[Titanic] I can't help myself

At the end of July, when the social season was coming to an end, Miss Elizabeth finally got her wish.She successfully entangled a wealthy nobleman, who proposed to her, and the two held a moderate ball at the end of the social season, officially announcing their wedding date to the entire social circle.

Miss Elizabeth's marriage object is an old gentleman who is nearly sixty years old, named Andrew Waynes, a Viscount, very rich.Viscount Waynes's wife has been dead for a long time, but left two sons and a daughter.Perhaps because he had experienced too much, he didn't really care about Miss Elizabeth's past, but he was more than happy to show off his young fiancée in a beautiful way, and then took her around to show off.

Perhaps it is precisely because he already has an adult heir that he is willing to marry such a young wife to enrich his later life.The children of the old gentleman didn't say a word about the fact that their father continued to marry a young wife who was younger than themselves. They seemed to believe that such a young girl who had scandals was just an embellishment for her father. Flowers of a dull and aging life.But I believe that Miss Elizabeth will not be just a doll, she will always find a way to get everything she wants.

Facing this old couple with such a big age gap, the expressions of everyone, especially the expressions of the woman's family members, are really quite colorful.Miss Elizabeth calmly faced everyone's curious or ill-intentioned eyes, and held the arm of Viscount Waynes affectionately, with a sweet and happy smile on her face, as if she was going to marry the crown prince Similarly, every time she meets Viscount Waynes, she will show an expression of admiration and love appropriately.The couple, at least on the surface, seemed like a happy couple.

I saw Miss Elizabeth and her fiancé at other people's balls, and everyone around them lowered their voices and laughed at her sad future. At a young age, she will be a personal nurse for an old man who doesn't know how many years to live , and the man already has an heir, and she has no dowry. When the Viscount dies, she can only wait for the heir's charity to live.

I just listened quietly to these words, and when Viscount Waynes dragged Miss Elizabeth to my side, I greeted them with a smile. Under Miss Elizabeth's introduction, I shook hands with Viscount Waynes, and then hugged her.

"Congratulations." I whispered in her ear.

She didn't speak, with a bright smile on her face and firm eyes.I think she knows what she wants to do and how to do it. I don't need to say much, just wish her well.

We went back to Acton at the end of July, I didn't stay at home for too long, I was leaving home to study at Cambridge when school started in October.

It seemed that I was worried that my upcoming campus life would be boring. My mother organized several garden parties in August and September. Fortunately, the weather was cool and pleasant every time. The ladies wore light-colored flowing dresses and shuttled lightly in the garden It is also extraordinarily comfortable to look at among the dense but not messy flowers pruned in the garden.

In this way, after two busy months, when autumn came, I came to Trinity College, Cambridge, and officially started my university life.

"The door of humility, the door of merit, and the door of honor." James pointed one by one with his fingers, "This is a person's life."

"It's very meaningful." I looked up at the ancient and dim relief on the Trinity Gate of Honor.

James also studied at Trinity College at the beginning. He was very enthusiastic and took the time to send me to Trinity College, and served as my guide to help me familiarize myself with the college's buildings.Carl was not able to come to see me off, the factory business dragged him back to Manchester.

"His Majesty, the King of the England." James exaggeratedly took off his hat, and bowed to the statue of Henry VIII on the top of the gatehouse, "Poor Majesty the King, look at his right hand."

I squinted my eyes and observed carefully, Henry VIII's left hand was holding a golden golden autumn with a cross, and his right hand... I couldn't help but burst out laughing, "My God, where is the king's scepter? What is a chair leg? Who did it?"

"God only knows who did it, it's been a long time." James put his hat on again, looking at the statue and said, "Actually, it's the Cambridge tradition to climb anywhere you can and do something shocking. Things. We tried to replace the golden ball, but we climbed up and realized that the golden ball and the king's hand are connected together, unless we can smash the ball without hurting the king. But in the end we A red lady's petticoat was hung on it, and a pair of black stockings were put on our dear King's neck. I still remember everyone's expressions on the second day. It is really memorable. How is it, interesting?"

"I can't deny that." I pictured in my head, about how a brightly colored petticoat fluttered over the king's left hand, "very creative."

"You can do more, dear Henry." He put his arm around my shoulders and said, "In Cambridge, there is a booklet that guides you how to climb various scenic spots, "The Night Climber", and there is a section in it I finished it. I have given this book to George, you must remember to read it carefully. There are still many climbing tasks in Cambridge that have not yet been broken through, and you are just in need of someone full of whimsical ideas."

The corner of my mouth twitched: "Thank you."

Trinity College has one of the largest courtyards in Cambridge, and the fountain in the middle was once the main water supply for the college.On the right side of the courtyard is the chapel, James took me to visit the hall of fame of the chapel, and looked at the statues of the sages.

"Go to church every week, remember to be pious, otherwise you will get into trouble for not being serious enough." We stood at the door of the chapel, and he said to me in a low voice, "Religious. Fanatic. Fantastic. Fen. Zi is the kind of person who is most likely to conflict with others."

Next, we walked across the large courtyard to Neville Court at the back, visited the library, walked along the banks of the Cambridge River for a few minutes, and finally returned to the dormitory area.

George has packed up my dormitory, and here, with the windows open, I have a view of the Cam River.

"Tomorrow is the school feast." James put his hand in his pocket and wobbled to my side, with a smirk on his face, and patted my shoulder vigorously, "Don't worry, I've already found out. The punishment project for the students who failed this year is to invite all the professors and seniors to have a bottle of wine each, and I have prepared it for you. Don’t worry, I didn’t succeed that year, as long as I am not the last one, it’s not shameful.”

What James was talking about was Trinity College’s traditional opening banquet project. At noon, all incoming freshmen had to try to run around the giant courtyard before the clock tower’s twelve bells were struck.This is a very challenging event for professional athletes.Apparently, all freshmen are doomed to buy drinks with professors and seniors.

Sure enough, at noon the next day, the court was crowded with seniors who were waiting to drink, and members of the student union organizing the competition. There were no professors present. These noble children all showed their true nature. Surrounded us with their backs, looking up and down at us freshmen with malicious intentions, whistling frivolously, and making all kinds of jokes with us.

In this place where there is hardly a single young woman to be seen, a large group of boys who are full of blood, desire, desire, and have no way to vent their emotions will increase exponentially when they gather together.In the crowd, I have been touched on the buttocks several times, they deliberately bumped me with their bodies, and said some jokes that did not mean anything.Without the supervision of the elders, these young gentlemen can hardly see any aristocratic atmosphere. I only saw a group of hooligans with green eyes.

In the group of freshmen, I saw a few seniors who had met at Eton for a few times. Now I enrolled a year earlier than the average person, and I became classmates with them.I took the initiative to say hello to them. Most of them studied literature, art and business. I was a little surprised that I, who had inherited the title, would study engineering.

"Are you going to become another Cavendish, Earl Richardmond? Since you are both called Henry." They joked.Henry Cavendish, grandson of the [-]nd Duke of Devonshire, measured the gravitational constant, discovered the structure of the water molecule, and discovered Ohm's and Coulomb's laws.The eighth Duke of Devonshire founded the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge in his honor.

"Being a scientist? That's a great idea. But I don't think I'm shy enough to be a Mr. Cavendish." I laughed.The genius was also known for his shyness, and it was rumored that he and his butler could only communicate properly with words.

At [-]:[-], an administrator of the student union started yelling for everyone to get ready.I was caught between a group of tall and burly young people, and I only felt terrified.

As soon as the twelve o'clock bell rang, all the people rushed out in an instant, and the seniors standing on the grass watching suddenly let out sharp whistles, cheers and screams.

"Run, little boys!" they jeered loudly.

I also strode my legs desperately, and within a few steps, I felt that the trachea was constricted due to too much breathing, and I made a hoarse breathing sound like a broken bellows.But no matter what, it's just a matter of 1 minute, and it will pass after a while, but it must not become the last one.According to James, the last player will be thrown into the fountain in the center of the giant court.

The freshmen passed me one by one, but fortunately there were footsteps from behind, which gave me a little comfort.I have run more than half, I am sure there are several people behind me, I gritted my teeth and told myself to work harder.

Suddenly, I felt a big force coming back from my left rear. I ran so hard that my soles were unstable, and I immediately lost my balance, fell heavily on the ground, and even slid forward several meters.Immediately I felt a searing pain in my elbow and knee.

But I didn't have time to care about this. My mind was full of not being able to be the last one, so I immediately got up on both hands and feet, but within two steps, the pain in my knee made my leg go weak, and I almost fell to one knee. Stretch your legs.

Ruined!That's the only thought on my mind.

At this moment, I saw a tall boy like a bear rushing towards me. He grabbed my waist and put me on his shoulders, turned around and rushed towards the finish line.I didn't have time to resist, my stomach was on his shoulder, my head was down, and the blood flowed backwards instantly. I felt dizzy, and there was only a white in front of my eyes, and the violent vibration made me almost vomit. All this made me completely lost no ability to struggle.

The boy who was carrying me let out an angry growl like thunder in my ears, and just as I was about to spit it out, we crossed the finish line.

The boy put me down, and I leaned against him dizzily, retching a few times.

"Sorry." He supported me, panting heavily, and said, "Sorry for bumping into you. Also, sorry, we seem to be last."

A large group of people gathered around, applauding and whistling at us.

"Two! Thank God! There are actually two this year!" A senior announced loudly with a voice comparable to that of a bass, "Gentlemen! Gentlemen! Now, let us treat our lovely juniors well!"

The author has something to say: It’s good that everyone hasn’t left, then I can rest assured~~ hehe~~

This time it was on the very good list, I want to strive for more! ! !