[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Of course, Elizabeth's letter caused a huge shock in Jane's heart. Mr. Darcy was not as bad as the rumors said, which did not arouse her surprise. From her heart, she never felt that Mr. Darcy was Mr. Wickham is as ungrateful as he said, but she always thinks that Mr. Wickham and Mr. Darcy just have some misunderstandings, or maybe they were instigated and slandered by the villain to make her believe the two friends she knew. One of them committed a heinous crime, which was really embarrassing for her.But now knowing that one of these two people is really open-minded and the other is despicable and shameless, this kind of news is also hard for her to accept.

She said to Mary in disbelief: "I really can't imagine that Mr. Wickham is such a person! Of course, Mr. Darcy will not lie, but it still makes it difficult for me to accept such a hateful person around me! God, So many of us have been deceived by him, he has deceived us all!"

Mary shrugged: "Bad people usually show a kind face before doing bad things, and Mr. Wickham is especially good at disguising, but Elizabeth thinks that we should not show his evil deeds to people, which really makes me uncomfortable."

"Well," said Jane, taking her by the hand, "the reputation of an innocent lady is at stake, and of course we must proceed with caution. We may tell people about his ingratitude to Mr. Darcy, but I'm afraid ..."

Jane frowned and didn't know how to word it, but Mary understood what she meant: "I know what you mean, Mr. Darcy left a terrible impression on Meriton, almost no one liked him, and he was in Meriton Don's behavior is only worthy of being hated by everyone. So if we suddenly say to people, it is the charming and charming Mr. Wickham who is sorry for Mr. Darcy, the insolent Mr. Mr. Han is ambitious."

Mary made a helpless expression: "I'm afraid I won't believe it if I hear such words."

Jane felt a pang of pain: "It really hurts me to let everyone continue to be deceived by him while we can't say a word."

"It's nothing. He owed a lot of gambling debts in Meridon. I believe that his salary will not be able to fill this hole one day, and then he will reveal his true colors." She blinked at Jane: "You know, Friends don’t talk about money, friendship is broken when talking about money. When he is not on the scene, people in Meridon will not find him cute.”

Jane never knew about it: “Does he owe a lot of money?”

"Mostly gambling debts, Alice told me, you know, the whole town likes to go to the grocery store and gossip."

It is difficult for a kind-hearted person like Jane to believe that there are evil people in the world, but fortunately, she finally saw a few when she was 22 years old, so the shock disappeared after two days.The time has entered April, and with the end of the social season, the ladies of the Bennet family are also preparing to pack their bags and go home.Lydia and Kitty also muttered that they would go home together when Elizabeth came back, and Mary agreed with this proposal.It is a pity that Mrs. Bennet, who loves London so much, has taken the astonishing decision to go back to Longbourn now, and she can't wait to get home and show off to her neighbors what a good son-in-law she is, even if she is a good son-in-law Mr. Bingley was not able to accompany her, but this did not in the least hinder her high spirits.Especially Lucas's house, she decided to visit his house as the first stop after returning home. People like Mr. Collins are worthy of their eldest daughter. She used to be aggrieved by this, but now it seems that the beautiful girl Never have to worry about it?Mr. Bingley is so handsome and rich, is he not a hundred times better than Collins?But she wouldn't talk about this, she just kept mentioning Mr. Bennet, saying how pitiful he was alone in the house, deserted and unaccompanied!

Jane was very sad when she heard this, and immediately decided to go home with her mother to accompany her poor old father.Don't you know that Mr. Bennet may be overjoyed to see her alone, but if Mrs. Bennet returns home with the little girls, he will certainly prefer that they don't come back!

Going home is not just about leaving. Now the women of the Bennet family have several friends in London, and everyone has to say goodbye to them one by one.Mary had been to Alfred's house, but he had not been there twice.So that day Alfred came to see him specially.He also gave Lydia a letter in front of Mary.Mary stared at the letter and almost felt angry. She glared at Alfred and reached out to take the letter, but Lydia next to her saw the letter and snatched it away. I ran to my room to read the letter.

Alfred smiled awkwardly, and said to her: "Please forgive me, I think Andrew and Miss Lydia are good friends, and it is reasonable for me to convey a letter between them. Besides, there are indeed some things in the letter that need to be addressed. Confess." At this point, the eloquent lawyer in the court was also a little speechless, and he said to Mary apologetically, "Although this kind of behavior is a bit inappropriate, I didn't do it just because I couldn't refuse my brother's offer as a younger brother. Entrusted, but after careful consideration, I think that the things in the letter should not cause harm to Miss Lydia."

Before the words fell, Lydia ran over crying and threw the letter to Alfred. Tears covered her crying face, and she said loudly: "Go, go, go!" , tell him to go, I won't shed a single tear for him, oh—"

After finishing speaking, she turned around and rushed into the room again, coming and going like a gust of wind, which surprised Mary. She picked up the letter on the ground and looked at Alfred: "I think since I can help my brother deliver letters, then As a sister, I should be able to know what kind of letter my sister has received."

Alfred blushed, coughed to hide his embarrassment, cleared his throat, and said to Mary: "You must read a letter that is not your own, and I am fully aware that it says What, so I can tell you all the ins and outs in more detail."

Mary frowned and stared at her without saying a word. The reproach in her eyes made Alfred a little anxious. Today, all the masters of the Bennet family were out, and only Mary and Lydia were at home. He took Mary and walked to the window. Push her into the seat and sit down next to her.

He said softly to her, "I suppose you've heard about my brother's misdeeds before?"

Mary was a little surprised when he brought up this topic: "As friends of you and your brother, even if we cover our ears, those pornographic news still like to drill into our heads, we can't deny that."

"I don't know if you still remember Miss Sissy, she and my brother have been reported in London newspapers."

Of course Mary remembered the lady who had given birth to Colonel Edwards' illegitimate son, but then married someone else, and it was Alfred who had told her about it.

"My brother lived with Miss Sissy for two years until my grandfather, the Duke of Edwards, introduced the lady to an Earl of Paterson from Wales who is now stationed in India as a Governor."

Mary nodded. Could it be that something happened to Miss Sissy?

"Miss Sissy wrote a letter two days ago."

It seems the problem is with that letter!

"Miss Sissy was abused inhumanely. She escaped with the baby, but the African continent is far away from the UK. Now they don't know which ship they are on. My brother is very worried about the baby, even though the baby was just born. He didn't love him very much, but as the child grew up, his fatherly heart also grew, and he had a deep affection for the child. And Earl Patterson was cruel by nature, and he had already tortured to death three My wife doesn't have any children of my own, so I don't know how to get along with them..."

Alfred took a breath, and continued: "Andrew is going to search for the whereabouts of Miss Sissy and the child. He even came to me for help. Now Miss Sissy is married to Earl Patterson, and the child has changed. It will be very difficult for Miss Sissy to take her child and escape the sea of ​​misery, but I think we should give her the greatest help from the perspective of humanism."

Mary understood it completely when she heard this. She knew that when Miss Sissy got married, she had lamented that the old Duke Edwards had amazing energy. How much did it cost to get that earl to marry Miss Sissy?It seems that this earl is not only because of the benefits of marrying Miss Sissy, but also because he is sadistic and has already tortured three wives to death. It's not easy, but at least Miss Sissy is still a beauty, and she has the benefits promised by the old duke, which can completely make up for her wife's humble background.

Mary sighed helplessly, and she asked Alfred seriously: "My sister is not secretly engaged to your brother, is she?"

"As far as I know, there really isn't."

"The two of them don't have a secret relationship, do they?"

"As far as I know, there really isn't."

Mary breathed a sigh of relief and said dissatisfied: "Then why did Colonel Edwards write to Lydia about this matter, I don't think he has the position to tell Lydia about this matter!"

"I think..." Alfred hesitated, "There are some tacit feelings between him and Miss Lydia..." It seemed difficult to say these words, and he lowered his head after speaking.

"Unspoken?" Mary said angrily, "Alfred, please don't play this kind of riddle of high society with me. , have begun to wake up individually."

Alfred seemed very ashamed of being a messenger, he grabbed Mary's arm and begged, "Mary, Andrew did have some disgraceful past, but he has changed his mind now. And, please believe me, I am not I do not approve of his writing this letter to Miss Lydia, but I have seen what it contains, and I have considered it for a long time, and I think it is true that this letter should be addressed to Miss Lydia. I do this for two reasons, please Listen to me carefully, will you?"

Mary turned her head to the side angrily, and snorted, "I'll give you a chance to argue."

"The first reason is that my brother has been very uncomfortable since you caught him playing around with Miss Lydia last time. Later, he seemed to think he fell in love with Miss Lydia, and even proposed to her Thoughts, but this idea has been hindered by your father. Andrew has been in a dilemma recently. I think what happened to Miss Sissy is also a wake-up call for him. I can warn him not to always act impulsively. Shirk responsibility. Just because he was impulsive and reckless when he was young and disregarded the overall situation, he will suffer retribution now. He can neither turn a blind eye to Miss Sissy and the child, nor can he hide this matter from his beloved. He is suffering now because What I did when I was young."

"Hmm." Mary hummed noncommittally.

"The second reason is that I found that Miss Lydia does have some affection for my brother. I saw the two of them behaving intimately in the corner twice."

Mary was shocked: "When did this happen? I didn't pay attention at all."

Alfred immediately reassured her: "It's just a coincidence. I promise no one will see it except me, and people will not guess whether they are in love with each other. What I want to say is," he held Mary's hand , "What I want to say is that in my opinion, Lydia is a naive little girl. She gets along well with Andrew, so she completely follows her own feelings and is dictated by her own feelings. She may not know that Andrew reputation, but she is still willing to believe her eyes."

Alfred said solemnly: "If Miss Lydia really knows what Andrew is and is willing to continue to love him, I must approve of the love between them."

I disagree!Mary said angrily.

Alfred changed the topic: "But she is too young, how can she truly understand the meaning of love at the age of 15."

Juliet is only 14 years old, her love has been passed down through the ages, okay?Mary grumbled inwardly.

"She doesn't know what she will face in the future. If Andrew can tell her himself, so that she can see more clearly what the man in front of her has experienced and what he is about to experience? I think, this It is more beneficial to her growth. If she comes to her senses and decides to have a fight with Andrew, it may not be a bad thing for the two of them. But if she is willing to share the pain with him..."

Mary snorted in her heart, don't think about it, look at my sister, she has already decided to have a fight with your brother, okay?