[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

At the end of the judge's speech, he asked the jury again: "Is Lily Ordnor guilty or innocent!"

The jury members gathered their heads together again, and they made buzzing noises, which was quite loud, but Mary felt that the courtroom was extremely quiet, and her heart was beating violently in this atmosphere.She couldn't help but cast her eyes on Alfred. His face was very serious, as if he felt that Mary was looking at him. He raised his head and gave Mary a relaxed smile. For some reason, when Mary saw this smile, her heart skipped a beat. Get down all of a sudden.

The time for the jurors to discuss together was only a dozen seconds, but many felt as if a whole year had passed. Elizabeth and Jane held each other's hands nervously, while Mrs. Bennet covered her chest with a handkerchief, non-stop To Mr. Bennet: "I can hardly breathe..."

Then, the juror just stood up again. He didn't stand up fast, but many people still felt that they were taken aback. Then the juror said loudly and firmly to the judge: "Lily O'Deno Not guilty!"

The crowd cheered again, and everyone seemed to be suffocated just now. The noise this time was stronger than the last time, and many people from other courts even ran in to watch the excitement.

Mary breathed a sigh of relief again, a joyful smile finally appeared on her face, but Alfred didn't feel relaxed when he saw his fiancée's excited face, he was still staring at Judge Grace closely.

In British court trials, judges have great powers, but they are subject to many restrictions.Judge Grace obviously has a great prejudice against Lily, and wishes to hang Lily immediately.To make him lose this right in this trial, there are only two possibilities. One is that Lily is sentenced to absolute guilt for the evil deeds and is immediately executed. This kind of capital punishment judge has no power to measure the crime.Another option is for the jury to declare Lily innocent, so that the judge cannot forcibly punish Lily.

But there are exceptions to everything. The judge has a privilege. He can not let the jury pronounce the conviction, but only let the jury "find the facts."

The so-called "finding the facts" in this case means that the jury only needs to determine whether Lily was preparing to commit the crime, whether she committed the crime, and whether Lily's murder was attributable to the victim's death.Once the jury admitted the existence of these facts, the judge could bypass the jury and convict Lily.This was the worst outcome Alfred considered.

When the jury declared Lily not guilty for the first time, he breathed a sigh of relief, but after seeing Judge Grace's performance, it seemed that he was very dissatisfied with the result, even though the jury still insisted on finding Lily not guilty for the second time. , but seeing Judge Grace's livid face, Alfred still felt that things were a little dangerous.

He gave the prosecutor a wink, and the two of them came to the judge's seat together, and they grabbed the edge of the table. Judge Grace leaned down to see what the two of them wanted to do with a very bad expression.

Alfred said softly to Judge Grace: "Your Excellency, Judge Grace, I understand your feelings very well, and I sincerely admire your determination and perseverance to defend the dignity of the law, but I think the murder case has already Our society has caused a great impact, and it is a bad impact.” He glanced at the reporter Henry who was sitting at the top of the auditorium, and the young man continued to sit there, writing and drawing, and glanced up at the court from time to time around.

Alfred reminded the judge: "He's a reporter for The Times!"

"The Times" is not as inextricably linked with the government as other newspapers, so it has always had a distinctive style, and criticizing the government is commonplace. The Times is a target for every issue.His founder was even convicted of defamation and jailed for an overly vehement statement.

"The people are full of sympathy for Lily O'Deno. I think even a fair and strict judge like you has sympathy for her?"

Judge Grace frowned, and he said to Alfred in a stern tone: "Compassion and pity are not the yardstick of the law, Mr. Edwards, we cannot let our emotions drive us to lose our minds, that is extremely unwise Such actions will have serious consequences!"

"But people need this kind of feeling, society needs sympathy and pity, and Britain also needs sympathy and pity. I think it is this kind of precious feeling that makes our country stronger and stronger. Your honor, the turmoil in France is not because of them Is it caused by the harsh society? Those of us who study law, become lawyers, and even judges," Alfred looked at the prosecutor and then at the judge, "We people are standing here today, don't we? Isn't it out of sympathy and pity for this society? Your Excellency, I think the strong should bow their heads to the weak..."

Judge Grace's expression finally softened. He looked at the prosecutor, and the prosecutor nodded in agreement. This gentleman actually doesn't care whether Lily O'Deno is sentenced to death or not. His job is only to be the magistrate The content entrusted to him is to help the jury and the judge convict the prisoner. In his opinion, Robert O'Deno has been sentenced to death as the prisoner in this case, so his work is almost done, Lily O'Deno As a gift, it is really dispensable.

Judge Grace finally made a verdict, and he said with a heavy face: "Everyone, today's trial makes me feel heavy. It can only be like this. I hope that people in the world can remember the lessons of today. As a father, you must protect your children. As a son and daughter, you must respect your parents. As a husband, you must treat your wife well. As a wife, you must respect and love your husband. I have been a lawyer for ten years and a judge for 15 years. The root of many tragedies is family misfortune, and this requires all of us to do our part! Lily O'Deno's tragedy stems from Robert O'Dno's abandonment of his duties as a father and husband, But now, your good intentions have saved her, and this court declares Lily O'Deno not guilty, and she will be released in court!"

The cheers almost resounded through the sky, and everyone stood up and applauded. Mary's cheeks were flushed with joy, and her hands were about to hurt from patting, but she continued to clap vigorously. Lily walked out of the dock, and her family immediately surrounded her. Alice cried and laughed, and kept kissing her forehead.

Mrs. De Boer stood up angrily and left, but Mrs. Woodhouse approached Judge Grace and said softly: "You have saved many people!"

"That's not my fault!" Judge Grace said deadpan.

Mrs. Woodhouse smiled indifferently.

The Bennet family hadn't completely relaxed until now. Lydia said happily: "I don't know which square Robert will be hanged in. If it's the one near Hyde Park, I'll have time to check it out."

Mrs. Bennet covered the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief in horror: "That's really terrible, I don't allow you to go, Lydia, you will definitely have nightmares when you come back!"

Mr. Bennet shrugged: "I don't think Robert has the kind of luck to die there. A person like him can at most die on the table at the intersection next to the vegetable market behind the courthouse, where it is full of sewage, mud, and disgusting Remember to ask your sister for a set of old clothes before you go."

Lydia said distressedly: "I have the tallest figure, and I can't wear their old clothes..."

So she had to cancel this dreadful plan, much to Kitty's relief, and dreaded so much that her sister would invite her to join her in such an adventure.

At this time, everyone walked outside the court, the sun was very gentle, and it was very comfortable to shine on people.The Bennets and the Gardiners took Lydia into the front carriage and left. Kitty and Dr. Crews sat in the carriage. Mary was still saying goodbye to her fiancé, and Mr. Bingley was talking to Jane. During the twists and turns just now, Miss Bingley stood impatiently looking around, Elizabeth found that almost no one needed to talk to herself, so she shrugged her shoulders and got ready to get in the car.

"Miss Elizabeth—"

She followed the sound and saw that the person standing on the high steps was trying to wave at him and rushed towards her quickly.

"Mr. Darcy?"

Mr. Darcy was entangled by Mrs. de Boer. She nagged at him angrily for a long time, and she even told her nephew about her "visiting" the Bennet's house a few days ago.

Her original intention was to make Mr. Darcy angry at the uneducated behavior of the Bennet family, but it was obvious that Mr. Darcy was indeed very angry, but the object of this emotion was Mrs. de Boer, which made Mrs. de Boer very dissatisfied.

Mr. Darcy's dissatisfaction will only be more than hers. His quality does not allow him to quarrel with her in public, so he has no choice but to turn around angrily and leave, ignoring the call behind him.

Mr. Darcy walked outside quickly. Standing on the steps, he saw Elizabeth who was about to get into the car below at a glance. Without thinking, Mr. Darcy called out the name: "Miss Elizabeth——"

The figure stopped, then turned around and looked up at him. Mr. Darcy always felt familiar when he saw this scene, as if he missed her like this last time.The joy in his heart urged him to hurry to her side. The steps were not very long, and he seemed to be there in one step. Looking at Liyan in front of him, Mr. Darcy opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.

"I'm sorry, Miss Elizabeth."

Elizabeth was a little puzzled. She didn't understand why Mr. Darcy apologized to her. She smiled: "You confuse me, Mr. Darcy, can you tell me where you offended me?"

"My aunt Mrs. de Boer visited your house a few days ago. I heard that her words and deeds are very presumptuous. I am sorry."

Elizabeth was a little embarrassed. Mrs. de Boer thought she was engaged to Mr. Darcy. Although this was an obvious misunderstanding, she felt a little at a loss when facing Mr. Darcy now. This kind of helplessness was something she was not good at. Yes, so she tried to maintain a decent smile: "I don't think either of us should worry about it, right? Lady Catherine's hobbies have always been peculiar, and we shouldn't be obsessed with it."

Mr. Darcy didn't know what to say next. He found that the derogatory words he heard from his aunt not only could not affect his feelings at all, but made his blood boil.

He really wanted to ask Elizabeth, she was such a frank and straightforward lady, she would neither refuse to return, nor would she pretend to be shy. If she really hated him, she would definitely speak out to Mrs. de Boer, but she was always He didn't say a bad word about himself, and insisted on refusing to promise Mrs. de Boer to cancel the marriage.This seemed to Mrs. de Boer to be shameless and insolent.She originally intended to make her nephew hate the family, but the result was just the opposite. Mr. Darcy's heart revived again—does Miss Elizabeth's behavior mean that her heart is different from that in April? ?

Mr. Darcy really wanted to ask Elizabeth what he thought, but this situation was really not allowed. Miss Bingley kept chatting with him, and some acquaintances kept saying hello to him. .

Mary and Jane had already sat in the carriage. Seeing the two of them standing face to face and not speaking, Mary interrupted the charming scene without winking: "Liqi—"

Elizabeth had no choice but to salute hastily before turning around and leaving.

But Mr. Darcy murmured softly: "I wish I could walk faster at that time..."

"What?" Elizabeth asked suspiciously.

Mr. Darcy smiled: "I mean, if I had walked faster when we first met, I stood on the steps of the city hall and watched you get in the carriage and leave. Get to know your chance."

Only then did Elizabeth recall that she had indeed missed Mr. Darcy a long time ago, but that didn't seem to be a pity...

Her face was a little red, but she was still very calm. She tilted her head slightly, and her hair was gilded by the sun: "Mr. Darcy, I think it doesn't matter whether it's early or late to become friends. time to meet."

The author has something to say:

Originally there were some other plots in the future, but I always felt that it was superfluous. I think it should be enough to write here. Let's end here. Anyway, what should be explained has been explained.Maybe I will write a side story or something next time.

I wrote this article for Elizabeth. When I first read the original work, I always felt a little uncomfortable. Later, when I saw Lao Duo insulting her, I felt even more uncomfortable. After writing this article, I felt much better. This is The power of YY!Now my mission has been completed. Next, I should say goodbye to everyone. If it weren’t for you, I really wouldn’t be able to persist. Thank you for your company!

I am going to write an article about the Republic of China next time, if you are interested, join me then!