[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

The time in London in March is still good, spring has come at this time, and midsummer is still too early, so many gentlemen and ladies go there for horseback riding in Hyde Park every day. As long as Alfred is not in court, he will accompany him after breakfast every day. Mary went horseback riding, and if the situation allowed, they would also play cricket together. Mary was not good at this sport, but Alfred was a good teacher. Under his guidance, Mary's skills improved by leaps and bounds.

When she has nothing to do, Mary will attend Mr. Alfred's appearance in court, and occasionally go to Congress with him to attend debates. During this period, she also met Alfred's stepfather, Mr. Woodhouse, He even went to dinner at their house at the invitation of Mrs. Woodhouse.Mr Woodhouse was of distinguished birth, Lady Edwards, Miss Woodhouse was his niece, but he himself was surprisingly simple, a respectable MP, but this unpaid Status did not bring him any wealth, and he was respected by the upper class for his integrity.Mary also had a good impression of this thin and slightly bald old gentleman, and Mr. Woodhouse and his wife invited her to dinner several times afterwards, and Mrs. Bennet was very proud of it.Mr. Bennet had already returned to Longbourn, and he did not tell his wife about Mr. Alfred's request to pursue Mary, but only Mary.So Mrs. Bennet is suspicious all day long. She is not only proud of her daughter's great charm, but also afraid that Mary will be as crazy as Jane missed Mr. Bingley.

However, Alfred's performance later greatly calmed her anxiety. Now he does not hide his identity as Miss Mary's suitor at all. Every time Mrs. Bennet sees him, he will press Mary once and ask her if she has accepted the marriage proposal. Mary couldn't laugh or cry, and then she sternly warned her mother not to inquire any more. Once a marriage contract was made between them, she must be the first to tell her dear mother. It would be better for Mrs. Bennet.

Not two days later, Mary received a letter from Elizabeth, saying that she had met Mr. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam at Rosings Manor, which was a mixed blessing.If meeting her old friend Colonel Fitzwilliam gave Elizabeth any consolation at that loathsome estate, it was much diluted by the accompanying product, Mr. Darcy.Mr. Darcy often visits Pastor Collins' house, and often meets Elizabeth on the path for a walk, but his words and deeds reveal his condescension and compulsion, which makes Elizabeth very dissatisfied.

Elizabeth said in the letter: "Since I know that Miss Darcy is an old acquaintance with us, I have been very surprised. It is unbelievable that a shy lady like her can be Mr. Darcy's sister. Could it be that Mr. Darcy took all the arrogance and shamelessness of his family?" The etiquette has been inherited, so that Miss Darcy has nothing in this "property"? Later, when I saw Mrs. and Miss de Bourgh, I had to admit that even though Miss Darcy was humble and shy, she was not Get in the way of her being a family rebellion, there will be a rebellion in any family, I think Miss Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam have both properly inherited this status. The rest of their relatives should be as arrogant and disrespectful as the De Bauer mother and daughter And self righteous, they and Mr. Darcy are blood relatives. I think I must wish the marriage between Mr. Darcy and Miss De Bourger to be successful, because their status and status, especially their temperament, they will never Disagreement between different views of things, because there is nothing in this world that they value. The important thing is, it would be very happy for Mr. Darcy to have a mother-in-law like Mrs. De Bourgh! - I can see Mr. Darcy I never want to have a mother-in-law like this!"

Mary couldn't stop laughing when she saw this, and thought, even if Mr. Darcy didn't have a mother-in-law like Mrs. De Bourgh, he would have a Mrs. Bennet as a mother-in-law. His mother-in-law luck in this life is destined to be bad!

Mary had seen Miss Darcy recently, and she was not at her aunt's with her brother and cousin, and she was evidently very apprehensive of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and very reluctant to provoke her.Miss Darcy has a female companion named Mrs. Annesley. This lady is very gentle and elegant. She is by Miss Darcy's side, and she can always remind her of some social etiquette quietly and appropriately, and fill in the gaps for Miss Darcy. .I have to say that Mr. Darcy is really considerate of his sister, and the lady he found is very conscientious.

Miss Darcy often came to visit Jane, and in the conversation, she wanted to see Elizabeth very much, and she often regretted it. Later, with Mary's encouragement, she plucked up the courage to write a letter to Elizabeth, but she did not expect to receive her reply , Miss Darcy was very happy.Although she was doted on by her father and brother, she did not develop an arrogant and domineering temperament. On the contrary, she was very innocent and straightforward because she was so well protected and did not experience wind and rain. It is easy for strangers to think that she is arrogant, but as long as the conversation continues with her, her true nature will be exposed.

Jane was very surprised by this and said to Mary: "I think Mr. Wickham was very wrong when he said that Miss Darcy was arrogant and domineering. He may have misunderstood her because he had too little contact with her, or he intentionally hurt her seriously, but The latter is too hard for me to believe, to slander a person who grew up with her like a sister, if he is so cruel, it is simply heartless."

Jane, who had always been mild-tempered, seldom judged anyone in this way, and she wrote this remark to Elizabeth, who had been greatly disappointed in Mr. Wickham since he fell in love with Miss King for money, though she kept him As a friend, but it is also difficult to maintain him everywhere like before.After she received the letter, she reflected for a long time, but her attitude towards Mr. Darcy was much gentler, which made the gentleman overjoyed, thinking that he had received some kind of encouragement from the lady, so he made up his mind again.

Although his determination will bring some kind of shock to the ladies of the Bennet family, Mary does not know this at present. She is still dating Mr. Alfred as usual these days, but there is absolutely no relationship between them. Jane kisses me like Mr. Bingley, but is a little reserved.Probably this is also related to the temperament of the two people-they are both pragmatic people, and neither has much romantic feelings, just as Mr. Bingley and Jane will never talk about national policies and legal systems like they do.Alfred is an aspiring person. He may become a judge in the future, so he pays great attention to the current legal and social issues. Mary has recently awakened a philanthropic heart that worries about the country and the people. The two began to get closer and closer.

Mary handed over the issue of running a canteen in the factory to Mr. Lake, and then passed it on to the supervisor of the factory, so she didn't need to worry too much.And all kinds of troubles in the real society also made Mary determined to contribute her own strength. Jane often went to Newgate Prison to see the children there, which was out of her kindness, while Mary was more empathetic from her previous life. .But in any case, what they did was charity, and Mrs. Fry's affection for them grew day by day, and they were often invited to charity events, and even newspapers reported about them.

Alfred jokingly said to Mary while holding a newspaper: "The five bennet ladies are well-meaning, they are already very famous figures in London!"

Because every donation is in the name of the five Bennet sisters. Although Kitty and Lydia seldom appear in prisons and orphanages, they will attend every charity dinner held by Mrs. Frye, so outsiders think that Banner The five sisters were kind and merciful people, and the Miss Bennets were all associated with good reputations.

Mary just pursed her lips and smiled when she heard Alfred's words: "Then I wonder if Alfred has the kindness to accompany me to the Margaret Orphanage?"

"Isn't it my duty?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, Alfred stretched out his arm for Mary to hold, and the two went out to the orphanage.Mary once proposed to donate money to the orphanage, which was crossed out by Mr. Alfred, but this matter did not end. Alfred later introduced Mary to an orphanage, so that Mary's money would not be lost Can be spent.It is no secret how the people in the orphanage are corrupt. Alfred wanted to use Mary’s money as much as possible to the children as she wished, so he entrusted a friend to find out about this orphanage. Mammy is a kind and rigorous person, and the accounts are very clear.Mary finally decided to donate the money to this orphanage. She also went to the orphanage twice to deliver some food to the children. Because the orphanage was located in a remote place and the surrounding environment was not good, so every time Alfred Dedu accompanies her.

This time Mary didn't stay in the orphanage too long, she only checked the accounts and inspected the living conditions of the children before leaving. Although the dean and the nanny are trustworthy at present, as the main donor, Mary still told them that she would send a special accountant to check the accounts from time to time.Neither the dean nor the nanny objected to this point.

Coming out of the orphanage, Alfred was about to help Mary into the car when he suddenly found her standing still. She looked to the left with a very focused expression.

"What's wrong?" Alfred asked.

Mary frowned: "I saw a person who looked like someone I knew before, but I don't know him very well, so I can't be sure."

Mary suddenly took Alfred's hand: "Let's go and have a look."

As she spoke, she pulled him up and went forward, turning left and right, stopping and walking, Alfred kept silent, but held Mary's hand tightly to prevent her from being crowded or scattered on the street. He fell down, and gradually he saw the doorway. Mary seemed to be following a poorly dressed middle-aged man in front of him. The middle-aged man was thin and messy, and looked very unseemly. Apart from that, he didn't see anything special. After several stops, the man actually turned into an old house.

Standing in front of Mary hesitated, not knowing whether she should go in, Alfred pointed to a house opposite and said to her, "Go there to buy something, I'll go in and have a look." Then he followed The man walked into the house.

Opposite the house were several shops, a hat shop and a grocer, the grocer Alfred had just been referring to.Mary stayed there for a while, and she and the proprietress bought two pairs of beautiful deerskin gloves, and then took the opportunity to ask the proprietress about the situation in the opposite room, but the proprietress looked at her with a strange look and said: " That's a nasty place, miss, and I don't think a noble ear like yours should hear dirty words."

When Mary heard this, she wanted to find out even more. At this time, Mr. Alfred came out from the opposite side and found her. He nodded to her and said, "We can go."

The proprietress seemed to have misunderstood something when she heard this, and she looked at Mary with a look of "poor girl, her sweetheart or fiance must have gone inside to find some fun", and then said "even if you want to be romantic, you have to cover it up, what the hell?" Why do you have to do it in front of your fiancée?" He looked at Alfred.

It's a pity that both of them wanted to find a place to exchange news, so they didn't pay attention to her, and they didn't even know what a good show this proprietress had imagined in a short period of time.