Pride and Prejudice of Jane Eyre

The carriage stood upright in front of a house. Jane Eyre sat in the carriage and opened the curtain to look out. A group of carriages were neatly parked on one side, and the drivers gathered in twos and threes to smoke and talk.Li Wen opened the door of the carriage, and Jane Eyre nodded to him and was about to get out of the carriage, but the person behind her grabbed her fingers tightly.

Knowing his worry, Jane Eyre printed a kiss on his hand: "I know how to measure, I won't be impulsive."

Mr. Darcy looked at her fixedly, half of his face could not be seen clearly in the darkness.His Adam's apple rolled, and then he pulled it hard, and Jane Eyre slammed into his arms with a low cry.Mr. Darcy kissed her heavily on the lips, but his hand stroked her back lightly: "Go and enjoy your party. I'll wait for you to come out here."

Jane Eyre's lips moved, but she did not refuse his waiting.She took a deep breath, made up her mind, and stepped out of the carriage with her skirt in hand. Lilith hurriedly jumped down from the driver to tidy her skirt.Jane Eyre walked towards the brightly lit house and stepped into another grotesque world. Behind her was Mr. Darcy's worried and earnest eyes.

After handing over the invitation letter to the doorman, Jane Eyre followed the entourage as soon as she entered the door, she saw a lady in a black dress walking towards her.Her eyes were bright and full of vitality, and the slightly raised arc of the corners of her mouth was not false. Looking at the familiar expectation and hotness in her eyes, Jane Eyre had a guess.

"Miss Eyre, I have been waiting for you for a long time!" Her voice was lively and powerful, and she embraced Jane Eyre's arm, and she was very intimate, "My husband is Mr. Baudouin, and he has praised you in front of me more than once. Of course, I have seen your work, and it is indeed—very good! I forgot to eat and sleep, and M. Baudouin laughed at me, and I almost fell asleep with your work on my head!"

"Mrs. Baudouin, you are so kind! My work is not as good as you say." Jane Eyre couldn't bear her enthusiastic flattery, "If you like it, then it will not be in vain. came before you."

"Look at what you said!" Mrs. Baudouin led her to the lounge. "You are too modest. Come, let me introduce you to the ladies. They have long been looking forward to new friends."

As she spoke, Mrs. Baudouin led her through a gorgeous and retro arch and screen, and the sight that jumped into her eyes made Jane's heart beat faster—the well-dressed ladies and ladies sat together and talked in twos and threes Speaking, most of them looked here with probing eyes, and Mrs. Baudouin led her to stand in the center of the lounge.

"Ladies! Ladies! This is Miss Jane Eyre, a writer, and of course the partner of my husband, Mr. Baudouin." Mrs. Baudouin smiled as always.As soon as she finished speaking, she saw two young ladies walking towards Jane Eyre holding hands.

"A writer? This is so strange! Miss Eyre, do you write about love?" the lady in a long white dress asked softly, her black eyes sparkling in the candlelight, "Oh! I forget myself Let me introduce, I'm Galanon."

Jane Eyre and her looked at each other and saluted: "Miss Galanon, hello—my work may not be classified as love, although there are elements of love in it. Yes, love is of course essential, this is the most beautiful emotion! It mainly describes how a woman escaped from captivity and escaped suffering through her artistic talents."

"Artistic talent!" Miss Gallanon repeated the word, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Painting? Music? Or dance?"

"painting!"

"Oh! Then I must take a good look! I also love painting, but my father and brother don't support it..."

"If Mrs. Granon bought you the best paint in France, it can be called disapproval! Miss Granon, there is no one who is more considerate than them!" Mrs. Baudouin teased, she Introduce another lady next to Jane Eyre, "This is Miss An Sophie, you may have something in common!" She lowered her voice, "Miss An Sophie also submitted a manuscript to Mr. Baudouin."

Jane Eyre bowed to her and looked at the girl in front of her.She is not amazing, and she looks very quiet and inconspicuous next to the lively Miss Galannon, but her eyes are calm and wise, just like her long white dress, and her whole temperament is blue. What she blurted out was with a little French-accented English: "Miss Eyre, if you want, we must have a good chat. I am always a little confused in writing, and I hope you can guide me."

"Guiding is absolutely out of the question, Miss Ann Sophie." Jane Eyre shook hands with her, "I am also very willing to communicate with writers."

As soon as the words fell, there was a commotion at the door. Madam Baudouin looked at the door, and then greeted her in surprise—at least she seemed to be surprised—"Mrs. De Beauarney! Mrs. Lambert! Ladies I have been waiting for you for a long time, ladies! If you don’t come, our salon lacks core people.”

Mrs. Lambert smiled, and saluted Mrs. Baudouin modestly: "Baudouin! Are you afraid that the salon will not have a core figure? You are the most important person in the salon." Madame de Beauarney snorted arrogantly With a sound, she nodded slightly to Mrs. Baudouin, as if she had met her.

Mrs. Baudouin was as enthusiastic and joyful as usual, and she sat down on the central sofa with the two ladies.Jane Eyre stood on the side and looked at it. It was obvious that the two ladies were frequent visitors to the salon, or in other words, in this room, except for her, who was an outsider, everyone else knew each other.

Mrs. de Beauharnay and Mrs. Lambert were the most respected, and as soon as they took their seats, the ladies came forward to salute.The singer Callista, who was most favored by Madame de Beauharnay, obtained her permission to sit beside her.

On the sofa on the other side, with Mrs. Candice as the core, young ladies sat around her and chatted.Mrs. Candice was kind and patient, listening patiently and offering a little advice now and then.

"Oh! This is a new face! Baudouin?" After enjoying Calista's flattery, Mrs. De Beauarney was in a good mood, and finally she was willing to leave her eyes to Sitting aside with Miss Granon and Ann Sophie Miss Jane Eyre whispered together.

Mrs. Baudouin had been waiting for her words a long time ago. She smiled and pulled Jane Eyre to salute in front of the two ladies, and introduced: "This is Miss Jane Eyre from England. Her feminist "Escape from the Abyss" is about to be published!"

"Oh? Brit?" Madame de Beauharney looked disdainful.Mrs. Lambert raised her eyebrows and looked at Jane Eyre: "Miss Eyre, congratulations! When will we have the honor to read your masterpiece? I am so happy, finally a girl has completed my young dream." Her tone was gentle and encouraging, and Jane Eyre's displeasure at Madame de Beauharnay's contemptuous attitude was quickly dispelled.

"Soon, Mrs. Lambert. Mr. Baudouin is very efficient. I didn't worry about it at all. I have seen stacks of printed materials in the warehouse in the East District a few days ago." Jane Eyre looked at Baudouin Madam, "I sincerely thank Mr. Baudouin for his help, otherwise my work will not be accepted by anyone!"

"This is his job, my dear. Mr. Baudouin appreciates the uniqueness of your works. The boldness and rebellious spirit in your writing is exactly what we have been looking for." Mrs. Baudouin raised her voice, although the words were She said it to Jane Eyre, but her eyes turned to the two ladies.

Mrs. De Beauharney's face suddenly turned cold, and Mrs. Lamport nodded calmly: "I really hope to see it as soon as possible. Feminism? This is a novel subject." Jane Eyre was relieved, and Lamport Madame is a smart person, deftly shifting the focus to feminist themes rather than the antagonisms that now abound in Paris.

"I've brought some books here, Miss Ai, if you don't mind if I borrow flowers to present Buddha, I will give your works to the ladies!"

"Of course I don't mind! Madam Baudouin, this is my borrowed flowers to offer Buddha." Jane Eyre was surprised by her operation.

Miss Galanon has been paying attention to the situation here, and Miss An Sophie is behind her thanking Mrs. Baudouin and Jane Eyre in surprise, and Jane Eyre is humble again and again.The topic quickly changed from Jane Eyre to the new fashion of family shorts and dresses that were often discussed among the ladies. Jane Eyre took the opportunity to sneak into the booth on the other side with the two ladies.

"Miss Eyre, you are not stage fright!" Mademoiselle Granon lowered her voice and whispered in her ear, "The de Beauharnay family's ancestors are old aristocrats! You must also understand the current situation in Paris, they They were on the king's side before, but the recent wind direction...they seem to be deliberately wandering in another 'camp', otherwise they wouldn't have appeared in this salon."

Jane Eyre's eyes widened, and she looked at this petite girl. She looked like an ordinary lady from a rich family, and she continued to say: "Langport's family has long stood on the other side—even though Lao Lan Mr. Potter was also a Viscount. These two ladies were not easy to deal with when they were young, but they have gotten very close recently, and anyone with a discerning eye can tell that there must be a deal between the two families."

Jane Eyre looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to the conversation here, so she whispered: "Miss Gallanon, you are too bold! But, how do you know so much?"

"My father and elder brother are government employees." Miss Grannon blinked, and she quietly pointed to the booth on the other side, "Ms. Candace is a widow, she is passionate about charity and is a great kind person. You know the East End The monastery? She invested in it, and the women workers who lost their husbands took it as their sustenance."

Mrs. Candace listened patiently to the ladies arguing about what color dresses would suit their skin tones and what style of lace would go with their long dresses.The ends of her eyes were slightly wrinkled, looking very gentle and demure.

"Oh! By the way, there is also a Miss Grandet from Saumur, she has not arrived! She is also a great kind person, and more than half of the orphanages and monasteries around Saumur are supported by her. Of course, men are more What I like to talk about is her wealth! I heard that she has assets of tens of millions of francs, old Grandet is dead, and she is the only heir. I don’t know which gentleman she will choose as her husband..."

Before the words fell, there was commotion at the door, and everyone looked at the door.A girl in a white skirt came in. The clothes on her body were not made of any precious fabrics, but were standard in shape but even a little rough.

Madame de Beauharnay frowned, and was about to habitually reprimand her for her casual attire, but Madame Baudouin greeted her with a smile on her face.Miss Grannon's tone became urgent, and she excitedly shouted in a low voice: "Miss Grandet is here!"

After exchanging greetings, Miss Grandet looked away and finally met Jane Eyre's eyes.

"Miss Eyre has also arrived, I am late." Miss Grandet took the initiative to walk towards Jane Eyre, her actions surprised everyone secretly.

"Oh! You already know each other?" Mrs. Baudouin asked everyone's questions.

"Yes, we met a few days ago, and hit it off right away." Miss Grandet took Jane Eyre's hand and smiled slightly, "Miss Eyre is my noble person, she is willing to spend all the royalties and proceeds to work with me Charity, and I am willing to donate a batch of books to the children in the monastery and the orphanage."

"This is all I can do, Miss Grandet." Jane Eyre said sincerely, "Giving someone a rose will leave a lingering fragrance in your hand. I have been helped by kind people before I can survive and embrace a new life." ...and now it's time for me to do something for the kids who are in the same situation as me."