[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 31 Mr. Darcy is seriously ill, may he rest in peace in heaven

Mr. Darcy returned home and saw his younger sister sitting in a daze on the sofa. He was really relieved when he saw that his younger sister was not injured physically and seemed to be in good spirits.

"Georgianna, are you okay? Are you okay?" Mr. Darcy still asked his sister worriedly.

"I'm fine, brother, I'm sorry to make you worry." Georgiana said with some anxiety.

"No, you don't need to apologize. It's not your fault. I didn't take good care of you." Mr. Darcy comforted his sister.

"If I hadn't wandered around, I wouldn't have been able to find Dorothy. I asked several people and they said that I had never seen her or you, so I didn't dare to ask people casually. I was a little scared at the time. In fact, I shouldn't be afraid, and now that I think about it, there was nothing to be afraid of at the time..." Georgiana was a little incoherent, her face was flushed, and she was very ashamed.

In fact, she didn't know that the young brother opposite was even more guilty, because his younger sister was shy, while his friend Miss Dorothy was outgoing and cheerful. Georgiana was dating Dorothy, but she didn't expect that Dorothy was not just outgoing, but entrusted his only sister to such a heartless person, Mr. Darcy was very ashamed.

"Who sent you home?"

"It's Miss Bennet and Miss Elizabeth." Georgiana replied: "I dare not ask those tall and strong men, they treat me with disdain, but Miss Bennet and Miss Elizabeth are very friendly, they take the initiative to treat me I helped."

"I will definitely visit them in person tomorrow, and I would like to thank them solemnly." Mr. Darcy said to the sister's club, and immediately saw his sister's panicked face.

"Oops, I forgot to ask where they live," Georgiana was sweating anxiously, "Why am I so stupid, I talked to them a lot, but I never asked where their home is, So how can we thank them?"

"Don't worry. Since we met at the Ministry of the Interior, I'll go to the Ministry of the Interior to inquire about it tomorrow. It's not difficult?"

"Really?" Georgiana Zheng opened her eyes wide, looking at her brother brightly.

"Of course," Mr. Darcy laughed, "could I even lie to you?"

"Of course not." Georgiana waved her hands again and again.

However, their hope was doomed to fail. When the brother and sister were having dinner that night, an urgent letter from Pemberley interrupted their laughter.

The letter was very short. After Mr. Darcy scanned it, panic appeared on his usually indifferent and proud expression. He stood up in a panic, his face pale and terrible. Georgiana didn't know what happened, but she knew that he could It must be a terrible thing for her brother to show such an expression, and a bad premonition arose in her heart: "Brother?"

"We must go back to Pemberley," said Mr. Darcy, in a very soft tone, trying to control himself. "Father is very ill, and Mrs. Reynolds has told us to hurry back! We must start now."

Miss Darcy almost jumped up in fright: "He was fine a month ago! And he didn't say that he was unwell in his letter the day before yesterday!"

Now there is no time to find out how old Mr. Darcy fell ill. Since the housekeeper of Pemberley Manor sent an urgent letter to the two young masters, it is conceivable that the situation must be very bad. They set foot on the carriage home, Pemberley Manor, where they lived since childhood, but the siblings who were closely related to each other in the carriage rushed towards it in the night full of apprehension and fear.

Miss Darcy leaned on her brother's arms in fear: "Will Daddy get better?"

Mr. Darcy looked at his younger sister's childish face, and his heart was extremely heavy. His father, Mr. Darcy of Pemberley Manor, was always generous, optimistic and amiable. It comes naturally.

He is as lofty and solid as a mountain in everyone's heart, but now this mountain is in danger of collapsing at any time, which makes those who have been protected by him feel very disturbed and painful. Mrs. Reynolds The letter was very scribbled, but in just a few words, deep despair rushed to my face.

Such despair deeply infected Mr. Darcy.

His heart was clenched tightly, as if he was not having dinner with his sister before receiving the letter, but had been eating ice cubes, his chest was cold, his limbs were so numb, and now he just hugged tightly Holding his younger sister, she kept rubbing back and forth on his young and thin shoulders, trying to drive away the frightening uneasiness.

Until the younger sister in his arms couldn't hold on to the drowsiness, and fell asleep in his arms, because the driver didn't dare to go too fast because of the night journey, which made the carriage more stable than usual, but Georgiana was still wrinkled in the bumps Frowning, he tried to smooth his sister's eyebrows, but to no avail. Looking at the bright moonlight outside the car, he remembered the day his mother left, it was also such a night, and it was also such a cold: Merciful Lord, please have mercy Your people, take pity on my sister, she lost her mother when she was young, please let her not continue to lose her father... and I, too, cannot lose him, my most beloved person in this world... .

The Darcy brothers and sisters left in such a hurry. When they return next time, Fitzwilliam Darcy will be officially called Mr. Darcy. He has been called like this on many occasions before, but it is just an exaggerated respect. A kind of respect for him for some reason, more often he will be called Mr. Fitzwilliam, but after the death of old Mr. Darcy, Fitzwilliam Darcy will inherit everything from him as his sole heir, Including his address - Mr. Darcy.It will cause him pain, but he will eventually get used to it. This is the transformation that a real gentleman must go through-experience pain, take responsibility, and face life bravely.Young Mr. Darcy will always remember the pride and glory of the Darcy family and carry it forward.

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But about the Darcy brothers and sisters, they were repeatedly mentioned on Tian'en Temple Street at this time.After Mrs. Bennet came back, she also asked Jane about the situation of the young lady, and made various guesses about her family background, but because neither Jane nor Elizabeth stayed in her house for a long time, they finally let it go.

Although Mrs. Bennet did not send Miss Darcy home at that time, she had actually noticed how Miss Darcy was dressed, so that Miss Rich’s parents would be dignified and kind, and she would treat others with gratitude. She even guessed that Miss Darcy Mrs. Bennet was almost certain that Miss Darcy's would, if her brother and father would pay a visit at the Gardiner's to thank them in person.

Even if Jane and Elizabeth did not leave addresses, Mr. Darcy could have started his inquiries from Mr. Smith, who also knew a few people in the Home Office, so that Mr. Darcy could find the Gardiner's house by following the clues. How Mr. Darcy finds his "benefactor" has been carefully planned and reasoned.

The whole family was impressed by Mrs. Bennet's meticulous reasoning. Lydia and Kitty also began to look forward to the lady's visit, but they gave up after a few days. None of the elders who wanted to come to Miss Darcy's house Mrs. Bennet is so sensible.

Mrs. Bennet was very disappointed. In the past two days, she had planned in detail how to entertain Miss Darcy and her family. If she could take the opportunity to let Jane, who is of marriageable age, know such a rich man, it might be very beneficial to her marriage. Big help!Mrs. Bennet was scratching her head, regretting that she did not send Miss Darcy home at that time, so she would not have left without a cup of tea like Jane and Elizabeth. She is Meriton The wife who knows how to deal with people the most will definitely take the opportunity to form close friends with the Darcy family.

But now, all expectations are dashed!

A week had passed, during which time they had even visited the Home Office, and there had been no sign of thanks from the Darcys.

Mrs. Bennet was very angry: "It's really uneducated, and the whole family has no sense of gratitude. If any of you get lost and are sent home by a kind benefactor, I must be with Bennet." Mr. Nat came to the door to thank you, visit more often, and sincerely express my gratitude! But Darcy's house is completely different, so heartless!"

"We just did a trivial matter. That Miss Darcy is not lost. She just lacks the courage to talk to strangers. Otherwise, you can ask any of the staff there to take her home. The people who work there Most of them come from decent families, and they would never refuse the request of such a young lady." Elizabeth explained to the Darcy family, "Besides, that Miss Darcy is very shy and not good at words, and Jane and I were there all the time. Speaking of which, we didn’t leave an address.”

"But his brother knows people from the Ministry of the Interior, so he can go to the Ministry of the Interior to inquire. We are not unknown people in the Ministry of the Interior!" Mrs. Bennet frowned, and said with some pride: "We are going to apply for a patent. , How many people go there to apply for a patent in a year?"

"We didn't help her out of gratitude and repayment," said Jane, "and, I'm sure, the Darcys will be grateful for our help. It's just that something has delayed it."

Although what Jane said was very close to the truth, Mrs. Bennet would never accept such an excuse.Mary was getting impatient with her: "If Jane and Lizzie helped a beggar, you wouldn't want him to come to your uncle's house for a visit!"

Mrs. Bennet opened her eyes wide: "We are not helping beggars, their family is very rich!"

The sisters were helpless directly.

After a few days, the matter gradually calmed down, and Mrs. Bennet lost interest in the exhausting patent application, and finally remembered that their family had opened two food stores in London, so she decided to go there to have a look.

This time, she discovered another extraordinary thing. After she came back, she asked Uncle Gardiner to send a note to Mr. Lake, asking him to come to Tianen Temple Street immediately. She must warn him: Fanny The grocer must never take a mistress, and it would seriously damage Mrs. Bennet's innocence.