[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Mrs. Bennet's regret at not having an officer's son-in-law was worsened by the news that she had come back from Meryton that day with a sigh, but no one asked her why, because she had gone with her. Lydia and Kitty immediately told everyone the news: "The Legion is leaving Meryton and stationed in Brighton!"

This is really good news!Mary and Jane looked at each other.

Mrs. Bennet said regretfully: "Without those young men, life will be boring. I don't know when the next legion will be stationed here?"

Mr. Bennet asked back: "Are you sad because of this? There is no need for this soon. I guarantee that you will regain your spirit within a week after they leave. After all, there are so many interesting things for you, aren't there? "

That was true, but Mrs. Bennet was very sad for the time being.

On this day, she invited military officers and family members to visit her home. Among them, the wife of Colonel Foster has always been on good terms with the women of the Bennet family. She invited Mrs. Bennet to take her daughters to Brighton for vacation. It is a scenic harbor and a great place to spend the summer.Mrs. Bennet was very moved when she heard that, and Kitty and Lydia also wanted to go very much, but Mr. Bennet firmly opposed it. He said: "Oh, I have no plans to go abroad for vacation."

Afterwards, he said to his wife and daughter who begged him: "Well, my dears, it's hard for my wife and daughter to stay away from those officers. How could I take the initiative to send you there. Although Those officers are very handsome and charming, but I can't let people say that my daughters can't leave them for a moment, even if they leave the camp, they still have to follow them from the ends of the earth."

Mrs. Foster was disappointed at the news, and so were the officers, and especially Mr. Wickham, who looked very dispirited.Kitty was very sympathetic to his state: "Poor Mr. Wickham, he must not have recovered from Miss King's blow."

So this exciting vacation plan had to be aborted, but Mary didn't dare to be careless at this time, because Mrs. Bennet frequently invited those officers to visit her home during this period in order to make up for the loss she was about to suffer. .And Mr. Wickham seemed to be as bright as ever, not only refreshed, but also seemed to be very interested in the ladies of the Bennet family, and Mary could not help but sound the alarm.

Afterwards, Mary asked Kitty and got this answer: "Oh, I think Mr. Wickham seems to have no more love for Lizzie. He asked me a lot about Lizzie, and I told him that Lizzie went to Charlotte. As a guest at home, he kept asking me who Lizzie met there. How could I know, but in short, she met Mr. Darcy and didn't get along well with him. I heard Miss Darcy say that. Mr. Wickham also asked me what my impression of Miss Darcy was, in short, she was almost the same as her brother and didn't like to talk to us very much."

But Mr. Wickham was also very courteous to Lydia at the same time, and Mary sent Kitty to inquire about it. Kitty came back and said: "Mr. Wickham did express his affection for Lydia. I was really shocked. I returned the day before yesterday. Think he's still in love with Lizzie! My God! And Lydia teased me that I couldn't even see the trick, and she said Mr Wickham was hedging his bets, he's got a big dowry on our family The daughter was interested, not someone! He liked Lizzy better, but Lizzy wasn't here and his time was numbered, so he turned to Lydia because she was the youngest and easy to get! My God! My God! I can't believe it, am I really the stupidest person in our family? Can't see his trick?"

Mary was also shocked when she heard this. She never imagined that Lydia would become a "high IQ" crowd. Could it be that human evolution has reached such a speed?Then why is she still standing still, and her IQ is still the same as it was 20 years ago?

"What about Lydia's attitude?"

"Oh," Kitty waved her hand, and said somewhat dispiritedly: "Lydia didn't like him, she said Mr Wickham valued her wealth more than herself, which made her very angry, she said she would She will never feel that Mr. Wickham is a good man again, and she will hate him. But this does not prevent her from flirting with him now," Kitty said with some envy, "Lydia is really different now, I I think it's all due to Colonel Edwards, it seems that it is good for girls to lose love once in a while, but unfortunately I don't even have the chance to lose love, which is really sad..."

Mary listened to her nagging with a dark face, and finally couldn't help but say: "Perhaps it is indeed Colonel Edwards' credit that she has this vision now, but you don't have to envy her. When you really fall in love one day, you will I don't think that's a good thing!"

After thinking about it, Mary went to the grocery store to find Alice, and she even asked Jane to go with her. Originally, Jane had some complaints about the purpose of the trip, but Mary still persuaded her.So when they saw Alice, the following conversation took place.

Mary said to Alice: "Our trip to London is really rewarding. One of the news must tell you. Before that, I have to ask you, does Mr. Wickham owe us any money?"

Alice didn't understand, so: "Oh, that's right, he ordered takeaway a few times, and it was charged to his account. I haven't come to settle the payment this month." Seeing the serious expressions of the two ladies, she asked: "Has anything happened to Mr. Wickham?"

Mary nodded, and said to her hesitantly: "Jane and I have definite evidence to prove that Mr. Wickham is a treacherous villain. My God, it's unbelievable."

"Mr. Wickham?" Alice was very interested. That handsome gentleman had been the first topic of conversation here since he came to Meriton: "My God, did he do anything?"

"We promised not to speak out, so we can't tell you, but he has violated his conscience and morals, and he has done bad things. We came home this time and found that he was about to be transferred to Brighton with the army. Well, I have heard you say that Mr Wickham is in debt to quite a few people at Meryton, and I am afraid he is going to run away in debt this time."

"Oh, my God!" Alice covered her mouth in surprise, and asked Jane in disbelief, "Is this true?"

Jane nodded and said softly: "We can't tell the matter outside, because it will involve other people's reputation, so Alice, don't tell others, if people know that the ladies of the Bennet family like to gossip, then The upbringing of our girls is about to be questioned."

Alice nodded solemnly. She has always been loyal to the Bennet family: "Don't worry, Miss Bennet, I will definitely keep this secret and never let anyone know about it. Then I'd better go to the door to collect debts earlier Well, fortunately Mr. Wickham doesn't owe much money, but old Wells is miserable. I heard that Mr. Wickham took out a loan shark of one hundred pounds from him last time! Oh, and selling meat Hagrid's, Mr Wickham owes him three legs of mutton, and Robbins the Liquor..."

Alice counted with her fingers: "My God, Mr. Wickham owes a lot of debts in Meriton!"

At this time, many people do not settle their purchases immediately, many of them are owed, and then pay at the end of the month or at the beginning of the month. Of course, some of the reasons are because the British currency is very valuable, but the denomination is large, so everyone has to save enough money Pay at face value.So almost everyone is a debtor, and everyone is a debtor.

Mary said worriedly: "The amount of money we have is not large, and we can afford it, but I heard that Robbins, the wine seller, has had a wife who has been ill for a long time, and he still has eight children to support..."

Alice said sympathetically, "Yes, although I don't know the exact amount, but Mr. Wickham has always liked to drink, so he should owe him a lot of money..."

She hesitated and asked Mary: "Can I remind Mr. Robbins quietly? I promise not to mention that the ladies said these things, just say that I thought of them myself!"

Jane nodded: "Of course, Alice, we just wanted to tell you this. I didn't think we should tell Mr. Wickham's character. After all, we can't come up with real evidence. I'm afraid it's hard to win people's trust. If you spread Mr. Wickham's right and wrong in a rash way, I'm afraid you will be criticized by others. But Mary reminded me that it's okay for us to lose some money, but Mr. Wickham still owes many businessmen in the town Money, if we keep silent and cause others to suffer losses, it will really damage our character as human beings."

Mary added on the side: "Just quietly remind everyone to settle the accounts with those officers who are leaving as soon as possible. I think those who keep their word will naturally agree to settle the accounts before leaving, even if some people really don't agree, It's nothing to delay a few times, but if a certain gentleman pushes everyone around, there must be something wrong."

So Alice whispered to the Robbins who sold the liquor the next day, the people in the barracks are leaving, and they should settle their accounts quickly. Their grocery store pays with one of the gentlemen. I heard that one of them Mr. Wei's finances are extremely tight, and I'm afraid it will take a long time.So the wine seller told the butcher, the butcher told the shoe seller, the shoe seller told the cloth seller, and the cloth seller told the butcher again.In the end everyone found it difficult to get money from a gentleman who was about to leave.

When Elizabeth returned to Meriton, her relatives and friends rushed to tell her the news: the lovely Mr. Wickham seemed to be going bankrupt, my God, what a big news!

Elizabeth had no time to marvel at this for the time being. She found out the news of Mary's engagement in the letter. Although she wrote two full pages back to express her blessings and joy, how could these be worth the two people talking face to face? Are these feelings really touching?

Elizabeth chatted with Mary and Jane in the bedroom all night. The three girls discussed their own thoughts enthusiastically. , how much she loved Mr. Wickham in the past, and how she reflected on it later, Elizabeth is now like a polished diamond, her whole body exuding dazzling brilliance. Although she appeared to be approachable, she was actually arrogant in her bones. Now this arrogance is still there, but those conceits have been erased, and she has become a truly intelligent and refined lady.

Of course, this lady still has some uncontrollable vanity to be admired by Mr. Darcy. Mary understands her feelings very well. If Jack Ma suddenly confessed to him in her previous life, whether she can accept Jack Ma's appearance is one thing, but she I believe that I will immediately float up.

But Elizabeth is worthy of being Elizabeth. Although she is unavoidable for some women's vanity because she is loved by excellent men, she still maintains objectivity and rationality. She said: "Mr. Not likable, although some of his friends have repeatedly said that he is noble and virtuous, but I must say that this is not a reason for me to admire him. His stubbornness about the concept of family status is obvious, and he cherishes his own origin There is nothing wrong with being proud of himself, but he is so arrogant because of this, he looks down on his humble family status, and even ridicules it, so there is something wrong with this gentleman's demeanor. Moreover, when he proposed marriage They are all so arrogant, I can think that he really lacks compassion and consideration, such a person is not worthy of my love."

Jane has always been full of sympathy for Mr. Darcy: "When he and his sister visited us in London, his face was very haggard. He really shouldn't propose in a way that is completely out of proportion to his affection, but your refusal It did cause him pain, and I think his pain should be enough to offset his mistake."

Mary didn't have any extra feelings about it. Anyway, Darcy and Elizabeth would develop towards a better place after this setback.She mentioned another person instead: "Have you heard that Mr. Wickham is going bankrupt?"