The Happy Life of a Duchess

"I seem to have said this before... But this kind of truth, whether it is once or twice, or more times, let me express it, I am willing..."

"There is absolutely no resignation, and I will not be bored by this new life."

There was a genuine smile on Duval's face, his gentle blue eyes were full of tolerance, and his short, well-groomed pale blond hair drooped meekly.

In his gaze, it seemed that the noise around him disappeared, the music also disappeared in the blink of an eye, and other people were reduced to the inconspicuous background board behind him.

Beauty is currently——

Adele was really surprised to be able to see in such a gentleman who is no longer young, the purest and purest beauty that seems to have transcended age and is only related to his sincere soul.

Whether in the past, present or future, people always seem to have an endless pursuit of youth.

For everyone, regardless of gender, it seems that just getting old has lost the qualification to be praised as "beautiful". It seems that aging will not only bring wrinkles, but also make an originally beautiful person extremely ugly. It seems that only It is only the eternally young who can be called beautiful.

But in him, she saw not only the elegance that did not fade with the passage of time, but also the beauty that became more and more precipitated and magnificent as time passed, just like some unique and outstanding wines , the longer it is placed, the more time it has to settle, and its taste will become stronger and thicker.

It is a complex splendor that no new wine can achieve in any way. It cannot be surpassed in terms of color, aroma, shape, and taste. The unique beauty of opening a heavy book.

But more than that, not just the charm of his personality.

In this beauty she gazes at, she sees a quality that has not faded, just like how long red wine settles, its essential red color will not change, only rancid wine will grow hairs, spots, Discoloration, and the high-quality old wine will always have the so-called "simple" aesthetic feeling of the new wine.

This surprised her, but she had to be amazed and moved by it.

The husband in front of her was obviously no longer young, but she still let her see sincerity, the sense of youth that only young people had, and the pious simplicity hidden deep in his eyes that seemed to have stories.

It's like Faust experienced countless things in the world, faced countless temptations, but finally returned to the embrace of God, so piously still insisted on his own heart and beliefs.

"Miss Adele, you are excellent and beautiful, a noble and elegant noble lady who can be pursued and admired, and an outstanding person who is absolutely suitable for the head wife of any family."

"So, you don't have to doubt your attention, and you don't have to worry about other things. You are a veritable lady..."

Adele wanted to laugh for a moment, but she restrained herself, but the curvature of her lips couldn't be suppressed.

When she was admiring the other party's excellence and charm in her heart, this person still praised her so seriously——

This is really exciting.

"Then what about you?" Adele suddenly smiled, she deliberately picked out the words, just wanted to ask if he was among the suitors, "Worth pursuing..."

"If..." He only said one word, with no beginning or end, and Si didn't intend to finish it, leaving only a little room for imagination.

"..." Adele chuckled lightly, her brows and eyes curved, but she was not surprised.

Mr. Duval is a mature and stable man, even if he is moved, he will not show it easily. Although there are some romantic praises in his words, for a modern-minded Adele, this kind of flirting is not even considered "flirting" , even other people would occasionally say some such kind words, but it's hard to say.

At least, at this time, he won't give any imaginative answers, but this slightly erratic attitude can already explain the matter.

Adele thought happily, but felt that the song was so short, as if it was coming to an end in the blink of an eye.

"Dancing with you, I am very happy." Adele let him hold her waist and whispered to him when the two of them approached because of the dance moves.

His breath seemed to hit his side cheeks, and he moved his fingers slightly, making a nasal sound, as if in response to her words.

"Me too, Miss Adele." He smiled and lowered his head, as if he had regained his usual ease, and there was nothing wrong with it. "It's a pleasure to dance with you."

When the music ended, neither of them breathed disorderly.

The first song, of course, will not be a high-intensity fast-paced, court dance steps will not be so complicated, and of course there will be no excessive lingering or vaguely sexy movements.

The people around applauded tacitly. Amidst the thunderous applause, the two of them saluted and thanked each other like other pairs of dance partners. Then, when the applause gradually subsided and new dance partners entered and exchanged, the two of them went out of the dance floor together. go.

The band has automatically switched the music to an interlude tune, and only waited for the end of the last wave to play a short dance invitation, and then the rotation was completed and the second tune started.

It was Earl Garcia walking towards her, so Adele knew it, smiled and nodded to Mr. Duval who was still walking by her side.

The other party's expression was a little inexplicable, and he also noticed the male partner who was eager to invite her to dance, but he quickly recovered his comfortable smile.

"Have a good time." He smiled at her.

"Aren't you going to continue dancing?" Adele was a little surprised, but the smile on her face did not fade.

Mr. Duval just smiled and said nothing, already answered invisibly.

It seems that he doesn't intend to continue to invite dance partners to dance, at least not in a short time.

Adele quickly understood this, and nodded accordingly.

"Well then, I wish you a good day too, and enjoy the ball."

"Of course, I will." He smiled and nodded, "But I have to face those old gentlemen again..."

He seemed to be a bit distressed, but the meaning of his distress was superficial, not sincere, but just pretending.

As expected, Adele was amused. She smiled and covered the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and then waved to him, signaling him to go to his social affairs. Gentlemen always seem to have endless family and country affairs to discuss.

"Miss Adele, I would like to invite you to dance a dance. I wonder if I would be honored?"

Count Garcia was well-dressed, energetic, young and handsome, but Adele always felt that he was not as good as Mr. Duval, and she didn't know if she automatically put some filters on him.

"of course."

Although secretly making comparisons in her heart, she still had a gentle smile on her face and followed the other party into the dance floor.

This is not the first dance, so the position is naturally no longer so important.

The time for the two of them to go in was neither too early nor too late, and they found a place close to the center.

If you enter too late, you can only dance at the end of the line.

On the stage, Adele realized that this is a song that needs to be coordinated.

That is, every pair of male and female dance partners on the court needs to switch their male and female dance partners at the third measure in the middle. After one measure, at the beginning of the fourth measure, the formation is changed again and the original partner is replaced.

She didn't look carefully at the repertoire of the dance. Sometimes the band would add or delete some songs according to the needs and the situation at the time, but she didn't think that the second dance was this kind of "collaboration" of multiple people. .

The better thing is that there is not much place for this song to change the formation, only the male and female dancers need to line up in two rows. In the place where the change should be made, the male does not move, and the female automatically moves forward one frame, and the male partner of the previous pair Dancing for a short time and then going back, the front of the line can dance alone, or they can choose to change to the end of the line.

There are many kinds of dances at the ball. In addition to the pas de deux, you can also dance solo or ladies and ladies.

Everyone generally dances according to their habits and preferences, just like this song, although the person in the center is dancing the men's and women's doubles, and the people next to them are also dancing solo together. In this case, many men may appear A scene of dancing around a few ladies.

Adele was lucky at first, she hadn't been exposed to such a repertoire before, but it was not difficult, and she had also learned it.

Unfortunately, Adele found a variation on the tune.

"I have to admit..." Adele smiled. Count Garcia had just said something, and immediately followed her meaning.

"What's wrong?" he asked with concern, acting like an absolute gentleman on the dance floor.

"I'm not very good at this piece." She expressed vaguely, "It's actually a variation..."

"Yes, I was also a little surprised..." He glanced around, and then his eyes rested on some of the ladies, "I just saw that Miss Desi asked the waiter to go over and say something to the band..."

But it's not a gentleman to say a lady behind her back, so he's just pointing it out.

Adele understood instantly. She glanced around quickly, only to find that Ada Desi and Dana Desi were not on the stage, and Dana Desi was dancing with a few female partners over there. Solo.

She only saw Miss Sophie Barry dancing with a man she was not familiar with, and Mr. Gaston invited Morgana to dance, and other people on the field were not very familiar.

Adele didn't realize it at first, but after the variation, she jumped and jumped to the place where the formation was to be changed, only to realize that the female partner who was supposed to move one position forward actually had to move two bars in a row, so she changed It became a situation of changing while walking——

Originally, after moving a position and changing the male partner, the candidate was fixed, and then changed back.

But now it has become, dance with the previous male partner for a short period, then the previous one, another cooperation period, and the previous one...

Until the section used to restore the formation, they will return to the original position by jumping and walking.

If you don’t want to dance with other male partners, some girls will turn to one side in the middle of the dance, or just dance with the male partner in the front part, and just withdraw from the place where the replacement is made.

But it's not good to do this kind of thing when the dance party has just started and everyone's attention is still on the dance floor. Adele didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

"Hello, I am……"

As soon as Adele's hand was held by the other party, she felt a chill.

The other party didn't know whether it was intentional or not, it was obviously just an ordinary dance, but he shook her hand intentionally and greasyly, and his fingers groped the back of her hand restlessly.

Adele was instantly disgusted, and wished she could just throw her hands away. She didn't understand the other party's self-introduction.

She quickly went through it in her mind, wondering why Sophie Barry would dance with such a greasy man, and his handsome performance made people extremely nauseated.

It was the first time for her to meet such an unpleasant partner on the dance floor. He was talking about something by himself, which generally meant introducing himself and his achievements, and expressing some admiration for her.

Adele wasn't actually listening carefully, but he couldn't stand the other party's disgusting compliments, which were full of flattering compliments, and what he thought was "love at first sight" actually made her "disgusted". She couldn't bear it when she caught a word Asking questions, mostly to interrupt his boasting.

"The son of the baron?"

"Oh yes, my mother is the sixth daughter of the Prince of Prussia...my father..."

His eyes kept looking at her face and chest, and Adele was stimulated by this look.

She looks away very visibly for the first time, and when the music finally reaches the next bar, she can't wait to throw her hands away.

"Monsieur Gaston, it was a pleasure to dance with you."

Full of joy, she opened her mouth to her next male partner.