gentleman's manor

My father said that he would hire a lawyer to sign the agreement tomorrow, so I could stay in the manor for one night, but I had to leave after signing the agreement tomorrow, and I would never have anything to do with him again.

I saw my so-called family members again.

My older brother William looked very decadent, his spirits as a young man had been worn down by smoking, drinking and women, and he just complained to me about how mean his father was and how harsh he was to him.

"That old man refused to give me a penny. He was extremely stingy, but he gave a lot of money to that woman and her child. I want to see what good results he will have in the future. When he dies, I want Drive all these people out!" William said while drinking.

Drunk in broad daylight, he was hopeless, and I said to him, "William, you don't drink, it's not good for you."

"Shut up! It's not your turn to control me!" he said loudly.

I got up and snatched his bottle, and inadvertently smelled a strange smell.

"What kind of wine is this? Why is it so weird?" I asked.

William hiccupped and said, "Opium wine can refresh you. Would you like to have some?"

"Oh, God! This kind of wine is addictive, and drinking too much can ruin a person's body. How could you drink this kind of thing!"

"I don't know, I drank it as soon as it was in the wine cabinet at home." He said with a smile.

"It must be her, she deliberately put this kind of wine in the house!" I said bitterly, "Mrs. Jenny is a vicious woman."

I poured all the wine out of the window angrily, and warned William: "You have to borrow this wine, you must quit. Then leave this manor and stay away from that woman."

But when he turned around, William was already drunk on the sofa.

I went downstairs to find Sarah, the maid, who had been Brother William's mistress since she was a teenager, and I asked her to take care of Brother William and go back to his room to rest.During that time I asked her: "What happened to William and Lady Helena? How did she go out and have an affair?"

Sarah suddenly became nervous, shook her head desperately and said, "I don't know, I don't know."

"Where is Lady Helena now?" I asked again.

"The madam has moved out and is separated from the young master." She said timidly.

"What!" I couldn't believe it: "Separate? What else do they want to do? How can they have children after separation?"

Sarah didn't answer, and the only sound in the room was William's snoring.

"Where's Miss Anna? I haven't seen her since I came back." I asked again.

"Miss Anna has gone to school," she said. "A year ago. It's called Turner Ladies' College."

I sighed helplessly. When I thought my father was not worthy of being a father, he did something even more extreme, sending his ten-year-old sister to a boarding school.

I was given dinner by Mrs. Jenny, and my father never showed up at all. I guess he didn't want to see me anymore.

Mrs. Jenny shook the silk face fan, and said "Hush my health" to me in a gentle and decent way.

"You have had a hard time studying abroad, and you must stay for a while when you finally get home. I will treat you well." She said with a smile on her face.

I guess she must be very proud at the moment, she treats my ex-wife's son like a guest, and even said that she wants to entertain me, acting like a superior host.If William hears this ironic remark, it will definitely be another big battle. If I am also provoked by her to get angry, maybe my thousand pounds will be in vain.

"Oh, you are very kind, ma'am, it is my honor to be entertained by you, but I have something to attend to, so I will leave soon, and I will come back next time to be entertained by you." I said with a smile .

Mrs. Jenny also smiled and shook her fan. For a while, the restaurant was so quiet that even breathing could be heard.

"By the way, your older sister and younger brother were invited by a friend of your father's in London, and went there as guests. Joseph is also 12 years old this year, and he will enroll in the best noble school there, which costs 200 pounds a year, although It cost a lot, but your father will send him anyway. Poor you graduated from a charity school, I said it's not fair to you, but your father is stubborn, and I can't do anything about him. But you mustn't I hate Dean, he still loves you, otherwise he would not have sent you to school, and now you may not even be able to find a job with an annual salary of a few pounds, so you can only beg on the street, how pitiful." She laughed while talking.

"Will you enroll in a noble school? That's great. I'm honored too. I wish my brother a bright future." I raised my wine glass and saluted her.I can't say any extra words. This woman does have the ability to piss off people with a few words. I almost tremble when I am angry with her. Fortunately, I will never deal with them again, so I will endure it.

Mrs. Jenny saw that she couldn't make me angry, and she didn't want to stay and dine with me, so she said excuse me, and Tingting went upstairs.

The next day, my father and I signed an agreement accompanied by a lawyer.

I had a dowry of a thousand pounds from my mother, but my father's estate was no longer connected with me.Afterwards, I returned some of the records Simon had given me to my father, and he burned them on the spot.In fact, these documents are very empty, and he cannot be sent to prison, but he has a guilty conscience, so he gave me the opportunity to take advantage of the loophole.

After signing the agreement, my father saw off the guests without hesitation. He said to me: "It is my misfortune to have two sons like you. I hope your brother can get out of my family as soon as possible like you." .”

"It's such a coincidence. I'm equally honored to sever all ties with a family like yours. As for my brother, he is the legal heir of the manor, and he won't leave if you leave."

"Get him out!" Father ordered the servant with a distorted face.

A servant escorted me out of the gate, and I finally relaxed my tense nerves as I watched the slowly closing Quint Manor.

In fact, I am very afraid of going back here. Once I died miserably in a dark room in the manor. If possible, I would never want to come back here again.

I shook my head and boarded the carriage waiting outside the door.

"To Turner Ladies' College in the next town," I ordered.

……

Turner Ladies' College was a mission school, the sort of place where illegitimate girls could be taken.If an illegitimate daughter is thrown out, she will most likely be sent to this kind of place. They will pay the school a sum of money to let the nuns of the school raise the baby, and then continue to study in the school until graduation.The girl will never know who her parents are, she only has the title of an illegitimate daughter, and the identity of an orphan without father or mother.

Therefore, the reputation of the school is a bit bad. Well-bred gentleman families would not send their daughters to school, let alone this kind of school.The advantage of spending a few quid a year is that you leave the girl here and then you can let it go.

It's spring, and everything is revived. In the garden full of lavender, many young girls are playing here.They wore simple and plain skirts and looked like little nuns, but their laughter brightened everything around them.As a single young man, my coming to the girls' school was very eye-catching, and almost became the focus of all the female students. They gathered together and whispered their ears, guessing my reason for coming, and some older girls even blushed quietly.

From a long distance, I found my younger sister Anna. She was sitting among several girls, and they were reading a book together.

Until the nuns shouted to her: "Anna, Anna, your brother has come to see you."

Anna raised her head and looked at me from a distance, as if she couldn't believe what she saw, with a dull expression on her face.

It wasn't until the girl next to her pushed her that she pursed her lips and ran towards me quickly, shouting, "Adam, brother Adam."

When she ran in front of me, her face was already fainting from crying.

I hugged her and wiped the tears off her face with my hands.She looked very thin, maybe because of her tall stature, and she was hard, with a handful of bones.The long hair is tied into a bun, as rigid as an old lady.The skin is tanned, and there are many freckles on the nose. It seems that life in boarding school is very difficult, and a little beauty is tossed like this.

She cried and sobbed: "I thought I'd never see you again."

"Didn't brother come to pick you up? I'm here to pick you up." I said to her, wiping away my tears.

"Sir, do you want to take her away?" The nun hesitated: "We need Mr. Constantine's approval."

"I've already agreed on this." I handed the nun a letter.

The agreement between me and my father also has the guardianship of Anna, which requires that as long as my father gives me the custody of Anna, then after she turns 18, I will not help her fight for another thousand pounds of inheritance.

This girl is too timid and cowardly. If she follows her father, she will be sold out. Why not follow me.As for the inheritance of one thousand pounds, it is also very difficult to fight for her, because she is a girl, and suing her father will ruin her reputation, so it is better not to.

"Are we going to leave here? But..." Anna looked behind hesitantly. Two little girls the same age as her came over and hugged her.

"Are you going home with your brother? That's great, Anna, bless you." One of the black-haired girls blessed her with a smile, while the other cried: "I really miss you, Anna."

Anna looked at me with reluctance in her eyes.

This girl is too soft-hearted and kind, but after living in the place for more than a year, she has feelings, and she is still nostalgic.Of course I would not allow her to stay in this kind of place, so I patted her on the shoulder and said, "Say goodbye to your friends, and then go pack your luggage. We will take a carriage to London in the afternoon."

After Anna said goodbye to all the female students, she took a small suitcase and got into the carriage.

The nun hugged her and blessed her: "May the Lord bless you, write to us in the future."

"I will. Goodbye, nun." Anna said goodbye to the nun, shaking her handkerchief.

Until the school disappeared, she still looked there.I think Anna probably really likes that school. Maybe the life in the school is very simple, but she met kind friends and teachers, which are much better than Quint's ruthless home.