[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

Detectives believe Hamp still has leads.

He asked Mary to have a chance to visit Milton, a small industrial town in the north, where the heroes and heroines of the novel "North and South" met.

Miss Margaret Hale in the story, like the Bennet sisters, lived in the idyllic southern countryside, and lived a leisurely and dreamy life every day, until her father, who was a pastor, quit his job and moved with his family. the northern city.

When Miss Margaret Hale met Mr. Thornton for the first time, Mr. Thornton, the factory owner, was furious about the workers' violations, and even beat him.

Thinking about Mr. Thornton's stern face, deeply frowned eyebrows, and that majestic expression... Well, if Elizabeth's prejudice in "Pride and Prejudice" comes from a misunderstanding, Mary thinks that Miss Margaret To the disgust of Mr. Thornton, it was really frightened by a rough man.

And the place where love will be produced in the future, for Mary, is the place where clues need to be traced.

I always feel that the style of painting is a bit wrong.

Thinking of this, Mary can't laugh or cry: Didn't she cross into Jinjiang Tongren?Why are the heroines of other families all in love, and she wants to drill into all kinds of dusty places.

But having said that, Mary decided to find a way to visit Milton.

This is the request of Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Even if Mary is not his fangirl, out of respect for the workers in the slums and preventing Moriarty's conspiracy, she should help him dutifully.Besides...

Thinking of the handshake that day, Mary blushed.

It was just an ordinary gesture of courtesy, and the detective simply ignored the current social norms and chose to say goodbye to her in the same way he and Mary approved.

But this is extraordinary for Mary from the 21st century.

She knew she shouldn't make a fuss, but human dignity is a very strange existence, if there is no, if Mary is a real nineteenth-century girl, if there is no, there will be no, she will not think there is any problem.

But she is not.

A sober soul cannot go back in a daze. Mary once had an independent self and status, but now that she is gone, it is natural to find a way to get it back.But it is so difficult for an unmarried girl at the moment. Mary has been wavering and confused for a long time, and finally someone expressed to her with a natural attitude that this is very common and he can understand.

All Mr. Holmes did was treat each other normally, but this meant a lot to Mary.

He was willing to treat her as an equal, but what about Mary...?

"To Milton?"

Mr. Bingley didn't know what girlish thoughts Mary had in mind. In his mind, the younger sister of his beloved girl was a real tomboy, and he thought the blush on her cheeks was excitement.

"It's not impossible," Mr. Bingley said truthfully. "Although my main business is in London, Mr. Thornton will return to Milton in the near future. It is no problem to entertain a single lady like you."

"no!"

Hearing this, Jane, who was always easy to talk to, became hardened.

It's all right to mess around in London, at least with her elder sister watching; if Mary goes to Milton alone, won't this little girl be in trouble?

"We have lived in London for a long time," Jane said softly but extremely firmly, "Even if we have to go out, we still have to go away. We should go back to Longbourne to explain the situation to our parents."

Ok.

No matter how wild the girl is, Mary still counts.

As an unmarried lady, her whereabouts should be arranged by her parents.What's more, going to Milton with Mr. Thornton, a gentleman, may be nothing in the north, but it will definitely be rumored in the south.

"Go back then," said Mary, "I miss Papa and Lizzie very much, too."

And, the five hats she won in a bet.

The trip to London was short and dreamy, and in this short period of time, Mary felt that she had gained more happiness than in the entire 19 years at Longbourne.

This made her firmer in her mind: in any case, once she was able to live alone, Mary must find a way to move to London.

Before leaving, she entrusted the maid of the Gardners' family to deliver a letter to the Irish girl of the same name, Miss Mary Morstan. Mary had discussed with her when she left the slum that day, and even if she returned to Longbourn, she would not leave. Constantly writing to Miss Morstan.

She stowed solemnly at the bottom of her trunk the cotton dress of Miss Morstan's own hand, which was proof of her first adventure in London.

Three days later, Jane and Mary bid farewell to the Gardners and started their journey home.

On the way back Mary was much less excited than she had been when she arrived in London.Jane saw all this, and along the way she asked Mary about the progress of her new serialization, in order to pull Mary's thoughts back from London and Mr. Holmes.

This really worked. Among other things, Mary and Jane had a chat, and they had a lot of new ideas about the circus theft.

Victorian Britain had already laid out a considerable railway network, which made Mary and Jane's travel less troublesome and solemn than the time when "Pride and Prejudice" actually took place.But Longbourne is an unremarkable southern village, so of course there is no train.

So Mary and Jane had written home beforehand, and Elizabeth had returned from the parish where the Collinses lived.

The train would stop in Hertfordshire, and Mr. Bennet wrote back that they would be met in the town where the station was.

Elizabeth arrived earlier than Mary and Jane, and when the two sisters who were going to London entered the inn, she sat down with Mr. Bennet early, drinking tea and chatting.

Catherine and Lydia, who were unwilling to be lonely, also came together, and they kept discussing going to the nearby millinery shop to see new styles in different towns.

Mr. Bennet was obviously very annoyed by the chattering of his two daughters. When he saw Mary and Jane walking in, he immediately put down the newspaper in his hand: "Look who is here, our great London writer!"

Mary blushed at Mr. Bennet's teasing: "Dad, this is not funny at all."

Mr. Bennet took off his glasses and said seriously: "I'm not joking, the first novel was successfully published in a magazine, and it's written like that. What's it called? What's a killer chess game?"

Mary: "..."

Seeing Mary's embarrassment, Elizabeth, who was sitting by the side, couldn't help curling her lips.

On weekdays, Elizabeth and Mary have a good relationship. Seeing that the younger sister who has never known the heights of the sky and the earth is embarrassed, she inevitably followed up and said: "It's "Serial Killer Chess Game", Dad, it is very wonderfully written, I really don't know Mary's brain There's something in it, it's told in the voice of a widower, and it's well written."

Mary: "..."

God, what kind of public execution scene is this.

Mary would never hide the fact that she had serialized the manuscript and received the manuscript fee from her family.Firstly, although twelve pounds is small, it is more or less an income; secondly, the purpose of Mary’s contribution is to prove herself and strive for financial independence.

She had to show her parents that she was capable of living alone, and that twelve pounds was just the start.

But even so, it doesn't mean that when relatives discuss Mary's works face to face, she will be indifferent!

"Okay," Jane saw that Mary was eager to find a crack in the ground, and she smiled good-naturedly and said, "Mary published the article under a pseudonym just to keep outsiders from knowing, so let's stop discussing it in public."

"Okay, let's not discuss the content."

Mr. Bennet hasn't seen his three daughters for a long time, and he is in a good mood: "Then let's talk about the income of the head office. I heard that you received twelve pounds for the manuscript fee for your first serialization."

Elizabeth: "Twelve pounds is not much."

Mr. Bennet has a different opinion: "Twelve pounds for the first article is not too small. In this way, Mary can get 24 pounds for the second article, 48 pounds for the third article, and when the tenth article comes, Her property is more than all of your dowries combined!"

simple:"……"

Back in London, Mary had done a calculation using the same algorithm!As expected of a father and daughter, Jane can't laugh or cry, even the brain circuit of this teasing is the same.

However, helplessness is helplessness, and Jane is also optimistic about Mary's writing path.She helped Mary open the readers' letters, so she naturally knew the readers' expectations for the new serial.

What's more, Jane is kind and gentle by nature, so it's fine to see what my sister does. How can someone not like Mary's serialization? Even readers like her who don't like murders can't help but wonder about the development of the story behind.

"Mary is very serious," so Jane praised solemnly. "The first story has just been published in the magazine, and I started to conceive the second story, and Mary told me about the idea. I think this story may be better than the murder case." It's even more exciting."

"Humph."

Hearing that her father and sister were praising Mary, Lydia snorted coldly.

"A mere twelve pounds."

Mary grounded Lydia before she left, and she wrote to remind her of the five hats every now and then—five!She had to embroider and decorate herself, and when she was visiting London, Lydia got annoyed at picking up her needle and thread at home.

Seeing Mary returning triumphantly, Lydia was not satisfied: "What can twelve pounds buy? There is nothing to show off."

Mary smiled.

Lydia is aggressive, but Mary is not angry. Seeing her angry expression, it is too late for Mary to gloat.

"Ah, you didn't mention the hats, I almost forgot," Mary said with a smile, "Where are my five hats? I have already agreed that I will check them myself. They must be better looking than the ones you are wearing, otherwise you will have to give I do it again."

"Hat, hat, hat," Lydia had been waiting for Mary's words for a long time, "it's ready for you! Be stingy, don't say I'm dishonest."

"Just give it to her when you get back," Jane said softly, "don't quarrel."

"Go back? I've already brought it here!"

Lydia finally showed a smug smile.

Apparently Lydia, who had nothing to do but embroider during the time of Longbourne's confinement, made the bet with Mary her top priority.

At least it was over now. When Lydia heard that Mary asked for a hat, she ran back into the carriage without saying a word, and brought the beautiful five hats directly to Mary.

"One top is not much, and one top is not much."

She said angrily, "My workmanship is just as good as that of a milliner's shop. What's so great about you getting twelve pounds for a novel? I go to embroider and sell hats, and I get as much money as you!"

Mary raised her eyebrows: "Oh? Don't provoke the chatting officers, are you going to be a female worker?"

Lydia: "You—"

Seeing that the little girl was about to jump in anger again, Mary ignored her and inspected the hat she gave her with a smile.

In all fairness, although Lydia is frivolous and not very smart, her self-confidence is not groundless.

Perhaps for the sake of being angry and not letting Mary look down on her, the five hats Lydia embroidered are indeed more beautiful than each other.There was nothing left and right during the lockdown period, and she didn't like reading, so it was obvious to the naked eye that she had spent a lot of thought on the hat.

Twelve pounds... It's not realistic, but it also shows a sense of design.Mary wouldn't say it was better than London's designs, but they were much more refined than those sold in Meryton's millinery.

Mary put away the five hats contentedly, and hooked the corners of her mouth.

She looked up at Lydia with a provocative face: "Don't forget there are five more, I can't wait for Mr. Wickham to 'return his head'."

When she said this, Mary obviously wanted to anger Lydia, but when she blurted out Mr. Wickham, Elizabeth, who was sitting beside her, changed her expression silently.

The subtle changes in the second sister's expression naturally did not escape Mary's eyes.

When Mr. Bennet was about to return to Longbourne with several Miss Bennet, Mary secretly grabbed Elizabeth, whom she had not seen for a long time, while the other sisters were not paying attention.

"What's the matter," she said without speaking, "I see you have something on your mind, Lizzie."

"I do not……"

Elizabeth was halfway through speaking, and seeing Mary's burning eyes and determined expression, she knew that she couldn't hide it from her, so she simply sighed and retracted her denial.

"At Rosings Park," she said, "Mr. Darcy proposed to me."

Hey?

Mary was a little surprised, but not surprised.

Mr. Darcy in the original book also proposed to Elizabeth at this time. Now there is no misunderstanding between the two, and Mr. Darcy has apologized well. Even if Elizabeth rejects Darcy, it will not be as ugly as the original book.

It's just... what does this have to do with Mr. Wickham?

The author has something to say: what big crime scene was in the comments section of the last chapter, do you want to laugh at me to death!In fact, Lao Fu really just shook hands, aren't you afraid that he will arrest all of you, including Mary!

Mary:? ? ? ? ? ?

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