[Pride and Prejudice] Sky Bookstore

After Skye heard this, it was too late to cover Elsie's mouth.

Skye is really embarrassed now.Not only did she not dare to look Darcy in the eyes, she even lost the courage to pretend that she was right and right.

"Portrait?" Darcy was a little puzzled seeing Skye's expression, but also a little excited.Skye isn't sure if what he sees resembles Darcy's real feelings.

But in fact, this is a problem that can be explained.

"It's just a portrait. There are many different portraits in my study. It may be against common sense to do so, but in fact your portrait is not too special." Skye explained very difficultly.

But this time, she finally didn't forget to put her hands on her brother's shoulders to prevent him from saying some terrible things at any time.

Elsie snorted twice.He was very reconciled to Skye's explanation, but although Skye didn't put any pressure on his shoulders, he also knew that he had talked too much today and had reached Skye's bottom line.

Skye's study does contain many portraits, in all styles and periods.For a while, Skye developed a fascination with portraiture.She said that she wanted to write down the memory of her father and brother with a pen, so that she would not forget their appearance one day in the future.

The Holt family has a long history.In a specific corridor of the ancestral house, there are countless portraits of elders.The uniforms they were wearing were faded with age.It was like the clothes in the middle of the night, changing from bright red to dry blood.

Frankly, walking down that hallway wasn't a great feeling.The preservation of the portrait should not have too bright light.Therefore, that corridor is dark and dark all year round. When you walk through it, it seems that countless pairs of eyes are looking at you.

In some portraits, the paint was not chosen well enough, and over time, the skin of the characters showed patches and cracks.As for the old stuff, Skye was glad they had all been burned.

But closer people and things... Skye remembers his father who was strict but gentle when he was a child, and his mother who stood by and watched their troublesome father and smiled very gently.She remembered the family's large ships docked in the harbour, the old rudder at home, the compass and the nautical chart.

Those were the ones she didn't want to forget, but she was gradually forgetting them.

What can be done?Just write it down with a brush.

Skye put numbers on those characters in her memory.Father and mother are the first, dead brother is the second, Elsie is the third... and Skye's finished product after learning painting will not be only three.

One afternoon the sun was just right, and Skye just came back from the stock exchange. She passed by Darcy there, but she stubbornly believed that she would never have any chance to meet Darcy again in her life. .

So there is the fourth oil painting, on which Darcy's three-piece suit is added... It is also the best oil paint, and the charm stays perfectly on the canvas.When Elsie asked, Skye didn't answer him, but just found a white cloth and covered the portrait.

If it wasn't for some little secret hidden in his heart, if it wasn't for his feelings for Mr. Darcy, why didn't Skye answer his question?

And even now, Skye couldn't answer that question.

"Why did you choose to paint me?"

Darcy has recently been feeling that Skye's stubbornness is hard to break easily.No matter what angle he changed, he couldn't make Skye confess his feelings again.As time went on, it became more and more obvious that Skye was going to pull away.Previously, Skye hoped to match himself and Elizabeth, but thinking about it, when Skye found out that this was impossible, he would not bother about it.

Darcy felt that he was doing the countdown every day, and the opening of the invisible hourglass was gradually widening, and the crackling yellow sand spread down from the top, gradually blocking the connection between him and Skye.

The arrival of Elsie not only pauses the hourglass, but also provides Darcy with a chance to crack Skye's eggshell.

Skye said nothing.

Darcy pressed her further. "If you didn't have a good impression of me, why did you keep my portrait? I think I must have an explanation?"

Skye was a little helpless when asked.

Her mind is full of some ridiculous answers, and when the atmosphere is good, these answers can of course be passed smoothly.But this time in front of Elsie, or under Darcy's questioning, prevarication is really not a good choice.

···Because I need a model with beautiful facial features for me to use as a reference for painting-then why don't you just ask a friend to paint in person?

···Because Elsie's doggy eyes gave me such a headache, I thought about his wet eyes, and I drew you without knowing it-a portrait can't be drawn in a day or two, you You can't always worry about Elsie's eye problem.

Skye was really afraid that after he made this excuse, Darcy would introduce Elsie to a doctor or something.

And in order to prevent things from developing in a strange direction, Skye finally bit the bullet and said: "You are one of the few male friends I know... When I want to draw, I can easily think of you. In this way Does a reason satisfy you?"

To make Darcy stop asking the question.Skye looked at Darcy pleadingly.

In her opinion, this exaggerated expression had an unexpected effect because it was rarely used.Darcy saw some water in Skye's dark eyes, and she looked up at herself, eyes full of drama.

Or don't ask any more...

There is always a chance...

Darcy flinched a little, and it showed in his expression.

Seeing Darcy's expression, Skye knew that his method of muddling through had already succeeded more than half.

It's just that she didn't have time to be proud, Elsie pulled Radasi's clothes, and shook her head slightly at him in disapproval.

Skye's heart hung again.Her pitiful expression hadn't been put away yet, so she couldn't give a harsh lesson to her attacking younger brother. She could only hope that Darcy would soften his heart to the end.

"...I still want to know more specifically."

After a long psychological struggle, Darcy still expressed the reality that Skye could not accept: "Or I can say it."

Skye blinked, from a pitiful look to looking fiercely at Darcy... and Elsie!

Wickham finally waited until Skye left.In this way, he would not be so anxious to leave.Even if Danny complained about this, it couldn't change his sudden liking for these girls.

As long as there is no Skye, it is very easy for a group of ladies to have a good impression of themselves.

——At the beginning, Wickham thought so.

But when he actually communicated with the Bennet ladies, and another person interjected, Wickham sensed a faint malice left over from Skye.

No wonder Skye left so relieved.

Wickham looked at Mr. Collins' eloquence, and wanted to interrupt several times, but he didn't have the right time.

"Where does Mr. Wickham come from?" Collins finally finished a speech.The Misses Bennet walking beside him wandered absent-mindedly, and even Lydia, who wanted to visit Meryton wholeheartedly, glanced listlessly at the shop windows on the side of the road.

The spiritual baptism of a certain gentleman is impressive.With him by his side, the originally colorful world instantly turned into completely distinct black and white.

"I'm stationed here." Wickham answered irrelevantly.

Now that he has found a suitable job here, and also regained a shiny pedal.It is not very wise to say that you are from London, or that you are from Bloomberg.

Mr. Collins in front of him has been advocating that his biggest benefactor is Mr. Darcy's aunt.With a first-level relationship, it is basically impossible for Wickham to blackmail Darcy.

He never did anything that would be exposed.What's more... Wickham glanced over Mr. Bingley who was walking beside him with a disapproving expression on his face.

He didn't have much communication with this gentleman.But I have seen Bingley with Darcy a few times in the distance. As a good friend of Darcy, he stayed here not only to chat with Jane Bennet, but also to some extent as an eyeliner.

"But you always have a hometown. Don't worry, we won't look down on you because of your birth...Even if you are from Ireland, you can still chat with us happily..."

Collins is good at poking people's feet, or maybe he just didn't see Wickham's ugly face clearly.As soon as his words came out, even if Wickham wanted to evade it, he couldn't get it out.

"How can you say that! Mr. Wickham is an authentic Englishman. I think he is unwilling to mention his past, and he must have his own considerations. Besides, he knows Miss Holt and Mr. Darcy , doesn't that prove that he is a man of high moral character?"

At critical moments, there are still people who are willing to stand up and say a few words for Wickham.Miss Lydia of the Bennet family, as early as the first time she saw Wickham, was attracted by the gentleman's eye-catching red uniform and handsome appearance.

Along the way, even Collins's incomparable noise could not change her from secretly looking at Mr. Collins from the corner of her eye while looking at the store.

But her words were not clever, and her intentions were always good.Under her interruption, Collins easily turned his head and discussed with her the issue of goodwill or not, but did not ask Wickham's birth again.

Lydia was unable to refute what Collins said, so she pulled her sister Katie.Then Mary also joined the debate circle. The four of them were no longer dull at the beginning, but they obviously forgot their original intention at the beginning. They forgot Wickham, the party involved, and then happily started a debate around him.

Wickham finally found an opportunity this time, and stood with Elizabeth, whom he most wanted to talk to during this trip.

"Do you also think that if I don't want to tell my past, it is dishonesty and performance?"

In response to Wickham's sudden question, Elizabeth did not remain rudely silent.Although she was still running back and forth in her mind, Skye said that Wickham was a 'drama John' thing, but this evaluation has not yet taken root.

"I don't think so..."

"But if I told you, would you think I'm more honest?" Wickham looked into Elizabeth's eyes sincerely.

"I think so."

"I told you something about me, so in exchange, can you also tell me something?" Wickham was very concerned about the whispers between Skye and Elizabeth.

And this fear of Skye has even surpassed his own urge to have a pleasant chat with the beautiful lady in front of him.