[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

The wedding of Jane and Mr. Bingley was the first to take place in the neighborhood in recent years.

This is great news, especially as Mr. Bingley is an investor, he has a wide network of contacts, and his good reputation is well-known from far and near. Many unmarried girls in Meryton are planning to take advantage of Jane's wedding. Find yourself a good husband who is as good as Mr. Bingley.

It is a pity that Mr. Thornton and Miss Margaret Hale, Mary's distant relation, did not come.The former was busy managing the factory, the latter was busy with his mother, and both of them stayed in Milton.

Otherwise, Mary thinks it's okay to help these two "Pride and Prejudice" couples match up—but don't worry, anyway, Mary will go to Milton in a few days!

However, Mary's failure to be a matchmaker does not necessarily mean that other people will not feel the same way-Sir Lucas, for example.

After the eldest daughter got married, there was a younger daughter in the family. Sir Lucas, who has always been kind and generous, took advantage of Jane's wedding and invited all the visiting gentlemen and ladies to hold a lively ball.

It was time for another social session that Mary didn't like very much on weekdays.

As usual, she still stood in the corner of the hall, avoiding the gazes of most young people and the conversations of the ladies.Anyway, she is not interested in gossip, there are so many beautiful girls around here, and it is not the turn of other gentlemen to show their favor to her.

Why not take advantage of this opportunity to conceive your own new serialization.

Thinking of this, Mary immediately lost her mind.

This morning, a reply from Editor-in-Chief Hall was sent to Longbourn.

——To be precise, it's not a letter, but a big package.

Mary was taken aback when she got the package. After unpacking, she immediately understood the intention of Editor-in-Chief Hall: the package was full of outdated magazines and newspapers, and they had one thing in common, that was, they published relevant reports about pt Barnum Or stories.

Editor-in-Chief Hall said in the letter that if Barnum is used as the character prototype, you can carefully read the comments and feedback at that time, which may be helpful to Mary's creation.

In fact, Mary did not say in the letter that the inspiration came from Barnum.The editor-in-chief is the editor-in-chief, and he is indeed a well-informed person with a keen sense of smell.

In addition, the editor-in-chief Hall also affirmed Mary's idea.He thinks it is advisable to adapt and create with real people, especially Mr. Barnum's story is a hot topic in society. If it is written well, then Mary's serialization is not just an overhead mystery and suspense novel, but also brings criticism. The value implication of current disadvantages.

He praised the story's "down to earth" and realistic behavior, but at the same time, editor-in-chief Hall cautioned that if Mary wanted the circus owner to end up being a big success, the mere synopsis of the hyperbolic advertisement was not going to work. .In reality, the media and the public gave Barnum more negative than positive feedback, and almost all "decent people" regarded his fame and popularity as a social disgrace.

So Mary wants that after the truth is revealed, this carnival will still make people in Paris boil, and the circus owner needs a motive—one that can make readers in reality clap their hands just like the audience in the circus in the novel Applause motivation.

This coincides with Mary's idea.

She was also thinking about why the circus owner planned this grand carnival.It is definitely not okay to be greedy for money. This does not require Mary to be close to reality, but requires her to use her imagination to make the ending more romantic and more gorgeous, which is appropriate.

What is the specific reason...

Just as Mary was thinking deeply, a tall figure silently walked up to Mary's side, blocking her view.

Mary raised her head subconsciously, until she saw Mr. Darcy's handsome poker face, she blinked suddenly, and then came back to reality.

"Ah, Mr. Darcy," she began, "long time no see."

"Long time no see, Miss Mary." Darcy nodded.

"Is there a problem?"

"..."

What could happen, he just met people he knew and came to say hello out of basic etiquette!

This Miss Mary Bennet was as insolent as before.Mr. Darcy is very helpless—her eldest sister is a lady among ladies, she is gentle enough to pinch water; the second sister is independent and smart, and her behavior is different from that of a country gentleman's daughter.

However, it is a pity that the two excellent sisters did not bring much positive influence to Mary. Darcy admitted that Mary was a smart young lady, but she also sincerely did not care about her reputation and social relations.

Just like his genius friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes.

How should I put it, people of the same type are always attracted to each other. Although Sherlock is not necessarily special to Mary, Darcy can tell that Miss Mary Bennet is really interested in Sherlock Holmes' life as a detective.

"I heard that you did a lot of things in London," so Mr. Darcy said, "The serialization was successfully completed and helped Charles track down useful clues."

And met a new friend, Miss Mary Morstan, who is poor but exceptionally noble.

Of course Mary would not say this to Darcy.

She nodded: "everything is going well."

Darcy: "Congratulations, miss."

Mary: "However, I heard that you have not been very successful recently, sir. At Rosings Manor, Lizzie rejected your marriage proposal, didn't you?"

Darcy: "..."

Is this something that can be mentioned directly to the person involved!

Mr. Darcy confirmed again that he really didn't like the third lady of the Bennet family!

Of course Mary saw his dissatisfaction, but she really didn't care.

She is not stupid, Mary has long known that Mr. Darcy does not like her.However, she felt that there was no need for Darcy to like her—Mary was not a pound note, so why should everyone like her?

It would be nice to be the unloved Mary Su heroine, at least she can write her own novel with peace of mind, find a way to help the poor, maybe she can continue to solve the case, what a happy life.

So Mary continued: "I'm sorry, sir, but I think...you are a little too impatient to propose directly."

Darcy closed his eyes.

This is not the first time that Mary has gone straight to the topic, so Darcy is not dissatisfied, but still chooses to continue talking with Mary.

"Miss Elizabeth has rejected me," he said quietly, "and it is too late to say anything."

"It's not too late."

Mary raised her lips, "Lizzie told us that she thought your proposal was too sudden."

Darcy raised his eyebrows: "What does this mean?"

"It means she didn't reject you because she didn't like you."

Needless to say!

Sure enough, the brain circuits of men and women are different. Even in the Victorian era, Mary deeply felt the difference in thinking brought about by gender.

In Mr. Darcy's eyes, Elizabeth's rejection of herself means that she just doesn't want to spend her life with him.Especially without the conflicts in the original book, Mr. Darcy talked and proposed to Elizabeth with good words, but she was not accused of being impolite and arrogant. He had reflected on it a long time ago, and there is nothing to reflect on this time.

In Elizabeth's view, it was just because they felt that their relationship had not yet reached that point.

"And Lizzie didn't say that she felt that she couldn't agree to you at least right now."

"so?"

Mary: "So this proves that Lizzie just felt that your proposal was sudden, and she didn't necessarily reject you completely."

Darcy: "..."

It seemed Mr. Darcy finally understood.

It's not easy.

Mary thinks he should pursue Elizabeth as in the original book!

"I believe that if Lizzie knew you well enough, sir," she wished with all her heart, "you have the good looks, the integrity of your character, and your knowledge and knowledge, and Lizzie will be overwhelmed with you. "

"...Thank you for your compliment, Miss Mary."

"If you really thank me," she said with a smile, "go and ask my good sister to a dance. No wonder she thinks your proposal is too sudden, sir, you two can't even do a proper dance." Didn't skip it!"

This is true.

Thinking of how hard it was to invite Elizabeth to dance before, it was also to apologize, not out of appreciation and love.Mr. Darcy thought Mary's proposal very feasible.

——Even if Elizabeth still can't fall in love with him in the end, at least she can still be a friend, can't she?

Darcy knew that Mary didn't stick to formalities, so he stopped thanking her, but said a few words, and walked directly to Elizabeth who had just come down from the dance floor.

As for Mary, she continued to "sit on the bench" happily.

And compared to the past, Mary felt that the prom was not as difficult as she thought.

On weekdays, Mary is unwilling to be stingy and half-distracted by this kind of social occasion, but since she officially started writing, she feels that this lively dance has a bit of fun.

Observing the people in it more can be regarded as accumulating materials for creation!Switching to the author's perspective, Mary finds everything she reads very valuable now.

But this time, the ball was much more lively than before because of the impending wedding of Jane and Mr. Bingley.

A new song sounded, and a couple who were about to get married entered the arena. Mr. Darcy also successfully invited Elizabeth.

Even Mr. Wickham, who tried his best to avoid appearing on the same occasion as Mr. Darcy in the original book, invited Lydia to dance, but because most of the militia officers had come to the ball, he had to be there.

It's just that Lydia's face doesn't look like a dream come true.

She looked preoccupied—Jesus, Mary couldn't believe it when she realized it, and Lydia had a "preoccupied" day too.

The youngest sister of the Bennet family was even a little reluctant, as if every second she spent with Mr. Wickham was a torment.But for a scumbag, it's easy to please a little girl who has no intentions.

In just half a song, Lydia had already seen her smile again.

Her smile didn't last long, however.

Mary noticed that when a dance was over, the tall and handsome Mr. Wickham leaned down slightly and whispered something in Lydia's ear. His demeanor and smile seemed like love in the whole world. He put all the meaning into his eyes and gave it to Lydia.

Whatever Mr. Wickham may have said, Lydia must have been desperate enough to declare to the world that it was her that he loved.

But now, hearing Wickham's words, Lydia's face suddenly turned pale.

Her strange expression made Mary raise her eyebrows, but she didn't express anything about it—her reluctance was enough for Mary.

On the contrary, the next day, Catherine sneakily grabbed Mary: "Mr. Wickham invited Lydia to Meryton at the ball yesterday!"

Mary: "..."

What is this, a date from the southern countryside of England in the nineteenth century?

"Just go," Mary thought for a while, they had often met in Meryton, and it didn't seem to matter whether it was daytime or in public, "Why did you tell me?"

"because."

Catherine hesitated for a while, showing some admiration: "Lydia actually declined Mr. Wickham! Mary, you are really amazing, a few words can change Lydia's mind."

Mary: "..."

She was dumbfounded. Catherine was not so excited when she said that she was interested in detective novels before. It seems that in her eyes, Lydia, who is self-willed and self-respecting, changed her mind and thought better than Philip Luther in detecting serial murders. Cases are great.

However, this is a good thing.

Although Mary didn't think Lydia could think it through in such a short period of time, at least she was hesitating.

In Mary's opinion, as long as Lydia doesn't make any troubles in the near future, it's a good thing.In this way, she and Elizabeth can also be completely at ease.

For what they were looking forward to now with all their hearts was the wedding of Jane and Mr. Bingley.