Rimbaud's girl

Chapter14

One day in early September, England, Dover Pier.

White smoke rose from the chimney of the ferry, and two young men on the pier were waving goodbye to the girl at the bow.

Gabriel was very reluctant, "Why doesn't she stay?"

Arthur glanced at him, "You should cherish the wonderful single time before marriage now."

"Great single time?" Gabriel glanced at him too. "So you had some 'good single time' in Paris this time?"

Arthur smiled and nudged him with his elbow.

"Don't Vitaly know?"

"She didn't ask, I think she probably knows a little bit." His sister is a little ghost, he thought she should know, so she didn't ask anything.He was also ashamed to mention those beautiful and charming girls to his sister. It turned out that a handsome young man with a reputation and a little money would really be very popular in Paris society.

The feeling of being famous is so good that he's getting a little giddy.

Gabriel said nothing more.Arthur is a smart man, and some affairs are not a problem, as long as you don't bring troubles home and make Vitaly worry about him, then it's not a problem.

After sending off his fiancée, Gabriel returned to Oxford with Arthur soon.

This is the fourth year of the university, and there is nothing new except for the graduation thesis. He occasionally returns to London for a week, and goes to their newly married house to check the progress of the renovation.The project of installing the boiler was carried out very quickly. After the boiler was installed, the pipes began to be installed. After the pipes were installed, the carpenter started to inspect the whole house from the roof and repaired it.

He wrote to Vitaly at Crosswald, describing what their home would be like, how wonderful it would be in the future.

Vitaly, who received the letter, couldn't help feeling that her fiancé was a little silly.But thinking about it again, it is not surprising that he has the simple ideal of "wife and children on the kang". He has lived a good life since he was a child, and he does not need to struggle for survival and money, so he will lack the kind of hard work to "get ahead". Wanting to have a warm little home is his greatest ideal.

This is completely different from their siblings.Children from rich families can lie down and win, while children without rich parents can only rely on themselves.

There is nothing wrong with this, the children of rich families are actually mostly innocent, because they have never seen the dark side of society, just like Crown Prince Eugene——

Gabriel mentioned that when they were studying at Eton College, Eugene, the running prince, was looked down upon by others. Eton was full of aristocratic boys, and all of them had eyes above the top. This kind of thing is common in boys' schools. He and Eugene, the children of French exiled aristocrats, would be bullied; when Eugene went to Woolwich Military Academy, at least in the first year, he was bullied miserably. When he arrived in the pool, he almost drowned, but thanks to the friends around Ou Ren who saved him.

Even though he was bullied like this, Ou Ren was still a pure-hearted young man, and he was not assimilated by those bullies.

It seems that school bullying does not distinguish between money and status. Even if Ou Ren has no country, he is still a son of a wealthy nobleman, and he cannot avoid being bullied.Hey!Suddenly, she was worried about her children in the future.

According to Gabriel's personality, their son is likely to be gentle and kind, and it is really difficult to get along in Eaton.If he had the temperament of Uncle Arthur and was too aggressive, he might be sacked.

After thinking about it for a while, I felt that I was also very funny. This is something that will happen at least ten years later, and it is too early to think about it now.

She wrote back to Gabriel, asking him to supervise the work well, and after the custom-made wallpaper was delivered, he could find workers to start work.She had already drawn a sketch of the interior decoration of the rooms in London, and it was very clear how each room would be decorated.It takes thousands of items to furnish a house. Mrs. Oran said that they can choose the items they like from the warehouse of the Oran Mansion. They went to the warehouse to look at it, but they didn’t choose it. Of course, this part of the work is handed over Let the son of the Oran family choose for himself.

Time flew by in the exchange of letters.

After Vitaly returned to France, Mr. Alfonso made a special trip to Crosval Manor, on the one hand to see how Flaubert’s new script was written, and on the other hand to discuss with Vitaly about female celebrities series.

Female readers have always been the reader group that fiction publishers are more interested in. They are more willing to buy books, and it doesn’t matter if they spend dozens of centimes or even a few sous. The price of the book can be slightly higher; they are more willing to recommend a book to relatives and friends. Good book, but won't write in newspapers and twitter; a writer who gets -->>

If it is favored by female readers, it will be guaranteed sales.

It is not that there are female authors and novels with female protagonists in the current novel market, but in terms of topicality and creative height, Vitaly must be one of the best, especially since she is still very young and has a long creative career. Her novels sell well. The more you have, the higher your standard of living will be, and you will not spend your time on housework and raising children, and you will always have plenty of time to write.Mr. Alfonso is very optimistic about Vitaly, thinking that within ten years, she will become the most famous female writer in France, just like George Sand back then.

George Sand passed away at the beginning of June this year. Flaubert was unable to attend the funeral of his old friend, but he wrote a deep eulogy to mourn him deeply.Georges Sam was 6 years older than Flaubert. If you say that their relationship is like lovers, it is actually closer to a mutual admiration of sympathy.George Sand is not as troublesome as she was when she was young. Her life is very exciting and her personality is also very strong. After all, decades ago, she insisted on separating from her husband and had many well-known lovers. It is extremely rare, even if it is changed to later generations, there are not many.

Vitaly thinks that she lives a free and easy life. The biggest reason is that she has money and is very capable of making money. When she was most famous, she could earn about 3 francs a year. Money guaranteed her independence and She will not be constrained by lovers because of money, so she is a woman who works well in the traditional male field, and is also a pioneer who moves closer to male behavior in love.

She couldn't talk to Flaubert about this, she could only talk to Maupassant.

Maupassant also has the limitations of his time, and he has no insight beyond that of ordinary men.He likes beautiful women and sympathizes with women with miserable life experiences, but he cannot accept that there is a George Sand type woman in his life.Of course, it is okay to have a vigorous love for a short time, but if you get married, he said: "Of course I will choose a girl like you."

"What did you say?" Vitaly rolled her eyes unceremoniously, "A girl like me means that she comes from an ordinary background, has little knowledge, is stupid, and has no money, right?"

He hurriedly said: "I was wrong, what I mean is that a person like me is only worthy of finding an honest and kind girl with a little education."

"You wouldn't. You'd want a well-educated girl with just a little money at home, like—like Mathilde." Thinking about it, Verlaine would marry Mathilde precisely because She is the kind of girl that literary and artistic young men would want to marry: beautiful, cute and young, with a good education, but not too much reading, too much reading means that there will be a lot of their own thoughts and opinions, and the family is financially The conditions are good. Whether Verlaine really loves her or not, he will be willing to marry her.

"Which Mathilde?"

"Verlaine's wife."

Maupassant suddenly realized: He has heard of this too.The literary and art circles in Paris may not be big or small, but many people know about this scandal.Verlaine was completely finished, and it was impossible to turn over, but Arthur Rimbaud, another party involved in the incident, was now a rookie in the French literary world, and almost no one remembered or no one would mention what happened back then.The French are romantic by nature, and they have taken the initiative to understand that when Arthur was young and ignorant, he didn't know that women are the treasures of this world.

Arthur can be regarded as a big hit in Paris in the summer. All the newspapers in Paris published reports on his attendance at various banquets and dances, and he also went to many literary and art salons, including some famous ones; Draer went to the theater to see performances, and it was also reported in the newspapers.He kept in touch with several well-known hostesses of literary and artistic salons, and went to the cancan or the opera with one or two well-known Parisian courtesans.In short, he is a fashionable literary and artistic young man, who has done what all women would do, and is extremely high-profile, but with his handsome face, no one thinks there is anything wrong with him.

"Matilde—indeed, she is the best wife candidate in the minds of all men. Verlaine is a fool!" He said contemptuously: "Either he doesn't want to get married, if he wants to get married, he should treat her well."

"That's true. What about you? Have you considered marriage? You are the eldest, and Madame de Maupassant would certainly like you to marry and have children."

He smiled wryly, "I'm getting married...it's unlikely, I'm likely to be like Mr. Flaubert." After all, he was still a little embarrassed, "My illness...can't be cured, and now I only have one day to live One day."

"Don't think so, be more careful, or—" This is really hard to say, "Can you live a few more years"?It doesn't sound like comforting words.She had no choice but to stop in embarrassment, and changed the subject, "Don't think so much, live your life well, as long as you feel that your life is not wasted, it is a valuable life."

"You're right. I want to leave a mark on this world, and I should be worth more than just another insignificant syphilis patient dying of pain and humility."

Vitaly smiled.