[Pride and Prejudice] Sky Bookstore

In the absence of external forces, Skye's life is very regular.She gets up at eight o'clock every day, sits in the study and reads after washing, handles official business in the afternoon, and checks Elsie's homework in the evening.

Elsie never saw her sister doing handwork.But Skye occasionally practiced the piano and vocals.She hired someone to teach herself and Elsie.But in the past few years, I have gradually stopped studying in depth.

Elsie thinks this is not a good sign - Skye said she still has some expectations and projections when she was studying, but she gradually stopped studying and spent all her time on reading and working.The ladies and wives outside are not like this. Sometimes Elsie looks at Skye’s side face at work, her beautiful straight nose, deep eyes, long eyelashes, and black and beautiful black hair. There are some wills that transcend human beings when they go up.

Skye is more like a sculpture, gradually forming her own fixed living habits, which makes people worry about how she will get married with others in the future.

But Elsie shouldn't worry about this, Skye has such a big idea that no one can change her mind.

Wickham's arrival finally brought some changes to Skye's regular life.But this is still just a little ripple on the calm lake, the nature of playing is more than enjoying the process, and it doesn't count in the end.

Elsie knows that Skye is not in love with Wickham as outsiders think.With the eyes of a bystander, he clearly saw that Skye was making arrangements step by step, and Elsie didn't know what the final result would be.

The only certainty is that Skye must not be a man.

"Are you going to the theater with him this afternoon?"

"Shakespeare." Skye didn't let go of the book, but she pointed to another play schedule on the table with her eyes, "King Lear."

"We have seen it many times. Is there only such a great screenwriter in Britain!" Elsie despises everything related to literature. He said helplessly to Skye: "I bet you I fell asleep when I saw half of it."

Skye just smiled.He flipped a page of the book in his hand noncommittally.

When Wickham came later, the lights in Skye's cottage had already been lit.

It was raining a little outside, and Wickham came over in the rain, with some rain on his body.

His first visit here after dark.But I found that there are layouts in this house that are easily overlooked during the day.

The location and exterior decoration of Skye's villa are unremarkable.Not the exquisite luxury design that is advocated nowadays.But it's easy to feel when you walk in that this is a house with a mistress.

The spiral staircase leading from the first floor to the second floor is magnificent, and the chandeliers hanging from the ceiling are crystal clear under the candlelight.Every decoration is inclusive and comfortable enough, even the carpet on the floor, although it doesn't look very eye-catching, is also very soft.

Wickham was invited to sit down.His eyes stayed on the coffee table in the living room for a second, and he saw a half-hidden greeting card.

The front part of the signature was hidden under the newspaper, revealing only one surname—Darcy.

Wickham suddenly tensed up.

"Do you know a Mr. Darcy?" After a few simple greetings, Wickham talked about the topic he cared about.

Skye glanced at the invitation on the table, and said indifferently: "I met him once at a ball. The gentleman said that I have the same name and surname as a friend of his. We didn't have much interaction, and I don't know why he suddenly I want to come."

"So you agreed to him?" Wickham followed closely.

"Of course not! I'm not familiar with him. I'm sorry, but my first impression of him was not very good." Skye glanced at Wickham in surprise, "Why do we say an insignificant person? Time It's still early, why don't we play a game of chess."

"No, no, no. I think we still need to talk about something related to this gentleman. You are too naive. Since I know something, I should vigorously expose it. Of course, this may touch a period of time that I don't want to recall. memory, but . . . I think you ought to know what Mr. Darcy was like."

The conversation seemed familiar.Wickham's remarks made Skye almost feel like he was back to the rainy night seven years ago.

She couldn't help showing a strange expression, but soon coughed dryly, "I will listen carefully."

Wickham told a long story.This is much richer than the version seven years ago, adding a lot of vivid content. Skye thinks that Shakespeare's plays after this are even more interesting.

Wickham didn't say anything about his debts, nor about his episode with Miss Darcy, but that Darcy kicked him out of Pemberley and deprived him of the chance to inherit the priesthood.

Wait for him to finish.Skye handed him a glass of water, a look of sympathy on his face.

"Such a corrupt gentleman will never have a happy ending! Wickham, it's really not easy for you to get to this point..."

Skye thought of those contents in his memory.Wickham's moral corruption is real.In addition, she had confirmed a few years ago that there was really a Bennet family in Meryton, and the sisters were exactly the same.So not surprisingly, Darcy's marriage also fell on that Miss Elizabeth.

"It's getting late, we should go." Wickham took out his pocket watch and glanced at it. Skye saw that the golden pocket watch in his hand was unique and expensive.It is not known from which poor lady Wickham got it.

Wickham observed Skye's expression carefully, and he was sure that after Skye had heard what he said, even if Darcy came to explain all this, she would not easily believe it.

The two walked out of the villa hand in hand.

After the door closed, Elsie, who was hiding on the second floor listening to them, walked down the stairs with a confused expression.

Skye said let him observe things carefully, not just with his ears, but with his own observation.

He saw Skye reject Darcy's invitation, and then deliberately put the letter within Wickham's reach.He saw that Skye obviously didn't believe every word Wickham said, but he was so serious about perfunctory this man.

He believes that Skye does have plans of his own.But is this normal?A young lady who is not yet married uses her reputation to plan something.

What was Skye thinking?

Darcy also had a comfortable house in the City of London.The house located in the wealthy area was magnificently decorated, and it was as comfortable as possible. Even the carpet under the feet was more than three hundred pounds of expensive items.

He will be able to finish all the business in London in a few days.

Wait until the matter at hand is over.He would go to Netherfield to visit his friend Bentley.It is considered a vacation, and you can also feel the comfortable atmosphere of the countryside while resting.

The butler knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Darcy quickly made annotations on the documents in his hand, but at the same time he was listening to the report of the housekeeper: "The person entrusted to Newcastle has returned. There is only one lady named Skye Holt in the Holt family. She She has never left her younger brother, and after the family declined, she decisively brought her younger brother to live in London, and all the timing was right."

"I see."

Under the candlelight, Darcy's expression remained the same.It seems that what he got was just a very ordinary news.

But the quill in his hand left a large ink blot on the paper, and the ink blot was smeared, like a black hole that could never be filled.

The butler quietly exited Darcy's room.

Small town Skye Holt is just an imposter.He pretended to be a member of Holt's family and cheated him of a fortune. After several years of good life, he finally died in a bookstore without a name, and no one knew his real name.

The man must have been connected to Skye.Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to pretend to be so successful.

But so what if you know this, after all, people are already dead.

Darcy glanced at Homer in the drawer. There was a gap in the dark brown cover, which seemed to be mocking his unknown identity.

The vigorous development of productivity has indeed increased the spending power of the middle class, making some luxury goods easier to consume.But expensive things are still expensive.

Ordinary people can indeed enjoy the charm of drama, but those theaters specially prepared for the rich are still expensive.Those seat bills are no longer just to appreciate the charm of the drama itself, but more, it has become a status symbol.

Wickham and Skye got off the carriage, and there were many luxurious carriages lined up at the entrance of the theater.Because of the rain, black umbrella flowers bloomed in the dark night between the gaps of the carriage, slowly moving into the theater.

The entire theater in front of him was brightly lit, rendering it as bright as day.People who come and go are gorgeously dressed.

— Wickham chose the plays, and Skye bought the tickets.

A woman who falls in love, pays for the man she loves something that he can't give, and this meets the standard of true love.And if it weren't for these benefits, Wickham would not be so flattering.

Skye still has the patience to play a girl troubled by love, but she looks down on Wickham in her heart.

"Be careful." Wickham thoughtfully led Skye to avoid a small puddle on the ground.He is considerate and considerate, with affectionate eyes.Skye carefully lifted Chang's skirt and walked up the steps.

In the second scene of the first act, Gulles sighed: Flesh and blood are ruthless; friends break up, brothers become enemies; turmoil in the city; conflicts in the countryside; rebellion lurks in the court; the relationship between father and son There's a rift...all the good old stories are over!