Continuation of "Gone with the Wind"

Chapter 75 South and North

Fortunately, the weather is still hot today, and there are not many people on the street, otherwise those well-behaved ladies would scream and pass out when they saw two blue uniforms knocking on the door of a southern lady.Angela recovered from her illness and actually opened the door herself. Didn't she say yesterday that she didn't have the strength to get out of bed?Needless to say, he didn't know why his mood was so calm. Seeing that Angela's face changed from doubt to ecstasy in an instant, she threw herself into the arms of one of the men, and kept rubbing his beard. He just knew that the person Mrs. Lanli least wanted to see was coming.No wonder she didn't want to see her, she didn't expect Angela to have northern blood, and who was that man over there? Is she... Messy thoughts scattered everywhere in his mind like coins in a torn pocket Yes, for a moment he forgot what he was here for, but he quickly realized it.It's better not to disturb other people's family happiness, and hurry to find Mrs. Lanli and Miss Scarlett and let them make preparations in advance.Why don't you go in quickly, if someone sees Angela making out with a northern officer, her reputation will be ruined.Not only her alone, but also Mrs. Langley and Miss Scarlett, and maybe she will be involved.Of course he wasn't afraid, but——

"Look, Dad, that one over there is my friend, and his name is Jack." I was too careless, and was discovered by Angela, and now I can't escape even if I want to.It's strange why I want to escape, even if I'm tipping Mrs. Lanli, I don't need such sneaky words.He watched the two take off their hats and bow to him rather comically.The scene of two adults greeting a little boy is really funny. He took a deep breath to keep himself from laughing, and quickly bowed his head to return the salute so that they didn't notice. Unfortunately, he was not wearing a hat.But it eased his nervousness somewhat.

"What does it smell like on you? It smells weird, but it's quite comfortable. You don't know how to wear perfume, do you?" Angela stared at Jack curiously, "What brand is it? I'll ask my mother to buy a bottle for me later. "

"Miss Angela, this is not perfume." He knew that he was not polite to call Angela like a friend, and Angela's father and her uncle looked very strange, but he couldn't change his name immediately, " Today's medicine was accidentally spoiled by me, and that is the last one. It is probably the smell of the medicine when cleaning it."

"Really? That's great. Finally, I don't have to drink those terribly bitter soups anymore. Thank you for breaking it down." Angela had a relieved expression on her face, and Jack could only smile wryly.He knew it would be like this.

"Wait dear, what are you talking about?" Angela's uncle said in a surprised tone, "You mean that Mr. Jack has been making medicine for you for a month, is that true?" I don't know why, when I heard The word "sir" made Jack feel uncomfortable.

"That's right, Uncle Kevin. Those medicines are extremely bitter, but they feel quite comfortable after drinking them." Angela didn't pay attention to the strange expressions of her father and uncle, and said happily: "This is not his strongest yet. place. You know, he'll, he'll, by the way, Jack, what's the name of your sleep trick?"

"That's not magic, it's hypnosis, hypnotism." When Jack was speaking, he noticed that Kevin's eyes shook violently, as if he was trying desperately to level a glass of boiling water but failed to be scalded.He secretly wondered if Kevin also knew how to hypnotize, why didn't he remember seeing him at Dr. Duncan's house.But he soon realized that the United States is such a big place that Dr. Duncan must not be the only one who understands hypnotism.

"That's right, that's right. Dad, let me tell you, if it wasn't for his help, I wouldn't dare to tell my mother that I want to see you, and my mother would definitely not let you come to Atlanta." Except for Angela herself, Everyone knows how far these words are inconsistent with the facts.Jack knew that Angela's father and uncle came here had nothing to do with Mrs. Langley's consent. They definitely came here by themselves. What are they here for? Declare war or seek peace?Looking at their iridescent blue uniforms, he knew it was the former.I really don't know how to describe my luck, I always meet "unusual" couples.

"Really? I really want to thank you, my friend." Jack hadn't heard the northern accent for a long time. It sounded a bit strange at first, but he got used to it soon.He saw Angela's father winking at him desperately. Although he didn't understand why, he also knew that it meant to stop talking nonsense.He tried his best to suppress his doubts about the relationship between the characters, and had a conversation with him understandingly, diverting Angela's attention.

Unfortunately, their attempt did not succeed.Angela kept talking, became more and more excited, and danced. At this time, the dots of red spots on her arms were naturally revealed.Jack found that their color was darker than the last time he saw it, and the scope expanded a bit. Although Angela didn't realize it yet, he could already conclude that those blood spots came from bad people.And he was not the only one who saw this, Kevin also stared at Angela's arm, first he was silent with a serious expression, and then exchanged a few words with Disson in a low voice, Disson's face immediately became ugly .Angela watched her father's slumped face, and slowly lowered her voice until it was so low that no one could hear it except herself, so she stopped talking.

Jack obviously felt that the atmosphere was slowly freezing.This feeling was very uncomfortable. Looking at the three people who were silent, he had the idea of ​​running away.He judged the situation quickly in his heart, thinking of ways to get out.Now Angela doesn't have to worry at all, her father and uncle are here, and it seems that she doesn't know much about being here as an outsider, so she should find a way to get out of here.Although he didn't know why Angela's father had such an ugly complexion, it should have something to do with Angela's illness, maybe it had something to do with Mrs. Langley as well.As for her uncle, even though he was wearing a military uniform, his temperament was so elegant that he didn't look like a soldier, but looked like a scientist. Judging from his strong reaction when he heard the hypnosis just now, he might be traveling with Mr. Duncan.Thinking of how he was looking at Angela's arm so persistently just now, he was somewhat relieved. Maybe Mr. Kevin could cure Angela's strange disease.But the strange thing is, why do I feel unhappy when I think of his focused eyes just now?

But let's leave now.According to what Mr. Deason meant, after Mrs. Langley came back later, a fierce quarrel would be inevitable, and it might affect Miss Scarlett and even herself.Mrs. Lanli doesn't know anything yet, but should I tell her that her husband is coming, will it appear that I am afraid that the world will not be chaotic?However, if he didn't say anything, he might not be able to clear up his suspicion of being an "accomplice".Miss Scarlett only cares about the results of her character. He knows it all too well. She doesn't care how many unworkable methods she has thought up to spread the information. A thousand unsuccessful stupid methods are not as good as one effective one. .In her eyes, there are only success and failure, and nothing is closer to success.Oh, don't think about these useless things anymore, anyway, it's the best policy to leave this icehouse-like atmosphere first, just find an excuse.

"Mr. Deason, Mr. Kevin, and Miss Angela." He took the trouble to call the names of the three in turn, causing three pairs of eyes to look at him.This made him nervous for a while, but he still tried to keep his tone calm. "I just remembered, I, I," he suddenly forgot to make a good excuse when he was stared at by the three pairs of eyes, and he blurted out in a hurry, "I think it's good for your family to be happy here , I shouldn't disturb you, so please allow me to leave for a while." Deason's eyebrows were raised vividly, but he didn't say anything, and nodded logically to indicate that he could leave; Kevin stared at his eyes full of Out of doubt and confusion, it seems that he wants to keep him but has no intention of disobeying his elder brother; the strangest thing is Angela, Jack, who thought that he would make her happy when he left, clearly saw that only three words were written on her face. One word, "why".Half out of incomprehension, the other half out of reluctance.

There was no time to think more, under the gaze of the three, Jack stood up like a spring, he wanted to leave politely, but found that before he could figure out a steady walking posture, he had fled outside the house and took closed the door.After confirming that the people inside couldn't see him, he took a deep breath to calm his nervousness, but the fresh air just poured into his nostrils and stagnated, to be precise, they were directly frozen there, although It is midsummer.Accidents happened one after another, he was so frightened that he forgot to breathe, and for a moment he even wished that he could just suffocate himself to death.

Normally, admiring the dresses of Miss Scarlett and Mrs. Langley would be one of his few pleasures.The clothes of the two of them are different from the lifeless clothes of most southerners, and they are always full of fresh vitality.Miss Scarlett is like a peacock that can change its beautiful feathers from time to time. He has never seen her wear the same dress for two days in a row, and the common feature of those clothes is that they are expensive and glamorous; She changes clothes so frequently, and the colors are not so eye-catching, but she knows how to match a piece of clothing and jewelry, hats, leather boots, and shawls to show her beauty to the maximum, and every match of her is unique. Unconventional, it can always inadvertently make people's eyes shine.But at this time, in his eyes, the clothes that should have been blooming like a hundred flowers have turned into the bright warning colors of poisonous snakes.He even felt that even if what they held in their hands was not a contract document but two dynamite packets—even if the ignited fuse was dangerously shortened in the "hissing" sound of sparks flying—he would not be more afraid .He looked up at the sky as if asking for help, only to find that the clouds had already drifted away without a sound—or they might have been evaporated by the sunlight. In short, he had no shelter at all now, no wonder when he was standing outside It feels like sweat is coming out all the time, it's all from the damn weather.He instinctively clenched his fists to cheer himself up, but found that his palms were also wet with sweat that came out at some point.He only cared about imagining the shocking scene that might appear next and was afraid of it, but he didn't think that he had no need to be afraid at all. In fact, he didn't even have the stance to be afraid, anyway, he was an outsider in this matter.