[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 34 The second appearance of the hero

Mr. Lake, coming from the Gardiner's yesterday, went straight to Triroux Street, where Miss White happened to be.

Mr. Lake finished the matter in one breath, and Mr. Edwards covered his forehead in annoyance. He is a straight-hearted person, and he never considered that his behavior would have any bad influence on Miss White. Mr. Lake's words were like a blow to the head. , making him feel guilty about his sister.

Fortunately, Ms. White is not ignorant of these rumors, but she has always been stubborn, asking her to explain her embarrassing identity to every colleague who pointed at her, she really can't do this kind of thing.

But this is fine now, Mr. Lake said that he would go to the food store to solve this problem. Originally, he wanted Miss White to rest for a few days, but Miss White refused. She likes her current job and does not think The current rumors have caused any real harm to her, so she went to work as usual.

The two Misses Bennet and Miss Mary came to her together this afternoon, and Miss White guessed probably why they had come.

But Miss Jane first made a sincere apology for her mother's behavior, which was beyond Miss White's expectation. Soon, the kind and gentle character revealed by Jane's words quickly melted the ice in Miss White's heart, and she began to Talking and laughing with Jane.

Miss White has a stubborn personality and is withdrawn, but she has a little inferiority complex because of her background. Jane is the complete opposite of her. She is a gentle and meticulous person, and her heart is full of sunshine.

The two people with completely opposite personalities turned out to be very topical, and they spoke very speculatively. Mary interjected from time to time, and the atmosphere between the three became more and more harmonious.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and someone called out: "Miss White—Miss White—"

Miss White opened the door, and it was the clerk of the food store. She told Miss White: "Someone is looking for you in the food store." She had a very strange expression when she spoke, and looked at Miss White while saying this.

Jane and Mary accompanied Miss White downstairs to the food store, and saw a black carriage parked at the door. The body and windows were very wide, and a complicated emblem was carved on the wall of the carriage, and the two horses pulling the carriage were also very impressive. Jun, fat and healthy, the coachman wears a wig,

The store manager was standing by the car, talking to the people in the car.

"Grace—" A figure jumped out of the car and ran to Miss White.

It turned out to be a young lady, about the same age as Mary, dressed very elegantly, with a beautiful hat decorated with feathers, and a charming smile on her ruddy face.

"Miss Olivia!" Miss White showed a surprised expression on her face, "Why did you come here?"

Miss Olivia expressed apology when she heard the words: "Grace, I heard from Mr. Lake that because I frequently invited you to accompany me to Triru Street, it caused you a lot of trouble, so I came here to clarify with your manager. , I must remove the suspicion of dishonor for you."

Miss White's complexion was very complicated, she blushed, hesitated to speak, opened her mouth several times but didn't know what to say.

At this time, another person got off the carriage. This young man was fifteen or sixteen years old, tall and thin, with a serious face and bright eyes.

Miss White was even more shocked when she saw him: "Mr. Alfred!"

Mr. Alfred nodded slightly to Miss White, his voice was very gentle, without the harsh sharp voice of a boy of this age: "Nice to meet you, Miss White."

The store manager answered from the side: "Miss Edwards came here to vouch for Miss White's reputation. In fact, this incident was completely my negligence. I didn't even know that such ridiculous rumors were circulating now," he said while rubbing Wiping the sweat from his brow, "Since Miss White is going to accompany Miss Edwards, we can certainly reply to those ridiculous rumors. In fact, with Miss White's character, who would believe such unfounded things? Compared with those rumors, Of course we trust more honest friends around us!"

Mary frowned at the store manager's words. This matter was caused by the store manager's ineffective handling from the beginning to the end. When the rumor first appeared, he neither stepped forward to stop the spread of the rumor, nor did he investigate the truth.It would be ridiculous to say such hypocritical things now!

"You don't have to come here in person, Miss Olivia." Miss White said cautiously, "This matter is none of your business..."

"Grace, we grew up together. If you have any troubles, you should come to us. I will be obliged." Miss Edwards said seriously.

Miss White was not unmoved when she heard this, but she looked at Mr. Alfred, and the feeling in her heart was indescribable.

"Mr. Manager," that Mr. Alfred said to the store manager, "I hope my sister will come forward to clarify this matter so that the rumors will be put to rest."

"That's natural, that's for sure. With Miss Edwards' guarantee, no one can have any doubts about Miss White's character."

The store manager's attitude was a bit too flattering. Mary really wanted to drag Jane away from here. As the employer of such a person, Mary really felt a little shameless.

But Jane found that Mr. Alfred was a little familiar. They had shared a carriage with him during the journey a few months ago. Jane and Elizabeth were particularly impressed by that trip, and Elizabeth even wrote about it. He wrote an essay and published it in a newspaper.

At this time, Mr. Alfred also found them. He was a little surprised, and then saluted the two politely: "We meet again, Miss Bennet, Miss Mary."

Jane didn't expect that this Mr. Alfred still remembered them, and she was a little flattered. She quickly returned the salute gracefully: "Mr. Alfred." Mary also hurriedly raised the corner of her skirt to salute, she looked at Jane with some doubts, Jane reminded in a low voice: "Post carriage..."

Ah——that gentleman sitting across from him, whose elder brother is in the navy, or he inspired Mary to make canned fruit, Mary suddenly remembered.The gentleman who also cut fruit for her was a polite and taciturn man.

Mary's attitude suddenly became enthusiastic. This gentleman is his mascot!

Mary and her sister had a short and pleasant conversation with Mr. Mascot. Unfortunately, Mr. Alfred is not fond of talking too much. This time he was entrusted to clear the suspicion for Miss White. Now that the task has been completed, he is not willing. I had too much contact with Miss White, and after cutting short the conversation, I took my sister to leave.

Although he has a dull personality and few words, his kind and kind attitude still makes Jane and Mary feel like a spring breeze.Even the store manager looked at the leaving carriage and couldn't help saying: "What a lovely person, this is the real educated family."

He turned around and wanted to blame Miss White for knowing such a person and didn't say it earlier, but he finally swallowed the words when he saw Miss Mary looking at him.He still remembered what Mr. Lake said to him when he came to see him last night, this matter is really his negligence!His mistakes will be remembered!Half of the bonus at the end of the year will be deducted!

The store manager is in tears. He really didn't expect this matter to be taken so seriously. There are so many shops, cafes, restaurants, and pubs in London. Isn't it common for the waitresses and proprietresses to flirt to attract customers?What's more, for a person like Miss White, he doesn't believe that she will always be an oily cook!That's why he let go of the rumors, everyone is used to this kind of thing, okay?

The store manager sighed, forget it, he will definitely pay more attention to it in the future, and he will pay more attention to any disturbance in the store.This food store has high wages, good treatment, bonuses at the end of the year, and a lot of rest time. He never wants to lose this job!

The author has something to say:

The hero's grandfather is a nobleman, his brother will also be a nobleman in the future, and his sister is likely to marry a nobleman, but he is by no means a nobleman, he has to work hard on his own.