[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

Facts have proved that all the planning and considerations about the future are extremely beautiful to imagine, but it is much more difficult to implement.

Especially when it comes to moving.

In the 21st century, what Mary hated the most was moving—looking at the house, signing contracts, plus buying large and small objects, and the addition of countless trivial things often gave her a headache.She had thought that in Victorian London, with the help of her good friend Mary Morstan, and she had nothing to bring from Longbourne, the situation should be better.

However, the reality still tells Mary: You are too naive to think!

It was easy to talk Jane to help herself.As the eldest sister, Jane saw Mary start from scratch step by step, and the second serial was published smoothly, and she also raised the manuscript fee.The elder sister who has become Mrs. Bingley is naturally willing to help Mary.

What's more, Mary has a strong personality, and she never voluntarily begged herself for anything.Right now, I just hope that my sister will rent the apartment in the name of a married lady. I don't even need the elders to worry about the money. What reason does Jane have for refusing?

As for Mrs. Bennet, it was easier.

Although Mrs. Bennet was startled and couldn't understand the truth, Mary colluded with Catherine and Lydia, and the three girls kept saying how beautiful Jane's "new house she just invested in" was.Several daughters acted coquettishly, and Mary praised the young man she met from Milton and London to the sky, which made Mrs. Bennet inevitably tempted.

You must know that Mary never cared about socializing on weekdays, and even sneered at any gentleman.Now she has changed her routine and said that London can not only gain knowledge, but also meet many insightful people. Mrs. Bennet is not only pleased that her third daughter, who is the most inconspicuous in the family, "has finally opened up", but she can't help thinking: before Mary looked down on the squires in the village, maybe there was some reason for that.

Since the boys in London are better, and their eldest sister is in London, it doesn't seem to be a problem for the remaining three daughters to live there.

Therefore, after several daughters went home to live for a while, Mrs. Bennet was the first to hold back, as if she was afraid that her daughters would not be able to get married, and asked them one after another when they would go to London.

Mother has already asked this question, so it’s not good for Mary to stay at home, right?

At this time, Miss Morstan sent a message from London, saying that she had found a suitable apartment. She felt that the location and price were very suitable, and she arbitrarily proposed to ask someone to replace Mary to settle with the landlord first.

Hearing such good news, Mary naturally returned to London one step ahead of Catherine and Lydia.

The location of the apartment is on Serpentine Street.Miss Morstan wandered around the neighborhood with better safety and security, and after several months of searching, she finally decided that this apartment was the most suitable for Mary.

First of all, the apartment is spacious enough, there are two bedrooms besides the living room, which is enough for three ladies to live here; secondly, the location is right, there are many single women living on Serpentine Street, the apartment that Miss Morstan found, the last tenant Still a singer, he was invited by a famous German opera house and had just left England.

Of course, more importantly, the apartment price is very affordable.

Like 221b Baker Street, the landlady lives next door to the apartment. Her husband died early and her son is far away in India. The purpose of renting out the apartment is more to find someone to talk to her than to make money.

When the landlady heard Mary's identity and background, the proposed price was only fifty pounds a year.

Fifty pounds was not too much in nineteenth-century London in a well-ordered neighborhood.Five months of Mary's manuscript fee is enough to pay the rent for the whole year, which is reasonable.

Seeing that the landlady was a kind old lady, Mary spoke and behaved even more decently, so she didn't think twice, and signed the contract with the landlady directly, and paid the rent for the apartment.

Not to mention anything else, when Catherine and Lydia move in, the two young girls can talk to the usually lonely old lady, and the old lady can also provide some positive guidance for the two little girls. This is not the best of both worlds. .

And there are two bedrooms in the apartment!

Mary made a plan when she first saw the apartment: One of them would be vacated for the two younger sisters, and the other would be used as a study, and she would just live in the study.

Firstly, she needs a space to write without being disturbed, and secondly... Mary really misses the life of living in a single room.

Although in the 21th century, people did not have the habit of using the study as a bedroom, but Mary comes from the [-]st century. It is not only not troublesome, but more convenient for a room to serve two functions.

As for the reception office, there is still a living room.

After deciding on the apartment, it was the job of the handyman maid.

Miss Morstan introduced a dapper woman in her thirties, whom Mary called Mrs. Blow, and who she said would be Aunt Blow—and that her children all called her that.

Aunt Blow originally worked in a factory with Morstan, but a factory accident caused her to lose a finger and lost her job.

Can't work in a factory, but it's okay to do chores for three unmarried ladies.

Moreover, although Aunt Blow lost her job, she looked clean, and even if there were patches on her clothes, it was almost invisible.

Just by looking at herself, one can tell that she is a straightforward and industrious lower-class working woman.

What's more, Mary believed in Miss Morstan's vision, so she naturally didn't criticize her. After discussing the salary with Aunt Blow, she started to move.

It was another month later when Catherine and Lydia also came to London from Longbourn when all the scattered things such as cleaning the room and buying daily necessities were finished.

Lying on the bed in her new home, looking at the clean ceiling and listening to the whispers of the two sisters in the next bedroom from time to time, Mary was tired and relieved.

As a fresh start, the scene isn't too bad.

Early the next morning, Mary asked Aunt Blow to call a carriage, and went to 221b Baker Street after breakfast.

She hadn't seen Holmes and Watson's new home since they became roommates.

At first glance, Baker Street in the 221th century is almost the same as that of later generations except for the unique style of the times.And 21b, a house number that shouldn't exist, looks very similar to a scenic spot specially set up in the [-]st century.

However, upon entering the door, Mary immediately realized the level of "destruction" of Sherlock Holmes.

Same as his last apartment, the living room of 221b is still full of various experimental equipment, more like a small laboratory than a residence.

But the difference is that there are a lot of equipment in the "laboratory", but it is generally tidy.There are many things in the room, and they are displayed in an order.

The reason for these differences is naturally that in addition to Mr. Holmes, there is another gentleman living in 221b.

"It seems," Mary said with a smile, "that you're adjusting well to your new life with an extra roommate."

Dr. Watson who was sitting on the side nodded: "Of course! I would also like to thank Ms. Mary for her recommendation. Being a roommate with Holmes has benefited me a lot."

Mary: "Now you know how the detective concluded you came back from Afghanistan, right?"

Watson was taken aback, then laughed out loud.

And Sherlock Holmes, after Mary entered the door, just greeted briefly, still sitting on the sofa by the fireplace and meditating with a pipe.It was nothing more than a smile to hear the conversation between them.

"I have to say, Miss Mary," the detective said, "You have your own unique ability in dealing with people. I have always doubted whether I can find a suitable roommate, but your recommendation gave me a big surprise. "

"It also gave me a big surprise." Dr. Watson added.

The doctor looked radiant, not only in good spirits, but he didn't even bring his crutches with him.This vigor is quite similar to the state when Milton was studying the teaching plan.

"As early as in Milton, you and Mr. Thornton mentioned the detective," he said. "I was very curious about his character—of course, I was even more curious about the real process of solving the case. Now I have not only satisfied my curiosity, He even personally participated in the investigation process."

"……"Fine.

Mary was a little dumbfounded. It seemed that Dr. Watson was not only kind and enthusiastic by nature, but also a really restless person.

"I'm sure you two can get along well," Mary said.

"Three," the detective added.

"Hey?"

"I have a dog, Gladstone!"

Watson raised his voice and shouted. After the words fell, a bulldog ran out of Watson's bedroom and circled around Mary enthusiastically.

"My friend has entrusted my care to him," explained the doctor, "but he is incapacitated, and I fear Gladstone will be staying with me for a long time."

"hello."

Mary leaned over slightly holding the hem of her skirt, and touched Gladstone's head.The bulldog was a well-known hound, but Gladstone was a well-trained gentleman. Instead of showing any resistance, he even lowered his head to let Mary touch it.

Watson was very surprised: "It likes you very much."

Holmes said with a smile: "It always sees women like this."

Watson: "Today's visit, you must have something important to do, Miss Mary? If you are simply a guest, it would be more appropriate to come over during tea time, but you came here early in the morning."

Mary: "Basic deduction, huh?"

Instead of being modest, Dr. Watson laughed out loud again in a grateful way.

"It's just learning and selling," he said. "Compared with Holmes, I still have a long way to go."

"That's natural."

Sherlock Holmes took his friend's compliment as a matter of course. His thin body leaned back and leaned on the sofa, as if he had finally finished thinking.

The detective raised his hand: "It's two full days later than usual."

Mary: "It's impossible to fix the time every month. I just got it yesterday."

Dr. Watson watched in great surprise as the two exchanged code words. At the same time, Mary took out a magazine from the basket she was carrying and handed it to Holmes.

He took a closer look: "It's "Beach Magazine". I didn't expect Miss Mary to read this magazine."

"Yes," Mary responded with a smile, "Does the doctor read it too?"

"Many people are discussing the new author Philip Rudd of "Seaside Magazine", saying that his stories are quite true but shocking, and this month "Seaside Magazine" will publish his new serial - the second The story is over, and no one has dug up any clues about him...wait."

When Holmes spread out the magazine, Dr. Watson's words stopped suddenly.

"This is...the new issue of "Beach Magazine"? No." He was a little confused, "isn't it going to be published next week?"

"Who told you that Philip Luther must be 'he'," Holmes replied irrelevantly. "Presupposing the gender and identity of the suspect is a taboo in the basic deductive method, Watson."

Watson: "..."

The doctor did not react at first. He looked at Holmes in bewilderment, and then at the magazine in his hand.After a few seconds, the doctor finally connected the "early published" magazine with the words of the detective.

Magazines published in advance are naturally sample magazines.Except for the internal members of the magazine, only authors who have published important works are eligible to receive the magazine.Combined with what Sherlock Holmes said, Philip Luther cannot be presupposed to be a man.

In other words, Philip Luther could also be a woman, and the woman holding the sample——

It was Mary Bennet herself.

After going around in a circle, Dr. John Watson, who finally came to his senses, suddenly widened his eyes.

He turned his head to look at Mary in disbelief: "You, Miss Mary, are you Philip Luther?!"

Mary smiled.

The reason why she came to Baker Street early in the morning was precisely because the first serialization of "The King of Carnival" had already started.

The author has something to say: It’s still the same. The prices in the article are all estimated by me. There is no specific research, so you can just take a look!

I don't know how many people can understand Mary's fast fall. In short, since Jiang Hua moved out of the house to live independently... Oh my god, I don't want to live with my parents anymore!One hundred thousand happy, okay!All the family problems that I felt before are not a problem anymore!

Going home during this time, I: I will leave on the 30th.

Jiang Hua's mother: Why is NO.30, can't you leave after New Year's Day?

Me: I can wait, but in my game... No, my brothers in the American West can't wait!

Jiang Hua's mother: I think you deserve a beating! ! !