little miss austin

Oh, and when Reverend George saw the cashier's check of 2000 pounds from Henry, his eyes widened in surprise.

"The money—where did it come from?"

"We made it!" Alice snapped.

"Is that the typewriter from last time?" It was easy to deduce it.

The siblings nodded vigorously.

"My God!" Pastor George exclaimed, "typewriters make so much money?" This is Wesley's one-year annuity!

"It's been easier to make money in the past, but it won't be easy to make so much in the future." Alice said modestly.

"Then whose money is this? Henry?" Looking at his son.

"This is Alice's dividend, and she wants to lend the money to Jane first." The cashier's check is a fixed amount of cashier's check made at the bank, one piece of 100 pounds, and a small booklet of cashier's check, a total of 20 pieces.

"I don't want Jane to go to Dublin, so she won't be able to go home for several years. Besides, Mr. Lefroy doesn't like her. What if Mrs. Lefroy forces her to wash clothes and cook at home when she has nothing to do?"

Pastor George laughed at her childish words, but when he thought about it, it was hard to say whether this situation would happen. His beloved daughter was far away on another island, with no relatives and friends around him, and it was impossible for Tom to be alone. hours at home.It's scary just thinking about it.

After a while, he said: "It's all right, Jane won't go to Dublin, Tom promised to stay in England."

"Well, I've thought about this. Jane just got married and it's unlikely to have children too early. They can send living expenses to Limerick as before, and Jane will give birth to her own child a few years later. Tom's brothers It’s time to grow up, and you can find a job to support yourself, so you don’t have to pay for living expenses.” Henry said, “I’ve already agreed with Tom to pay 50 pounds a year for 3 years. His youngest brother, Henry, is older than Alice. For a few months his father wanted him to send Henry to Dublin to go to school."

Pastor George frowned: It costs a lot to support a student. Living in Dublin costs money for food, clothing, housing and transportation, as well as tuition fees.Before Tom was sponsored by his uncle, he could study at Trinity College Dublin.But the premise of Uncle Langlois funding Tom is to train him as an heir, and he is not necessarily willing to sponsor another nephew.

Alice also frowned, "Let him use the money he earns to pay Henry's expenses. He won't be able to earn much money in three years, right?" Tom entered Trinity College at the age of 3 and a half, and college students usually The entry age of the school is 14 or 17 years old, which shows that Tom is indeed a gifted child. Brother Henry will not be smarter, right?Even if he is ready to enter school at the age of 18, there are at least 15 or 5 years left. With Tom's ability, he can't make any money for 6 years, so he will die.

Henry smiled, "He can't be so stupid."

Pastor George thought for a while, feeling a little ashamed, "Father can't save more money for you, so you have to find a way to make money."

"Father, it's nothing. We are a family. Anyway, I don't need the money now, so I will lend it to you for the time being. When Jane has income in the future, let her—" Alice was dizzy by herself.

Pastor George smiled, "That's what I borrowed from you, and Jane doesn't have to pay it back. I'm a father, and this is what I should do." Collect the promissory note, "What do you want to use the money for in the future?"

Alice said at once, "Ask Edward, if anyone has houses or fields for sale, I'd like to buy some."

Henry also nodded in agreement. Although 2000 pounds may not be able to buy many fields or a large house, it is not something you can buy right away. You may not be able to find suitable assets for a few years, and you will definitely be able to afford it after a few years.

Reverend George certainly thought the same way.These days, there is still land that is more reliable-the business may go bankrupt, but the land will never depreciate in value.

Pastor George has a dowry that can be given to Jane, so of course he has to tell his wife.So my mother suddenly found out that the young Alice actually had a huge sum of money!

"Don't ask her, she trusts me, so she gave it to me."

Mom is so angry, "Aren't I worthy of her trust?"

"She may be afraid that you will be frightened."

Mom murmured, "How could I be frightened? My daughter is so capable, I'm too happy!" In fact, she must be frightened.

Mother held back for a few days, and finally told Cathy secretly that Alice gave her father 2000 pounds and asked Cathy to ask what happened to the money.

"Henry and I made money from starting a company. How do you know about the money?" Alice didn't expect Cathy to suddenly ask about money.

"You—you and Henry?" Cathy's eyes widened.

"what happened?"

"That's the one—the typewriter?"

"Correct."

"Is it very profitable?"

"Now, it's very profitable. Cathy, Jane can't be like you anymore, because of money, she can't get married."

Cathy was very sad, "I know. I don't want them to separate because of money. But she doesn't want my money."

"So, I will give the money to Dad, and Dad will give it to Jane, so that Jane won't refuse."

"My sweet little sister, Mommy thought you robbed the bank." Cathy joked.My mother said that Alice's money was earned by starting a company, but she didn't know the specifics.

"Oh, if we really want to talk about robbery, then we may be robbing the wallets of those rich people."

"How much does a typewriter cost?"

"One pound."

Cathy exclaimed: "It's so expensive!"

"You can't even imagine how rich the rich are! They don't care about buying a fashionable household machine for just 300 pounds. If I upgrade the appearance a little, it's definitely not a problem to sell it for an extra 50 pounds."

"Is it very profitable?"

"It's very profitable!" Alice nodded affirmatively, "But we have to earn this money earlier, because there may be imitations appearing soon." She said roughly to Cathy, if someone buys For a typewriter, if you disassemble the parts and make the mold as usual, this product may not be so valuable.

"So, just like those tailors on Savile Row, we need to create the 'Dr Pepper' brand as soon as possible, so that those rich people will recognize our trademark. We don't need to rely on inferior products to occupy the market. Product is separate from mid-level product, but that's probably many years away, we're going to last at least 5 years now on rich people's money."

"Then how much money do you make every year?"

"Me? I can probably earn £1 a year."

Cathy almost fainted, "1 pounds! 5 pounds in five years?"

"more or less."

"Then you are a rich lady!"

"I will buy a villa, like our home, and you and your parents will live with me in the future."

Cathy almost cried, "Okay, I will live with you, but you—forget it, let's not mention that now. Dad's health has not been very good these years, but he is still working for us. "

"Father could have retired earlier, but Jane might—oh, I was wrong, she'd be living in London when she got married, and it wouldn't matter where Papa went to live when he retired!"

The three sisters were all born and raised in Steventon. Jane had a deep affection for the vicarage where she had lived all her life, and she was reluctant to leave.But she will move out after she gets married, and then it will not be her turn to object.

Cathy is also very nostalgic for the home she has lived in for more than 20 years, but she is a little better than Jianjian, thinking that even if she moves away, she can often come back to live there.After my father retired, the Steventon parish must have been left to my eldest brother James, and the younger sisters could come back and live whenever they wanted, but they could no longer call it "home".

Alice, on the contrary, felt that it didn't matter where she lived, and she had the least resistance to it.

Alice rambled and looked forward to life after being rich.She always put her parents and Cathy together and said that they would follow her in the future, go wherever they wanted, buy some horses, buy a new carriage, visit relatives and friends in their own carriage, and go to the seaside for vacation, but France is still in a mess, so I can’t go there, or I can go to countries like Spain for vacation, and I can also go to Asian countries like India. If Cathy can have someone to accompany her, it’s best to travel abroad. Maybe she will meet some handsome and rich people man.

Cathy was dying of laughter, "You know everything now, you're such a little ghost. But you know, I'm not interested in meeting anyone anymore."

"If Tom sees you in heaven, he will let you pursue your happiness, and if he loves you, he will want you to be happy."

"Then who knows? Well, don't keep thinking about me. I've made up my mind, and I won't change it. It's not that I'm going to be chaste for Tom, it's just that no one knows me as well as he does. .When you grow up a little bit and meet your lover, you will understand what I think."

"Okay," Alice said obediently, "I don't think you have to get married, but if someone falls in love with you and you have a crush on him, you should try to make yourself happy. I read that love will Makes people feel very happy—isn’t that what Jane is like? Or you can just fall in love and not get married,” she said with a smile: “It’s okay, as long as that guy can make you happy, no matter what he looks like, I Anyone can accept him."

Cathy smiled now, rubbing her and scratching her waist, "Is this what you learned from London too?"

It is impossible for Mrs. Baker to teach her these things. What she teaches is the right to be of the same family. I also said that the social class of the Austin family is not high, but girls can marry men of a class higher than their own. If the family is rich, there is still a wide range of choices, and it is normal to marry the youngest son of a noble family.Lucinda was likely to marry the youngest son of a noble family who did not get much.

Mrs. Baker realized the difference between Alice and Lucinda, but she never thought that Alice might be a rich girl with tens of thousands of pounds.

Alice went back to London.

The third batch of typewriters for Kensington Palace was delivered in early May, and the delivery of other 3 typewriters began in early May, and the second batch of reservations began to be accepted at the same time.

The plan to make money is proceeding smoothly step by step.

Wesley asked Henry for several typewriters, and Mr. Hastings also asked for several typewriters. The second batch of orders actually exceeded 100 units.

Gresham Manor had the most fashionable household machine at present, and Mrs. Gresham played with it for several days with great interest.This is a sample of "Dr Pepper" in Wesley's hand.

Alice also decided to give one to her eldest brother James and one to her third brother Edward.

The Austin Typewriter Company also had to have several typewriters for office use.

Tom returned to England and was busy renting a house in London, looking for servants, seeing tutors, and finding work.During this period, I can only communicate with Jane.

Alice didn't want to ask him where he got the money; he was a man, and there was always a way of getting it.

It was impossible for Tom to find Jane to see the house, so he took Alice to see the house he was going to rent.Alice thinks it's okay, it's a small building with two floors, the inside and outside are relatively old, but London has a lot of old houses, so it's okay.

"After I'm going to pay the rent, I'll hire someone to repaint the walls and it will be much better."

"Is the roof leaking?"

"No water leakage. Look at the wall, there is no sign of water seepage."

Alice nodded, "Buy a few better pieces of furniture, and briefly have a study room for reading and writing. The curtains need to be replaced with new ones, and the kitchen utensils and tableware must be complete. If you don't know what to buy, just ask Mrs. Lefroy. "

Tom smiled, "Okay, I'll ask Mrs. Lefroy to help me see what to buy."

"Jane likes to write novels, will you let her continue her hobby in the future?"

"Of course. You don't have to doubt that, she can do whatever she likes."

Alice thought about it, and there was nothing else to say.Tom is a smart man, and a smart man should know how to balance his parents' family and his own small family, so he doesn't have to worry about him.Jane is relatively naive, and Tom thinks he likes the simplicity and innocence of a country girl in her, and he will not be willing to let her worry about worldly things.

In fact, all problems can be solved with money. If giving money can solve the problem, Alice doesn't mind giving them a little more money.However, smart people are also very proud and will find ways to make more money.

By the summer, in August, Tom was finally ready for his post-wedding house.

Alice returned to Steventon at the end of August.

Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy were married at Steventon Church.

Pastor George presided over the wedding for his daughter with great joy, wishing them happiness forever.

The newlyweds stayed in the Vicarage for one night, and the next morning, they took Alice with them to London.

Alice was so happy, she was chatting non-stop all the way.Said that she now has a place to go on weekends instead of going to church all the time.Jane is also very happy to see her younger sister at least once a week, which is a good buffer for her as a newlywed—after all, she has been a daughter by her parents for 23 years, and now her identity has changed. Wife", it would be a lie to say that I am not panicking.

"Oh, you can also go to Henry's company with me. It's our family's company, the Austin Typewriter Company, and Tom is our legal counsel."

Jane's eyes widened in surprise: "'our company'?"

"It's Henry and my company. But Dad and Henry both said that I can't tell others that I am also the boss of the company."

Tom kept smiling at them both.

Henry treated him very well. Now he is mainly dealing with some of the company's daily legal affairs. He doesn't have a lot of work. He can bring Austin's business home to do outside of the court work.In this way, he has two incomes, and the income is not bad. Henry gave him an annual salary of 200 pounds, and he can still have an annual salary of 300 pounds in the court. This is because he is a novice, and he will definitely earn more than this in a few years. .

He has already discussed with Jane that Jane doesn't need to take money out of his 200 pound annuity, he has an annual salary of 500 pounds, and sends 100 pounds to his family, which is enough for his parents to support their five younger siblings.Tom also has an elder brother Anthony who is only more than one year younger than him. When he was in Dublin, he found Anthony a job as a court assistant, responsible for copying documents, and it was enough to support himself.

At the same time, the family has been discussed, and he will pay for it all. It is only natural for a man to make money to support his family, the truth of the universe.Jane's annuity is left there, and they will try their best to buy their own real estate in London and land in Hampshire, which Jane is familiar with, if they have the opportunity in the future.

Well planned.

He works in the court. Although the court seems to be a poor state institution, in fact, the justices all earn a lot of money, so there is no need to worry about the way to make money.

Everything seems so perfect.

Mrs. Baker knew that Alice's sister was married to a new barrister, and she thought it was a very suitable marriage.She explained the difference between "lawyer" and "barrister" to Alice in detail. Because barristers are oriented to government departments and courts, they are of course "senior" than ordinary lawyers, and they will become members of the House of Commons in the future. His status has been properly raised by one level, and at that time he has broken away from his original class of origin, and can be regarded as an "upper class".

Jane's class is slightly higher than Tom's now, but her social class follows her husband after marriage, so she needs to be cautious when getting married, and be careful to distinguish whether it is a potential stock or not.

Jane and Tom's backgrounds are almost the same. After the status is improved in the future, Jane's education and family background will also allow her to adapt well. This is the most suitable marriage for her.

As for love, it is not in Mrs. Baker's consideration at all.

Alice thought, Jane and Mrs. Baker can really be regarded as the two extremes of women.

After marriage, Jane Austen felt that life seemed to be no different.

It is necessary to have a maid for housework at home. Tom can't imagine that Jane's little hands accustomed to holding a dip pen will sweep the floor with a broom. His salary can fully afford several servants: 1 chore maid, 1 kitchen maid , 1 personal maid.

Jane doesn't really need a personal maid, but it's unseemly for a young woman of some social status to go out alone without a maid. If she used to go out at home, it was mostly with Cathy, and then she went to relatives and friends. There is nothing to say , but in London she was a housewife and could not go out alone without a maid.

She doesn’t need to go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. In fact, she has never been to a vegetable market. Most of the food in Steventon is self-sufficient and there is no vegetable market. In London, kitchen maids go to the vegetable market every day to buy food. Vegetables and meat, I buy eggs every few days, I don’t have fresh milk to drink, and I don’t make bread at home, so I buy them from the bakery.

Jane goes out shopping occasionally.If Tom needed to leave the courthouse on business, he always got it done quickly so he could get home earlier.

Jane is very satisfied with her little home, and feels that the arrangement is too much to her liking. Even the fabric and pattern of the newly changed curtains are also her favorite color and pattern.

A few days before the wedding, her mother told her quietly that Jane only knew about the things she would do with her husband after marriage, but she didn't know why, so she blushed and listened to it.

On their wedding night, they didn't actually sleep in the same room until they arrived in London, their "home".

Cough, the things I do on the bed don't seem to be that terrible, nor do they seem to be that good.

In short, everything is new and everything is chaotic.

She brought to London the several novels she had written.

During the day, I continued to revise the manuscript in my own study.

I am the housewife of this house, so I can ask the maid not to come in to do things when she is in the study.She could stay in the study completely undisturbed for a whole morning, or an afternoon, until Tom came back for dinner.

The court closed at 6:[-] p.m., and it was time for dinner when I got home.There are few people in the family, there are not many dishes, and the expenses are not large. Jane does not need to do housework, but she has to learn how to keep accounts. As a housewife, she must know exactly how much money is spent every day.

The two of them rarely saw each other during the day, so they always talked about things at the dinner table. Tom met some interesting people or things today, and Jane stayed at home or went shopping.Jane also finds it interesting to keep accounts. She can learn about the prices in London and use them to compare the huge difference in prices between London and Steventon. These details of life are very good.

The main reason they didn't go on their honeymoon was of course financial problems, so Tom always felt as if he owed Jane.They were still newlyweds, and Tom was obedient to Jane, and he would not object to anything she said.

Jane was also immersed in the joy of her newlyweds, and her letters to Cathy seemed to have pink bubbles popping out of the letter paper.She told Cathy how tender Tom was, and hadn't lost his sarcasm and sarcasm about some absurd things, and they were highly united in these respects, agreed on many things, and there was no end to talk.

He also said that Alice came to spend the whole day with her every weekend, and they were very happy.Alice also took her to visit their typewriter company.When Jane saw the word "Austin" in brass letters on the wall outside the company's office, she was overjoyed: this is their family's company!

She does not discriminate against businessmen. The ancestors of the Austin family were businessmen, so it is not surprising that Henry is now a businessman. Their family must have blood that is good at doing business. She knows the benefits that money can bring.

The author has something to say:

*Because some readers pointed out in the comment area, did I exaggerate the heroine's talent, and did the famous artists listed in the copywriting seem to be too Mary Sue, my answer is: no!

Some people criticize Jane Austen for its small size, only describing a little bit of emotion and neighborhood affairs among the rural gentry, and some people think that Jane Austen can be compared with Shakespeare and is a gem writer in England.I think that the character design and career line may be old-fashioned, but there is absolutely no problem for Alice to become a great writer who was praised during her lifetime.

Jane Austen (1775-1817), Alice Austen (1789).

玛丽·雪莱（1797，1818年发表《弗兰肯斯坦》）、巴尔扎克（1799，1829年发表《朱安党人》）、雨果（1802，1822年发表《颂歌集》）、大仲马（1802，1829年上演《亨利第三及其宫廷》）、乔治·桑（1804，1832年发表《安蒂亚娜》）、爱伦·坡（1809，1827年出版《帖木儿及其他诗》）、柯南·道尔（1859，1887年发表《血字的研究》）、洛夫克拉夫特（1890，1917年发表《坟》）。

All the writers mentioned above were born after the timeline of this article (1795), all lived at the same time or after the Austen era, and all became famous at the same time or after the Austen era. They regard a young female writer who became famous in the early 19th century as a model and idol, has a problem?