[Pride and Prejudice] Crossing into Elizabeth

Mrs. Reynolds spread out her handkerchief, which was of silk, which had a natural feel to it, and which had a dark blue texture which was appropriate for her age.

Mrs. Reynolds felt that the two in front of her were interested, and became more and more pleasant.

It was not because of the veil, Mrs. Reynolds was the housekeeper of Pemberley, and she had a lot of good things in her hands. In comparison, this veil is really nothing, but this kind of intention is really rare.

Elizabeth and Jane were very happy to see that Mrs. Reynolds liked the gift, and they also felt that they had a little confidence in their hearts, and it seemed that they would not be so difficult to ask Mrs. Reynolds next.

Elizabeth gave Jane a wink and asked Jane to tell Mrs. Reynolds quickly.

It's a pity that Jane has a thin skin. She tried several times and wanted to ask Mrs. Reynolds, but she couldn't speak after seeing Mrs. Reynolds' eyes.

As soon as I gave someone a gift, I asked him about it, which made it seem like the gift was given with ulterior motives.

Jane really couldn't open her mouth. Elizabeth knew that Jane could not count on her.

But she must find out the matter clearly, and Elizabeth left Jane alone, and as soon as she got up her courage, she said to Mrs. Reynolds: "... Actually, there is something else we want to ask you."

Mrs. Reynolds looked at her questioningly, and motioned her to continue with her eyes.

Elizabeth said vigorously: "As you know, Mr. Darcy invited two doctors to see me, and also advanced the consultation fees and consultation fees of Dr. Pogue and Dr. Carlos. I want to know how much Mr. Darcy paid in total. money."

Mrs. Reynolds said a long "oh," thinking that's what they came to ask.

Elizabeth had spoken, and waited impatiently for Mrs. Reynolds' answer.

Mrs. Reynolds figured everything out as soon as she turned her head. The reason why Miss Elizabeth bypassed Mr. Darcy and ran over to ask her about this matter must be because she was worried that Mr. Darcy would not tell her... Maybe Miss Elizabeth had already asked Passed Mr. Darcy, and was rejected by Mr. Darcy.

Miss Elizabeth naturally wanted to return the money to Mr. Darcy when she asked this question, but Mrs. Reynolds was like a mirror in her heart. It was impossible for Mr. Darcy to accept the money. Leaving aside the friendship between Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley, just Mr. Darcy's liking for the lady made it impossible for him to take the money.

Mrs. Reynolds has a deep understanding of how much Mr. Darcy likes this Miss Bennet, because she was told by the master twice in a row that when Miss Bennet was recovering, Reynolds Mrs. Zee was greatly relieved.

But since Mr. Darcy refused to accept the money, how could she, as Mr. Darcy's housekeeper, go against the wishes of the master?

Mrs. Reynolds made up her mind at once.

It's just that it's not easy to say these words directly to the two Miss Bennetts. Mrs. Reynolds pondered for a while, and asked knowingly, "Miss Elizabeth," she said, "since you want to know about this, why didn't you ask Darcy directly?" Where is sir?"

"You know Mr. Darcy very well," said Elizabeth quickly. "He has always been generous, and my brother-in-law, Mr. Bingley, is a good friend of his. I am afraid that Mr. Darcy will not tell me what he is. How much did I spend."

Elizabeth had long thought that Mrs. Reynolds would ask this question, so she planned her speech in advance.

Sure enough, Mrs. Reynolds asked this question, and Elizabeth quickly took out the speech she had prepared in advance. After she finished speaking, she was quite satisfied with herself, and she felt that her answer was very safe.

Unexpectedly, such an answer was in Mrs. Reynolds' arms.

Mrs. Reynolds said "Oh", her tone seemed to have just come to her senses, "So you are worried about this," said Mrs. Reynolds after a pause, as if she had remembered something, she suddenly became embarrassed, "Miss Elizabeth, you are embarrassing me. Since Mr. Darcy doesn't want to say anything, how can I, a housekeeper, reveal in private what the master doesn't want to say?"

Elizabeth choked, not expecting Mrs. Reynolds to say that.

And what she said sounded quite reasonable.

Elizabeth couldn't help feeling remorseful, and if she knew it, she would have changed the phrase, saying that Mr. Darcy left suddenly, and she couldn't ask if she wanted to.

It's a pity that it's too late to regret it. Judging by Mrs. Reynolds' demeanor and tone, it seems that she really doesn't intend to tell them.

Elizabeth was very anxious. She said to Mrs. Reynolds sincerely and anxiously: "Mr. Darcy paid the consultation fee in advance for me, and we should return the money to him. Mr. Darcy has done a lot for me. It has been a great help, and we can no longer use Mr. Darcy's money, Mrs. Reynolds, just tell us."

Jane hastened to chime in, but Mrs. Reynolds had made up her mind, and no matter what they said, she would not let go of it. She only believed in one thing, and that was that things her master didn't want people to know must not be learned from her. leak out.

Elizabeth came out from Mrs. Reynolds exhausted and parched.

She did not even tell Mr. Darcy that it was Mrs. Reynolds who said it, but Mrs. Reynolds was unmoved.

Elizabeth thought that if it was the 21st century, Mrs. Reynolds would be nominated for the World's Most Responsible Housekeeper Award.

Back in her room, Jane asked her a little worriedly: "Then what should we do now, Lizzie?"

Elizabeth poured a full glass of water from the kettle, and said weakly after drinking it all: "...What else can we do? Let's estimate the amount ourselves and forget it."

You can't go to ask the accountant again, can you?

Elizabeth could assure you that Mrs. Reynolds would tell the accountant as soon as they left.

Jane couldn't think of any other way, so they discussed how much money to give. Elizabeth proposed to give two hundred pounds. Jane began to worry that two hundred pounds was not enough, and she might give less, but she was persuaded by Elizabeth.

Elizabeth felt that it was inappropriate to give too much, mainly because she was afraid of self-defeating, and worried that the host would have other ideas, mistakenly thinking that they were using money to repay the friendship of others.

Two hundred pounds may not be enough, but give more or less, as long as people understand that they don't want to take advantage of money.

After they discussed it, they went to Mr. Bingley. Mr. Bingley readily signed a check for two hundred pounds. With this check, they could go to the bank to get cash at any time.

Elizabeth thought it would be nice to have a rich brother-in-law.

But she couldn't let Mr. Bingley suffer. After returning home, she would definitely ask the family to return the money to Mr. Bingley.

After getting the check, the next step was to go to Miss Darcy.

Elizabeth asked everyone what they meant, to see if they could tell Miss Darcy about leaving Pemberley by the way.

No one has any objection to leaving in these two days. Lydia has been bored here for a long time. She had hoped that there would be countless dances in a place like Pemberley, but she was disappointed. Facts have proved that this season England There was no ball anywhere, and since there was no ball Lydia was impatient to be here, and she had had Sophia help her hat with her new lace to-day, and she wanted Mrs. Check it out with Catherine.

"I still have a dress to go with lace, but that's all right, Sophia can work on the carriage, we'd better leave tomorrow, so I can show everyone my new lace the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, oh, I can't wait! By the way, there is also the matter of Elizabeth, I want to be the first to tell my family about it, and none of you are allowed to rob me, and I will definitely scare them all."

As soon as this matter was brought up, Jane thought of something else. She was worried that Elizabeth had just recovered and would not be able to bear the bumps on the road.

When Jane said this, Bingley also felt that it would be inappropriate to leave tomorrow, "Let's wait two days," he said quickly, "when Elizabeth's body is more stable, don't mention this matter to Miss Darcy today .”

Neither Mr. Bingley nor Jane was in favor of leaving as soon as possible, and Elizabeth did not express any objection. She was not worried about her health. She originally wanted to leave earlier, but she suddenly had other thoughts just now. Although Elizabeth didn't want to admit it, But I thought in my heart that maybe there would be a letter from Mr. Darcy in the next two days.

Mr. Darcy might write to his sister, or Mr. Bingley, which might give a detailed explanation of his sudden departure, or at least mention when he intended to return.

Elizabeth would have liked to have gone to Miss Darcy that very evening, but since she had decided not to leave until two days later, there was no need to give her the check so early.

Mainly because she felt that it was too insecure to give the check to Miss Darcy now, and even if they succeeded in persuading Miss Darcy to accept the check, Miss Darcy could return the check at any time as long as they were still in Pemberley.

Only Miss Darcy would tell Mrs. Reynolds about the check, and Mrs. Reynolds would probably advise her to return it.

It would be safer to give the check to Miss Darcy before leaving.

After consulting with Jane, Elizabeth decided to leave the check in her own room, and give it to Miss Darcy when she was going to leave.

Early the next morning, Elizabeth asked someone to call Rina and Lisa to her room, and gave them the beautifully packaged silk handkerchief. The lady not only has money to take for half a month, but also gifts.

Rina and Lisa thanked Elizabeth again and again, making Elizabeth embarrassed, and then went out happily.

Elizabeth didn't call Missy here, mainly because of the fact that Missy got rid of her. Elizabeth wanted to call Missy over after this matter had a result.

Thinking of this matter also troubled Elizabeth. Although Mr. Darcy had left, since she had promised Missy to speak for her, she couldn't let this matter go away just because Mr. Darcy was not around.

Elizabeth just wanted to talk to Mrs. Reynolds about Missy in the past two days.

She can't guarantee whether it will be successful or not, but she has promised Missy that she has to do it before she can feel at ease.

At dinner the next evening, a servant came in and handed Miss Darcy a letter. Everyone looked at Miss Darcy curiously, wondering if the letter was from Mr. Darcy.

Everyone's curiosity was at once satisfied, and Miss Darcy informed them that the letter was from her brother.

Miss Darcy opened the envelope in the presence of all.

All Elizabeth's attention was focused on the letter from Miss Darcy, and Miss Darcy quickly opened the letter. Sitting opposite Miss Darcy, Elizabeth could only see the back of the letter, so naturally she didn't know Darcy Mr. has written something, but there are only a few lines in the letter, but it can be seen clearly.