Pride and Prejudice Becoming Jane Bennet

Regarding Lydia's situation, Jane had only one guess in her mind, that is, Lydia had selective amnesia.Regarding this kind of amnesia, Jane has seen many related film and television works before time travel. At this time, comparing the situation of people with selective amnesia in these film and television works with Lydia, she found that many symptoms are consistent. I just don't know how long Lydia's amnesia will last and whether it will get better.

But in fact, such amnesia doesn't have much effect.Jane thought again.Because Lydia just can't remember the past month or so, she still remembers her usual familiar people and things, and she has mostly stayed with her family in the past month or so, and there is nothing wrong with her. The most special thing to remember was to make her accept that she had returned from Brighton and that Mary was going to be married soon.

The family on Tianensi Street had a very simple lunch.After dinner, Mr. Weston went out to find Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Bennet, while Mrs. Weston stayed on Tianen Temple Street. With her and Jane around, Mrs. Gardiner put some pressure on it. The child is much lighter.Mary stayed with Jane in Lydia's ward for a long time, during which time she told Jane about the mob breaking into Mr. Gardiner's shop, and inevitably about the man who was equivalent to saving her and Lidia. Mr Dia.

"What do you think of Mr. Rushward?" Jane asked.

Mary frowned slightly, and said: "It's hard to define... The first impression he gave me was cruel and cruel... I don't understand why I would use this word, Jane... You see, I was in a mob attack store When I met this gentleman, he came in through the door of the store blocked by mobs, and easily knocked down several mobs, beating them to the point of bleeding, and while he was doing this, his face was always A commonplace, indifferent look... I don’t know if it’s my illusion, I even thought he was happy when he did that kind of thing!”

She paused here, and remained silent for a while, looked at Lydia, and then continued: "But then, when he found out that Lydia was injured and unconscious, he immediately acted appropriately. Caring and gentle, and when the guards arrived, he arranged everything that needed to be dealt with very quickly and decisively, and made me feel that he was an upright and reliable gentleman...Ah!"

Mary seemed to suddenly think of something, and said, "When I think about it now, his attitude towards the guards is also very strange. It seems that it is very appropriate for all the officers to obey his command..."

Jane frowned slightly. Mary's senses were very similar to Elizabeth's. Both believed that Mr. Rushward was a double-faced person, one side was a gentleman in the traditional sense, and the other side was a mysterious and dangerous person.

"Do you think Mr. Rushward is a soldier?" Mary asked at this moment.

"Very likely." Jane looked at her and said, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that the possibility was very high, but...

"As far as I know, Mr. Rushward and Mr. Gardiner have known each other for some time. Doesn't Mr. Gardiner know what Mr. Rushward does?" she asked.

"I don't think Mr. Gardiner knows," said Mary. "I heard Mrs. Gardiner ask about it once, but Mr. Gardiner only said it was a friend of one of his old clients, a rich boy."

Jane wanted to ask more questions, but at this moment Alicia knocked on the door and came in, telling the two sisters, Mr. Bennet, that they were back, and Mrs. Gardiner asked her to take their place, so that Jane and Mary could go downstairs and talk to themselves. Father and uncle say hello.

The conversation about Mr. Rushward was interrupted, but soon the matter of the gentleman was brought up again, and Jane was somewhat caught off guard.

Mr. Bennet was the first to mention this gentleman. He said that he met Mr. Rushward when he was helping Mr. Gardiner with his shop today, and said that he was handsome and handsome, Said he also asked about Lydia and Mary's recovery.

"Mr. Rushward is a man of integrity and kindness," said Mr. Bennet. "I have seldom seen a man of his age possess such composure and knowledge."

"It seems that you have a good talk with this Mr. Rushward, sir?" Jane laughed.

"You're quite right, Jane!" said Mr. Bennet. "I don't know where this young man learned it from. Some of his insights would even admire an old man like me!"

"A young man like him, who is always traveling," said Mr. Gardiner, "will naturally see a lot."

"His demeanor sometimes reminds me of a person." Mr. Bennet said again, looking at Jane. "He is a bit like the Mr. Darcy we all know, but he is not so arrogant."

Jane smiled and didn't speak. Mr. Bennet suddenly mentioned Mr. Darcy at this time, and she couldn't help but make her heart skip a beat. Before she knew it, she thought of the owner of Pemberley Manor who should be in Derbyshire at the moment.

"It's a pity that we haven't met Mr. Darcy." Mrs. Gardiner said, "But Mr. Rushward occasionally has a high-ranking demeanor and the feeling that he often needs to give orders, but his usual friendly attitude is often That can be mitigated."

"You will see this gentleman to-morrow!" said Mr. Gardiner to Jane and the Westons. "He will be calling on us tomorrow afternoon."

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Mr. Rushward was about thirty years old. He was a very handsome gentleman. He was very handsome, but his style was different from the other good-looking gentlemen Jane knew.His demeanor tends to be amiable, and his speech and behavior are also polite, but I don't know if Jane has preconceived ideas from Elizabeth and Mary. When she sees this gentleman, she always feels that there is something incongruous.

"Thank you again, sir," said Mr. Bennet, shaking Mr. Rushward's hand. "Thank you for your kindness. If it were not for you, my poor two daughters do not know how they would have been hurt."

"Any man would see such a thing as that and ignore it," said Mr. Rushward, smiling, "but I believe my love's misfortune could have been avoided if I had been a few minutes earlier."

Mr Bennet immediately said it was not his fault.

"This is entirely caused by the mob," he said. "These mobs are really disgusting! They deserve to be punished by the law."

"Yes, sir," said Mr. Rushward, "our laws will do justice to all."

As he said so, his eyes turned to Jane's direction.Mr. Bennet noticed and hastened to introduce him as his eldest daughter.

"It is an honor to meet you, Miss Bennet," said Mr. Rushward, with a slight bow. "I have heard of you for a long time. I must admit that your sister's praise of you is not exaggerated at all. "

"Thank you." Jane said, "I have known you for a long time. Thank you for saving my sister."

"That's what I should do," said Mr Rushward.

After a pause, he continued, "I hope what you hear won't be my bad reputation—it's not a pleasant occasion for me to meet your sisters for the first time."

"The occasion of the first meeting may not be pleasant," said Jane, "but I suppose it will turn out well?"

"Of course." Mr. Rushward looked at her and said in a reasonable tone.

The conversation between the two of them ended here.Mr. Rushward quickly turned to say hello to the other people in the room. Judging from the attitude of the people he greeted, everyone liked this gentleman very much, but this did not let Jane's guard down at all. .

Jane is always harsher and slower to get close to an exceptionally likable person than she is with others, because she needs time to observe whether this person is really likable because of his high quality, or for the sake of The amiable demeanor that pandered to the public feigned, and Elizabeth and what she brought up about Rushward's hard eyes kept haunting her.

During the short period of Mr. Rushward's visit, Jane sat with Mary and looked at the gentleman slowly and indistinctly; Except for the feeling that is not completely consistent with the appearance, there is no substantive evidence to prove that his feeling is correct. This gentleman's attitude is extremely sincere from the beginning to the end, and his speech is funny and polite. The kindness of the great family in Tennessee Street made him less likable than Mr. Wickham and Mr. Bingley of old.