gentleman's manor

Autumn in Kent is the most charming season of the year, and there is a sweet smell in the air of Vernon town.The leaves of the birch trees in the small depression near the house were first dyed golden yellow under the scorching autumn sun, and then the maple trees behind the house were dyed crimson again, and the cherry blossom trees on both sides of the road were not willing to be lonely. They have turned into a bronze-like pitch-black green one after another, enjoying the sunbath leisurely in the wind.

After presiding over the early morning service, I bid farewell to the gentlemen and their wives and daughters who came to pray at the door of the church.Because the weather has turned cold, the men have put on heavy coats, while the women are still wearing lace-trimmed parasols, but they dare not show their curves, and all of them put on fat skirts that look like pockets.

Anna was walking with Miss Bonnie, the daughter of Baron Hall, and the little girl kept looking at Mr. Carlos beside her with her big bright eyes.Like all girls in love, she foolishly holds expectations, even if she just gets a meaningless look, it can make her glow with happiness.

Don't think that such a blatant obsession will make people laugh. There are at least seven or eight women who stare at Mr. Carlos with this kind of eyes every day. From girls to women, everyone loves him.But Mr. Carlos seems to have no intention of getting married. He is always so keen on socializing, dealing with all kinds of women in a polite and decent manner.

I have to say that it was not without reason that Elizabeth foolishly confessed to him. This man's eyes are very lively. Although he is not very attentive to women, when he looks at you, it gives people the impression that he is staring at you. your feeling.The women would blush when he glanced at them, secretly suspecting that they were being watched by him, and then fell happily alone.

Anna will officially enter the society before winter this year, but I am very worried about it, because I haven't been able to save much dowry for her.Due to a lot of expenses for various reasons, my current total liquid assets are only 500 pounds, which is really a bit out of hand.In particular, Anna seems to have fallen in love with the rich and noble Mr. Carlos. To match this man, she must have a dowry of at least 3000 pounds.

Anna is still nominally the Miss of the Quint Manor. Originally, her status was more than enough for a dowry of 3000 pounds, but now Elizabeth has completely replaced her position. My father didn't plan to sell her for a good price, let alone money. , we should be grateful.You must know that Anna was sold by her father in her previous life. She is the daughter of a gentleman. Even if there is no dowry, there are wealthy merchants who are willing to pay to marry her to enrich their appearance.I don't know how much my father sold Anna in my previous life, but I heard that the merchant's son was really miserable.

Not far away, Edward was talking to some gentlemen, they laughed occasionally, and the atmosphere seemed to be very good.

Edward suddenly appeared in the small town of Vernon with a sudden appearance. People were interested in him, but kept secret. After all, he had such a disgraceful past, but now he has become an upstart.The perfect gentleman education and rich net worth make him easily integrated into the local high society, and it is Baron Hall himself who takes the lead in making friends with him.

"Pastor Constantine." A gentle voice interrupted my contemplation.

"Oh, yes, do you have any orders? Mrs. Alison." I hurriedly looked at the woman beside me.

"I just said that I would like to invite you to my house to pray for my servant. He has been ill for a long time and may need to perform an exorcism ceremony." The woman said to me with a smile.

Mrs. Alison was a widow, married to an old planter, and had no children.After her husband's death, she obtained one-third of his chattel and all his current assets, and made the sons of the old manor owner tickle their teeth with anger, but there was nothing she could do.A young, beautiful and wealthy widow, one can imagine how attractive she is.The non-inherited boys in the neighborhood are trying to get her, because marrying her is no different from getting the inheritance of the manor.

I don't know if it's my illusion, but I always feel that this lady is very close to me.

Unlike in India, when I was chased by the merchant's daughters, the gentlemen's daughters are obviously very cautious, and they will not easily express their affection for young men.In particular, I have made it clear that I want to keep my body and mind pure and serve the gods all my life, so young girls will not come to me. They prefer the handsome and handsome Mr. Carlos.So in this case, the approach of certain people will be particularly obvious.

"Poor man, I will definitely go to help, please rest assured." I said to her.

Mrs. Alison stared at me with eyes full of deep meaning, full of seductive meaning, and then she fully opened the fan in her hand, and carefully pressed it to her lips.

This is a code word, and ladies will use fans, parasols and handkerchiefs to convey some unspeakable words to men.Putting the fan fully open like this on the lips implies the meaning of 'love'.I looked at her and my heart was pounding because I was so terrified by her audacity.

"Ms. Alison is really leisurely. I just heard that Mr. Thomas and Mr. Roy are going to visit your house together. Many gentlemen are full of praise for the berry snacks brought from the New World." Edward's voice suddenly interjected. It broke the atmosphere just now.

Mrs. Alison immediately looked embarrassed, and said falteringly: "Of course... the dim sum at my house is famous in the whole Vernon Town, and I will offer it to every visitor. It's getting late, Excuse me."

Mrs. Alison walked away, holding up her skirts, her maid trotting after her to keep up.

Edward glanced at me, and walked slowly beside me with his hands behind his back.

"She is such a charming woman that even the ascetic pastor can't take his eyes off her."

"I didn't take my eyes off it." I shook my head and said with a smile.

Edward raised his eyebrows: "The beautiful and rich little widow showed her love to you in public. Mr. Pastor is really charming. She almost surrounded you like a bitch in heat. Don't you feel tempted?"

I sighed helplessly and said: "I just said a few more words to her, there is no other meaning. It's not that you don't understand my intentions, so why be jealous at every turn."

Edward stared at me and said meaningfully: "Jealous? That slut is not worthy of making me jealous. I'm just worried that the upright pastor in our town will get a bad reputation from that slut."

But a few days later, the private affair between Mrs. Alison and several men spread throughout the town of Vernon. When I heard about it, I immediately suspected Edward.

He was working in my study, the window was open a crack, and the breeze was blowing the papers scattered on the desk.Although Edward bought the house next door to ours, he stayed at our house almost all day long. Later, he even moved into my study for work, and sometimes he simply met guests here, without treating himself as an outsider at all.

I closed the door and said to him, "Mrs. Alison has been ill by the rumors, and she's so upset that she's going to move out."

"It's a pity, poor woman, that gossip is always so powerful." Edward said without looking up.

"Don't play dumb with me, did you do it?"

"Adam, Adam, you're like a little skeptic, why should I have trouble with a woman."

Mrs. Alison's behavior was a little rough, but people had only talked about it in private in the past, and there was no clear evidence that she was in private with some men.But a few days ago, for some reason, Mr. Roy and Mr. Thomas happened to bump into each other when they were visiting Mrs. Alison, and they got into a ball.From the disputing words of the two men, it was vaguely known that both of them were her guests, and they didn't know each other.

"Okay, but Mrs. Alison is so poor, I should go and comfort her," I said deliberately.

Edward raised his head and looked at me: "That slut is self-inflicted, and she is sympathetic at all. Driving this shameless woman out is the only way to maintain the reputation of our town, otherwise she will only make our place a mess, I believe Many respectable gentlemen in the town would agree with me."

Now I can basically be sure that he did this. He is still the same as when he was a child. He will find ways to achieve what he believes in, and he will find high-sounding reasons.But the difference is that he is more calm now, speaks with confidence, and is not guilty at all, as if it really has nothing to do with him.

I walked up and down in front of him in annoyance. If Edward didn't want to admit it, no one could force him to admit it.But this approach is really ungentlemanly. Even if Mrs. Alison's reputation is a bit inappropriate, ugly rumors will hurt a woman who lives alone.Is it because she said a few more words to me?I have to say that this is not forgiving for a man's heart.

Edward tidied up the papers on the desktop, took out another piece of paper and began to write a letter. He gave me a funny look and said, "Well, my pastor is too kind, and I can't bear to see him worry. If this lady Move out of our small town, and I will help her move far away, where no one has heard of her affairs, and then she can restore her reputation and start a stable life again."

"Edward, I know you did it. It's not good. She's just a widow. Although she tried to seduce me, it's no big deal. Don't you trust me?" My twins leaned on the table, dissatisfied tell him.

Edward put the pen into the ink bottle, crossed his hands and looked at me, this time he didn't fool me, instead he said grandly: "If you must admit it, then well, I contributed to the flames. But it was only a push That's all, she has relationships with several men in the town, so it's strange that she hasn't revealed her secrets for so long. I don't think it's my fault that caused the rumors, what do you think?"

"She's not the only woman with disorderly conduct in the town, so are you going to drive them out of the town one by one? I never knew that Mr. Edward was such a person who couldn't rub the sand in his eyes." I said in a stern tone.

Edward stood up suddenly, pinched my chin across the table, and then he got very close and said word by word: "I don't allow that kind of dirty woman to approach you, and they won't let you say a word I can't bear it, but she dared to show love to you in front of me, I counted her lucky that I didn't let her live on the street, do you understand now?"

I froze there dumbstruck, motionless, really taken aback by his words.

Edward also seemed to realize that something was wrong with what he said just now. He walked around the table, put his arms around me and said softly, "Sorry, I didn't mean that. I really went too far this time. I was dazzled by jealousy. I will never So reckless. I will help Mrs. Alison solve this matter, don't worry."

After a while, he looked at me carefully again: "You are not angry with me, are you?"

I didn't know what to say, I just looked at him blankly.Edward has a strong desire to be exclusive to me, and it has become especially obvious recently. I don't know what's wrong with him.

"Did I upset you? Or did I do something wrong?" I looked at him and said.

Edward shook his head and said, "No, it's my fault. I'm always worried...you will leave me one day. We are all men. Is this forbidden love a burden to you? Women are to you Saying is the best choice. They can give you a family and bring you children, but I can't give you anything, and will always put you in danger. But when you see a woman approaching you, I couldn't control my anger and jealousy, and I did something irrational on impulse, do you think I'm mean and pitiful?"

Originally, I was a little angry at Edward's willful behavior, but now I suddenly feel sad.In the past, when I saw him interacting with me so calmly, I thought he was really as calm as he appeared. It turned out that he would also be cranky.But his cranky thinking will bring consequences in action, and he willfully pushes the uneasy elements far away according to his own wishes.

"I would never say that about you, and if you're mean and pathetic, then neither am I, and I can't stand other people who like you near you," I said.

Edward stared at me, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Then I must be much more despicable and pitiful, because there are too many people who like you, and I can't be jealous at all. So you have to control yourself and stay away from all women .”

Mrs. Alison didn't move out of the town after all, because Edward and Baron Hall came forward to suppress those unbearable rumors, but the heroine of the story didn't dare to attract bees and butterflies like in the past. She doesn't even know the church very much now. Come.

After Edward finished all this, he expressed his apology to me, and sincerely said that although he was in great pain, he was willing to tolerate the stay of such a woman who liked me. He could endure jealousy and sadness alone. The accent makes the eyelids twitch...

I can't help him more and more. He was very awkward when he was a child. He likes to hide everything in his heart. He has an arrogant personality and doesn't bother to explain it to anyone.But now he always opens his heart to me without any scruples, exposing the softest part of his heart to me, like a small animal lying on the ground with its belly exposed.Maybe he knows me too well and knows what I don't know what to do, and I even feel that I have been grasped by him.