gentleman's servant

In the evening I took two books from the bookcase, and went back to the baron's room.

There was a warm fire in the room, and three white candles were inserted in the candlestick of the bedside table, emitting a dim cold light.Baron Oscar leaned quietly on the soft dark blue pillow, his eyes were squinted, and he seemed to be in a deep sleep.

I walked over gently, trying to cover him with a quilt.But he suddenly opened his eyes, stared at my hand on his chest, then glanced at me thoughtfully, and said in a displeased tone, "What are you going to do?"

"I thought you were asleep, and you would catch a cold if you didn't cover yourself with the quilt." I said.

"No," said the baron, "I'm not going to bed yet."

I put a few books on the bedside table: "Shall I read to you? These are fresh."

"I told my uncle that you will take care of me during my time at Mormont Manor," the baron said suddenly.

"Yes, Lord Viscount has given me an order."

The baron stared at my face for a while, then frowned and said, "Why, aren't you happy? You can be my valet."

"How? I'm glad."

"But your expression tells me that you are not excited. I gave you a chance, but you are ungrateful." The baron's tone gradually became cold: "If you have any dissatisfaction, you can say it."

I am extremely embarrassed, does he have to ask others to be very excited?In the previous life, he forced me to be his personal servant. At that time, I put on a bad face all day long, and I never heard him complain once.

"It's my honor to serve you, I just... I... As a servant, I must always be serious." I found an excuse in a hurry.

Only then did the baron nodded in satisfaction: "I'm bored, let's find something to relieve boredom."

"Then I will read to you."

"Reading at night will hurt your eyes. Your eyes are so beautiful, if..." The baron was taken aback for a moment, as if realizing that he had said something that shouldn't be said, so he suddenly stopped talking, and then pursed his lips tightly.

I lowered my head in a panic, and focused my eyes on the foot of the bed, thinking how could he suddenly say 'your eyes are so beautiful', could it be that he is interested in me now?I remember in my last life, he obviously showed his interest in me at a dinner party a long time later, he was drunk, pressed me in the dark corridor, and said he liked me, I was shocked at that time, I thought he mistook me for some woman...

"The eyes of our humans are treasures bestowed by God, no matter they are poor or poor, everyone should take good care of their eyes." The baron said awkwardly.

"Yes, my lord, you are quite right." I nodded kindly.

The room was eerily quiet for a moment, only the sound of firewood burning in the fireplace could be heard.

I took the initiative to break this embarrassment, and suggested: "Why don't I play chess with you."

"You can play chess?" He said arrogantly, "I didn't expect that you, a little junior manservant, can not only read and write, but also play chess. What else do you know?"

"I only learned how to play chess."

"Well, there's nothing to do anyway," said the baron.

I fetched the chessboard, put it on the head of the Baron's bed, and sat on a chair beside the bed to play chess with him.This is a little far away from the chessboard, and I have to bow my body every step I take, which seems very strenuous.

"It's inconvenient to play chess like this, you can sit on my bed," said the baron.

"It's not good, it's very rude to lose the rules." I hastily vetoed it.

"You still care about faux pas." The baron said sarcastically, "Who on earth climbed into my bed without permission when taking care of me on the first day?"

My face turned red and it was too much to say 'I climbed into his bed' or something. This is usually used as a metaphor for an indecent relationship. How could he force it on me?It was he who said he was cold that day, and I thought he was pitiful...

"So don't be shy, come and sit down." The baron said, pointing to the bed.

I had to sit opposite him, and we chatted while playing chess.He seemed very interested in me and kept asking me about things.

"So your father never came back after he left the house?" he asked.

"Yes, we asked someone to look for it, but the capital is so big, it's very difficult to find someone. And he may have been...for so many years, we don't have any hope."

The baron asked without comment, "Have you ever been to school? Where did you learn to read?"

"I didn't go to school, I asked someone to buy books and taught myself."

"It seems that you are very assertive, do you have any ideas for the future?"

"What can a person like me think? My mother thinks that I can be a high-ranking servant."

The situation on the chessboard has already unfolded, and I gradually put my mind on the chessboard. When I came back to my senses, I had already won the Baron.

He raised his eyebrows, squinted his eyes and looked at me: "It's so interesting, you are a bold little guy, you dare to win a game of chess with your master."

I was slightly taken aback, and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry."

My chess skills are very high. In my previous life, I always won when I played chess with the baron. He never expressed any dissatisfaction. Instead, he liked to play chess with me. The more I win, the happier he looks, but now Condition……

The baron dropped the chess piece and said, "I can't play any more. I want to rest."

I hastily put away the chessboard, then bowed respectfully and said, "Good night, I'm back."

"Who allowed you to retreat?" The baron was displeased again.

"Please tell me." I said hurriedly.

The Baron seemed annoyed, he looked at me without saying a word.

I don't know what annoyed him, is it just because he won the chess game?

"What a stupid guy." After a long time, the baron rolled over and lay down, turned his back to me and said, "Read to me, and you can leave after I fall asleep."

I just couldn't laugh or cry, just now I said to protect my eyes, and now I am asked to read, is this adult's temper so capricious?

I sat down helplessly and began to read under the shadow of the lamp.

This time I chose two collections of poetry, opened one at random, and then recited it softly.By this time I was very tired, feeling very sleepy, especially in the dim light of the candles, and didn't care what I was reading.

"I would like you to take my heart and everything about me. I just ask you to leave me a pair of eyes so that I can see you. There is nothing in me that you have not conquered...you take away If I have lost its life, I will also take its death with me. If I have to lose anything, I hope you will take me away. I only ask you to leave me a pair of eyes so that I can see you." This is a The first long poem, I found out it was a courtship poem after halfway through reading it. I read it with all my might, and then found a new nostalgic poem: "I love the wind more than anything else in the world. The wind is loudly Howling, how loudly the wind moaned, how deep the howling and moaning of the wind, how the wind defended itself with all its might..."

After the bell struck twelve, I couldn't hold it any longer.

"My lord, are you asleep?" I called softly, but got no reply, the person on the bed was already fast asleep.

I yawned, quietly blew out the candlesticks, covered the baron with a quilt, and walked out of the baron's room.

The moment the door was closed, the man on the bed turned over. In the darkness, Baron Oscar touched his hot cheek.

……

"The job of a personal servant is completely different from your usual job." The butler Aaron turned around me with his hands behind his back and said, "Since you want to serve the baron, you must get rid of the bad habits you had when you were a junior servant. .”

He focused his eyes on my sheepskin shoes with the thread open, shook his head and said, "Look at you, the beggars outside are more decent than you, so I'll mend your shoes today."

"Yes, sir." I said shyly.

"The master asked me to train you, but you have already started serving the baron, saying that the training is too late, you just need to remember a few of your responsibilities."

"First, you are in charge of the baron's clothes. You will prepare everything on his body. It is your primary duty to help the baron go out to meet people decently. Second, the so-called personal servant is when the baron goes out. You have to follow the service, respond to all the needs of the master, and carry the luggage and items of the master. Third, you will take care of all the details of the baron’s life, such as bathing and dressing, getting up from bed, reading newspapers, drinking coffee and snacks, etc. I want you to handle it yourself."

The butler finally concluded: "These tasks are very important and should not be done by you, a novice, but this is also your opportunity. If you do it well, I will remind the master to give you extra money."

Aaron patted me on the shoulder: "Serve the Baron, maybe he will become the master of Mormont Manor. If you really become his personal servant, then you will reach the sky in one step."

I couldn't deny it, and nodded vaguely.

Continue to be the baron's valet?Of course not, I will stay at Mormont Manor forever, I still have things to accomplish.If I continue to stay with the baron, I'm afraid it will bring him misfortune...

The baron's body has fully recovered. After recovering from his illness, he didn't rush to leave the manor as before. Instead, he lived in a stable place, often gathering with guests, and sometimes going out to visit the gentry here.

The Viscount Bruce and his wife are the happiest about this. The Viscount is still discussing with the Viscount in private: "We took care of him when he was sick, so he is grateful to us. Catherine visits him every day regardless of his infectious disease. He must have been touched by our youngest daughter to stay."

Viscount Bruce was not as optimistic as his wife. He frowned and said, "I hope so, but Catherine said that he didn't show too much interest in her."

"Maybe it's because he's too serious. Your nephew is always so cold. Maybe we should hold a dance."