Pride and Prejudice of Jane Eyre

Mr. Baudouin analyzed his thoughts, and his words shocked Jane's heart.Paris is different from London. After France experienced the Great Revolution, the king stepped down, and the old aristocrats were still crawling trying to maintain the glory of the family, but Paris has already been occupied by workers for more than half.

The old aristocrats were extremely contradictory. Their status plummeted after the Great Revolution, and they did not dare to decorate their facades with the glory of their ancestors openly. The blood under the gallows is not sweet tomato juice, but there are still some old-fashioned "nobility" who do not know the current affairs. "In my heart, I think I am superior to others.

Clever officials and judges became the new rich. They bought the land themselves, but they followed the revolution during the Republic and Napoleon's era and soared.They were not so much "aristocrats" as they were the new middle class and businessmen.

With the development of the Industrial Revolution, countless workers flocked to Paris to make a living in factories.Poor living conditions and an exploding population have caused the East End to lose the elegance and sophistication of Paris. Workers live together, earn the least money and suffer the most.

"The resistance is on the verge of breaking out." Mr. Baudouin bit his cigar between his teeth, and his eyes narrowed. "Miss Eyre, I dare not say whether our work can be a driving force. I dare not say whether it is good or bad..."

"Of course, sir." Jane Eyre grabbed the hat in her hand and said calmly, "Some anger and resentment cannot be suppressed. This society is unfair to workers, and they have the right to fight for their rights."

Mr. Baudouin raised his eyes and stared at her closely with his eagle eyes. After a long silence, he said with a half-smile: "Miss Ai, you are really bold, no wonder you can write such a work."

"It's not that I'm bold, sir, it's following the trend. You must understand better than me what the essence of the Great Revolution is." Yes, Jane Eyre has seen clearly from his attitude, Mr. Baudouin He is a rebel, a smart person, who has long seen through the essence of social change.

Jane Eyre coughed, and continued: "Let me boldly guess, you must not just want to be a publishing editor, right? Let me guess—the new parliament?" Mr. Baudouin must have the courage to do so. !Judging from his dress and manner, he must not come from a family-he is not as expensive and arrogant as Mr. Darcy-but his eyes are sharp and sensible, and the people in the warehouse respect him, and at his behest , The first batch of printed materials can be produced in such a large quantity, and he is vigorous and resolute. It can be seen that he has a high probability of being the owner of the warehouse and printing factory, and may even be the owner of the publishing house!

How can an ordinary person have such assets and power?He even got acquainted with Mr. Rochester. You must know that although Mr. Rochester is "just" the master of a lonely British family, the glory of the family is not so easily obliterated!

Faced with Jane Eyre's doubts, Mr. Baudouin laughed heartily, and he didn't feel offended: "It's very easy to talk to smart people! Miss Eyre, you guessed right, I do have such thoughts. He took a puff on his cigar, and the smoke blurred his expression in the slanting sunlight, "I say we are lucky, not only following the trend, but more importantly, last month, the king just promulgated a new decree , publications must obtain a government license. But you see, our warehouses are ready early!"

He smiled smugly, got up and opened the door of the office suddenly, and there was a smell of oily smoke and paper scraps from the warehouse.

Jane Eyre turned her face away, and Lilith timely handed her a veil to block the choking dust and smoke.

"Mr. Baudouin, you confuse me." Jane Eyre did not take the incense handkerchief, she narrowed her eyes and looked at the tall figure standing in the light and shadow at the door, "Are you using me as a weapon? , or a scapegoat?"

"Miss Love, we are comrades-in-arms."

Jane Eyre sat on the rickety carriage, closed her eyes and did not speak.Lilith stood by her side, wiping her dusty hands with a veil dipped in water.

Jane Eyre was thinking about Mr. Baudouin's words.He behaved like a radical liberal, and Jane Eyre knew very well that he was fighting for weight for his own political ideas, but also for the well-being of workers and the poor.If you jump out of this era, Jane Eyre fully supports and appreciates his approach.But now, as an Englishman—an Englishwoman whose fiancé is even an English landowner, should she so rashly break into the fray of the French?

Just as he was thinking, there was a rush of hooves behind the carriage.Lilith poked her head out: "Miss Jane, Mr. Baudouin is coming on horseback." Jane Eyre opened her eyes and asked Li Wen to stop the car.

Mr. Baudouin pulled the rein and stopped beside the carriage: "Miss Eyre, I forgot to give you the official invitation to the salon!" He lowered his head and looked in through the window of the carriage, only to see Seeing her pointed chin, Lilith saw Jane Eyre nodding at her, and then reached out to accept the invitation.

"Miss Eyre, I hope my words have not troubled you."

How can it be! ?Jane Eyre thought.

"I am not a reckless young man, Miss Eyre. My wife will be the host of the salon, and there will be no gentlemen. You will treat it as an ordinary afternoon tea."

"Ordinary afternoon tea doesn't have so many noble people, sir." Jane Eyre took the invitation card, which was printed with a bronzing pattern, and the moment she opened it, there was a gust of fragrant wind, "I will think about it carefully."

Mr. Baudouin wanted to say something more, but he knew it was too late, so he politely took off his hat and left.Li Wen waved his whip, and the carriage began to wobble on the bumpy road again.Jane Eyre was holding the invitation, Lilith didn't know what she was thinking.

"Miss Jane, I don't understand why you are so worried." Lilith asked suspiciously, "Don't you just need to attend one salon? Just leave the matter of publication to Mr. Baudouin. If you need a lawyer, Brig Mr. Si is already on his way to France."

Jane Eyre frowned, it was obviously not that simple.

After a strong shaking, the carriage became stable.Jane Eyre held the handle and stabilized her mind.She looked out the window, the carriage had already left the border of the East End, and now the carriage was crossing the bridge of the Seine River.Looking back, there are many dusty factories and warehouses, beside the dirty streets, thin women and children wearing gray and black shabby clothes, workers shuttle back and forth, some carrying heavy objects, some making loud noises He yelled at the lower level people.

The Seine River is not as beautiful and romantic as it was in the impression of the previous life. Dirty water is poured in from the sewer of the factory, and there are unknown objects floating on the water.

"Miss Jane, the environment here can't even compare to London." Lilith sighed, "When I arrived in London ... lying under the carriage, the enthusiastic citizens even invited me to eat at home."

"They are not considered citizens, Lilith." Jane Eyre looked at the children who were chasing and playing, "Paris really needs a change—no, the change has existed since a long time ago, but few people have seen the essence of it." Said After all, from top to bottom it is still a conflict between the king and the bourgeoisie, but what about the workers without land and capital?

Lilith couldn't understand her words. She looked at the Seine River, her eyes were suddenly attracted by a floating object, and her breath stagnated.Jane Eyre noticed her gaffe, and followed her straight eyes.

There was a corpse/body floating on the water, and it could be seen at a glance that it was a woman from the long blond hair.She is naked, her skin is pale, and she floats on the water with the waves caused by the ship.Lilith was terrified, her voice was thin and dry: "Miss Jane! Are we going to save her!"

"She has been dead for several days." Jane Eyre took a deep breath, and the floating corpse/body might have formed a giant view.She felt a wave of fear and powerlessness.

Suddenly there was an exclamation from the surface of the water, and people on a small boat also found the body, calling for someone to come and salvage her.Jane Eyre asked Li Wen to pull over and stop the car, jumped out of the carriage with her skirt in hand, and leaned on the railing of the bridge to watch the movement over there.The carriage behind her came and went, no one was surprised by this place, people here are used to such scenes.

Jane Eyre suddenly felt the rancid and cold air blowing over her face.

The body was dragged to the shore on a long pole, placed on a trailer, and soon disappeared among the gray building monsters on the east bank.Jane Eyre sighed, her legs were a little weak, and with Lilith's support, she got into the car.

Soon, the carriage left the bridge and came to the West District.

This place is suddenly not the same world as the East District.Surrounded by trees, beautiful single-family villas are separated by clean and wide streets, and further inside is the real prosperous urban area.The air here is even sweet, and there are blooming flowers planted at the door of each house, even though more than half of it has fallen in autumn, and the green plants that adapt to the season are growing just right.

Lilith also felt the difference during this period, and her mood became depressed.

Li Wen's carriage was getting slower and slower, and suddenly stopped.

"Miss Eyre, someone is carrying luggage in front, and the carriage is in the middle of the road." Li Wenchao shouted behind him. Jane Eyre poked her head slightly, and found that there was a hotel in front of her. A few shabby little boxes were unloaded.

"It's strange, why do their things look so old!" Lilith wondered.Indeed, the style of these people is completely different from the environment here, not to say that it is the style of the slums, but just incompatible with the gorgeous and exquisite Paris.

A thick/strong woman got out of the car. Her face was as square as her figure. If she hadn't seen her breasts and long hair, she would have mistakenly thought it was a man!She respectfully helped the owner behind her to get out of the car—this was a young woman with a plump figure and a soft face. She was wearing a plain gray-blue dress with few decorations on her body.

She softly reprimanded the servants for blocking the road, ordered them to get out of the way, and then looked at Jane Eyre's carriage.

There was a smile on the corner of her mouth, and her simple and plain dress couldn't hide her temperament.Her brows seemed to be slightly wrinkled habitually. Although her face was quiet, her pair of blue eyes were deeply sensitive and vigilant.

She said something to the maid behind her, and she saw the maid striding towards Jane Eyre's carriage, apologizing in a rough voice, Lilith opened the door, stepped out of the carriage, and greeted her politely.

Jane Eyre saw the blond French lady looking at her in surprise through the wide open car door.