's heart gradually settled down.Alfred nodded soothingly to Lily, and then looked around at the onlookers, especially when he saw Mary's expectant eyes, Alfred clenched his hands tightly into a fist.

Lily's emotions gradually eased. The clerk asked her if she pleaded guilty, but Lily of course denied it. She said that she didn't know those two people at all, so a long debate and questioning followed.

The first witness summoned by the prosecutor was Inspector Clive Owen, who was in charge of solving the case. This gentleman had a serious face, a slender figure, and a neatly trimmed beard. He looked like the big detective Bo Ro.

The prosecutor asked him to narrate his case in detail. Inspector Owen's voice was a little low: "Someone rushed into my office that day and said that a murder had occurred in the apartment at 15 Park Street. When I arrived there, I found three A man was lying on the ground, two men were dead, but the woman was still alive, people said that another injured man named Calvin Baker had been sent to the hospital, I ordered the unconscious woman to be sent to the hospital, and sent Calvin Baker is back under arrest."

At this time, the prosecutor asked Inspector Owen: "Why should Calvin Baker be arrested?"

"I originally thought that the only sober Calvin Baker was the murderer, but when I was investigating the scene, Calvin Baker came back, and he told me that the real murderer was the unconscious woman."

Detective Owen's voice was up and down, and he knew how to grasp the pause of tone. The case was told from his mouth, which aroused people's desire to continue to inquire.

"Did you ever doubt his words?"

"I was very skeptical at first, Mr. Prosecutor. It is unbelievable that a woman killed two strong men and wounded one."

"Then how do you decide that Calvin Baker is telling the truth?"

"I have found proof, sir, that Calvin Baker's words have been proven correct."

"Tell me about the evidence you found, Inspector Owen."

So the detective listed all the evidence one by one: "The reason why Lily O'Deno was able to kill three men was because she had made a very careful plan in advance. She asked a doctor to prescribe a lot of tranquilizers, mixed with Du gin, so that the victim would be rendered incapacitated, and she tied up several people with rope, and then stabbed them to death with a bayonet. I found Lily O'Deno's doctor, and she bought rope and knives grocery store, they all recognized Lily O'Deno."

The audience made noises, and Mrs. de Boer made a loud "hum" and said to Mrs. Woodhouse beside her: "These dirty people are so cunning and cruel, we really shouldn't come here, and such people Being in the same room just took my breath away."

Mrs. Woodhouse said calmly: "I think we should hear the last before we can make a conclusion."

At this time, the atmosphere in the courtroom was very lively, and many people were very angry at the murderer's atrocities. Mary was very nervous about this situation, and Elizabeth held her hand tightly.

The prosecutor said loudly to the jury: "A woman has prepared so many murder weapons. Is this not an ironclad proof of her crime? Gentlemen, this woman is pretending to be pitiful, and she claims to have lost her memory. What a coincidence. She doesn't even dare to justify the crime she committed, but only dares to say such nonsense to try to get away with it!"

At this time, someone in the spectators shouted loudly: "Hang her! Hang her!" At first, it was only one person, and then many people began to shout.

The atmosphere suddenly became very tense, the judge slammed the gavel and shouted: "Silence - silence -"

The prosecutor said there was nothing to ask, so Alfred started to ask questions, and Mary looked at him nervously, hoping that her fiancé could turn things around.

Alfred asked Inspector Owen: "If what you said is true, why do you think Lily O'Deno killed those three people? Since she spent so much time planning and planning, there must be a reason." Right. It’s impossible for this pale and frail woman to suddenly become hot-headed and say that I want to kill someone! I must kill someone!” Alfred clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and made a look at the people. He had a vicious expression, but he looked very funny, so there was a burst of laughter from the jury and the gallery.

The tense atmosphere just now disappeared, and Alfred turned his head and asked Owen: "Would she want to take the lives of two people for no reason?"

Inspector Owen took a breath, and slowly said: "She has enough reasons, sir."

Alfred motioned him to continue, Inspector Owen sighed: "Lily O'Dno was once a ****!"

The crowd was noisy again. If the judge hadn't suppressed the situation, I'm afraid this place would have really become a vegetable market.

Mary heard Miss Bingley's artificial and terrified exclamation, and couldn't help turning her head to look there. Miss Bingley was covering her mouth with a handkerchief and looking in their direction. Unfortunately, Elizabeth was still unmoved, and Miss Bingley was angry. Putting down the handkerchief, he gave Mary a low-key look.

At this moment, Alfred asked Inspector Owen amusedly: "So, will people kill people like this? If so, then I'm afraid the murder case in London will overwhelm you."

"No, they are very greedy, Mr. Lawyer, very greedy." Detective Owen looked at Alfred seriously, "Of course she didn't just choose two people to kill, the identities of the two dead are very big. There is a mystery."

Alfred raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you saying they are all brothel owners and pimps?"

There was a burst of surprise from the crowd, "Oh——", but Inspector Owen was not surprised. He said to Alfred: "It seems that your solicitor has made a very clear investigation, so you must be able to guess How did this Lily O'Deno get rich? She knew that these two people had a lot of money, especially recently, the brothel was preparing some new items for the next social season, so these people had some money. Lily O'Deno Knowing this, I planned this murder. Greed creates all evil!"

When Mrs. de Boer heard these words, she said to Mrs. Woodhouse: "It pains me to hear that. I hear that your son is engaged to the lady of the house. I am afraid it is not a good idea. The cultivation of servants often On behalf of the master, my servant is always full of energy and courteous. I think you should advise Mr. Edwards well, otherwise I am afraid that he is doomed to be sad in the future."

Mrs. Woodhouse was very displeased to hear this, and she said softly: "I believe Lily O'Deno is innocent."

Mrs. De Boer looked at Mrs. Woodhouse with an unbearable look, wondering if the daughter of that family knew magic and witchcraft, and even confused both mother and child.Her nephews were similarly bewitched, and the Miss Bennets were very skilled.

Mrs. De Boer's eyes turned to Mr. Darcy. She found that Mr. Darcy would inadvertently turn his eyes to Elizabeth during the hearing, and Elizabeth was secretly anxious. So far, Lily has been in a weak position. Inspector Owen's words Speaking is very bad for her, and people's discrimination against prostitutes will keep the jury's high distrust of her, making it easier to believe that she killed someone.

On the contrary, Mary still maintains her confidence in her fiancé. She often comes to the court to attend hearings, and these days she communicates with Alfred a lot. There is only one direct witness to this case, and that is Calvin Baker. As long as he can prove that he is a If someone is not credible, the effectiveness of his testimony will be greatly reduced, or even not accepted.And now, Alfred is looking for a loophole, an opening in the prosecution's case.