[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 3 Mary the Disabled

When Mary woke up, she was already in Dr. Jones's clinic. The whole family surrounded her when they saw her wake up. Dr. Jones shouted: "Get out of the way—get out of the way—" The patient wanted fresh air.

Dr. Jones asked a few questions such as "how do you feel?" The arm was so painful that Dr. Jones announced to her that her right hand was broken!

"What—" Mary felt a thunder explode above her head, "I can't be so unlucky, can I?"

It turned out that she was indeed very unlucky.Dr. Jones let her go after announcing a series of taboos during the recuperation period, and promised to go to Langborn regularly for follow-up visits.

Mr. Bennet thanked Dr. Jones very gratefully, turned around and said to Mary: "You really have the foresight, Mary, if you don't go and get your wallet back, we won't have money to pay your Jane's fee this time."

Mary was so ashamed and angry that she was an idiot!So what if the wallet is dropped?The money in it would not be smashed to death, why did she rush to save the wallet in such a rush?

"Mr. Bennet, don't mock your daughter like this." Mrs. Bennet said very aggrievedly. Mary was very moved by her mother's protection, but soon she found herself being sentimental, because Mrs. Bennet went on to say : "A girl like Mary, she will take your words seriously, so that if such a situation happens again next time, she will definitely do it more actively, and next time it will not be as simple as a broken bone, which will kill her !"

Mary, who felt that her IQ was already negative, really felt ashamed to see others. Fortunately, the considerate Jane hurriedly sat beside her and asked her how she was. This always made Mary feel better.At this moment, Charlotte and Elizabeth also walked in. They were both injured a little bit. The taller the book, the thicker the book was that few people borrowed it. This kind of book would cause great harm if it fell from the sky. He ran out with his head down, otherwise he might break the bridge of his nose.

Dr. Jones' assistant just checked the two people outside, and they are all fine.Hearing that Mary was awake, the two hurried in to visit her.Elizabeth blamed herself very much for not protecting her sister and hurting her. She kept blaming herself for her carelessness, and Charlotte kept expressing her apologies. She thought that if it wasn't for her, everyone wouldn't have walked to that bookshelf , so that Mary will not be harmed.Mary tried her best to comfort the two people who were also in distress. In order to prevent them from continuing to blame themselves, Mary had to change the subject. She asked Elizabeth: "Why did the bookshelf collapse?"

Elizabeth was very angry when she heard this and said: "I heard that a pair of lovers are arguing. It's so funny. Love should give people happiness instead of pain. Even if it is painful, it should stop between the two of you." , but now the three of us are involved. Could it be that we caused their pain? But they caused our pain. "

Charlotte went on to say: "A couple had a quarrel. They accidentally overturned the bookshelf. They went to the clinic with Mr. Baker and said they would compensate us for the medical expenses. They just left." Mr. Baker is the owner of the circulation library.

Mary's head was full of black lines: "How much force is it to overturn such a heavy bookshelf? Is one of them a Hercules?"

"It's not just their problem, but also the bookshelf. Mr. Baker said that the legs of the bookshelf were damaged yesterday. He has already notified the carpenter to come to repair it tomorrow, but he didn't expect..." Elizabeth said with a sigh .

"So we are really unlucky." Mary said helplessly.

Elizabeth and Charlotte could not but agree.

Because of this disappointment, the Bennet family had to leave Meridon early. Fortunately, the Lucas family was on the way. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas also thought that Charlotte needed a rest.

Although Kitty and Lydia were very reluctant, they were also very concerned about Mary's injury. Lydia was even worried that Mary would become disabled. Fortunately, Dr. Jones relieved her doubts in time.

In the next few days, Mary was forced to rest at home, and because she injured her arm, Dr. Jones warned her not to move her arm casually within three months, and to prohibit strenuous exercise with her arm within six months.Mary obeyed them one by one, and it was impossible not to obey. Now Mary's arm is always in pain.The doctor originally prescribed some painkillers for her, but Mary knew that most of the painkillers at this time contained morphine, so she dared not take more.

In order to alleviate the pain, Mary hoped to do something else to divert her attention. She asked the maid to read novels to her, but the maid's literary literacy was limited, and she couldn't present the true meaning of the work to her emotionally, so Jane and Elizabeth Volunteering to stay with her.But the traveling troupe came only once a year, and they brought the most popular plays in London, and who wouldn't want to see them.So Mary kept urging them to leave. She just had a broken arm, she wasn't paralyzed in bed, she was terminally ill, and she didn't need her relatives to be by her side all day and night.

At this time, the performance of Kitty and Lydia is really impressive. They offered to take turns to accompany the lonely Mary so that she would not be too lonely.This moved Mary very much. Kitty and Lydia are the youngest children in the family. They are pampered by the whole family. They are young and always play crazy. It makes them take the initiative to give up entertainment and spend a boring day by Mary's side. They are really sisters. Mary had to express her deep gratitude to her two sisters for the deep expression of her affection.

"You are so pitiful. It would be so painful if I missed the show, so I would like to tell you about the wonderful show we saw. You must also want to know." Lydia said happily Her experience of watching performances successfully made Mary feel envious. She didn't really want to go to the performances, but was restricted by her injuries and couldn't go out too much, which finally made Mary feel the pain of being blocked. .It’s like an otaku or a nerd girl. They stay in the house all day and don’t go out to communicate with others, but as long as they can surf the Internet and browse things, they don’t feel uncomfortable. But you can try putting them in a prison, working, studying, and having fun every day. The same is not less, but I am afraid that many people will feel overwhelmed on the first day.This is the case now with Mary.

On this day, Dr. Jones came to see Mary for a follow-up visit. At this time, Mary was not in pain, but she still dared not move casually, even though the splint was fixed well.She said to Dr. Jones, "Why don't you put me in a cast, Dr. Jones? That way I don't have to worry about my bones getting out of place?"

"What are you talking about, miss?" Dr. Jones asked suspiciously.

"Plaster, can't that fix the fracture?" Mary asked. A colleague in her previous life had a broken bone in her ankle in a car accident. Mary saw the plaster fixed the fracture. At that time, many colleagues signed the plaster together. Woolen cloth.

"Oh," Dr. Jones frowned and pondered, "Plaster... fixed..." He seemed to be trapped in his own world, and Mary realized that maybe she had revealed something inadvertently—could there be no plaster at this time? Techniques for immobilizing fractures?

"Yes, plaster can fix broken bones, my God——Miss Mary, you are such a genius—" Dr. Jones suddenly jumped up happily, his thin body moved back and forth on the floor, and his mouth kept talking. He said to himself: "Joint fractures have always been a problem. If you use a splint to fix it, if it is too loose, it will lose its fixing effect, and if it is too tight, it will easily cause limb atrophy or even ulceration. But if you use plaster, then there is no problem at all. There must be no displacement..." He suddenly stopped to think carefully, and said in his mouth: "But if the plaster is fixed for too long, the patient cannot be effectively exercised, so after the removal of the fixation, the patient will not be able to exercise effectively. There will be sequelae..." As he spoke, he fell into deep thought again.

Seeing that the little old man hadn't changed his movements for half an hour, Mary had to call out cautiously: "Dr. Jones—Dr. Jones—"

"Ah—" Dr. Jones woke up like a dream, "yes, yes, miss, please forgive my absence, this is really my negligence—"

"No, Dr. Jones, I hope I haven't troubled you." Mary said apologetically.

"Trouble? No! Never! Miss Mary, you reminded me of a big event, maybe this is a revolution in the entire medical world, you are such a girl with a wonderful mind, how did you come up with the idea of ​​​​fixing a fracture with plaster?" Jones the doctor asked curiously.

"Me?" Mary said innocently: "It's just nonsense, you don't allow me to move casually, and describe the consequences as serious. These days, I have been thinking about how to make me not so worried. So, plaster It can really fix the fracture, so hurry up and do it for me, so that I don’t have to be so careful all the time.”

"That's impossible, smart lady." Dr. Jones ruthlessly refused, "We don't have this technology, and even though it might be useful, I can't test it on my lovely patients. Besides, your fracture is not It is suitable for plaster fixation, which will make your arm lack of exercise during the recovery process." Dr. Jones packed up the medicine box and was ready to leave. Her invention, she just said casually, Dr. Jones is really too polite, besides, even if this technology is realized, I am afraid that doctors will have to make great efforts for it, so it has nothing to do with her.

After seeing Dr. Jones away with great difficulty, Mary threw herself on the bed immediately, and Alice, the maid who was ordered to guard her, cried out in fright: "You can't make such a big move, my lady, and you must be careful of your injuries. Madam has been protecting you all the time." You are worried, even if it is for the kind lady, please take care of yourself." Well, Alice is Mrs. Bennet's number one fan, and there is another story about her admiration for Mrs. Bennet, readers If you want to hear, the author will tell you again when he has a chance.

"Alice, I'd be very grateful if you didn't make such a fuss," said Mary.

"It's no wonder, my lady, that's how Vincent of the village became crippled, he fell down the steps and should have had a good rest, but he didn't, like you, so now he walks with a limp Lame."

"Okay, okay, I'll be more careful." Mary said helplessly.