beauty and money

Mary lost most of her enthusiasm when she heard Grian's words. She knew that she had always been a weird and unlovable girl, but she never thought that Mrs. Bennet would complain to the servants in private. Maybe she did it unintentionally. Confess but it's not what she thinks in her heart.

"Poor Miss Mary," said the dark-haired maid.

"Poor? No, Miss Mary is very lucky. At least she doesn't have seven or eight underage siblings around her asking for food. Do you know how thin they are? You don't have to get up to work every day before dawn, and the dogs are asleep. Go to bed." Grian's eye circles were red, obviously the alcohol made her fall into some kind of painful memory.

Which of the maids here is happy and happy, and poverty is like a leech that penetrates into their flesh and blood, and will not let go until it is sucked dry.Her words put the maids down a bit, and one of them, just to cheer things up, told a joke that no lady would ever hear.

Mary left with a lot of thoughts in her skirt. She didn't want to disturb them. She felt that her appearance would embarrass both of them. She should have scolded Grein angrily for gossiping about the master, but she wasn't the kind who put herself out of the way. In a high position, she is afraid of the servants who are making irresponsible remarks in private. Although she is angry, the way to resolve such disputes is to pretend not to know, which is beneficial to everyone.

There was some sadness in her stone-like eyes, but more anger, and then she comforted herself, she is Mary, maybe this name gave her the same stubbornness as Queen Mary, she was obedient on the surface, but once she decided Never compromise.At this moment, Mary is determined to marry herself, and she will do everything she can to marry her. Now she is especially able to understand Charlotte's mood, not because of love, but because she cannot resist the contempt and ridicule from the society, and cannot resist the contempt and ridicule from the family. worries and stress.

Mary looked into a mirror to clean up her mood, and a smile appeared on her unbeautiful face. Politeness is a woman's armor, her appearance is their spear, and a smile is a shield that can resist everything.She walked back to the ballroom like a fighter about to enter the arena. Just because she doesn't have a weapon doesn't mean she won't win.

In the following dance, Mary kept silent about everything she was good at. She tried her best to blend in with the crowd and chat with ladies and ladies. Mary's evaluation has improved a lot.Afterwards, Mr. Benest left quietly without even saying hello. He was suspicious that the ladies and ladies would reveal their identity to Miss Mary. At that time, the difficult lady would not know how to ridicule him, so he Let's just leave with interest.

After the ball, Mrs. Grace realized that Mary was a mature woman, and that she possessed talents and the most precious qualities that other women could never possess, but she felt afraid that Mary was becoming more and more like the person in the painting. , This made her feel that it is better to end all this early, otherwise will they enter an irreversible abyss?

Mary, who returned to the room, fell asleep on the surface. In fact, after the maid fell asleep, she left the room lightly. Grian fell into a deep sleep because of drinking, and Mary's footsteps were no different from that of a kitten.She gently came to the couch outside where Grian was sleeping, and looked at this snoring girl by the moonlight. She was two years older than her, and she was also unmarried, because no one wanted to marry a family with many younger siblings. A very poor woman, she never cared about people other than books and family members before, she never wanted to understand the lives of others, Mary felt that she was too selfish, but she quickly denied it, even if she understood , she can't change anything, even she will be ridiculed, who can she help?

The night is the best cover. After her eyes have adapted to the darkness, she walks slowly under the moonlight. Mary always sleeps deeply. In the middle of the night, she tries her best to shuttle through the darkness. Those silent corridors are only slightly In the moonlight, she always felt that there was a secret she didn't know hidden in this tragic manor.

After midnight, the stars in the sky were miserably defeated, and the silvery full moon looked eerie. Under the cold moonlight, Mary was trying to get into a trap hidden behind the curtain, which she discovered at the dance. At that time, there were too many people and she didn't have time to explore. Now, she has a lot of time to swim in the mysterious world, like those novels.

Due to the long period of non-use, the valve creaked slightly, and Mary had to be slower and more careful, so it took some time. When she was completely behind the valve, what appeared in front of her was a passage with almost no light in it. But there is no dust or cobwebs. Because she can't see clearly, Mary can only move forward by feeling. She is worried at this moment, what if a ghost suddenly appears?No, it's more terrifying when rats come out.

This is a long road, with the sound of small gravel rubbing under her feet from time to time. When Mary walked through this small passage that was not too wide and came to a relatively spacious place, she almost felt her heart was about to jump out. Something out of the ordinary.The silvery moonlight shone through the windows. In the room full of drapes, she first noticed the faint sound of breathing. The sound of breathing was light and shallow in the silence, and Mary immediately realized the sound of the room. There was something in it, and I turned around and wanted to go back.

At the moment she turned around, an object suddenly sprang out from a dark corner at an extremely fast speed, almost instantly pounced on Mary, and then a pair of pale and strong hands grabbed Mary's shoulders and threw her whole The man dragged her backwards, and then grabbed her neck. Before Mary could scream, she was knocked down to the ground, her whole body was suppressed, and her throat was tightly strangled. She was able to make a humming sound, and she beat the object on her body in horror, but found that it was a person, and it was an extremely strong man. Her resistance was like a chicken or duck struggling in the hands of a cook, and the fate of death was inevitable. , In an instant Mary rose to infinite despair, she would be killed by this person.

Just when Mary gave up resistance and was about to suffocate to death, the man suddenly let go of his hands strangling Mary's throat. Mary, who had gained air, was panting heavily, trying to call out but couldn't make a sound. That burly man Like a kitten, he picked up Mary, and under the moonlight, he looked at her carefully, and then hugged Mary without warning, which terrified Mary, who had never been in contact with a man before, and her panic overcame Throat pain, he shouted vigorously, the sound was no better than a duck whose throat was trampled, the man covered Mary's lips with one hand in panic.

He said, "Yarlin, don't make a sound, no matter what happens, you must not make a sound, or they will find you, and they will kill you." He made a sound from his throat, and it was hoarse and unpleasant, like asthma He was like a patient, and then he said to himself: "Mom, I'm afraid." Then he put his head on Mary's abdomen, and said pleadingly: "Mom, don't go, I'm afraid."

At this moment, Mary was beyond shocked. This man was not a normal person. He seemed to be delirious, and he was taller and stronger than ordinary men. His arms holding her were thicker than her thighs, covered with The muscles protruding like hills are as hard as iron. Mary has no way to resist, but can only find a way to deal with it.

The man felt that Mary was no longer struggling, so he gradually let go of his arms. Mary stroked his head cooperatively, but her eyes scanned back and forth. After realizing it, the woman on the wall is almost exactly the same as her, but there is a difference in sex, Mary almost thinks that the person in the painting is herself!

Her mind was in chaos, as if there were clues constantly emerging. She always felt that Mrs. Grace's enthusiasm far exceeded their friendship. She was worried, and even Elizabeth felt that this matter was incredible. Outsiders envied her friendship with Mrs. Graillis, but Mary knew very well that Mrs. Graillis had only taught her for a while in her childhood, and she had no reason to treat herself like this based on years of correspondence.

Mary's body kept trembling, not only because of the terrible murderer at the moment, but also because of the huge conspiracy contained in Mrs. Gralice's enthusiasm, a conspiracy against her, and she didn't know it. A conspiracy of love, a kind of cheated anger made Mary fear and anger at the same time, she quickly forced herself to calm down, if any English girl was in this situation at this moment, I am afraid that she would only tremble and faint, but Mary has always been strong, and even boasted of being wise. She used her strangled throat to say: "Arlin, listen, listen, be good, it's late now, don't you want to sleep?"

The man obviously listened to Mary's words, and he actually responded: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid they will take you. They will burn you and chop your head off."

"No, Yarlin, you have to go to bed obediently." Under Mary's coaxing, the man gradually let go of her, but he still took her hand and walked towards the bed. After he lay down, Mary pretended Sitting on the side, she didn't dare to look at him, Zi Ah only dared to look at his feet in fear, the man finally let go of Mary's hand loosely, and his breathing became steady.Mary, whose heart was beating wildly, slowly backed away, and passed through the corridor very quickly and lightly. Just when she thought she had escaped and ascended to heaven, there were terrified roars and footsteps from the huge room, and Mary was so frightened that she couldn't stand. She ran wildly with her long skirt in her hand, and that person was getting closer and closer behind her. She couldn't run with such a person at all, so Mary screamed and called for someone without a ladylike style, and soon There was a bright light, and Mary ran towards that side in ecstasy, but the people behind her were almost behind her.

"Help!" At the corner of the corridor, several male servants with lamps soon appeared. They were fully dressed and were obviously on duty tonight.When they saw the tall figure behind Mary with the lamp in their hands, they all cried out, "Oh my God."Mary quickly ran behind them, and the men servants stopped the pursuer, but the man was very strong and went crazy, and soon the men couldn't hold him back, and he was furious and frenzied. Roaring, some French words came out of his mouth.

Afterwards, many people came with lights. Obviously, they were a little caught off guard, and even seven or eight people could not subdue him. Mary, who was still in shock, saw Mrs. Gralice appearing in her nightgown, and she was ready for her absurd nocturnal excursion. Ashamed, angry at being cheated, and even more afraid.

Mrs. Graillis was surprised when she saw the man, and then when she realized his madness, she immediately shouted: "Let the hounds." After a while, Nemer, who was originally silent, became flustered, and the two hounds As soon as he got close to the mad man, the burly man immediately trembled with fear. He curled up on the ground and whimpered. It was a distorted appearance of panic. In the scattered lights, it was the first time that Mary, who felt a little safe, was so clear. I can see this person clearly.He lay there not daring to move, as if he had been immobilized.

It was a tall and strong man, wearing obviously ill-fitting clothes, his limbs were exposed, his fingernails were covered with dirt and burn marks, his face was unshaven and his hair was unkempt.The scariest thing was the pale and bloodless face. It was half intact and the other half had terrible scars. Those deep scars were irregular, like some kind of animal masterpiece. On the right half of the cheek, there seemed to be There is also a lack of meat, so the distortion is really similar to the devil.Although he calmed down, his whole body was stiff and trembling, but his eyes stayed on Mary, and those eyes seemed to be able to penetrate everything.

He was crying with his mouth open, calling for his mother, and Mrs. Graillis asked the footman to take him back. She turned to Mary with anger and said, "How dare you? Who allowed you to hang out in Nemer? The most disrespectful girl I've ever seen."