[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 50 Visiting

A few days later Mary returned to Longborn, and when she entered the house, she found that Jane and Elizabeth were not at home. It turned out that during the days she was away, Longborn and the ladies and ladies of Nissanfield had experienced the initial visits to each other, and the two sides had become close friends, especially Jane, who sees Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley so often now, is as close as glue.

A few days ago, Jane was invited to be a guest at Nissanfield Manor, but unfortunately, it rained on the road and fell ill in Nissanfield. Elizabeth rushed to take care of her the next day, and neither of them came back now.

This is the plot in the original book where Mrs. Bennet sees the gloomy sky and asks Jane to go to the appointment on horseback. Mary has to say that Mrs. Bennet is still a little clever. Although her tricks make people impatient, they effectively push Jane and Mr. Bingley's affection.It's a pity that success is Xiao He, and failure is Xiao He. Because Mr. Darcy doesn't want Mr. Bingley to have such an unqualified relative, he urges him to leave Meryton, and this is the twists and turns between Jane and Bingley.

Although Jane will be safe and sound this time, Mary is still very worried about her physical condition. After all, the current medical technology is not so developed, and pneumonia often kills many people.

After a short rest, she asked the groom to prepare the horses for her, and she wanted to go to Nissanfield Manor to see the situation in person.

Before leaving, Mrs. Bennet repeatedly told her: No matter how well Jane is in health, she must try to delay her time at Nissanfield Manor, and it is best to stay for a week before returning, so that she can take the opportunity to cultivate more relationships with Mr. Bingley.

Mary reluctantly persuaded her mother: "If there is someone in our family who deliberately stays here and eats and drinks for nothing, I will definitely hope that she will leave our house as soon as possible. The longer the time, the more resentful she will be."

Mrs. Bennet didn't like this assumption very much; "Mr. Bingley is not that kind of person, and he likes Jane very much. He must wish that Jane could live there as long as possible. If he hopes that Jane can live there for a lifetime, that would be a good thing." One pile!"

"You have to think of his sister and his friends!"

"His sister likes Jane very much, too. As for that Mr. Darcy, I really hate to see him. If Jane is to be the mistress of Nissanfield Park, I will tell her never to invite him to the park."

Looking at Mrs. Bennet, who has already selected guests for Nissanfield Manor, Mary has given up the idea of ​​persuading her. The two of them are not on the same level of thought and concept at all, and it is too difficult to communicate. In short, she will be optimistic about her in the future Don't make her look ugly, and make Jane and Elizabeth look better in the face of their in-laws.

Nissanfield Manor is only 3 miles away from Longborn. Mary saw the manor standing not far away after riding a horse for a while. It was a white building, very beautiful and well maintained. No wonder Bennet Mrs. always wants Jane to be her mistress. It is every Englishman's dream to have such a beautiful manor.

When Mary was about to approach, she suddenly saw Elizabeth running happily on a small road not far away. Not far away, Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley were standing side by side on the road with one arm of Mr. Darcy. The situation is known without thinking, Elizabeth must have been run over, and it is rare for her to be happy.

At this time Elizabeth saw Mary, and she ran over happily calling her name.

"When did you come back?"

"I just came back. I heard that Jane was sick and I was very worried, so I came to see. How is she?"

"It's getting better now, maybe we'll be able to go back in a day or two."

Mary dismounted and walked to the manor with Elizabeth. They went directly to Jane's room upstairs. Her face was a little pale, but her cough was no longer so severe, and her spirit was much better.

Jane was very happy to see Mary: "When did you come back from London?"

"I just arrived. I heard that you are sick. How about it? Doesn't it feel good to ride a horse in the rain?" Mary teased her.

Jane smiled a little embarrassedly. She never cared about these verbal tricks with her younger sisters, and from the bottom of her heart, she thought that since she could stay here with her sweetheart for two more days, she should be laughed at by her younger sister. meaning.

The two sisters asked about her trip to London, and they were relieved to know that Lily had adapted well in London. Elizabeth told her about some things that happened here after she left.When Mary heard Elizabeth talking about the Bingley sisters in a joking tone, she knew that they were very disliked by Elizabeth. Moreover, Mr. Darcy should have liked Elizabeth a little, so Miss Bingley probably hated her rival very much.

Sure enough, Elizabeth narrated how she spent the after-dinner time with the gentlemen and ladies downstairs last night. She said: "Obviously, my existence really displeased that Mr. Darcy, so it was inevitable that I would attract his attention. And Miss Bingley's obvious admiration for Mr. Darcy always makes her jealous of me, and I don't want to be mixed up among these great characters as an ornament of their love."

Mary thought of what she had just seen on the road, and said with a smile: "It seems that they have different interests from yours. Is that Mr. Darcy still being mean to you?"

Elizabeth shrugged: "I won't give him this chance, and with Miss Bingley eyeing her, I hope they will make a couple, so that the life of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy will be full of elegant fun as they wish!"

As she said this, she laughed to herself. At this time, there was a knock on the door. It turned out that the host knew that there was a guest and rushed back. Mr. Bingley greeted Mary politely at the door, and asked Jane carefully. In terms of physical condition, I am very happy to know that she is much better than yesterday.At this time Jane had fallen asleep again, so Mr. Bingley warmly invited Mary to have a cup of tea downstairs and taste the delicious pudding made by the cook.Since Miss Mary is a well-known gourmet in Meridon, if the food can be approved by her, he will prepare to entertain guests at the ball.

At this time, Sister Bingley and Mr. Darcy, who had gone out for a walk, also came back. Of course, they also accompanied the new visitor in the living room. He refused to leave, so he behaved very coldly, and Mrs. Hurst was not very enthusiastic.

Only Mr. Darcy, uncharacteristically, talked a little more with Miss Mary, which surprised everyone present.He just felt that when they were walking outside, the two Miss Bingleys were very rude to Elizabeth. Before that, they always laughed and slandered her behind her back. Although Mr. Darcy agreed with some of their views, he still thought that This approach is somewhat unkind.Therefore, seeing that Miss Mary is not as mindless as their mother, she is willing to flatter her and talk to her a few more words, so that Miss Elizabeth will not misunderstand him as a high-ranking and rude person.

However, Mr. Darcy's kindness towards Mary made Miss Bingley's sense of crisis aggravated. No one knows Mr. Darcy's affection and admiration for Elizabeth better than her. She always likes to slander Elizabeth and her relatives in front of Darcy. Mr. Darcy thinks more about the consequences of getting married. According to her understanding of her sweetheart, he must avoid such relatives.

But lately she found that no matter how much she laughed at Elizabeth's parentage, no matter how much she mentioned her poor relatives who could not get on the stage, she could not get the approval of Mr. Darcy.She couldn't help being a little annoyed, for fear that Mr. Darcy had a deep affection for Elizabeth and would make an impulsive decision that he would regret.Now seeing Mr. Darcy being so attentive to Mary, she could no longer maintain her indifferent face, and pretended to be casual and said: "I heard that you went to your uncle's house in London. He is an excellent businessman? Does he need your help?" ?"

This sentence is quite meaningful. Do you want Mary to help you do business, or settle accounts, sell goods, and greet them?

"No, I'm sending a friend to London, and staying at my uncle's for a few days."

"Oh, I heard, that friend is the cook in your food store. It's interesting. I don't even know the name of my cook. Miss Mary and your cook are good friends! She is going to London to find a job ?"

"Yes, she's a good cook and the new job is easy and she makes twice as much, which I think will be good for her and her family."

At this time, Mr. Darcy interrupted suddenly: "I have heard that the Bennet family helped the maid at home. The family is really kind."

"So I helped the maid to open a food store," Miss Bingley continued, "I heard that the Zunfu also opened several food stores in London, but I found it very novel. Few gentry families do this kind of thing. Miss Mary Did you go to London to check the accounts? Or are the accounts in charge of your father, and you sisters are only responsible for researching new dishes in the kitchen with your friends?"

Mary smiled and said to Miss Bingley: "Alice has been in our house since my sister was born. She is hard-working, kind and amiable. She is our loyal friend. There is no one in the neighborhood who doesn't like her. Friends have difficulties. We are, of course, glad to help her as best we can. My father was a gentleman of Longborn, and it was his bounden duty to examine the sufferings of those who lived in his lands, and I think Mr. Darcy understands this best."

Mr. Darcy nodded. As a manor owner, he certainly has a deep understanding of this. Taking care of the tenant farmers on the land and the poor nearby, and being kind and charitable, these are the inherent duties of gentlemen like them.

Mary turned her head and smiled at Miss Bingley: "And those who don't have land often have a hard time understanding the nobility of these responsibilities."

Miss Bingley was flushed with anger. Mary was mocking their lack of land, but she could not refute it at all.

Although their family had a prominent family background, their father was not the eldest son, and he failed to inherit an inch of land. He made his fortune through business, but old Mr. Bingley passed away before he could buy a manor he wanted. Mr. Bingley originally intended to inherit his father's last wish and look for a beautiful paradise, but now that he has rented Nissanfield, I am afraid that according to his easy-going personality, the purchase of the manor must be left to himself like his father. the next generation.

Miss Bingley's fervent desire for her brother to have an estate of his own was now intensified by Mary's stimulation.

After Mary bid farewell and left, she immediately criticized Mary as useless, from her appearance, to her dress, her speech and behavior, she did not let go of the slightest bit of nitpicking, and finally she concluded to Mr. Darcy : "I'm really happy for you. In the future, there will be such a articulate sister-in-law. Although she is rude to others and straightforward to the point of rudeness, compared to your mother-in-law who doesn't know what to say, she is more It looks much cuter."

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