[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane

"What a lucky little guy." Mycroft said with emotion.

"Indeed." Jane thought so too.It is Oliver's blessing that he can spend so many years looking for Oliver just to fulfill his friend's last wish. Mr. Brownlow is indeed a man of high moral character.

Three days later, Mycroft took leave of absence and went to the notary meeting with Jane. When they arrived at the place, there were already several people there. Mycroft and Jane didn’t know most of them. They sat quietly. Last.

Although he didn't know any of them, it didn't bother Mycroft at all. He even lowered his head and whispered to Jane to guess what these people were doing. Two of them were lawyers and the other was an accountant. These should be the main participants.The little boy sitting among the ladies was Oliver, and Jane could guess that the ladies were related to him.

At this time, four people came in, the first two came in and sat at the front, Mr. Brownlow was holding some documents in his hand, and another young man with a gloomy expression walked behind.

Glancing around, Mr. Brownlow began to tell the whole story.

This is another tragedy caused by money marriage.

The man met his true love after getting married, but died unexpectedly. He hoped to give all his property to the son born to his true love, but his real wife found the will and burned it.

The wife passed her resentment and unwillingness to her son and died. The son accidentally met his half-brother and wanted to destroy him.But Mr. Brownlow, the father's good friend, has been looking for the boy. Now he has found him and is determined to give the boy justice.

"This Mr. Brownlow is a man of means." Mycroft whispered to Jane. "Pay attention to the papers in his hand. I think he has already settled the matter. The young man has signed the assignment." document."

Jane craned her neck to look. She didn't see the words on the document, but if Mycroft read it right, the gloomy-looking young man, Edward Liford, was willing to cooperate with Brownlow after signing the transfer document. Mr. Brownlow must have a lot of trouble in his hands when he comes to this kind of public place to admit the bad things he has done.

Following Mr. Brownlow's narration, he invited people who had witnessed important moments in Oliver's life as witnesses, such as the director and couple of the orphanage where Oliver once worked. There is Jane.

Jane heard her name, she walked to the front slowly, told everyone about her encounter with Oliver, and then she handed a paper tube to Mr Brownlow, "I think this is the only thing I can do." She explain.

Mr. Brownlow was surprised when he opened the paper tube. He turned the paper to everyone. It turned out that it was a watercolor painting, which was exactly the necklace that Jane had seen. She drew all the details of the pendant very clearly, including the already The parts that were worn out and could not be seen clearly, and the line of small words on it, of course also included the portrait.

Two voices called out at the same time.

"This is my mother."

"This is my sister Agnes!"

It was called by Oliver and Miss Ruth.The woman in the portrait looks very similar to Oliver, they both have a pair of innocent and beautiful eyes.

The evidence provided by Jane is actually not important, but her painting did shock everyone. Mr. Brownlow took the opportunity to confirm Oliver's identity and inheritance.Of course, it is impossible to inherit all the property according to the original will, because that will has been burned by Oliver’s father’s wife, so Mr. Brownlow divided the property into two, Oliver and his half-brother.

Everyone thinks this is acceptable.

"This painting is for you, Oliver." Jane said to Oliver who came to thank him before leaving, "Maybe there will be a chance to find it in the future?"

"Thank you, Miss Bennet." Oliver blurted out Jane's old name, and immediately changed his words, "I mean, Mrs. Holmes." He smiled embarrassedly, "I always remember the name you told me back then, and I'm used to it. gone."

Oliver has a pair of very pure eyes, and his kindness is so precious in this filthy world, which is why everyone loves him.

Jane thought that this was the end of the matter, but what she didn't expect was that after another week, Mycroft suddenly brought back a girl... er, this must be a girl.

"I was introduced by Oliver Drizzt. My name is Nina Bonn, but they used to call me Nemo." The Irish girl introduced herself carelessly.

"Uh..." Jane was dumbfounded.

This Nina girl is really unusual. She is wearing a boy's clothes, shirt and trousers, but they are all tattered.Her whole body was dirty, she exuded a weird smell, and she didn't behave like a girl at all. When she was standing, she habitually put her hands in her pockets, she looked like a half-grown girl.

Nina has a strong Irish accent, but speaks very neatly, "My parents are dead, and I have been wandering in London for a few years. I used to be friends with Oliver at Fagin's (the thief boss who took Oliver in) , but I haven't been with Fagin for long, and I haven't been imprisoned for long this time, but that old guy Fagin was unlucky. Oliver said he wanted me to live with him. Well, he is a young master now, and we have I'm not from the same way. I can't live like him. It's better to rely on my own food. I said, I won't be with you. You can introduce me to a job. It's for Nancy's sake. .So Oliver introduced me here."

Nina grinned, showing her big yellow teeth, "No one has ever found out that I am a woman, but Mr. Fu recognized me right away. Oliver still doesn't believe it, haha."

What a bold girl, Jane asked Bailey to take her to the kitchen to wash her face and have something to eat, and she went to ask Mycroft herself.

"Didn't you say you want to find a maid? I think she is quite suitable." Mycroft covered his face with a hot towel and let out a comfortable sigh.

"Maid?" Jane felt that this matter was unreliable, "Her?"

"Didn't you say that it doesn't matter if you don't have experience, but you have to be reliable? Bonn has a good brain and knows how to benefit herself. She has been living in London for so many years by herself, and she has some skills. Of course she also I have learned a lot of bad habits, so I have to change them slowly." Mycroft said to Jane while wiping his face, "You can try it first, if she is obedient, stay, and if she doesn't want to do it, don't talk about it because it is What burden is there in the boy's relationship."

Jane thought for a while and said, "If you like her, you can let her try, but...is it because of this reason?"

Mycroft turned his head to look at Jane, "Well... If you don't mind, let's take this as the reason."

Jane: "Okay, let's do this."

Jane sighed, Nina did not meet her requirements for a maid, but that was all she could do.She asked Nina, "Have you ever done housework before?"

Nina nodded, "Of course I did. Isn't it just brushing the clothes and washing the floor? By the way, I can also milk the goat." She made a gesture of milking the goat, quite proud of it.

Before Jane said anything, Belle couldn't help laughing "poof", and Nina gave Belle a fierce look.

Jane felt a little headache seeing Nina's carefree temper. When Nina was eating, Jane asked Belle to talk to her about her past.

Both Nina’s parents immigrated from Ireland. Nina’s father was a worker in a factory. Nina had five older brothers, and the two older ones were also old enough to work as apprentices in the factory where her father worked.Nina's mother died within a few months of giving birth to Nina, and Nina's father bought a sheep for Nina to be a nanny, so she survived.

Nina played with her brothers when she was a child, and she also developed a boyish character.The good times didn’t last long. When Nina was nine or ten years old, the owner of the factory where her father and her brother worked went bankrupt, and the factory changed owners. The new owner was a harsh guy. Nina’s father died after an illness. , His death brought great shock to Nina's family.

At that time, Nina’s elder brother had already begged for his wife, seeking stability, but Nina’s second elder brother was a troublemaker. After discussing with his two friends, he felt that continuing to work in such a factory was unbearable, so he planned to Go to London for a bit.

At that time, Nina didn't know what it meant to leave her hometown, but she couldn't get along with her eldest brother's wife, so she secretly followed her second brother. After the second brother found out, he had no choice but to take her with him.As a result, when the two were sneaking up the train, the second brother didn't have time to send Nina up, so the two got separated.

The second brother's little friend also got on the train, but they didn't want to carry Nina as a burden all the time, so they broke up with each other when they arrived in London. Nina pretended to be a boy in London for a few years, and finally entered Fagin's gang of thieves.

That's it, Jane also has a few demands on Nina.

"Have you thought about it, Nina, being a maid is also very hard. If you want to stay, you have to correct your previous bad habits, and you have to be clean. You don't want this clothes, I Let Belle prepare a suit for you." Jane clapped her hands, "...well, your first job is to learn how to boil water, and then clean yourself well, Belle, go help Nina."

Nina nodded violently. She didn't know how hard it was to be a maid, but she had seen many maids wearing gray skirts and white bibs who went shopping. Is it tattered and strong?

Belle helped Nina boil several buckets of hot water. She found a set of dresses for Nina to change and wash, and then brushed Nina over and over again with a brush and soap.

After washing for two full hours, it was already dark when Nina stood in front of Jane again.

Belle is full of energy, but Nina looks unloved.

After agreeing, Nina's dirty hair was cut, making it much easier to wash her hair.According to Belle, the hair was thrown into the stove in a package and crackled, and there were no idea how many lice it contained.

Nina changed into Belle's dress, but Jane found it awkward, like a boy in disguise.In particular, Nina has a small square face, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the freckles on her face are as much as the sesame seeds sprinkled on the sesame cakes.If it's a boy, you can still say that the young man is very lively, but if you want to change it to a girl, you can...

Everyone didn't expect that Nina's hair was still fiery red, but now it was cut unevenly, as if the lawn hadn't been repaired.Nina also liked the feel of her furry hand, and kept touching her head.Belle couldn't stand it anymore, she found a piece of cloth for Nina to use as a headscarf, and asked her to wrap it up. Much more pleasing to the eye.

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