aristocratic engagement

After a simple lunch, Mrs. Reynolds, a qualified housekeeper, took the guests to their rooms one by one.After leaving the dining room, when Mrs. Reynolds led Mrs. Catherine and Georgiana upstairs, Darcy suddenly stopped Anne.

Annie asked suspiciously, "What?"

"I'm going to be very busy."

Annie blinked: "...what?"

"Ah... what I mean is, I invite you and my aunt to Pemberley, but I'm sorry I can't be with you often because of my busy schedule." Darcy said in a low voice and very fast, "I'm leaving England Things are piling up on the Pemberley estate during this time, and maybe, maybe you'd like to help me?"

"Help you?!" Anne took a step back, stretched out her hand and touched his forehead, "You don't have a fever, do you? Why are you talking nonsense? That's all the affairs of the Darcy family, I'm willing to share some of it for you Difficult, but..."

"Sorry, I was reckless." Darcy was suddenly at a loss and took a step back.Seeing this, Annie withdrew her hand in embarrassment.

"Well... then, I'm not worthy of you visiting the room. I still have a lot of business to deal with in the study." Darcy turned around and planned to leave after speaking, "By the way, I hope you like the scenery outside the window."

Before Anne could answer, he strode away in the opposite direction.

Annie was a little confused, but since he talked about the scenery outside the window of the room, she became a little interested.Georgiana's shout came from overhead, Annie answered loudly, then lifted her skirt and ran upstairs.

The second floor.

"Here, here!" Georgiana waved to Anne at the end of the corridor, "Your room is arranged here, and mine is right next door!"

"Where's mother?" Anne didn't see Mrs. Catherine.

"My aunt said she was a little tired, so Mrs. Reynolds took her to the room to rest first. Anyway, this is my home, so I can't do a good job of guiding?" Georgiana opened the door while talking.

What attracts the eye is a huge window, which occupies most of the wall.The room is magnificent, and the main colors of the bedding and furniture are rose and gold, and the degree of refinement goes without saying—almost more luxurious than Anne's secondary master bedroom in Rosings Manor.

And as Darcy said, the scenery outside the window is the biggest feature of this room.

Anne couldn't help walking towards the window, and Georgiana introduced with a proud face: "This is the only room in Pemberley Manor that can have a panoramic view of the entire lake. Not only that, you look down—it's a rose The garden, but the current season has not yet arrived, in a few months, even if you close the windows, the place will be full of strong rose fragrance!"

"The only one? There's another...upstairs?"

"Yes, that's the master bedroom." Georgiana said while pushing open the window, "My brother doesn't live in the master bedroom now, I guess, he is planning to wait for a new mistress to come to Pemberley Manor. Move in. The size of the master bedroom is equivalent to my room plus this room, it's too lonely to live alone!"

There was a knock on the door, and Du Li's figure appeared at the door.Behind her were many servants, carrying large and small boxes.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore." Georgiana patted Annie's shoulder like a grown-up, "I'll go back to my room to pack my things, and I'll see you at the restaurant at dinner." After finishing speaking, she bounced away .

Anne looked at her cheerful back and thought to herself, really only in her own home Georgiana would be so at ease.

As Darcy said, in the following days, he was extremely busy, drowning in the mountains of documents and accounts all day long.

Although in the past few years, Mrs. Reynolds has regularly sent him the most important documents for processing, the territory of Pemberley Manor is almost half as large as Derbyshire. If he lives here every day, things will always happen. Can't finish it.

Georgiana and Lady Catherine seldom saw him during the day, except for the brief moments of leisure after supper, when the family sat together in front of the lighted fire to talk and joke.

In addition, Anne can always meet Fenrir under a tall willow tree when she takes Fenrir for a walk by the lake in the early morning—always wearing a thick dressing gown, holding a book, Seriously seen in the morning dew.

When she met him for the first time, Annie couldn't bear to interrupt his reading, so she tightened Fenrir's rope and ran away quietly.

When he met him for the second time, Darcy leaned against the tree trunk with his book in his arms, as if he was reciting silently, and when he saw her from a distance, he waved to her.Annie saluted far away and left from another direction.

When meeting him for the third time, Darcy called out to her.

"Are you free now? I'm not sure whether the poems I've recited are correct. If you want, can you proofread them for me?" Darcy waved the thin manuscript in his hand and asked.

"Oh, of course, I have nothing to worry about."

Annie loosened the chain around Fenrir's neck, and ordered: "Go! Run by yourself!" After receiving the order, Fenrir immediately spread his limbs and ran recklessly by the lake.

Anne left the path and stepped on the lush lawn towards Darcy.The dew soon wet her skirt, but Annie didn't care.When he got closer, he realized that Darcy had already spread a waterproof blanket under the tree.

Darcy spread his hands to signal Anne to sit down, sat beside her, and handed the manuscript to her.

Annie opened the book and said in surprise, "Shakespeare's sonnets? Darcy, I don't know. When did you become interested in these romantic poems?"

"I've always been interested in it, but I've never really understood its deep meaning before. I'm not an emotional poet by nature. I can't write moving verses, so I can only recite more famous lines from everyone. So that when I want to express my thousands of emotions, I won’t be speechless.”

Haven't understood the deep meaning of it before?

What now?

Anne vaguely felt that the deep meaning of this was too much for her to think about, it seemed to be a sign and a hint.If she figured it out, she would feel like stepping on the edge of a cliff, powerless.

Annie bit the tip of her tongue, allowing herself to focus on the verse in front of her.

"let's start."

Darcy was silent for a moment, and a gorgeous and elegant voice like silk flowed out from between his lips and teeth:

"May I compare you to summer?

Though you are sweeter and milder than summer:

The strong wind will make May Jiaolei's redness disappear,

Summer's days are fleeting too;

……

As long as man exists, or man has eyes,

My poems will live and give you life. "(*Excerpted from Shakespeare's "How Can I Compare You to Summer")

After reciting a poem, the lingering sound seems to be still lingering among the willow branches. The long willow branches dance gently, as if they are also moved by the poem.

Anne's peripheral vision wandered over Darcy's face, and he closed his eyes, as if he was still thinking about the rhyme in the poem.Annie pursed her lips, unconsciously twisting the thin booklet with her hands.

It was hard for her to say where the palpitations and dullness in her chest came from.

She knew every word in this poem, but together, it made Anne feel so obscure.

Darcy's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he was about to open his eyes.Annie immediately looked down at the booklet in her hand. The handwriting on it was not familiar to Anne, and the slightly yellowed paper showed that the manuscript was quite old.Anne looked away from the poem, and suddenly found a lightly sunken handwriting between the lines.

Turning to the page curiously, I saw two words "To Anne" written on it.

"Pa—" Annie suddenly closed the manuscript, put it on the blanket under her body, and stood up.

"How do I recite it?" Darcy's voice sounded from behind, stopping Anne from leaving. "This is my father's favorite poem during his lifetime."

"Very good, very good." Annie didn't turn her head, "Exactly."

From that day on, Anne's morning jogging exercise route has been adjusted.

On the other side of the lake, there are continuous trees and hillsides.Although Fenrir prefers the vast plain on the opposite bank, he does not refuse to take a walk on the shore path.The bushes were its favorite maze, and Fenrir would often plunge in, causing a stir in the greenery, until Annie whistled and was about to leave, and it would burst out of it like a little black bomb. Drill out.

Friday is the day the courier comes to your door.

Annie came back from the lake, and when she came to the gate of the manor, she saw a messenger coming on horseback.

"My lady! How are you!" cried the cheery messenger. "How are you? It's a lovely day."

"Very good! It seems that the temperature is starting to heat up today, and a few wildflowers by the lake have already bloomed."

The messenger got off the horse and took out two thick stacks of envelopes from the large leather bag hanging on the back of the saddle while exchanging greetings.Annie noticed that the bag deflated as soon as he took out the letter.

"The number of letters I sent today is equal to the sum of the past few years!" The courier laughed loudly. He carried the envelope with both arms together, and looked at the envelope with his head tilted. "The recipient is Mr. Darcy and Mr. Darcy." . . . Mademoiselle de Bourgh?"

"Ah, it's my letters." Annie pointed to one of the stacks, "Can you please send them in? I don't have any money with me, and my maid will hand over the postage to you."

"It has been an honor to be at your service, miss. It is only that the postage has been paid for these letters, and Mr. Darcy has already arranged for the post to be notified that all letters sent to Pemberley Park will be charged for postage on his bill."

"Oh...I'm not from Pemberley Manor." Anne lifted her skirt and walked up the stairs, "In the future, please hand over the letter addressed to Anne de Bauer to Miss Du Li, she is me. My personal maid, she will be responsible for paying the postage to you."

"No, no! Miss de Bauer, I have already received one postage, how can I have another one?"

"The share that Mr. Darcy gave you—"

"Then I'm not qualified to return it, miss. Mr. Darcy is the only one in charge here. I don't want to disobey his orders and make him angry."

"..." Why is this person so brainless?

Annie was speechless.

At this moment Mrs. Reynolds came out of the gate.The messenger immediately went up to her and handed the two thick stacks of letters into her hands.

"Mrs. Reynolds, those are my letters." Anne pointed to one of the stacks. "I heard from this gentleman that Darcy has paid for the postage, but those are my personal letters. There is absolutely no reason for him to bear the burden." .”

"Miss de Bourgh, you've made a fool of yourself! Mr. Darcy has already said that all the expenses of you and Lady Catherine are recorded in the account of Pemberley Manor. Could it be that Miss Darcy is in Rosings Manor's account?" Will you charge Mr. Darcy, too?" asked Mrs. Reynolds kindly.

Annie was speechless—in fact, she just wanted to "see outside" once.

Seeing this, the messenger immediately beamed with joy.He stretched his hand into his bosom again, and after fumbling for a long time, he took out several other hard-coded letters: "Mrs. Reynolds, these are prom invitations from several nearby estates."

Mrs. Reynolds glanced at Anne: "Miss de Bourgh, can you please help me to carry it? You see, my hand is already full of letters."

"Of course." Annie took the invitation letters from the messenger, not letting her eyes rest on the signature.

After greeting Mr. Darcy cheerfully, the messenger took his leave at once.

"Miss de Bourgh." Mrs. Reynolds showed another kind smile, the wrinkles on her face seemed to be smiling, "Excuse me for pushing the envelope, can you send the invitation letter to Mr. Darcy's study together with me? "

The author has something to say: *Calvin’s me is a five5, only comments can comfort my young heart QAQ

*The quoted poems are not word counts. I counted the word counts and it won’t cost you more money.

*今天卡文找灵感的时候看完了理智与情感的电影，有点心动想开一个现代人穿越成玛丽安的同人，不过……还只是在心动的阶段啦，不知道大家感不感兴趣。如果想看的人多的话，会写一个短篇也说不定。（体感好像西方名著类同人写SS的挺少，相比PP）感谢在2020-12-1823:36:36~2020-12-2003:01:58期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

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