[Pride and Prejudice] Crossing into Elizabeth

Elizabeth had a fever in the middle of the night, and everyone was asleep at that time, so she was not noticed for a while. When the maid Sophia knocked on the door of Elizabeth's room the next day, no one answered her.Sophia turned the doorknob in doubt. She opened the door halfway and called out tentatively, "Miss Elizabeth?"

There was still no answer in the room, so Sophia was very puzzled. It is said that Miss Elizabeth has nowhere to go this early in the morning.

Sophia thought so, and walked into the room.

The outermost part of this room is a small reception room, and then it is the bedroom.Sophia walked towards the bedroom, and saw a person lying on the bed in the bedroom from a distance.

Sophia thought Elizabeth was still asleep.

Sophia was sent by Mrs. Bennet to take care of the daily life of the two ladies. Miss Elizabeth is used to getting up early, but Miss Lydia is a big slob and must sleep until the sun is high, so Sophia always comes to Elizabeth first. .

Now that Miss Elizabeth has not woken up, Sophia has nothing to do.

But she was worried that Miss Elizabeth was really getting up late, and Miss Lydia would also be up by then, and she would not be able to do it all by herself. Sophia thought about it for a while, and thought about opening the curtains of this room to let the morning sun shine in. , Maybe Miss Elizabeth will wake up.

Sophia took another two steps towards the bed, and as soon as she got close to Sophia, she saw Elizabeth's appearance, which shocked Sophia. Elizabeth's face was flushed, her lips were white and dry, and her brows were frowned, as if she was enduring Painful.

Sophia hurriedly put her hand on Elizabeth's forehead to test the temperature, but her hand hadn't touched Elizabeth's skin yet, as if she could feel the heat from her face. When she put her hand on, she was even more frightened. jumped.

"Miss Elizabeth? Miss Elizabeth?"

Sophia yelled twice, and Elizabeth seemed to be asleep, without any response at all, not even moving her fingers.

Seeing Miss Elizabeth's blushing face again, Sophia really panicked.

She hastily went to the next room of Mr. and Mrs. Bingley and called for someone.

The Bingleys were still asleep when Sophia knocked hastily at the door.At the beginning, neither Mr. Bingley nor Jane heard the knock on the door, so naturally no one responded to Sophia. Sophia was anxious and wanted to wake people up, so the door knocked loudly and urgently.

Soon the Bingleys were awakened from their sleep, but they were still in a daze. Mr. Bingley felt his head was heavy and wanted to sleep. His head moved on the soft pillow, and he muttered unhappy He said, "Who is it, early in the morning."

Sophia shouted outside: "Mr. Bingley, Miss Jane, wake up, Miss Elizabeth has a fever, come out and have a look."

The Bingleys' room was larger than Elizabeth's, and there was a long distance from the door to the bedroom. Although Sophia's voice was not low, when it reached the bedroom, only a little indistinct sound remained.Jane was also in a daze. At first she only heard someone talking outside, and then she recognized Sophia's voice.

Jane just woke up seven or eight minutes ago.

The knock on the door was very urgent. Although Jane didn't know what happened, she couldn't help but panic. She didn't care about changing clothes, and ran to open the door in her pajamas. Sure enough, it was Sophia who was knocking on the door. Jane didn't know what to do. Before I had time to ask, I heard Sophia say in one breath: "Oh, it's not good, Miss Elizabeth suddenly has a fever, it's very bad, Miss Jane, please go and have a look."

Jane was stunned, and immediately remembered what happened yesterday afternoon.

I regretted it immediately, why didn't I insist on asking a doctor to take a look yesterday.

Not caring about anything else right now, Jane hurriedly followed Sophia to Elizabeth's room.

Elizabeth's face was already blushing, and she seemed to be radiating heat to the outside. Jane tentatively called Elizabeth twice, but Elizabeth didn't seem to hear her, and she didn't respond at all.Seeing that her younger sister was burnt like this, tears were about to fall, and she blamed herself. Thinking that if she persisted, her sister would not be burned like this, she was so regretful that her intestines were green.

At this time, Mrs. Reynolds also hurried over. When Sophia was knocking on Jane's door just now, a maid in Pemberley heard her shout, and the maid reported it to Mrs. Reynolds. Mrs. Reynolds listened , came over quickly.

As soon as Mrs. Reynolds appeared, Sophia told her hastily: "Miss Elizabeth seems to have a fever, and it's no use screaming."

Mrs. Reynolds knew that the situation was not good after hearing Sophia's words. She hurried forward two steps to the bedside, only to see that Miss Elizabeth's face was flushed with burns, and her eyes were closed tightly, she was unconscious look.

Mrs. Reynolds was a little flustered in her heart, but Mrs. Reynolds can afford to be the housekeeper of this big manor, so she naturally has her own skills. She is an organized person and is anxious, but she doesn't appear to be flustered at all. It's very calm.

Jane was flustered and frightened. Seeing that the housekeeper's wife was very calm, she was not as frightened as before.

Mrs. Reynolds said to Jane in a comforting tone: "Mrs. Bingley, I will send a footman to fetch the doctor. Don't worry too much. The doctor will be here soon."

As she said that, Mrs. Reynolds walked out. Her steps were not in a hurry, but she was very fast, and she quickly reached the door. Mrs. Reynolds was anxious to find someone, and her steps were big and fast. When turning left, I hardly looked at the road, and almost ran into a person who was also walking in a hurry.

Mrs. Reynolds stopped to realize that it was Mr. Darcy.

Mrs. Reynolds had just recovered when she heard Mr. Darcy speak. Mr. Darcy's voice sounded calm, but also a little anxious. He asked Mrs. Reynolds: "How is Miss Elizabeth now?"

Mrs. Reynolds was a little surprised, wondering how Mr. Darcy got the news so quickly, because even she herself had just heard the news. Mrs. Reynolds was wondering, and replied: "The situation is not very good, Elizabeth. Miss has a bad fever, and now I can't wake up."

Mr. Darcy frowned at this, and immediately asked Mrs. Reynolds: "Which doctor have you sent for?"

Mrs. Reynolds said hastily, "I'm going to send for the doctor. I want a footman to send for Dr. Pogue."

It was only then that Mr. Darcy knew that Mrs. Reynolds hadn't asked for a doctor. Mr. Darcy's brows were frowned even more, and he was suddenly angry with Mrs. Reynolds. Mr. Darcy is a self-restraint But now he couldn't hold back the anger, and he couldn't help but blame Mrs. Reynolds: "Why haven't you called for a doctor yet? Why didn't you send someone to call for a doctor as soon as you heard about Miss Elizabeth?"

Mr. Darcy's voice was not loud, but his meaning was strong. Mrs. Reynolds, who had never been reprimanded so severely by her master, froze on the spot.

Mrs. Reynolds is not an ordinary servant. She grew up watching the Darcy brothers and sisters. She is very close to the Darcy brothers and sisters emotionally, and has always been valued by the master brothers and sisters. Some couldn't accept it, and besides, Mrs. Reynolds felt that she hadn't neglected her duties. She always had to come over to have a look and confirm the condition before sending someone to call for a doctor.

How could Mr. Darcy say that about her.

Mrs. Reynolds felt aggrieved, but as Mr. Darcy's housekeeper, she couldn't compete verbally with Mr. Darcy, but on the other hand, she was an elder, so she always had a face to spare, and besides, she really didn't do anything. Something was wrong, so Mrs. Reynolds was scolded by Mr. Darcy, and, after an initial pause, did not know what to say.

No one spoke for a while, and the scene became deadlocked.

On the contrary, Jane and Sophia heard Mr. Darcy's words inside, and knew that Mrs. Reynolds had been scolded by the owner. Jane had a good impression of Mrs. Reynolds, and she rushed over at the first time, and she was busy just now. She wanted to get a doctor for Elizabeth, and Jane was very grateful to the housekeeper. No one thought that Mrs. Reynolds would be scolded because of this. Jane felt very sorry, so she hurriedly explained a few words for Mrs. Reynolds.

Mr. Darcy also knew that he had gone too far, so he apologized to Mrs. Reynolds and asked her not to take offense.

Because of the tense situation at the moment, Mr. Darcy spoke urgently and quickly. After apologizing, he immediately said: "Please send someone to call for the doctor as soon as possible. Miss Elizabeth's condition cannot be delayed for a moment."

Mrs. Reynolds went at once.

Mr. Darcy stood at the door and asked: "Mrs. Bingley, may I go in and see Miss Elizabeth?"

The British folk customs in the nineteenth century were conservative. As a man, it was very inconvenient for Mr. Darcy to enter the room of an unmarried lady. Otherwise, Mr. Darcy would stand at the door and talk so much to Mrs. Reynolds.But since Miss Elizabeth was suddenly ill, perhaps an exception could be made, and besides, Dr. Pogue would come in to see the patient soon.

Just considering the current situation, early in the morning, Mrs. Bingley might be in the room with disheveled clothes, so he couldn't just rush in so rashly.

Mr. Darcy asked.