[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

Mary never imagined that it would be so easy to get to London.

Although Mrs. Gardner really liked several Miss Bennets, it was Jane and Elizabeth who received the most love and attention. Therefore, the two sisters had gone to London with their uncle in the past, but Mary did not take the opportunity.

Although she regrets this, she also understands it.After all, Jane and Elizabeth are older than her. According to the customs, they should go out of the house first, socialize, and then get married. Longbourn's customs are open enough, and Mary is not required to wait until Elizabeth is married before letting her go out.

At home, Mary has always been regarded as an ignorant little girl like Catherine and Lydia at home. It’s okay for the two stable ladies to bother the Gardners. After Mary went, the remaining two would probably also yell. Go, five sisters go to London together, that's going to be a hell of a fight.

There are so many children in the family, and it’s no wonder that Mr. Bennet is always impatient, and he dislikes this and that. Mary has so many daughters who would have been driven crazy, and their mother, Mrs. Bennet, is nervous. tough.

Therefore, Mary never insisted on the opportunity to go to London, but this does not mean that the opportunity is in front of her, and she has reason to refuse.

The Gardners stayed at Longbourn for a week, and after seven days Jane and Mary packed their bags and left the country with the couple for London.

Traveling through the past 19 years, Mary has longed for the appearance of London, and now, the dream city is in front of her eyes - she is in it.

London in the Victorian period was full of vitality when the new era was booming, but it also hid the haze after the great social changes.

She is a noisy city, the rumble of ships, the rattling of carriages, and the steaming factories all over Mary, who is looking through the window, is almost dazzled.

She is also a dirty city.

In the 60s, the British government spent more than 20 billion pounds to control the pollution of the Thames River for more than [-] years. It is enough to see how the "mother river" in London will be in the past [-] years.

The sky shrouded in gray and smog, the choking and unpleasant air, and the poor people on the street that cannot be ignored, fell into Mary's eyes together with her prosperity.

London is not the same as I imagined, but not too far away.

The Gardners lived on the street of Greynorth Church. After Mary and Jane got off the carriage, the first thing they did was to observe the surrounding environment.

Their good uncle, Mr. Gardner, was a businessman, of integrity and knowledge.The neighborhood I live in is not as good as that of the upper class, but it is also clean and tidy.

But even so, Mary didn't miss the ragged workers and poor people who wandered around.

She sighed.

"What's the matter?" Jane asked with concern.

"It's nothing." Mary looked away nonchalantly, but she couldn't tell Jane what she really thought. She was so kind, and she would definitely be very sad about it. "It's just that I'm a little worried about my family."

Jian Wenyan showed a smile: "I've been thinking about coming to London every day, but now that I'm here, I haven't stayed for a day, and I'm homesick?"

Mary snorted coldly: "I don't want to! I miss what to do at home. I am happy and quiet without Lydia."

Jane: "Then what are you worried about?"

Mary: "I'm afraid she will do something stupid."

After all, I'm still worried about Lydia.Mary has always been unforgiving, and the two had quarreled since childhood, and the quarrel was endless—either Mary made Lydia cry in anger, or Lydia hugged Mary's pillow to find Jane and her at night. Elizabeth slept on the bed.

But in the end they were biological sisters, Mary didn't show it, and Jane knew that she was genuinely worried that Lydia would do something out of the ordinary.

Thinking of the little sister's character, Jane can't help but worry.

She is so frivolous and superficial, she will suffer a big loss sooner or later, and she will suffer a big fall.

"Don't worry," Jane comforted, "Before you left, you told Lizzie that she would take good care of Lydia."

That's what I said, but with Lydia's temper... Mary twitched the corners of her mouth. In the original book, she could do elopement. She really couldn't think of anything more stupid than this.

He doesn't know people clearly, and he doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, not to mention superficial eyes, but also selfish and loves his brain.If Mary were to blame Lydia, she could go on and on for an hour.

She really didn't like Lydia, but she was her biological sister after all, so she really let her go, and she was afraid that she would not be able to escape the end of elopement.

Mary's original idea was to use aggressive methods to force her to take the problem seriously and listen to what Mary said.Lose a few more beloved hats, and the pain will grow into your flesh, so you can always have a longer memory.

Unexpectedly, she was already in London before she got the hat.

And even though Elizabeth made sure to help her mother take care of the grounded Lydia, in the original book, not long after Jane arrived in London, she was invited by Charlotte to be a guest elsewhere.

I hope their mother, Mrs. Bennet, can keep her promise and ground Lydia severely during this time.

However, Mary carefully calculated the time before coming here. In the original book, Wickham Wickham is still pursuing other ladies. Grass" means.

During this period of time, I wrote many letters to Lydia, urging her to make hats, and Mary did not believe that she would not gain anything else when she embroidered angrily.

Thinking of this, Mary suppressed her emotions and followed Jane into the Gardner couple's house.

Jane wrote to Mr. Bingley before they came to London.After arriving in London, he delivered the message as soon as possible, so Mr. Bingley eagerly visited Jane and Mary on the second day after they moved into Greynorth Church Street.

Obviously, the Gardners are very satisfied with the "legendary" Mr. Bingley.He was handsome and well-spoken, and when he mentioned Jane Lai, he wished that stars would appear in his eyes, which was enough to show that he was deeply infatuated with her and couldn't extricate himself.

I haven't seen you for several months, the gentleman's tone is affectionate, and the lady is shy and happy. This scene is really touching.

Mary sat aside, unable to stop the smile on her face, until Mr. Bingley politely finished talking with Jane, she did not rush to tease: "I have been waiting for so long, Mr. Bingley, You can't neglect me either!"

Mr. Bingley laughed out loud.

He sincerely admired Jane, the witty and eccentric younger sister. Not to mention her cleverness, it was only a prank that made the two of them together, and Bingley had to thank her for the rest of her life.

He was not offended, therefore, when Mary spoke impatiently.

"However, I think," Mr. Bingley also changed into a joking tone, "Miss Mary is not waiting for my arrival, but the arrival of a certain gentleman's souvenir?"

"That's natural."

Mary's eyes sparkled: "Where's the letter?"

Mr. Bingley: "Oh? I didn't say I must have brought a souvenir."

Mary: "..."

Do you want to kill her in a hurry!

Before leaving, out of courtesy, Mary wrote a letter to Mr. Sherlock Holmes who had not yet moved into 221b Baker Street, informing her of her visit to London.

And when he arrived in London yesterday, Mr. Holmes' news also arrived. His letter was as concise as ever, with only a short sentence - wait for my news tomorrow.

As soon as Mary heard Mr. Bingley's visit, she guessed that Mr. Bingley would bring the news about Mr. Holmes, but now that he explicitly mentioned the word "souvenir", Mary was of course anxious!

But she knew that Mr. Bingley was making fun of herself, so Mary was eager to return, and she suppressed her temper instead.

"It's been a few months," she said with a smile, "has the case progressed?"

"Of course," replied Mr. Bingley, "thanks to Mr. Holmes."

"So who is the accomplice behind the scenes, Captain Carter or the mysterious factory owner, or both?"

Hearing this sentence, the teasing expression on Mr. Bingley's face softened a bit.

He pondered for a moment before speaking: "Now we have reason to suspect that the factory owner who secretly met with Captain Carter was Mr. Hamp, Mr. Thornton's partner in Milton."

Jane let out a low cry and covered her mouth: "Isn't that your partner?"

"Did Mr. Hamp recommend you to change suppliers, sir?" asked Mary.

"Yes."

"Then he changed it himself?"

"Mr. Hamp originally asked me to join him," replied Mr. Bingley, "but when the offer was rejected by Mr. Thornton, he also gave up."

That's not right.

Mary was a little confused: it sounded like not just a partner, but a partner who respected all the factory owners in Milton, and that was a community of interest.The decisions of Mr. Thornton and Mr. Bingley tended to be conservative, but stable enough, which was a good thing for him.

If you don't agree to change the supplier, why provide suggestions? If you want to force Mr. Thornton to change the contract, but the contract is not signed, it is really useless.

Mary was a little confused.

"Now," Mary asked after thinking for a while, "does Mr. Holmes have any further plans?"

"Yes."

"So," Mary blinked, "does he need my help? The detective asked me to wait for further news from him yesterday."

Mr. Bingley: "But I really didn't bring his letter, miss."

Liar!

Mary was no fool, and Mr. Charles Bingley was kind and sincere, and naturally he was not good at deceiving others.His smiling face almost had the words "I'm teasing you" written all over his face.

"You make fun of me again," threatened Mary, "and I won't let you visit Jane any more, sir!"

"Mary!" Jane heard that her cheeks were red again.

Mr. Bingley laughed out loud.

It’s no wonder that he seldom teases, but Mr. Bingley finds that the third eldest, Miss Bennet, is really interesting—her well-behaved and dull appearance, which doesn’t speak much in social situations, is too deceptive. In fact, Mary is a real tomboy.

Especially her uncontrollable curiosity, even a good-natured gentleman like Mr. Bingley would inevitably want to tease her.

"Mr. Holmes has indeed entrusted me with the message."

He cleared his throat solemnly: "But I didn't say, what he brought must be a souvenir?"

Mary: "..."

He even misled her!

Even Mr. Bingley had learned to make fun of her, and Mary thought it was impossible!

"Jane," so Mary turned to the eldest sister, "Look at Mr. Bingley!"

Jane couldn't help but shook her head.

"Please explain to Mary, sir," Jane said with a smile, "She hasn't thought about food for a long time."

"Mr. Holmes asked me to bring you a message, Mary."

At this point, Mr. Bingley no longer changed the subject: "In the morning after three days, he hopes you can visit his residence."

Mary regained consciousness immediately: "Really?"

"Of course," laughed Mr. Bingley, "are you questioning my credibility, miss?"

"Of course not."

Mary followed suit with a smile.

Mr. Sherlock Holmes had indeed promised, some months before, at Netherfield Park, to visit him when Mary came to London.

"I'm just happy." Mary

Sure enough, he did not forget!

The author has something to say: Mary: The idol not only wrote to me, but also promised me to visit him, and even invited me. I am the happiest little fan girl in the world. Did you just walk into the church hand in hand?

simple:? ?Mary what's the matter?

Elizabeth: Hysteria strikes, just get used to it.