[Pride and Prejudice] A Gentleman's Love

When Elizabeth came to the Little Bear Library, there was only Gerald, who said that Mr. Hartnett had gone to the next town on some errands.

"He's always busy." The big man shrugged his shoulders. He brought tea to Elizabeth, and at this moment, someone from the Little Bear Library came to visit.

"Mr. Wickham."

Elizabeth was a little surprised, but Mr. Wickham smiled after the surprise.

"I didn't expect you to be here."

"Well, me too. But you said last time that you like it"

The young officer looked very happy. He sat opposite Elizabeth and said happily: "I didn't expect you to remember."

"Because you said so." Elizabeth smiled.They talked about other things for a while, and Elizabeth, always wanting to know about the relationship between Mr. Wickham and Mr. Darcy, asked afterward.

"Do you mean Fitzwilliam Darcy?"

Elizabeth saw the strange expression on the man's face, so she nodded.

"The last time I was at my aunt's, I saw Mr. Darcy looking at you. I wondered if you looked like an old acquaintance of his."

"No, it's not." The young officer was a little hesitant. He glanced at Elizabeth and seemed a little hesitant, but he still asked, "How long have you known him?"

"Not yet a month."

"Oh, that's not long," said Mr. Wickham curiously.

"So you and Mr. Darcy knew each other?"

"Ah, yes."

Elizabeth became even more curious: "But the last time you saw each other, you didn't say hello."

"Miss Elizabeth, you are a wise man. We did know each other a long time ago. My father, he used to work for old Mr. Darcy. We have known each other since we were very young. Mr. Darcy liked me very much and took me As if he were his own son, he later confessed that his son, who is now Mr. Darcy, would give me an inheritance, and let me work as a pastor, but all this is over, and I have nothing .”

Elizabeth was a little surprised.Although the people in the small town don't like Mr. Darcy very much, they have never made bad remarks other than arrogance, but the young officer in front of him who claims to have grown up with Mr. Darcy has said so much. Good thing.

Elizabeth never believed in anything easily.The so-called seeing is believing is believing, a kind person may make a choice that violates goodwill in some situations, so she doesn't believe a word that is still a stranger to her.However, if this Mr. Wickham is specifically to slander Mr. Darcy, is it because of any grievances between them?Mr. Darcy had evidently known Mr. Wickham last time on horseback, and by no means on friendly terms.Thinking of this, Elizabeth pursed her lips.

When Mr. Wickham saw that Elizabeth didn't seem to show dissatisfaction immediately, and even defended him a few words, he was a little flustered, thinking that the girl in front of him was not some brainless girl, so he changed his words again.

"Of course, I don't think I can blame others for all this. In fact, I didn't ask him for anything. Although Mr. Darcy is a bit arrogant, he is not a bad person after all. I always think that I have no reason to get the old man. My beloved, there may be something that made him change his mind, so he didn't worry about it. It's just that I originally wanted to live a good life, but something happened, so I had to leave. "

"What happened?" Elizabeth asked.

Mr. Wickham sighed, looking hesitant, but looking at Elizabeth with a compelled expression, he told her what had happened.

"I shouldn't have said these things, but I don't want to be misunderstood all the time." When he said this, he almost looked at Elizabeth eagerly, and the latter just smiled slightly, pretending not to understand .

"What misunderstanding? Mr. Wickham."

"It's not easy to tell." Mr. Wickham was neglected by Elizabeth, and he withdrew his affectionate eyes again, and only pretended to be distressed.

"Please tell me, the truth should be known, and you shouldn't be wronged for nothing, it's immoral."

Seeing Elizabeth's expression, Mr. Wickham felt a little more relaxed, because he thought his pretense was so successful that Elizabeth would say such words of encouragement and maintenance.

"It was Mr. Darcy's sister, Georgiana. She was also young at the time and was obsessed with me. I was almost frightened when I found out, but I just loved her as a little sister, so I couldn't do it anyway. Accepted. Then I left. Mr. Darcy is a man who loves his sister, maybe he is, and he always has a displeasure with me. I think it is right, if I have a sister like that, I will love as much. she."

Mr Wickham sat for another twenty or ten minutes before Mr Denny came to him and called him away.

Elizabeth was still in the library, thinking about what this Mr. Wickham had said.

It is true that he has always been a handsome young officer with a good attitude, and he has never severely criticized anyone in his words. He said that Mr. Darcy was arrogant, which is true, but he did not always step down on him.His account was so clear that it did not look like he was lying, but it was absolutely impossible for Elizabeth to believe that Mr. Darcy was that kind of person.And God seems to be a kind old man, because another party, Mr. Darcy, also came to the library.

Elizabeth looked at the man in front of her. She looked up at him, from his eyes to his somewhat cold jaw, but just when she was thinking about what to say, the other man spoke up first.

"Were you talking to George Wickham just now?"

Elizabeth nodded. She thought Mr. Darcy would sit down and talk to her, but no, he just stood there with his lips pressed together, looking a little serious and scary.

"Do you believe him?" Finally, the young man asked, he still looked so rebellious, but the emotion projected from those blue eyes was so hard to ignore.

Elizabeth lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "I have not been involved in the past between you. Logically speaking, I cannot judge anyone's fault at will. I still don't know who is wrong, because Wei Mr. John didn't accuse you of anything, but he definitely didn't praise you either. Your reaction to him can be described as disgusting, and no matter how you think about it, you may be the harsher one."

The man's lips moved and he seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

"If you think so." He saluted, as if he was about to leave, but the girl's next words made him stop.

"I should think rationally, but I still seem to be inclined to believe you, as long as you give me an explanation." Elizabeth said softly.

Mr. Darcy was silent for a while, and he whispered: "The only thing I can tell you is one, trust me, not him."

"Is there nothing else?"

"No."

"This request is really overbearing." Elizabeth showed a faint smile, "However, I may not be able to refuse you."

The man looked at her, and after a while he asked:

"why?"

Elizabeth shrugged her shoulders, lowered her head, and put a sugar in the black tea.

"Because it's stupid, I just trust you."

She couldn't help blinking when she said the word trust, because that was what Jane asked her.At this time, she discovered that some things are so natural.

Elizabeth raised her head and smiled slightly. The sunlight shone through the transparent glass window and almost melted into her dark eyes, turning into a heavy golden color.

"Although you are arrogant and mean, you have never lied to me. If this is what you ask, I will always believe you."

The man looked a little moved, he took two steps forward, then took Elizabeth's hand, and printed a kiss on the back of it.

He kissed very slowly, which was different from his usual neat approach. Those blue eyes looked at her like a gentle sea, and he murmured.

"I have always been a proud person. If I do it, I will never regret it. But only this time, I think I regret it."

Her heart seemed to be hit by something, so that her eyelashes trembled slightly under the golden sunlight, she smiled, but still a bit shy.

"Me too."

Mr. Darcy stared at each other, and she looked at him, but otherwise there seemed to be no more intimacy.Then he let go of the other party's hand, straightened his back, looked at her for a while, and then took off his top hat again.

The door was opened, and Elizabeth looked at the back of the other party from the window.Her eyes were a little sour, but she still looked at the other party stubbornly, and she didn't look back until she could no longer see her.