[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

After Mr. Bennet left, Mary began to think about the meaning of his words.

At Longbourne, my father never talked to Mary alone.He always acted indifferently, making Mary feel that he didn't take his daughter's affairs to heart.But when she offered to move to London, Mr. Bennet's reaction was far beyond Mary's expectations: not only did her father understand what she was thinking, he even gave advice that could be said to be beyond this era .

This is why Mary still chose to communicate with her father after her parents came to London.

As for what my father said just now...

Mary has always looked down on the love-minded Lydia—of course, Lydia also looked down on her. Mr. Bennet once again bluntly said that there is almost no difference between the two sisters, and he just turned a corner and scolded her for going too far.

As for the topic of "similarity", Mr. Bennet made a statement: First of all, he was very angry. He was angry that Mary cut off first and played second. I don't understand Mr. Bennet's attitude.She has repeatedly emphasized that she has the means to be self-reliant. Isn't it all because she is too "self-reliant" and almost got into trouble?Mr. Bennet would not have let Mary leave Longbourne if he had not wished for Mary to be independent, like his wife, who wanted nothing more than the daughter's marriage.

Secondly, based on the above two points, Mr. Bennet will never forgive Mary, nor will he happily send his daughter to challenge the robbers.However, he is not a parent who can personally kill her thoughts and dreams "for the good of the child". Even if he no longer agrees or supports, Mr. Bennet still gives his own advice dutifully.

This moved Mary very much.

On the surface, Mr. Bennet is a husband and father who doesn't care about the status of his wife and daughter.But every time he commented on Mary, he could make her speechless. If he didn't know his daughter's temper well, where would Mr. Bennet come from such penetrating words.

And a reminder from her father completely awakened Mary.

"The papers first said you were a retired police detective with injuries, did you really?" - Mary of course not!When she saw many speculations about Philip Luther's identity, Mary only thought it was funny and didn't think much about it.However, her father's words brought Mary back to her senses: she demanded herself as an author and a detective, did she want to do this?

Before becoming a practitioner of any profession, she was Mary Bennett first.

Whether it is the author, the detective, Philip Luther, or the wife of a gentleman, Mary cares too much about these titles.Then the media first put various guesses on Philip Luther: retired police detective, mysterious criminal or other possible identities, and then used various clues to prove their guesses.Of course, the newspapers and periodicals that did this would not be able to guess Luther’s true identity, because it is fundamentally wrong to make a definition first and then force the answer.

In the same way, she first advertised herself as a person who "wanted to be an author or a detective, not Mrs. So-and-so". Such a goal was ambitious, and Mr. Bennet believed that Mary could do it.But this is not what she wants, and in the end, Mary will not be happy.

To sum it up in one sentence, people must understand that they live for themselves, not for the pursuit of those labels.

In addition, Mr. Bennet also gave Mary a good way to confess to Mrs. Bennet: Reporters and tabloids can bullshit based on existing clues, can't Mary?

She doesn't even need to make up a lie, she can tell the truth in another way!

Realizing this, Mary immediately regained her spirits.

In order to live up to her father's reminder, Mary hurriedly called Catherine and Lydia over after sending Mr. Bennet away, and Catherine hurriedly said as soon as she entered the door: "Dad is not angry, are you not arguing with Daddy? "

Mary: "..."

Does she look like such an unreasonable person!

"I figured out how to confess to my mother." Mary waved to the two younger sisters, motioning them to come over, "I need your help."

"Help?" Catherine was at a loss.

"Give me a play," said Mary, laughing.

She muttered in a low voice, and told Catherine and Lydia her general idea. After hearing her plan, Lydia immediately rolled her eyes: "I won't do it, why?"

Mary: "Please, I'll give you anything you want, and I'll give you back those hats of yours."

Does Lydia still care about those hats now? She sneered a few times: "Hats are hats, do you think I'm 15 years old, and still be tempted by these things?"

You are only 16 now!

Mary Bennet tugged at herself frantically for help, and Lydia's smug tail was on the verge of cocking.She looked at Mary seriously, with a look of "you also have today": "But since you can tell me anything, you can help me."

Mary: "What do you want?"

Lydia: "..."

The little sister of the Bennet family paused for a moment, and then concluded: "I haven't figured it out yet, so let's owe it first, there will always be a time when it will be useful."

Mary showed a smile: "It's a deal!"

She wasn't worried that Lydia would make things difficult for herself - she couldn't do what she couldn't do, and she would try her best to do what she could.Therefore, after obtaining the consent of the two younger sisters, Mary no longer struggled. Almost on the afternoon of the day when Mr. Bennet was sent away, Mary, who had always been preoccupied in recent days, regained her spirits and only waited for Mrs. Bennet to arrive. .

And this day came neither early nor late, which happened to be the third day planned by the three sisters.

Satisfied with great vanity in front of her two married daughters, Mrs. Bennet finally remembered that she had three young single daughters.When her mother was completely free, she formally invited her parents, two sisters, and the Gardners.

Mary rented an apartment with only two bedrooms and one living room, and she herself slept in the study, so the small living room naturally couldn't accommodate so many guests.Fortunately, her landlady was kind, and when she heard that the Bennet family was going to visit Mary's apartment, she graciously lent her living room to Mary, saying that she was going to visit her son anyway, and left Then for a few months, it is better to use her living room to entertain relatives.

It's just that Aunt Buluo has to prepare hot tea and meals for the whole family by herself.

The owner gave face, the handyman was very diligent, the room was clean and tidy, and the three daughters were dressed in simple yet stylish clothes. As a result, Mrs. Bennet couldn't find any faults even if she wanted to find fault with the eggs.

Mrs. Bennet was not badly impressed by the small but respectable surroundings of Serpentine Street in the first round.Satisfied, the mother sat in the landlady's living room and said seriously: "I said Charles and Jane will be able to support my sisters after the matter is completed. Look at such a generous landlady. Where can I find it near Meryton?" arrive?"

Jane and Elizabeth would not arrive until lunchtime, deliberately leaving time for Mary to talk to her mother.

Hearing what Mrs. Bennet said, Mary, who was sitting in the corner of the room, put down her book and said calmly, "Actually, I paid the rent for this year myself."

Mrs. Bennet was taken aback: "You paid? Where did you get the money?"

Catherine immediately continued: "It's not just this year, Mary just helped the government solve a big case, and the government officials personally came forward and prepaid the rent on Serpentine Street for ten years!"

Mr. Bennet didn't tell his wife what happened, and Jane and Elizabeth dared not challenge Mrs. Bennet's bottom line face to face.The mother, who neither reads newspapers nor cared about magazines, has no idea what her daughter is doing in London. Catherine's almost bragging words got Mrs. Bennet an unbelievable look.

"What case?"

She made a fuss and said, "Can you ask government officials to pay the rent in advance?"

Catherine: "Let's just say that Mary is very powerful. She can write to make money, and she can also help the government investigate cases. Mom, you were always worried that Mary was unpopular and unable to marry. I think she doesn't need to marry at all now, and she can be a A little rich woman!"

"What are you talking about!"

Mrs. Bennet's expression suddenly changed when she heard the words "not married".Especially when she saw that Catherine was also holding a thick book, she immediately lost her patience: "Mary can't get married, and you are also spoiled by her. How can there be any reason for a woman not to marry?"

"What's wrong with not getting married?"

Catherine said deliberately: "I want to be like Mary!"

Mrs. Bennet was anxious: "How dare you!"

You must know that among the five Bennet sisters, Catherine is the one who has the least idea.How could the fourth child in the family, who had always been the servant, dare to talk back to his mother?Now Catherine, who was "arguing by order", instead of shutting up, insisted: "And who said that Mary can't get married? She knows so many well-informed gentlemen, and they all admire Mary. You have also met Blake Here comes Sir Wood, mother, he is rich and handsome, and has a title, and the whole high society knows that Sir Wood likes her. If I read more books, maybe there will be a Sir who likes me!"

"Sir?"

To be honest, Elizabeth's wedding was so lively and grand that Mrs. Bennet couldn't remember anyone named Blackwood Whitewood.Don't know Blackwood, but Mrs. Bennet understands the word "sir."

"You said Sir liked Mary," Mrs. Bennet stood up straight away, "Hey, why didn't you tell me such a big thing?"

"I declined his marriage proposal," said Mary calmly.

"You—you what?!"

Mrs. Bennet almost screamed.

Seeing her mother losing her composure, Lydia snorted coldly.Just like she did in Longbourn, she gave Mary a haughty and contemptuous look, and deliberately showed a gesture of jealousy: "What's the matter with the proposal? Blackwood is not a good person. No matter how much he loves Mary, he is also a madman." Well, all London knows that fellow has gone to the gallows, and there's nothing to be happy about such a fellow proposing."

——According to Mary's plan, it is nothing more than singing with the two younger sisters, first throwing out the topic that mother cares about most, and letting her know that a gentleman with better conditions than Mr. Darcy proposes to her, but unfortunately he is a villain. No need to regret missing the big villain, there will always be a next one.

But plans are never as fast as changes.

When Mrs. Bennet realized that "a Sir proposed to Mary", she couldn't listen to any details at all.She was so overjoyed that she wanted to laugh behind her ears, and her mother said in great surprise: "I love Mary so much that I go to the gallows?! Oh, the gentlemen in London have an unusual vision. Sirs are my little Mary. Go to hell, I won't be surprised if the prince proposes next time!"

Mary: "..."

Catherine: "..."

Lydia: "........."

Whether her real mother is her real mother or not, Mary is willing to bow down, she still underestimated Mrs. Bennet's level, mother can always bring unexpected "surprises"!

The author has something to say: Mary: My mother didn't follow the script!What should I do if I raised the standard of perfect son-in-law from Darcy to the heir to the British Empire within a second, wait online, hurry up, how can I introduce Lao Fu next qaq!