Pride and Prejudice of Jane Eyre

When Mr. Darcy smelled the sea salt, the irritability and depression in his heart were finally swept away.

Whether it was the warm "reception" of Aunt de Bourle or the mad bees and butterflies at the London ball, he was breathless.In the past few months, he has become the central figure in the social field as expected, but he has become more and more caught in a dilemma.After a moment of freshness, he wanted to get out of the body again, but he was always stumbling.

Georgiana also complained several times that the senior female students in the school always talked to her intentionally or unintentionally when he visited every month, which annoyed her.

"Brother, although saying this may make you sad, you may consider going out for a walk. You don't have to visit me every month. Adele and I will never be bullied. On the contrary, those crazy ladies even I can't handle it either! Didn't you often travel abroad? Why don't you go to Madeira? Jane has been gone for so long and hasn't received a letter. I'm really worried about her." Georgiana said to Mr. Darcy complained.

When Mr. Darcy heard the name, he stopped buttoning his clothes, and after a long silence, he nodded: "Madeira's wine is indeed good."

Georgiana quietly gave a sly smile.

'That's right, Mr. Briggs and I have discussed the winery's cooperation before, and it's time to go on a field trip. ' said Mr. Darcy to himself.

But a small voice kept repeating that name in his heart, making him jerky and wandering.When he really set foot on the slightly shaky commercial clipper, he weakly declared to himself: "Fitzwilliam Darcy! You really can't hide this time!"

Within half a month, Mr. Darcy landed on Madeira Island with lawyer Muller, personal servant Matthew and servants.Before Mr. Darcy had time to adapt to the smooth land, he heard the merchants in the port chattering about the story of "Jane Eyre the Defrauded Woman" and poor old John.

Mr. Darcy's footsteps stopped, he turned his head, and his sharp eyes looked at the fishmonger who was scraping the fish scales. "Go and ask what's going on," he whispered to Matthew.Jane's character was unquestionable, and he knew her true identity all too well - she must be in big trouble!

A group of people went to live in Milu Manor, which was rented early. Mr. Darcy had just finished washing and resting, and Matthew came to report: "Mr. Darcy, there are rumors that Miss Jane Eyre is from England. The female liar wanted to kill Mr. Ai and seize his inheritance. But the mayor has already come forward and explained that this is just a rumor—Mr. Ai has come to his senses. He personally defended Miss Ai's reputation and vigorously criticized those rumor makers with ulterior motives. "

"If that's the case, why are those vendors still discussing such things that damage the reputation of ladies?" Mr. Darcy frowned. He habitually took out his cigarette lighter, but glanced at the brand new light and loose bag that he had just changed. shirt, and threw the cigarette out.Georgiana complained more than once that the smell of cigarettes displeased the ladies.

"There was a young Mr. Louis—"

Hearing this strange name, Mr. Darcy narrowed his eyes and looked at Matthew: "Go on."

Matthew was frightened by the dangerous eyes and looked to the ground immediately, and reported without any pause: "He once won the trust of Mr. Love, but he was rejected when he proposed to Miss Love. The encounter between Mr. Love and Miss Love is suspected to be He planned it. But at the same time there are rumors that Miss Eyre has a lover who has never been seen, and they—”

"Lover?" Mr. Darcy repeated the word in a low voice, in such a tone that Matthew shivered unconsciously.

"All in all!" Matthew raised his voice, "Some people in the town have no doubts about Mr. Louis' character, but more people sympathize with what happened to Mr. and Miss Eyre. Now El Manor has been closed for more than half a month. No one ever saw anyone come out."

Mr. Darcy did not answer, he took out a greeting card with the family crest of the Darcy family engraved on it, and after writing it in a hurry, he handed it to the errand servant: "Send it to El Manor as soon as possible!"

The valet respectfully accepted the card, and was about to turn around and run away when he was stopped by Mr. Darcy: "Wait! Come back!"

Mr. Darcy took out the greeting card, hesitated for a moment, and put it in his arms.Instead, I re-wrote a greeting post to Mr. Mayor, wanting to visit the city's managers as an investor.Naturally, Mr. Mayor would not reject a future big taxpayer, and tried his best to introduce him to the big manor owners in the entire Madeira Islands.

Mr. Darcy claimed that he wanted to invest in the red wine market in Madeira, which made the vineyard owners and winery owners smell the nectar like bees, and a steady stream of invitations floated into Milu Manor.He had Matthew answer all the letters, and was disappointed to find that none of them came from El Manor.

On this day, the big capitalists of Madeira gathered in the banquet hall of Milu Manor, which was quickly repaired to look like a British noble under the accumulation of money. They talked about the handsome British gentleman—— He directly rented the entire Milu Manor, and they used the most exaggerated words to describe his handsome appearance and wealth. "If it wasn't for Miss Ai's bad reputation, most likely no one would be able to compete with her! With such a single rich man, which unmarried lady wouldn't want to 'get to know' him!"

Those suitors of Mr. Louis in the past have completely forgotten his "gentleness and consideration".Mr. Louis had never received such a cold reception. Holding a glass of wine, he hid by the curtain alone, looked at the flattery in front of him with cold eyes, and looked at Mr. Darcy with imperceptible hatred in his eyes.

Mr. Darcy was never polite in his speech, nor warm in his manner, but it was his indifference which made him so attractive to young ladies and their guardians.When sending off the last group of guests, Matthew walked up behind Mr. Darcy and whispered in his ear, "Someone has been sent to follow up." Mr. Darcy nodded without saying a word.

That night, the servant who went to follow Louis returned with a man in black.The man in black took off his black robe neatly. During the movements, there was the sound of iron chains knocking between his wrists and ankles. The scars all over his body caused Mr. Darcy's pupils to shrink sharply.

"I'll tell you the whole truth." His voice was completely different from his broken appearance, just like the singing of a lark, clear and sweet, "I just ask you to arrange a ticket for me to go to France after the matter is done." ticket."

Jane Eyre took the greeting card from Lilith, saw the familiar family crest on the envelope, and immediately froze.John noticed her gaffe and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"Ah!" Jane Eyre finally recovered her voice, and replied with suppressed excitement and bewilderment, "An old friend... came to Madeira."

She turned around, not wanting her uncle to see the contents of the letter, but felt that it seemed too deceitful. She bit the dry dead skin on her lips, resisted her trembling hands, and opened the envelope.Looking at her nervous look, John showed a relieved and understanding smile, but he was also curious about who the other party was, so he asked softly, "Mind if I take a look?"

Jane Eyre nodded and handed the letter to him.She was about to speak, but accidentally tore off the dead skin on her lips, and a drop of blood oozed out instantly. "Hiss—" she let out a soft cry in pain, and Lilith handed over the handkerchief worriedly.

"Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy? You knew him?" John asked calmly.

"He is... the elder brother of a friend of my former student." Jane Eyre suddenly felt that such an introduction was very strange, and laughed, "It was a wonderful experience, and I will explain it to you! Uncle, I want him to come to the door The visit should be to discuss business, he once praised the unique flavor of Madeira wine, and Mr. Briggs also talked to him."

Jane Eyre supported John and walked back slowly. The setting sun reflected the ripples of the sea in the distance, making it look as dazzling as scattered gold.John's eyes were also filled with warm gold: "Of course El Manor is willing to do business with him! Janet, you have to tell me what kind of person this Mr. Darcy is, for you How about it, so that I know whether I should hit him hard or not!"

Jane Eyre didn't understand his pun, but just nodded: "His character is unquestionable, and you will know it when you see him tomorrow."

When Mr. Darcy came to visit, the main gate of El Manor, which had been closed for more than half a month, slowly opened.Every move here has aroused the discussion of the whole city.

"Mr. Darcy, Mr. Eyre and Miss Eyre are already waiting for you in the living room!" Mr. Briggs smiled heartily. He walked out of the manor quickly and shook hands with Mr. Darcy. "It's nice to see you again !"

Mr. Darcy got off his horse, greeted him familiarly, and showed a rare smile.The little servants stalking around the corner gasped—they had never seen such a gentle and talkative attitude from Mr. Darcy!It seems that Mr. Darcy and Miss Eyre were old friends when they were in England.The servants couldn't help worrying that the ladies of the family were going to tear up some feather pillows and drop some oriental china.

While Briggs was leading the way for him, he greeted the recent situation of Pemberley Manor.

"Excuse me, everything is fine in Pember." Mr. Darcy said politely, "I hope you and your masters are also well."

Mr. Briggs showed a bitter smile: "I think you must have heard about the recent complicated situation in El Manor. I don't want to say that we are all safe, but at least we are all fine now." His words made Darcy Mr. frowned, just as they reached the door of the living room, Mr. Briggs made an apologetic mouth and pushed the door open, "Please come in." Mr. Darcy walked in, and Briggs was He closed the door behind him and did not follow.

This is a living room full of British style, which is different from the Milu manor he rented. Even though the weather is hot all year round, there is still a huge fireplace decoration, but there are a pile of ice cubes instead of flames.The dark blue curtains are fully opened and tied on both sides, and the blue sea can be seen through the windows.The walls are covered with oil paintings, most of which are landscape paintings, and there are also a few portraits of farmers in the English countryside.

These are of course not the point. As soon as Mr. Darcy entered the living room, he was attracted by the two people on the sofa looking back at him.Next to the unfamiliar middle-aged gentleman, sat the familiar yet unfamiliar lady.

She was wearing a goose yellow silk dress, her hair was pulled up loosely, and a bright yellow headband was wrapped between her black hair.Her back was as straight as ever, but her face was much thinner than before.Her eyes did not look directly at him without any scruples as before, but after meeting her gaze, she hastily moved away from Shizheng.She helped up the gentleman beside her who had been looking at her.

Mr. Darcy suddenly remembered the last page he left in the collection of poems, and was speechless for a moment.

"This is Mr. Darcy, right! Your arrival makes the humble house radiant!" John stretched out his hand with a smile, and Mr. Darcy stepped forward to hold his hand, frightened by his rough, old, calloused palm. With a jump, he hastily returned the salute.Jane Eyre also curtseyed to him, and the two met each other in a low-key manner.

"Janet has already introduced you to me!" Mr. John greeted them all to sit down, and Jane Eyre poured tea for them, "Why did you come to Madeira? Don't be polite to me, I I also have some reputation here, if I can help you, that would be the best."

"Mr. Eyre, I have two purposes for coming here. One is to investigate Madeira's wine industry and make some small investments. The other is——Miss Jane Eyre and my sister and I are old friends, I... we They are all worried about Miss Jane's safety, since Miss Jane left England, there has been no letter, and my sister is also very worried whether Miss Jane has forgotten her friends in England."

"Ah!" Jane Eyre whispered, "Could it be that the letter I sent has been lost?"

"There are always accidents at sea. It seems that the small boat was in danger." John took a sip of tea and was about to add some sugar to the bitter tea. Jane Eyre quickly hid the sugar bowl behind him. Smiling, "Janet is safe here."

"With all due respect, Mr. Eyre." Mr. Darcy and Jane Eyre glanced at each other, they froze for a moment, and looked away at the same time, "I have heard about what happened to the Lingfu, and I can see that you are so healthy and strong Sitting here and talking, I feel relieved."

"Alas! Bad things spread far and wide!"

Mr. Darcy took a sip of tea, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Maybe I overstepped—but I have already grasped the real culprit behind the scenes, if you need—"

"Need!" "No need!" Jane Eyre subconsciously denied, but found that her uncle agreed with a smile.

"Mr. Darcy, if you want, we can go to the study and have a talk." John invited, and Mr. Darcy nodded in agreement: "I have this plan."

John rang the bell, and Mr. Briggs opened the drawing-room door.The three got up, and Jane Eyre was about to go to the study with them, but was stopped by John: "Janet, go to the kitchen, maybe Mr. Darcy would like to stay here for a light meal." Mr. Briggs took over tacitly , supporting John.

"But!"

"Miss Jane." Mr. Darcy bowed his head and met her eyes for the first time for a long time. "I also have some things I want to talk to Mr. Eyre alone. Of course, I would like to have lunch here-if there is cream Pudding, that's even better."

Jane Eyre glanced at John, nodded hesitantly, and said in a low voice, "Uncle can't eat dessert anymore. Maybe I can make a separate one for you."

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