Rimbaud's girl

Uncle Felix was an alcoholic, but luckily he wasn't a "prodigal", that is, a little less aggressive, and a little drunk most of the time.This time he was also pretty good, he was unambiguous when it was time for him to play, he performed very well, and got twice as much child support as she expected.

His advantage is that he has money, he is not good at gambling or womanizing, and there are not many places to spend his money. He only buys wine, but he is not willing to drink too good wine, so his expenses are limited.It was best for him to keep her money.

Then, give Frederick a little "hush money", don't need to give too much, just give him the 300 francs she didn't spend with her--my brother has grown up so big, he may never have 300 francs. Rich!

As for her good "father", she didn't make him sell the house so hard, but she didn't expect him to get the money in just one week.Dijon’s housing prices also depend on the location. Avenue Napoleon is considered an upper-middle area. The price of such a small villa is around 5 francs. Captain Rimbaud’s savings may only be enough to buy a house, plus the expenses of the past 10 years. He probably didn't have much savings—so where did he get the 3-plus francs?Did he have any "pocket" in Dijon besides Madame Mandarien?

Vitaly was a little annoyed.

Speaking of which, Captain Rimbaud didn't do anything heinous.Yes, abandoning his wife and son is very bad, but it has not reached the point where he has to find a way to kill him.Now, by causing him to lose a large sum of money and having his mistress leave him, she had achieved her primary goal.As for whether to ask him for child support in the future?Neither she nor Isabelle were of age and could do it all over again.

She secretly told her uncle that she would come again in a few years, and Felix would praise her, saying that you are such a smart girl!

Louis wrote to his sister in Marseilles, but did not receive a reply from her sister, and Mrs. Mandarion took him away.So, this reply letter went to Vitaly.Vitaly wrote a letter to Louis, expressly implying that he would actively find a way to prevent Mrs. Mandarien from returning to Dijon.

On the day she left Dijon, Vitaly received a reply from Louis, asking her when she would return to Charleville, and asked her the address of Charleville's house.

She replied with a very short letter, saying that she will leave today, but don't think about developing any friendship, and if they each achieve their goals, they can go their separate ways, and from then on, they will never see each other again.

Mrs. Rimbaud gave Frederick 200 francs, and he spent dozens of francs on his walk, leaving about 150 francs: plus the 300 francs that Vitaly bought him, he suddenly became a "huge sum" of 450 francs. "rich people".He has already made plans with great interest, and will use the 450 francs to eat meat every day and buy a fancy suit.

In Paris before, Uncle Felix bought him a new suit and shoes from head to toe. Frederick looked very good in his new suit and looked like a grown man.

"What do you want to do when you get home?" Vitaly asked him on the train from Dijon to Chalons.

"It's... probably to get a job." Like Arthur, Frederick was reluctant to go back to school.Arthur thought that he could not learn any more advanced knowledge at Charleville College, and Frederick simply hated studying.

"I heard from my mother that you are going to serve in the military."

"Yes, after I turn 20." When it comes to military service, he is a little troubled.France currently implements a compulsory military service system. Men between the ages of 20 and 25 must serve in the army. The active service period is 3 years. After 36 months, they can choose to stay in the army or go home and transfer to the reserve service.He is the eldest son, so he must go to serve, otherwise Arthur will have to serve, but Arthur will definitely not want to stay in the army for three years.

The advantage of being in the army is that there will be a small allowance. If you don’t mess around, the allowance is enough for his pocket money. After all, in the army, you can only wear military uniforms all day long. The army spends money, including food, daily necessities, etc., basically No need to spend your own money.

"You're leaving, and Arthur won't be at home all the time." She sighed.

Arthur didn't want to stay at home all the time, just because he wanted to run to Paris from time to time.If Frederick went to serve, and Arthur was not at home, the mother would control the two daughters even more severely.Maybe it would be better to go to a convent school!

Frederick touched the top of her head, "What? You don't want to stay at home either?"

She nodded, "I want to go to Charleville College, but they probably won't accept female students. I want to go to school."

"Charleville College is full of bad boys." He said, "I get it." "Don't go to college. You've got money now, and you can get a private tutor."

"But good teachers are not easy to find." She sighed.

"Let Arthur—" He had just mentioned his brother's name when he suddenly remembered that Arthur probably hadn't come home yet.After they arrived in Dijon, they wrote to Charleville's mother. The mother's reply was sent to the post office near the Avenue Napoleon in Dijon, but not to Captain Rimbaud's house.Arthur hadn't come home yet, but he had left Paris and wandered somewhere.

"Where's Arthur? Mother doesn't write about him."

"Who knows? Probably with those people again."

Mrs. Rimbaud didn't say much in her letter, except that Arthur left Paris, but probably-->>

Maybe he didn't dare to go home, and besides, Vitaly wasn't at home, so he wandered off to other places.

The brothers and sisters have their own concerns.

What Vitaly wants is to go to school. Now that she has money, she can go to the home of a private teacher to take classes. The conditions at home are not good, so it is best to have a private teacher who teaches at home.She wants to go to Charleville College to study, but the school may not be willing to accept girls when she comes here. Now that the political situation is chaotic, it will be very difficult to solve this problem through administrative or legal means. It is better to find a private teacher. ;Besides, the environment in the school is indeed not very good. If she is the only girl in school, she will definitely encounter campus bullying-bullying is nothing new.

Frederick was not thinking about serving, but about getting a job.Madame Rimbaud could not accept the fact that he was not going back to school, but she could not accept that he was at home all day and had already told him that when he returned from Dijon he was going out to look for work.But what can he do?Thinking about it is very troublesome.

Charleville.

Mrs. Rimbaud didn't expect that after they went for three weeks, they really wanted 3 francs!The money was originally requested in the name of the maintenance of their four children, and of course it had to be handed over to Mrs. Rimbaud.The three children at home are busy making requests with their mothers. Frederick's request is very simple, as long as there is meat!Isabel wants to eat enough every day, eat meat, and wear beautiful dresses; Vitaly also wants to eat enough every day, and then still have money to go to school.

Frederick and Isabel were easy to deal with, especially when Isabel learned that her sister brought her a new dress from Paris, which was so beautiful, she immediately went back to her room to change a new dress; but Vitaly's request was a bit difficult to deal with.Madame Rimbaud had a long discussion with Vitaly and Frederick in the drawing room.

The hero this time is undoubtedly Vitaly. If she hadn't urged Felix to take them to Dijon, the 3 francs would not have fallen from the sky.What's wrong with being rich?If you have money, you can live a better life, and it can also make up for the loss of being abandoned by your husband.If there is no love, then money is fine.

Arthur showed a talent for learning when he was about 10 years old, and now Vitaly wanted to study hard again. Mrs. Rimbaud was shaken: maybe Vitaly would also be a gifted child.She doesn't understand the benefits of girls being too smart, but it must be better than those stupid girls. This is very simple common sense.

So it was settled, and Arthur was written to go home, and Vitaly was taken to see some private teachers, and some teachers from Charleville College would also accept students privately; after the private teachers were settled, Frederick was responsible for picking them up Vitaly.

Vitaly is very happy: the first small goal has been achieved, and the second small goal is also in sight!

Before she wanted to go to school, the biggest obstacle was Mrs. Rimbaud. Her mother may not think that girls need to learn knowledge, but maybe 3 francs made her happy, and she let her go so easily.

The knowledge that can be learned in the convent girls' school is very limited, and the environment is not good. She has long wanted to stay in the convent.As for Isabel, she might have to go to a convent girls' school for two years.

Two days later, Arthur, who received the letter, returned to No. 5 A, Rue de la Madeleine.

He is not tall, and the four brothers and sisters are not too tall. Frederick is only 4 meters now, and Arthur is even shorter, only 1 meters.Vitaly is almost 7 years old, only 1 meters tall, and has not yet begun to develop.

Arthur expressed surprise that they had gone to Dijon and brought back 3 francs.

"He...how is he?"

"Who?" Vitaly asked knowingly.

Arthur said reluctantly, "Father."

"Him? He's had a good life. It's just that I don't know if he can live such a good life in the future, and I don't care."

Arthur sighed.

"What about you? You haven't said yet, how about going to Paris this time?"

He scratched his head in annoyance, "It's not good. I don't know how to get those people to read my poems. To be precise, I don't think they can understand."

"Unreadable?" What does this mean?

"Can you understand my poems?"

Vitaly thought for a while, "I can barely 'understand' it."

"It's a -- a feeling that can't be articulated, can't be explained. What I write is what I want to express. You have to 'see' word by word."

"I know this."

"Have you ever read poetry?"

"I read some."

"for example?"

"Lord Byron."

Arthur smiled. "He's all right. But I'm not like Byron, I'm - I hope to be 'long and sober with all the senses confused' - can you see what I mean? I mean, I Should be someone who never was, a genius! I'm a poet, there's no doubt about it! I'm 'I' and I'm not just 'I'. I'm a 'psychic', it can be crazy , can you understand what I'm saying?"