Pride and Prejudice of Jane Eyre

"Overseas?" Mr. Darcy and Jane Eyre asked in unison.Mr. Darcy looked at the postman suspiciously, but Jane Eyre realized something in the next second.

"Ah!" Jane Eyre cheered, and took the letter excitedly, "I am Jane Eyre, thank you, sir."

After saluting to Mr. Darcy, the postman rode away.

"Miss Eyre, with all due respect, don't be fooled." Mr. Darcy reminded.He never imagined how an orphan girl working alone would have letters from overseas.

Jane Eyre took a look at the sender, and it was indeed a letter from Madeira Islands, but the signer was a Mr. Briggs. "I am sure, sir, that this letter was addressed to me. If you would like to hear my story, we can sit in the little parlour."

She was flattered that Mr. Darcy had told her many family secrets today.She also wanted to exchange her secrets, and she also wanted to find someone to discuss with. Now that she knew that she was separated from this era by a mountain, it was easy to make wrong decisions.

Jane Eyre suddenly had an emotion that was close to "near nostalgia and more timid", which made her dare not open this letter now.Maybe the uncle is still alive, maybe he has stood before God, or maybe he changed his mind and doesn't plan to meet her...

Sensitively aware of her anxiety, Mr. Darcy nodded slightly: "Of course I would, I hope I can help you." He made a gentlemanly gesture of invitation, and walked across the beautiful little garden in front of the manor with her.Mrs. Reynolds was doing needlework in the concierge. Seeing them coming in together, she didn't say much, arranged for the servants to prepare tea, and followed behind the master.

"Miss Darcy and Miss Warren are in the studio," reported Mrs. Reynolds. "Wickham had a servant bring him a case of theological books."

"Let Mr. Benjamin inform him that he doesn't have to study these. Move his legal materials at Cambridge from the small study to his room." Mr. Darcy snorted coldly.Wickham is still pretending, trying to save his face and priesthood.And he had already made up his mind that he would leave Pemberley in a few months anyway.

"Yes." Mrs. Reynolds responded with a bow.

"Did he ask about Georgiana? Mrs. Reynolds." Jane Eyre asked her.

Mrs. Reynolds showed an impatient expression: "He always thought that he could deceive Miss Darcy's trust, and instructed the servants to inquire about Miss Darcy's words and deeds several times, but Benjamin stopped him. Mr. Darcy, Mr. Benjamin Remind to replace the manservant next to him—”

"Then replace it." Mr. Darcy said coldly, "don't let him play other tricks."

Only then did Jane Eyre feel relieved.Soon the group of them arrived at the living room. Mrs. Reynolds opened the heavy curtains early in the morning and opened the painted windows. The air in the living room carried the sweetness of the garden outside.There are several beautiful roses in a vase with exquisite patterns on the tea table in front of the sofa.

Mrs. Reynolds was about to light the fireplace when Mr. Darcy stopped her. "Do you feel cold? Miss Jane." He then asked Jane Eyre again.

Jane Eyre shook her head: "Walking has already made me sweat! Mr. Darcy. It's not cold now." They sat down on the sofa, and Mrs. Reynolds poured black tea for them, and walked lightly He backed out and closed the door intimately.

"My story is also a long one, Mr. Darcy." Jane Emmo flicked the letter in her hand, wondering whether she should open it or not.Mr. Darcy kindly offered her the letter opener.

Jane Eyre took a deep breath, finally made up her mind, and opened the letter that traveled through several seas and arrived in her hands after crossing the ocean. She seemed to be able to smell the salty smell of the ocean brought by it.

The sender was Mr. Briggs, who claimed to be Mr. John Eyre's solicitor.Mr. Love was very pleasantly surprised by the news that his niece Jane Eyre was still alive, but as a lawyer he had to distinguish the truth from the false.After all, Mr. Ai sent a letter to Gateshead Mansion earlier, and it was replied that Ms. Ai had passed away in the boarding school... He had reason to suspect that the person who went to Madeira Islands to inquire about Mr. Ai's whereabouts might just be a person who was greedy for a huge amount of money.

Mr. Briggs said that he would return to the UK to investigate the truth of the matter, and asked for Miss Love's understanding.And because Mr. Rochester's friend changed Jane Eyre's mailing address to Pemberley Manor under the entrustment of Mr. Rochester, so Mr. Briggs went directly to Pemberley Manor after arranging the business affairs in Madeira Islands.It will arrive in late spring at the latest.

Jane Eyre checked the letter three times, but she couldn't find any specific information about the uncle from Mr. Briggs' words. It seems that this is a serious lawyer.The only news she could get was that her uncle was still alive and that his lawyer was coming to Pemberley to meet her.

Mr. Darcy sipped his tea and watched the expression on Jane Eyre's face change from nervousness to surprise, from surprise to seriousness, and finally from seriousness to relaxation.He poured a new cup of black tea for her, and the previous cup was already completely cold.

After reading the letter, Jane Eyre pondered for a long time, then subconsciously picked up the tea and wanted to take a sip, but she was almost scalded, and then woke up.Mr. Darcy offered a handkerchief. "Thank you for your tea, Mr. Darcy!" She took a small sip, "I'm sorry, I accidentally ignored you... This letter is really beyond my expectation." She thought she would either Going straight to Madeira, leaving a mess; or getting an unlucky inheritance - which is not what she wanted.

"I do need your help, sir."

As soon as the words fell, Mr. Darcy immediately picked up: "I couldn't be happier if I could help you."

Jane Eyre was surprised at his enthusiasm, and only continued: "As I introduced myself earlier, my mother came from Gateshead House. She fell in love with a poor priest and abandoned her rich life...but God gave up because of her love for her. Their favor took them away early. And my uncle, who left England when he was young, went to Madeira Islands to explore and do business, and later wrote to my aunt-he wanted to adopt me, but I My aunt wrote back and claimed that I had died of typhus in a charity organization, and before she died, she found out with conscience that the entrusted servant—that is, the Li Wen and his wife who are now working at the house—told me about it.”

"Mr. Rochester kindly asked a friend to go to Madeira Islands to inquire about my uncle's whereabouts for me. This is the letter from his lawyer." Jane Eyre said a long series of words, took a sip of tea, and cleared her throat. .

"Then, I want to congratulate you on finding your relatives! Miss Jane, but why are you still so sad?"

"The lawyer, Mr. Briggs doubts my authenticity, he suspects that I am a liar!" Jane Eyre couldn't laugh or cry, "He is about to go back to England to check, and..."

Looking at Mr. Darcy's concerned eyes, Jane Eyre was very embarrassed: "Because Mr. Rochester changed my mailing address to Pemberley Manor earlier, maybe he will come directly. I am really sorry to trouble you so much, if not if you are free--"

"Convenient!" interrupted Mr. Darcy, in a raised voice. "Perfect convenience!" he repeated.

Jane Eyre was taken aback for a moment, 'Mr. Darcy is so helpful? '

"Well, Pemberley Park is more than enough to entertain a lawyer friend, you don't have to worry about it." It's just more than enough!She was worried about bothering an irrelevant person too much. After all, she and Adela had been guests here for so long and it was enough to bother the host.

Mr. Darcy wanted to touch his cigar again, but he was still in the same simple white shirt and took out nothing.He took a sip of tea and continued: "So, after Mr. Briggs confirms your identity, you will go to Madeira with him?"

"I'm afraid so. But as you know, I'm still Adele's governess—it's really hard to tell. Although Mr. Rochester told me before that he supported me to go to my uncle, I really don't like Adele. I'm sorry. She lost her parents and finally settled down, but I had to leave again, and I don't know if the new tutor will treat her well." The more Jane Eyre thought about it, the more she felt guilty, her tone was low.

Although Adela looks carefree, she is also sensitive.She was taken away from France because of the language barrier, and came to the strange England. Mr. Rochester has no blood relationship with her, and her situation is not much better than her own.

Mr. Darcy didn't think this was a big problem, but came up with an idea: "She and Georgiana are good friends, why don't you go to school with her in London? Georgiana has been resting at home for too long, Warren Miss's arrival also made Georgiana feel much better, and it's time for her to go back to school."

"Huh?" Jane Eyre's eyes widened. This is indeed a good idea. "I will write to Mr. Rochester to discuss this matter in detail. Mr. Darcy, your idea is really good! I didn't think of this layer."

Watched by her sparkling eyes, Mr. Darcy's rare face was a little hot, and he lowered his head to drink tea, but found that the cup had already bottomed out.Jane Eyre picked up the teapot and poured him a cup with a smile.

"Well, it's always sad to think that you may be far away from England, from friends here." Jane Eyre sighed.Not only that, but her career had just started, but she had to delay it again and again. When she first came to this world, the time she spent in the Thornfield Manor in the deep winter was extraordinarily stable, and it was hard to come by.

"Maybe I'll never come back. Although I don't know what my uncle's condition is, he found me four years ago and wanted to adopt me. One can imagine that his body must not be suitable for walking around."

Mr. Darcy froze, and the glass clicked on the coaster.He didn't speak, got up and walked to the window, opened the window wider, the bulging wind blew in, the heat brought by the walk suddenly dropped, and Jane Eyre shivered.Seeing him not speaking for a long time, I don't know what he is thinking.She couldn't help but reflect on what she just said, but she never felt that she said something wrong.

"Miss Jane, maybe Miss Warren and Georgiana are waiting for you to attend class." Mr. Darcy said coldly, and dryly issued the eviction order.