Pride and Prejudice Becoming Jane Bennet

There was a place in Birmingham, which was very popular with all the ladies, and where Jane and Mrs. Weston went most frequently when they went out, which was called Jewels' Corner by the local people.Of course, it is not a small corner, but a very busy commercial street, with all kinds of jewelry shops on both sides.

This jewelry street was first built by King Charles II, who was very fond of French jewelry and craftsmanship. When he returned to England to restore the king, he brought back a large number of jewelry and jewelry craftsmen from France. And in Birmingham, such a jewelry street was specially built for the consumption and entertainment of princes and nobles.After the Restoration Dynasty ended, this jewelry street was also opened to the public. Since then, many foreigners have settled here and brought their own country’s jewelry processing technology and design style. Many small factories and workshops were born. So far, this street has become a well-known jewelry distribution center in the whole of the UK.

Both Jane and Mrs. Weston are very happy to go shopping in this jewelry street. Although they don't buy expensive jewelry as much as other ladies and rich ladies, they can find better jewelry for their relatives and friends there. Appropriate and inexpensive trinket.

Mrs. Weston had taken a fancy to a ring the day before, which was very suitable for Mr. Weston, but the price was a bit higher than her expectation. The sum of the money she and Jane had with her was not enough, so she didn't buy it at that time, but she After thinking about it, I felt that I should not miss it, so on this day, I went to the jewelry store with Jane and the servants.

The guy who served them was the same person as the day before. He smiled when he saw Jane and Mrs. Weston, and said, "Ma'am, are you here to see the ring yesterday?"

"Yes," said Mrs. Weston, "is that ring still there?"

"It's still there, ma'am. You told me to keep it yesterday, so I'll put it away." The man laughed.

"No wonder we didn't see it in the showcase just now." Jane said with a smile.

"That style is the only one, if you put it in the showcase, you won't be able to wait for it." The clerk said triumphantly, leading Jane and Mrs. Weston to a counter, asking them to wait a moment, and go to the back by themselves The warehouse went to get the ring.

Jane watched the back of the clerk disappear behind the corner, and she leaned over to look at the other accessories on the counter. At this moment, she heard Mrs. Weston calling her.

"Look at this, Jane," said Mrs. Weston, "it suits Mary well, doesn't it?"

Jane looked in the direction she pointed, and found that what Mrs. Weston was talking about was a sapphire silver hairpin, which was very elegantly made and really suited Mary very well.

"It would be very pretty if Mary wore it to the wedding, don't you think, Jane?" asked Mrs. Weston.

"Indeed," Jane said with a smile, "it's also very suitable for her to wear at the ball. You have such a good eye, dear Mrs. Weston. I'm just wondering what I should bring her!"

When Jane came to the jewelry store a few times before, she had already bought all the presents she wanted to bring to her mother, aunt, aunt and several other sisters. Mary was the only one missing. She always thought that the wedding was coming and she should buy some blue ones. Jewelry, but she couldn't find the right one in the past few times, but this time she happened to meet her. She looked carefully at the things in the window and smiled again.

"That suits Mary very well, too," she said. "I dare say it's a new display today. I just don't know if I've got enough money."

Mrs. Weston also saw the set of jewellery, and she couldn't help being amazed. She said that she had never seen such sapphire jewellery, which was so suitable for Mary, during her previous visits, and it was a complete set.

"This is the work just finished by the craftsman this morning!" At this time, the guy who went to the warehouse to get the ring came back, and saw the two young ladies and his wife looking into the window together, and hurriedly said, "Do you want to get up close?" Do you see, miss?"

Jane nodded and asked him to take out hairpins, chains, earrings and rings, and carefully looked at the details of these jewelry in his hands. He only felt more and more satisfied with the look, and asked the clerk about the price, and found that these pieces Although the jewelry is exquisite in workmanship, those noble ladies and rich ladies don't like it because the gemstones are not big, so the price of a single piece is not expensive, but if they are together, I am afraid that the money she brings today is not enough.After a little deliberation in her heart, Jane decided to buy a whole set first, and after she went back to get the money, she would buy the hairpins as well. She put down a few pieces of jewelry and was about to ask the assistant to wrap them up, when she suddenly heard Mrs. Weston There was an exclamation, and then a figure fell towards her.

Jane hurriedly supported Mrs. Weston sideways and helped her stabilize her figure. When she looked up, she found a figure hurriedly pushing away the people in the shop and running outside.

"Ring!" exclaimed Mrs. Weston.

Jane reacted immediately, and quickly asked the servants around her who hadn't realized what happened for a while to catch up. After hearing what she ordered, the jewelry store's clerk immediately understood what happened just now, and hurriedly called out Someone stopped the fleeing man, and suddenly, the jewelry store was turned on their backs.

Jane watched the servants and clerks running after the robber towards the door, and she quickly helped Mrs. Weston to walk there together, but there were too many panicked people along the way, blocking their progress The pace of the robbers also hindered the people who went to chase the robbers.Jane saw from a distance that the robber had already rushed to the door of the jewelry store, and she couldn't help shouting in desperation: "Catch him!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw through the crowd that the robber suddenly staggered, as if he had tripped over something, and then quickly disappeared from her vision.

She quickly bypassed the panic-stricken ladies and ladies in the shop, took Mrs. Weston to the door, and found that the person who had snatched Mrs. Weston's ring was already lying on the ground. The jeweler's clerk subdued.

"Ma'am," said the jeweler, as soon as he saw them, handing back to Mrs. Weston the ring he had snatched from the robber, "I am sorry to have frightened you, madam, madam, and we The offender will be turned over to the police station immediately."

Jane was about to speak, but a cry full of surprise interrupted her.

"Jane?!" she heard the voice cry. "Vichy?! God, what happened? Are you all right?"

Jane was taken aback when she heard the shout, and quickly looked back, which made her stunned.

"Mr. Weston?!" she exclaimed in astonishment, moving her eyes to his side, feeling even more astonished.

"Mr. Hunter?! Mr. Darcy?!!!" She widened her eyes in surprise and said, "Why are you here?"

"I'll explain that later, Jane," said Mr. Weston quickly. "Please tell me what happened here? Has this man robbed you? Have you been hurt?"

As he spoke, he took over from Jane and held his wife by the arm.

Mrs. Weston patted her husband's arm reassuringly, and said, "Please rest assured, dear sir, neither Jane nor I were injured, it's just that this man snatched the jewelry while I was trying it on."

Mr. Weston breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said, "It's good that you are all right. I was really shocked just now. I heard Jane's voice as soon as I walked to the door. I saw the commotion in the store, and this person suddenly rushed When it came out, it really made me sweat."

At this time, the person in charge of the jewelry store also came out. As soon as he saw several gentlemen and ladies standing at the door, he apologized to them and asked the clerk about the situation.

"This fellow has robbed this lady of her ring," replied the clerk, and pointing to Mr. Darcy, "it is a good thing that this honorable gentleman stopped me, otherwise the outlaw would have escaped! "

"Mr. Darcy!" the person in charge noticed the person standing aside, and couldn't help exclaiming in surprise, "what brought you here? Are you here to buy jewelry for Miss Darcy? Our store just opened today. There's a new shipment, maybe you'd like to see it?"

As he spoke, he bent down and saluted Mr. Darcy respectfully.

"I'm just here with my friends." Mr. Darcy said slightly indifferently, "You don't have to pay attention to me, just deal with the robber first."

Obviously, Mr. Darcy is a frequent customer of this store and also a big customer. The person in charge of the jewelry store obviously knows him, probably knows his identity, and hopes to please him.He responded immediately to Mr. Darcy's instructions.

"I'm going to have this guy taken to the police," he said. "Thank you very much for your assistance, sir."

He glanced at the few people standing around Mr. Darcy, and noticed that an older gentleman with Mr. Darcy was holding a lady, while Mr. Darcy's own eyes fell on the beautiful Then she turned to Jane and Mrs. Weston and said, "I'm sorry to surprise you, miss, ma'am. Are you here to buy jewelry?"

Both Jane and Mrs. Weston nodded.

"Then please come in and let my shop assistant serve you." The person in charge said to the few people standing at the door of the shop, "To express our apologies, if you fancy any jewelry today, we will sell it to you at a reduced price." of."

Apart from Mr. Darcy's face, there is nothing inappropriate about his arrangement, because the robber they captured did not only rob a gemstone ring, but the jeweler also found a lot of small jewelry on him. He stole it from various showcases while the shop assistants were not paying attention, and the sum is not a small sum of money. Now that he has been successfully caught, the jewelry store has recovered the loss, so naturally he doesn't mind helping the young lady and Mrs.'s purchase provides some convenience.And Jane and Mrs. Weston have something to buy, so they can save some money at this time, so they are naturally very satisfied.