[Emma] Becoming Jane Fairfax

The layout of Bates' house is different from before, thanks to Wei Lai. She has been busy with the furniture several times in the past few days. Fortunately, Mrs. Bates has never been in charge. Miss Bates, who is in charge, always loves her niece and daughter. This is up to her to toss.

As soon as everyone entered the door, Emma first expressed her surprise, and did not hesitate to praise the brand-new home furnishings of the Bates family.

Mrs. Elton, who showed her disgusted expression before, praised the Bates family not to be outdone, even more than Emma's boast, which made people blush. I don't know if she is sincere or not. pretend.

All in all, Miss Bates was delighted by all the compliments.

"I really want to take the credit for all this, but I can't. I have to tell you the truth. It was all Jane's idea. She really surprised and delighted us. After Mr. Frank Churchill left, Heber The dance in the house was also postponed, and Jane has been unable to cheer up. I was so anxious that I thought her weak body was sick again, but fortunately she didn't, and she quickly regained her vitality and rearranged our living room. After a while, I don't know if it's London style, but I think it's very beautiful."

Wei Lai didn't want to continue on this topic, just called "Auntie", Miss Bates stopped, and heard Mrs. Elton say: "Jane's arrangement of this small living room reminds me of my sister and brother-in-law. Maple Gardens, as I said, it's my favorite house, and even though I've only lived in it for a few months, I feel like it's my home. There's a guest bedroom in Maple Gardens that's set up just like this, oh my god, I took a closer look and it seemed more like it. Although there is not much space here, Jane's arrangement makes this house look brand new. Jane, I'm sure you will be a good governess, you will carefully consider my proposal, Patrick The lady will be a very good hostess, and you should know that good positions are sold out as soon as they are posted."

Wei Lai admired Mrs. Elton's ability to talk from south to north. It seems that she is a person who thinks about it and will do it. She went around such a big circle to persuade her to accept the job she introduced.

Did Lady Elton feel that she was being handed out?

What about charity?

Judging by her expression, it must be.

Wei Lai twitched the corner of his mouth calmly: "Mrs. Elton, thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it yet."

"No, no, my dear, I am a warm-hearted person and I am very willing to help others. You are my friend, and I will not let you go. This matter is settled. I will write to Mrs. Patrick when I get back. "

shit.

Still can't make sense?

The trouble of getting engaged to Frank has not yet been resolved, and there is another work problem, and she doesn't want to have a wave of unrest.

"I'm sorry! Mrs. Elton." Wei Lai endured and endured so as not to be rude, but he couldn't hold back and put on a straight face, "This is my private matter, you are very generous, but I don't want to bother you .”

Wei Lai lost his temper suddenly, and everyone present was stunned.

Miss Bates opened her mouth, stretched out her hand, and was so flustered that she didn't know what to do. From her heart, it would be best if Jane had one more person to help her work.

Mrs. Elton stiffened her neck, as if she was unwilling to lose, but her eyes were already elsewhere.

Emma's eyes turned back and forth between Wei Lai and Mrs. Elton, and she decided to stand with Wei Lai decisively: "I don't think Miss Jane Fairfax needs to worry about finding a job at all, tutor Although the job is tight, with Miss Fairfax's ability, she will definitely find a good family, and this is also a matter of privacy, don't you think so, Mrs. Elton?"

The enemy of an enemy is a friend, and Emma and Wei Lai briefly form a front against Lady Elton.

Mrs. Elton's neck was not relaxed at all, like the biggest and tallest Christmas tree in the mall.

"It seems that I haven't fully adapted to the rural life in Highbury. I need to get acquainted with the customs and habits of the country. We city people don't casually spy on other people's privacy, and we don't casually reject friends' kind help. "

Perhaps finally realizing that she was not welcome, Mrs. Elton quickly left.

"It's like a beautiful hen."

The annoying person left, Wei Lai felt refreshed physically and mentally.

Emma and Harriet chuckled, and even Mr. Knightley smiled too.

These words are not very playful, but they are very interesting when they come out of Jane Fairfax's mouth.

Emma blinked at Wei Lai, thinking that she was different from the quiet and cautious Jane Fairfax before.

Only Miss Bates extremely disapproved of her niece saying such impolite words. After the three of them left, Emma lost her temper in a rare way and criticized Wei Lai.

Emma, ​​Harriet, and Knightley, coming from the Bates' house, meet Lance Amedeo coming from the post office, holding an envelope containing a thick letter.

Emma joked: "Mr. Amedeo, you have only left London for a day, does your family miss you so much?"

"Miss Woodhouse, you are wrong. I have been away from London for more than a day. I have been in Highbury since I went to Manchester. It has been at least seven or eight days." Lance walked to them leisurely. , "Besides, this is not a letter from my family, it is from the company."

Emma clutched her forehead in pain: "God, Mr. Amedeo, Highbury is not London. When you come to Highbury, you should take a good vacation and enjoy the fresh air here. You actually have to deal with business, okay, Maybe people from London are like that, and my brother-in-law is like that too."

Lance said with a smile: "I dare not compare with John, he is a complete workaholic. Where did you go to play together?"

"Miss Jane Fairfax's," said Emma.

Jane Fairfax...

A pair of familiar and unfamiliar eyes suddenly appeared in front of Lance's eyes. Those eyes seemed to be exploring everything around them, maintaining vigilance, and trying to hide her alienation. Then, he thought of Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill came out of the apple grove one after the other.

Lance recovered immediately.

"Miss Jane Fairfax? Who? The one I argued with at a party, I suppose?"

Knightley touched him with his elbow, dumbfounded: "Is this all you have in your good memory? It's her."

"Well, now I can match the name with the person." Lance shrugged lazily, "When I came out of the post office, I saw a lady come out of Miss Fairfax's house, very angry, Is she with you too?"

Emma immediately thought of Wei Lai's "pretty hen", and laughed out loud: "That's Mrs. Elton, but she has a new name now—" Emma paused, "I can't say , because Mr. Knightley won't allow it. I guess he thinks it's rude. Although he always likes to criticize me, I don't want to be blamed for Mrs. Elton. Mr. Amedeo, if you want to know you Ask Mr. Knightley, but I can tell you that the new name is Miss Fairfax's, and it's very interesting, can you believe it, Miss Jane Fairfax!"

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Back in Tangwell, Lance went straight back to the room.He was not interested in knowing what the new name of Mrs. Elton was. Although he did not deny that he was a little curious about Miss Fairfax's name, it was only a little curiosity, and it was completely attractive to him. Not as good as this letter in my hand.

He tore open the envelope, and a stack of letter paper slipped through a crack.

This is a letter from old Jack.

After each issue of the newspaper is published, the newspaper office will receive a snowflake of letters from readers, whether it is sent to the News Department or the Literature Department, each department will select some distinctive letters from readers by the editor-in-chief, and then hand them over to Lance. Some of these are also sent to the authors.

Before Lance went to Manchester this time, he specifically told him to give him the readers' feedback on Mr. Jonas Mayer's works. This is related to whether the literary page should be completely reformed, and perhaps even affect the entire newspaper.

It is vital.

The first page.

"Is this what the Morning Post has degraded since it was taken over by the next generation of the Amedeos? Look what this Mayer is writing? Cynical! A piece of shit!"

The cynicism part coincides with him, as for the others...

next page.

"Mr. Alvin's new chapter is really..."

Non-questionable answer, next page.

"I want to know what kind of author Mr. Jonas Mayer is. I like his works very much." Lance straightened up unconsciously.

"Honestly, I'm really tired of watching the same adventure, survival on a deserted island, saving savages... God, one "Robinson Crusoe" is enough. Mr. Jonas Meyer's "Sophia" made me My eyes lit up and saved me from the brink of disliking literature. Although there are many flaws and the writing is immature, "Sophia" is the most interesting novel I have read this year. Sophia reminds me of my poor sister... "

……

There are two voices in the letters from the readers sent by old Jack, one does not accept novels with new themes at all, and the other has the opposite attitude.

Lance breathed a sigh of relief.This shows that their reforms have achieved initial results and can continue.

He imagined Jonas Mayer as a disheveled, bony, bearded man with perhaps a horrific scar on his face, who lived in a small, dark room with cynical thoughts Write and draw in it.

Unexpectedly, he succeeded.

Swah——

Lance opened the curtains, and the afterglow of the setting sun slanted through the window.No matter who Jonas Mayer is or how cynical he is, as long as he can grab the reader's appetite.

Lance turned and walked out of the bedroom: "Knightley, what did Miss Jane Fairfax name that lady? Knightley..."