[Pride and Prejudice] Wisdom

Lydia, who was far away in London, naturally didn't know anything about what happened in the Bennett's house.

At this time, the three sisters and Mr. Gardener who just came back, and several cousins ​​who came back with him, sat at the table together, waiting for the dishes brought by the hostess.

Mr. Gardiner is amiable and personable, and no one would think that he has a sister who suffers from neuralgia like Mrs. Bennet.

He was carefully asking about the recent situation of the three girls, and even greeted his sister, Mrs. Bennett, although he knew that his sister would not be unhappy.

Elizabeth said to him: "Everything is fine these days."

Mr. Gardener nodded, and turned his gentle eyes to Lydia again.

"Lydia, are you comfortable on the road?"

Lydia nodded and said softly, "Very good, uncle."

Mr. Gardener also found that his little niece had changed, but it can be said that the little girl has grown up, has her own ideas, and has become calm.

He is happy to see this change for the better.

"I didn't expect that Lydia, who was lively and jumpy back then, could calm down and go through this long journey." His words were kind of joking, and the atmosphere on the table suddenly relaxed. The children were also very happy about the arrival of their cousins, because it meant that someone could play with them again.

Mrs. Gardiner ordered several servants to bring the prepared dishes to the table, sat next to her husband, and said with a smile, "It's time to serve dinner."

The atmosphere at the gardener's table was very warm. From time to time, Mrs. Gardiner would talk to these guests to take care of their new mood.

After the meal, Jane gently told stories to her cousins, while Elizabeth quietly took Lydia to the kitchen to find Mrs. Gardener.

"What do you want from your aunt, Lizzie?" Lydia looked at her.

"You'll find out later," Elizabeth said to her.

Mrs. Gardiner had also had letters from Elizabeth complaining to her, so it was not surprising to see Elizabeth coming to her, and she dropped what she was doing and went to them.

She also has a general understanding of Mrs. Bennet's attitude, so when facing Elizabeth, she understands her very well. Regarding Lydia's matter, she only knows that Mrs. Bennet asked Collins to propose to her, but was met with To the refusal response, which of course was mentioned to her by Mrs. Bennet in her letter.

At this time, seeing the two of them coming to him at the same time, he couldn't help talking about this issue in detail.

"Mr. Bingley's departure probably troubled you a lot."

Elizabeth pulled Lydia and said; "It is true, and his sister's attitude made Jane very sad."

Mrs. Gardener sighed, and the conversation turned to Lydia.

"I heard that you rejected Collins' marriage proposal? To be honest, although I have never met this gentleman, I think you must have a certain degree of judgment on your own decision. After all, marriage is a major event in your life."

Lydia listened to her concerned words and nodded in agreement.

"But speaking of it, Jane seemed to be able to achieve a good marriage at the beginning, but unfortunately it didn't work out. However, this kind of thing is also common. A young man, like the Mr. Bingley you mentioned, can easily get married. Falling in love with a pretty girl, but if something should separate them, he can easily forget about her, such things are very common."

Elizabeth listened to her words, looked at Lydia indiscriminately, and saw that nothing happened to her, thinking that she must have kept the matter with Darcy in her heart, and then thought, I heard How sad should Lydia feel when she said these words?

"You don't want to comfort people like this." Elizabeth said: "Although we are very grateful for your kindness, but to tell you the truth, we can't hide it. In fact, we are here to find Mr. Bingley , to determine his attitude."

Mrs. Gardiner, startled at what she said, looked again at Lydia.

"And Lydia?" she said. "You three young girls are going to be too conspicuous."

Lydia also thought it was good. After all, the three of them went together, and no one else knew what they were going for.

"You don't need to ask about this, anyway, Lydia has her special uses." Elizabeth gave Lydia a meaningful look.

? ? ?The bewildered Lydia looked at her blankly.

……….What is the use of… “special”?

She suddenly had some bad premonition in her heart.

Mrs. Gardener felt that their ideas were not reliable, and advised them not to let Jane meet Mr. Bingley, so as not to be hit.

Lydia looked at Elizabeth. Although her mouth was silent, her eyes were still stubborn.

From Lydia's point of view, she doesn't have much objection to Elizabeth's idea. Only by letting them meet can the current problem be solved. Based on the unclear words in Miss Bingley's letter, Let a pair of people who love each other give up the emotions in their hearts?Mr. Bingley was her brother after all, a thinking man, not to be pushed around.

Fortunately, Miss Bingley seemed to be sure that they would not come to London, and she wrote down her address very clearly, and stated that she hoped they could come. If she could see them, she would be very happy.

Lydia felt that their visit would indeed make Miss Bingley "extremely happy."

Mrs. Gardiner, seeing that they could not persuade them, did not speak, but only thought of taking them out for a walk tomorrow, so that they would forget this idea.

So the next day, after they had breakfast, Mrs. Gardiner offered to take them into the street.

Lydia, still remembering Kitty's and Mrs. Bennet's gracious instructions, nodded her head to show that she was very pleased.

Elizabeth and Jane are also very gregarious, showing their attitude.

So the four of them went to the street, and Lydia was dazzled by the British style of the eighteenth century, which was different from the small village where the Bennett family stayed. Britain, the Spanish Armada, has established maritime supremacy and is gradually becoming the center of the world.

Speaking of war, Lydia thought that a few years later, there would be a war?

Because the time is too long, the knowledge of the history textbooks has long been returned to the school. The things she can remember now are also thanks to the words about the background of the times said by those commentators when she looked at those paintings.

But no matter what, those political things are not something she, a country girl, can afford. If someone finds out, she might not be able to treat her as a witch.

She was a little distracted in her thoughts, and she didn't remember her purpose until she went through five or six clothing stores. She quickly stopped and said to them that she wanted to bring something back for Kitty and her mother.

Elizabeth nodded understandingly, motioning for her to go in and choose, and they walked around while waiting for her.

So, when Lydia picked out the items and came out, she saw them chatting happily with a man.

Doubtless, who else but Wickham could have had that gregarious look?

George Wickham's eyes lit up when he saw Lydia coming out of the store, but he still remembered what happened last time, and knew that the lady in front of him was a little suspicious of him.

But he has always been able to handle women, and he doesn't care about this little matter at all.

Speaking of women, he thought of the Miss Jin he had met recently. With a dowry of [-] pounds, she undoubtedly moved Wickham's heart very much.

But when he thought of Darcy, Wickham's wavering heart settled down, not to mention, the beauty of the woman in front of him was not 01:30 better than that dull Miss Jin.

His eyes slid across Lydia's smooth ivory-like skin, and scanned her delicate and lovely face.

Different from the type of little white flowers that Bingley likes, Wickham can accept all tastes, but his favorite is of course Lydia, a girl with gorgeous eyes and brows.

Lydia glanced sideways at Wickham, intending to remind him.

"I heard that Mr. Darcy is coming to London, Mr. Wickham, do you know?"

Wickham, who had prepared his mind well, didn't panic about this, and answered fluently.

"Really?" He smiled slightly: "If you see it, then it's time to talk about the old days?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a male voice filling his gap, followed by an excited cry.

"Miss Bennet!"

Bentley really did not expect such a coincidence!The excitement and the sudden surprise almost knocked him out, he pulled the motionless man beside him, as if walking forward.

But finding that he couldn't pull him, Bingley decisively gave up his friend and ran towards Jane.

Darcy was a little dazed. He saw the lady he was looking forward to day and night appearing in his eyes, with a half-smile on his face.

Lydia looked at Wickham with the expression of "I'm really a fucking dog", and thought it was wonderful. Although seeing Darcy, there was a momentary shock in her heart, but soon, she adjusted. Expressing his mood, he greeted him calmly.

"Long time no see, Mr. Darcy."

The girl was full of smiles, and Darcy was a little dumbfounded. Infinite possibilities flashed through his mind, but he still lowered his eyebrows and said to her in embarrassment.

"...Long time no see, Miss Lydia."