Miss Bridgewater turned her head and saw that it was Mother Martha, the abbot, who was walking towards her with a handsome young officer. The young man was wearing a straight major uniform, Cheng Liang's riding boots could shine a shadow, his handsome face was angular, and his bronzed complexion had a wild masculine atmosphere, which was intoxicating.

This handsome man was none other than Wickham who had traveled all the way from London to Hemerton.

After explaining the situation to the dean, Sister Martha, Wickham hurried towards the student dormitory, where he was now eager to see Alice's little girl. Unexpectedly, halfway through, I encountered a scene of a group of students bullying two girls.

But Wickham wasn't a bad guy and didn't want to bother with this, so he planned to get around it. Unexpectedly, with a casual glance, Wickham was speechless, the girl standing in the pond was none other than the person he was closest to in this world - the little girl Alice!

Although it took two years for Alice to grow into a slim girl, Wickham still recognized her at a glance. In a fit of rage, Wickham shouted in disregard of grace to stop the bullying girls, but it was too late after all.

Miss Bridgewater had never seen such a handsome man with such a taste, and her fair-skinned neck was as red as a boiled shrimp and crab, but she still couldn't help but make a lady's curtsy: "Good day, Dean Martha, and this gentleman." ”

Wickham knew that this young lady was the culprit who bullied his sister, so his voice was a little cold, and he said mercilessly: "This young lady, I'm afraid I can't afford your greeting!" Then, Wickham turned to Mother Martha, the dean, and said, "Dean Martha, I am so disappointed in the education standard of your college, and this is how you educated the 'lady' to treat my sister?" ”

Dean Martha was a little confused for a while, not knowing how to speak, after all, the academy was also responsible for this matter. Miss Bridgewater looked at Wickham dumbfounded, she did not expect that this handsome officer turned out to be the brother of Alice's "dirt girl", and then she thought of Wickham's merciless accusations, this noble young lady could not stay any longer, so she went away with a group of henchmen in anger.

Wickham didn't bother with everyone's reaction, jumping off the pond and carrying Alice to shore. Alice could no longer hold back her sobs when she saw the person she was thinking about day and night: "Brother Wickham, you finally came to pick up Alice, I am not a child that no one wants...... Woohoo......"

Wickham stopped Alice in his arms with some sadness, patted the little girl's back gently, and comforted: "Brother is back, and my brother will never leave Alice alone in the future." ”

Alice didn't speak, just grabbed Wickham's arm tightly, as if Wickham would disappear in the next second. Looking at Alice, who was lying in Wickham's arms like an octopus, a feeling of guilt rose in Wickham's heart, this child was insecure to behave like this.

Adele Burke didn't expect that Alice's brother would be a handsome man, and said with some embarrassment: "You are Alice's brother Mr. George Wickham, Alice often mentions you to me." By the way, I'm Alice's classmate Adela Burke. ”

Wickham remembered that the girl was on Alice's side just now, and smiled kindly: "Miss Burke, thank you for taking care of Alice. By the way, can you take me to Alice's place to change her clothes, she's soaking wet now, and I'm worried that Alice will catch a cold after a long time. ”

Adele hurriedly untied the cashmere shawl from her shoulders, draped it on Alice's body, and nodded to Wickham: "Okay, Mr. Wickham, please come with me." ”

The student dormitory of Margaret College is a three-storey stone building that looks full of history, and it is said that this building was built as a barracks after the Normans landed in England, and was later converted into a residence for the monks of the abbey during the time of John I, and is now the dormitory for the ladies of St. Margaret's College.

Although the building looks old on the outside, it is richly decorated on the inside, with thick Persian carpets covering the entire corridor, and even rooms for the students' personal servants on the first floor.

A big man in Wickham was too embarrassed to go in, so he asked Adella to help change Alice into dry clothes: "Miss Burke, excuse me." ”

"Mr. Wickham, you're so polite, but you really don't need to find a place to change your clothes?" Adele quipped, pointing to Wickham's wet military uniform, somewhat amusedly.

The afternoon sun was still relatively hot, and Wickham didn't feel anything uncomfortable, so he shook his head: "Miss Burke, I appreciate your kindness, but there is no need to be so troublesome, I will take Alice away when she comes out." Adella didn't say anything more, and helped Alice into the building.

Looking at the beautiful girls coming in and out, Wickham suddenly recalled the green four years of college, when he and a few perverts in the same dormitory walked around the downstairs of the girls' dormitory in order to see the beauties, making the dormitory manager always stare at them with guarded eyes.

Just when Wickham was falling into the memories of his past life, a small but bright girl came downstairs and said in a surprised voice: "George, it's really you!" ”

Wickham turned his head to see Georgiana Darcy standing not far away, looking at him in surprise. Unlike Margaret Bernard's bright and moving beauty, Georgiana wore a plain cotton dress without any decorations, and her slender white jade held a few books in her hands, giving people the feeling of a girl next door. If Margaret Bernard is a passionate red rose, then Georgiana Darcy is a touch of orchid in the deep mountain valley.

Wickham tried his best to control the tremor in his voice, and a thousand words turned into one sentence: "Anna, I really miss you." The three short words of imissyou express the bitterness and helplessness of Wickham in the past two years, and no matter how sweet the love words are, they can't match the simple and unpretentious confession at this time.

Georgiana couldn't hold back the throbbing in her heart any longer, dropped the book in her hand and threw herself into Wickham's arms, sobbing in a low voice: "George, I'm ...... too"

Wickham hugged the lovely man in his arms, and his heart was full of emotion, except for the experience of his predecessor, in fact, he and Georgiana spent a very short time together. But somehow, maybe it's the infatuation of Wickham's physical predecessor that still remains in his heart, maybe Wickham fell in love with this girl who is weak on the outside and stubborn on the inside at first sight. In the past two years of life at sea, Wickham has recalled Georgiana's smile almost every day.

Grace, the personal maid who followed Georgiana, was taken aback by the bold movements of her own young lady, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Miss Darcy, what are you doing here!" If this scene is seen by other good young ladies, your reputation will be ruined! ”

Since the attempted elopement two years ago, Mr. Darcy, who had overreacted, had instructed Georgiana's personal maid to prevent all private dealings between the young lady and the young man, and she did not want to be kicked out of the Bloombury estate by Mr. Darcy for dereliction of duty.

Only then did Wickham realize how bold the two of them were at this time, so he gently let go of Georgiana and smiled: "Anna, my clothes are wet, don't wet your skirt." ”

Georgiana saw a few classmates around her who were watching the show, so she left Wickham's arms with a red face, and then asked with concern: "George, why did you make it like this, it's autumn now, don't catch a cold." ”

Wickham smiled, scratched his blonde hair, and explained: "Alice fell into the water just now, and I jumped directly into the pond to carry her out, and then my clothes got wet." But it doesn't matter, I'm thick-skinned, it's just a little water on my clothes, it's nothing. "The two years of military career have not been done in vain, and now Wickham's physical fitness has improved significantly, which is much stronger than the sub-healthy body in his previous life.

Georgiana looked worried and asked anxiously, "How is Alice doing now, how did she fall overboard?" Because there are very few men in and out of the girls' school, such a handsome guy as Wickham poked and stayed in the girls' dormitory, which immediately attracted the attention of many girls.

Seeing that the surroundings were full of inquiring eyes, Wickham said with some embarrassment: "It's hard to say, let's find a secluded place to talk." There were a lot of people around, and Wickham didn't want any bad rumors to come out, so he was ready to change places.

Wickham took Georgiana to a small garden nearby, where there were fewer pedestrians, and it was a good place to talk when Alice and Adela were coming downstairs. Georgiana's valet Grace followed her diligently and stared at Wickham with a wary eye, as if Wickham would be against Georgian at any moment. Georgiana said a little unhappily, "Grace, you don't have to follow me, just wait outside." ”

Grace stiffened his head and said, "Miss, Mr. Darcy has told me to follow you every step of the way. "She had only arrived at the West House a year earlier to work as a servant, so she didn't know who Wickham was, but thought she was a young officer who wanted to climb the ladder of her own lady.

Wickham was not happy about a light bulb poked between the two: "Your name is Grace, isn't it?" Grace, please remember who you are, you are a servant and not a master, and now please do as your young lady says, and get out of here!" ”

Wickham had seen blood in Africa and India, so there was inevitably a fierce momentum in this sentence, and Grace was just a girl who had just turned seventeen, frightened by Wickham's momentum, and retreated out of the garden in a panic.

When the maid was gone, Wickham cheekily reached out and put his arm around Georgiana's waist. Georgiana's face stiffened, but she didn't say anything against it. Feeling the small waist that he was holding in his hand, Wickham's heart was bubbling with beauty, but he still told Alice about being bullied by her classmates just now.

After listening to Wickham's story, Georgiana sighed: "Miss Bridgewater's grandfather is the Duke of Bridgewater, so he has always been more domineering in school, but it's good that you showed up in time, otherwise Alice might be humiliated by her." "Georgiana has also been squeezed by Miss Bridgewater's remarks, but she is indifferent by nature and does not take it to heart.

The Duke of Bridgewater was a court celebrity, and Wickham had no choice but to swallow this breath and said, "Don't talk about these troubles, why don't I tell you an interesting story about me in the East?" ”

Georgiana nodded excitedly, because Darcy rarely let her go far away, so Georgiana was particularly interested in the outside world, and listened with great interest to Wickham to tell some interesting stories about the voyage.