[Pride and Prejudice] Sky Bookstore

Life in the countryside makes people feel very comfortable, even a gust of breeze brings a taste of freedom.Mr. Darcy's daily chores occurred, and he was responsible for the flow of funds for the entire Pemberley Manor.Even he couldn't help but smile a little when the rare moments of leisure came.

However, when his good friend Mr. Bingley greeted him, the expression on his face turned pale with shock.

"Oh! Darcy! What's the matter with you!"

The bruises on Mr. Darcy's face have not been completely removed. Although it has been a day and night away from the fight with Wickham at this time, this does not improve the bruises on his forehead and the redness at the corners of his mouth.

Darcy couldn't find a black veil to cover herself like a lady.The only way is to face it calmly.

Darcy foresaw this happening before meeting Bentley.

Bingley is his good friend. Although the two people have obvious differences in personality, as long as they know Bingley, it is difficult not to be moved by his character.What's more, Mr. Bingley fully complies with the standards of a gentleman in dealing with affairs, and deserves respect.Mr. Darcy is willing to tell the truth about everything.

"So, you fought with that Wickham, or in front of a lady?" Mr. Bingley, just as Darcy thought, not only did not laugh at him, but realized the seriousness of the matter with empathy.

"Don't talk about him. After I received your invitation, I was ready to leave. I'm sorry for the delay because of this matter, and everyone has been waiting for a long time."

"Of course, everyone is looking forward to your arrival! I came here a few days earlier than you, and I did meet some very charming girls here. Of course, all the girls are excellent, I believe you will like it Came here. Although you missed the first meeting, there is no doubt that you caught up with the upcoming dance!"

Darcy followed Bentley, and the two of them walked towards Netherfield.

The whole Netherfield garden was shrouded in green.This place not only has beautiful natural scenery, but also has an ingenious layout. The scattered gardens make the visual level very rich. When walking on the path, you can't help but feel relaxed and happy.

Darcy arrived only to rest for a while, and, as Mr. Bingley eagerly introduced, the ball began at once.

At the ball, Darcy had the opportunity to say hello to the Miss Bingleys whom he had known for a long time.Of course, he also met some local people. The man walked over with a glass of wine and a smile on his face. Although the lady didn't come over at first, she was discussing in a low-key voice not far away.

Darcy communicated with these people sternly, while taking the time to observe the people invited to the dance.

But in any banquet, there must be people who are popular and people who are not popular.Or to change the standard, a ball, there are always beautiful ladies and ordinary ladies.

According to this standard, there were two girls who attracted attention at the ball.One is Miss Jane Bennet, she exudes a sweet temperament, and she always makes people feel very happy when she smiles.The other was Miss Elizabeth Bennet.She and Jane are sisters, with a pair of bright eyes, as if they can talk.

There were five Miss Bennet present, except for these two, the rest were not so conspicuous.At the beginning, Darcy heard that Mary Bennet was very fond of her, but after seeing the lady occupying the piano and showing off her knowledge, his evaluation of the lady was slightly lowered.

You always have to pay back when you come out to hang out. If you are too arrogant, you will easily lose track of your future direction.

——This sentence was left by the lingering shopkeeper.It was rare for a certain person to tally up the books in the store at that time. From the way he was thinking hard, it was obvious that he was not good at these.

Darcy looked at Skye's excitement, and also seized the opportunity to cast aside the shopkeeper's poor calculation ability.

"I've never met a person who can recite Shakespeare and understand classics, but he can't manage an account book!"

Darcy's expression at the time should be classified as - Please!Please, I will help you!

But he himself does not know this.

At that time, the shopkeeper put down his pen and slapped his messy hair once, before he said such a paragraph to him.

What I said together was: "I believe that if you continue to be arrogant, it will definitely affect your finding your own partner, and more importantly... you may not have as difficult a time as you think."

Back then, Darcy didn't have his father's attention, didn't have many friends, and wasn't good at communicating.The shopkeeper's words were more or less a sharp knife to tear the hole, he refused to sarcastically go back, but he remembered this in his heart.

But now, when the gentlemen who came up to strike up a conversation found that Darcy was not an easy person to strike up a conversation with, no matter how they asked around, what they learned would always be part of what Darcy wanted them to know.

On the surface, although the atmosphere is harmonious, they cannot ask for the information they want.Soon the gentlemen returned with a lack of interest.

Then it was all about the ladies.They had enough information from Bingley to prove that the newly arrived Mr. Darcy was a gentleman with a million dollars a year.

This is an even more astonishing income than Mr. Bingley's!

All of a sudden, all the older ladies began to look at Darcy with the eyes of their own juniors. As for the young women?Either reserved or extroverted, there is also a hint of expectation.

The sisters of Darcy and Bingley each danced a dance, and then stood on the edge of the dance floor where it was not easy to be watched, quietly feeling the warm atmosphere of the whole ball.

From the beginning to the end, he did not dance with girls he did not know, including the two Miss Bennet whom he thought were beautiful.

"Don't you stand here all the time. There are so many beautiful girls, and you don't dance with them!"

"You have already found the girl you like, and it is touching to still take into account my feelings at this time!"

The sequelae of meeting the shopkeeper when he was young is estimated to run through Darcy's life.Mr. Darcy, who was supposed to be a generous and rigorous owner of the manor, took a detour unexpectedly when he was about to become an adult, and since then he has sharp traits.

Of course, in terms of his income and words and deeds, this small problem will not make him alienated at all, but it will become a unique personality charm.

"Of course I won't forget my friend, so should you also let go of the trivial things in your heart and immerse yourself in the current happy atmosphere." Bingley is well versed in the way of communicating with Darcy, and he suggested with a smile.

"I think you're right."

Darcy nodded slightly. He scanned the dance floor with a wider face, and finally saw the two Miss Bennet standing together.

"Liz, that Mr. Darcy is walking towards us!" Jane was the first to see Darcy's action.She smiled and said to her sister: "Perhaps she is inviting the beautiful Miss Elizabeth to dance."

"I don't think so. This gentleman has only invited Mr. Bingley's sisters to dance since the beginning of the ball. Did you see how he hid in the corner just now? He didn't look like he was going to dance. "

Elizabeth denied.

But Darcy did go straight up to them, nodded to Jane, then held out his hand to Elizabeth and said, "Miss Bennet, may I ask you to dance with me?"

He chose to dance with the only person in the whole ball who could see.And because there were not too many flaws in her attitude, Elizabeth readily handed over to him, and the two walked into the dance floor hand in hand.

Skye had returned to Darlington, near Newcastle, four years ago.The ancestral house had been burned long ago, and it became a desolate place overgrown with weeds.Skye didn't go for the ancestral home, she just wanted to visit the old housekeeper.

Over the years, there has been a heavy burden that she can't get rid of. In the correspondence with the old housekeeper, her housekeeper sent her an invitation so that Skye and Elsie can go to the countryside for a leisure vacation.

The more important reason is that the old butler privately recommended a local pastor to Skye. ——This Mr. Pastor is highly respected and has a high divinity.It is said that he will soon become a cardinal, and the old steward thinks he can help Skye out of his predicament.

So Skye went.She walked along a long trail on foot, and climbed up a steep hill with her skirt in hand. Then, halfway up the mountain, at dusk, she saw the priest who was praying.

"My child, what's the matter with you?"

"I'm here to confess." After a long and exhausting journey, I finally landed on the ideal place. As long as I stand at the door of the church, I can see the nearby scenery.This is an extremely quiet and extremely beautiful residence.

"Let's come."

The portraits of the cross and Mary in the church, and the long rows of benches exuding a wooden and decaying atmosphere, all cast heavy shadows in the strong sunset.Skye's ups and downs finally found a brief moment of peace in this place.

So many people entrust themselves to the gods... maybe this is a good choice.

She respectfully followed the pastor for a while.

The priest led her into the confessional.A door divides a large cabinet.She was on this side of the cabinet and the priest sat on the other.The surroundings dimmed all of a sudden, and with a sound of 'swipe—', the partitioned blinds were pulled open, and the setting sun outside shone in again, dividing Skye's face into a bright line and a dark line.

Skye's eyes were stung by the sun, and he couldn't help squinting.

Although she was exposed to the sun at that moment, she was still in the dark more.