Rimbaud's girl

Looking at Felix's drunken appearance, even if he asked him, he probably wouldn't remember what he said, alas, I'm so worried!

Distraught, she let them go.

Of course, there are still spare rooms in such an exquisite small villa. The maid is tidying up the room and changing into new sheets and quilts according to her requirements.

It feels great to be able to order servants to do things!

She thought, no wonder rich people like to hire a lot of servants. The days when this kind of clothes can be stretched out to eat and mouths are so comfortable!Sure enough, it is easy for people to fall!

Captain Rimbaud went out.

Without looking, Vitaly found herself forced to face her father's mistress alone.Well, Mrs. Mandarian is unlikely to beat her up or ask someone to do something to her, don't panic.

"Where did father go?" Mrs. Mandarian was not a housewife, she didn't have to do housework, she had nothing to do in the afternoon, so she read the book.

"He went to the club."

"Club? What's he doing there?"

"Reading the newspaper, playing cards with friends, you know, men's socializing, you can't socialize at home."

"A club for men only, isn't it?"

"Correct."

"Is there any women's club?"

Mrs. Mundarian smiled. "There are some, but we don't call it a 'club.'"

"book club?"

"almost."

boring.I also don't want to discuss with her about new dresses, new fabric patterns, etc. They are enemies and not friends, so there is no need to establish a good relationship with her.

"Where's Louie? Doesn't he have to go to school?"

"He just happened to be sick recently, so he didn't go to school."

Well, that's pretty much it.

"I'm going to play with him." Vitaly stood up.

Mrs. Mandarian hurriedly said, "He is sleeping, so don't wake him up."

Really boring. "Then I'll go to my father's study to see if there are any books to read."

Mrs. Mundarian nodded.

What could look good in a veteran's den?At best, there are some tomes just for show, and the owner may not have turned a single page. After looking along the bookshelf for a few minutes, Vitaly gave Captain Rimbaud's artistic accomplishment: not very good.

Her purpose was not to find books to read, but to find a place to store wine.There is no soldier who does not like to drink, this is my uncle's personal experience.Come to think of it, when you've spent months in the trenches with rough men, what else can you do but drink?

It didn't take her long to find the small wine cabinet, in a cabinet under one of the bookshelves: several bottles of different kinds of wine, a few wine glasses.I looked at the label of the wine, there was brandy, whiskey, and gin, but I didn't see vodka, probably too strong for my taste.

She poured a little brandy and sipped it lightly: it was not as spicy as expected.

The furnishings in the study are nothing fancy, just ordinary.Sitting on the wooden chair behind the desk, she wondered what exactly Mrs. Mandarien had set her eyes on in Captain Rimbaud: money?He should not be too rich, at most tens of thousands of francs; appearance? A 57-year-old middle-aged man is an old man no matter how handsome he is; love?This is too ethereal.

Then I thought, I don't know how the house price in Dijon is, how much is this small villa worth?Did Captain Rimbaud pay for it, or did this lady pay for it?If Vitaly Cuve was a simple country girl back then, she was inevitably deceived by Captain Rimbaud's rhetoric. Mrs. Mandarian should not be so simple, right?But it's hard to say, girls from wealthy and well-loved families may be a little more innocent because they are so well protected.

If Mrs. Mandarian had bought the house, then Captain Rimbaud would have gone for the money.

But before she said that it was the Rimbaud's house, Mrs. Mandarian didn't seem to put forward a different statement, and Louis, a proud little kid, didn't point it out either, so it should still be the property of Captain Rimbaud.

She decided to wait until Frederick came to deliver the luggage, let him inquire about the price, and then make a plan.

The half day passed quickly, she randomly found a book from the study, took it to the living room, and sat on the sofa to read it for more than an hour.During the period, Frederick brought her luggage, and she told him to inquire about the house price, take care of uncle, and not allow him to drink any more, and then the two of them would come back tomorrow morning.

Afterwards, Mrs. Mandarian took a walk in the yard and had afternoon tea, and she followed.Mrs. Mandarian asked what she usually does, and there is nothing wrong with telling others about it, so she said that she has to do housework at home, and her mother is very hard and her life is difficult.

Mrs. Mandarian didn't seem to expect that their life could be considered "hardship", and she was a little surprised, "I thought... Frederick would take care of your life." Captain Rimbaud's name is also Frederick , the eldest brother has the same name as his father.

Vitaly was also surprised that she said that. "Did father-->>

Give us living expenses, don't you know? "

She was a little uncomfortable. "I don't know much about his financial situation."

Louis glanced at her displeasedly.

"Then what do you and Louis live on?" Before she could answer, Vitaly quickly went on to say, "Because of the war in the past few months, prices in Charleville have risen rapidly, we can't buy flour, and we don't have Money to buy more bread, not enough to eat all day."

Mrs. Mandarian hurriedly said, "I didn't think about...you..." She was even more uncomfortable.

At this moment, Louis finally stopped choking on Vitaly, but said sympathetically, "No wonder you are so skinny!"

"The last time Arthur came, did you see him?"

"Arthur? Who is it?"

"My other brother, he came to see my father. Haven't you seen him?"

Louis shook his head, "Maybe we haven't come by then." After he finished speaking, he frowned, with an annoyed expression on his face, as if he was annoyed that he was talking to Vitaly so calmly.

After Captain Rimbaud came home, the four of them sat down and had dinner together.

The atmosphere of the dinner was much better than that of the lunch. Captain Rimbaud talked and laughed with Mrs. Mandarian, he was kind to Louis, but he was a little awkward and distant to Vitaly.But this is not surprising, after all, I haven't seen each other for 10 years, so I can't talk about any feelings.

Vitaly put herself in the perspective of a bystander: These three people are really like a family!It is harmonious, and she is the "outsider" and "destroyer".snort!How can this matter be blamed for her untimely insertion?If this man hadn't done anything like abandoning his wife and son, the mother and son wouldn't be in an awkward position.But I'm afraid Captain Rimbaud didn't have this awareness at all.

Vitaly suddenly started talking, "Father, what is 'adultery'?"

Captain Rimbaud was stunned for a moment before he realized, embarrassed and annoyed: "Who taught you this word?"

"I went to school in a convent girls' school. The nuns said that adultery is the most evil thing in the world, second only to murder." She said coldly, "What does adultery mean? Does it mean that a man, a husband, obviously has a wife?" , but having sex with another woman?"

Captain Rimbaud was furious: "The nuns taught you this?!"

Mrs. Mandarian put down the knife and fork, covered her face and hurriedly left the restaurant.

Louis' pale face was flushed with anger, he gave her a hard look, and followed him out of the restaurant.

Vitaly still looked innocent and indifferent, "Mrs. Mandarian is so strange, I'm not blaming her for anything."

"Shut up!" Captain Rimbaud had a ferocious expression, as if he wanted to throw the knife and fork in her face.

"Father!" She immediately put on a frightened expression, "Don't be angry, I really just don't understand."

"How did your mother educate you?" Captain Rimbaud seemed to hold back his anger.

"My mother has no time to take care of me, and the housework exhausts her. We have no money to eat, and we have no money to hire servants. During the summer wheat harvest season, we have to go back to Luoshi Village to farm. Last time Isabel cut her own leg , shed a lot of blood, and she almost lost her leg." How could it be possible for their teenage children to cut wheat in the fields, but Captain Rimbaud didn't know this, so it didn't prevent her from talking nonsense.

She also said that life is difficult, she has to do a lot of housework at a young age, Isabel is only 10 years old, and she also has to do housework.How cold the water is in winter, but there is no extra money to buy firewood or coal, so you can only wash clothes in cold water, and you have to kneel down to wipe the floor. What a hard job for children!

Captain Rimbaud kept his face serious, a little displeased and impatient, and seemed indifferent to it.

The more Vitaly talked, the more annoyed she felt, but she couldn't get angry; seeing Captain Rimbaud's indifferent appearance, she became even more annoyed: this man has no pity at all!That's right, he just had fun a few times and paid a few coins. He has never raised a child with his own hands, so how could he think that she would be different from a strange child?She really shouldn't have hoped for him.

It may be that the military life made him develop a cold appearance and a cold heart, but it is more likely that this man himself is a "bad embryo"!

She stopped and said nothing.I was very aggrieved: this ghost day is really sad!It is also very sad to ask someone for money!But she didn't want to give up her rights, so she had to endure it no matter how uncomfortable she was, until she accomplished her goal this time.

Seeing that she stopped talking, Captain Rimbaud said in a low voice, "Go and apologize to Mrs. Mandarion."

Impatient, she put down the knife and fork, pushed away the plate, and stood up, "It was not I who embarrassed her, but you, my father. You did something immoral, and the one who was blamed was Madame Mandarien, I don't think I need to tell you that? You live with her and Louis, and Louis's name is not Rimbaud, and her name is not Rimbaud, so people don't know what it is all about. ?"

She didn't give him time to talk, and immediately went on to say, "I'm full, Father, and I want to go to bed early."

Captain Rimbaud had never met a girl like her, or a girl with his surname, and he didn't know what to do with her for a while, so he had to let her go.