As a novel, it is undoubtedly a success.

Sir William pondered and expressed his high appreciation for Little Maria's novel, saying that he was a little curious about what misfortune had befallen Little Maria that had caused her to write such a tormenting story.

Out of some indescribable psychology, Sir William recommended the novel to his wife......

Mrs. Lucas screamed, "Oh my God—"

The only trouble in this matter is that the squire's daughter writes in order to earn a manuscript fee, which is definitely a ridiculous thing. In order to avoid some unnecessary trouble, Maria directly gave herself the pseudonym "Miss Ghos" - "Miss Ghost", which can be regarded as a little resentment she expressed for not being able to publish under her real name, of course, she is definitely not trying to intimidate those innocent readers.

Out of the psychology of showing off, this time the novel signed Sir William specially brought Maria, and he wanted to introduce his young daughter to his friend Dylan. Charlotte and William expressed their envy that Maria could go to London, and they took out the pocket money they had saved on weekdays and asked their sister to bring them some fashionable gadgets in London.

The Lucas family's estate is located from London, and it only takes a horse-drawn carriage to run at top speed overnight. However, in this era when there is no such convenient transportation as trains and cars, going far away is definitely an ordeal. Every time Maria travels, she has a feeling of being bumped and falling apart, which also causes her to go to the systematic local tyrant study room to study in a carriage to alleviate the pain of the journey.

When she got off the train in London, Maria felt the familiar pain again, gasped, and slept hard under Sir William's arrangement, regardless of etiquette.

The next day, Sir William took Maria on a visit to Mr. Dylan Stoker, the editor-in-chief of The Times.

The three of them sat in a cozy little house and talked about publication, signing and other matters, and when Dylan heard little Maria spit out the words "Miss Ghost" and "Miss Ghost" with a cute face, he just felt that the whole person was not good, how could an old friend have such a quirky daughter?

Because of Sir William's connections, Maria's treaty was a high-level contract. Not surprisingly, she will receive a hundred pounds when the novel is published, which is definitely a very good salary for a novel of only about 300,000 words.

Dylan's prediction was completely correct, and once the novel was published, its special subject matter quickly became a hot topic, and Maria received many letters from readers, which made her feel very accomplished.

To her surprise, the first letter from the reader turned out to be an old editor in the editorial department, and Maria was even happier to learn from Dylan that the old editor, Mr. William, was a well-known gold point in the editorial office.

Mr. William's language was formal and intimate, and he said that Maria would be responsible for future contributions. He recounts to Maria his evaluation of The Red Dress in the Dead of Night, in the voice of an elder, and at the end Mr. William jokes very humorously that he was driven to the study by the mother and daughter because they were reading the novel for his wife and daughter in the middle of the night.

Maria was amused by Mr. William's complaints, and in her previous life she had heard about a boy who took his girlfriend to a horror movie in order to enjoy his girlfriend's bird, but unfortunately after the movie ended, the scheming boy was broken up. She was deeply "saddened" by what had happened to Mr. William, and she had absolutely no schadenfreude.

Maria did not want to get on the carriage again for a short time, so she encouraged Sir William to buy a permanent property in London, but Sir William refused. If he wants to buy a property, he must buy a house that is spacious enough, and such a house is not only expensive, but also needs enough connections to buy.

Sir William's discretionary money was not enough to support him in doing so, perhaps because of his experience as a businessman, Sir William was a rare and enlightened gentleman, and finally he offered £200 to support the lovely Maria if she wanted to buy a small property.

Maria was indeed moved by her father's proposal, and after much thought, she proposed to Sir William: "Father, I want to take out all my share of the dowry, and I need you to support me with another 300 pounds, and I intend to buy a shop first, so that I will have a rent in my account every month." At current prices in London, £1,000 is enough for her to buy a nice shop on Chipside Street in London.

Sir William did not expect Maria to hit the idea, but it has to be said that the calculation was very loud. In light of the changes in London house prices in recent years, Maria's investment is a sure success, and Sir William admires his daughter's wisdom: "Of course. ”

Maria suddenly jumped up happily: "Dad, don't worry, when I get paid, I will repay your support as soon as possible." ”

"Oh, it seems that our little Maria is very confident in her book?"

"Under the terms of the contract, I will have at least £100 in income. In addition, Mr. William of the editorial office said that my book would definitely be a sensation in London, and that I would be able to publish it then, which would be another good income. ”

Sir William found that his daughter was well organized, it was clear that she had a very clear understanding of her ability to earn money, he used to think that his eldest daughter Charlotte was the one who was most like him, but at this moment he found that Maria was more like himself, she was a crazy "gambler", and deep down he was proud that his daughter could have such a mind.

Sir William then began to walk around his daughter's shop. As for Maria, she was not idle, after all, she had come to London this time with a mission, and Charlotte and William's things had not yet been bought.

As a servant, Pete was arranged by Sir William to give Maria, and when he finally accompanied Maria to the end, Pete was quietly relieved that it was really unbearable for the ladies to go shopping, even if the lady was only seven years old.

Old Pete only thought it was funny: "Dear little Pete, what's wrong with you?" ”

Little Pete replied weakly: "Women are crazy. ”

Old Pete raised his eyebrows slightly: "Our little Mr. Pete is frightened by the enthusiasm of women. ”

Pete realized how ambiguous his words were, and hurriedly explained, "No. Daddy, you don't know how scary it is to go shopping with Miss Maria! I felt that my legs were no longer my own, and Miss Maria was still full of energy and scary. For the past three days, we've been walking around London non-stop, oh, Dad, don't you see I'm thin? ”

"I'm sorry, I just think you're a lot stronger."

"Oh no, Daddy. Miss Maria's enthusiasm for shopping is overwhelming. Little Pete remembered that she was as tired as a dead dog, and how incredible it was that little Maria was still in good spirits.

Old Pete felt that his son was a little blessed: "Miss Maria is good, she and Miss Lucas rarely go out on weekdays. If you're working in Longborn, you'll find out how happy you are now. ”

Little Pete thought of the rumored two little Miss Bennet, and was so frightened that he shuddered: "You're right, I should be blessed!" ”