[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

Mr. Charles Bingley has confessed to Miss Jane Bennet!

In the course of two days the story was spread from Netherfield Park to Meryton, and made a great deal of noise and publicity.Although the entire Meryton social circle had a premonition of this, when it actually happened, there was still an uproar.

Mr. Bingley's relatives and friends did not seem to agree with his "impulsive action". It is said that even Mr. Darcy, who has always had a poker face, was shocked to disapprove after learning about this incident.

He had discussed the matter at length with Mr. Darcy that day, and neither of them knew what they talked about.But after that, this arrogant and indifferent gentleman did not show any attitude in public—neither said he supported nor firmly opposed it.When others ask, they just say that they respect Bentley's choice and never say a word.

As for Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst, they expressed strong dissatisfaction while being greatly surprised.It is said that Miss Bingley was angry with Mr. Bingley for this, because she wanted to match her brother with Mr. Darcy's sister.

However, Mr. Bingley has made up his mind that he must marry Jane. Anyone who disagrees will be at odds with his life's happiness.

Mary naturally heard about these things about Netherfield Manor from her mother, Mrs. Bennet.

"It was so good, so good!"

Mary was reading letters in the living room when she was startled by her mother's sudden voice.

The voice of Mrs. Bennet, who had returned from inquiring, came before she had even crossed the threshold.After announcing the feedback from the people around her in the living room, she triumphantly added: "From the first moment I saw Mr. Bingley, I knew this could be done. An upright and generous gentleman will naturally have good eyesight!"

"Yes, yes," said Mr. Bennet, who had listened to his wife's nagging for two full days, and his patience was exhausted, "I think you'd better ask Mr. Bingley again, whether he needs to marry more wives, It would be better to marry off the remaining four daughters."

Mrs. Bennet: "What are you talking about!"

But the happy event is in front of you, Mr. Bennet's ridicule is not worth mentioning, Mrs. Bennet looked at her eldest daughter: "I don't know when Mr. Bingley will come to discuss marriage, the sooner the better, just wait for you to get married." Afterwards, don’t forget your sisters and your mother’s contribution.”

Elizabeth laughed out loud when she heard the words: "I think Jane should remember Mary's contribution."

Jane scolded: "Lizzie!"

It's okay not to mention it, but when Mary's prank is mentioned, Jane's face turns red again.

Although Mary was purely out of kindness, and her ghost idea was surprisingly successful, helping Jane and Mr. Bingley to pierce the last layer of window paper, but Jane was still a little embarrassed when thinking of the scene the day before yesterday.

"Don't do this in the future, Mary," she warned. "You are young and single. If others know that you dare to do this, it will damage your reputation."

Mary didn't care.

She teased with a smile: "Who told you and Mr. Bingley to be polite, just refused to express your heart, I was so anxious to see it. If I hadn't lied to you two, Mr. Bingley would have thought you had no feelings for him." .”

This is.

Listening to Mr. Bingley's heartfelt confession, the considerate Jane first reflected on herself—she admired Mr. Bingley, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she loved him.Because of this, Jane restrained herself more strictly, for fear of doing something out of the ordinary with an impulse.

Unexpectedly, her restraint caused Mr. Bingley to misunderstand.

If it weren't for Mary's sudden prank, I really don't know when the misunderstanding will end.

"I really have to thank you very much." So Jane blushed and spoke from the bottom of her heart.

"Don't thank me, but thank Shakespeare," Mary said. "I was just re-reading Much Ado about Nothing recently, and I had an idea and used an idea from the play."

Mr. Bennet raised his head in surprise upon hearing this.

He finally felt tired of his wife and parents' short-lived and laborious nagging: "It seems that it is true that Mary loves reading. It may not be useful to socialize in the country on weekdays, but Mr. Bingley is a knowledgeable person, and the decoration on Lydia's hat But it's not as valuable as wit. Lydia, why don't you apologize to Mary soon?"

Lydia immediately refused: "Dad!"

Mrs. Bennet didn't take it seriously either: "Whenever she catches a rich man with her wit, it won't be too late for Lydia to apologize."

Elizabeth chuckled.

"What are you laughing at, Lizzie?" asked Mr. Bennet curiously.

"No, nothing."

Others don't know what Mary is thinking, but can Elizabeth not know?Not to mention, if Mary gets her wish as well as Jane, I'm afraid it really depends on intellect.

As for Mary, she just rolled her eyes when she heard this, and continued to read the letter with her head down.

"It seems," Mr. Bennet joked, "no matter how much you talk, it is not as important to Mary as the letter in your hand."

"Whose letter is it, Mary?" Jane asked curiously.

"It's from Mr. Sherlock Holmes," Mary finished speaking, not surprised to see Elizabeth's teasing expression, and then added slowly, "To be precise, it's a letter from him to Mr. Bingley."

Before Mr. Holmes left, Mary begged him to write to herself if he had any clues about the case.The detective at the time agreed, but that didn't mean the efficient detective would write another letter.

The case did progress, and Sherlock Holmes wrote a letter to the client, Mr. Bingley.Mr. Bingley, a great lord, read the letter, and handed it directly to Mary.

The entire letter was not long, and the detective's words were crisp and clear, describing all the clues in just a few lines.

Mr. Holmes, who returned to London, immediately launched an investigation on Captain Carter.Instead of going directly to the door, he disguised himself as a coachman and secretly observed Captain Carter for a few days.

Captain Carter's social circle was no different from that of other officers, but on the third day after Mr. Holmes followed him, it was discovered that Captain Carter seemed to have had a private meeting with a factory owner from the north.

This explains the problem very well.

Mr. Holmes also said in the letter that the identity of the factory owner has not yet been confirmed. If it is confirmed that he is from Milton...then I am afraid that the insider is not only Captain Carter, the one who recommended Mr. Bingley to change suppliers. Partners are also accomplices.

What benefits can they gain by using such a labor force to disrupt the cotton raw material market?Especially if the factory owner is also involved, production is directly related to his own interests, and breaking the industrial chain will not do him any good.

Moreover, Mr. Bingley didn't sign the contract, why did they steal the contract back?

Mary fell into deep thought, and her eyes subconsciously fell on the last paragraph of the letter.

After narrating the incident, Mr. Holmes begged Mr. Bingley to convey the clues to Miss Mary Bennet, and specifically stated that if she had any new ideas, she could write to him.

You can write to him!

When a fan girl has achieved this level, Mary really feels that she has no regrets in death—is there anything happier than being able to write letters with the special approval of idols? !Saying this proves that he will definitely read it.

Elizabeth was allowed to glance quickly at the letter, while her mother and sisters were all teasing Jane.

"Although I don't know much about detectives, as far as my brief acquaintance is concerned," she said, "this Mr. Sherlock Holmes is eccentric and disregarding etiquette. He is also as arrogant as Mr. Darcy. people go."

Mary: "..."

Strictly speaking, it is true, I have to say that Elizabeth is quite accurate in seeing people.Even though she sometimes wouldn't give in because of what she believed in, even Darcy's judgment didn't go far, did she?

"but."

Elizabeth looked at the letter again, and smiled.

"Now I feel that people who can only see the case can think of you now," she teased, "Perhaps in the eyes of detectives, you are the special one."

"..."

"how?"

"It's nothing."

Mary had a silly smile on her face: "Even though I know it's impossible, it still sounds very touching."

Elizabeth: "..." This is probably completely hopeless!

It wasn't that Mary was too nympho, but that she felt that the reaction she could give was nothing more than that.

——Is she special in the eyes of Sherlock Holmes?Why!"That lady" in the original book, Ms. Irene Adler, deceived the detective severely, showing her amazing intelligence and firm independence, thus becoming a "special existence" in the detective's heart.

As for Mary, she is just a little clever country girl who came here through time travel by herself.

It is absolutely impossible to say that they get special treatment.Mary felt that the reason why Mr. Holmes treated her so politely was that she was interested in the case and was willing to think and study, and she just answered questions out of honest kindness.

But this is enough for Mary.

Well, that's how it is for now.

Mrs. Bennet was talking with other Miss Bennets, so naturally she didn't notice Mary and Elizabeth's muttering.But Mr. Bennet, who sat aside and pretended to read the newspaper, really saw the girlish posture of the two sisters.

Seeing them discussing letters, Mr. Bennet took out a letter without haste.

"Speaking of letters," he interrupted Mrs. Bennet, "I also received an important letter this morning from my cousin, Mr. Collins, who said he would be visiting Longbourn some day."

The smile on Mrs. Bennet's face disappeared as soon as she heard "Mr. Collins".

The limited succession law stipulates that Mr. Bennet's assets can only be inherited to male relatives, so no matter how smart and beautiful his five daughters are, after Mr. Bennet's death, the person who inherits Longbourn is still his distant relative William Collins gentlemen.

Naturally, the guy who was going to inherit Mr. Bennet's estate would not be welcomed in any way.But Mary doesn't care, anyway, Mr. Collins will marry Elizabeth's good friend Charlotte, and with Mary's own beauty, she will definitely not get the pastor's favor.

What she cares about is...

Mary's eyes turned to her little sister Lydia again.

Appearing almost at the same time as Mr. Collins, it was the real scumbag Wickham Wickham who chatted with Elizabeth and other women, and finally eloped with Lydia.

Although Mary doesn't like Lydia, she and her little sister have been at odds since childhood and quarreled every day, but it doesn't mean that she will just watch Lydia being cheated by a big pig's hoof.

What should I do?Mary fell into thinking silently, knowing that Lydia was difficult to manage in every sense.