[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 51 Here Comes Collins

On Mary's return to Longbourne she reported Jane's health to her parents, who took the exact opposite view, and Mr Bennet had recently lost his appetite because of the absence of his two eldest daughters, as he had to be at the dinner table. He listened to his wife and daughter talking about some stupid things non-stop. In order to rekindle his passion for food, Mr. Bennet very much hoped that Jane would get well soon and that the elder daughters would go home earlier to rescue him. .And Mrs. Bennet always wanted Jane to stay in Nessanfield for a few more days, so that she could get her son-in-law early, so she hoped that Jane would get better soon.

But the next day Elizabeth wrote to ask the family to send a carriage to pick them up, saying that Jane's body had almost recovered.Mrs. Bennet wished she could pack up Mary and send her back to London at once, so that she could get rid of the family carriage by the way, so she couldn't fetch Jane back.Thinking of this, she began to complain about Mary: "Look how much trouble you have caused. If Jane fails to marry Mr. Bingley smoothly, you will be responsible for 80.00% of it."

She even asked Mary to write back, saying that the farm or horse farm needed a car and could not pick them up for the time being. Mary was amazed at the mother's painstaking efforts, but she still wanted to remind Mrs. Bennet: "Have you forgotten our principle, Mom? Be proud of your suitors, and not make people feel cheap, so that men can circle around us."

She successfully reminded Mrs. Bennet that she must be a little more arrogant, because every proud lady has a good son-in-law!She was right to be dismissive of Mr. Bingley's display, though it was a little difficult.

Thanks to Mary, Elizabeth and Jane were picked up on Saturday.Mary followed the coachman to pick up the people. Apparently, the owners of Nathanfield, except Mr. Bingley, were happy to hear about their departure. Miss Bingley was especially reluctant to part, and repeatedly told Jane that they hoped to see each other often in the future. , after they got into the carriage and left, Miss Bingley was still waving to the carriage.Elizabeth turned her head and said to the sisters: "She has the most enthusiastic attitude towards me today. It seems that it is not difficult to get her friendship, just stay away from her."

Mary added in her mind that it was better to stay away from her Mr. Darcy.

Patients returning home are given a grand welcome by their families, especially their father, who is living like a year these days.There are also two little sisters who happily shared the news of these days with them, but most of them are about the officers in the town. It is said that a new camp has come, and the officers in it are all handsome. They are eagerly looking forward to Uncle Philip could invite them so they could get to know each other.

Mary listened carefully to the conversation of the younger sisters. Although it was a bit boring and frivolous, after several years of strict teaching, it was not as explicit as in the original book, but maybe they were like this in the beginning of the original book, but maybe it got worse later. So she still can't take it lightly.

So the next day, Mary focused on Lydia. She found many opportunities to talk to Lydia. Of course, Lydia also wanted to hear more interesting things about London, and then she heard the following news: what A village girl was abducted by a handsome guy, and the two eloped to London, where they were abandoned and ended up in prostitution.Why is it that a certain lady fell in love with a certain gentleman but was deceived by the gentleman, lost her reputation and was unable to meet people?What kind of lady fell in love with an officer and eloped with him, but the officer was heavily in debt, and the lady suffered a lot of poverty for the rest of her life.Anyway, the central idea is that a woman should not get in touch with those men prematurely and too much without the knowledge of her family, let alone make too intimate moves and behaviors without getting engaged. Elopement is even worse!

She thinks that what she said is very clear, but Lydia just listens to it as a joke. The touring troupes almost have similar plots every year. Now she is very good at complaining about some bloody plots. She looks down on the silly white sweetness in it. The girls thought they were so stupid that they couldn't see the wolfish ambitions of their sweethearts, and declared how to replace the heroine with her, how she would make those wicked people ask for trouble, at least beat them all over the floor!Even though in fact it was her own who was dazzled and dizzy!

This kind of ideological work is really not suitable for Mary. She is such a disgrace to the education world that she has no feasible method except violence and freezing pocket money.In the end, she decided to entrust this arduous task to Jane. Jane has always cared about her family and is very willing to sacrifice for her family. She heard Mary's worries about Lydia. Caution in words and deeds has always been Jane's principle of life, and she is very willing to share this experience with her sister.

In the past few years, Jane has taken care of her two younger sisters a lot, even more than their parents, so although Lydia thinks the two older sisters are a bit annoying, she can still listen to their teachings patiently and then do what she should do.

Seeing this situation, Mary decided to send Kitty to keep an eye on it. She used to report her thoughts once a week, but now she changed it to once a day.

Mary was still calculating when that scumbag would appear, but two days later, another crucial figure appeared.

Mr. Bennet announced at the table at breakfast the heir to his estate that his distant cousin, Mr. Collins, was to visit him.

After Mr. Bennet read a long letter from the priest, everyone discussed it immediately, although Jane and Mrs. There were hopes of compensation to his daughters for Mr. Nut's estate, but both Elizabeth and the father thought that the man was probably not as reasonable as he boasted in his letter.

They saw this gentleman in the afternoon. He was fat, tall, serious, and reserved, but this did not prevent him from constantly saying compliments that did not match his appearance. It's a pity that no one except Mrs. Bennet appreciates his choice of words and sentences, and he also annoyed Mrs. Bennet at dinner, because he imagined the delicious food in his mouth as the craftsmanship of his cousins. Mrs. Nat often laughed at the fact that the Lucas family needed their daughters to cook. Of course she would not take this as flattery, so she sternly denied Mr. Collins' conjecture.Although Mr. Collins has repeatedly apologized, Mrs. Bennet still has an unknown anger in her heart. She even asked her daughters not to go to the grocery store. She had never thought about this before, but this incident made her have to guess. Are the people she associates with laughing at her behind her back?

All in all, the presence of Mr. Collins did not please any of the Bennets, except Mr. Bennet, who always liked the company of these absurd and stupid people, and it would have pleased him if they had made a fool of themselves to their faces.

However, Mrs. Bennet turned against her the next day, and her attitude towards Mr. Collins took a 180-degree turn. She was suddenly very friendly and easy-going, as if the person who raised eyebrows at him yesterday was not her at all, Mary guessed Mr. Collins probably expressed his wish to her: he wanted to choose a wife among the Bennet ladies.

He took this as compensation to the Bennet ladies, and Mrs. Bennet was also happy about it, so that in the future there would finally be a daughter who could continue to enjoy the property left by her father and pass it on to her grandson.

Mary scoffed at the ideas of these two people. Mr. Collins's arrogance is even more annoying than Mr. Darcy's. Mr. Darcy's high self-esteem is based on his own property and status, while Mr. Collins is based on the woman he will inherit. on the property.

Lydia is going to Meridon's aunt's house. It is said that some officers will come there today. Of course, Jane must go together to restrain and teach her words and deeds, and Kitty refuses to stay at home.As the key target of Mr. Collins, Elizabeth immediately decided to go to the town with them so that she would not have to stay at home and be harassed by him. Unfortunately, she forgot that she had a father who cheated on her daughter.

If Mr. Collins really has nothing to do, he will choose to spend time with Mr. Bennet in the study. The study is a holy place for Mr. Bennet, and even the noisy little daughters don’t stay there much, let alone the annoying Mr. Collins?Mr. Bennet would like to see Mr. Collins making a fool of himself anywhere in the house, but not the study, so he respectfully asked Mr. Collins to accompany his daughters, and Mr. Collins, who preferred to deal with people, readily agreed.

Elizabeth looked at Mr. Collins, who was in the same car, and shed lasagna tears in her heart. If the door of the carriage hadn't been closed at this time, she would have jumped down desperately.

Among the ladies, only Mary did not go. She prepared some things and went for a walk in the village. Her provocation to Miss Bingley that day was not aimless. In the English countryside, the role and influence of those gentlemen has always been huge. There are various constructions of farming and water conservancy here, and they often mediate disputes for the people here, and condolences to the widows and widows. Mary has not visited Lily's house since she came back from London. This time, she plans to visit the children who stay at home when she has time.

Lily's family lives in a small two-story building at the end of the village. There are many primroses planted at the door, but unfortunately it is not in flowering season now.Several children saw her from the window and immediately opened the window to greet her. Lily's mother, Mrs. Robert, immediately opened the door and welcomed her in when she heard the shout.It was a bit messy inside, but it seemed cozy to Mary. The conditions of her home had been greatly improved now. A fire was lit in the fireplace. Mrs. Robert was making bread on the chopping board. The children were running around the table and playing around. When Mary took out a large piece of bacon from the basket, she immediately surrounded her.

Mary didn't stay long before leaving, and Keira sent her out. She was very lively, and she didn't feel uncomfortable when talking about Lily and London. It seemed that she had left that nightmare in the warm sunshine and let it go It was gone.Mary went a long way, but she was still standing there waving at her. Mary turned around and beckoned her to go home quickly.

Life is a sea of ​​bitterness, but people must struggle hard, because once they stop, they will drown in the sad past. The so-called happy shore may never be reached, but if they swim hard to the right route, there may be a beautiful ship willing give you a ride.