Rimbaud's girl

"What are you looking at?" Vitaly leaned on Arthur's shoulder.

Arthur turned the cover.

"Gulliver's Travels? You're sure to like this novel."

"really."

"You'd be a very good anarchist if you could."

"Very likely."

"Overthrow all ruling privileged classes!" she whispered the slogan.

"Destroy the king and emperor!" Arthur also whispered the slogan.

Gabriel pretended not to hear.Arthur Rimbaud is not considered a "radical revolutionary", his consciousness is limited to overthrowing the monarchy, but he has no opinion on the political situation after "overthrowing the monarchy"; he has no good opinion of the Third Republic, But can't think of a better solution.Generally speaking, Arthur is quite content with the status quo.

As for Vitaly, in fact, she has never expressed her political opinions or political inclinations.

Of course the Oran family is a royalist, no matter in France or England, they are royalists.They belong to the feudal aristocratic class and have not caught up with the pace of capitalism. The Oran couple do not know how to invest and set up factories.

In fact, Gabriel didn't know the details of how much money the Oran family had. He only knew "a lot", which was enough for him to spend his whole life. As long as he wasn't too prodigal, he couldn't use it up to support a lot of children.So he can say without hesitation that he will take Vitaly out of the country for a honeymoon for several years.

There are comfortable sofa chairs in the library for people to sit and read. Gabriel is sitting at one end of the sofa, holding Vitaly in his arms, and the two are reading the same book in an orderly manner.

Vitaly was born petite, fleshy, plump, but not fat, or a well-fed, nutritious, well-developed figure, which is very comfortable to hold in her arms.

The servant brought in honey and lemonade, as well as some biscuits and desserts. Among them was a kind of finger puff, which the three of them loved. She drank water and whispered something in her ear.

Seeing that they were tired and crooked, Arthur didn't say anything.It was better for them to make love in front of him than to sneak into her room to make love. At least in front of him, Gabriel could only kiss her and could not make any more intimate gestures.

It snowed heavily for two days.After the snow stopped, the Oran couple decided to go on the road immediately, because the snow had not yet melted, and when the snow melted, the snow on the road would freeze and cause the wheels to slip, making it even more difficult to walk.

On the way, we still stayed in a halfway hotel for one night, and arrived in London at noon the next day.

Arthur's previous plan to return to Oxford was forced to postpone, so he simply went back to the exam week just like Gabriel, so he happily stayed in London for an extra week, went to Oxford in early December, and returned to London two weeks later , Gabriel and Vitaly's engagement banquet is scheduled for December 12, before Christmas.

The invitations were sent out as early as the beginning of November. In the etiquette, an invitation was also sent to the abdicated French Queen Eugenie. Naturally, Queen Eugenie would not come. Crown Prince Eugenie sent someone to give Vitaly a gift in advance. It is a pair of looks Antique long earrings in gold with sapphires.

Generally speaking, no gifts are given for engagement, but Eugene also specified to give it to Vitaly, and it was obvious that he did it on purpose.

Gabrielt was generous and helped Vitaly put on the earrings with his own hands, "Eugène is such an idiot!" He was kind and a little disgusted, "He did it to make me angry, so I won't be angry, look, you got the queen jewelry!"

The earrings were beautiful, and Mrs. Oran said they were worth at least 1 francs. The Queen's jewelry is not cheap.He also said in a slightly mocking tone that half of the queen's jewelry had never been worn. The amorous Emperor Napoleon III had many mistresses, and every time he got rid of a mistress, he needed money to spend, so because of guilt, he would also give it to his wife. Large sums of money and jewelry.Proud Eugenie is also a very down-to-earth woman who always accepts money and jewelry without saying a word.The queen's jewelry is priceless, with a total value of tens of millions of francs.

Vitale's limited knowledge has no idea what it means to pile up jewelry worth tens of millions of francs.

Mrs. Orland laughed at how rare she was, and said in a friendly tone that she had met Queen Elizabeth of Austria somewhere in the UK. The Habsburg dynasty lasted for hundreds of years and passed down countless treasures. Queen Elizabeth’s jewelry was more than tens of millions of francs. .

Vitaly's interest in Queen Elizabeth is far greater than that of Queen Eugenie. After all, Queen Elizabeth is recognized as the most beautiful queen in Europe. She comes from a royal family and is a collateral princess of the Bavarian royal family. She is much more noble than Eugenie, who is just a countess.There is also the Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria. Rudolph was born on August 1858, 8. He is only 21 months younger than Vitaly and is 2 years old this year.

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When learning etiquette, Mrs. Oran mentioned the difference between "Empire" and "Kingdom", "Crown Prince" and "Crown Prince". During the Second Empire era, there were only three emperors in Europe: Napoleon III of France, Napoleon III of Austria, Franz Joseph I, Alexander II of Russia; there are only three crown princes: Eugene of France, Rudolph of Austria, and Alexander of Russia; after the end of the Second Empire, Crown Prince Eugene became Napoleon IV without land , the actual fart is not counted.

Queen Elizabeth, nicknamed "Sissy", is strangely not in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna all the year round, not in Budapest, Hungary, or in France or the UK. She has been to the UK several times, sometimes staying for more than half a year.She loves riding horses, and her riding skills are better than some male nobles.She didn't speak French very well, didn't like French nobles, spoke English well, and a relative of the Boldwood family was the riding companion of the Queen of Austria in England.

Vitaly couldn't help but marvel: the more relatives, the better!

Gabriel then said, "It's one of Charles' uncles, as I told you, Oxford's cousin Charles. The queen likes Earl Spencer, and Charles' uncle married a daughter of the Spencer family."

I understand, so having more relatives means that there is always a way to get around the queen, either the queen of this country, or the queen of that country.Britain is such a charming country. The queens don’t stay in their own country. Queen Eugenie was born in Spain, but her first choice of exile is not Spain but England. Well done.

She regretted very much, "It's a pity that I don't know how to ride a horse. No one taught me." Horse riding is a pastime for rich people, and it is also a sport for rich people. The horse of the cart is known for its medium-speed endurance, not its short-distance explosive power.

"I can teach you." Gabriel was very attentive.

"Okay." Vitaly looked up and looked at him with a smile.

"When you come to London next summer, I will take you to live in a villa in the country for a few months, and we can ride horses outside every day until you learn it."

She smiled and nodded.

The engagement banquet went perfectly, and Mrs. Oran was very good at hosting a banquet—actually it was a dance, and she borrowed a large mansion to hold the dance, and there was a buffet next to it, all kinds of cold food, drinks, and snacks.

The engagement ball is actually more of an attitude. After all, Vitaly does not have a noble title. The more grand the engagement, the more satisfied the Oran family is with her. It is also an official introduction to the French relatives and friends of the Oran family and the uncle. Relatives over at the Derwood house.

All in all, the ball was a success, and Mrs. Orland formally introduced her future daughter-in-law to the guests, announcing that Gabriel would be married after graduation, on an unspecified date.

All the female customers expressed "congratulations" and praised Vitaly for her beautiful appearance and demure temperament. No one mentioned that Vitaly was not a "Lady" ignorantly, because the unspoken rule defaults that beautiful girls have the opportunity to improve their class by virtue of their beauty. Parents don't dislike it, so if you are a guest, you should stop talking nonsense. If you want to make a joke, then go home and laugh at it.As for those who rely on beauty to improve their status, Queen Eugenie is the biggest winner. Vitaly is only married to the son of a baron, so it is not enough to make people jealous.

After the engagement, as fiancé, Gabriel can finally enter Vitaly's room.

Every night before going to bed, he would stay in Vitaly's room for a long time, and the time gradually extended from half an hour to an hour. Every time Vitaly had to tell him to leave quickly, she was very sleepy and wanted to sleep .

He said aggrievedly: "It's still early, are you going to bed now? I can only stay in London until after the New Year, and I have to leave in a few days."

She said so pitifully, she was a little soft-hearted, "But you really can't stay any longer, don't let Arthur scold me."

"We're both engaged, don't let him care so much!" he said angrily.

"He's my brother, of course he'll take care of it." She pretended to be stern, but was soon tickled by him and laughed, "Stop messing around!"

The two rolled around on the bed for a while.

"Eugène said that he can ask the queen to give you the title of baroness. Anyway, there is no fiefdom, just a title. In this way, you can be a 'Lady' when you get married." Holding her in his arms, He stroked her hair repeatedly.

"I don't think it doesn't matter if you have a title. If you don't have a title, don't I like you?"

"I'm afraid that you will be wronged. You must know that those noble ladies are very good at gossip. If you are not a nobleman, then you are a damned scheming girl who seduced me by her beauty."

Vitaly rolled her eyes, "Would it make me unhappy if they talk about them? I don't even know them."