[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

Marriage problems can be described as a major problem in a woman's life-at least for Mary, it is indeed troublesome.

Before Mr. Bingley appeared, Mary could escape as an ostrich. After Mr. Bingley appeared, Mary had to think about this problem.She didn't plan to get married at first, not because Mary looked down on people, but because Mary Bennet's conditions were right here. She didn't think she could find a rich, handsome and affectionate gentleman to spend her life with like her two sisters. Like Jane Austen herself, working hard to make money, it is better to be an "old girl" than a general.

Of course, everything changed after Mary met Sherlock Holmes in person.

It’s good to come to London, the serialization went well, the case went well, I met new friends, Sherlock is also... very good.If writing and detective work are Mary's job, then Mary, who is devoted to work, is like the majority of young people in the 21st century. worry.

And although it is not a major holiday now, Mary is indeed going to see her parents!

She let out a long sigh, returned from her thoughts, and looked at the piano in front of her.

Ms. Irene Adler, the client of Sherlock Holmes, got the prescription she needed as she wished. In order to celebrate solving the case, after Blackwood's hanging, she invited several core figures who helped her trace the clues, and invited them to sit together and share a dinner.

The so-called core characters are just the girls who once lived in Irene's villa and the two gentlemen Holmes Watson.

Sherlock Holmes scoffed at this, but Dr. Watson would not miss any opportunity to meet Miss Morstan. It was not appropriate for him to visit Irene alone. God knows what methods the doctor used to persuade Sherlock Holmes, who was talking meaningfully, heard from Irene that the two gentlemen accepted Irene's invitation.

And now, Mary is sitting idle in the piano room where Irene usually practiced singing. Seeing her frowning face, Irene couldn't help laughing out loud: "You weren't so nervous when you were facing Blackwood. It seems that Mrs. Bennet really It's a character, even more powerful than the leader of the Illuminati."

Mary: "Don't make fun of me."

Erin: "Are you really that afraid of your mother?"

Mary whispered, "You haven't seen her go crazy."

"Although I haven't seen it," Irene said, "but if you were so afraid of Mrs. Bennet's majesty, you wouldn't move to London at all. Besides, you have so many ideas on weekdays, I don't believe you didn't expect this one day."

It was expected that it was expected, but I didn't expect it to come so soon.Mary's plan was to wait until her income was stable before confessing everything to her parents—the financial foundation is the most powerful right to speak.When Mary was able to easily earn several dowries of one thousand pounds, no matter how frantic her mother was to force her to marry, even if Mary really wanted to directly resist, she still had the confidence to some extent.

Although she never thought that she could really become a great writer like Sir Conan Doyle with a yearly salary of more than [-] yuan, but now it is absolutely not enough to earn more than [-] yuan a year from the case remuneration plus the manuscript fee.

In the final analysis, it was because of Blackwood's sudden attack that the real identity of Philip Luther was disclosed, which completely disrupted Mary's plan, forcing her to face all this early.

"Let me tell you," Irene persuaded again, "I think not only you have an idea, but Mr. Holmes also has his own."

"Him?" Mary was surprised.

"of course."

Irene had a natural expression: "If he has no idea, even Xinyue should keep a distance from you. Now the whole world knows that you assisted Mr. Holmes to track down the case, not to mention others, but now all the gentlemen around you know In this regard, no matter how much a man courts you, he must consider the existence of Holmes. I don’t believe that such a smart person as Mr. Holmes would not think of this.”

This……

Mary felt that Sherlock might not have really thought about it.

It's not that she questioned the detective's intelligence, but that Sherlock Holmes is almost omnipotent in Mary's mind, and his only weakness is that he lacks a string in his feelings.

Perhaps it was because Mary's expression was too obvious, and Irene raised the corners of her lips again.

"Well," she said, "you have to look for your own troubles, and I won't stop you. I have other guests to entertain, so I won't bother you."

After Irene left, Mary was the only one left in the piano room.

She looked at the black and white keys of the piano and remained silent.

——I have to admit that Irene was right in a few words.

Mary had roughly figured out how to face her parents, explaining what she had been doing in London these past few months: It was too easy to fool Mrs. Bennet. All the baby bumps are married off, and Blackwood actually proposed to Mary!She believed that as long as she said something like "a big villain with a title tried to frame herself with marriage", and Lydia was almost deceived by Wickham, Mary didn't need to explain much, and Mrs. Bennet would do it for herself. The daughter personally sent the bad guy to the gallows and applauded.

Still, Mary didn't want to cheat her parents if necessary.

only……

"Ugh."

She sighed again and closed her eyes.

How to explain Mr. Holmes' matter to parents?Thinking of the detective himself, Mary couldn't help curling her lips.

In the original book, Mary Bennet practiced piano diligently, trying to make up for her lack of beauty with talent, but she was old-fashioned by nature and loved to show off, and often played music that others didn't like to listen to in social situations, which was annoying.And Mary who has time traveled has no intention of showing off, but she finds that the original Mary still has some advantages.

She opened her eyes, looked at her slender fingers, and pressed the keys casually.

That is, the musicality of this body is much better than that before Mary traveled through.

The melody of Brahms' Violin Sonata No. [-] gradually came to mind. Thinking of the melodious violin movement that night, Mary's expression eased, and all her troubles were swept away in an instant.Gradually she straightened her spine, and her other hand climbed onto the keys.

The sonata is composed of violin and piano.

Mary recalled the sound of the violin and the score of the sonata at night, and began to play.

Under the bright and melodious string music, the piano accompaniment is like a continuous whisper behind the mellow love. The two are intertwined and lingering, and the ensemble expresses the composer's endless nostalgia for his sweetheart and his unspoken confession.

The movement in the piano room was moving like water, making up for the regret of the absence of the piano that night.

Gentle notes danced at her fingertips, and Mary completed the piano part of the sonata alone. When the movement ended, she withdrew her hands and turned her head as if she had realized something.

At some point, Mr. Sherlock Holmes had already appeared at the door of the piano room.

He was wearing a dark coat, with his hands in his pockets, leaning against the door, his posture seemed casual, but he was listening carefully.After Mary finished playing, he raised his head and looked at Mary sitting in front of the piano with light eyes: "Your basic skills are good, Miss Mary, but you are not practicing."

Mary: "..."

Her girlish thoughts were caught by the client, and before Mary could blush and feel shy, Holmes' words dispelled all her embarrassing thoughts.

"I will," she said bitterly, "but I'm not a musical genius, and it's going to be hard to catch up to your level."

"Music geniuses are rare," Holmes responded earnestly, "but not only geniuses can comprehend the true meaning of music. Diligent musicians are equally admirable."

Easy to say!Mary slandered from the bottom of her heart that Holmes was a rare genius in the world, and she was not convincing at all when she said this.Mary is not him. It is impossible to get the title of a pianist while writing a detective story.

but……

"If I practice harder," Mary glanced at the keys at hand, and asked in a low voice, "may I play with you one day?"

"..."

Holmes lowered his head and did not answer immediately.

The lean gentleman moved away from the door, and he stepped forward.As Holmes drew closer, Mary stood up from the piano without saying a word.

"If you wish, I will not refuse," said Holmes. "Then, Miss Mary, you deserve to have something you like."

"How was it just now?"

There was an imperceptible smile on the detective's cold face.

"It's my pleasure."

His voice fell, and there was an unembarrassing silence between the two.A strange atmosphere built up between them, their eyes met, and Mary suddenly realized what Holmes wanted to say.

"The newspapers and magazines published the case of the Illuminati," he said, "and mentioning your name, especially the adventure part, will attract the attention of your family."

"Yes."

Mary replied truthfully: "Actually, this has aroused the attention of my family. Elizabeth is very angry. I still don't know which way to choose to face my parents."

"……so."

After Holmes finished this sentence, he was silent.

Mary:?

His weird attitude made Mary a little strange, and it took a while for Mary to realize that Mr. Holmes was...hesitating?

Sherlock Holmes still has a day of indecision? !Isn't he too tired to continue investigating cases, and something went wrong?

"Mr. Sherlock?"

So Mary blinked and asked caringly, "Are you okay?"

"I am fine."

Holmes raised his eyebrows, as if realizing that Mary's thinking was wrong, he had no choice but to speak directly: "It's just that I'm considering the next choice."

"what?"

"Human feelings and social customs are problems that no amount of rational and sophisticated analytical reasoning can solve," he said. "Even if you have many solutions in mind, they are not long-term solutions. The most long-term solution is to give them what they want." s answer."

"..."

Suddenly Mary understood what the detective was trying to say.

"Miss Mary, in view of my responsibilities in your current situation, I think I can offer you a reasonable solution, which is—"

"Wait." She interrupted him with great difficulty.

Holmes paused: "Why?"

Mary: "Stop talking, Sherlock."

Holmes: "..."

The detective frowned, he seemed a little disapproving: "Are you sure?"

She has to fully interpret the straight man's face-to-face marriage proposal in "South and North" before she can be worthy of being the heroine of a fan novel, right?Although the person standing in front of Mary is indeed an English bachelor, but you are Sherlock Holmes!What a mess at this time!

Even knowing that every choice of Sherlock Holmes is the optimal solution of reason, Mary still directly blocked him from saying that sentence.

"I'm sure," Mary, who didn't know how to explain it, almost collapsed when she knew his thinking was impeccable, "You said it yourself, Sherlock, this is not a question that can be answered by analytical reasoning!"

The author has something to say: In the previous chapter, my sister was still confused about why Lao Fu didn’t propose, but in this chapter Lao Fu suddenly proposed with a face, Mary, are you moved!

Mary collapsed: I dare not move!

Now I know why Heimu proposed before, you Jiang Hua really love the plot of Margaret being proposed twice in a row in "South and North" hahahaha!There was a good reason for Lao Fu's sudden attack, and there was also a good reason for Mary's refusal!I originally wanted to finish writing this chapter, but you, Jiang Hua, just got off the plane, and the speed of life and death may be too late... Editor-in-chief skills, activate!

And this chapter is written on the computer of Jiyou’s home. I can’t copy the Bawang ticket and the nutrient solution thank you list. I’ll wait for Jiang Hua to study how to thank her home network tomorrow, okay? !