gentleman's servant

Like all restaurants in noble houses.

The dining room of the Delman Manor also has a long dining table that can accommodate dozens of people. The dining table is covered with a white tablecloth embroidered with cosmos patterns. In the middle of the table is a white rose picked this morning. Use scissors to cut off the excess leaves , and then inserted in blue and white porcelain inlaid with gold rims.

However, in front of such an elegant and beautiful dining table, there are two silent people sitting, they are eating quietly with each other, hardly saying a word.

I think it's because they don't have anything in common at all.

Mrs. Alice has tried several times to break the deadlock, but unfortunately it has failed, because his son is almost going to silence to the end.

"Today's lamb chops are good." Mrs. Alice tried again.

The butler Hilton hurriedly said: "This is honey juice made with honey and this year's newly brewed red wine. The chef pays tribute to Mrs. I hope you like it."

"Of course, thank him for me." Madam Alice looked at Baron Oscar: "What do you think of the taste?"

Baron Oscar flicked the knife and fork lightly, didn't even bother to say anything, just nodded.

Mrs. Alice took a deep breath, smiled and said: "This castle is really cold, and the architectural style is also boring. Just like this restaurant, it is too masculine. I can feel the cold wind blowing from the door. It needs to be renovated. , are you right, Hilton?"

The Hilton butler was embarrassed and didn't answer.

"It's cold, like a tomb. If I don't come, there will be no guests for many years, haha..." Mrs. Alice's "haha" revealed a different meaning.

Baron Oscar still ate peacefully, as if he hadn't heard anything.

"I'm your mother. When you see me, can't you just look at me!" Mrs. Alice suddenly said loudly, her chest was heaving up and down because of her rapid breathing.

The embarrassment in the air is almost unbearable to breathe.

The baron stopped his hands and raised his eyes. His brown eyes were expressionless, but his eyes were firm and cold. With such a look, Mrs. Alice seemed to be frozen, and even her breathing became weaker.

"Mother is right. This house is indeed too old. Maybe it can be repaired sometime." The baron said indifferently.

The Hilton butler bent down and said, "Your Excellency said so."

"As for the guests..." The baron picked up the red wine, saluted Mrs. Alice, and said with a chuckle, "Hehe..."

This "hehe" also had a different meaning, and Mrs. Alice's face turned blue.

The baron wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, got up and said, "I still have official duties, excuse me, mother is free to do so."

After the baron left the restaurant, I hurried to follow the baron's footsteps.

In fact, the baron has guests, and the baron receives a lot of guests every day, ranging from government officials and noble lords to small manor tenants and businessmen.He seems to have a never-ending work schedule and endless clients, and if you're not by his side, you really don't know anything.

No one who came to see him could ignore his strong sense of presence. Every word he said and everything he did was organized and organized.He is also very self-controlled. People who come to see him, whether they are arrogant, disdainful or flattering, do not see him have too much emotional reaction.Sometimes, I even feel that I am very powerful, because I have pissed off this guy several times.

Mr. Charlie had been waiting in the small parlor for nearly two hours.

He was a cotton supplier and wanted financial help from the Baron, for which he had called a week before.

"Dear baron, I wish you a happy noon." He took off his hat exaggeratedly.

"Hello, Mr. Charlie." The baron pointed to the seat opposite and said, "Please sit down."

Mr. Charlie carefully sat opposite the baron, and then carefully took the black tea I made for him.

"Lord Baron, what I said before...you see..."

"I respect your ideas and courage, but I am sorry that I cannot accept your proposal," said the baron.

Charlie immediately expressed his disappointment. He looked at the baron and said, "Can you tell me why? Is my offer not good enough?"

"On the contrary, your offer is too good to be true," said the baron, folding his hands.

Charlie said mockingly: "It turns out that the baron is also afraid of risks, but I heard that you have always had a vision, and you never backed down timidly when pursuing the highest interests."

The baron was silent for a while, and did not answer his question directly. Instead, he said: "Set sail from Serbia, directly from Bathurst in Africa to the seaport of Luanda, then go around the Cape of Good Hope, and go to Tamadafu. Instead of going around India, go directly to Ah Zhen in Southeast Asia, is this the voyage route map you told me?"

Charlie smiled confidently: "Yes, my lord, the newly built sailboats in Liverpool Harbor can move forward automatically even when there is no wind, so that they can directly cross the Gulf of Guinea and the Indian Ocean, which will greatly shorten our journey. You are an adventurer, don’t you see the benefits and prospects?”

"Mr. Charlie, I agree with you. The prospect is indeed exciting, but I have to say that your idea is too idealistic and lacks reality. You can be convinced only by the boasting of some sailors."

"They are all sailors and sailors who have been traveling between Europe and Asia all year round. What they say is not wrong, and I have personally verified it. The time is absolutely guaranteed." Charlie said excitedly.

The baron shook his head: "That's because it was January when they went to sea, and the ocean currents in the west of Africa led the ships upwind, and when they arrived in Europe, they just caught up with the southeast monsoon, so their ships could be so fast. Arrival. But such a coincidental itinerary is not possible every day. Once the monsoon changes, the itinerary is not what we can expect, even with the latest sailing boats. On the contrary, we have not established along the coast Docks and piers that can provide supplies, are you sure that such a navigation route is feasible?"

"I...I believe what the crew said, you...have never been to sea at all, you haven't even been to Europe, you don't even know..."

The baron didn't refute. He looked at Mr. Charlie silently, but Mr. Charlie couldn't say a word anymore. Many people are like this. When they look at him, they will gradually become timid and unable to refute. .

Charlie finally stood up in disappointment, his eyes looked at the dark blue carpet under his feet with regret: "I am very sorry that you made such a choice, and I have to say that this is your loss."

The baron bowed to Mr. Charlie: "I am also sorry. I think your ideas are very forward-looking, but unfortunately they are not mature. You said that I am an adventurous person. I am afraid I cannot agree. I have never liked adventure."

After M. Charles left, the Baron resumed his reading as usual.

In such a leisurely afternoon, the baron always holds a thick book.

You can tell from the complicated title on the book cover that this must be a drowsy book. The baron has a wide range of subjects, no matter literature, science, music, or medicine, there seems to be nothing he is not interested in.

He always ordered the postman to buy the latest books for him from the bookstore in Wangdu, so you will be amazed at the baron's rich collection of books. The big study room is full of bookcases on all sides. The top books even need to move ladders to get them. Got it, I've often wondered if the Baron could really read so many books, no wonder he would have abandoned the collection at Mormont Manor.

I remember that for a while he was always reading books about infectious diseases, and then he asked me curiously:

"You covered my forehead with a cold towel, who taught you this?"

"It's a surgeon. He...he was treating people in a slum area. I don't know his name..." In fact, I had a benefactor in my previous life. At that time, I fled around, lived in poverty, and often fell ill .When I was hiding in the port factory in the capital, I met a kind doctor. He took care of me when I had a fever, and he used this method.Not only did he treat me for free, but he also bought me food, but in order to avoid the inquiry of the sheriff, I sneaked away without even knowing his name.

"In this way, that surgeon is better than many physicians. No matter what kind of disease you have, the doctors around us will only give you bloodletting, take a bath, and prescribe laxatives..." The baron shook his disapproval. Shaking his head, he closed the medical book in his hand and said, "They should learn more about the experimental results of some outstanding doctors from other countries."

In short, the baron is very different from other nobles. After meeting Viscount Bruce's family and then watching Baron Oscar, you will feel that people can be very different from each other.

In such a leisurely afternoon of sipping black tea and studying, troublesome things will always happen.

With the sound of hurried footsteps, the door of the study was pushed open roughly, and Mrs. Alice broke in.

She was out of breath, her face was blue, but her chin was raised high, and the hand fan that matched her dark blue velvet dress was tightly held in her hand, and the veins on the back of her hand were bulging.

She pointed at me with her fan and said loudly, "Get out!"

I was taken aback by her rude behavior. After all, ladies are elegant and gentle, and they are rarely so rude.

"Mother, what happened?" the baron asked directly.

I didn't leave the room, and I couldn't leave, because the owner of the house didn't give orders, so even if the guest gets angry again, I can't act casually.

"You! How could you treat me like this!" Madam Alice's eyes were filled with tears instantly, and she gritted her teeth, as if trying not to let the tears flow out of her eyes.

"Has a servant of the house neglected you? Tell me, and I will take care of him," said the baron.

"Did you do it on purpose? Did you humiliate me on purpose?" Mrs. Alice couldn't control it at last, and said with tears, "I am your mother. It's fine if you don't want to take care of me. I'll visit you. You let these sluts control me! I don't even have the right to walk around this manor!"

"Mother, you are a distinguished guest of the Delman Manor. Your visit has delighted everyone in the house from top to bottom. All the servants will entertain you with the highest respect and obey you, but as a guest, please abide by the basic rules. Etiquette for guests. Please don’t wander around the host’s house without the host’s permission. This is the most basic etiquette, and even children know to follow it.”