Pride and Prejudice of Jane Eyre

"Mr. Wickham, long time no see. I really didn't expect to meet you here." Jane Eyre showed a reserved smile, and nodded to him, and Mr. Darcy was unwilling to give him even a look.

Wickham tried his best to maintain his superficial composure, and they saluted politely. Just at this moment, Mrs. Long walked over enthusiastically: "Mr. Wickham, you are finally here! Last time' You are only halfway through the story of the Nightmare Banshee, and the ladies are waiting for you!" Mrs. Long fanned herself and covered her mouth with a smile.

Wickham quickly showed a charming smile, couldn't wait to answer her words, and followed her to sit on the sofa where the ladies gathered.His footsteps were extremely embarrassing, Jane Eyre and Mr. Darcy looked at each other, showing a tacit smile.

Wickham would naturally panic when he saw them, and they were the only ones present who knew his details.But Jane Eyre has no intention of provoking or provoking him. In the love and hatred with Lilith, although he is the perpetrator, in the end, in the eyes of the world, Lilith is also "self-inflicted" and "self-deprecating".If he shakes things out when he is out of control, Lilith will be the biggest victim-of course, this will also affect Jane Eyre's reputation.

"If he lives in peace, I won't kill them all." Mr. Darcy looked at his back and whispered to Jane Eyre, "Don't think too much..."

"I understand, Mr. Darcy." Jane Eyre took his arm, avoided the crowd together, and walked to the wall, "He is still your father's 'godson' after all, I know your difficulties." Even if they don't Participate, behave like Wickham, and sooner or later you will be taught - look, isn't that Lydia?

Lydia is dressed up tonight, even though she is just over ten years old, her naturally beautiful face, coupled with the charm and temptation that does not match her age, has already made the imagination of young people with evil intentions run wild.She seemed to be sitting obediently beside Mary, looking innocently at those young people with her big watery eyes. Lydia also had a scheming plan, and Mary's ordinary face made her more agile and soft.When Jane Eyre passed through the crowd, more than once she heard those well-dressed officers in red uniforms discussing in whispers what kind of gorgeous woman Lydia will be when she grows up.

Wickham sat next to Mrs. Lange, and had a heated fight with the wives.His nice voice and his habit of showing weakness and flattery made his wives dote on him, wishing to introduce their daughter to him right away.

Mrs. Bennet is naturally the most active one-her eldest daughter has already settled down, but her second daughter Elizabeth is about to grow up.She is extremely greedy, because Jane has already picked out an outstanding (rich) young man like Mr. Bingley before she officially entered the society, so Elizabeth must be able to do the same!

"Mr. Wickham, don't tell those stories! Tell me about yourself, what kind of wealthy family you come from! You were born with such a symbol!" After looking at him, Mrs. Bennet talked endlessly, and opened "Your pocket watch is so exquisite, I bet it must come from Paris! Only the French can make such a gadget, and I have never seen it before..."

In due course Wickham took off his pocket watch and handed it to her.Mrs. Bennet admired it with Mrs. Long and Mrs. Lucas by candlelight. After they expressed their views pretentiously, they returned the pocket watch to Wickham. Wickham said politely: "Mrs. , if you like it, stay!"

Mrs. Bennet exclaimed in feigned surprise: "How dare you! I—"

"Mom, of course we are sorry!" Elizabeth sighed helplessly when she heard her mother's voice, and interrupted her embarrassing words, "Mr. Wickham's pocket watch is so clean and meticulous, it must have a commemorative significance Mr. Wickham, you don't have to give up!"

"Miss Elizabeth, if it can make everyone smile, it will be more valuable than staying by my side." Wickham secretly felt distressed, but still wanted to leave a generous and wealthy image in front of the ladies—— Of course he intends to choose one of the ladies present as his wife.He has squandered only half of his money, and he owes a huge debt to the casino!These rural women are simple-minded and unattractive, but they all carry a lot of dowry.Wickham has already thought about it!

Elizabeth smiled slightly under his compliment, but secretly admired it in her heart, Mr. Wickham is really generous!It's just that she couldn't easily accept the gift, so she still refused it.When Mrs. Bennet saw that the duck in her hand was about to fly, she was so anxious that her forehead was sweating.

"Miss Elizabeth, please don't be so polite! If you really don't want to accept it, don't stop me and give it to Miss Lydia." Wickham changed the subject, and he had already noticed that The immature but seductive flower bone, she has been looking at herself with obsessive eyes, she knows how to seduce men at such a young age!

Lydia was flattered, and she shyly hid behind Mrs. Bennet, at a loss.Mrs. Bennet smiled reservedly, and pushed Lydia hard, letting her accept Wickham's gift.

Wickham blinked at Lydia, and sure enough, seeing her face flush instantly, he was extremely proud.

The music of the band started quietly at this time, Mr. Bingley got rid of the ladies who were pestering him, straightened his clothes, came to Jane, bent slightly, and stretched out his hand: "Miss Bennet, do I have this?" It is an honor to invite you to dance this first dance?"

Jane's eyes brightened all of a sudden. Looking at the gentle eyes of the man in front of her, she made up her mind and handed him her hand.Mrs. Bennet nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at Wickham, who really tactfully invited Elizabeth to dance.Charlotte sat quietly beside her mother, and an unattractive college student asked her to dance with a blushing face. She was taken aback for a moment, and then, at the urging of Mrs. Lucas, she also entered the dance floor holding hands with him.

Jane Eyre didn't want to run into Wickham unluckily when changing her partner, so she excused her ankle sprain. Mr. Darcy supported her cooperatively, sat on the sofa, and brought her a glass of wine.

"It seems that Wickham has a new goal." Mr. Darcy looked at the people on the dance floor from the corner of his eye.

"Elizabeth will not be fooled by his appearance!"

"That's hard to say, my dear. Not all women have your cool head."

Jane Eyre was a little worried. If she hadn't known Wickham's character for a long time, she might be deceived.What's more, in the original book, Elizabeth did have a crush on Wickham!As bad as Wickham's character is, so "good" is his disguise.But she didn't know Elizabeth very well, and she couldn't speak.

"Janet, you don't have to worry. Look!" Mr. Darcy pointed to the door, and Lydia was hiding there, looking at the dance floor, wondering what she was thinking.Her face was calm, but it made Jane Eyre feel nervous—it was a dangerous sign for a person who had always been crazy and out of control to suddenly become calm and deep.

"What do you think she will do?"

"I don't know." Unexpectedly, Mr. Darcy denied it flatly. "If Miss Lydia behaves like this, Wickham will not be so lucky this time."

After Bennet's ball, it seemed that all the ladies had a goal, and the whole of Longborn was in a restless atmosphere.Charlotte came to the door several times, and she couldn't do without the "Mr. Oliver" she met at the ball.He came from a family of lawyers, his father was a well-known lawyer in London, and his family was quite wealthy, but he was always looked down upon in terms of social class.

But Charlotte is not a woman obsessed with class status. She can see the love and seriousness in Mr. Oliver's eyes, and she has the same feelings.Her tenderness and consideration flattered Mr. Oliver—after all, Miss Lucas is a lady of a jazz family!

"However, my mother is very dissatisfied with Mr. Oliver - just because he is a lawyer!" Charlotte complained to Jane Eyre painfully, "Mr. Oliver told me that he is the only child in the family, and there are only two married couples Sister! Janet, you understand that although such a family has no title or land, they are very cultured and never short of money! I don’t understand why mother is so obsessed with status.”

Jane Eyre frowned, and had no choice but to persuade: "If you are sure of his character and character, I will support you too! But Mrs. Lucas must be doing it for your own good. She doesn't want you to be overwhelmed by marrying a lawyer." Criticism—you know, Mrs. Bennet's father used to be a lawyer, but after she married Mr. Bennet with a large dowry, everyone envied her fortune!"

"I don't care about that!"

"I don't care, Charlotte." Jane Eyre put her arms around her shoulders and comforted her, "I am not a noble lady, as you must know, our family runs a winery and is considered half a businessman. Many gentlemen and ladies are jealous and secretly look down on us."

"No!" Charlotte didn't expect Jane Eyre to belittle herself like this.

"Charlotte, I don't want to argue with you. It is biased to judge a person by social status alone. Mrs. Lucas also makes judgments based on her cognition, but the decision of marriage should be yours. hands. Of course, in addition to your bravery, Mr. Oliver should also take action! At least let your parents believe in his sincerity!"

Charlotte fell into deep thought and sighed deeply.Jane Eyre handed her a refreshment tray, and changed the subject: "Tell me about that Mr. Wickham. His words and deeds must attract attention!"

Charlotte picked out a cookie and said with a sneer, "This Mr. Wickham is really an eye-opener!"

"Huh?" Jane Eyre's attitude towards her was very strange, "I thought he must have won the favor of all the ladies and ladies! At the ball that day, he was so popular, I think Mrs. Bennet was very 'satisfied' with him Already!"

"It's too late for Mrs. Bennet to hate him now!" Charlotte tried her best not to look gloating. "Your family doesn't have any older ladies who socialize, you must not know?"

"Tell me!" Jane Eyre was very curious.

"Everyone has seen Mr. Wickham's hospitality to Elizabeth, but—" Charlotte glanced at Jane Eyre meaningfully, "Yesterday my brother came back from town and told me that Elizabeth and Her sisters happened to meet Mr Wickham as they were wandering about the street."

"Oh! And then?"

"Lydia actually yelled at him—'Mr. Wickham, when are you going to take me to London?'" Charlotte imitated Lydia's high-pitched tone.

Jane Eyre's eyes widened in surprise: "My God? Did she really say that?" This sentence simply told everyone that Wickham was seducing a little girl!

"Yes, I didn't expect Mr. Wickham to be this kind of person!" Charlotte took a sip of tea, "Although Lydia is frivolous, she is an ignorant child after all. On the one hand, Mr. Wickham Being intimate with Elizabeth, on the other hand..."

"Elizabeth must be in a hurry!"

"She coldly rejected Mr. Wickham's visit that day." Charlotte was also indignant for her friend, "To be honest, I really don't understand what Mr. Wickham thinks! Even if it is Just kidding, he shouldn't have said such things to Lydia! After all, Elizabeth... also has a good impression of him."

Jane Eyre didn't know what to say, she guessed that this was Lydia's trick, but...it's not rigorous!Even if Lydia wanted to take revenge, how could she completely destroy Wickham, a hypocrite, without a real reason?

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the living room, and Lilith ran in in a panic, her face full of disbelief.

TBC

The author has something to say: The Nightmare Banshee is "Lilith". There are stories about her in the Old Testament.

The next chapter will take care of Wickham and Lydia's mess.