After handing over the work to the new clerk Chris Mister, Wickham did not have to go to the War Office every day, and there was no news about the textile factory that Bert inquired about for the time being, so Wickham, who had always been busy, was rarely idle, which made him a little uncomfortable for the busy man.

With nothing to do, Wickham found a new pastime to pass the time, which was to teach Alice to play some of the more famous piano pieces in later generations. Fortunately, Wickham's physical predecessor has a good musical accomplishment, and his piano level can barely serve as Alice's teacher.

Alice, a little girl, likes to play the piano very much, but after the most suitable learning age, the little girl's piano skills have not improved much. Considering that in future social activities, piano skills are an important criterion for judging a girl's talent and cultural accomplishment, Wickham plans to teach Alice some classic piano music in later generations, so that the little girl with average piano skills can win in social activities with novel tunes that others have not heard.

The piece that Wickham now handed over to Alice is the most famous work of Johann Strauss Jr., the Austrian "king of waltzes", "The Blue Danube". This piece was written by Johann Strauss Jr. in 1866, so Wickham didn't have to worry about someone accusing him of plagiarism. So someone is cheeky enough to claim that this is his original, and by the way, he has gained the adoration of Alice, a little girl.

While Wickham was teaching Alice by hand, the butler William Edward walked briskly to the piano room, and said with a somewhat bad face: "Young master, there is a drunkard outside the door of the mansion who is going drunk, if he hadn't been calling your name, young master, I would have asked the servant to hand him over to the magistrate." ”

Although the drunkard pretended to be untidy, the well-made clothes on his body showed that the identity of this drunken man was not simple, at least he would not be a drunkard who deliberately made trouble. So William Edward didn't dare to take matters into his own hands and came first to report to Wickham.

Wickham pressed the last note and asked with some confusion, "A drunkard who is crazy and knows my name?" ”

William Edward lowered his body slightly and said respectfully, "Yes, young master. I think you'd better go out and have a look, young master, maybe it's someone you know. ”

Wickham touched Alice's blonde hair and said, "Alice, you go up to the room for a while, okay?" Wickham was sure that the drunk man was someone he knew, but he didn't want Alice to see the drunken drunkard, so he thought about breaking Alice apart.

may be because of the unbearable days in her childhood, which made Alice a little more precocious than her peers, and she knows how to read words and colors. She knew that Wickham was deliberately trying to break herself up, so she obediently took the sheet music and went upstairs.

Seeing Alice go upstairs, Wickham picked up his coat, called Wanhu and walked outside.

When Wickham came to the door, he realized that the drunkard William Edward was talking about was none other than Barnett Burke, whom he hadn't seen for a few days!

At this time, Barnett was no longer the aristocratic young man who always maintained his demeanor, his military uniform was worn crookedly, his white shirt was stained with some stains, and he looked crumpled, and he was still carrying an unfinished bottle of whiskey in his hand, and he was muttering something in his mouth.

Wickham ran over, lifted Barnett up from the ground, frowned, and said, "My God, Barnett, how did you do this, what the hell is going on?" ”

Barnett's slightly drunken eyes opened a slit, and he struggled to push away Wickham's support, shouting, "I don't want you to pity me, I don't want you to pity me......"

Wickham was a little confused, this guy was fine a few days ago, but now he seems to be a different person: "Barnett, you drank too much." Put down the wine, I'll help you back first......" Seeing that it's about to rain, Wickham can't leave this guy outside, if he has a lung infection, it will kill him in this era.

Barnett dodged Wickham's support, poured another sip of wine into his mouth, and yelled, "George, do you know how jealous I was of you when I was in India? The way Daisy looked at you at that time, I'll never forget it! I'm just jealous of you, I'm going crazy with jealousy, hahaha......"

Looking at Barnett who was laughing with tears in his eyes, Wickham's chest was a little stuffy, what is this called! Although Daisy Cornwallis showed a good impression of Wickham, he didn't show any intention of pursuing this girl at the beginning, but he didn't expect Barnett to still have a pimple in his heart.

"Barnett, Miss Cornwallis is married, she's married, sober up!" From Miss Margaret Bernard's mouth, Wickham knew that Daisy was married to Henry Sario, and he felt a little sorry for Miss Cornwallis's choice, Henry Sario was not a good marriage partner.

Barnett hugged her head and said bitterly, "Yes, Daisy, she's married, married to that scum of Henry Sario!" It's all you, George, it's all you...... Daisy obviously likes you so much, if you had been brave, Daisy wouldn't have married Henry, the bastard......"

After saying that, Barnett actually threw the wine bottle at Wickham who was standing on the side! It's a pity that Barnett, who was already drunk, swung out a bottle of wine that was soft and devoid of strength and speed, and Wickham easily dodged it!

Seeing that Barnett wanted to attack Wickham, Wan Hu rushed forward with an arrow step, and pressed Barnett to the ground with one move, and his knee pressed against Barnett's neck

Barnett only felt a little difficult to breathe, and struggled to shout: "Let go of me, you damn Oriental boy, I'm going to have the judge throw you in a prison full of bed bugs, let me go......"

Wickham knew that Wan Hu's moves were all unstoppable killing moves, so he hurriedly shouted: "Wan Hu, let him go!" Wan Hu kicked Barnett away and returned to Wickham with a blank face.

Barnett was already drunk for eight or nine minutes, and when he was kicked by Wan Hu like this, he couldn't help but lie on the road and vomit. Wickham shook his head, he didn't expect Barnett to be so affectionate towards Miss Cornwallis, it is estimated that he learned about Miss Cornwallis's marriage from other places, so he would be so out of shape.

Calling Wanhu to come over to help, Wickham helped the embarrassed Barnett in and handed it over to the servants to clean up. Barnett felt uncomfortable, let him vent if he wanted to vent, and when the wine woke up, it would be fine.

That night, when the Wickham mansion didn't stop, Barnett would take the bedpost for Miss Cornwallis, hug the bedpost and weep, and then shout for a gun to kill Henry Sario, the scumbag. Wickham was also so big that he finally had to let a few manservants take turns guarding Barnett, and then he went to sleep in a depressed mood.

Alice was so frightened by the sound of the ghost crying wolf that in the middle of the night she ran to Wickham's room with a candle in her hand, saying that she would not go back to her room. Wickham had no choice but to put Alice on his bed, told several fairy tales in a row, and when the little girl fell asleep, he crept into a room and dealt with it for the night.

Wickham made a note in his heart that Barnett had scared his little princess, which was an unforgivable sin, and he would be made to look good tomorrow morning.

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The next morning, Wickham was sitting in the dining room eating breakfast while flipping through the latest Times newspaper. Alice's little girl is still lying in bed because she slept late last night.

Barnett cautiously walked into the dining room and said to Wickham with a guilty face: "George, I had a little drink last night and lost my temper for a while. If I do anything offensive, I beg your forgiveness. Barnett was dressed in the clothes that the servant had ironed in the morning, and he had no sign of yesterday's embarrassment.

Wickham squinted at the guy and snorted, "Really? But Mr. Barnett Burke, you did not have a small majesty yesterday, and you have all come to my house! If I hadn't been quick to hide yesterday, would you have wanted to make a hole in my head with a wine bottle? ”

Barnett looked embarrassed, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. He has always been more self-disciplined, and rarely gets drunk, but yesterday after he learned from his little sister and cousin that Henry Sario was a scumbag who forced Daisy to marry him by shady means, he could no longer suppress his emotions and ran to the Sario family's apartment in London to find Henry to duel.

But Daisy stopped Barnett and cried and told him not to disturb her life. Barnett, who was snubbed by Daisy, couldn't figure it out for a while, so he ran to the tavern to get drunk, and finally got drunk and ran to Wickham's house.

Looking at Barnett's expression, Wickham had to sigh helplessly and asked, "Say, what is it that made you so out of shape yesterday?" ”

Speaking of this, Barnett's face was gloomy, and he pulled over a chair and sat down, saying, "Daisy is married, do you know?" ”

Wickham pushed a glass of milk down in front of Barnett and said, "This glass of milk will make your stomach feel better, drink it." I heard about what you said when I was back in London, and it was said that he was married to Henry Sario. Although I don't agree with Daisy's mate selection criteria, since this is Daisy's own decision, I think there should be a reason for her. Barnett, now that Daisy is married, it's better to let go of it. ”

Barnett laughed and said hatefully, "If this is Daisy's own choice, even if I am unwilling, I will still choose to bless her silently." But Henry Sario, the bastard, married Daisy by disgraceful means, and I would love to send Henry, the scoundrel, to the gallows! ”

Wickham's heart moved when he heard this, and he leaned forward slightly: "What do you mean, didn't Daisy marry that bastard of Henry of your own free will?" Wickham now thinks back and finds that Daisy is unlikely to have volunteered to marry Henry Sario, for Daisy had shown a deep dislike for her cousin Henry while she was still in India.

"Voluntary? When she got married, Daisy cried when she faced the marriage of the Archbishop of Canterbury at St Paul's Cathedral, do you think she would have been willing? Barnett's little sister attended the wedding and told Barnett all about the scene.

A look of pain flashed across Barnett's face, and then he continued: "According to my sister, when Daisy returned with the Marquis of Cornwallis last year, rumors soon spread in London that Henry Sario had proposed to Daisy in Calcutta, India, and Daisy happily agreed! ”

Wickham was stunned for a moment, and said in a puzzled tone: "How is this possible?" When she was in the Viceroy of India, Daisy didn't mince words about that Henry, how could she possibly agree to Henry's marriage proposal? ”

"Of course it's a rumor! One of my cousins is a close friend of Daisy, and she learned from Daisy that she didn't know what tricks Heng used to buy Daisy's personal maid, and these rumors spread from this maid! What's even more odious is that Henry also imitated Daisy's handwriting and forged several letters that Daisy wrote to him. After reading the letters, Henry's friends believed Daisy's rumor that she had agreed to Henry's proposal! ”

"Daisy's father cares very much about the reputation of the Cornwallis family, although he knows that Daisy did not agree to Henry's marriage proposal at all, but in order to protect the reputation of the Cornwallis family, he has to agree to marry Daisy to Henry of the Sario family!" Barnett's face distorted, his hands gripping the glass tightly, and Wickham was worried he was going to pop it.

Wickham was directly stunned by Henry's insidious methods, he didn't expect that there would be such a shameless person in the world, even at the expense of ruining his cousin's reputation in order to achieve his own goals!

You must know how important fame is for an unmarried young lady in this day and age. With rumors circulating throughout London that Daisy had agreed to Henry's marriage proposal, if Daisy didn't marry Henry, then her reputation would be over! It is foreseeable that a girl who does not have a good reputation will not think that there will be a happy marriage.

Wickham slapped his palm on the table and said angrily: "I didn't expect Henry Saglio to marry Miss Cornwallis by such despicable and shameless means!" The servant behind him was startled by the sudden upsurge of his master, and for a moment no one dared to come up to clean up the messy table.

Remembering that the last time he was in India, Henry Sario deliberately came to the rescue late, and almost killed him and Colonel Brandon at the hands of the French, Wickham's heart was on fire. Wickham has always been a man who must be avenged, and at this time, old hatred is added to new hatred, and he will definitely ruin the reputation of that damn broken nobleman!

Barnett also had a gloomy face, not knowing what was going on in his mind.