[Pride and Prejudice] Sky Bookstore

Even though Skye had many doubts in his heart, because Elsie escaped earlier.He didn't know much from that Allen.

Skye has only two guesses—one for the best and one for the worst.

But at one point she had realized that she was wrong.The detective who came to her door not long ago may not have been commissioned by Charles' orphan.Someone was investigating her, but Charles was just a cover.

Now that there is the name 'Ante'.The rest of the matter will not be completely untraceable.Skye comforted Elsie a few words, looked at the hair on his brother's head, and confirmed that most of these things were done by Elsie himself.

When she came down, Darcy and Mr. Bingley were still discussing matters pertaining to navigation.

"Does Mr. Bingley want to invest in a shipping company? Or in the shipbuilding industry?" Skye is also very interested in this.

The attention of the two men shifted from the sofa to Skye.

Bingley wasn't quite used to it for a while when a young lady started asking about business.But some older ladies he knew would have some property in their hands, and after a bit of entanglement, they only accepted the fact that Skye joined the discussion.

On the contrary, Darcy doubted Skye's ability to work.His puzzled eyes were so obvious that Skye had to stop listening and turned to ask, "Is there a problem?"

"You don't seem very good at keeping accounts."

Skye looked at Darcy suspiciously, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why do you think so?"

Why?Because of the poor management of the shop owner back then, a good bookstore was on the verge of closing down!

Darcy patted a book on his knee, indicating the operation of the bookstore.Skye looked at the book for a few seconds, and had a chance to understand Mr. Darcy's metaphor.Some helplessly said: "I think that although I had no experience at the beginning, I have some little experience in this area now.... I was ignorant when I was young, but now I gradually understand."

Skye said it humbly.Darcy nodded, indicating that he had heard Skye's answer.

Mr. Bingley looked at the gentleman sitting on his left——Darcy straightened his back, emitting his hormones all the time.He turned his head and looked at Miss Skye who was sitting on his right—Skye's back was also straight, her neck was well curved, and she looked very serious.

"Speaking of the education he received since he was a child... Skye probably saw a lot of communication with elders when he was a child, so he has experience in this area." Bingley added as a matter of course.

Skye felt something was wrong with his statement.But since the topic turned here, of course she guided in the direction she wanted.

I heard Skye say: "My elder brother Anwen used to receive the most standard heir-style education. I was still young at that time, and when I can remember, the family situation is not so ideal."

This is the truth.Skye spoke very seriously. Under her guidance, Bingley talked about the evaluation of the Holt family when the elder was alive: "Although I don't have the impression of this aspect myself. But I heard my father say when he was alive However, your elder brother Anwen has been very talented in business management since he was a child. If..."

It's not good for Bentley to talk about Anwen's later affairs in front of Skye. Whether it's life or death or being buried in a sea of ​​fire, it's not a good summary and nostalgia.This will no doubt bring back grief for Skye, who is already very upset about Elsie.

"So, how old are you now?"

Darcy, who was silent for a long time, has been silently listening to the conversation between the two.From the perspective of the third person, he heard many traps in Skye's words.And Darcy noticed Skye's intentionally hidden worries.

"My age?" Skye was interrupted by this question.She had intended to lead Mr. Bingley on what had happened to her brother after the fire.

Suddenly this question was asked.Skye paused for three seconds, and she asked in surprise, "Don't you all know about this?"

This is the consequence of entering the social circle without a guardian to lead.Everyone is a little curious about Skye, and everyone is willing to have a few words with Skye, and everyone tries to find out how much Skye's dowry is.But no one tried to find a suitable partner for Skye, so no one would blindly ask about Skye's age.

Looks like 27 or 30 years old.Miss Holt was too old to marry.If... her dowry was a little bigger, she might be able to find a man to marry before she turned [-].If... her luck is worse, she will have to wait for her younger brother to become an adult and continue to stay by his side, becoming the object of upset for the future hostess of the Holt family.

There are plenty of people who mock.A true person is hard to find.

Although it sounds a bit chilling.But this is the status quo facing Skye, and even the Holt family with only two survivors.

Seeing that Skye's face was a bit gloomy, Bingley calmed down and said, "Miss' age is a taboo for them. In any case, it's not easy to answer in person... If Skye doesn't want to say it... "

This is of course pure courtesy.Girls of old age find a suitable man.If you don't even reveal your age, is there any possibility of matching?

Skye's silence was just a little surprised that Darcy didn't know her age.

If he thought about it carefully, no one would have told him such a thing.

"There will be no offense." Skye smiled gratefully at Bentley, thanking this nice gentleman for letting her step down.Then, she said calmly, "23 years old."

what!

It was an ordinary figure, but it caused Mr. Bingley to stare at Skye's face in astonishment, as if he had never seen Skye before.

This number is very ordinary, but it makes Darcy's hand holding the teacup shake irregularly, and the tea in the cup rises and falls, reflecting a face of Mr. Darcy who is trying to maintain calm, but not really calm.

This number is indeed very common.

Skye guessed the reaction of the two men when he said it.

She knew that the only reason why they were so surprised was that they had already privately and preconceived that they were on the same age level as herself.

But do you look so old?Skye's eyes flashed a triumphant expression of a successful prank. She tried hard to hide the smile on the corner of her mouth, but finally she couldn't succeed, so she laughed.

"Hey! What a funny thing! We just didn't expect you to be so young!"

After being surprised, Bentley laughed himself.He quickly finds plenty of reasons to misread Skye's age.One of them should be that Skye took on the role of an elder in the process of getting along with his younger brother, and the other is that Skye himself is generous and does not see the longing and embarrassment that young girls often have.So much so that almost everyone misread her age.

——Skye is actually a very calm and assertive lady.This has been shown in various ways.

And Skye's youth makes all this even more commendable.

Darcy was taken aback when he saw Skye laughing.Skye didn't show many sincere smiles, and before today's conversation started, his perception of Skye's age was still about 30 years old.

It is now known that Skye is 23 years old.

Naskai was only 15 years old when he was in Sky Bookstore.No wonder she is so short!Only 15 years old dared to do such a thing.Darcy finally realized what kind of person he knew.

He silently looked at Skye with deep eyes.

In the evening, Miss Bingley asked Mr. Bingley what happened that day at the dinner table.Mr. Bingley related what he had seen and heard in the company of the Miss Bennets.

Miss Bingley listened very seriously, she was a little concerned about the fact that Skye and Darcy left together halfway.But Darcy's opinions were so clear that she couldn't say much at the dinner table.

Skye could feel glances at her all the time, but she just pretended not to see them.

Sure enough, a little later, someone knocked on Skye's door.

"Come in." Skye probably guessed who was coming. Miss Bingley's eyes were about to burst into flames during the dinner, but when dessert came, she was much calmer.

If it hadn't been for dessert to soothe her spirits, Miss Bingley had decided to strike up a conversation.

Skye was sitting on her own bed, with a book in her hand, neatly dressed, and she didn't look like she was going to sleep.

"It's so late, are you still awake?"

"I fell asleep after reading a book for a while." Skye didn't want to explain that it wasn't very late.When the weather got colder, it got dark much earlier, and Skye's daily schedule followed the clock instead of the weather.

"Did you guess I'm coming to see you?" Miss Bingley raised her chin and looked at Skye.Although she has a proud personality, she is not a stupid person.Skye's insight into everything made her somewhat restrained.His tone was subconsciously better.

"I just prepared a bit more." Skye nodded slightly.Her room was a very ordinary guest room - nice view, but no personal entertainment.At night, besides reading, there is only one purpose for sleeping.

Skye closed the book on his lap.She invited Miss Bingley to sit in the little chair opposite her. —that long-legged, cushioned chair really caught her fancy.

Miss Bingley's eyes flicked over Skye's lap.She said with some disgust, "Do you read this kind of book?"

This kind of book is the so-called popular novel.Without Shakespeare's rhythm, write some love stories in a gentle manner, such as knights and princesses.Even if a well-educated lady has a few books like this in her study, she doesn't read them often.

Skye lowered his head to look at his book, and smiled good-naturedly: "It's a very interesting book. If you read carefully, you will find that the content in each of these books has its own characteristics. I used to look down on this kind of book, but Later, I thought about it, things in my life were already unsatisfactory, why read some critical books, or some difficult readings to kill my energy?"

"And poetry. You're not supposed to read anything critical."

In Miss Bingley's eyes, he was probably already an extremely outrageous person.Skye sighed silently, and decided to bring the topic back: "So, when you come back tonight, is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

Only then did Miss Bingley get out of Skye's 'unsatisfactory' words.She erected the thorns on her body again, and said directly: "Do you think you and Darcy matched before?"

"I have indeed thought about this question." Skye replied slowly.

Skye's words made Miss Bingley very angry.

This Holt actually thought about it seriously. At this point, she finally couldn't help but sarcastically said: "In my opinion, there is no need for you to think. Although Mr. Darcy's parents are gone, his aunt As his elders, and of course including Mr. Darcy's own intention...Pember must have a mistress of noble birth."

Skye thought there was something amused in Miss Bingley's angry look.Skye is used to being undisciplined, and he doesn't know when he developed a bad habit.She likes to see the angry and helpless look of some dignified people, and she thinks this habit should be developed from Darcy.But when everyone wants to change, there is not much to do.

She deliberately teased Miss Bingley and said: "But my brother will have a title when he becomes an adult. I can also be regarded as a lady of a noble family. Isn't the status bestowed by the queen a symbol of noble status?"

Miss Bingley froze for a moment, but fortunately she didn't have only one reason to confront Skye.

"What about your age? You're not young anymore, are you? Darcy deserves better."

"What makes you think I'm old. I don't think 23 is a difficult age." Skye re-emphasized his age helplessly.

"What about your dowry? You and your younger brother are still living in a small villa in London. Although it is not considered a decline, if you really marry Mr. Darcy, I am afraid it will not bring him any help. "..." Miss Bingley finally found an entry point, and she continued to say as she got better: "Even if Mr. Darcy's property can make him not care about the other party's dowry when he chooses his wife, but your family... I can't bring him too much help, this is also true!"

Having said so much in one breath, I was really excited.Skye nodded obediently while listening, and when Miss Bingley finished speaking, she replied: "My dowry is not as small as you think. There are only small villas in London, mainly because our hometown is not London... As for the social issue, although it's not as long as you think, but I think at least I won't hold back."

Miss Bingley was so angry that she was about to faint.

She desperately fanned the wind with the fan in her hand, and finally saw Skye's intention clearly——Miss Holt in front of her didn't really want to follow her lesson, but just acted as if she humbly accepted it. In fact, she stubbornly resisted every rhetoric she said.

Skye was really annoyed to see her.Looking at Mr. Bingley's face again, he sighed, and answered the words himself: "Since you have said so many reasons, let me tell you one... There are too many things around me, I'm not even sure if I'll stay in one place for too long, let alone love. So, I won't accept Mr. Darcy."

What... what?Not to be with Mr. Darcy? !

Miss Bingley felt that all her strength was useless.She relaxes only briefly before she notices the holes in Skye's words.She suppressed the short-lived joy in her heart, looked at Skye with vigilance and questioning, and asked her: "Are you sure...you can swear...you will never be with Mr. Darcy in the future?"

Skye laughed angrily at her.

This time her tone was finally not as good as it was since the conversation—"I don't think anything is absolute. You can directly admit your admiration for Mr. Darcy, or you can tell me bluntly that you want to be His wife. Since you don't want to talk about either of these, I'll tell you..."

Skye got up and walked around Miss Bingley.When her tone lowered, she naturally took on a commanding tone.I have been doing business with people for a long time, and I have always learned some intimidating tricks. Skye felt that Miss Bingley was a little too rude, "No one can make me swear... next time... I hope you say that When the time comes, think about what bargaining chips you have!"

Skye made a gesture of seeing off the guests.People also stood by the door.

Miss Bingley wanted to say some harsh words again, but she was a little dazed all of a sudden, and when she walked to the door and stood beside Skye, she stomped her feet and said to Skye: "You are too complicated, you are not suitable Darcy. As long as it's for his own good, you'd better think it over!"