[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

Before crossing over, Mary had never understood why Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy would be so troublesome because of the misunderstanding that could be resolved through a good conversation.

And now, Mary has a deep understanding of why Elizabeth hates Darcy so much—reasonably, if this kind of straight man circuit hadn't read the original book to know Mr. Darcy's straightforward nature, Mary would also hate him!

In order to save Mr. Darcy's image in Elizabeth's heart, Mary did her best.

The Bennet daughters came to Meryton today, and Mary was still trying to talk nice things to Elizabeth.

"Don't be angry."

The streets of the town were noisy and lively, and when several other sisters went to the millinery shop to find new accessories, Mary took Elizabeth's arm and whispered: "Mr. Gentlemen, it's all like that."

Elizabeth raised her eyebrows: "I didn't expect that my sister who only loves books and doesn't like socializing also understands the thoughts of gentlemen."

Mary: "Uh."

Mary, who is not popular and doesn't like to talk to the opposite sex, really has no right to say this.She had no choice but to coquettishly say: "It's written like this in poetry, gentlemen have pride."

"I never doubt that Mr. Darcy is the same," Elizabeth sneered a few times. "It seems that the pride of gentlemen is pride, and that of ladies is not, especially for me, a plain girl in the country."

It's over, Mary's heart skipped a beat.

Now Mr. Darcy really offended Elizabeth badly.Her original intention was to urge the two to resolve the misunderstanding as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, after a dance, their misunderstanding was even more tragic than in the original book.

If the butterfly effect she traversed resulted in Elizabeth and Darcy not being together, then Mary would have committed a serious crime!

"I think Mr. Darcy has realized his mistake," murmured Mary. "Give him another chance, Lizzie."

Elizabeth was very inexplicable: "Why do you care so much about my likes and dislikes for Mr. Darcy?"

"I don't think he is as bad as everyone says," Mary responded honestly. "Although Mr. Darcy is arrogant, he is inherently kind."

"..."

"Lizzie?"

Elizabeth's expression quickly became serious: "Mary, tell me, are you falling in love with him?"

Mary:? ? ?

and many more?

What Elizabeth said was completely out of Mary's expectation, so that she didn't react for a while.But Elizabeth took her speechlessness as a sign of being talked about, she frowned: "Although Mr. Darcy meets your criteria for choosing a mate, you always take things too ideally."

How does Mr. Darcy meet her criteria for choosing a spouse!

Mary can't laugh or cry, this oolong is too scary! ?

She had to explain: "Where did you go, Lizzie. I don't like Mr. Darcy, I just don't want to see you and him have conflicts because of misunderstandings."

However, the more Elizabeth thought about it, the more wrong it became. Mary lacked interest in social interactions on weekdays. She neither liked to communicate with others, nor did she care about others' opinions at all.And now, uncharacteristically, she's ardently worrying about other people's social lives?No matter how you think about it, there is a problem, okay?

And Mary's conditions for a partner are very different from other girls, and she is always attracted to different men.She is keen on Byron, and is also very interested in the "London detective". Everyone doesn't like Mr. Darcy, but she admires him instead.

"If you like him, I have no reason to comment."

Therefore, Elizabeth said with a straight face: "But it is too difficult for me to admire a man who does not respect me, Mary."

"Wait, Lizzie, I really—"

"All right."

Elizabeth was a little angry, she didn't want to quarrel with Mary about Darcy.

"This matter ends here, I don't care about you, and you don't care about me."

"..."

Mary really couldn't tell with three mouthfuls.

Thinking about it carefully, it is not unreasonable for Elizabeth to think so. Mary usually lacks interest in any man, and suddenly there is Darcy on the left and Darcy on the right in front of Elizabeth. Elizabeth is not a roundworm in Mary's stomach. What is the idea of ​​wanting to be a matchmaker?

What's more, Elizabeth is a stubborn girl, and the things she believes will not be swayed by others, and Mary's explanation is useless.

It doesn't matter, anyway, when Mr. Darcy proposes to Elizabeth, she will naturally understand Mary's intention.but……

The more Mary thought about it, the more helpless she became, probably because she really went too far.

She said aggrievedly: "Well, I'm sorry. I won't tell you about Mr. Darcy, but I really don't like him, and you can't misunderstand me like that."

It was obvious that she was the one who refused to let go first, but Mary was thin and thin, her brows were wrinkled, and her small face looked pitiful and innocent.Seeing that she was worried about being angry and unwilling, Elizabeth couldn't help laughing out loud.

Elizabeth is older than Mary, so she naturally knows that her younger sister is not so easy to bully—Mary is very courageous, and she usually keeps quiet when she is outside, but as long as she is willing to speak, she does not know how presumptuous she is.

With this look, it was clearly acting like a baby to Elizabeth, and he almost wrote "I am wronged!" on his face.

"Okay," Elizabeth raised her hand and tapped Mary's forehead lightly, "Stop your performance, Miss Bennet! Instead of going to the hat shop to pick out accessories, what do you want to do with me?"

Still be a sister who understands a sister.

Seeing that Elizabeth was no longer angry, Mary immediately put away her expression and said with a smile, "Since we are all here in Meryton, I want to visit little Jeffrey's mother."

Elizabeth winced.

Mary's sudden mention of the previous theft was proof enough that the matter was not over yet.

"Da... er, 'the gentleman' said that little Geoffrey was indeed being instigated," so Mary had to keep her from mentioning Mr. Darcy, "so I want to go to his house and ask The specific situation of his mother."

"Do you need me to accompany you?"

"No, little Jeffrey's home is nearby—" Mary stopped talking suddenly.

"Mary?"

"Lizzie," she said, looking past Elizabeth, "do you know that gentleman?"

"what?"

Just as Elizabeth was about to turn around, Mary grabbed her and told her, "Don't be too obvious."

"..."

Mary's sneaky and mysterious posture made Elizabeth a little nervous. When Mary said yes, she turned her head slightly and saw a man passing by the other side of the street from the corner of her eye.

He was well-dressed, with a slate-gray suit and overcoat tailored to a neat fit, a hat of the same color on his head, and a cane in his hand.

Judging by his dressing habits, he should have come from a big city, either London or Birmingham, and he is different from the young people in the nearby militia who are going to join the army, and they have a different kind of spirit.The man was tall and thin, and Elizabeth only saw one side of his face, but it was enough, his knife-like face was impressive.

If Elizabeth had seen it, she would never forget it.

"I don't know," Elizabeth shook her head, "What's wrong?"

"A complete stranger has come to Meryton, and I can be forgiven for not seeing him from social occasions," Mary said. "But you haven't seen him either, which proves that he didn't participate in any social occasions."

"so?"

"So what's he doing in Meryton?"

Mary immediately lifted the hem of her skirt.

"I gonna go see."

"Wait, Mary!"

Where can this work? !Stalking a strange man, no matter how courageous and clever he is, is not something an unmarried lady should do!

Just as Elizabeth was about to reach out to hold Mary, the thin girl had already walked a long way.

Mary's thoughts are very straightforward: Mr. Darcy said that little Jeffrey was instructed by a strange gentleman.In Meryton, however, there were not many strange gentlemen.

Life in the country is no better than London, the flow of people is far less than that in the city, and there are even fewer decent people.Mrs. Bennet's ears could even hear about the new residents of Netherfield Manor the next day, let alone Meryton, which is closer?

If some decent gentleman really came, and he hadn't been out in society yet, Mary's mother, Mrs. Bennet, would be the first to know—not only did she know, but she could also find out whether he was married, what his family was like, and his character. Clearly.

So for the Bennets, there were never any "strange gentlemen" around here.

Mary left the hat shop. In order not to attract so much attention, she turned her head around in a circle, and hurriedly walked around to the rear of the strange gentleman again from another street.

The man didn't seem to realize this, and he continued to move forward at a steady pace.Mary kept a close distance from him, and slowed down her pace.

She followed the gentleman for two blocks, and the gentleman turned left ahead, into an alley.

Mary hesitated for a moment.

She is not a fool, if she goes to a place where there are few people, she will be in trouble if there is any accident.Mary knew that she was petite, and unless she had practiced boxing, she would not be able to fight against a grown man.

But she was not willing to give up like this.

After thinking for a moment, Mary took another step.

She decided to go to the alley to have a look, but when she stopped at the intersection and looked left, the long alley was empty.

no one?Mary was startled, did he enter a certain building?Did he discover himself, or did he—

"Miss Mary Bennet."

Mary:! ! !

A male voice suddenly sounded from behind, almost making Mary jump in fright.She screamed, covered her mouth and turned around.

Standing in front of him was the strange gentleman who had just walked in front of her.Not only did he call her name accurately, but he also raised his eyebrows when he saw her frightened expression.

Mary noticed the man's sharp hawk-like eyes at a glance.

The strange gentleman looked at her: "What are you following me for?"