Pride and Prejudice of Jane Eyre

Mr. Darcy was blocked. He didn't expect Jane Eyre to be so bold, so he was speechless for a while.He looked down at Jane Eyre, her pale cheeks were blushing due to nervousness, but a pair of black and shiny eyes looked straight at him without avoiding it. 'It's not ladylike at all. 'He thought of what he had said about her.

But it was precisely because she was not a "lady" that he had previously been willing to entrust Georgiana's affairs to her.

It's just that now, things are developing as he expected, but he finds it hard to say anything.

When he knew that she had gone to find Lilith, he was worried that Lilith would lose control and hurt her—an innocent person.So, ignoring the waiting lawyer, he hurried to the basement.While listening at the door, he heard Lilith's hysterical accusations about the truth, and he couldn't help but rushed in, intending to take her away.

He didn't want such a despicable and dirty truth to pollute her heart.I also don't want her to feel that her previous generation was such a person, so it is "natural" that she has inherited such inferior character.

"Miss Jane." Mr. Darcy said dryly, "I was just about to talk to you too. Would you like to go for a walk by the lake with me? We'll talk as we walk." He felt that he needed to be in the cold wind to keep calm .

Jane Eyre was relieved and breathed a sigh of relief: "My honor, sir."

It has gradually entered the spring, and the air by the lake is soft and moist. Jane Eyre did not go back to the room to get the coat. The long-sleeved dress is enough.Mr. Darcy was also only wearing a white shirt. He didn't let the servants follow him, and walked slowly by the lake with a distance of half a meter from Jane Eyre.

"Miss Jane, maybe you have already guessed it. Wickham is... my father's illegitimate son." After a long time of deliberation, he finally spoke.

"His biological mother is my father's mistress, yes, this is not a rare thing in the upper class. It's just that he didn't put her on the bright side because of her aristocratic status-and therefore, my My mother never cared about her, she is a real lady, and she has been prepared long ago to protect the face of the nobility."

Mr. Darcy's tone was not without irony, and his face twitched unnaturally when he spoke of "the face of a nobleman."Jane Eyre expressed her understanding that such a thing would be difficult to eliminate even after 200 years.

"Old Wickham claimed to have fallen in love with her at first sight, and my father had another new plaything at that time, so he married her to him. But after that, I found out that she was pregnant with my father's child—— She came to me, Miss Jane, to threaten the heir of Pemberley with the child."

Mr. Darcy drew a deep breath. The memory was terrible.

Jane Eyre's eyes widened, never expecting it to be like this: "Mr. Darcy, I'm really sorry... I didn't intend to let you be tortured like this again. You must have been in pain at that time."

"I was only four or five years old, and it was a nightmare. I went straight to my father, and he flew into a rage, ordering her never to set foot in Pemberley again. But after Wickham was born, he endured I couldn't stop seeing him." Mr. Darcy stopped, trying to reach for a cigarette, but found that he was not wearing his coat.He looked around, found a big rock and sat down.Jane Eyre also sat beside him.

"He is indeed very deceptive in appearance, as you can see. He was, at the behest of old Wickham, very courteous to his own father."

"Ms. Darcy...doesn't she have any objections?" Jane Eyre didn't understand this very much. Old Mr. Darcy loved Wickham almost more than Mr. Darcy. Even the servants noticed it and put him Became a half master.

Mr. Darcy covered half of his face with his right hand, showing an unbearable expression: "She doesn't know about Wickham's life experience. Miss Jane, if it were you, would you tell her the truth? I saw her with my own eyes. The pain of losing the existence of a mistress, her decency as a noble lady made her have to endure this, but I couldn't bear to add insult to injury."

"Mr. Darcy, I think very differently from you." Jane Eyre was asked this question, but she still insisted, "As I said to Georgiana, even as a lady, she should not be concealed, even if The truth is so cruel. You also said that you don’t want Georgiana to be deceived, so let her see Wickham’s true face with her own eyes, and it’s the same for Mrs. Darcy.”

"If you also saw her heart piercing, as if the whole world collapsed... maybe you would not be able to say it." Mr. Darcy murmured.

His usually straight back was also bent down now, his gray-blue eyes looked at the rippling lake water, reflecting twinkling lights.Jane Eyre thought it was tears and was startled.After a closer look, I realized that it was not tears.

"Don't look at me with such pity, Miss Jane." Mr. Darcy said in a hoarse voice, "my father knows the law and knows how to protect face. Although he loves Wickham very much, he doesn't Treat him as his heir, and Wickham, only around his 'father', learned to be sycophant and flatterer. My father left him an inheritance of only £[-] in his will, asking I'll hold him to adulthood—for the sake of half our blood being the same."

"You are under no such obligation, sir."

"Yes, but I made a promise before his hospital bed." Mr. Darcy's tone was blunt. "Keeping a promise is the most basic requirement for a gentleman."

Jane Eyre was emotionally repulsed by his remarks about ladies and gentlemen, but reason told her that this was indeed the mainstream requirement of this era.Moreover, Mr. Darcy's kindness cannot be said to be wrong.

"Is that why you gave him a break? But Lilith—sorry, that's what I came to you for—wasn't her fault, Wickham was the one. A perpetrator." Even in the grievances of the previous generation, old Darcy and old Wickham were also "violent".

Mr. Darcy stood up, loosened his collar, and said lightly: "Miss Jane, I'm not that hard-hearted. It's just that Lilith can't stay in Pemberley any longer. Gossip is enough to drown her. You It may not be clear that her 'father', old Charlie, was the one who caused her tragedy."

"She said her mother was also—"

"Yes, old Wickham was greedy for the girl's beautiful appearance, got drunk at my father's celebration banquet, and raped/violated the maid who served him with the help of alcohol. She wanted to die, right in front of her A lake." Mr. Darcy picked up a stone and let it sink into the lake.The stone soon sank to the bottom.

"Old Charlie, who was in charge of mowing the lawn, rescued her. He went to the master to claim credit and voluntarily defended Wickham's reputation-of course, out of greed for the beautiful appearance of the maid, he offered to marry her. Old Wickham This repeated what his master had done before, and he gave him a job as a garden conservatory. In exchange, even after the two were married, he used her as an object of entertainment."

When Jane Eyre heard this, anger was about to burn out from her eyes.She never expected that the truth would be so disgusting and cruel.The girl's wings were broken by the devil just because of her amazing beauty.It was originally a gift from God, but it became the claws that dragged her into the abyss.What did they do wrong?Is this just because of low status?

"Such things cannot be told to Georgiana. Miss Jane." Mr. Darcy looked at his pocket watch and was about to go home. "I think you understand what I mean. Although I agree with your point of view, she is qualified Know the truth, but not now. She's too young."

Jane Eyre followed his footsteps and asked: "Then what is your arrangement for Lilith? Of course you are not hard-hearted, you must have other arrangements for this, right?" She paused and promised him , "Don't worry, although I don't think Georgiana should hide it from her, she is indeed not old enough to bear this."

"I sent someone to contact a monastery." Mr. Darcy said that.

Jane Eyre understood his intention now.Like Bertha, the abbey may be regarded as a cage for ordinary ladies, but for them, it is a safe haven to avoid the evils of the world.

Jane Eyre fell behind a few steps, watching him straighten his back again.He strode towards the manor, and resumed the strong and unattainable posture of the manor owner, all his fragility was concealed.Jane Eyre didn't know why she suddenly thought of Mr. Rochester.

Seeing that she had not followed, Mr. Darcy turned to look at her.Jane Eyre came back to her senses: "Sir. My villainous heart misunderstood you." She chased after her and continued seriously, "I apologize for my recklessness and speculation, you are a real gentleman , there is no doubt about it. I think you despise servants, and even women..."

"Miss Jane, you don't need to apologize to me. Your kind heart is so precious!" Jane Eyre couldn't tell whether it was a sarcasm or a compliment.But he went on to say, "If everyone held fast to the teachings of God, as you do, there would be a great deal less suffering in the world."

Jane Eyre did not respond.She is not a believer, and even "encouraged" Mr. Rochester to break through the prison of the doctrine.In this respect, she can be called "heinous".

What followed was silence all the way, Jane Eyre silently digested today's conversation, feeling more and more heavy.And Mr. Darcy seemed to be relieved because he had shared all the secrets, and he felt much better, and his steps became lighter instead.

He also couldn't tell what kind of mentality he was in. It was obvious that Miss Jian was just a governess, or to put it more politely, she was once considered a descendant of a lady.They didn't meet each other before, they just met and talked a few times in Thornfield.He thinks of her differently because of Mr. Rochester's evaluation of her.

——Although for now, she did not live up to his trust.

When he was about to walk to the gate of the manor, the sound of horseshoes came from afar.Both looked up, and saw a postman galloping straight towards Pemberley Park.

Mr. Darcy stepped forward and said loudly: "Is there a letter from me? From London?"

The postman got off his horse, saluted him deeply, and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Darcy. Is there a Miss Eyre here? This is a letter from overseas."

The author has something to say: *This is the truth, unexpected and reasonable.Here I would like to make a special point that these grievances and grievances of the previous generation are my private creation and fabrication.It is just a guess and expansion made from a few words in the original work.The original book doesn't mention this.

——But when I was thinking about a character like Mr. Darcy, it was really hard to believe that in the era when mistresses were prevalent, Mr. Darcy, who was almost "the richest man in the country" among the landlord class, would still have no one until he was nearly 30 years old. Emotional experience.If it is absolutely necessary, I can only arrange for him an experience similar to PTSD, and he will not repeat the mistakes of his parents.

*A reader said earlier that what Mr. Darcy appreciates is the silly, sweet personality of "truth, goodness and beauty", and I quite agree with it. (Just like a domineering president usually likes a little white rabbit hhhh you don’t need to fight wits outside, you have to fight back home)

*Sorry readers, the update of Orz has been getting late recently, there is a little bit of Kawen, at least it can be guaranteed to be updated before 12 o'clock.I hope everyone will support me~ I will read all the comments [blush]