Pride and Prejudice of Jane Eyre

Mr. Briggs was full of dust and dust, the bottom of his brown-black coat was covered with sand and dirt, and the leather suitcase he carried was also warped.His eyes are colder than half a year ago, and the wind and rain have left deep marks on his face.

"Lilith, I..." He lowered his head, seeing the girl in front of him showing a panicked and evasive expression, and swallowed back the words that were about to blurt out on the spur of the moment.Lilith avoided her eyes, took the suitcase in his hand, turned around and looked at Jane Eyre, saw that her eyes were full of ridicule, she blushed and hurriedly curtseyed before hiding in the house.

"Miss Love, long time no see! I have heard about it, congratulations on the successful publication of your work! I have heard the news that your book has been snapped up in the south of France!" Mr. Briggs stretched out his hand, and She shakes hands.Mr. Darcy also came from the window, and they greeted each other warmly.

"It's just that such battles are not necessarily all good things." Mr. Briggs took off his coat and hat, revealing the tight-fitting vest underneath, and he also had a pistol pinned around his waist.

"Yes, sir, I already understand." Jane Eyre smiled bitterly, "Did your journey from the south of France go smoothly?"

"It's going well, Miss Eyre. After I arrived in Saumur, I heard the news that Miss Eugenie Grandet had gone to Paris, so I rushed over immediately."

Jane Eyre let out a low sigh, remembering another purpose of coming to France: "What a coincidence, Eugenie is already my friend! She lives in a nearby hotel, I could have introduced you to each other, if not..."

"We are planning to leave Paris tonight and go back to England." Mr. Darcy took her words tacitly, and Mr. Briggs showed a surprised expression: "What's the matter? What happened?"

Jane Eyre and Mr. Darcy looked at each other without speaking.

Mr. Briggs was even more puzzled.

Lilith came out in a hurry at this moment, and after Jane Eyre said something in Jane Eyre's ear, Jane Eyre and the gentlemen nodded and left.Seeing the backs of the two ladies gradually leave, Mr. Darcy turned his gaze to Mr. Briggs: "Sit down and talk, Mr. Briggs. Everything after we came to Paris is too complicated. tell you."

"What's the matter? Lilith." Jane Eyre looked at Lilith blushing suspiciously, standing in front of the window, hesitating to speak.

"...No, it's nothing. I'm here to tell you that the important belongings have been packed, the kitchen is preparing dry food and water for the journey, and the bread and bacon will be baked soon."

"Lilith, what you want to say must not be these."

Lilith was speechless, her hands stirred together unconsciously, crumpling the white apron into a ball.She bit her lower lip and looked away hesitantly.They were standing in the small lounge next to the living room. There was only a wooden wall between the two spaces, and the men's voices could be heard faintly.

Jane Eyre looked at her hesitation, raised her eyebrows, and said fiercely: "If there is nothing else, let's go to the kitchen. There may not be enough people there, and our time is precious." Jane Eyre made a gesture to leave , Sure enough, I heard Lilith shouting in a hurry: "Miss Ai! I have something to tell you."

Jane Eyre showed a smile, turned her head to look at Lilith, a bright red cloud flew over her face, and a pair of blue eyes were like a sea.She said quickly and quietly: "Maybe I'm greedy, Miss Eyre, I'm not entitled to these, but I still want to ask for your advice - Mr. Briggs once proposed to me... Yes, I have Guess, you will show such a surprised expression...Miss Eyre, how can I, who has committed a crime like me, be worthy of his, his love?"

"Lilith—"

"I have hurt two lives. I really dare not and don't want to hurt another person, so when I left Madeira Islands, I rejected him."

Jane Eyre recalled that when they left Madeira, after they all boarded the boat, Lilith was left alone by Mr. Briggs under the boat to talk, and the two polite people rarely had a dispute.At that time, Jane Eyre already had guesses.

"I told myself to give up, I shouldn't delay him! I...I can't even have a child anymore." Lilith finally couldn't help it, her voice was choked up, and she began to cry, "Miss Love, I have heard countless times It's a curse to dream of the blood/blood that was all over the ground that night!"

"Lilith, the past is in the past." Jane Eyre also felt that such words were extremely empty.

"But my heart and my body are scarred, Miss Love. Those memories are too dark, I..." Lilith couldn't continue.

Jane Eyre patted her on the shoulder, but her thoughts drifted to the Mr. Rochester she met when she first came to this world. He was swallowed up by dark memories for nearly 20 years, and once gave up all hope and let himself fall.But now he is completely different from the person who locked himself in the dilapidated old Thornfield Manor last winter.He met the rose.

"Lilith, put aside those past memories and worries, do you love him?"

Lilith's tears rolled down her cheeks, she stared at her beautiful eyes and was stunned.

"Mr. Darcy, I'm in love with her, I'm sure." Mr. Briggs threw down the pipe in frustration, leaned back on the sofa and sighed, covering his eyes. Fading, that's right, I have deliberately stopped thinking about her—from one day, to three days, then from three days to a week. I haven't dreamed of her for nearly half a month, but just at that moment, my heart It was like being hit by an arrow."

"I understand such feelings very well." Mr. Darcy replied, he also had such an experience, the more he wanted to forget her, the more she was entangled in his heart.

Mr. Briggs picked up a cup of tea and looked at his own reflection in the cup: the man looked good enough to be the girl's father.The ends of his eyes have been engraved with lines by time, and the tiredness and sorrow that the elderly often have linger between his brows, and his eyes are now blue and swollen due to lack of sleep.His skin was not as tight and fair as the young man in front of him. Under the perennial tropical sun, his skin had turned dark brown, and the signs of sunburn and peeling were clearly visible on his face.

Mr. Darcy looked at his absent-minded and depressed expression, and frowned: "Mr. Briggs, do you know about Lilith's past?"

Mr. Briggs stopped drinking tea: "Yes, I understand. She used to be a maid in your house...she was treated unfairly. I'm sorry, Mr. Darcy, I didn't mean to accuse you—— "

"Those are the facts, Mr. Briggs. My 'brother' Mr. Wickham was responsible for it, and, of course, so was I. So I let her stay with Janet by default. I'm glad What's more, she is indeed a useful person." After a pause, Mr. Darcy continued, "Of course, she deserves the master's trust and a new life."

Mr. Briggs raised his head suddenly, and looked at Mr. Darcy in surprise: "You mean..."

"Yes, sir. It's just that whether she is willing to accept your feelings and stay by your side depends on your ability." Mr. Darcy raised his glass to him, "Okay, let's put these emotional matters first On the other hand, the present situation in Paris is the most urgent matter. Mr. Briggs, we have no time to linger!"

With that said, Mr. Darcy stood up, walked to the wall, tapped lightly three times, and after getting the same response, he looked at Mr. Briggs: "We have more important things at the moment, You must leave Paris before the sun rises tomorrow!"

"Mr. Briggs, if you are willing, there are more important errands for you. I think Lilith is also very willing to run for her mistress."

A carriage speeds down a lane in the French countryside.

A figure came out of the window of the carriage, and she cheered: "Mr. Darcy, aside from the hustle and bustle of Paris, the French countryside is really suitable for vacation. The vineyards here are extremely beautiful, just like Madeira." On both sides of the path are stretches of vineyards.The grape trellises are neatly arranged, and the green vines are tightly wound around them.The green or purple grapes are interspersed with each other, which is extraordinarily fresh and lovely.

The carriage ran over a protruding stone and bumped violently, and Jane Eyre was embraced by the people beside her.

"My dear, you have been a different man since you left Paris."

"It's so depressing there." Jane Eyre said, trying to break free from Georgiana's teasing smile, but he hugged him even tighter, "Mr. Darcy! Georgiana is still here! You... "

Georgiana said "Oh!" and looked out of the window pretending to be unintentional.

Mr. Darcy let out a muffled laugh and put her down.He pulled out a basket from under the seat, which contained the food and tea prepared the night before. Jane Eyre took the bread, and laboriously cut it into pieces, each side was coated with thick butter.

"I don't know how Lilith and the others are doing now. I'm really not used to it without her by my side."

Lilith and Mr. Briggs remained in Paris by order of their master.Mr. Briggs not only accepted Jane Eyre's entrustment and continued to engage in charitable causes, but he also carried John's entrustment - his goal in coming to France was Miss Grandet.John wants to open up the French wine market and exchange shares with the Grandet family to form a new chain of interests and partners.Jane Eyre became friends and allies with Miss Grandet by accident, which saved Briggs from using commercial means to seek trust.

Lilith has always been Jane Eyre's most trusted servant, and Eugenie is also very familiar with her, and she happens to be a middleman who builds a relationship.

At least on the surface.

For the sake of safety, Mr. Darcy is unwilling to let Jane Eyre stay in France. He suffers from the pressure of public opinion and becomes a victim of political/party struggle.Lilith can speak for Jane Eyre to a certain extent, but she cannot completely replace her. In this way, there is a lot of room for ambiguous words.

From the perspective of personal affairs, Lilith's personal happiness is also Jane Eyre's constant concern.

'Mr. Briggs, the conditions for working together for a long time have been created. Whether you can get what you want is up to you! Before leaving, Jane Eyre said to him like this.

Because they were in a hurry to leave Paris, they didn't have time to say goodbye to Eugenie and Mr. Rochester, and of course they didn't know where they hid for a while.On the way from Paris, they went through no less than five checkpoints, and they were able to escape with the token that Mr. Darcy got from the Duke.They chose the safest route and took a long detour to avoid the rioting people.Even so, Jane Eyre could hear indistinct noisy human voices and dull explosions from time to time, and through the car window, she could also see the flickering fire in the distance before dawn.

"The Duke has no knowledge of this commotion." Mr. Darcy's words were startling, and Jane Eyre expressed doubts about it. "My dear, I really believe such a thing-even if it sounds absurd. The anger of the people has already When it reaches a zero point, it only needs a few bits and pieces of fire to detonate immediately. But unfortunately, they don't have a leader."

"It's also because of this that the Duke can take advantage of it?"

"That's right. Duke Baptiste has many supporters, and the leader is Mr. Duran. He is a big banker—you know his daughter, Miss Ann Sophie. Oh! Miss Ann Sophie's close friend Miss Granon's father and brother are also following Duke Baptiste. He has enough money and the support of capitalists to steal the victory of this struggle and deprive the king of his power."

Jane Eyre was so surprised that she was speechless. It turned out that when she participated in the salon, she had already entered the core of liberalism without knowing it.

"Mr. Darcy, how do you know such details?" Jane Eyre murmured.

Mr. Darcy raised his eyebrows and smiled, and he closed the car window with him to block the dusty wind outside.

"Janet, do you think that when you're not around, I'm just foolishly praying at home to God to keep you safe and well?" Mr. Darcy's gray-blue eyes flashed, his The tone was arrogant and self-satisfied, "Of course I will use every pound and every vote to pave a wide road for you, so that they can't block you in front of them without any scruples and become a scapegoat!"

The author has something to say: This chapter is coming to an end, and I can finally explain the background of this story to everyone.

The history of this reference in France is the July Revolution in 1830. The prototype of Duke Baptiste is Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans, and the prototype of the Durand family is the banker Lafayette.The Galanon family is fictitious and serves only for this article.During the July Revolution, the "National" founded by the liberals incited public opinion. The demonstrators were ordinary workers/students, and bloody conflicts broke out between the Paris masses and the king.But because there was no unified leader, the fruits of this revolution fell into the hands of the big capitalists.The Duke of Orleans was supported by the liberal MPs as the new king, established the July Dynasty, overthrew Charles X, and established a new constitutional monarchy. (Information comes from Baidu Encyclopedia.)

Of course, the real history is much more complicated, involving various aspects of politics, economy, culture, and religion, but when it comes to a YY fan romance, in just a dozen chapters, it can only be viewed from a one-sided perspective.The main thing is to emphasize the forward-looking nature of the heroine's thinking, as well as the enlightenment of the masses' resistance thinking.