If you want to pay back the money, you must at least know how much money you owe.

But if you ask Mr. Darcy directly, you will know it on your knees, and Mr. Darcy will not say it.

This thing is really nerve-wracking.

Jane didn't want to upset Elizabeth, so she hurriedly said: "Let's talk about this matter later. When your illness is completely cured and Dr. Carlos' consultation fee is settled, we will find a way to find out the money Mr. Darcy spent. .”

Elizabeth thought so, and put the matter aside for the time being.

In the next few days, Elizabeth's condition was just as Dr. Carlos said, she would have a low-grade fever from time to time, sometimes she was fine in the morning, but suddenly had a fever in the afternoon, or she stopped having a fever in the afternoon and would have a fever again at night After getting up, Elizabeth did not dare to take it lightly, and has been honestly taking medicine according to the doctor's advice.

Now she wants to get well soon, firstly, she doesn't want Jane to be in fear all day long, and secondly, she is so sick at other people's homes, which must have delayed many things for them. Let alone this Christmas, the host's family will She couldn't live a clean life. Although the master never complained and was very considerate, the more kind he was to her, the more she felt sorry for her.

Dr. Carlos is very responsible. He will come to check her in the morning, afternoon, and evening, and adjust the dosage of her medicine at any time according to her condition.

Elizabeth, though now and then a low-grade fever, was on the whole recovering.

On the eighth day, Elizabeth did not feel any heat in her chest, and did not have a fever for the next two days.

Two days later, Dr. Carlos examined her as usual in the morning. He listened to her for a while with a stethoscope, and finally he took it off.

When Dr. Carlos examined her, Mr. Darcy was always there. As soon as Dr. Carlos took off his stethoscope, Mr. Darcy asked him: "Doctor Carlos, how is Miss Elizabeth?"

Dr. Carlos had a rare smile on his face.

"The lady is well enough," said he, "I think I can go, the lady doesn't need me any more."

Mr. Darcy also smiled. He has a very three-dimensional male face with distinct features. Now that he smiles like this, his whole person is much softer.

"Doctor Carlos," he said, "Miss Elizabeth's recovery is due to you. I have not been able to treat you well during your stay in the humble house these days. I beg you to stay longer and let me do my best. Friendship."

"No need," said Dr. Carlos with a smile on his face. "I have other patients in London. I must go back."

"In this case, I will not keep you. I will come to London to thank you another day."

Saying that, Dr. Carlos was about to leave. Mr. Darcy did his duty as the master, and accompanied Dr. Carlos slowly outside. Elizabeth heard their footsteps walking farther and farther away, still vaguely Jodie heard Mr. Darcy say that a carriage would be sent to take Dr. Carlos back to London.

Elizabeth thought about the consultation fee. Mr. Darcy should have paid the consultation fee to Dr. Carlos in advance.

This matter has been put down by Elizabeth for more than ten days, and now that her illness has recovered, it is time to put this matter on the agenda.

How was it possible to find out how much Mr. Darcy had spent on them?

Elizabeth asked what Jane meant.

Jane is completely different now from a few days ago. Her skin is rosy and shiny, her whole body is radiant, and she is particularly energetic.

Elizabeth has not had a fever in the past few days. Seeing her sister recovering little by little, she has some free time in her heart. In fact, she started thinking about paying back the money two days ago.

Now that my sister asked this question, Jane told me what she had been thinking for the past two days.

"It's hard for us to know exactly how much Mr. Darcy paid us," she said. "Mr. Darcy won't tell. We can't ask Dr. Pogue and Dr. Carlos, can we? I think we can make a rough estimate." Return the amount to Mr. Darcy."

Elizabeth thought for a while and said, "Mrs. Reynolds must know."

"Well," said Jane, "that's true, but will Mrs. Reynolds tell us?"

If they ran over to ask, of course they wouldn't say anything.

"Mrs. Reynolds has taken care of us for so long," Elizabeth said to Jane. "We should very well buy her a little present as a token of our gratitude, Jane. Didn't we plan to give presents to everyone at Christmas before I had a fever?" Didn’t buy it a few days ago, we can go buy it now, Miss Darcy, Mrs. Reynolds, Missy, Rina, Lisa, and Sophia, we need to buy at least six gifts.”

Jane understood quickly, too. "You mean," she asked, "to ask Mrs. Reynolds when you give her a present?"

She didn't wait for her to speak, and quickly said to herself, "It's a really good idea, to express my gratitude to the housekeeper, and to find out how much Mr. Darcy spent, without being intrusive at all. "

"Lizzie," Jane looked at her with a smile, "you are so smart."

"What are you smart about? Are you stupid than me? You are too simple and kind, and you don't think about crooked ways at all."

Elizabeth thought so, and said it truthfully.

She asked Jane again: "Are we going out to buy presents today?"

"You can't go out," Jane said, "you just stay in the room honestly, and Lydia and I can go."

Elizabeth smiled and didn't argue with Jane.

In fact, she has recovered from her illness, so why can't she go out?

She really wanted to go out for a walk, because pneumonia was contagious, she hadn't even left the door of this room these days, it was really boring.

But it wasn't worth arguing with Jane about it.

Besides, she won't be able to live in Pemberley for a few more days. She has fully recovered now, and she has been disturbing her family for such a long time, so she really should go back.

It's just a matter of these two days, when the gift is delivered and the money is returned, they should leave.

Thinking of leaving here, Elizabeth felt a little sour in her heart. She thought she could leave happily, but when things came to an end, she found that she couldn't do it.

Elizabeth didn't want Jane to see anything, so she pretended to be happy and discussed with Jane about buying gifts.

They called Lydia over too, and Lydia was overjoyed when she heard that she was going out shopping. "That's the day," she exclaimed. , you promised me to buy whatever I want, you can't break your promise."

Jane told her to go ahead and buy it. Lydia was already in a hurry to go out. Hearing this, she couldn't wait for a moment. "Then what are we waiting for?" Lydia said loudly, "Let's go out now!" Well, dear Jane, I'm dying of boredom here, and if there's no ball, there's nothing to say about Christmas! I thought I'd have a good time here, but when I get back I can only tell my family, saying The food here is good and plentiful, and nothing else! Oops, I have to do some shopping, or my trip will be a waste!"

"We're going to buy some gifts for other people when we go out this time," Jane told Lydia who was going to send gifts, "Thank them for taking care of Lizzie during this time."

"Missy, Raina, and Lisa!" cried Lydia, "and presents for them! Why, they got a great deal out of meeting us. In addition to the salary, Mr. Darcy also asked Mrs. Reynolds to give each of them an extra thirty pounds, because they took care of Lizzie here for half a month! The Betty who cleaned my room is very enviable!"

Elizabeth and Jane looked at each other, this was the first time they had heard of this.

"...Who did you hear from?" Elizabeth couldn't help asking, "Are you sure about this?"

"Indeed! Betty saw it with her own eyes when Mrs. Reynolds gave them the money."

Elizabeth was silent for a while, unable to figure out what she was feeling for a while.

Mr. Darcy is really generous enough to make a move. You must know that thirty pounds is already a whole year's salary for an ordinary maid in this era.

She knew in her heart that because she had pneumonia, and pneumonia was contagious, Mr. Darcy would give Missy and the others extra money.

Adding up the three, Mr. Darcy paid an extra of nearly a hundred pounds.

He is so generous to the maids, so he must be even less stingy to the doctors, especially Dr. Carlos.

Elizabeth had made a rough calculation in her heart, and felt that it would be enough to pay Mr. Darcy fifty pounds.

The fifty pounds only include the consultation fees and outpatient fees of the two doctors. In fact, there are many other expenses that have not been included. For example, Mr. Darcy sent someone to London, and from here to London, no matter how fast it is, it will still be on the way. One night, so there is a hotel fee. In addition, Dr. Pogue and Dr. Carlos also have expenses here.

These expenses are not included in the fifty pounds, mainly because Mr. Darcy will definitely not ask for the money. It is better to just ask for the repayment of the consultation fee and the consultation fee, so that Mr. Darcy is more likely to accept it. .

But now it seems that fifty pounds is far from enough, at least two hundred pounds... more?

Elizabeth looked at Jane, and judging from her expression, what she was thinking in her heart was not much different from her.

Elizabeth didn't expect that she owed so much money just because she was ill. You know, two hundred pounds is enough for a middle-class family to live comfortably for two years.

Two hundred pounds, maybe more than two hundred pounds, no, it must be more than two hundred pounds, which is really a lot of money.

Longborn's income was only £[-] a year.

The money must be repaid. Elizabeth originally thought that if Mrs. Reynolds really refused to say it, it would be fine. At worst, they would reckon and repay it. But Mr. Darcy was so generous, where could she go to reckon?

Maybe Mr. Darcy gave a hundred pounds without blinking an eye.

Elizabeth had made up her mind to find out exactly how much Mr. Darcy paid for the consultation.

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