[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

Mr. Bennet and Mr. Gardiner, of course, could not find Lydia and Wickham, for they were not in London at all.

After Lydia and Wickham eloped, they first came towards London.However, Wickham had too many gambling debts. Not only did he owe a large amount of debts in the militia and Meryton, but there were also creditors looking for him in other places.When Lydia and Wickham fled, they only carried a dozen pounds and some clothes when they were guests at Mrs. Forster's house, but they squandered recklessly, and soon ran out of money.

Seeing that things were going to end, Wickham had a plan, so instead of going to London as planned, he hid himself in a tavern in a small town on the outskirts.As for the woman Lydia, it’s okay to play with. If it weren’t for the fact that Wickham was really worried about the creditors coming to the house and ran away in a hurry, and because she was still useful, Wickham would I won't take her with me.

Lydia was intoxicated by Mr. Wickham's tenderness, but she didn't know the real situation of Mr. Wickham, nor the situation they were in now.When Lydia yelled again not to stay in the dilapidated tavern and why not go to London, Wickham almost exploded, this damn stupid woman who knows how to enjoy!But thinking that he could only rely on Lydia's only ten pounds to survive, Wickham still restrained himself at the critical moment, he endured it!

People come and go in the small town, and in the only tavern in the small town, quarrels, fights, talking and laughing loudly, and flirting and cursing from time to time are happening every day.

On this day, once again to appease the vexatious Lydia, Wickham angrily went downstairs to drink in the tavern.The lights in the tavern were extremely dim, and the guests gathered in twos and threes to drink, some played cards and gambled, some drank and chatted, and some flirted with the waitress.

I have to say that when it comes to appearance, Wickham's appearance is quite handsome.Young and handsome, a little frustrated and melancholic, such a rare gentleman in a tavern seduces a rather pretty waitress in scantily dressed clothes and strikes up a conversation frequently by taking the opportunity of serving drinks.While Wickham was absently flirting with the waitress, Tracy, he wondered where he could get enough money to get away.

The woman Lydia seemed to be of little use.It has been a long time since they left Meryton, and no one in the Bennet family can find their whereabouts. Wickham guesses that this woman was either abandoned by the family, or the Bennet family really has no connections. , or why can't even find two big living people?It seemed that the £[-] he had hoped for would come to naught.

After knowing the reason for his worry, the waitress Tracy giggled and sat on Wickham's lap, and said, "Isn't it easy? Righteous money is not easy, and the source is unknown." Isn't it simple?"

Tracy rubbed her tall and plump chest lightly against Wickham's chest, and whispered in Wickham's ear: "Look, sir, the old man who is drinking is diagonally opposite, It looks sanctimonious, but not long ago, it hooked up with the widow from the house next door...a young officer over there, the one who drank too much wine, just eloped with a gentleman's daughter last week..."

Wickham frowned: "What do you want to say?"

"Don't worry, my husband..." Tracy smiled, "do you think I look like a poor waitress?"

Wickham looked at her and couldn't help nodding.

Tracy continued in a low voice: "I have made a lot of money relying on these news," then changed the subject and said with a smile, "Now I have to add you, sir..."

Wickham pushed her away in disgust, and Tracy didn't care, and turned and floated away.Who knew that this kind of thing could happen just by drinking in a tavern.However, the words of the female recruiter did give Wickham the inspiration to get money. Doesn't he already have one of the handles?Wickham narrowed his eyes and smiled complacently.

Here Lydia sat sullenly in her little room, filled with jealousy at the thought of Mr. Wickham's flirting with the pretty barmaid.In the past few days, she had quarreled with Wickham several times, big and small. Although every time it ended under Wickham's concession, the obvious change in Wickham's attitude could not be hidden from Lydia's eyes. .Lydia guessed that someone must have hooked up with Mr. Wickham. Otherwise, why would Wickham, who has always been gentle and considerate to her, stay here and speak ill of her?

Sure enough, let her catch her right!But Lydia didn't dare to make a fuss in public, and she still counted on Wickham to take her to London. What if Mr. Wickham turned his back on him.Thanks to Mr. Wickham's reaction in the past few days, Lydia's mind that was dazzled by love was slightly cleared up.She couldn't help feeling a little desperate. What would she do if Mr. Wickham didn't want her?Going to London alone?Or go back to Longbourn?Thinking about what would happen to the woman who was on the road alone made her terrified.

Tossing and turning like this, Lydia finally passed out at dawn, unaware that something happened that made her even more desperate: Mr. Wickham abandoned her and took away her ten pounds of money. property!

Poor Lydia woke up to the bad news and passed out again.What is she going to do now? !

In Pemberley Manor, Mr. Darcy is having afternoon tea with Caroline in the garden.

After getting along with Caroline for a long time, Mr. Darcy also fell in love with the good time of afternoon tea break, even the desserts that he didn't like very much, he would occasionally taste some.

Mr. Darcy looked at Caroline tenderly, and was about to tell her some of his experiences during the trip, but was interrupted by the servant who came.

"Sir, miss, I'm very sorry. Someone sent this letter just now, specifying that it should be sent to you, sir, but he refused to reveal his origin." The servant bowed to Mr. Darcy and Caroline , said respectfully.

After taking the letter from the servant, Mr. Darcy gave Caroline a sorry look, and then opened the letter without a signature.

Caroline saw that the more Mr. Darcy looked down, the more ugly his face became. It seemed that he was trying to suppress his anger, trying to maintain a calm and self-possessed look.

"What happened, Fitzwilliam?" Caroline asked softly, putting down her glass.

Mr. Darcy noticed the concerned eyes of his fiancée, tried his best to ease the expression on his face, restrained the anger in his eyes, and said to her: "This is a letter from Wickham. He threatened me to replace him with Georgiana's reputation." Pay off the gambling debts, and pay him a hundred pounds a year thereafter for living expenses."

Caroline took the letter paper and quickly scanned it, but it was the same thing.It appears that Wickham's elopement with Miss Lydia Bennet has taken place?If so, why did Wickham say nothing about his little lover in this letter?

Here, Mr. Wickham swept away all of Lydia's property, naturally to implement his money-making plan.Since the money can be obtained from other channels, Lydia Bennet has become an abandoned child, so how could Wickham mention her?

Caroline put away the surprise in her heart, gently put her hand on Mr. Darcy's, and said softly: "Fitzwilliam, didn't you have already dealt with Georgiana's matter and dismissed the threat?" Mr. Cobham? Why did you suddenly go back on your word and talk about it?"

When Mr. Darcy heard Caroline's question, he could no longer hide the sullen expression on his face, and said coldly: "From this, you can see that this is really a capricious villain. Previously, Mrs. Yangji Thanks to his connivance and help, he asked Georgiana to elope with him, but fortunately I stopped him. I also spent a lot of money to send him away. Later, in order to avenge his unfinished revenge, he spread rumors everywhere and turned black and white .”

"...This time, no matter what the reason is, I definitely can't let him go down..." Mr. Darcy said hoarsely.

Caroline nodded in agreement: "The top priority is to find Mr. Wickham. Georgiana's reputation is the most important thing. As for how to deal with this gentleman's request, no matter what considerations you have, I will always support you ..."

After hearing this, Mr. Darcy gave Caroline a grateful and tender look, and hurried away to start to find out the whereabouts of Wickham.

Almost at the same time, the Bennet sisters also arrived at the house of Uncle Gardiner in London.

Along the way, Elizabeth and Jane were frowned and relatively silent, even the picturesque scenery that had so excited them lost their interest.

Elizabeth still had a faint hope in her heart, but Uncle Gardiner's apologetic expression made her completely disappointed.

The Bennet sisters rushed to the big house on Grovener Street without stopping, but they were all in vain.To put it bluntly, Elizabeth just got the news from the cold-faced porter that Miss Bingley, Mr. Bingley and Mr. and Mrs. Hurst were visiting Mr. Darcy's Pemberley Manor, and she suddenly felt a little powerless.Did God really want the Bennet family to fail?

No, Elizabeth told herself firmly, she would not give up till the end of the day.Despite the persuasion of Uncle Gardiner and Aunt Gardiner, Elizabeth insisted on pulling her sister along, and together they rushed to Pemberley Manor.

The author has something to say: Dear friends, I have something to go out tomorrow, so it should be updated later in the evening~ If there is really no update... Make it up on the weekend. 【Climb away with the lid on the pot】