[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

In the next few days, everyone will start to observe this new doctor. In just a short period of time, the news of Mr. Crews' inauguration defeated the old news of Mr. Wickham's bankruptcy, and firmly ranked at the top of the Meridon news circle. Headlines.

Mary wrote these in a letter to Alfred, and now the two of them correspond almost every day. Mr. Alfred's writing is very concise, but it can be seen that he really wants to write more things in the letter, so Every day, he would tell her what he ate, what interesting people he met, as a joke. Unfortunately, his writing is so serious that the things he writes are a bit dry, but Mary has a brain full of imagination. Make up the things in his letter and laugh half to death.

Lydia and Kitty thought that Mr. Alfred had said some funny jokes in the letter, so they often snatched the letter and read it. Fortunately, Alfred and Mary did not like to be together like Jane. The letter said some nasty love words, so it didn't matter.But after a few times, Lydia and Kitty lost interest. After reading the contents of the letter, they both looked at Mary with the eyes of "what are you laughing at? It's not funny at all, okay?" The two little sisters agreed that Alfred and Mary were indeed a match made in heaven!

In the twinkling of an eye, it entered the end of May, and the militia finally left camp in the eyes of everyone. Mary, Elizabeth and Jane rejoiced at the news. Elizabeth and Jane thought that they would never have to see this villain again, and their eyes were comfortable from then on. , the ears are clear, it is gratifying, and Mary finally feels that her sister is safe, and she is really relieved.

These days, I don't know if Mr. Wickham has been pressed for debts. He visited Longbourn frequently last week, hoping to regain the old friendship with Elizabeth.Elizabeth's attitude towards this is very clear. Every time she sees Mr. Wickham, she only needs to mention Colonel Fitzwilliam. It's like a witch cast a spell, and Mr. Wickham must be speechless.

And when Mr. Wickham turned his finger on Lydia and Kitty, Mary appeared like a ghost, talking to Lydia and Kitty about the new Dr. Cruise, and immediately, Kitty and Li Dia, who likes the new and dislikes the old, will be immediately diverted from the topic.

Mary and Mrs. Bennet also vaccinated in advance, and asked her mother to act as a stick to break up the possible mandarin ducks.

She thought she would have to spend some time talking, but to her surprise, Mrs. Bennet had a better sense of smell than she did, and she said to Mary: "Of course I want to prevent Mr. Wickham from getting too close to his daughter." Come on, you know, he's bankrupt! I've heard he borrowed a lot from his colleagues, and took out a loan from the bank on Colonel Foster's guarantee to pay it off. God, I don't want my My daughter will live on loans in the future..."

In this way, Mr. Wickham hit a wall a few times here, and his business was quite urgent, so he had to touch his nose and retreat.

Since the barracks left, Meridon has been very quiet for a while. Over the past few years, the residents of Meridon have been used to seeing handsome military officers in uniforms in the town, and now these red uniforms are suddenly missing. Everyone Her spiritual life suddenly felt empty, and even Lydia was sluggish for a few days.

But Mrs. Bennet is very good at comforting her daughter: "Since I was a child, there have been militias stationed here from time to time. They always come and go, and come again. I think next time there will be more officers. here."

Mary thought in a dark voice: These are the iron-clad camps and flowing soldiers.

But these words did not comfort Dolydia, she always feels bored now, she said to Mrs Bennet: "It's all my father's refusal to go to Brighton for vacation, otherwise we would be in the bathing place now, what a life we ​​have now." It's tedious!"

Speaking of this is really annoying, regardless of whether there are officers or not, who doesn't like vacations, and they can't afford it, but Mr. Bennet refused to agree, and Lydia and Mrs. Bennet got together and complained Mr. Bennet called, but it still had no real effect.

But Kitty kept silent, and occasionally joined Mary to persuade her mother to relax her mind, and Longbourn's country style was also very good, which surprised Mary.

But after two weeks, the residents of Meridon finally returned to normal. They gradually stopped talking about those red uniforms who disappeared in the streets and alleys, and slowly felt that life became lively and interesting again.As the summer approached, the girls changed into thinner and more beautiful clothes. In the evenings in the country, after the weather became cooler, country dances were often held, and people had new entertainment.

At this time, Elizabeth also packed her bags and prepared to travel. Last year, Uncle Gardiner and Aunt Gardiner agreed to take her on a trip to the Lake District. Uncle Gardiner had been very busy for the past two years. This time, he took time to accompany his wife to other places. Travel vacation.This time they also brought out the carrot heads from the family. Daphne was originally studying in a girls' school. These days, she has changed very obviously, and she has grown into a slim and beautiful girl.

This time the parents are going on vacation, but the children are abandoned at the house of their aunt and uncle, but the children don't think there is anything wrong, especially Edward, who likes running wildly all over the mountains and plains the most, and his gentle cousin Stay with me, this is heaven!

Elizabeth and Mrs. Gardiner had always been looking forward to this trip, and Mr. Gardiner was busy with business, so this trip had to be shortened, but after careful consideration, he decided that he would rather work overtime than disappoint his wife. Mrs. Gardiner has been exhausted for the past two years.

So the trip started as scheduled. Before Elizabeth left, she reluctantly told her two younger sisters that it was a pity that she couldn't go with them. She felt extremely guilty about leaving her sisters at home because she was able to travel.

Although Mary could see that she really felt sorry for her and Jane, she still said to Elizabeth in a special tone: "You'd better go quickly, don't you think Jane will stay at home alone? Looking after naughty children and being tortured by them? Stop thinking about it, is Mr. Bingley going to pay rent for Nathanfield Manor for nothing? I dare say he will be here in a fortnight. It's hard to say who you envy, after all, she can be sweet with her fiancé, but you can only go sightseeing with your uncle and aunt."

Elizabeth was surprised and delighted to hear this, and she asked Jane: "Is Mr. Bingley coming? Why haven't I heard from you?"

If Jane has such good news, of course she must tell Elizabeth as soon as possible. She has received a letter from Mr. Bingley, saying that she will come here for vacation in the near future. It is not yet confirmed when the fiancé will come.

Jane was very surprised that Mary was so confident.

Mary sighed, it wasn't that she had the ability to pinch and count, but it was already summer, London's summer was hot and rainy, and those who had finished their social season would never stay there longer, it was already June and a half It's the limit.

Of course, these are what Alfred told Mary in the letter. London’s summer is not easy. There are no refrigerators and air conditioners at this time. It’s okay after dark, but the daytime is really unbearable. The rich people here also have the habit of storing ice in winter. , but those ices are definitely expensive, and Mr. Alfred can't afford such a luxurious life for the time being.As for the Duke of Edwards, his grandpa tiger, who is the standard in modern times, would never spoil the children in the slightest.

There was really nothing Mary could do about it. The only thing she could do was to write more letters to her fiancé, to fuel him up mentally, hoping that she would be able to fight the hot weather in London.

At this time, Mr. Alfred's life is not easy. Miss Sissy is now hiding in the Edwards family's farm in Richmond, but this is not a long-term solution.Colonel Edwards originally intended to send their mother and son to live abroad. It is best to avoid that perverted Earl Patterson far away. , but it is simple and easy to operate.

But Miss Sissy had far-sightedness, and she wanted to get rid of her husband, the legal guardian of her son, completely from the law.Considering the future of the child, Alfred also supported her approach. If she couldn't get a divorce, she could consider Colonel Edwards's first method.

But the current law is extremely unfair to women. This unfair method is manifested in all aspects. The most serious and prominent point is that unless the husband and wife sign a peaceful divorce, it will be very expensive to go to the court to sue for divorce. Zhou Zhang.

If the husband sues, as long as he presents evidence of his wife's infidelity, he will basically get support.

But if you want to change it to a woman, then hehe, even if your husband blatantly derailed and became his illegitimate child all over London, the court will not support it, unless you can show evidence that he abused you.

In other words, derailment and abuse are sufficient and necessary conditions, and neither can be dispensed with.

And if a woman wants to file for divorce, she needs at least a few hundred pounds, but at this time she must be in trouble with her husband, how can the husband pay this money?Even though this woman had a large dowry before marriage, I’m sorry, but after you get married, this property belongs to your husband, and you have no right to use it without his consent.

Meow went.Mary would love to greet the whole family of the man who made the law!

Miss Sissy fled with the child, and Earl Patterson's people naturally followed closely behind, and it was clear who Miss Sissy would find when she returned to London.Earl Patterson certainly needs to rely on Duke Edwards, but if Miss Sissy insists on dying, then things will not be perfect.

What's more, Earl Patterson is in India, he can authorize a lawyer to claim his rights on his behalf, but the journey from England to India is far away, and it is inconvenient to exchange letters, and there is no telephone or telegram at this time, so we can predict how long this divorce lawsuit will last It's time.

Mary sighed for Miss Sissy. The fate of this lady can be described as rough, but what kind of path she chooses, she has to bear. Being born into such a family does not need to worry about food and clothing, but as he grows up, he will face more and more embarrassments, and the children will often bear the responsibility of irresponsible parents.

These things in London are just out of emotion for Mary, and the most important thing she faces now is the return of Mr. Bingley.

Sure enough, this gentleman returned to Nathanfield Manor more than ten days later. He rode over to visit Bennet's house early the next morning and had breakfast there.

Of the only two sons-in-law, Mrs. Bennet naturally thinks highly of him. In the next few days, Mrs. Bennet will prepare sumptuous and delicious food for Mr. Bingley every day, and Mr. Bingley needs to visit except for the first few days Take a look at the neighbors and friends around, and then they really stayed here all day long, as if they grew up in Bennett's house.

Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst did not accompany him this time. It turned out that they were staying in London to accompany Mr. and Miss Darcy.Moreover, these wealthy and leisurely friends also made itinerary to travel all the way north to the country until Mr. Darcy's family's Pemberley Manor in Derbyshire, and Mr. Darcy, as the host, made every effort to invite his friends to holiday there.

Therefore, this period of time is a rare time for Mr. Bingley and Jane to get along. The two of them are inseparable for a while. Mrs. Bennet happily told Mary that the two of them will definitely have a wedding this Christmas, and she must hurry up now. Clothes are ready for the bride.Especially high-end fabrics. Although she bought a lot in London, there might be new fashions this Christmas, so she should find fabric suppliers to order early.

However, things turned around again at this time. Mr. Bingley came to Bennet's house with a letter excitedly that day, saying that Miss Darcy had written to invite Jane and Mary to Pemberley Manor for vacation. Mrs. Tate couldn't be happier with the good news.

"Oh, you can't take less clothes. Fortunately, I made a lot of them in London last time, and there are also dancing shoes. Maybe you are going to attend the ball at Pemberley Manor. Mr. Darcy's family is a famous family there, so there must be some Many nobles from famous families go to the ball, oh, so, bring more jewelry."

Mrs. Bennet was instructing the maid to prepare the luggage for her two daughters, and she was busy chattering happily. No matter how arrogant and rude Mr. Darcy left her, she was not worried about her daughter at all. They feared that, though it was a holiday to the house of an impertinent, Jane and Mary would not be slighted, with Mr. Bingley on the road.

Jane's face was reddened by this, because she had been with her dear fiancé for at least a month, and it was on vacation. Who wouldn't like it? Lydia and Kitty were complaining about Bennet a few weeks ago. Sir won't take them to Brighton for holiday.

But Mary is not so happy. She actually doesn’t like to travel. She had no money to travel in her previous life, and now she doesn’t have the habit of running around. After all, the roads are not as flat and convenient as in later generations, and the comfort of a carriage is not as good as that of a car. Compare.As for watching lakes and mountains everywhere, although the natural and pollution-free beauty is very beautiful, she has watched it on TV and online a lot in her previous life.Moreover, she went on a trip with Jane, but left her cousins ​​with a bunch of unreliable parents and sisters at home. Is this appropriate?

But as soon as she showed some thoughts of not wanting to travel, Mrs. Bennet sprayed it back. If she didn't go, Jane would be left alone without anyone to accompany her, so no matter what, Jane would definitely not be able to go.

Looking at Jane's begging eyes, Mary finally swallowed the words not to go. Anyway, she is going on a vacation, not to die. There are free pocket money from her parents, beautiful men and beautiful scenery, so why not go!