Rimbaud's girl

Captain Rimbaud seemed anxious to get her out of the house.

It made sense when he thought about it: he didn't want Felix and Frederick to see the bruise on her neck.Actually Felix would always see her, would see the bruise on her neck, but Captain Rimbaud hoped it would come as late as possible.

He doesn't seem very smart either.

When visiting the clothing store, Vitaly asked the clerk for paper and pen, wrote a note to her uncle, and asked the clerk to call a messenger child for her, and sent it to the hotel.

Mrs. Mandarian did not mention Louis, but bought her not only 5 skirts, but 5 sets from inside to outside: petticoats, drawers, shirts, hats, shoes; also bought a lot of daily necessities and cosmetics: towels, Face cream, face powder, perfume, eyebrow pencil.It cost almost 1000 francs in one afternoon.

Mrs. Mandarian was sombre that she seldom spoke to her; nor did she wish to have much conversation with her father's mistress.If Louis was smart, he would try his best to persuade his mother to leave and go back to Marseilles; and if Mrs. Mandarien was a little bit sensible, she should also understand that they would never become a real family unless he divorced. With a wife and children, that is, in Dijon far away, people don't know that this man abandoned his wife and children, otherwise, he would be condemned.

Social morals certainly support stable family relationships, a man's place in society is defined by others, you're a wife and child abandoner, how can people trust you to be a loyal friend?

For Mrs. Mandarian, Captain Rimbaud was not a good choice. Based on her appearance and upbringing, she should be the wife of some noble family.Louis didn't mention his mother's background, but it was obviously not the daughter of a simple rich family, she might be the daughter of a small noble family. In short, there shouldn't be any intersection with an officer of civilian origin like Captain Rimbaud.

There was no need to really get to the bottom of this question. In short, it was Uncle Felix's job to ask for money, and she was responsible for finding a way to get Mrs. Mandarian to leave him.

She said that they were five brothers and sisters - between her and Arthur there was a girl who died a few months ago - Captain Rimbaud didn't like children, he didn't love his wife, and he probably loved the 5 francs more ; What would happen if the girl from the husband's family didn't have a dowry of 3 francs? Captain Rimbaud is a ruthless man. Attitude.

Mrs. Mandarien took her to lunch in an outside restaurant, which was very sumptuous and cost 7 francs for two people.When they returned to Captain Rimbaud's house, Felix and Frederick had already left.

Captain Rimbaud told Vitaly to go upstairs, presumably to discuss the matter with Mrs. Mandarian.After all, he wants to take out the money, the difference is only in the amount.

Vitaly asked the maid to bring the gift box containing the dress to her room, and went to find Louis herself.

Louis stayed in his room for most of the day, opened the door for her, and let her into the room.

"Did you not go down today?"

He shook his head, "No. What's the matter?"

"So obedient?" She didn't believe it.

"I know your uncle and brother are here."

"Do you know what we're here for?"

"I know. Your brother and sister's support." Said, Louis frowned.

"Do you think we should ask him for the money?"

Louis nodded, "Should. He is the father, and he should raise you."

That's about the same.She smiled, "Your mother said she doesn't know exactly how much money Captain Rimbaud has, and you probably don't know either. If Captain Rimbaud didn't have much money, would he ask your mother for money?"

Louis frowned deeply at this moment, "I don't know exactly how much money mother has, but—" He glanced at her.

"I know what you mean. Your mother's money should be used to raise you up, let you eat well and dress well, and live a carefree life as a child of a rich family. It cannot be given to others. Well, I I support your idea. But what if your mother softens her heart?"

He was a little overwhelmed and looked at her inquiringly.

"Is there anyone else in your family in Marseilles?"

"Yes, I have a sister who is married."

"Has your sister had any children?"

"Not yet, she's only been married for a few months. What?"

"You write to your sister immediately and ask her to write to your mother asking her to go back. Whether it's sickness or pregnancy, you can find any reason."

Louis looked at her puzzled, "Didn't you come to ask for money?"

Vitaly looked at him amusedly, "You are such an idiot. I want money, but not from the Mandarian family. I only want money from Captain Rimbaud. By the way, who is the owner of this house? "

"Captain Rimbaud."

"Well, that's fine. You and Mrs. Mundarian leave as soon as possible. He can't get much money. He can only sell the house. He doesn't have a house of his own. Will your mother live in some kind of rented apartment?"

He shook his head.My own mother knew for herself, how could she bear to live in a rented apartment.He vaguely felt that Vitaly was really a smart girl, he couldn't tell what was wrong with her plan, and there was nothing wrong with it, he-->>

The relationship with Captain Rimbaud is not that deep. It would be great if the mother could get away from this man.

Captain Rimbaud has been having a bit of trouble recently.

The daughter is not the little angel on the surface, and she is even very rambunctious, and the methods used make you unable to get angry with her.She is a little expert at destroying the atmosphere. Mrs. Mandarian is worried about Vitaly all day and suddenly says something stabbing with metaphors, and he can't stand Vitaly's irony;

Vitaly gave them "Thérèse Lagan" and "Madeleine Ferrat" respectively, and Mrs. Mandarien was angry and ashamed, crying every day; no matter how gentle a woman is, she always cries He doesn't have a good temper, and he doesn't have the patience to coax her all the time;

Felix is ​​a vulgar, vulgar, rascal, stubborn, insisting on asking for 5 francs, nothing less; Frederick is already a boy of seventeen years old, and looks very much like his father. , Looking at the eldest son who has grown up, he still feels a little guilty.It's not that he loves this son so much, it's just a little bit of remaining conscience.

Mrs. Mandarian asked him to solve the maintenance problem as soon as possible, saying that he would write to her after he settled it, and hurried away with Louis and returned to Marseilles.This is what happened on May 5.

On this day, the Paris Commune officially failed, and government forces fully occupied the urban area of ​​Paris.

The major event that changed the world in Paris did not have any impact on Captain Rimbaud's house. On this day, the Dijon newspaper has not received the latest news from Paris, and is still talking about what happened a few days ago: Before the Paris Commune faced defeat, it set fire to some important buildings in the urban area, including the Tuileries, the royal palace where Napoleon III lived before, and the Louvre, the royal palace. There were no artworks and treasures taken away by the royal family in the palace. Looted, or destroyed by fire;

Government forces have begun a large-scale arrest of members of the Paris Commune. Rows of people were shot dead in urban and suburban areas of Paris. The blood of the commune members stained the streets of Paris.

Mrs. Mandarian took Louis away, and there were only Rimbaud and his daughter in the small villa.

Wearing fashionable dresses, dressed like a girl from a middle-class family in Dijon, Vitaly thought she was beautiful.

Captain Rimbaud asked Mrs. Mandarian to take her out for three days in a row, and prevented her from seeing her uncle and brother; the two did not see her, and they underestimated her injuries, thinking that Louis was only an 11 and a half-year-old boy , How much strength can I have?Today, no one took her out, and she could finally show her scars to her uncle and brother.

It's been three and a half days, and the bruising—the bruising has faded a bit, but there are still a few obvious fingerprints.Felix was so distressed that he yelled: "My good girl!" Then he yelled at Captain Rimbaud knowingly: "Who did it? Is it you? It's you! You beast! You actually want to kill My own child!"

Angrily rushed towards him.

Captain Rimbaud dodged in embarrassment, "Don't—Felix! I'm a bastard, but I would never want to hurt them."

Felix Quan pretended not to hear, hugged him and beat him up.Captain Rimbaud just dodged and didn't fight back.

Frederick tactfully pulled Vitaly out of the living room.

"Does it still hurt?" Frederick was also very distressed, "I didn't see Louis, otherwise I would have beaten him hard!"

Vitaly laughed inwardly: Louis is not an idiot either, he certainly wouldn't dare to let Frederick see him; it's only natural for a brother to vent his anger on his sister.

"It doesn't hurt much anymore."

"I think 5 is too little." Frederick said angrily, "If...if anything happens to you, I'll kill him!"

"Who did you kill?"

"Who else? Of course it's our father! You live in his house, but he can't protect you. I don't want such a 'father'!" He tried his best to put on a vicious look.

Then you will be on the "social news section" of the newspaper.Vitaly said silently in her heart.

"You are worth more than 5 francs." He pinched her little face.

"of course!"

Captain Rimbaud bargained with little confidence, and finally agreed to 3 francs, of which 5 francs were given to Vitaly alone; he didn't mention that they should hide Vitaly's injury, knowing that they would definitely tell Lan Bo Mrs. Poe.

In the next few days, Captain Rimbaud still went out in the afternoon.No one came to see the house, and he did not sell the house. He got 3 francs from somewhere. On June 5, he gave Felix two cash checks: one for 6 francs and one for 7 francs. thousand francs.

Ever since Vitaly knew that 5000 francs were given to her alone in the money, she began to worry: who should keep the money?She was reluctant to give it to Mrs. Rimbaud, fearing that her mother would use the money for living expenses.It's not that she's stingy, it's just that money is more secure in her own hands.Besides, if Arthur needed money in the future, she would rather give it to him herself than go through her mother.Arthur is his mother's pet. If he wants to ask his mother for money, his mother will eventually give it to him, but he will just nagging.Arthur didn't like his mother's nagging, privately he called her "sharp mouthed".