[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

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【See parents】

What Mary is most afraid of is actually not facing Mrs. Holmes. What she fears most is that Sherlock Holmes will face her mother, Mrs. Bennet.

After living for more than [-] years, Mary has basically given up thinking about her mother with normal thinking—she definitely doesn't dislike her mother, but Mrs. Bennet's mind is too clear.Blackwood stepped in during the Illuminati case, and the big word "title" on top of his head has already made Mrs. Bennet set the standard of the three sons-in-law as a nobleman.

According to Mrs. Bennet's thoughts, the eldest daughter married a gentleman with an annual income of thousands of pounds, the second daughter married a gentleman with an annual income of tens of thousands of pounds, and the third daughter married a nobleman. Well, this is very reasonable.

Even she didn't think about it. If so, Catherine would marry the king. Who else would be worthy of Lydia?

Look at Mr. Holmes again...

Although in the eyes of Mary, Sherlock Holmes is the best in the world, with a tall, tall and intelligent body, and he is the first person in the world who can support her and understand her ideas, but in the eyes of the British in the [-]th century, the great detective The image is completely different.

After several big cases, along with Watson's biographical novel was well received, Holmes' reputation also rose.But even so, in the eyes of many ladies, the detective is still a eccentric, unsociable, who sits by the fireplace and ignores people all day long.Although his family is also a squire, and Mary Bennet's background is considered to be a good match, but he himself lived a life of running around in London and visiting the scene of the murder all day long, so it was really not a good choice.

Therefore, when Mary bit the bullet and wrote her agreement to Mr. Holmes' marriage proposal into the letter, it was no surprise that she ushered in her mother's anger.

It was still Mr. Bennet who replied, and he had no objection to this, and even made a few teasing remarks.

"Hello, Holmes," my father wrote, "you were not interested in any gentleman before you left Longbourne, and you only wanted to go to London. I am afraid that you will decide to marry your "heart." City' London. Sherlock Holmes is a good man by comparison, or at least he is a man, and a man."

Mary couldn't laugh or cry.

In subsequent letters, however, Mr. Bennet relayed his mother's opinion in his own ironic and understated tone.Even under Mr. Bennet's deliberate processing, Mary still saw her mother's madness and opposition.

Isn't it true that Holmes has no title!

Mother's reaction was not unexpected, but it really gave Mary a headache.

She would rather face the prison of the Illuminati again, or the threat of Professor Moriarty, than face the enraged Mrs. Bennet.

Mary's worries and anxieties were conveyed to Holmes unreservedly.

Compared with Mary, who was anxious, Sherlock Holmes still had the attitude of being confident and dismissive.As Christmas drew closer, seeing that it was time to return to Longbourne, the detective said with certainty: "I have a solution, don't worry."

The omnipotent Mr. Holmes promised, and Mary breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she was still a little worried that Holmes would taunt out of contempt for her own mother's vision-he might really do it, and Mrs. Bennet couldn't hear it at all, but Mary believed that Holmes would not easily agree. promise.

At the same time, she was quite curious about the meeting between Holmes and Mrs. Bennet.

Since ancient times, a son-in-law has always behaved well when meeting his mother-in-law. How would Mr. Holmes, who was a "weird" under the aesthetic standards of the Victorian era, behave?

He had not the rich fortune of Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy, and, as far as work was concerned, the detective was far less agreeable than a businessman or a lawyer.Countless possibilities were conceived in Mary's mind, but when he saw Sherlock Holmes at Longbourn, he still gave himself a big surprise.

Mary went home first, and Holmes arrived with Mr. Bingley just before Christmas.

Sherlock Holmes, who came to visit, was wearing a navy blue silk coat with an exaggerated and fashionable vest and shirt inside, and his trousers were made of the most popular fabric in France. Mary has lived for so long and has seen countless versions Sherlock has known Sherlock personally for three years, and she has never seen such a popular and extremely high-end costume for the big detective.

For Sherlock Holmes style, this attire was extravagant to the extreme.But the detective's stern and profound face and calm temperament unexpectedly restrained such clothes, coupled with his black hair carefully pulled back and well-matched accessories, he looked handsome, handsome, extraordinary, and ordinary.

Think about it, Mr. Jeremy Brett, who claims to be the most restored to the original work, played Sherlock Holmes in his forties and was still so handsome. Now Holmes is less than 30 years old!

Mary was almost dazzled by the well-dressed Sherlock Holmes.

Of course, now that she is beautiful, Mary finally understands what Holmes' so-called "solution" refers to.

The mother was talking about the title on the left and the property on the right. After listening to it for a long time, Mary forgot that her own mother had another layer of attributes—it was said that Lydia was the most like her mother. What else was there besides appearance?Naturally, it was love at first sight when he saw the handsome Wickham.At the very beginning, Wickham was also among the candidates for mother and son-in-law.

why?

Because Mrs. Bennet is a late stage face control!

【wedding】

The Bennet family had already experienced twice in preparing for the wedding, so they became very proficient when they came to Mary.

After the New Year, the Bennet couple and the Holmes couple came to London early.The two families met in advance, and the atmosphere was good and the attitude was harmonious. Both were very satisfied with their daughter-in-law and son-in-law.After that is the tedious preparation work.

To be honest, before time-traveling, Mary hated attending weddings because it was too troublesome, and after time-traveling, Victorian weddings were no different.Attending Jane and Elizabeth's wedding, and the Watsons' wedding, being a guest bridesmaid was okay, being the bride herself, and Mary's headache just thinking about those to-do lists.

However, she soon discovered that during the whole process, everyone was very calm except herself.

Holmes said nothing, he would not have been flustered.However, even the parents, as well as the two younger sisters, are working in an orderly manner. Thinking about the anxiety of Mrs. Bennet on the day Jane got married, Catherine and Lydia were also alive and looking forward to it, and nothing happened when they came here. Same?

Even if she wasn't the most favored one in the family, she shouldn't be treated so differently!

So on the day of choosing the wedding dress—the wedding dress was designed by Lydia herself.The five girls in the Bennet family took back the design drafts and prototypes silently, and when they heard Mary complaining that she was not taken seriously, she said: "It's not that I'm not taken seriously, it's just..."

Mary: "What is it?"

Lydia thought for a long time, and came up with an excellent description: "Once you are acquainted, and you are a third time, everyone is used to it."

Mary: "..."

"Why, you're only the third time," Lydia said quietly, "According to the sequence, I have to be the fifth time, what do you think it will be like then?"

"........."

Mary patted Lydia on the shoulder sympathetically.

After making appointments with pastors and churches, choosing wedding dresses and rings, and then moving, etc., after a series of things were arranged, even with the help of Mrs. Watson and sisters, Mary still felt like she was going to die.

On the day of the wedding, she lay on the bed and wailed: "Why can't you just walk into the church and take the oath!"

See how the original Ms. Erin Adler did it!Mary has no sense of ceremony at all, she thinks that's cool!Thinking about Irene who was far away in Paris, when she married Eric in secret, she probably kept everything simple!

Lydia ignored Mary and found her lying on the bed. She immediately screamed, "Your hair! Your wedding dress will be crushed, get up!"

Mary: Oh my God, I have a headache.

She feebly allowed Mrs. Watson, Morstan, and Catherine to drag herself up from the bed. Lydia gave an angry lecture while helping Mary to rearrange her hair, and then several girls helped Mary finish her makeup. After confirming again and again that they were correct, they boarded the carriage to the church.

Mary felt that she was almost being put on a carriage. She was sitting in the middle of the carriage, and the other sisters kept chattering. In addition, she was treated as carefully as a fragile beaker, which made Mary feel anxious.

Forget it when I go home, she thought in her heart, what kind of marriage should I get.

However, such thoughts completely dissipated in front of the church.

After all, it is the bride, and Mary is also married for the first time. When thinking of the future scene and meeting Sherlock Holmes himself, all worries are forgotten.

Logically speaking, when the wedding begins, the groom should be in the church, waiting for the bride's father to lead his future wife in before the guests, but it hasn't started yet.

Sherlock Holmes wore a groom's gown—the last time he was seen in a gown was when he was at Sir Blackwood's banquet when he was pursuing the Illuminati case.In such a special situation as a church, coupled with a brand-new identity, many factors softened the coldness and indifference of Holmes a little bit, and he stood tall and airy in front of the church door.

The point is, it's really handsome.

Mary is not a person who is prone to nympho, she doesn't care much about a person's appearance.But when your sweetheart is waiting for you in a groom's gown, that feeling...

Well, planning a wedding can be exhausting, but worth it.Besides, Holmes also participated in it, so he didn't complain about being tired or troublesome.

The groom-to-be was talking with Mr. Bennet in a low voice. Judging from the expressions of the two, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.But when several girls' families came around Mary, they stopped automatically, making Mary very curious about the conversation between Mr. Bennet and Holmes.

You must know that although Mr. Bennet seems to be indifferent to everything, he is generally not a good talker.But looking at his father's expression, he felt that he was really satisfied with Holmes, the son-in-law.

"Mary."

"father!"

Mary walked forward with her skirt in her hand, and kissed her father politely and affectionately on the cheek, and then looked at Holmes: "You are very handsome today, sir."

Using the previous address, such a subtle detail made Holmes raise his eyebrows, but the detective didn't say much.

"Thank you, Miss Mary," he accepted the compliment gladly, "you are very beautiful, too."

Mary's face flushed red.

She has a good idea of ​​what level her looks are at. Maybe the bridal gown is really magical, and it can make Mary Bennet, who was not outstanding in the Victorian era, "little green" type also shine. .

Anyway, it was the groom's approval, and Mary felt she was fully qualified to take it seriously.

"Thank you." So she whispered.

Mr. Bennet saw that the two did not speak much, but the atmosphere around them became charming and gentle. Holmes, who was usually expressionless, also rarely slowed down his expression, so he couldn't help laughing.

No matter how much a father does not interfere with the children's choices, he still hopes that they can have a happy life.Seeing Mary and Holmes looking at each other like this, as a father, he was quite relieved.

"It turns out that Mary also had times of shyness."

Of course, teasing still has to be teased, which is one of Mr. Bennet's great pleasures in life.

The father commented seriously: "I thought she would just clench her fists and say that she can do it. Don't underestimate her."

Mary: "...Dad!"

What a dear father!

The wedding was finally about to begin, and Watson rushed out without saying a few words, found Holmes in a state of distress, and told him to come in and wait.The guests were almost all here, and the pastor had already finished preparations. Seeing that the agreed time had begun, Mary felt faintly nervous until now.

As soon as she got nervous, the atmosphere of the whole wedding changed forever.

"Hair style is fine, makeup is fine, just be careful with the hem of the skirt," Lydia chattered while sitting on the final inspection, "If you step on the corner of the skirt, you will make a fool of yourself at your wedding... the ring , where is the ring!"

Lydia screamed, "Katie, you're the one holding the wedding ring to give to Mary, right?"

Catherine was stunned when she heard that: "What, didn't you agree to hand over the wedding ring?"

The two sisters looked at each other in dismay, and after looking at each other for half a second, they panicked completely.

"What can I do?" Catherine searched all over her body but couldn't find the ring. She was so anxious that she was about to cry, "What can I do! I remember it was brought out, and I saw it in the carriage."

"Don't worry."

Mary comforted: "I also saw you take out the ring in the carriage. See if it's with Morstan."

Although the red-haired Irish girl Morstan has now become Mrs. Watson, Mary can't turn the corner to change her name.Upon hearing this, Catherine immediately started to run in the direction of Mrs. Watson.

She was anxious and angry, for fear that one of her negligence would ruin Mary's wedding.You must know that she has been looking forward to this wedding for a long time, in case she loses the ring because of herself... Catherine's eyes blurred when she thought of this possibility.

Since ancient times, the more flustered the scene, the easier it is to go wrong. This is not without reason.Catherine had tears in her eyes, so she couldn't see the road clearly, so she didn't notice the man walking towards her at all.

The wedding of Mary and Holmes naturally also invited the people they had helped - little Oliver and his current guardian, as well as Scrooge and his nephew Fred, etc. to come one by one.The kind-hearted young man Fred had just stepped out of the carriage and noticed Catherine's anxious face. He remembered the girl and walked forward kindly: "Miss, may I ask you—"

"Wow!"

By the time Catherine realized that someone was in front of her, Fred's voice was almost above her ears.

She slammed on the brakes and staggered a few steps backwards. She was about to lose her center of gravity and fall to the ground. Fred had to reach out and grab Catherine.

He held Catherine's arm with one hand, and protected her waist with the other. In desperation, he directly grabbed the girl who rushed over.

Catherine froze, and Fred froze.

She blinked, and through the whirling tears, she saw the young man's face.

On the other side, Mrs. Watson had heard Lydia yelling a long time ago. Shortly after Catherine rushed out to find someone like a headless chicken, she came over calmly.

"I have the ring," said Morstan. "It will be all right, don't worry, Lydia."

At this moment Catherine also came back, her face was red, the corners of her eyes were also red, her eyes were evasive and flustered.

"It's all Katie's fault!"

Lydia muttered with lingering fear: "I was scared to death, what if... hey, Katie, what's wrong with you?"

"No, nothing?"

Catherine touched her hot cheek subconsciously: "Did you find the ring?"

"Here it is."

Mary took the ring over and put it in Catherine's hands solemnly: "Go in quickly, take it well this time."

"I will."

After hearing Mary's instructions, Catherine came back to her senses.The fourth girl in the Bennet family looked at Mary and felt relieved.

After leaving Longbourn, Catherine followed Mary almost as closely as she had followed Lydia.But until Dr. Watson successfully held the hand of her sweetheart, Catherine realized in a daze that she couldn't do this anymore.

Now Mary has also put on her wedding dress, and the third sister, who is small but never matched with gentleness and virtuousness, finally entered the wedding hall with Mr. Holmes. Catherine can no longer follow her step by step, but Catherine is inexplicably not at a loss Sad, on the contrary, while being happy for Mary, she also had expectations for the future for the first time.

Thinking back to Mr. Fred who just bumped into...

Catherine blushed again.

"Mary," she began softly, "congratulations."

Mary smiled.

Several ladies took a noisy first step and entered the church, and the guests took their seats.Only Mr. Bennet and Mary were left outside the church.

Before the door opened, Mary was still a little nervous.Perhaps she showed it, Mary's hand tightened on her father's arm, and then she felt Mr. Bennet take her hand silently.

Mary looked up at Mr. Bennet.

"I don't understand," said the father thoughtfully. "You dare to take your two sisters to Paris and walk into a church. Is it more difficult than solving a case?"

"..."

Also.

Dad's rhetorical question made Mary relax inexplicably.

Could it be more difficult than facing murders and riots?No, besides, even if it is really difficult, Mary is not afraid.Because standing in front of the pastor waiting for him is Sherlock Holmes.

The door of the church opened, and Mr. Bennet walked in with his daughter.

Mary looked up and saw the sunlight passing through the beautiful stained glass of the church. The white light was rendered to be radiant, and it fell on the ground and on Holmes.

The groom in the center of the church is tall and tall, with a tall and straight posture.Hearing the sound of the door opening, he turned his head together with all the guests.

Their eyes met, and then Holmes raised the corners of his mouth in a distant way.

The author has something to say: I originally wanted to be lazy and use the fragment-killing grammar to finish the entire follow-up, but in the end... where is the fragment!You can't even steal if you are lazy!