[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

It was a very chaotic day, but when Aunt Gardiner came back with the children, everyone had returned to calm. Lydia continued to stay in the room behind closed doors. She didn't know her secret time with Colonel Edwards at this time. Gone forever.And Mrs. Bennet was out of the situation from the beginning to the end, so when Kitty showed her the new flannel, the two immediately began to discuss excitedly what kind of dress it should be made into.

The two sisters of the Bennet family hid in the bedroom after dinner to exchange views with each other.

Elizabeth was finally relieved to hear from Mary that she had persuaded Colonel Edwards not to continue messing around with their sister in private.She is not a dogmatic person, and Colonel Edwards is not as bad as she said to Lydia today, but that is as a friend. If you choose him as a husband, both Elizabeth and Mary think that Lydia can't do it. The driver of him is like a wild horse, he bows his head when he wants to eat grass, and runs when he wants to have fun. He and Lydia have very similar temperaments, both willful and unscrupulous. Everyone is happy to have fun, but if they live together, it will be a mess.

After much discussion, the two sisters decided to write a letter to Mr. Bennet about the matter. As a father, he had the duty to oppose his daughter's marriage.And the two sisters have done what they can. Mary persuades Colonel Edwards to dismiss, and Elizabeth also temporarily dissuades Lydia from waiting for Colonel Edwards or other young men to show her courtesies.

Mary also decides to lift Lydia's confinement and let her out.She thought that she might have gone the wrong way before. She imprisoned Lydia, which made her lose the opportunity to meet more young men, narrowed her vision, and only had Colonel Edwards in her eyes, so she insisted on going her own way. Give her a chance to meet others, and she believes that with Lydia's character, she will never be an infatuated woman.

Elizabeth thought for a while, and agreed with her approach: "When Mr. Wickham appeared, most of the girls in the town admired him very much, and Lydia was also very interested in him, but he didn't show any special feelings towards her afterwards. Lydia turned her interest to others. There are many excellent young people in London, and there will always be good young people who like her."

Yes, Lydia is by no means a person hanged from a tree, she is an absolute hedonist, and she only seeks immediate enjoyment rather than permanence.As long as she can see more of the vast and lush forest outside, there is absolutely no reason why she will only fall in love with the crooked neck tree of Colonel Edwards.

Sure enough, at the ball held by Mrs. Nash the next day, Lydia was fascinated by the glitz and glamour.Mrs. Nash is not a lively person, but Mr. Nash is keen on socializing, so dances are held in his apartment from time to time.Mrs. Nash loved Elizabeth and Jane, and would invite them every time. Before, Lydia always missed for various reasons, but this time Elizabeth took the initiative to bring Lydia, and the Bennet family and the Gardiner family all came.

Looking at Lydia dancing happily on the dance floor, Mrs. Bennet said to Elizabeth very gratified: "She should have been socialized a long time ago. Which little girl can always be locked up at home? Look how good-looking she is." , so many people invited her to dance."

Elizabeth's face is complicated, and Mary has to raise new worries-let's hope she doesn't overcorrect and make Lydia more flirtatious...has it?

This concern is not unfounded, but Mary is quick to transfer this negativity to another person—Mr. Bennet.When Mr. Bennet received his daughter's letter, he knew that this matter was of great importance. Although his youngest daughter had always been crazy, and Mr. Bennet had no hope of making her follow the rules, he was still very surprised by the facts before him.He has also seen Colonel Edwards, and there is really no way to connect him with his stupid daughter.

Mr. Bennet came to London. Jane and Mr. Bingley walked together. When they arrived at Gardiner's house, Mrs. Bennet was very happy. She laughed and hugged Jane. My son asked how Meridon's friends agreed with and envied this marriage. It seems that Mrs. Bennet will always show off this marriage until there is no new good news from the Bennet family. of.

Mr. Bennet did not stay for a long time. He planned to bring Lydia back to Meriton, but Mary considered that Wickham was still watching Meriton and was ready to make trouble at any time, so she urged her father to give up this idea. And told Mr. Bennet what she and Elizabeth intended to do about it.Mr. Bennet thought for a long time, and then he could only nod his head in agreement.

Mr. Bennet’s trip helped the women in the family solve their urgent needs. Although Lydia was lifted, but because of her old father in charge, people with a single tendon probably have an animal instinct, so she has been particularly obedient recently.Mr. Bennet quickly decided on the matter of renting a house in the past few days. The house is next door to Uncle Gardiner’s house. This street is often called Gypsy Street because the people who live here Most of them are businessmen, so the flow of people here is faster than other streets. Almost every month, people rent and check out on this street. When the house is vacant, the Gardiner family gets the news , so Mr. Bennet went through the house smoothly and signed the lease.From then on, the Bennet family really settled down in London.

Before the housewarming was over, the new Bennet Mansion welcomed its first wave of guests—Mr. Alfred and Colonel Edwards.

Mr. Bennet obviously did not expect Colonel Edwards to visit him again, but he did not hesitate. It is not his style to turn away guests. However, after receiving the guests for a few minutes, Mr. Alfred There was something important to say to him, so Mr. Bennet had to take him into the study.

After entering the study, Mr. Alfred did not prepare too much. He said to Mr. Bennet straight to the point: "Sir, I am in love with Miss Mary. I implore you to allow me to pursue her."

Mr. Bennet was very surprised when he heard this. He never expected Mr. Alfred to be so forthright, but he had already experienced this kind of thing. Married him, and now it's his third daughter's turn, Mr. Bennet asked with ease: "Are you completely sincere, Mr. Alfred?"

"That's right, Mr. Bennet, my feelings for Miss Mary come from the bottom of my heart, I absolutely respect and love her!" Alfred said seriously.

"Are you engaged?" asked Mr. Bennet.

"Not yet, Mr. Bennet. Miss Mary is a person who attaches great importance to her family. I hope that my association with her will be approved by her family."

"Oh, then I agree, Mr. Alfred, I believe you have outstanding talent and respectable character, if my daughter can fall in love with you and agree to marry you, I would like to give you my blessing!"

Alfred said happily: "Thank you, Mr. Bennet! I promise to absolutely respect Miss Mary's wishes and do my best to give her the greatest happiness!"

"Oh," said Mr. Bennet noncommittally, "you don't need to assure me of this, Mr. Alfred, my Mary is the most trouble-conscious person in the world, and I don't think anyone can disregard her wishes. No one can control her happiness." He paused for a moment, and then asked, "When are you going to propose to Mary?"

"I want to pursue her first, Mr. Bennet. Mary is always worried about everything, and she is extremely responsible. She will always actively look for responsibility in life and spare no effort to complete it. This is a young lady at her age. It is very rare. I admire her character very much, but I think all this is too heavy for her sometimes. She should be more happy. I really hope that she can be more happy and enjoy those ordinary young people. Ladies' fun."

"Oh..." Mr. Bennet looked at Mr. Alfred quietly for a while, and then he said: "My daughter is indeed very rare, no matter her character or her character, I believe she is worthy of any An excellent young man, Mr. Alfred, I allow you to pursue my daughter, and you can get engaged with her consent, and I will never stop you."

"Thank you very much for your tolerance, Mr. Bennet. I will absolutely respect and love Miss Mary."

Mr. Father-in-law successfully passed this test, which made Mr. Alfred heaved a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but thank Mr. Bennet a lot. He didn't have any prudence in the past, but Mr. Bennet liked his stupid look , let him go out after carefully appreciating it.Unexpectedly, Mr. Alfred conveyed another matter to him before leaving the house. Mr. Bennet frowned and asked, "You said Colonel Edwards was waiting outside the door to see me?"

"Yes, my brother wants to ask you one thing in person?"

Mr. Bennet picked up his pipe and put it down: "Do you know what it is?"

"I think he should tell you in person." Alfred bowed his head.

"You can go and tell him I'm not home," said Mr. Bennet rascally.

Alfred looked up at Mr. Bennet: "I am willing to help you, Mr. Bennet, but I think we should use a more euphemistic phrase."

"for example?"

"Like you don't want to see him."

"Well——" Mr. Bennet thought for a while, and finally said helplessly: "Then you should call him in. This is the trouble of having a lot of daughters. I have to deal with those annoying boys."

Colonel Edwards waited outside for a long time, and finally entered Mr. Bennet's study as he wished. Mr. Bennet had not said a word since he entered the room. Colonel Edwards has been in London and the sea for many years, and it is rare like now Embarrassed, he finally opened his mouth to express his thoughtful request: "Mr. Bennet, I beg your permission to pursue Miss Lydia."

When Mr. Bennet heard this, he suddenly raised his head. He observed Colonel Edwards' expression carefully and carefully, as if he hadn't heard his words.Mr. Colonel's face was disturbed, and finally he mustered up the courage to say what he just said again.

"Ah, I heard it, Colonel Edwards, I heard it." Mr. Bennet sat down calmly, and asked Colonel Edwards: "Why do you think I will agree?"

Colonel Edwards was speechless. He never expected to meet such an answer. Although he was conceited and romantic, he was not arrogant enough to think that everyone in the world loved him. He is quite popular in the market, even if the parents of those girls are not as warm to him as before, they will not let him face to face just like this.

"I..." The vagabond was also at a loss for words, "I... I am sincere to Miss Lydia."

"Colonel Edwards," Mr. Bennet said bluntly to him, ignoring his smooth talk, "I would never allow my daughter to associate with you."

Seeing that Colonel Edwards was still going to speak, Mr. Bennet raised his hand to stop, motioning to listen to him first: "You are an excellent young man. Although you were a little absurd when you were young, this still does not detract from your charm and character. If you Propose to my older daughters and get their permission, then I will not hinder you, but my younger daughter, no, it will not work, Colonel, she is not worthy of you."

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Colonel Edwards nodded again and again: "Yes, Mr. Bennet, Miss Lydia has her own charm. I am fascinated by her straightforwardness and cuteness. My admiration for her comes from the bottom of my heart."

"Oh, I have no doubts about that, Colonel Edwards." Mr. Bennet said seriously: "When young people are in love, they will automatically ignore all the shortcomings of each other. In their eyes, they are probably straightforward and cute, but when the end of their love is over, their lovers will begin to know their true colors, shallow, ignorant, empty-headed, and vain, and then they will find themselves in a painful marriage. Some people start to have fun and seek comfort, and some people start to be passive and desperate to escape from themselves. Colonel Edwards, my Lydia is only suitable to find a stupid man who is as stupid as him. A happy married life, but you are not suitable!"

Mr. Bennet's words were so well-founded that Colonel Edwards was speechless. Ever since he knew that his brother was going to ask Mr. Bennet for permission to pursue his daughter, he had thought about it, and he also wanted his permission. Pursue Miss Lydia.

Colonel Edwards had a deep introspection on himself since Mary had a "talk" with Colonel Edwards that day. He really liked Lydia's frankness. Thinking that Miss Mary will definitely "strictly discipline" Lydia in order to smooth out her edges and corners, he seems to see himself in the past, who was taught severely by his old-fashioned grandfather like this, and he must change his temperament to meet the expectations of the world , speaking insincerely, doing things that are out of necessity, being intimate with those he dislikes, and being indifferent to those he loves, such a life is undoubtedly painful. suffer such torture.After thinking about it, he suddenly came up with such a clever plan. If Miss Lydia could marry him, he must protect her from being innocent forever and not being bound by the old rules of the world.

Unexpectedly, his perfect plan fell to the ground with Mr. Bennet.

Mr. Bennet personally sent him to the door, and suddenly remembered something to say to him: "If you really love my daughter, I have a way to help you get her."

Colonel Edwards was astonished.

Mr. Bennet said: "If you make her fall in love with you first, you can make her elope with you regardless of decency and the face of our relatives."

Colonel Edwards was taken aback.

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No edits, let’s make do with it, I have something to do tomorrow, so I don’t have time to edit it, let’s do it together on Wednesday.

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