British writer

Dale mansion.

Sisters Phyllis and Zena were sitting at the table eating breakfast.

Mr. Dale said: "Phyllis, pack up your things and go after dinner, I will follow. By the way, don't forget what Professor Lu taught you..."

Phyllis interrupted his father,

"I know~ I know~ I won't forget Professor Lu's words even if I forget you."

Dell's face darkened,

For some reason, the eldest daughter's remarks made him feel very depressed.

Zena on the other side whispered, "Father, I want to go too."

Dale said: "This is not allowed! You still have to go to school, otherwise you will not know a lot of characters in the future, and you can't even understand the script. How can you act? Some time ago, I asked you to accompany your sister to fool around. It is already my biggest problem." Compromised."

Zena couldn't help but pouted,

She poked the bread with the fork in her hand, as if she was venting to something bad.

Dell kept a straight face and did not speak out to persuade him.

Phyllis' elbows are turning outwards now, and he always says "Professor Lu said", "Professor Lu thinks", "Professor Lu taught me"...

Dale felt that this was caused by being too pampered,

The eldest daughter is crooked,

The little girl can't be more crooked.

Dale said, "Zenna, don't make trouble. I didn't send you Goddesto and I was fine."

Geddesdo is a girls' school just established in 1900, enrolling girls aged 7 to 13,

The school is said to be an elite education, with a conservative atmosphere and very strict teachers.

The most terrible thing is that Goddesto is in Buckinghamshire, and it takes a whole morning to ride a carriage from London, so Zena can only live on campus if she goes to study.

Going to Gerdesdo is almost equivalent to going to jail.

The little girl's face turned black,

"full."

She got up and left.

Dale shook his head and winked at Phyllis beside him.

Phyllis was speechless,

"Father, don't ask me to help you every time you piss off Xiao Zena..."

That's true, but Phyllis still got up and quickly caught up with his sister in the middle of the corridor.

"Zena!"

Zena paused, pretending not to hear,

But her pace was much slower.

The corner of Phyllis' mouth curled up, and he pinched his sister's shoulder from behind, and said, "Stinky girl, you run fast~"

As he said that, he reached out his hand to his sister's armpit and launched a tickling attack.

"Giggle~"

Zena laughed like a silver bell.

Phyllis chuckled lightly, "Aren't you angry?"

Zena said: "I'm not angry at all. I just think my father is a bit pretentious~ You think, I have already performed many times, how could I not understand the script? It is clearly looking down on me!"

Phyllis covered her lips, a sly light flashed in her eyes,

"Really look down on you?"

Zena hid back, leaning her back against the door, and asked cautiously, "Why?"

Phyllis put her hand around her sister's back,

Squeak——

The door is opened.

This is Zena's room,

The layout of the room is designed to have the temperament of a little girl,

The bed, windows, and wardrobe are light gauze curtains, and the wind blows in through the slightly opened window slits, making the gauze dance with it.

On the bed, the hand-stitched doll bear Tibbers sits in front of the pillow, because Zena always hugs it to sleep, and occasionally drools, causing the fur of one ear of Tibbers to be a little bald, as if being pulled as if dropped,

Mrs. Dale often said that she would make a new one for Zena, but Zena refused to die.

Phyllis came into the room and sat down on the edge of the bed,

"really not bad."

Her behavior made Zena panic even more.

Zena asked cautiously, "Sister, what are you doing?"

Phyllis held out her right hand,

"script."

Zena was surprised and didn't react for a while,

"ah?"

Phyllis tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "Didn't you play Cinderella? The one you played at the Liverpool Shakespeare Theatre. Give me the script."

When talking about drama, Zena comes to life,

She thought that her sister was looking for her to play, so she immediately ran to the bed, dragged out a wooden box from under the bed,

There is no dust on the wooden box, and it looks like it is often taken care of.

Zena opened the lid and said, "Don't dirty my script."

Phyllis said, "Don't worry about it."

She watched Zena open the wooden box curiously.

Unexpectedly, the top one is the manuscript of "Roman Holiday", and the next one is "Cinderella".

Phyllis was surprised,

"You copied that "Roman Holiday"?"

Zena nodded.

"Well, I like this play the most, so every time I borrow your script to read it, I will copy a little bit, and now it's only the last scene."

In fact, it is Aiwujiwu.

The little girl has watched a lot of romantic comedies, but her sister only starred in this one, so she is closer psychologically,

Coupled with the high quality of "Roman Holiday", it naturally became a "favorite".

Phyllis rolled her eyes,

"Forget it, forget it, we don't need "Cinderella", we need "Roman Holiday"."

Zena nodded,

"Fine."

As he spoke, he handed over the script.

Phyllis was very familiar with "Roman Holiday", so he opened a page at random and found the word he wanted with a quick glance.

She pointed to Zena,

"What is this word?"

Zena looked at it and said, "Abandon, 'give up'~"

Phyllis covered the words again,

"How do you spell that?"

"Ah this..."

Zena showed an unsure expression,

Although I just watched it, I was a little confused because I didn't take it to heart.

This kind of feeling is like just leaving the house and is about to walk in front of the carriage, but suddenly thinks of the question "Is the door locked at home?" It is very ambiguous.

Zena tilted her head and said, "A—B—O—N—"

Phyllis immediately interrupted: "Wrong. If you spell it that way, the pronunciation is completely wrong."

Zena was speechless for a while,

She already knew what her sister wanted to say to herself.

Sure enough, Phyllis spoke earnestly,

"So, you still have to go to school. Otherwise, you can't even spell the words in the script you copied. Isn't this a joke?"

It's really about school.

Zena said helplessly: "That's the line of Joe's bad friend, not Princess Anne's line."

As soon as these words came out, Phyllis' expression became serious,

She held her younger sister's shoulders and said seriously: "Zena, you have to know that an actor can't decide what to play. If you can, of course you want to play Princess Anne, but there are other arrangements according to the head of the group, the playwright or the theater manager." , can you stop acting?"

Zena lowered her head and said nothing.

Phyllis shines,

"Okay, let's go to class."

She is still very good at dealing with her younger sister.

Zena nodded, leaned closer to her sister's ear, and said in a low voice, "But the things taught in girls' schools are so boring~ Except for the "Bible", everything else is cultivating people in the direction of ladies."

In fact, the Bible does too.

Phyllis chuckled,

"You just have to bear with it. Girls' schools are also beneficial, such as writing poems or something. Okay, get ready and go to class. Father should have gone to call for a carriage. Don't let him and the coachman wait for Mrs. Long."

Zena did not respond, but stared at her sister with a strange look,

"Phyllis."

"Goo..."

Phyllis swallowed.

"how?"

Zena said: "You see, I am so obedient, can you give me today's "The Scotsman"? I also want to read Professor Lu's work..."

Phyllis flatly refused: "No!"

I knew it would be this attitude.

Zena looked at Felice with begging eyes instead,

stare--

His sight was like a knife, as if it could pierce Felice.

Feeling uncomfortable, Phyllis changed the topic: "Okay, okay, I'll give you the money, and you can stop a newsboy along the way in the carriage to buy it?"

With that said, Phyllis pushed the door out,

Zena followed closely.

The two entered the opposite room together.

Unlike her sister, Phyllis seems to be an advocate of minimalism. There is almost no decoration in the room, and everything is practical. Even the bed sheets, pillowcases, and curtains are all monochrome, which seems a little cold.

Phyllis went to the bedside table, opened the jewelry box, and counted a few copper coins from it.

Zena was speechless,

"Sister, is that all?"

Phyllis glared at her.

"What's the matter? You still want my banknotes? Just buy a newspaper. These coins are enough."

Zena put her hands behind her back and didn't go to take it.

Phyllis snorted,

"No? Be careful not to even give you coins."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and urged, "Come here, let's go!"

Reluctantly, Zena spread her palms, held the coin in her hand, then made a face at her sister, and walked out in a hurry.

Phyllis shouted at Zena's back: "Stinky girl! I won't send you off."

In the distance, Zena's voice came,

"No~use~send~"

...

Zena's girls' school is in Adelphi,

This is considered a college area, in addition to various elementary schools, there are also universities such as London Political and Economics located here.

It is also because of this that there are so many "starchasers" of Lu Shi.

Zena bought a copy of The Scotsman at the door, then hurried to the classroom and took her seat.

Today's lesson is knitting art,

Sister West of the church is chattering on it, taking out thimbles and wool from time to time, performing a knitting technique live,

After each performance, she would show a proud expression and wait for the students to applaud.

Sparse applause sounded from time to time.

Zena complained in a low voice: "It's so boring."

She took out the Scotchman, turned to the Fiction Supplement, laid it out under the table,

But she felt that the paper was too big and easy to be found, so she carefully folded it into small pieces.

The girl next to me came over,

"What do you think of the Scotsman?"

The girl's name is Bar Xieluoto, and she can be regarded as Zena's best friend.

Zena asked, "Is there anything wrong with reading The Scotsman?"

Ba'er spread her hands and said, "I think "Seashore Magazine" is still better. The combination of Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson is so handsome! "The Scotsman" serialized "Never Survival" is different, there is no protagonist, and... return……"

Bar tilted her head in thought, as if looking for a suitable wording.

Zena raised her head, looked at Mammy's reaction, and made sure that the other party hadn't noticed her side before continuing to chat.

She asked, "Aren't We Surviving" not good-looking?"

Ball shook her head,

"It's not ugly, it's just a little... well... a little scary."

She trembled as she spoke.

Zena just wanted to ask the other party why she thought it was scary, but then she thought of the scary nursery rhyme in "And There Were None\

,"She asked, "A nursery rhyme?"

Ball nodded,

"Yes! It's really scary!"

Zena showed the expression of a little adult, and said: "It can make people feel the fear of being on the scene. Doesn't it just prove that "Nor Survival" is well written?"

She didn't bother to tell Bardo any more, she lowered her head and carefully read the supplement of the novel,

It is said that it is Professor Lu's work again, so you must read it carefully, it may be changed into a drama in the future, and it is still unknown.

This serial is called "The Hobbit\

,"Just by looking at the name, you know it is a fantasy work.

Zena read it carefully.

As a result, after only reading a few paragraphs, she was deeply attracted,

That kind of realistic and fantasy-filled brushwork makes people feel immersive, which is many times better than ordinary fantasy stories.

In Zena’s view, except for the overly mature text, other content is very suitable for bedtime stories,

Of course, it can also be changed into a drama,

In other words, "The Hobbit" is a work for all ages.

Zena, like her older sister, likes to turn to the end first when reading,

She resisted the desire to read the spoiler, and read the chapters one by one in order.

The storyline is simple,

But because of Lu Shi's writing skills, the novel is full of twists and turns.

For a moment, Zena forgot that she was still in the classroom.

at this time,

"Zena!"

Ball reminded in a low voice.

As a result, Zena was still immersed in the story and didn't even notice what her best friend said.

She flipped through the newspaper and even made a "crash clatter" sound.

The outcome of this state can only be tragic.

Just a loud cough,

"Cough cough cough..."

Murderous aura is coming!

Zena felt something was wrong instantly,

She turned her head and found that Nanny was standing right behind her with a very "kind" smile on her face.

There was silence in the classroom,

"..."

"..."

"..."

In the silence, Zena finally came to her senses, and said stammeringly, "Miss...Miss West..."

This title immediately elicited roars of laughter.

Mammy blushed,

"You! You actually!"

I was so angry that I couldn't speak a complete sentence for a long time.

On the surface, students should address Mammy as "Ms. West\

,"But behind the scenes, she was ridiculed as a "Miss" because of her strict discipline and strict academic requirements, plus she never married in her life.

Of course, everyone would dare not say that in person.

This time, Zena accidentally slipped her mouth because she was too absorbed in reading the novel and hadn't gotten out of the plot yet.

Mammy snorted coldly,

"Give me!"

She pointed to the Supplement to The Scotsman that Zena was leafing through.

Zena couldn't help feeling depressed,

She hasn't finished it yet!

The feeling of being forcibly confiscated before the novel is finished is like a kitten scratching at the apex of the heart, constantly teasing, but it just doesn't give satisfaction.

Zena is not afraid of being criticized at all now, but she is afraid that she will not be able to finish the series.

However, the nanny didn't give her a chance at all, and directly took away the "Scotlander", and even waved her hand like a show of power,

Looking at that movement, it seems to be saying: "The newspaper is in my hand, if you are brave enough, you can come and get it yourself."