[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 60 The Bennet girls are safe

After lunch, after a short rest, Mary set off with her two younger sisters. When the carriage was driving on the road, Lydia was a little listless. She asked Mary: "I must have made a big mistake in front of Danny and the others last night." Ugly, I wonder if they will laugh at me?"

Mary said affirmatively: "That's for sure. Think about Miss Lange, how good you are, but she fell down on the dance floor at the Meridon's ball, and you laughed at her for two whole months."

"Oh, my God..." Lydia let out a painful groan, leaning her head on the car window in an unlovely pose, "I'm afraid they won't invite me to a dance party anymore When people mention me, they say: Look, Lydia the beater!"

Mary said solemnly: "I think people are talking more about: that drunken Lydia!"

Kitty covered her mouth and laughed aside.

Lydia knocked her head against the car window in frustration: "Let's just settle down in London and don't go back to Meryton!"

Mary thought about it seriously: "Of course it's possible,"

Lydia suddenly pointed out the window and said, "Look, is that Mr. Bingley?"

Kitty recognized at once that it was indeed Mr. Bingley at a glance. The two ladies opened the window of the car and waved vigorously at Mr. Bingley. After a while, Mr. Bingley came up on horseback.

He recognized the ladies in the carriage: "So it's Miss Mary, Miss Kitty, and Miss Lydia." He sat on the horse and bent slightly, putting his hands on the brim of his hat as a salute.

Mary chatted with him. It turned out that Mr. Bingley had some business to go to London for a few days today, and yesterday's dance didn't end until four in the morning, so he got up late and started in the afternoon.

"Are the ladies going to London too?"

Mary nodded: "Last night, there was a lot of trouble between Lydia and Mr. Collins. Both of them think they are right. For the sake of peace, we'd better separate them temporarily."

Then Mary apologized again and again for messing up Mr. Bingley's dance yesterday. Lydia also knew that she had made a fool of herself last night, and she was a little embarrassed. She also sincerely apologized to Mr. Bingley. Mr. Bingley has always been lenient. He doesn't take unpleasant things to heart, and what happened last night is also biased toward his sweetheart's family.

Lydia saw that his attitude was the same as usual, and he was very protective of himself in his words, so she was very happy. She said happily to Mr. Bingley: "Although I want to apologize for what happened yesterday, I still have to boldly ask you to forget me." The ugly scene last night, when I think back on that scene now, I feel ashamed and want to die, it’s so embarrassing.” Although in fact she didn’t reflect on herself so deeply, it didn’t stop her from saying something nice words.

"When I was 15 years old, I stole my father's penis to go hunting, but I almost caught fire and killed myself. Which young man is not impulsive? I don't think what happened yesterday can be completely blamed on you."

"As God bears witness, I was just annoyed by being entangled, and I restrained myself from being nasty, so I drank a glass of wine because I was annoyed. I didn't know it was gin, although the glass of wine tasted good."

"Yes, on that point I must apologize to you, Miss Lydia, for having been served some gin and brandy because some of my guests said that other drinks were not pleasant, and in fact it was It was my negligence, I should not have allowed those strong wines to appear around the ladies, and the wine glasses containing these wines have signs that the ladies cannot understand."

"Oh, yes, after I drank it, I realized that it was not the champagne or sherry I drank before. It was too strong, and my brain became confused all of a sudden, and my actions were completely out of control."

Mr. Bingley laughed loudly: "Actually, I don't like to drink that either, but as a man, I'd be laughed at. Sometimes I have to bite the bullet and drink a little..."

Mr. Bingley has various shortcomings, but he is really a kind and considerate person. This one advantage seems to be enough to cover up other shortcomings. No wonder even Mr. Darcy, who is difficult to serve, becomes a good friend with him.

Mr. Bingley is a person who is afraid of not being lively. Since he has a traveling companion, how can he complete the journey of more than 20 miles alone? Later, he simply gave up riding and sat in the carriage with the ladies. Here, just let the horse run outside.

Kitty asked Mr. Bingley what he was doing in London, and where did he live?If he has no place to go, he can go to his uncle's house with his sisters. Mary also sincerely invited him, but Mr. Bingley still declined this wonderful proposal. He is not embarrassed to disturb the uncle's house of his sweetheart. , but he will have a lot of socializing and entertainment here, and staying at Gardiner's house will definitely affect everyone's rest and cause a lot of inconvenience. If he lives in a hotel, he won't have this trouble.

Lydia thought that Mr. Bingley was going to attend many balls when she heard this. Mr. Bingley said that he would hover around London for about 4 days. After all, his sister didn't come with him this time.

But this proposal was rejected by Mary. She told Mr. Bingley: "Because Lydia behaved very badly yesterday, she will be punished, and then she will be locked up for two months, and she will not be able to go anywhere except the library. "

Lydia was stunned when she heard this: "Didn't you say you want to buy some Christmas presents and baubles?"

"I said it to Kitty, if I remember correctly."

Lydia was very disappointed and shouted angrily: "You big liar!"

"Aha, if you lose your composure in front of Mr. Bingley again, the confinement will be extended for one month."

Under the accumulative power, Lydia had no choice but to shut up bitterly.

Kitty was very happy. She said to Lydia: "I can bring you a small gift." After a pause, she said generously: "Use my pocket money."

Mary looked at the cheerful Kitty and nodded: "That's okay. You know how to stop Lydia from messing around this time. Although it's not timely, it still makes up for it. I won't deduct your pocket money."

Kitty smiled, and she even asked Mr. Bingley: "What Christmas present do you like, Mr. Bingley, and I will remember to prepare one for you."

"Jane just prepares for him, and you just concentrate on preparing for me!" Lydia said with lingering anger.

Mr. Bingley was a little embarrassed by the suggestive words: "I believe a sincere Christmas present is the best Christmas present."

He originally wanted to intercede for Miss Lydia. After all, he has repeatedly stated that Miss Lydia cannot be blamed for what happened yesterday, but Mary said that Lydia still did something wrong. No matter what the reason is, she must take responsibility. Besides, she was just not allowed to go out this time, and the pocket money and new clothes were still the same.

Seeing that the intercession was unsuccessful, Mr. Bingley had to promise Miss Lydia that he would visit the Gardiner family.Later, as the ladies described Mr. Gardiner as a very gracious and gentle gentleman, Mr. Bingley wished to pay a quick visit to him.

After talking all the way, Mary began to like Mr. Bingley, this is such a sweet guy!Although this gentleman will give up Jane in the future because of his soft ears and lack of opinion, it is only natural for a silly and sweet young man like him to be ruined by his sister and best friend.Mary thought about it for a while, if she didn't like Mr. Bingley and tried to get Jane to give him up, she just thought about it in her mind and knew how easy it was, so she would forgive this Bingley sir.

The happy trip was very short, and they should break up after entering London. Mr. Bingley kept saying that he would visit Tianen Temple Street, so everyone waved goodbye happily.

Aunt Gardiner was very surprised by the arrival of her niece because there was no letter delivered in advance. Fortunately, this was not the first time, so Mrs. Gardiner skillfully ordered the maid to pack their luggage, clean the room, and arrange board and lodging for them.

When it was dinner time, Uncle Gardiner was shocked when he saw his nieces at home, but then his aunt laughed and explained the reasons why the children came to "refuge".

"If I ask you, Lydia is absolutely right, it all started with a misunderstanding where she mistook gin for punch and then met a nasty guy who totally deserved it and asked for it. I can't blame Lydia at all."

When Lydia heard that her aunt understood her in this way, she immediately found the organization. She began to describe again what kind of punishment she had suffered, how she was entangled by the smug Mr. Collins, and how she had drunk strong alcohol by mistake. Next, there was a conflict with Mr. Collins, and how mother blamed her afterwards.

Aunt Gardiner patted her head and said softly to her: "You really shouldn't be blamed for this. According to your description, Mr. Collins is like a clown who makes people laugh. On the one hand, he is arrogant and on the other hand, he is servile. Fascinating bone. I don’t say that out of partiality, but such a person is not worthy of you!”

Uncle Gardiner also comforted her and said: "I will write to your mother in a moment to make her give up this plan. You can rest assured that since your father does not agree with this marriage, then I guarantee that it will definitely not work out. Believe me Your mother will surely calm down soon."

Kitty burst out laughing: "Dear uncle, don't worry, Mary has persuaded mother. When we set off, mother was still cursing Mr. Collins, saying that he was delusional and beyond his control."

"Really?"

"Of course, Mary said that we have a lot of money, and we can move to London to live a rich and leisurely life in the future. Mom now thinks that marrying us to the duke is not a high achievement."

Uncle Gardiner thought it was a reasonable reaction from his sister, but it would be all right if it dissuaded her from wanting Mr. Collins as her son-in-law.He asked his nieces to stay here, and they can go shopping with their aunts and listen to operas in their free time, but Lydia was even more depressed when she heard him say this. She was looking forward to the first day before the first day passed Mr. Bingley could come and visit the Gardiner's so she could meet friends and all.

It's a pity that after waiting for three days, she didn't find Mr. Bingley, but she got a news that surprised her—Elizabeth wrote that Charlotte Lucas was engaged to that stupid cousin Collins!

Elizabeth was very dissatisfied with this marriage. She thought Mr. Collins was completely unworthy of Charlotte. She wrote in her letter: "This is the most unsuitable marriage in the whole of England. The motive for Collins is very uncomfortable. How can a marriage without love make people happy? Jane has been trying to convince me that Charlotte married Mr. Collins out of love, but I find this reason better than the above. One hurts me more. Let me believe that Charlotte is in love with him, than she is insane. Good God, forgive me for saying that about my good friend. Jane let me consider the financial status of both parties, and try to be considerate Charlotte, but I have been in a trance all day long, and I cannot express my disappointment at a woman who forsakes her noble sentiments in order to yield to the world, and bows down to such a villain as Mr. Collins. Tell me to say , this is definitely a shameful, shameful marriage with no happiness at all!"

After reading the letter, Lydia jumped up happily, and said to her sisters, "Collins has finally given up marrying a Bennet as his wife, and now the girls in our family are safe."

Kitty hurriedly asked Mary: "Mr. Collins left yesterday, shall we go back to Longbourn?" And the prosperity has just begun.

"Why are you leaving in such a hurry!" Aunt Gardiner objected, "It's better to stay for three weeks longer, and then we can go back to Meryton together for Christmas."

Several cousins ​​are also very reluctant to leave the cousins, and Mary also said that she is not in a hurry to leave. She will visit the food store during the two days in London, and the food development department has developed several new products. Miss White must Ask Mary to encourage the staff. Generally speaking, Mary will also be busy in London for a few days.

Kitty was very happy to hear this decision. Lydia has no feelings for these things, and she will be grounded anyway when she goes home, and it doesn't matter where she stays.She began to complain a lot to Mr. Bingley, feeling that this gentleman really broke his promise. He promised to come to see her, but there was no sign of him for several days.But she waited for several other friends of the Bennet family—Miss White brought Colonel Edwards and Mr. Alfred to visit.