[Emma] Becoming Jane Fairfax

Hearing someone call Jane's name, Mrs. Dixon turned her head and saw a strange man, good-looking, with deep outlines. At first glance, he was not as serious as Mr. Dixon, but no matter how much After a few glances, there was a difference. Although he smiled, it made people feel cold.

Mrs. Dixon thought he was not an easy man to deal with.

There were two young ladies, one old and three ladies standing across the street, who should have been with him. Judging by their attire, the four of them should have a good family background, but Mrs. Dixon did not remember seeing them in social situations.

Sociability is also divided into high and low, and Colonel Campbell's status is not enough for Mrs. Amedeo to take the initiative to make friends, so they don't know the Dixons.

"Who is this gentleman?" whispered Mrs. Dixon.

[Don't you know each other? 】

Wei Lai blinked strangely: "This is Mr. Lance Amedeo, they are Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, my friends. Mr. Amedeo also came to the flower show with his family Is it? There are a lot of people watching the exhibition today, please be careful."

Lance and Mr. Dixon nodded to each other, and they knew each other.

He was originally forced to come to see the exhibition, and his mood was far from happy. After strolling around reluctantly, he accidentally met Jane Fairfax, and his mood suddenly improved. A trip didn't waste his time.

Lance looked back at the people across the street. Mrs. Amedeo had no intention of coming over to meet his friend. His sister received his intention, hesitated for a moment, and let go of her mother's arm.

Mrs. Amedeo grabbed her: "Don't go there."

"I'll go and have a look." Miss Amedeo gently pulled out her hand and walked over.

Lance secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "I accompanied my mother, sister, and Miss Kingsley to see the exhibition. We have finished watching and are going home." He paused and looked down, "Fairfax Did Miss Si and your friend encounter any difficulties, do you need my help?"

"It's not a big problem, it's just that my right foot is sprained, just rest for a while." Wei Lai shrank his right foot into his skirt.If Lance was alone, she would be happy to ask him for help, but from a few meters away, she could feel his mother's scrutiny and the contemptuous expression of that lady from the Earl's family.Her feet were already in pain, so there was no reason to make things worse for herself.

"Mr. Amedeo, thank you for your concern. Your family is still waiting for you. There are too many people here and it is not safe. Go there quickly."

Miss Amedeo came up as she spoke.

Both Wei Lai and Mrs. Dixon remembered that she had helped them in the clothing store, and they had a good impression of her.Although Miss Amedeo didn't remember Mrs. Dixon, she recognized Wei Lai at a glance as the lady who danced with her brother at the Mr. and Mrs. Lewis' ball. Already popular, presumably this is the person who fascinated him.

Miss Amedeo pursed her lips and smiled.

Knowing that Wei Lai sprained his foot and that Dixon and his wife had problems with their carriage, she offered to let them ride in Amedeo's carriage.

Her proposal was exactly what the Dixons wanted.

The Dixons had decided to abandon the carriage and walk home, but before that they had to get Jane settled.Since this Mr. Amedeo is Jane's friend, and their siblings seem to be decent people, they can entrust Jane to them temporarily.However, thinking that the Amedeo family's carriage can hold four people at most, the Dixons were embarrassed to speak, but they immediately agreed when they heard what Miss Amedeo said.

But Wei Lai still hesitated: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with my feet. Don't bother Mr. Amedeo and Miss Amedeo."

"No trouble." Lance looked calm, clenched his hands behind his back tightly, "As a friend, Miss Fairfax is in trouble, I should help, as long as Miss Fairfax doesn't despise my family The carriage can only seat four people, if you feel wronged, you can just squeeze."

Miss Amedeo chimed in: "Miss Fairfax, although you are still very young, you must not be sloppy with your body. If you hurt your feet, you shouldn't walk around any more."

"Yes, Jane, Miss Amedeo is right," urged Mrs. Dixon.

[Have you not noticed that Mrs. Amedeo's face is as black as the bottom of the pot? 】

Wei Lai sighed helplessly in her heart, she had no reason to refuse, this carriage had to be taken no matter what.

Mrs. Amedeo and Miss Kingsley waited for a long time in the cold wind, and they almost lost their patience. Then they saw their son and daughter bring back a lame girl. Mrs. Amedeo didn't realize that this was The one who danced with Lance, Miss Kingsley had already recognized Wei Lai.

She said coldly: "Ma'am, is this lady a friend of Mr. Amedeo or Miss Amedeo? Why have I never seen it before?"

"It should be...Lydia's friend, Miss Kingsley. Lance will not casually make friends with the opposite sex. In this regard, he has always been very cautious."

Lance stood on Wei Lai's left, her hand rested lightly on his forearm, and Miss Amedeo supported him on the other side.Mrs. Amedee looked at Lance's arm, and frowned almost invisible. She couldn't say anything in front of Miss Kingsley, so she could only blacken her face, showing her emotions in a rare way.

When Lance and the others came over, they immediately called the driver and arranged seats without even asking Wei Lai's name.

The Amedeo siblings felt a little embarrassed, and Miss Amedeo apologized to Wei Lai in a low voice.

Wei Lai had a foot injury, and was the first to be seated in the carriage, then Miss Kingsley sat across from her, and Miss Amedeo sat next to her. The young ladies were all arranged, and Lance let his mother Go up first, but Mrs. Amedeo directs him to sit next to Miss Kingsley.

Lance was speechless for a long while: "Mom, three people are sitting crowded together, please sit with Miss Kingsley."

Mrs. Amedeo glanced at him, as if saying that you know how to be crowded, and bring one more person back, "I'm smaller than you, so I don't feel crowded when I sit, but you are bigger, so I am crowded." Your friend."

He had nothing to say now, so he could only sit down beside Miss Kingsley resentfully.

The carriage started slowly.

Wei Lai stuck tightly to the edge, and half of her buttocks fell into the air. She was afraid that she would squeeze the two people next to her. After a while, her lower body became sore.

Sitting in this car is no easier than walking.

Miss Kingsley was sitting in a loose seat with the person she liked next to her. Although sitting with that humble bastard lowered her status, she could appreciate her fidgeting and embarrassment. She was so beautiful today. The amazing flower show did not make her happier at this moment.

She pulled Lalance's sleeve coquettishly: "I haven't introduced the lady's name yet, Lance, you are too careless about your friend."

Lance glanced at Wei Lai, and moved aside unobtrusively: "This is Miss Jane Fairfax, and this is Miss Kingsley."

"Fairfax?" Miss Kingsley tilted her head, she didn't know what she was thinking, her big eyes turned around Wei Lai, "I know several Mr. Fairfax, I don't know you Who is the father? Captain Bernie Fairfax?"

Everyone in the car knew that she did it on purpose, not to mention that the Amedeo siblings knew about Wei Lai's identity and background, even Mrs. Amedeo knew that the father of the girl with a sprained ankle would not be a captain of the Navy, it was up to her You know how you dress.

Wei Lai raised his eyelids to look at her, and smiled calmly: "No, my father was a lieutenant in the infantry regiment, not Bernie Fairfax."

Miss Kingsley asked again: "Oh! That's Colonel Fairfax at the Army Headquarters. I see him often. My father and he are good friends."

Kingsley had calculated that her background was not prominent, so he deliberately made things difficult for her.

"No, my father died in a foreign country 16 years ago. There is no chance to be promoted to colonel, Miss Kingsley." Satisfied?

The atmosphere in the car suddenly stopped for a few seconds.

Lance glanced at Miss Kingsley expressionlessly, and then cast an apologetic look at Wei Lai.

Miss Kingsley only wanted to play tricks on her, but her father died long ago.Now even Mrs. Amedeo frowned in disapproval, how could she casually make fun of someone else's dead father, and still die for the country.

Wei Lai pretended not to see the tangled expression on Miss Kingsley's face, and asked with a smile, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Miss Kingsley pursed her lips tightly, with a displeased expression on her face. Of course she wanted to say something, but she was already at a disadvantage, what else could she say?

She looked to Madame Amedeo for help.

Mrs. Amedeo now remembered that Wei Lai was the girl who danced with Lance that night. Thinking about her background carefully, the little sympathy she had just disappeared.

There was no way she would let her son and daughter make friends with such a person.

"Miss Fairfax, where do you live? We'll take you home first."

"223 Burlington Street, thank you very much, Mrs. Amedeo."

"Is that the house your father left you? Is there anyone else in the family?" Mrs. Amedeo didn't seem to know what joy is, as if she was born with a serious face. The illusion of torture.

"It's Colonel Campbell's house. It's Mrs. Dixon's father's house who came to the flower show with me. I have my own house in Highbury with an aunt and grandmother."

"Highbury?" Miss Kingsley gave a strange laugh. "Miss Fairfax, what is this place? I have been to many big cities, how come I have never heard of Highbury?" .”

If you haven’t heard of it, then you are ignorant, what is there to be proud of.

Wei Lai was about to speak when Lance said first, "Highbury is a beautiful village in Surrey. My friend Knightley is the rector there. Miss Kingsley, if you have time, you can bring Jin The Earl and Mrs. Sley went out to have a look."

The Earl of Kingsley is bankrupt and has no money to gamble, so he is bored at home.Miss Kingsley unexpectedly made Lance choke, with an expression of disbelief and anger: "I have a lot to do."

Lance hooked the corner of his mouth: "It only takes an hour or two from London to Highbury."

Miss Kingsley's eyes turned red with his anger.

"Lance! Watch your words." Mrs. Amedeo frowned, looking even more serious, "Miss Kingsley was born in a noble family, so of course she wouldn't run around like a wild child! Miss Fairfax, I'm sorry , let you see a joke."

Wei Lai smiled and shook his head to express his indifference.

A long silence followed.

Half an hour later, the carriage finally stopped in front of Colonel Campbell's house. Wei Lai got out of the car slowly, thanked him, and when he saw the door closed, he fled into the house.