After buying the house, Wickham called William Edward in and announced with a smile: "William, from today onwards, you will be the steward of the Wickham family." The servants and the utensils needed for this house can be done by yourself. ”

Wickham then handed William a cashier's order of £1,000 and handed over the affairs of the house to the new butler. Wickham has always been suspicious, and two years have proven William's quality.

William didn't expect Wickham to appoint him as the housekeeper of the house, and his heart suddenly became excited, and he thought that his determination to follow Wickham was correct. After all, he was still a young man under the age of twenty-five, and now he was the butler of this mansion, which was like a dream two years ago.

"Young master, thank you for your trust in me, I will definitely work hard to do a good job!"

After the transfer was completed, Barnett took Wickham to a villa just across the street from the Wickham mansion, which was built three years ago and is typical of Baroque architecture. Although it is smaller than the Ainos mansion, it has an elegant atmosphere in it.

Ye Shihan fell in love with this house after just one glance, and made a decision to buy this house on the spot. The original owner of the house was a baron, and only thirteen thousand pounds were charged for Barnet's face.

Originally, Wickham wanted to pay for Ye Shihan, but Ye Shihan didn't agree to it, and insisted on using his own money. Wickham knew that Ye Shihan was a girl who was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, so he didn't say anything more.

After buying the house, Wickham gave William the task of going to the Navy Pier to bring back the mahogany furniture stored there and Ye Shihan's luggage. The carriage dealership in which William owned a stake had a number of four-wheeled freight wagons, which could be called in to help.

When he returned to the hotel, Wickham was exhausted, but at the thought of accompanying Margaret to a literary salon in the evening, he forced himself to take a shower and change into a decent dress. As William Edward was still busy with his new home, Wickham had to ask the waiter to rent a carriage and hurry to the Berner family mansion on Fleet Street.

Wickham knocked on the door of Viscount Bernard's house, and the old butler quickly opened the door: "Mr. Wickham? Please come with me, sir, Miss Margaret is ready. Wickham was a little surprised, the old butler of the Berner family had only seen him twice two years ago, but he didn't expect that he could still recognize himself at a glance and be famous now, which is really rare.

As soon as Wickham entered the living room, he was amazed by Margaret, who was reclining on the sofa and reading. Today's Margaret Bernard did not wear a corset that destroyed her health, but wore a beige Greek dress with neoclassical colors, which was simple and highlighted the girl's lively temperament.

Margaret Bernard did not dress herself up as a mobile jewellery display like the ladies of London's upper class, but wore a pearl necklace around her pink neck. Although this may seem chilling to aristocratic women, it is very much in line with Wickham's aesthetic from later generations.

Margaret Bernard felt Wickham's admiring gaze, so she generously put down the book in her hand, unconsciously straightened her chest, and said to Wickham: "George, you are here." Would you like another cup of tea before you go? ”

So saying, Margaret asked a maid to come down and bring tea. Wickham remembered the English tea with various ingredients, and quickly shook his head and said, "Don't bother, Margaret, let's go." ”

Margaret happily grabbed the purple handbag, feeling a little excited, this was the first time in her life that she had dated a boy, not to mention that the person in front of her was still the man she liked: "I'm ready, let's go." ”

"Ahem...... cough ......" Just as the two were about to go out, Viscount Bernard walked down the stairs with the help of Mrs. Bernard, with no expression on his face and no joy to be seen. When he saw that the person who came was Viscount Bernard, Wickham's heart couldn't help but feel empty, he was the daughter of someone else.

"Good day, Viscount Bernard, Mrs. Bernard, I am preparing to go with Miss Margaret to the literary salon." Wickham spoke with some caution, knowing that Viscount Bernard must not be happy to contact his daughter, after all, the two are too far apart.

Mrs. Bernard smiled and said, "It's good for you young people to go out and walk around a lot, but don't play too late." Because the meeting they were going to was a well-known literary salon in London, Mrs. Bernard was not afraid of any bad rumors from Wickham and Margaret, but only told them not to stay too late outside.

Wickham understood what Mrs. Bernard meant, and nodded, "Madam, please rest assured, before ten o'clock in the evening, I will definitely send Miss Bernard back to the house, without delay." ”

After speaking, seeing that Viscount Bernard did not mean to speak, Wickham took Margaret and left. Margaret had sensed her father's unsupportiveness, and her mood was depressed, but she just held Wickham's arm tightly, as if it would give her courage.

When Wickham and Margaret had left, Mrs. Bernard said to her husband, a little upset, "What's wrong with you, it's rude not to say hello." ”

Viscount Bernard snorted coldly, sat down to his own heart, and said, "What is George Wickham's idea, I don't know?" You also know that this young man is just the son of a butler, and although he has some talent, he can't erase his humble origins. The disparity between the two is too great, if our Margaret marries him, we will not be happy! ”

Mrs. Bernard didn't know how to refute her husband's words for a while, love is one thing, but marriage is another, and after getting married, there are more things to consider. But Mrs. Bo was still a little unwilling, he had always been very optimistic about Wickham: "It can't be said that George Wickham is a good young man, and his future achievements will definitely not be low, with his reputation as a poet now, maybe he can enter the Royal Society." ”

"You don't know about George Wickham's father and an illegitimate daughter, do you? While I admire his attitude and responsibility towards his father's illegitimate daughter, you have to think about Margaret's future reputation, right? With that, Old Man Bernard stopped talking.

"Huh?" Mrs. Bernard did not know about this, and exhaled in some surprise.

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The Countess of Kron's mansion is located on Elizabeth Street, and from the outside it looks like an ordinary two-storey building, which is very unremarkable. But London's magnates did not look down on the Earl and Lady of Crown for this ordinary mansion, because the twenty-seven-year-old Earl of Crown was a close friend of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and served in the Privy Council.

The Countess of Kron, on the other hand, was a talented woman who moved the whole of London, and when she was still a student at the Lesbian College de Paris, she published some poems and essays in the newspapers of Paris. When the young countess returned to England after completing her studies, she brought to London the literary salons that were popular among the French high society.

"Oh, dear Margaret, it's great that you're here for my literary salon." A young blonde woman in an aqua blue gauze dress hugged Margaret Bernard and enthusiastically performed a veneer, which seemed to be a good friendship between the two.

Wickham quietly admired this talented woman in Paris, and found that the Countess of Crone was not a beautiful woman, but she had a beautiful bookish atmosphere, which added a lot of points to her overall image.

While Wickham was looking at the Countess of Crane, the temperamental beauty also noticed the handsome Wickham and asked, "Sir, may I ask who you are?" ”

Margaret Bernard hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Wickham's arm and introduced, "Marianne, this is my male companion, Mr. George Wickham, who is currently serving in the Marine Corps. ”

Wickham took off his hat and saluted, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Countess Crown." My friend in Paris wrote to me that you are like a blooming rose of England, and that my friend alone has no exaggeration when I see you today. "Wickham found that his ability to open his eyes and tell nonsense was getting better and better, and even if he returned to the debate team of the university in his previous life, it was definitely more than enough to be a debater.

The Countess of Crane was very pleased with this compliment from Wickham, and laughed with a trembling smile, and there was a wave on her chest: "Mr. Wickham is really good at talking, but I am no longer young, and a lovely young lady like Margaret is worthy of the nickname of the Rose of England." ”

Wickham looked at the countess's turbulent breasts because of the trembling body, and secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, secretly saying that this countess's breasts are really material.

"Mr. Wickham and Miss Margaret, please take care of yourself, the two young ladies of Baron Heamster's house have not arrived yet, so I'll go out and have a look." The Countess looked at the small linked watch attached to the tutu and said apologetically.

Margaret Bernard nodded understandingly, and said, "Madam, go and get busy, I can even find your wine cabinet anywhere, so I don't need to trouble you to guide the way." ”

Because of their common interests, Margaret and the Countess of Crown had a good personal relationship, and Margaret Bernard had been invited to the mansion many times and became familiar with her. The Countess of Krone thought that this was indeed the case, and left.

When the Countess of Krone had gone away, Marguerite asked in a low voice, "George, when did you have friends in Paris?"

Wickham smiled and scratched his head: "Not before, but as soon as I saw Countess Krone, I had it." ”

Margaret quickly understood what Wickham meant, and smacked Wickham with a bit of laughter: "George, you're such a big villain!" Margaret's pink fist hammered on Wickham's body like a tickle, and the guy was enjoying it.

The literary salon of the Countess of Krone was characteristic, with three rows of comfortable velvet sofas in front of the half-circle of the city, each with narrow oak planks in front of which they resembled the sheet music of a church choir, so that books could be laid out. In the back, there is a luncheon-like setting, with a variety of snacks and drinks for guests to relax.

There were many acquaintances of Margaret in the literary salon, and many people came up to say hello in just a few steps. Of course, a large part of them were curious to find out who the man was next to Miss Margaret Bernard.

I have to say that Wickham's somewhat bechanting face has brought a lot of trouble to Wickham, and although the unmarried ladies did not come forward to talk for the sake of etiquette, they kept secretly sending autumn waves to this side.

The married young women did not have this concern, and came forward to talk, wanting to get the background of Wickham's identity from a few words. However, when they learned that Wickham was just a low-ranking officer without a noble title, many ladies and ladies lost interest, after all, they couldn't be eaten when they were handsome, right?

After the flock of wild bees and butterflies retreated, Margaret pinched Wickham's waist fiercely: "I didn't expect our Captain Wickham to be so fond of ladies and ladies, maybe how many girls have deceived the feelings of girls before." ”

The soft flesh on Wickham's waist was suddenly attacked, and he grinned in pain: "I didn't do anything just now, I can only blame God for favoring me too much and giving me such a handsome appearance."

Margaret gave Wickham a roll of her eyes angrily: "I found you to be really narcissistic!" ”

"Hehe, I'm just telling the truth."

Just as the two were chatting happily, a discordant voice sounded: "Captain George Wickham, I didn't expect you to switch targets so quickly and stick to another young lady again?" ”

Wickham turned his head a little unhappily and realized that the man with a sinister smile on his face was none other than Major Henry Sario, who had cheated him and Colonel Brandon in Calcutta!