gentleman's manor

In the early morning, before the owner of the manor woke up, I was woken up, got dressed, and got into the carriage with my packed luggage.

Old Simon was with me.

Thinking of the pitiful eyes those servants looked at me in the morning, it seemed that everyone knew that I was kicked out by my father because I beat Elizabeth. They probably felt that I had lost my future.A second son who does not please his father will not have a penny inheritance in the future.

Simon was wearing a tuxedo with white stripes. The style was custom-made by the manor. Both the servant and the butler were exactly the same. They were made of expensive wool, and each person only had one piece.The servants must wear uniform wigs, most of which are silver-white wigs, so that they can look brighter.Not only the court and princes and nobles are like this, but also the gentry class follow this fashion, even if there is only one servant in the family, they will dress him up like this.

Because it was difficult to go out, Simon also seemed a little excited. He sat upright and taught me: "After going to school, please study hard and become a qualified gentleman as soon as possible."

I said regretfully to Simon: "It is impossible for me to be a gentleman."

"How can you say that?" Simon was dissatisfied with my words.

"Do you know where father is sending me to school?" I said.

"It's called Pilot School, isn't it?" Simon said.

"That school is also called the Pilot Charity School. Can you believe it? My father is going to send me to a school funded by charitable donations. It only teaches the most basic reading and writing, arithmetic and drawing. After that I had trouble finding even a job as a clerk."

"This is impossible!" Simon was shocked: "It is impossible for the master to do such a thing. You are the young master of the Constantine family, how can you go to study in such a place!"

"Don't you believe me? You'll understand after a while." I said.

In my previous life, I have been studying in this school for 6 years.Boarding school is not allowed to go home casually, as long as no one comes to pick me up, I have to stay here until graduation, even if I die, no one will know.At that time, I wrote many letters home, begging my father to take me back, but unfortunately there was no news, like a stone sinking into the ocean.

The so-called schools are different from the schools. After you get out of some schools, you can only become a clerk or a housekeeper, but you can become a pastor, doctor, or lawyer after you get out of some schools.The former works for others, although they are not as humble as those who sell their physical strength, but the annual salary exceeds 10 pounds and can support them to death; the latter enters the gentleman class through gentleman education, and will be respected by the lower class. According to the position, the annual salary is tens of pounds It ranges from a few hundred pounds to two completely different classes.

After I graduated, there was no way out at all. The Quint Manor belonged to my brother, and my father would not give me a penny. I was desperate and went to work as a recorder in the textile factory in the town. The annual salary was 4 pounds. From a gentleman's son to a well-deserved poor man at the bottom.

Sure enough, the dilapidated Pilot Charity School shocked Simon.

"Oh, is this the child sent by Mr. Constantine?" The school teacher wanted to push me: "Come with me, put down your luggage, and change your clothes first."

"Stop!" Simon angrily blocked the teacher's attempt to push me: "It's really rude! What are you doing!"

"Come on Simon, that's the way it is here," I said.

Simon didn't hand me over to the teacher. He took me around the school, his face getting worse and worse.The whole school was dilapidated, and all the male students inside were shivering from the cold. The school uniforms were so thin that they couldn't resist the cold at all, and their sallow and emaciated appearance showed that they had suffered a lot from hunger.The most exaggerated thing is that the teacher actually carries a whip with him and will whip the disobedient students directly.

"This is terrible. How could the master make such a decision? You are his son. This is simply not a place for young masters to stay." Simon said angrily: "If old Mr. Constantine was here, he would never This was allowed to happen."

"Simon, you can see that this is the school my father chose for me." I said.

Simon was very sad. The old man never imagined that the family he served so hard would degenerate like this, but he was just a housekeeper, and he was powerless to stop his master's decision.

Simon looked at me sadly and said: "My poor young master Adam, what should I do with you? I must never leave you in this kind of place. You are the young master of the Constantine family. How respected your grandpa is!" My gentleman, if he knows that I have placed his descendants in such a place, he will complain of me."

The old man thought for a while and said: "I will take you back to plead with the master. Young master, you have to put down your airs, apologize to the master and his wife, and beg the master to find you a suitable school no matter what."

"Simon, can't you see it? My father chose such a school for me on purpose, and he has abandoned me." I said to Simon with a serious expression.

The old man looked at me for a while, then sighed deeply: "You really shouldn't beat Miss Elizabeth, what should you do now? Go to Master William? I'm afraid he won't bother you."

I shrugged and pulled out a small bag to show Simon.

Simon took one look and exclaimed, "My God, it is! Where did you get it?"

"This is my mother's jewelry. Rather than being taken away by Mrs. Jenny, wouldn't it be more appropriate for me to use it for school?" These things were carefully hidden by me at the beginning, for today.They are all diamond jewellery, the most valuable and valuable, and they are all mother's private property. Father doesn't know what they have, otherwise, if he loses so many precious jewellery, it will definitely cause serious consequences.

Simon straightened his face, looked at me solemnly and said, "Are you really going to sell it? This is Madam's relic."

I said helplessly: "If you don't sell it, why don't you stay in this kind of place to go to school? I'm afraid no one will know if you are abused to death."

This is not a joke. If I hadn't been rough-skinned and thick-skinned in my previous life, I wouldn't have been able to survive in this charity school.

The life of the students here is very difficult, they can't even get enough to eat, and every meal of black bread is like a prisoner's meal.Teachers are harsh and violent, physically punishing students at every turn.The most frightening thing is that the students here are also very savage. They will gang up in groups, and the upper grades bully the lower grades.And in a place where there are all men, there are still many nasty things happening. Some beautiful boys are bullied here. I suffered a lot because of this kind of thing, and the process is simply unbearable.

Thanks to my suave father, I have a pretty face that everyone loves. When I first came to this school, I was like honey that provoked flies, and there was even a wretched male teacher who touched me.One time they provoked me, and I was so angry that I got into a ball with them. During the fight, I was cut on the face by a stone on the road, leaving a big scar.Since then, I have lost my appearance. Although no one came to trouble me again, most of my life was ruined, and I was discriminated against even for finding a decent job.

Simon agreed, and he stuffed me back into the carriage, ready to take me out of here.

A male teacher chased him out and asked, "Why did you take him away again? How can we explain to Mr. Constantine? He has already paid his tuition for one year."

The tuition fee of this school is only 4 pounds a year, including food, lodging and daily necessities. Quint Manor costs nearly 50 pounds a year just to hire servants, but my father sent me to study in this kind of place. It can be seen that he and Jenny Madam's resentment at me for beating Elizabeth is already malicious revenge.

Simon said to the male teacher: "You can keep his tuition fees. We decided to change schools. There is no need to inform Mr. Constantine about this. I am the housekeeper of his house."

On the same day, Simon sent a message to Quint Manor, saying that he would ask for leave to visit a sick relative.

In fact, we drove the carriage and drove to London for a day.

He first took me to sell my mother's jewelry. The jeweler saw that Simon was well dressed and neat, and thought he was a gentleman who couldn't turn around temporarily. Although he lowered the price to a certain extent, he still sold it for a full 350 pounds.

Simon sent me to an upper class aristocratic school, where I had to pay a tuition fee of 150 pounds a year, and received all-round gentleman education, including basic reading, writing and arithmetic, as well as practical knowledge such as shorthand, theology, geography, history, law, and ethics. Chinese, Latin, music, painting and other self-cultivation skills, as well as entertainment items such as dancing, horse riding, fencing, and gardening.

Simon settled me and was ready to leave.

He said to me sadly: "Master Adam, I'm leaving, you have to take good care of yourself."

"Thank you Simon, I will never forget what you have done for me." I said seriously.

The sky was particularly red that evening, and the sunset clouds spread out like fish scales. I stood in the cold wind and watched Simon's chariot and horses go away, then turned and walked into the place where I would live for a long time.

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Black academic robes, tuxedos, white shirts, round collar buttons, trousers and leather shoes, although we are just a group of children, we have long been dressed as gentlemen.This set of outfits alone costs 7 pounds, plus matching dozens of shirts, bow ties, etc., it is really expensive to go to a noble school.

I never received an orthodox gentleman education in my previous life. I just learned etiquette from a tutor for a year or two when I was a child. Only after I entered this noble school did I realize why those gentlemen with high eyes are so reserved.

Locke Public School was founded at the beginning of the last century. It is a pure school for the children of nobles. You can see the preparatory classes for entering King's schools such as Cambridge and Oxford. All the students who can enter this school are from wealthy families. There are even descendants of princes and nobles.

I stood in a line with more than 50 boys in their teens, all of whom were wearing black academic gowns, and raised their chins at a young age, like gentlemen who had already achieved fame.

"On behalf of Locke School, I welcome all the new students." The principal delivered the opening speech.

The old man's speech was quite satisfactory, undoubtedly talking about the glorious history of the school, who are the famous alumni, and the school's education system and so on.Just from this dull opening ceremony, it can be seen that this school must be famous for its seriousness and rules, and this public school has a clear tendency towards the church, so it must have a rigid style of study.Look at these people who participated in the opening ceremony, the provost, the dormitory supervisor, the heads of various subjects, and the students of all grades, wearing different styles of academic gowns, it is as clear as a court uniform.

After the opening ceremony, we can go back to the residence to rest.

It is very rare for people like me to come to school alone. Most of them are followed by servants who take good care of their little masters.Although it is an aristocratic school, it also requires students to be able to cultivate independent spirit, and they can bring servants to study, but try not to take care of them nearby. After all, finding like-minded partners while studying is more important than enjoying laziness.Especially in this kind of aristocratic school, everyone is from the gentleman class, and the classmates in the school created the initial bond of relationship.As a result, when many gentleman-class adults first meet, they will first talk about the school they graduated from. If they are classmates, the relationship will immediately become very close.

I live in an old three-story school building. Although the school building is old, it is very beautifully decorated.There are glass windows from the living room to the corridor, the large living room downstairs has a ceiling chandelier with crystal drop hanging, and the sofa and seat are covered with brand new silk seat covers.

My room is on the second floor near the stairs, about [-] square meters, with a soft double bed, a writing desk with gold-rimmed armrests, an elegant sofa seat, and a large black wood-carved wardrobe.The windows are large enough to light up the room, and there are floor-to-ceiling curtains in orange cotton gauze and thick woolen rugs.

I went to bed exhaustedly, and was about to take a nap when I heard arguing outside the door.