Separation always comes unexpectedly.

When the dusty George appeared at the door, Emma thought she was hallucinating, and couldn't help blinking, she felt that she hadn't seen him for a month and didn't miss George to this extent.

George strode in, casually threw the horsewhip to the servant behind him, took off his hat and held it to his chest, bowed slightly, the curls on his forehead were slightly messy, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Sorry, I didn't have time to tell me in advance." I'm George Kentera and thank you so much for taking care of my sister. He said this to Mr. Thomas, but George kept looking at Emma sitting on the sofa out of the corner of his eye, and after making sure that Emma did not appear to be injured or emaciated, George turned his head to greet Mr. Darcy. "Fitzwilliam, long time no see, you look pretty good. ”

Mr. Thomas, who was on the stairs, shrugged: "It's a bit of a surprise, but I'm always ready to welcome you." "Mr. Thomas had just received an informant from the servant, and he had the servant invite George in, and after tidying up his appearance, he hurried downstairs without even having time to inform Mr. Darcy and Emma. He looked at George, "It looks like you've been on the road for a long time, so do you want to freshen up and rest first?"

George pulled his hair back with his hands, revealing his full forehead. "Thank you very much, I do need these very much, but if you don't mind, I'd like to say a few words to my sister first. ”

This is fully understandable to Mr. Thomas and Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy greeted George succinctly, and went upstairs, leaving the living room alone for his brother and sister who had been separated for a long time.

In the space of a few words, Emma had already determined that this was not her hallucination, and then immediately remembered what she had done, and a few seconds before George spoke, she threw herself into George's arms in surprise and joy: "Brother." ”

George was indeed worried and angry, and thought several times about making Emma reflect on herself, just now it was not good to teach Emma a lesson in front of outsiders, and his face turned up when there were only two people left. But before the words could be spoken, Emma greeted her with surprise and joy in the blink of clear eyes, and called her brother sweetly. George's deliberately stiff face subconsciously smiled, and he opened his arms to hug his soft and lovely sister. George looked her up and down again. Emma's cheeks flushed with a healthy flush, and she even gained a little weight because of Mrs. Thomas's enthusiasm. George knew that although she was in danger, she was not hurt much, and his anger disappeared a lot. However, he still snorted seriously to express his dissatisfaction.

Emma was caught off guard by George, thinking that it was still early to settle the score, so she had to wait until she went back to Yorkshire, but she didn't expect George to appear suddenly, and the draft about admitting her mistakes had not yet been prepared. She silently thought about diverting the topic first, waiting for George to go to wash and rest before getting the manuscript out. Regarding this matter, she has different statements about several parties, and she is afraid that she will talk about it.

Emma made up her mind, and then asked, "Brother, why are you here?" The expression was not weak at all, and it was definitely not to change the subject.

George snorted again, but he had come overnight for a reason, and not just because he was worried about his sister. He decided to get down to business first, and he could take his time later on the reckoning matter. "The people who went to stop me have been caught, and all the people who did it to you have been caught. ”

Emma's first reaction was: "Did the Duke do it?" It's not that he looks down on the current police force of the British Empire, he has no professional training, and the parish police officers who usually just catch thieves and persuade them are fugitives who have honed their marksmanship on the battlefield, and there is really a certain gap. But Emma quickly repudiated her words. "No way, it doesn't do him any good to reveal his identity now, it just makes us and Mr. Brown wary of him. ”

George raised an eyebrow. "Duke?"

It seems that George did not receive the secret letter that Emma had asked the servant to bring recently, and must have missed it on the way. "The man behind Officer Scat is the Duke's men, and he can use the information we have to bring down Mr. Brown, and then use the events of the year to control you into his camp completely. ”

George had a sneer on his face. "This grown-up's appetite is as good as ever. ”

"Yes, but he might have indigestion this time. Emma was still puzzled by the initial question. "If it's not the duke, is it all the people the police have caught?"

"Prisoners who commit treason on the battlefield are not only wanted by the police as ordinary wanted criminals, the military also has special departments to deal with them. These people are not qualified to be the main perpetrators of treason, they are only implicated, so although there is a record, they will occasionally look it up, and they do not spend a lot of manpower and material resources to find it. ”

The confused expression on Emma's face was like snow in the sun quickly melting, replaced by worry. That's not good news. "I haven't been able to catch it, but did you suddenly make a move?"

George understood what Emma meant. "They openly hunted me down this time at the expense of exposure, because they knew they were being targeted. "But that doesn't mean much, maybe the Duke had done it in the shadows earlier.

Emma narrowed her eyes slightly.

George then said, "I saw what kind of police officer you said in your letter, and I'm afraid that they won't be able to ask for information and attack you." This is the real purpose of George's coming, a young lady who can almost be regarded as lonely and has a grudge against the prisoner, and is a bargaining chip when the prisoner refuses to speak, otherwise even if these people are arrested, George does not need to rush so quickly, he is worried that his sister's life will be used to exchange information. Of course, the revenge of ordinary people does not involve women, but since he learned that these people were the ones who killed the old Mrs. Kentra in the first place, George had great doubts about their character.

Emma didn't think it was likely to happen. "We now know that the Duke is behind the scenes, and it is much better for him to take over the Kentra family at this stage than to fall out completely. ”

Emma was right, if George had been lucky enough to receive the last letter, he probably wouldn't have rushed so desperately. "Reason told me I should breathe a sigh of relief because my life was not threatened, but I still felt the danger. ”

Emma nodded. "I guess there's a lot we need to do in advance. ”

At dinner time, George, who had taken a nap for half an afternoon after washing, appeared at the table in good spirits. Shaken off messy stubble, messy hair, and dusty clothes, George looks completely a decent aristocrat. He can still be very likable if he wants to. At least that's what the easy-to-please Mr. and Mrs. Thomas think.

George said, suddenly remembering something. Turn to Mr. Darcy. "Fitzwilliam, I didn't expect you and Emma to meet this time. Did you meet you on the road?"

Emma was stunned. It seems that George is well aware of her habit of reporting good news and not bad news, and this is asking a third party to confirm it. She was careful not to be spotted by George, and tried to ask Mr. Darcy for help with her eyes. From what she had known about Mr. Darcy these days, Mr. Darcy was more than willing to be lenient with her, regardless of principle.

Mr. Darcy coughed and was about to speak, when he caught a glimpse of Emma staring at him pitifully like a small animal. Mr. Darcy was going to tell the truth. He hoped that George could restrain Emma more after knowing the truth, but Emma's appearance was ruthless. He nodded vaguely. The two can be considered to have met on the road, although Emma did not call him at that time, and later climbed into the room to identify themselves.

George, noticing that Mr. Darcy was looking differently, turned his head to see Emma bowing her head and gracefully putting the food in her mouth. He didn't see anything, but George instinctively felt that something was wrong. He suspiciously went back and forth between Emma and Mr. Darcy several times. His misunderstanding of Mr. Darcy had been cleared up by Emma, who was still very frank when she talked about the whole thing, which made George a little relieved and a little disappointed. The rest assured was that his sister didn't take it seriously and was not hurt, and the disappointment was that he selfishly felt that Mr. Darcy was his favorite choice for his sister-in-law, and Emma didn't seem to have the slightest meaning in that regard. Was it his delusion? Although there was no physical contact, George felt that the relationship between the two men was much more intimate during this meeting? He tentatively said: "This matter is not settled yet, I need to take Emma back to Yorkshire as soon as possible, and I will leave tomorrow morning." ”

Mr. Thomas felt a little regretful. After staying with Mr. Darcy for too long, he suddenly met George, who was very active and uninhibited, and was a little reluctant to let him go. "Oh, what a pity, I wanted to introduce you to my experiments. ”

George smiled: "I will come back to visit when this matter is settled, and of course, you are always welcome in Yorkshire." He was talking to Mr. Thomas, but out of the corner of his eye he kept paying attention to Mr. Darcy. Sure enough, Mr. Darcy's expressionless face showed a hint of surprise and reluctance.

If it weren't really not a good time to be emotionally concerned, George would have grabbed Mr. Darcy for the drink until he had asked what had happened during that time. In view of the special period, George made a note in his heart, and was ready to solve the most difficult matter first, and then he would leave this matter alone.

With George present, and with parting imminent, Emma and Mr. Darcy did not sit together and talk as they usually did. Emma chats with a loving and reluctant Lady Thomas. Mr. Darcy picked up a book and listened absentmindedly to the conversation between George and Mr. Thomas, and it took him half a day to turn a page.

On nights when there is no entertainment, people always go to bed early. After George, Mr. Thomas, and Mrs. Thomas began to walk out of the drawing-room, Emma and Mr. Darcy got up to go back to the room where they were resting.

Emma went back to business, and Mr. Darcy was intellectually very understanding, but emotionally regretted that this time together was too short. He told himself in his heart that he had respected Emma's will and did not interfere in this matter, he could not help too much, and he could not use emotional problems to annoy Emma at such a critical moment. She is now facing such a crisis, and she should not be in the mood or time to think about emotional issues. Mr. Darcy's expression was a little stiff and his voice sounded hard because he had to refrain from showing his inseparable emotions. "It's been too long and I should be back in Derbyshire. After a pause, he picked the safest and most practical word for now. "Be careful on the road. ”

Emma paused, and restrained herself from showing much reluctance to separate. After all, she was facing a crisis now, and she didn't want to involve Mr. Darcy at this time. "I will, and so will you, be careful on the road. ”

Maybe it's because of the veil-like moonlight coming in through the window, or maybe it's because the two of them meet their eyes in the quiet living room, and they are reluctant to give up, so there seems to be a different kind of tenderness in such dry words. Mr. Darcy bowed silently. "I will. 166 Reading Network