[Emma] Becoming Jane Fairfax

In the afternoon, Wei Lai and Campbell moved into the other courtyard of Lance's friend's house from the small hotel.Lance said it was a small courtyard, but when he got to the place, it was about the same size as the Cole couple's house, so it couldn't be called small.

The other courtyard is located on a small hill, with a simple brick and stone structure. There is a garden in front of the courtyard. Because no one has lived in it for a long time, the flowers and trees are gone, but it feels clean. Not far away is a hot spring resort.

Lance didn't even bother to eat lunch, he hurriedly asked someone to clean the house, and it was almost six o'clock when he moved in first.

After traveling for two days, the environment of the small hotel was not good. The room had a musty smell and was not soundproof. Mrs. Campbell's complexion was worse than before coming to Bath, and she lost the energy to speak.Wei Lai and Colonel Campbell first helped her upstairs to rest, and then came down to thank Lance after she settled down.

Colonel Campbell was not good at words, but he was so grateful that he didn't know what to say when he knew that Lance had helped to book a seat at the nearby spa.Before he came here, he had inquired that although there were many hot spring resorts in Bath, it was very difficult to get a seat every year except in summer. It's also good to relax.

"Mr. Amedeo, I really don't know what to say except thank you. You have done our family a great favor."

Lance didn't do this to get Colonel Campbell's thanks: "Since we are friends, I should help."

Colonel Campbell's heart sank, and he felt relieved. He was about to say something, but suddenly there was the sound of a carriage outside, and he suddenly remembered that their luggage had arrived, "Mr. Amedeo, please sit down. I'll go get my luggage and come back."

Although the other courtyard is large, it has not been lived in for a long time. Wei Lai searched the kitchen for a long time before finding the kettle and an incomplete set of tea sets.

After making tea, she saw that Lance was alone in the living room.

Lance stood by the window with his hands behind his back. It looked like it was going to snow. He heard the sound of water being poured behind him. When he turned around, Wei Lai poured two cups of tea and offered him a drink with a smile.

The light in the living room was very dark. Two candles were burning on the table. Although the windows were closed, there was still wind in the room, which caused the candles to flicker. Cracks, all of this looks crude, but Lance feels comfortable and appropriate.

Maybe it was because of the busy work just now, Wei Lai's face turned bloody, unlike the frighteningly pale face at noon, Lance felt relieved, but still told her to pay attention to her body and rest more.

Holding the teacup, Wei Lai smoked his cold face with hot air. Hearing this, he laughed: "Mr. Amedeo is the one who needs to pay attention to his health. He came all the way from London to Bath and has been busy for us all day. , needs more rest than I do."

Lance originally wanted to say that he was here to visit a friend, but it goes without saying, she understood very well.

"Lydia wrote you a letter when I was gone, and I brought it with you."

The light in the room was not strong, Lance took the longer candle and stood behind her, with his head turned to one side, waiting patiently for her to finish reading, without turning his head while the hot wax dripped on his hand.

Wei Lai laughed while watching, raised his head and said to Lance, "Miss Johnson and Mr. Scott are going to re-engage."

"That's a good thing, you will go when the time comes." Lance put the candle back on the table, and quietly rubbed off the dry candle with his hands behind his back.

Wei Lai thought about Mrs. Campbell. If the hot spring was effective for her, she would go back in a week or so, in time for the engagement banquet between Miss Johnson and Mr. Scott.

"I can't tell. It depends on Mrs. Campbell's health. Of course, I hope to go back soon to catch up with Miss Johnson's engagement banquet. It's not easy for Miss Johnson and Mr. Scott to be together again. I'm really happy for them."

Lance asked, "What about you, Miss Fairfax?"

"Me?" How did it come to her?

"You're happy about Miss Johnson's marriage, don't you think about yourself? I know you're not really going to be a governess and dedicate your life to that profession. Have you thought about your own happiness then? I say this The words are a bit inappropriate, but from the standpoint of...a friend, I hope you don't mind."

Wei Lai didn't know how to continue the conversation, her future...

When she first came to this world, her first goal was to survive in this era and country she was not familiar with, and deal with the mess left by Jane Fairfax.For a long time, finding a way to earn money and canceling the engagement was the main line of her life, and now these two goals have been achieved, as for the future... She probably knows what Lance means, but she hasn't had enough time to think it through, Wei Lay decided to change the subject.

"And Mr. Amedeo? Are you marrying Miss Kingsley?"

After the banquet at Amedeo's house, the outside world believed that Amedeo and Kingsley were going to get married. Among other things, the dance between Lance and Miss Kingsley was enough to make a big fuss.

Although everyone knows that the bankrupt Kingsley family took aim at the property of the Amedeo family, Lance's father passed away, and he was a young man who was in charge of the family, so it was easy to handle, but everyone said that it was Amedeo who climbed into Kingsley's property. Earl, even Colonel Campbell, who doesn't like to gossip, praised "good marriage" when he found out.

To others, Lance did not explain, but in front of Wei Lai, he had to explain: "I will not marry Miss Kingsley, there is someone more suitable for her. Although there are rumors from the outside world, I have not explained it too much. I don't want to say how noble my actions are, but I do have Miss Kingsley's reputation in mind."

"If Mr. Amedeo marries someone else at that time, wouldn't he have to bear the reputation of being a heartless person?" She suddenly remembered that her roommate mentioned that a British nobleman was severely criticized by the society because he divorced his wife shortly after marriage. Not far from homeland, wandering abroad, and finally died in a foreign country.

"I should have left London by then." Lance knew she was worried and didn't want to trouble her, but he was glad that she was worried about herself. "I'm going to set up a factory in Manchester. I will move to Manchester, which is different from London. Perhaps in the eyes of most Londoners, Manchester people are only thinking about making money, polluting the air, polluting the river, and forgetting basic morals. But I think it's a good place with hope."

He also wanted to ask if you would like to come with me, but it was not the time.

Wei Lai knew that he had a plan, so he didn't have to worry about him. After talking about this topic, he chatted for a while, and when he heard some movement upstairs, Mrs. Campbell must have woken up. Wei Lai pointed his finger up and smiled apologetically. , Received the letter and went upstairs.

As soon as Wei Lai left, Colonel Campbell came back. It started to snow outside, and there was still unmelted snow on his shoulders. He apologized to Lance and rubbed his hands together.

Lance doesn't live in the other courtyard, but a friend's house down the mountain, who is the owner of the other courtyard. It was almost dark, and he said goodbye to Colonel Campbell. As soon as he went out, Colonel Campbell sighed.

Mrs. Campbell was already awake. Wei Lai poured her a cup of hot water and put a little sugar. Colonel Campbell told her to go to rest first and go downstairs to eat something later.

"What a good boy." Mrs. Campbell sighed while holding the hot water cup. "I have taken care of me for so long, and I have no complaints at all. I am afraid that my mouth will taste bad, and there is sugar in the water. The more I think about it, the more I think about it." I feel sorry for her."

Colonel Campbell nodded and told his wife what he had just discovered.

Mrs. Campbell gasped: "Jane and Mr. Amedeo? This is impossible!"

"I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen them both. Jane and Mr. Amedeo are...not worthy of our own daughters," said Colonel Campbell, "although I don't know them What was said, but, being a man, I could see exactly what the expression on Mr. Amedeo's face meant. No wonder he invited me to the banquet and helped us a lot, saying it was for my friend , it turned out to be for Jane."

Colonel Campbell felt that this was not a good thing. It was impossible for two people with mismatched status to be together. Even if Lance Amedeo had deep affection for Jane, he still would not marry Jane in the end. They could not watch Jane fall into A fruitless relationship that eventually ruined her reputation.

Mrs. Campbell knew what her husband was thinking, but she thought differently.As far as their own daughter is concerned, Mrs. Dixon and the rich Mr. Dixon are not a good match, but don't they also like to see Mr. Dixon fall in love with their daughter?

Mrs. Campbell had an idea in her heart. The next day, Wei Lai accompanied her to the hot spring. Looking at the girl she raised beside her, Mrs. Campbell made up her mind, "Jane, I want to tell you something very important. Important matter……"

Wei Lai came out of the hot spring pool with a dizzy head. It wasn't that he had soaked in the hot spring for too long, but what Mrs. Campbell said-"The money your father and Mr. Owen left for you was used by the Colonel to buy stocks and earn money. 2 pounds, [-] was used to pay off debts, and [-] was given to Alice as a dowry."

Mrs. Campbell's meaning is very clear, she is willing to give the money to Wei Lai, but Colonel Campbell is still hesitant, and the family does not have so much money for the time being.

Wei Lai didn't reply her immediately.To do the counting, it was Jane Fairfax's money, bequeathed to her by her father.

Wei Lai's mind was muddled, so he went back to his room and sat quietly for a while, changed his clothes and went out for a walk, blowing some cold air to wake him up.

If a poor man came in with so much money all of a sudden, she should be ecstatic, just like Fan Jinzhongju, but she only had worries in her heart.Not to mention whether Colonel Campbell is willing to take the money out, even if he is willing, she feels uneasy with the money. After all, she is not the original Jane, and most of the colonel is unwilling. Thinking about it, I know that after raising Jane for so many years, A lot of hard work and money were spent on her, even the real Jane would not ask for it.

Wei Lai left the other courtyard and walked all the way down. Because it was winter, the surrounding trees were bare, and there was a thin layer of snow on the ground, making it a bit slippery to step on.She was wandering aimlessly when she suddenly saw a familiar figure.

Frank Churchill accompanied his uncle to visit friends in Bath, and lived near the spa. His uncle had a good chat with his old friends, and he went out for a walk when he had nothing to do.

"Miss Fairfax, I didn't expect to meet you here." Perhaps it was because of his aunt's death, Frank looked haggard, but he was in good spirits.

Wei Lai smiled slightly: "Does Mr. Churchill live near here?"

"Yes, my friend Mr. Green has a house here, which he lent me temporarily."

"Mr. Green?" Was it the Mr. Green she knew?

"you recognize?"

Wei Lai shook his head: "I probably don't know him."

Frank smiled and said nothing.

He and Jane met at a spa in Weymouth. He thought this relationship would have a good result, but it took a few months, and now it seems like a long way. Frank feels tired and feels old. But she is still young and beautiful, and the worry and impatience when she was with him are gone from her brows.

"My aunt asked me to promise to marry Miss James of Yorkshire before she died. I didn't agree. I said that the person I wanted to marry didn't want to be with me anymore. She lost her temper and put me..."

"Mr. Churchill!" Wei Lai interrupted him, "Sorry to interrupt you, Mrs. Churchill has passed away, she went to heaven, please mourn."

Frank's face changed, and in an instant, the sadness and tenderness on his face disappeared, "Now that my aunt has passed away, and no one in Churchill's family can stop me, are you willing to marry me?"

As he spoke, his eyes paused, and then he looked behind Wei Lai.

Lance stood on the hillside, holding an oil lamp, for an unknown how long.

Wei Lai turned back to Frank and said, "Mr. Churchill, goodbye."

The author has something to say: The plot of this chapter has been considered for a long time, because the last part of this article has been written, so I have to be cautious and careful.

I originally wanted to arrange for Lance to propose, but it didn’t fit the character’s personality and plot development, so I wrote it and deleted it, and after rethinking, I decided to put the proposal behind, (after all, I spent a lot of money to buy a greenhouse, so I have to use it ).

I did the math, and there are about twelve chapters left to finish.