Mr. Darcy had always been reserved and sluggish in his feelings, but at this moment he was blessed with a keen sense that Emma's attitude towards him seemed to be a little different from what he had done before. Maybe it's the slightly dodging eyes, maybe it's the fluttering eyelashes, maybe it's the wordless atmosphere at the moment. Strange as it sounded, Mr. Darcy had the feeling that Emma seemed to be aware of their gender difference only today, and treated him with the same attitude as a woman to men, rather than with the frank and heart-stopping manner of the past.

The two were silent for a moment, only the sound of the wind blew in their ears.

Emma recited in her mind a few times□□ emptiness is the fault of the moon, and looked up at Mr. Darcy again, her heart did not react as she had just been, as she was mentally prepared. "Anyway, we are out of town, and since the servants have left from all directions, I am afraid that we will not be able to meet for a while. ”

Mr. Darcy was well aware of this, and the most crucial question now was where the two would stay at night. He didn't care, it was late autumn in October, and Emma probably couldn't stay in the wild for a night if she didn't want to have a fever.

While Mr. Darcy frowned and pondered this practical question, Emma's train of thought drifted away. The parish police officers did not really have much executive power, they belonged to the executors, and those attackers colluded with some but not all of them. In Britain in this era, it was not a trivial matter to be involved in a case of kidnapping the Earl's young lady. If those people deceived the police officers with clever words, and something like this happened, the police officers would definitely take the initiative to confess to them to get away with the crime. That's the best. If the police officer is willing to do these things, there must be a deeper connection to those people, not just money.

Mr. Darcy thought about it, it was better to find a village or town to stay in, and after running for so long, all around was yellowing grass and some crops, and there was no shelter and shelter from the wind. However, he doesn't know where these people come from and how powerful they are, so in order to prevent making a bad decision, he needs to check with Emma what they know. "Can you be sure that the area around can be safe? My teacher is in a small town about a hundred miles away. ”

Emma didn't know where it was safe, but she knew a little. "If those people in the surrounding area had the same control as they did in the town, they wouldn't have waited until the town to do it, because that would completely expose the fact that they were colluding with the police officers. It's best to get your hands dirty in the middle of the two small towns. As she spoke, she suddenly noticed a dark shadow in front of her, and the outline of what seemed to be a low house. "Village!"

Mr. Darcy also saw the dark patch, in his experience, the village. However, out of an abundance of caution, he thought it would be better not to enter. Although Emma's speculation just now is very reasonable, after all, it is speculation and not fact, just in case

Emma thinks the same way. At this life-and-death juncture, sleeping one night less is at most a little sleepy, this is not far from the town, in case those people's eyes return to the town to report after entering, they will be in danger. Drowsiness or danger?

The two of them invariably chose to be sleepy, and they didn't need to talk out loud, and the other party did not slow down or take the initiative to make a request.

However, fate always disrupts plans, and this time is no exception.

The moon was past midday, and Emma suddenly felt that the horse's speed had slowed down. Originally, he was on par with Mr. Darcy, but now he is a cut behind.

Mr. Darcy kept an eye on Emma for a moment, and when he saw that she was lagging behind him, he took hold of the reins and turned the horse's head and came over. "What's wrong?"

Emma also grabbed the reins and jumped off the horse, taking a closer look. "I don't know, it doesn't look very good, there's a little bit of foam at the corners of the mouth. "Emma is a good rider, but it's hard for her to treat a horse.

Mr. Darcy was a bit more knowledgeable about horses, and most gentlemen of his age loved horses, and although he didn't buy thoroughbred horse-drawn carriages as much as George did, he did have some knowledge of horses. "How long has it been since they have eaten or drank?"

Emma said embarrassedly, "I don't know. She never asked about such trivial matters.

Mr. Darcy carefully examines the horses. "The biggest possibility is that there is not enough water and overwork. ”

This was not a big problem, but now there is no water and no rest, which is a big problem. Emma glanced up at the village in the distance. Where are you going?

Mr. Darcy was in perfect harmony with her concerns. "Give up the horse, or go to the village ahead. ”

Emma disapproves of giving up horses. First of all, it is inconvenient to escape. Secondly, the time for these two horses to eat and drink will not be much worse, one horse can no longer hold on, and the rest of the horse is definitely not in good condition, and it is estimated that it will not be able to support it for a long time if they have to ride together. Once there are no horses on the way to escape, they are too passive. "Let's go into the village. But we can't go this way, we have to make up a suitable identity and story, preferably without revealing the identity"

How can I not reveal my identity, master, servant, brother, brother and sister, will it not be husband and wife, Mr. Darcy coughed and dragged back his train of thought. But he soon discovers that he is too naïve, because Emma calls him: "Father." ”