[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

It turned out that Mr. Bingley came to the door in person?

Mary was a little surprised, after all, she just asked her servant or groom to explain a few words about this kind of thing.

But when Mary noticed that Mr. Bingley was whispering to Elizabeth not far away intentionally or unintentionally, she immediately understood everything—this gentleman was clearly a drunkard.

"stop looking."

Mary said with a smile.

"If you will tell me who the thief is, Mr. Bingley, I will call Jane to come and speak to you."

Mr. Bingley blushed when he heard the words, and the gentle and kind gentleman hurriedly looked away: "You, you can't talk nonsense, Miss Mary."

What a pure love!

Mary felt that she was probably a good match. Looking at Mr. Bingley, who was blushing, and Jane, who was secretly paying attention to him, they really matched each other. She wished she could send the young men and women into the bridal chamber.

"How?" Mary asked.

Mr. Bingley cleared his throat in embarrassment, pretending that Mary hadn't said anything just now: "The thief is from Meryton, and he has been working in Netherfield Manor. After I rented the manor, I was fired by the manor and returned to Meryton. "

Mary was silent.

Her guess was correct. She was familiar with the internal structure of Netherfield Manor, and also knew that there was a dance party last night. Naturally, it was someone who worked at the manor, or had worked there.

Next, Mr. Bingley roughly described the cause and effect of the whole incident.

Little Geoffrey used to work in Netherfield Manor. Since Mr. Bingley rented the manor, he didn't need so many local servants.When he officially moved in, he naturally fired Jr. Jeffrey.

And before Jeffrey Jr. could find his next job, his mother fell seriously ill.When several relatives saw that he was young and had no savings, they were not willing to borrow money at all. When they had nowhere to go, they had to move the wrong idea for the first time in their lives.

After listening to Mr. Bingley's report, Mary frowned almost immediately: "I don't think it's right."

Mr. Bingley: "What?"

"According to this, little Geoffrey from Meryton has always been honest and young," Mary said. "It's his first time stealing, and it's too strange that he's trying to attack you."

"When a man is cornered, he can do anything evil."

"But why is it you, Mr. Bingley?" Mary retorted, "Meridon is not far from Netherfield Manor, but it is not within reach. Let alone you say that he is a first-time offender, and the first-time offender was at the ball. It takes a lot of psychological pressure to sneak into the manor and steal."

So Mary thought at first it was some bad-behaved manservant or groom or something.If you are a repeat offender, you will naturally not feel pressured when there are many people, and you will not worry if there are too many lice. Naturally, you are fearless, but it will be completely different if it is the first time.

A first-time offender who had to do it, how could he be so bold as to challenge the room and apologize?If he had thought this way a long time ago, how could he have waited until he was really cornered to act.

When Mary said this, Mr. Bingley quickly caught up with the train of thought: "Indeed, I saw that the boy's legs were shaking when he was caught. Don't say he dared to, he was desperate to commit a crime for the first time, how could he think of taking advantage of others to commit a crime for the first time? Fishing in troubled waters."

"Unless someone instigates him."

"what?!"

Mr. Bingley reacted as if Mary had spoken some nonsense.

Instigated little Jeffrey to steal his things, no matter how kind-hearted Mr. Bingley was, he read another meaning in Mary's words.

"Sir, who have you offended?" Mary directly exposed the possibility that Mr. Bingley was unwilling to admit.

"Going to Netherfield Manor to make trouble," Mr. Bingley disagreed, "wouldn't it take too much trouble?"

Also.

I really want to stumble, so why bother.It is said that Mr. Bingley also has a lot of property in London, and he himself moved from the north. Commercial conspiracy is much more clever and effective than sending people to abet thieves.

After all, Mary just proposed a possibility, she nodded: "If there is a chance, you can ask the servant to go to Meryton to find out who Little Jeffrey met before he started."

"It's easy."

Mr. Bingley didn't mind investigating carefully: "In a few days, Mr. Steward will go to Meryton to visit little Jeffrey's mother."

The Steward of the Stolen Manor Visits the Thief's Mother?

Mary's mind turned very fast, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Jane and Elizabeth again.

Jane, who was frightened by Mary's teasing, immediately looked away shyly, but Elizabeth didn't take a fancy to Mr. Bingley.She pulled Jane forward in an extremely tacit understanding, and asked knowingly: "I heard that the thief has been caught in Netherfield Manor, is it true, Mr. Bingley?"

"Mr. Bingley is here for that."

Mary sang with Elizabeth, and quickly explained the cause and effect to Jane who was not in the side hall at that time.When she heard that little Jeffrey was forced to steal for the sake of her mother, the gentle and kind Miss Bennet covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and her watery eyes showed a look of unbearable pain.

"Then," she began with great compassion, "Mr. Bingley, what will you do with little Geoffrey of Meryton?"

Mr. Bingley replied earnestly: "The sheriff will send him to a nearby place to repair the railway."

"What about his mother?" Jane asked with concern.

"It is said that little Geoffrey's mother is famous for her needlework in Meryton," Mr. Bingley said with relief. "The steward of Netherfield Manor paid for the medical expenses temporarily. After the lady recovers, she can work to pay off her debts."

Hearing what Mr. Bingley said, Jane was relieved.She smiled slightly at Mr. Bingley, and admired sincerely: "You are such a kind person, sir."

"..."

Mr. Bingley was dumbfounded. Jane Bennet was fine if she didn't smile. When she smiled, her eyes with watery eyes and delicate face were bright and bright, and she looked charming.

It's nice to be in love.

A man and a concubine love each other, and a married couple is born naturally. Is there anything more gratifying than the mutual admiration of gentlemen and ladies.Mary only hated that she was limited by the times, and couldn't make a fuss like the 21st century, and became a member of the head press team to help the two break through the window paper.

Compared with Jane, who is like water, Elizabeth, who witnessed Mary helping Mr. Bingley, has more urgent concerns: "If it is true, as Mary said, that someone abetted little Jeffrey, what should we do?"

Mary didn't even think about it: "Didn't Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy say last night that they know a real detective. If necessary, they can ask him to follow up the clues."

Elizabeth: "..."

Yesterday, Mary was talking happily about Mr. Detective. Isn't that enough for Elizabeth to guess what her sister is thinking?

"It's really strange," she said teasingly with the corners of her lips curled up. "Mary, if you don't know what you look like, you might think you're expecting something to happen to Mr. Bingley."

"...I'm not, I don't!"

Mary immediately came to her senses, her little thoughts were indeed a little too much.

Of course, she didn't want Mr. Bingley to be targeted by the enemy or other bad guys, but this was a rare opportunity to see Mr. Holmes himself, and she didn't know whether to expect something good or to be safe.

Mr. Bingley did not know what whispered among the girls last night, but he could not mistake Mary's bright eyes.In addition, during the ball, her speech was full of longing for the city and urban legends, and Mr. Bingley rightly assumed that she said this out of curiosity.

Had Mary Bennet been a boy, she would have made a name for herself with such bravery and intelligence.Mr. Bingley couldn't help feeling pity in his heart, but at the same time he also thought that her suggestion was not unreasonable.

"I'll think about it." He didn't take Mary's offense to heart. "It's just that I'm not sure if someone instigated it. Miss Mary, I really don't want to cause trouble, but it's not my wish to wrong others."

"Naturally."

Without waiting for Mary to open her mouth, Jian Jian said in relief: "You are an upright man, sir, why would someone design to frame you."

"You are so kind, miss," Mr. Bingley laughed. "If all the people in the world were as kind as you, I think it would be much easier for people to get along with each other."

"It doesn't matter if you are kind," Mary said, not forgetting to wink at Mr. Bingley, "It doesn't matter if you are beautiful, gentlemen, won't you be fooled?"

"Mary!"

Jane's face flushed quickly: "It's too rude!"

Mary laughed out loud.What she just said was too presumptuous for an unmarried lady living in the nineteenth century, but Mrs. Bennet didn't hear it anyway, and Mr. Bingley would not say it.

Especially after blushing, Jane Bennet is even more glamorous and moving. Mary is working for the benefit of her future brother-in-law, okay?

She said with a smile: "Mr. Bingley, please allow me to make one more request. When it comes to inviting the detective from London, please let me know, okay?"

It was too late for Mr. Bingley to flatter Mary, and she did help him, so he didn't think about it: "Of course, but..."

"but?"

"I am not familiar with the youngest son of the Holmes family. If he must be hired, William must be hired."

William is Mr. Darcy's nickname.

Mary's eyes widened: "It sounds like Mr. Darcy has a good relationship with Detective Holmes?"

"They've been in constant contact."

"..."

Mary took a deep breath.

Mr. Darcy and Holmes are friends!Mary turned her eyes to her other sister Elizabeth almost immediately, and Elizabeth was startled by her scorching gaze: "Why?"

"No, nothing."

Putting away the superficial surprise, Mary made another determination in her heart.

——It seems that matching Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy is imminent!