[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 35Andrew

Alfred Edwards took his sister back to Triru Street by car. He wanted to get out of the car alone and ordered the driver to take his sister home, but Olivia disagreed: "I want to see Andrew, I haven't seen him for days."

Alfred frowned: "Didn't you see Miss White's situation? Don't you want to make yourself fall into rumors like her."

"Please, brother, it's because no one knows that she is our adopted daughter. It's not that serious. The whole of London knows about her background, but the place where she works doesn't know," Olivia said vehemently. Caring: "Besides, Andrew and I are brothers and sisters, no one will talk nonsense, and no one dares to talk nonsense."

Alfred still disagreed: "In short, I won't let you have too much contact with that woman, it won't do you any good."

"Don't talk about Miss Sissy, she might marry Andrew."

"That's absolutely impossible! You shouldn't have too much contact with her in the future!" Alfred said firmly.

Olivia was a little surprised: "The last time I came here, she discussed with me that she wanted to hold a wedding in her hometown..."

Alfred said coldly: "If Andrew wanted to marry her, he wouldn't wait until now."

Andrew Edwards was originally the heir of their grandfather, Duke Edwards, but because he was dissatisfied with the fiancée Miss Woodhouse arranged by his grandfather, he always fooled around with actresses. Last year, he even gave birth to an illegitimate child with opera singer Miss Sissy But being divorced by Miss Woodhouse, Duke Edwards kicked Andrew out of the house in a rage, and now Andrew and Miss Sissy live together in a house on Triru Street.

Olivia felt a little uncomfortable: "Miss Sissy is a nice person, I like listening to her opera very much."

"I don't know how you define the word good. In my opinion, she is not a good woman just because of her relationship with Andrew."

Olivia was very angry: "What on earth does Andrew think? Since he is engaged to Miss Woodhouse, he should not continue to fool around in a feast, but he makes such a scandal again! If he ends up with Sissy Miss is married, I can tentatively believe that he wants to choose his own wife, but you say that Andrew doesn't want to marry her at all! My God, what the hell is going on?"

Alfred touched his sister's head: "You just need to do your own thing well, and don't think too much about it."

"What's the use of thinking about it? Anyway, it's all for nothing!" Olivia said angrily, holding her head.

Alfred laughed: "Go home, you can write to Miss Woodhouse and ask her to go horseback riding in Hyde Park tomorrow."

Although Miss Woodhouse and their eldest brother Andrew divorced, the marriage contract between the Edwards family and the Woodhouse family will continue. Miss Woodhouse will marry their second brother, the new heir of the Edwards family, Adrian .

"I don't want to play with her. It's not without reason that Andrew doesn't like her. That woman is too serious. I can't tell her to go together." Olivia complained.

Alfred, who was also very serious, took a shot: "She will become our sister-in-law, you should try to get along with her as much as possible, except for her serious personality, Miss Woodhouse is beyond reproach in other aspects, and she is also very reasonable , understanding, I think grandfather will choose a wife for Andrew at least ten times better than the one he chooses himself."

Olivia thought about Andrew's temperament, and had to admit this statement.

However, Alfred is not willing to force his sister: "If you really don't want to be with Miss Woodhouse, you can also invite your classmates and friends. They are the same age as you, so they should be more able to play."

Olivia waved her hand indifferently: "I have too few friends."

Alfred said helplessly: "This is not something to be proud of. Didn't you meet a classmate in the store a few days ago? That lady looks very docile, you can invite her, maybe you will become good friends? "

"Miss Darcy?" Olivia curled her lips: "At school, we like horseback riding, archery, and cricket, but Miss Darcy's group likes to play the piano, draw pictures, and read poetry aloud. How could we be together? People? She has no mother since she was a child like me, but you see, I am so mature, but she is so naive. Why is there such a big gap between me and her? Is it because her brother doesn't love her enough, or you don't love me enough ?”

"I think we all love our sister enough, just in different ways."

Olivia spread her hands: "Anyway, there is no hope of inviting Miss Darcy, she is not in London now."

Alfred had no choice but to promise that he would accompany him in person tomorrow, and that he would let his sister have a good time in Hyde Park. Olivia agreed to go home instead of visiting Andrew after her brother comforted her in every possible way. Alfred Red breathed a sigh of relief.He jumped out of the car, ordered the coachman to drive the carriage back to the Edwards family's mansion on Mayfair Park Street, and turned and walked into the two-story building where Andrew and his mistress lived together.

The maid opened the door for him, and he frowned and walked into Andrew's living room. Miss Sissy still went on to perform in the theater, and only Andrew and the children were in this house most of the time, but Andrew's character would not take care of him personally For children, he would just leave the baby with the babysitter.

Sure enough, Alfred walked into the lounge next to him, and Andrew was already sitting on the balcony by the window, holding a bottle of rum in his hand, drinking it by himself.

It was already evening at this time, and the light of the setting sun was projected on his face through the glass window. This already handsome face was even more dazzling. He had thick reddish-brown curly hair, a straight nose bridge, and facial features Deep, ice-blue eyes, and a lazy demeanor revealed a wildness of unrestrained.

Alfred's eyebrows frowned even tighter: "It's not a good habit to drink alcohol in broad daylight! It's also very bad for your condition!"

"You're back!" Andrew jumped down happily when he saw him, "Has the matter been resolved?"

"Yes, Mr. Lake made it clear to those people yesterday that it doesn't matter if we don't go today."

"Oh, that can't be done," Andrew put the wine on the shelf beside him. "I can't let Grace bear this reputation. You know, she has been very sensitive since she was a child."

"Then you should be more cautious from the beginning, and think more about the consequences of your actions!" Alfred accused his brother.

Andrew covered his forehead in annoyance, and threw himself into the sofa: "God, I knew you would be like this. Frequent preaching to my brother will not help the brotherhood between us."

"Then please act like a brother, and don't set such a wrong example for your brothers! Mistress, illegitimate child, alcoholism, gambling, Andrew, you are repeating the old ways of your father. He once brought us endless pain, don't you Never thought about it?"

Andrew sat up all of a sudden: "I am completely different from my father!"

Their father, Lord Edwards, is a standard London dude, he has all the bad habits that humans can have, including tyranny, his wife and children, even mistresses and illegitimate children are very afraid of him, and he and Relations with his father, the Duke of Edwards, were also dire.When Olivia was five years old, he was found drowned in the Thames River. No one knew how he fell into the river?Maybe he was drunk and accidentally jumped down, maybe he was pushed down by his enemies, but no one felt sad for his death, including his strong father.

Since then, the Duke of Edwards has been stricter in the education of several grandchildren, and Andrew, as the heir, has been strictly disciplined, but I don’t know if it is because the constraints at home are too tight, so he has been rebounded. After graduating from public school at the age of 17, he refused. Entering the university for further study, Duke Edwards sent him to the Royal Navy to follow the powerful British fleet to fight everywhere. He made great achievements and was soon promoted to captain and colonel.But these experiences of his made him contaminated with many bad habits. He started a life of indulgence and corruption. In addition to drinking heavily, he also kept mistresses and indulged in sensuality. His outrageous behavior was often heard. Adrift, with limited time on land, his illegitimate children may be all over London. .

His expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and his relationship with the old duke is getting worse.

Finally, an actress announced that she was pregnant with his child, and it was a crime that turned their lives upside down.Andrew got rid of the fiancée he didn't like as he wished, but at the same time he was deprived of the right of inheritance. He was very single, so he simply moved in with his mistress, and stopped spending money and debauchery.

Alfred was very worried about such a broken brother, and he could not avoid telling his brother: "Andrew, if you still remember your father's lesson, please don't go on like this. This kind of life is not good for you. There is no benefit to your spirit or health. We are all very worried about you, Olivia, who is crying secretly for you, and Adrian, who is very disturbed that he has everything that belongs to you. Grace even moved out to be with you, she could have a dowry to marry a good man, but she gave it all up for you, and now she doesn't want to burden you to find a job, and she ends up being Master Kayou, now you have changed a safe job, and you have to be misunderstood. You are a good brother. When the father can't fulfill his duties to the children, you have been taking care of us in every possible way. Andrew, please think about it Our old days..."

Andri fell silent.

"We used to have a very happy life, didn't we? There was a deep bond between us as brothers and sisters, and we were very close. Grandpa may be strict and strict, but he loved us very much."

"I don't want to live that kind of life!" Andrew raised his head: "I smile hypocritically at people I don't like every day, say something insincere, and do things that I can't help..."

"There is no need to use this method to get rid of that kind of life! If a person has a free soul, he can naturally live as he wants, but now you have become a prisoner, imprisoning yourself! I never believe that you like the current situation Life."

Andrew sneered: "Come on, are you preaching?"

"What I'm talking about is the fact that you can do everything you are doing now in a decent way, instead of hurting others and yourself like this."

Andrew said perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, I have decided to change my mind, dear brother, stop your preaching, I just drink and flirt with women every day now, I know that Grace is very concerned about my illegitimate child Very angry, but I can't help it, this kind of thing is unpredictable."

Alfred left with heavy steps. When he reached the door, he met Miss Sissy who was coming home. She quickly saluted Alfred. Alfred took off his hat and bowed slightly to her. , and then left in a hurry, Andrew is a good brother, but definitely not a husband worth entrusting for life, this beautiful actress may have made a mistake.

The author has something to say:

The previous chapter has been revised. I sent out all the saved manuscripts during my son’s illness. I wrote them now in the past two days. I always feel that some words are not expressive. I decided to stop updating twice to rationalize my thoughts. I will not update tomorrow. No more on Monday.The update will be resumed on Tuesday, please forgive me!