Pride and Prejudice of Jane Eyre

Chapter 72 Netherfield Gardens

Mr. Darcy's face turned cold instantly, he grabbed the note, crumpled it up and stuffed it in his pocket.His sharp eyes swept across the other people in the hall, and everyone had an expression of confusion.Mr. Bingley was about to say something when Mr. Darcy interrupted him: "Bingley, go on dancing."

He took care of Jane Eyre: "Just sit and chat with John, and I will come when I go out to have a look." Jane Eyre opened her eyes wide and grabbed his sleeve: "I will go with you... I probably know it is Who is it!"

"I'll settle this matter." Mr. Darcy touched her cold face and looked at her worried and slightly angry expression, "I also have a guess. But her malice towards you is unreasonable. Not only is she It's for you, and I'm responsible for it. Quick, go to John, he's in a hurry."

Mr. Darcy looked at Mr. Bingley: "You can continue to invite Miss Bennet to dance." Mr. Bingley's face was full of doubts, and Jane Eyre gave Mr. Bingley a complicated look.

Mr. Darcy didn't intend to explain, after stroking Jane Eyre's hair, he quickly walked out from the side of the hall.

"Mr. Bingley, we have delayed the dance for too long." After Jane Eyre gave him a hasty salute, she obediently sat beside John.John looked at him worriedly, and the squires and ladies tentatively asked what happened. Jane Eyre smiled and explained that it was not a big problem, and then changed the topic.

She was glad that she and Mr. Darcy stood behind the curtain by the window in order to avoid the sight of the crowd. The crowd only heard some noises, but they didn't know what happened.

Mr. Bingley didn't understand who did such a thing. At this moment, Miss Bennet came back from the garden with her skirt on. Her eyes were slightly red, and Mr. Bingley immediately greeted her with concern.

"Mr. Bingley, I'm a little tired." Miss Bennet declined his invitation to dance, feeling that the gaze on her was extremely glaring, she seemed to have heard the malicious whispers of the ladies, and lowered her head.Mr. Bingley looked lovingly at her trembling eyelashes, full of reproach.

"Let me talk with you for a while." Mr. Bingley picked up a glass of wine from the table next to him and handed it to her.

The music began, and the young ladies and gentlemen began to dance again.Mr. Bingley has been by Miss Bennet's side all the time, and the two chatted more and more in tune.Miss Bennet's expression gradually became brighter from being lonely at the beginning.Their laughter made all single men and women look different, or envious, or envious.

Jane Eyre and John sat aside, listening to the squires talking about the planting and breeding in the farm.They were surprised that Jane Eyre had a clear understanding of John's property, and even got involved in how to operate and manage it.

"Miss Eyre, these are men's affairs. Don't let the stench of copper stain your hands!" Mrs. Lucas took her hand and advised earnestly, "That... Mr. Darcy, the annual income It must be expensive, right? Why should you worry about it?"

Mrs. Bennet heard the words "Mr. Darcy" and "income", and squeezed to Jane Eyre: "Miss Eyre, I heard that Mr. Bingley's annual income is 5000 pounds. Mr. Darcy must be more than that, right? You Say-"

"Mrs. Bennet!" interrupted Mrs. Lucas, shaking her head.

Jane Eyre smiled and pretended not to hear.

Mrs. Bennet rolled her eyes, and she didn't think it was impolite to talk about the annual income of men in front of unmarried ladies she didn't know well.Mrs. Lucas's smile froze. Jane Eyre took a sip of wine and answered Mrs. Lucas' previous question: "I don't want to disappoint John's hard work and ruin his property. Mrs. Lucas, if there is a chance, I will I invite you to visit the manor in Madeira Islands, you will definitely like the vineyards and large wineries there, and you will also understand why I have put my heart and soul into running it well."

"Hey! How can I have such a chance to travel to Madeira so far away?"

"It depends on Sir Lucas!" Jane Eyre smiled, and Sir Lucas sat on the other side of the sofa and raised his glass to her.

Seeing that Jane Eyre ignored her, Mrs. Bennet said loudly: "I dare say that Miss Eyre has traveled more roads than our gentlemen in Longbourne! We women have to stay in peace and contentment." At home. The girls can only do needlework when they are free at home! Miss Ey, look, Jane’s skirt is not very beautiful!"

Jane was talking with Mr. Bingley by the window. Her skirt was sewn with beautiful and fashionable lace, and her chest was decorated with rose patterns. Her smile was more beautiful than any flower.

Mrs. Lucas's smile froze.

Jane Eyre looked away and nodded.Mrs. Bennet said proudly: "It's all the work of my Jane and Elizabeth. They do their needlework very well! Mr. Bennet's clothes are all made by them. The thread and cut, I dare say Not even a professional tailor! Miss Ai, your dress looks great too, must have taken a lot of effort, right?"

Just as Jane Eyre was about to deny it, she was preempted by the people behind her: "Miss Eyre naturally doesn't need to do it herself, Mrs. Bennet, you don't think that I can't even hire a dedicated tailor! Miss Eyre's hands are extremely precious , how can you let her do such a thing?" Mr. Darcy put his hands on the sofa chair behind Jane Eyre, and said unhurriedly.The sarcasm in his tone made Mrs. Bennet turn pale.

He didn't care how bad Mrs. Bennet's complexion was. He bent down and whispered in Jane Eyre's ear, "Janet, your hands only need to be used for writing."

Then, he took Jane Eyre's hand and led her away from the territory of the squires and wives.

After the ball, the group left Sir Lucas' mansion one after another. By the time they arrived at Netherfield Gardens, Georgiana and Miss Bingley had already fallen asleep.

Mr. Bingley was more satisfied and delighted than he had ever been, and he had been talking to Mr. Darcy and John about how wonderful the ball was tonight.John told him that there had been a great ball at Netherfield the night before his arrival.Mr. Bingley exclaimed what a pity.

"If only I could have come earlier and met Miss Bennet at the ball earlier!" He said this to Mr. Darcy, but seeing him disagree, Mr. Bingley scratched his head, not understanding that his friend was selling What's the matter.

After washing, Mr. Darcy said goodbye to Jane Eyre at the door of her room, and told her: "I have fully understood what happened tonight. It is indeed Miss Lydia."

"It really is her!" Jane Eyre frowned, feeling very impatient.Immediately she was a little scared, she was almost sure that Lydia was reborn, but what would she say to Mr. Darcy?With such doubts, Jane Eyre didn't even dare to look up at his expression, and began to be suspicious, thinking that his taciturnity along the way seemed to be very special, he must know something!

Jane Eyre didn't dare to let him know her "time-traveling" experience.

"She must be crazy, dear." Mr. Darcy looked down, but could only see the top of her head. "She said you were a 'ghost' that shouldn't exist."

Jane Eyre was taken aback for a moment, her eyes fixed on the buttons on Mr. Darcy's chest.

"What a ridiculous thing, Janet." Mr. Darcy stepped forward, slowly took her into his arms, put his right hand on the back of her head, and pressed a kiss on her forehead.Such care made her eyes warm. Jane Eyre put her hands around his waist, closed her eyes, and buried her face in his neck.

"Your temperature, the strength with which you hold me, and the curvature of your mouth when you smile, are all real and certain. My dear, you are not so much a ghost as you are an elf queen! Landing lightly on me In my heart, I flapped your light wings, blinked your innocent eyes, and turned me into your subject."

"It makes me blush when you say that, Mr. Darcy." Jane Eyre's voice was muffled.

Mr. Darcy smiled lowly, and he put his chin on the top of her head: "I dare say, she is not the only one who slanders you! Janet, I'm not conceited, at the ball tonight, I used jealousy and hatred There must be quite a few women looking at you, all of them are looking at the title of 'Mrs. Darcy', but when they look at me, disgust and greed are intertwined."

"That's because they don't understand how gentle and considerate you are."

"Honey, I thought you knew it well." Mr. Darcy let go of her, took a step back, and looked into her eyes intently, "My thoughtfulness and tenderness will only be reserved for you, and only you let me Bend down willingly. Well, you must be tired tonight, go back to your room and rest. You don’t have to worry about Lydia Bennet, I will take care of it.”

"Your injury! I'll let the doctor take a look!"

"No, I've had a lot worse hunting injuries than that! I've counted them, but they're just bruises. Mr. Eyre and Georgiana are asleep, so don't worry them." Mr. Darcy held her back. hand.

"But Miss Lydia will pay for her words and deeds!" Mr. Darcy said firmly, "I will not believe a word of her nonsense, whether it is a 'ghost' or a 'liar' is nonsense talk."

Mr. Darcy's unconditional trust makes Jane Eyre both moved and guilty.And the fact that Lydia was reborn also made her feel alarmed, reminding her of the details that she had deliberately forgotten.

Lydia's little note gave her away. She must have known that Jane would be with Mr. Bingley, and that Elizabeth would marry Mr. Darcy, the object of her and Wickham's insatiable appetite for blood and money.So she was full of hatred for Jane Eyre's intervention, and she lost a cash cow!

—Wait, Wickham!

After Jane Eyre's intervention, Wickham has shown his true colors, and has not deceived Georgiana, making her submissive after being hurt; he has been driven to Cambridge by Mr. Darcy, and he can no longer stand up to Pemberley Manor. The name makes waves.However, according to the order of time, he may also enter the army and come to Pemberley to deceive ignorant girls with his sweet words and handsome face.

Lydia was reborn—then she must have died in her previous life.Just based on her performance when she saw Lydia a few times, Jane Eyre was sure, her eyes were full of madness and paranoia.She must have been unhappy, even miserable, before she died. The experience of the "time-traveling" predecessors made Jane Eyre subconsciously think that whether it is time-traveling or rebirth, it must be related to huge emotional fluctuations and physical trauma.

Lydia's tragedy has something to do with her character, and Wickham must be to blame.Didn't she ever think of revenge on him?

Not only Lydia fell into panic, Jane Eyre also felt very headache.

——Where did the original "Jane Eyre" go?Did she go to Jane Eyre's original world, or "resurrect the soul"?Or, her soul has completely dissipated?

For the next few days, everything was quiet.There was nothing new about Langborn, and two balls in succession were enough to keep people talking for a month.

Mr. Darcy accompanied Mr. Bingley to visit Bennett's house in Longborn (he also had his own plans); John's new lawyer came to visit, and they stayed in the study to talk; Remained in the room; Jane Eyre sat in the garden, and told Georgiana her first long story, and it had been taken by Mr. Baudouin of France, and might soon be published.

"God! Congratulations, Jane! I knew you would succeed! Adele will be happy for you too! She went to France with Mr. Rochester, maybe Mr. Rochester will know this doctor Mr. Duane!" Georgiana was very happy, after all, she also came up with a lot of ideas for that article! "So, you will definitely use the name 'Jane Eyre' to publish it? Do you want to think about the surname 'Darcy'?" Georgiana smirked.

Jane Eyre pinched her little face, but her own face couldn't help but burn.

But her smile quickly disappeared, "If Miss Jane Eyre is in this world, can she find me by this name?" ' Jane love thought, she was full of anticipation and fear.

After all, she was the one who occupied the magpie's nest. Maybe John couldn't help but want to kill himself when he learned the truth?Will the real "Jane Eyre" take away everything she has now? ——Also, all the wealth that John owns is actually not his own.

What Jane Eyre is most afraid of is not losing all her money, but whether Mr. Darcy will look at herself with that frightening look when he knows the truth!

"Jane! What's wrong with you?" Georgiana found that her face turned pale in an instant, and she didn't know what she said wrongly.Jane Eyre just shook her head, looked at the pen and paper in her hands, and made up her mind to firmly grasp her career. This was the only thing she could hold firmly in her hands!

'My thoughtfulness and tenderness will only be left to you, and only you will make me bend down willingly. 'Mr. Darcy's murmur and his gentle gray-blue eyes came to the bottom of Jane Eyre's heart. 'I should have confidence in him! '

Jane Eyre calmed down, regained her smile, and talked to Georgiana about the idea of ​​her second work.Just after talking about the general character design, I heard the conversation between John and the new lawyer coming from the door.

"Janet, come and see my lawyer, Mr. Philip." John waved to her.

Jane Eyre put down the pen and paper, walked through the garden with Georgiana, and saluted the gentleman with her skirt.Mr. Philip also put his hat on his chest and bowed to the two ladies.

Jane Eyre looked at him, and the more she looked, the more she felt that Mr. Philip looked very familiar.

The author has something to say: Hey, Lydia is just a tool NPC, she doesn't have many roles, so it will be resolved soon~ Don't worry about her bad things!

In the last chapter, Lydia snatched Mr. Darcy's sense of existence without even showing her name!Is it sugar that is not easy to knock~

As for time-travel and rebirth-indeed, quantum mechanics!

Lawyer Philip is also a character in the original novel!

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