gentleman's manor

At this time, a gentleman came over with a young lady and introduced us to each other.

"Mr. Burns, this is Miss Lydice." The man is a gentleman, responsible for introducing strangers to men and women, so that they can dance continuously, so that the dance will not be cold, and also prevent the ladies and wives from feeling left out without a partner. .

Mike's expression didn't change at all, his narrow eyes were very sharp, and he was staring at a certain place on the dance floor, as if he didn't notice anyone coming, and he didn't even look at them.The gentleman and lady immediately showed a very embarrassed expression. Of course they felt angry when they were ignored like this.

I hurried over Mike, stretched out my hand to the young lady, bent down and said, "May I invite you to dance?"

Miss Lidis was angry, but forced a smile, and took my hand proudly.She was almost humiliated just now. Although Mike was the first to be rude, but she was introduced, but she didn't have a partner, which undoubtedly showed that she was rejected by others, and she would become the laughing stock of this dance sooner or later.

As soon as we stepped onto the dance floor, I hurriedly apologized to her: "Excuse me, my friend is feeling unwell, he didn't mean to."

"You don't have to explain it for him." Miss Liddice raised her chin: "I know that Mr. Burns, he is very famous in London. Although he is a priest, he is the favorite of young ladies. Women who like him don't care. In addition, it is normal for him to be arrogant."

I smiled awkwardly, the lady's evaluation was really right.

Mike is of French descent and immigrated to the UK from his father's generation, but at first glance he is an authentic Frenchman.His golden hair has a dark red color, thick and curly, and falls long to his shoulders, taking advantage of his thin and stern face to be particularly handsome.He was handsome and wild, and women liked him.Moreover, he is also uninhibited, and has been in and out of wine and sex with his parents since he was a teenager.Although he restrained his past temper after entering the seminary, and never heard of his love affair after becoming a pastor.But there were not a few women who flung handkerchiefs and winks at him, especially those married women with bad reputations, who flocked to him.

Perhaps the more romantic a man is, the more women like him. It is always difficult for British women to reject French men. Many British men are too old-fashioned and do not understand what romance is.

Moreover, although Mike is the youngest son of a gentleman, he got a piece of land and a national bond fund of [-] pounds, plus his annual salary of [-] pounds, he can earn a total of [-] pounds a year. It's strange to watch him run.

"I didn't look at you carefully just now, but you look really good, much better than that Mr. Burns." Miss Lidis said suddenly.

I was taken aback by her careless evaluation, and couldn't help laughing, this lady is really straightforward, unlike the ladies I've met before.

"Are you a squire?" she asked, tilting her head.

"No, I'm a priest," I said.

"No wonder, if you are also a squire, you must be very popular, even more popular than the legendary Mr. Hall." She cocked her lips and said.

"Legendary?" I asked.

Miss Lidis glanced in the direction of Mr. Carlos and said, "Because I don't know him yet, it's still a legend."

"It seems that you are very interested in him?"

"What? Are you jealous?"

"Hehe." I shook my head with a smile and said, "You are such a bold girl."

"Maybe because I'm a merchant's daughter, so I don't have the pretentiousness of those high-class ladies." She blinked and said, "May I know your name, handsome guy."

I blushed and said, "You can call me Constantine."

"It's so nice." She said happily, "It's like the names of those noble young masters in novels."

Before I knew it, the song was over, and she stood in front of me, showing no sign of moving.I'm actually not used to dealing with women, I was in India when I got burned by some young women, this is the first time I have such an easy conversation with a girl.

But before the second piece of music was about to start, she suddenly put away her smile, the disappointment in her eyes flashed, then she slightly knelt to me and said, "Please forgive me, I'm sorry."

I stared blankly at the back of her leaving, wondering if I was rejected, she is really like the wind, she comes when she says, and leaves when she says.Then I turned around and walked off the dance floor, and as soon as I turned around, I saw Edward directly in front of me.

"Mr. Constantine danced very well," he said to me coldly.

"Yes, we are each other." I was still angry at him for ignoring me just now, so I responded unceremoniously.

He looked at me angrily for a moment, then averted his eyes without saying a word.

At this moment, Miss Bonnie came over, and she knelt down to Edward and said, "Mr. Fermont, please forgive me for being rude. I think you have a bad complexion, are you uncomfortable?"

"My surname is not Femont." Edward frowned and said in a disgusted tone.

Miss Bonnie immediately became embarrassed.

Edward also realized that his tone was very inappropriate, so he took a deep breath, bowed to her and said, "Sorry, I'm in a bad mood, please forgive me."

"It's okay." Miss Bonnie smiled softly, and said in a tolerant tone: "We are friends, and we have nothing to worry about. You can confide to me if you have any unpleasant thoughts."

"You are a very understanding lady." He held out his hand to her. "May I ask you to dance again?"

"Of course." She smiled.

The two walked onto the dance floor again, and Edward never looked at me the whole time.

I was standing alone in the corner, feeling very oppressed, when I heard two women talking.

"Baron Hall is really good at making money. I heard that his son's marriage is already planned. He is the daughter of a wealthy businessman, surnamed Lidis."

"Businessman!" Another exclaimed, "Don't they always boast about their aristocratic status? How could they marry a businessman?"

"That's not an ordinary businessman. The girl heard that there was a dowry of [-] pounds. The baron's son dragged on for so many years but couldn't find a suitable partner. He chose left and right. As soon as the girl with [-] pounds appeared, Didn't she show an ambiguous gesture right away? All high-sounding excuses are useless, and it's because of the money." The woman said again: "Look at her daughter, who has been around that disfigured man all night. , the girl's modesty and decency are almost disregarded, even if she wants to climb high, she won't be so blatant. She is usually so arrogant that no one pays attention to her, but now she is trying her best to please even the ugly monsters."

"Isn't this the murderer? What's the good of going around him?" Another woman said disdainfully.

"I heard that he has a large manor in India, with an annual income of [-] pounds. The most important thing is..." The woman lowered her voice, "He did not know how to get into the parliament, and he is quite appreciated by the new ministers. Even his father made rumors to recognize him."

As she said that, the woman said sourly: "I heard that the man has a dark personality and is not easy to please. But he seems to have a good impression of Miss Bonnie, and he is already dancing the third dance."

When the night dance was over, the crowd dispersed.The four of us got into the carriage together. It was different from being so happy when we came, and everyone in the carriage had a drooping face.

Daisy let out a long sigh and showed a typical smile: "Oh, the dance tonight is really good."

"Not bad!" John suddenly roared angrily, which startled the three of us.

"What happened?" I asked.

John complained loudly: "Those guys with eyes above the top are disgusting. A waiter came halfway and tried to kick me out. I knew it was the bastards in the court. It was them! It was them! Everywhere I went Don't let me go! Is this a good dance? Huh!?"

Daisy seemed to be unable to bear it anymore, and shouted at John: "Do you think I'm going to be fine? No woman in the whole ball wanted to talk to me, but what did I say, did I complain?"

The two of them were about to quarrel, and I hurriedly tried to dissuade them: "For God's sake, please don't do this."

The two glanced at each other, then ignored each other.After returning home, they didn't say a word, and John even went to the small living room with his bedding.

Anna was sitting on the sofa in the living room sullenly, I walked over and hugged her: "Aren't you happy?"

Anna shook her head and said, "No, I'm very happy tonight, it's just...Mr. Carlos danced four dances with a lady, and I heard that she will be his future wife. I...I will bless them... "

"Go to sleep." I looked at her and said, "Wake up tomorrow is a new day."

"Brother also goes to bed earlier." She said with a smile.

After Anna left, I did not act for a long time.I sat on the sofa and stared blankly at the flames in the fireplace.It was pitch black outside, and the cold wind howled, blowing the glass windows 'crackling'.The servants all went to rest, and the house was very quiet except for the sound of sparks crackling in the fireplace.

I took a swig of my drink, then jumped up, took my cloak and whip and rushed out of the house, riding alone in the dark to Edward's house.

The sound of horseshoes was particularly loud in the dark and silent night, the buildings on both sides of the road flew quickly, and the cold wind cut my face like a knife, but I didn't feel the cold, because my mind was always blank.

The horse ran for a long time, and finally stopped in front of Edward's residence in London.The house was pitch-black, and everyone inside had already slept peacefully.I was riding on a horse, looking up at the house.

Today's night sky is very clear, and the Milky Way in the sky is extremely bright. Although the stars look very close together, they are actually thousands of miles away from each other, just like the people on the ground.

Live again, I said to myself.Love, you have to say it, because no one knows, tomorrow or accident, which one will come first.So I follow my heart, do what I want to do, care for the people I want to care for, I even did things that I didn't even dare to think about in my previous life, I said loudly to Edward that I love him.

But the thoughts at that time seemed to fade away with the return to England.

I suddenly realized that the relationship between me and Edward might not be as simple and stable as I thought before. From the day I agreed to be with him, I thought that I would spend my life with this person.Although we are both men and cannot form a marriage like ordinary men and women, I have already regarded him as the other half of my life. In my heart, this relationship is as sacred as marriage.

But what did he think?He said he loves me, and I can also feel his passionate love at this moment, but can this love last?What about ten or twenty years from now?He regards me as a lover?companion?Or a lover?He is not a person who is content with being ordinary like me, and he has recovered his noble status, and there are decent women who are willing to marry him.He is no longer alone, and the flat and bright road is in front of him.

And our relationship is as sneaky as a sewer rat, no one knows, no proof.Even if the relationship between men and women fades, there are marriages and children to connect them.But we have nothing, if one day we parted, then there is really nothing left.

The author has something to say: Britain banned the trading of titles a long time ago. Originally, the title of Jazz was specially used for conferring, but it was not conferred later. In reality, it is very difficult to obtain titles in the UK.Otherwise, Mr. Darcy is so rich, isn't he just a country gentleman?