[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

The carriage home was not peaceful at all. Mrs. Bennet apologized to Mr. Collins in trepidation. She kept yelling at Lydia for being crazy, thinking that Mr. Collins had been greatly wronged. In fact, Mr. Collins was also like this I think, but he still kindly comforted Mrs. Bennet, saying: "I don't take Cousin Lydia's ruthlessness to heart at all, but I'm sorry that I can't continue to propose to her now, and I beg you Forgive me, and of course I think you will forgive me, for it is not I who have been the cause of the failure of this good deal, my good intentions have been ruthlessly trampled upon, and as a priest he must not marry a Drunken wife, no lady in my parish would dare to be so indulgent, and Lady Catherine would never allow such an indecent taste in her land."

Mrs. Bennet wept bitterly, and she begged Mr. Collins to think more about it. This time it was entirely Lydia's impulsiveness. Which lady didn't do stupid things when she was young.

Lydia cried out on the spot when she heard her mother say this. She has not completely lost her mind, and now she firmly remembers what Mr. Collins said that Mrs. Bennet would marry her to him, and Jane and Elizabeth were on both sides. Hold down her arm, and keep whispering in her ear begging her to be patient for a while, and we will talk about everything after returning home.Lydia is completely out of control, the power of gin is now fully revealed, and she can't stop imagining that she is married to Mr. Collins, being lectured all day by this annoying husband, not letting her sing, not letting her Don't let her have any entertainment, don't let her have any entertainment, don't let her joke with people, take her to grovel to ladies all day long, and limit her pocket money to prevent her from buying beautiful clothes and jewelry, God , she is living in hell!

There was chaos in the carriage, Mr. Collins and Mrs. Bennet were chattering, Lydia was yelling, Jane and Elizabeth tried to help her to be quiet, and Kitty was so frightened by the scene that she couldn't help crying softly, but Mary still In the midst of this noise, I asked her to understand the detailed cause and effect.To be honest, Lydia shouldn't be blamed for this kind of thing. Gin is not as good as sherry and champagne, and the women in the Bennet family don't like to drink that.If Mr. Collins hadn't been an annoyance, she wouldn't have drunk to drink away her sorrows. Mr. Collins and Lydia should share half the responsibility for this matter.

She said loudly to Mr. Collins and Mrs. Bennet: "Our carriage is already very lively. Tomorrow everyone will laugh at how we are going home in a mess. If you don't want people passing by to testify how we did it on the way Can't wait to yell at each other, if you don't want to hear this, then shut up quickly!"

Mrs. Bennet stared blankly at Mary with a hoarse voice, and Mr. Collins gave up with flushed anger. Only Lydia kept crying and talking to herself, but she slept in the carriage when she got home. caught.

This girl couldn't wake up no matter how she screamed, the two maids worked together to get her into the room. After everything was settled, it was getting late. Today's incident made everyone very tired, and no one wanted to say a word , everyone went back to the bedroom to rest, but it is unknown how many people can really sleep.

Mrs. Strong, the cook, didn't have to be so busy the next day. The masters seldom got up before noon the next day after attending the dance, but today was different. The masters came back before midnight last night, so Mrs. Strong had to prepare the usual food so that the hosts could enjoy a good breakfast in the morning.

But the breakfast was so dull that Mrs. Bennet, with a splitting headache, did not want to come down to eat, while Lydia was hungover, and the absence of her at the table made Mr. Collins a little more at ease.After a night of recuperation, he felt a lot more energetic, and he didn't see the embarrassment of last night at all. This morning, he began to apologize to Mr. Bennet non-stop: "Although what happened at the dance last night was not my fault, but as a Priest, if I didn't educate the lost lambs in time, I really feel a little bit uneasy about my conscience."

Mr. Bennet gave him a half-smile, and said: "I will be most obliged to forgive you if you will allow me to spend the next half hour eating instead of listening to your confession of your duties. any fault."

Mr. Collins said nonuo that he was really sorry for the failure of his marriage with Lydia. Although he was not at fault at this time, he also magnanimously forgave the evil deeds of his little cousin last night.

Mr. Bennet raised the corners of his mouth: "Please forget your promise, I believe you are completely out of kindness, but now it seems that the two of you are not suitable for each other. If you force a marriage, it will be a terrible tragedy .”

Mr. Collins felt that talking about this topic was very unpleasant, so he ate his breakfast hastily. Everyone thought that today would be an embarrassing time, but Mr. Collins immediately received an invitation from Sir William, asking him to come to Lou Manor as a guest.

Charlotte, who came to deliver the letter, received an unprecedented welcome. Even Mrs. Bennet felt that she had never liked Charlotte so much when she heard the news.Elizabeth was very grateful for her friend's help. She didn't know what Miss Lucas was thinking.

Charlotte Lucas repeatedly asked her what the whole family thought of Mr. Collins. When she was sure that no one in the Bennet family liked him except Mrs. Bennet, she finally made up her mind. She showed great respect, and Mr. Collins finally found his self-esteem with her, so he immediately went to Lucas's house with her in a good mood.

At noon, Lydia finally woke up, but at the same time, the world war in the Bennet family also started.

Mrs. Bennet has the same impulsive personality as Lydia, and they are the most similar mother and daughter, so when they quarrel, it is like a needle point, and the two refuse to give in to each other.

"You must marry him!"

"no way!"

"If you don't agree to my request, I will never see you again!"

"That's good, anyway, if you force me to marry him, then I will never see you again!"

Mr. Bennet interjected: "Then you two agree quite a lot, so don't see each other for the rest of your life! That way I can live a little more peacefully for the rest of my life."

"Shut up, sir, I'm dying of pain, I'm going to die, my tombstone must say this: Fanny Bennet, she was pissed to death by her own daughter, she lies in the grave I will not forgive that rebellious daughter."

Lydia's hair exploded: "Then how about writing on my epitaph: Lydia Bennet is buried here, relatives and friends should not be sad, if I live, my mother will not live."

Mr. Bennet said in surprise: "I didn't expect you to be quite educated, Lydia, I must reward Mrs. Atkinson."

Mrs. Bennet yelled, "My God, why don't you know how to be considerate of me."

Lydia immediately shot back: "Since you are so unwilling to understand me, then I don't think I need to understand you!"

"What a bad boy you are, what a bad boy, and you don't love me at all!"

"You don't love me anymore, why do I love you? I hate you!"

"Why can't you be gentle, Mr. Collins is so good?"

"Huh—he looks like a talking gorilla to me."

"Oh my God, to say that about him, everyone thinks he is very good, why are you so disobedient?"

"Since rebellion is my nature, then I don't think I need to obey you at all!"

"If you don't marry Mr. Collins, then we will be kicked out after your father dies. Please, this is the house where your father was born, and you were all born here. How can we leave here? When I think of These hearts are going to break."

"I don't care at all, I won't marry that idiot even if I starve to death."

"Why can't you be considerate and considerate of me, think about your sisters!"

Mary had had enough of the mother-daughter "you're heartless and vexatious" conversation, and she interrupted the frivolous scolding with a loud voice before presenting a startling idea to everyone.

"To London—" Mrs. Bennet was taken aback.

"Yes, we will leave this afternoon. We will come back when Mr. Collins returns to his parish. I believe it will be soon. In short, this embarrassing situation must be resolved. I think Lydia and Mr. Collins should not meet for a short time. It's a good idea."

Both Jane and Elizabeth agreed to this arrangement, but Lydia had some objections. She asked Mary: "Why didn't you let Collins leave, why did you let me go?"

Mary frowned: "I think with Mr. Collins' thick skin, he won't leave until Saturday. I have no objection if you want to waste these days on dislike with him. Then Kitty, would you Come with me to London? We can buy some pretty baubles and presents for Christmas next month."

"Oh, that's great—" cried Kitty, and she got up at once and ran upstairs, calling, "I'm going to pack my bags."

"I'm going too!" Lydia immediately changed her mind: "Of course I'm going to London to have a good time, and let that Mr. Collins eat dog shit!"

Leaving Mrs. Bennet stunned by the swear words she just said, she turned to Mary and stammered and asked, "Did Lydia say shit just now?" She immediately covered her mouth: "God Oh, as I said just now, those are the words of those rough people, I can't do this, those words are too inelegant."

Elizabeth couldn't help laughing: "I want to describe Mr. Collins that way too, but unfortunately I'm past the age where I can express my emotions unscrupulously."

A kind girl like Jane couldn't help being partial to her younger sister: "Lydia has a good vocabulary, which is not a bad thing, and I believe that as long as she doesn't continue to contact Mr. Collins, the situation will definitely improve."

Speaking of Mr. Collins, Mrs. Bennet couldn't help but feel uncomfortable again: "He will never propose to our girls again, what should we do? We will be homeless after your father dies..."

At this time, Mr. Bennet comforted his wife and said, "I have an idea to avoid this phenomenon."

"What is it?"

"You marry off all your daughters as soon as possible, and then find a way to die before me."

"Oh, Mr. Bennet, please do me a favor, how can you forgive me for cursing me so cruelly!"

Mr. Bennet patted his wife on the shoulder: "Honey, please believe that I am not cursing you, but trying to urge myself to live longer than you, because once I fall, my wife and daughters will not live Well, so I have to find a way to outlive the women in the family so as to avoid their tragedy."

Mary interrupted her mother's wailing: "It's impossible for Mr. Collins to propose to us anyway. You have to accept this reality, Mom. I have to say that Mr. Collins is not good enough for any girl in our family."

"That's right," Mr. Bennet agreed. "Although our girls are stupid, they're only as stupid as any other English girl. But Mr. Collins, his stupidity has surpassed the average British standard. From this The marriage was, on the face of it, a very unsuitable marriage."

Mrs. Bennet disagrees with this illusory statement. In her opinion, Mr. Collins has a decent and well-paid job and will inherit the Bennet family property in the future. Although such a young man is not as good as Mr. Bingley, But it's already hard to come by.

Seeing this situation, Mary had to throw out her trump card: "Our family is not short of money. Even if Mr. Collins really drives us out, we are fully capable of living a good life in London without worrying about food and clothing."

Mrs. Bennet's cries came to an abrupt end: "To London? Live well?"

"Mom, think about it,"

"Our family's food store earns about 9000 pounds a year. The cannery has been expanding, so the dividends have been spent. But from next year, the dividends will also be 7000 to 8000 pounds. Mom, we are very rich, and there is no need to condescend to that. Narrow-minded Mr Collins."

"We have so much money..."

Mrs. Bennet really fainted this time...