Rimbaud's girl

Chapter2

Rue Napoleon, Dijon.

Captain Rimbaud's retirement life is very comfortable. He spends time at home in the morning, goes to the club to read newspapers, play cards and drink coffee in the afternoon. After dinner in the club, he leisurely rides the carriage home.

He has a real estate under his own name, a two-story single-family villa with a courtyard; a large carriage has a carriage, which is considered to be a proper middle-class level in Dijon.

When Vitaly heard Arthur describe what Captain Rimbaud's house looked like, she was very angry at the time: Mrs. Rimbaud can only rent a house with 4 children, otherwise 3 francs will not be enough until now, this irresponsible The man lives in a small villa and rides a private carriage!If their surname was not "Rimbaud" but "Jufu", she would not be so angry: since your surname is used, at least you have to show a little "father"!

It was just after 10 am.

The sunshine in the east of France is much brighter than that in the north. The weather at the end of May is pleasant, neither hot nor cold, which is really a very suitable weather for traveling.

The rented carriage is very comfortable, and it can also make people look very dignified. At least they will not be ridiculed as "poor ghosts from other provinces".

Napoleon Avenue is not too far from the train station, and it takes only [-] minutes.

After getting off the carriage, Uncle Felix couldn't help but sigh that the house his brother-in-law lived in was nice.Vitaly asked her brother to knock on the door, told the coachman to stop the carriage on the side of the road and not to go away, gave him a sous coin, and told him to buy water.

A manservant in his fifties came to answer the door and cautiously asked who they were.

Frederick looked back at his uncle and sister in a little bewilderment.

"Get Rimbaud out!" cried Felix.His accent was not Burgundian at first glance, but a provincial.

"Who are you please?"

Vitaly stabbed Frederick in the back, and he could only say, "I am Jean-Nicolas Frédéric Rimbaud, and I am looking for my father, Captain Rimbaud."

The servant's eyes widened in surprise: "My Christ! I've never heard that my master has such a big son!"

Vitaly almost rolled her eyes: who are you kidding?Didn't Arthur come here last time?But maybe, Captain Rimbaud didn't tell the servant that the boy was his son?Well, very likely.

Captain Rimbaud hurried out.He is not tall, about 1 meters tall, with slightly darker golden brown hair, and a handsome moustache. He is considered a good-looking old man.

It doesn't seem too old, he is 57 years old this year, barely middle-aged.

Probably because of his military background, he has a tall and straight figure and a serious expression.He looked at Felix for a moment, then at the boy and girl next to him.

Frederick stammered, "Father, father, I am little Frederick."

"I'm Vitaly."

He didn't seem to expect to see two children at once, surprised and a little embarrassed.

After thinking about it for a while, Vitaly immediately called out to him with tears in her eyes, "Father! I finally see you!"

Sitting in the living room was a middle-aged woman who looked very young, as if she was only in her 30s, but upon closer inspection, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes gave her away.She was a beautiful woman, well-bred-looking, too, with thick black hair, a soft voice, and graceful posture.She invited the guests to sit down, and kindly asked them where they came from, whether they were tired after walking for a few days, and when they arrived in Dijon.

Frederick answered honestly.

Captain Rimbaud's mistress.

Vitaly rolled her eyes inwardly, pretending to be obedient on the surface.

The boy who was about 10 years old was also there.

Among the 4 children, except for Isabel who looks more like Mrs. Rimbaud, the other 3 children look more like Captain Rimbaud. Vitaly is very upset: Who wants to look so similar to this irresponsible guy!

But the boy was... pale, thin, with dark hair, almost black, not quite like Captain Rimbaud.She doesn't look like him, and is more beautiful than Arthur, mainly because her eyes are big, with double eyelids, and her pupils are almost azure blue, clear and pure.

Captain Rimbaud introduced to Felix, "This is Mrs. Mandarion, and this is her son, Louis."

Felix hesitated for a moment, but took off his hat, "Mrs. Mandarian."

Hmm... Captain Rimbaud's wording is a bit strange, so Louis is Mrs. Mandarion's child, not his—illegitimate child?

Louis looked gloomy, pursed his lips, and looked at them displeased.

What's the matter, little boy?Vitaly resisted the urge to roll her eyes.

According to the pre-rehearsed statement, Felix ignored Mrs. Mandarion and said directly to Captain Rimbaud: "Look, you have been away from Charleville for 10 years, and the children have grown up."

Captain Rimbaud recovered his demeanor, no longer -->>

So embarrassing. "Yes, the children have grown up." He frowned anxiously and impatiently, "You brought the children here, where is Vitaly?"

"She doesn't want to see you again."

Captain Rimbaud frowned, "She always does."

The atmosphere was awkward and tense. Mrs. Mandarian glanced at Felix and said gently to Captain Rimbaud: "The children are here. If you have something to say, go to the study. The children will stay in the living room. I asked the servant to add a few more dishes, the children have come so far, it's time to have a meal with you."

listen!If this woman hadn't been her father's mistress, Vitaly would have applauded her!

Presumably, all men would do this, but Captain Rimbaud followed her advice and took Felix to the study.

Mrs. Mandarian turned her face and smiled softly at Vitaly, "How old are you? What's your name?"

"12, Vitaly. I have the same name as my mother." Vitaly smiled at her too. "Who are you from my father? Are you his relative? I haven't heard my mother mention you."

Embarrassed, Mrs. Mandarian froze for a moment.

Louis said angrily: "Mother, you, you are the hostess of this family, you don't need to be nice to them!"

"But they are your father's children—"

Louis's pale face was immediately stained with a blush, "My surname is not Rimbaud!"

Vitaly shook her head in her heart: little boy!

She put on a naive look, and asked in confusion, "Is Louis also a child of his father? Why doesn't Louis live with us?"

Frederick couldn't help saying, "Don't be stupid, that's my father's... illegitimate child." He repeated the word "Btard" with disgust on his face, as if it was a dirty word.

Louis was furious, "You are Btard!" But a little bit lacking in confidence, he looked at Mrs. Mandarion aggrieved and annoyed, "Mother! Why don't we go back to Marseille?!"

Mrs. Mandarion hurriedly hugged him, stroking his blushing little face, and said softly, "My Louis, don't be like this."

Vitaly didn't think it was enough, and continued: "What is Btard? Shouldn't Louis be mother's child? Father didn't divorce mother, and all his children should be mother's child."

Louis widened his eyes in anger, and said angrily: "No! This is my mother, not some 'Mrs. Rimbaud' from some remote ghost place! The name Rimbaud is not at all It sounds good!"

Vitaly seemed taken aback, "What does that mean?"

"It means that his mother is not our father's wife." Frederick kindly explained to his sister.

Mrs. Mandarian was annoyed: these two brothers and sisters looked like children from the remote country, but they were very boring.But she couldn't argue with the two teenage children, so she called in the maid and asked her to fetch drinks and refreshments to entertain the guests.

The maid quickly brought drinks and snacks: milk, hot cocoa, small grapes of a dark purple color, cream puffs, crepes.

It is not the season for grapes to ripen now, and the grapes will not ripen until late September, presumably this is a greenhouse grape; hot cocoa, rich people like to drink, no one does not love hot cocoa; puffs and crepes Also homemade desserts.

Vitaly had quite a full breakfast, but it was already past 10 o'clock, and she was still a little hungry.So I ate two puffs and drank half a cup of hot cocoa.

Louis didn't stay in the living room any longer. After saying goodbye to his mother, he didn't say hello to the Rimbaud brothers and sisters, and left arrogantly.

Vitaly snorted coldly in her heart: "Little brat!With your attitude, there will still be times when you will be pissed off in the future!

She didn't care whether Louis was Captain Rimbaud's child or not. As long as he could get the money this time, they wouldn't be able to meet again in the next few decades, so she didn't have to worry about his little heart being hurt.If he wasn't so arrogant and willing to talk nicely, she could try to be nice to him, but thinking about it, it's impossible.He must have always thought that he was the only child of Captain Rimbaud, but now he found out that he had several brothers and sisters, and he must have died of anger.

Her main goal was not this little boy, but Mrs. Mandarian. She just wanted to see how advanced a woman could be in the love of Captain Rimbaud.

She was still a little girl, young and small, and if she said something that offended the hostess, it was because she was a child from the country, and she didn't understand anything!Besides, the mistress of the house should be her mother, Mrs. Rimbaud!

Irresponsible men who abandon their wives and children can be avoided, but this face is still necessary.

But the operation didn't go well. Captain Rimbaud was too cunning to get Uncle Felix drunk.

Hi!There must be something like brandy hidden in the study.

After coming out of the study, Felix was already drunk, and when they had lunch together, Captain Rimbaud poured him another cup after another.

Vitaly was so angry that she wished she could drag her uncle away quickly.