Granville's estate

"Good boy, did you go to church today for mass and communion?"

Religion, belief and piety——The words of Countess de Lopez suddenly poured a basin of cold water on Louis in a cold day, and immediately made him feel strange about Viscount Durand that he didn't even understand. The mind is washed clean.

"...Of course, ma'am, we only came to you after listening to the Lord's teaching."

Louis was stunned for a long time before he realized, he answered the lady's question in a low voice, but this time he tried his best not to touch Callister - what he said was of course true, they were indeed watching in the church. I came to Massillon Street after Mass; but for some reason, in this marsh area where the air seems to be filled with praises to the Lord, in front of the Countess de Lopez, who is as kind as an old grandmother, she clearly said what she said. It was the truth, but he had the illusion that he was lying and deceiving the world—and the source of all these troubles was undoubtedly the Viscount Calliste de Durand who was sitting opposite him. How many unnecessary troubles could Lu Yi save if he didn't meet him in time!

Countess de Lopez didn't know that in such a short moment, the young man sitting in front of her had so many thoughts. She was just happy that the new tenant of her neighbor was devout to God: "So, you Did you attend mass on time today? Do you do this every Sunday and every festival?"

"That's a matter of course, ma'am."

When Louis was in trouble, Alred spoke, perhaps because Ben intended to use the pious atmosphere in the swamp area to let his friend come out of someone's deceptive tricks, and he answered at the right time. After the lady's words, he praised the piety of himself and his friends to make Louis feel more uneasy: "We will go to church on time every Sunday and every day we should go to church, whether it is windy, rainy or otherwise. Nothing can get past this. After all, nothing is more important than listening to the Lord and saving our souls."

"This is what young people should really pay attention to, gentlemen." Mr. Dubois said, he very much agrees with Alred's statement: "Unfortunately, with the progress of our society, there have been more and more young people. People forget these good habits handed down from their grandparents. Those young people who love to play, who have time to play with those actresses until two o'clock in the middle of the night every day, don't want to play seriously on Sunday. Spend a little time listening to the priest's sermon, so as to save their souls from a life of luxury."

If you are in other provinces, things like attending church on time are the most basic and important things in your daily life. Only birth, wedding and death can be compared with this matter. The provinces have their own thinking and thinking. Logical system, this system will automatically exclude all "unreasonable" existence; however, in the flashy and noisy metropolis, the pursuit of money swallows everything, so the most basic persistence has become a luxury (and sometimes going to church The minds of people are also very doubtful, think of the coquettishly dressed worshipers in the St. George's block church!), and one can't help but worry about the souls of those lost lambs-at least that's what the Countess de Lopez thinks Of: After hearing Alred's words, she suddenly became sad.

"Oh, if only my Galbien were like these two young men!"

The Countess de Lopez said sadly to Callister that when she mentioned her great-grandson, this noble lady who has been through the storms of the times and is already waiting for the call of the Lord at any time, can't do it at this time. Just an ordinary great-grandmother worried about her beloved child: "The last time I wrote to him asking him to go to church with me, he didn't even answer my letter, which really broke my heart. I've always I am praying to the Almighty God for him, hoping that one day the voice of God will be heard by him, so that Galbien can give up his excessively dissolute life and return to the law-abiding and well-behaved place where he should go. Come up the road."

These words seemed to have no deep meaning, and Louis couldn't help but subconsciously glanced at Callister, wondering what his cousin did to make his grandmother so sad—could it be that De Lopez Is the countess unhappy with Galbien's standard lifestyle of a Parisian playboy because she lives a simple life under the rules?If we speculate based on this, Mr. Dubois's sentence "They play with actresses until midnight every day" has a very clear goal and explanation. As the wife's neighbor, he must know De Lopez Who was the countess worried about (but to be honest, when he first heard this sentence, he almost thought that the gentleman was satirizing the life before Alred!).

Facing Louis' curious eyes, Callister just sat there peacefully. He raised his eyebrows at Louis, but he didn't seem to intend to answer Louis' curiosity: "You don't have to worry too much about this, ma'am, I believe that one day he will understand your painstaking efforts. Before that, you just need to take care of your health and wait quietly for the Lord’s arrangement. I believe that the omnipotent Lord will definitely make the best arrangement.”

It is really rare for him to say such words of "waiting for the Lord's arrangement"—Louis thought silently, the last time he was in the mansion of the Viscount de Bourgogne, what did this gentleman say and do? He didn't pay attention to the teachings of the Lord!

"Speaking of which, Mr. Galbien cannot be blamed for this matter alone. I would say that the old Viscount Maximilian de Durand's arrangements for Mr. Galbien were too rash."

M. du Dubois intervened, probably because he had been a neighbor of the Comtesse de López for many years, and what he said was quite outspoken, and of course he did not forget to ask Callister Head greetings: "Sir, you must not think that my words are dissatisfied with your grandfather. On the contrary, I have deep respect for the ability and determination of the old Viscount de Durand. But to be honest He really shouldn't have sent your cousin to a heathen country back then, and let a child who lost his parents' care fall into the hands of those British. You know, although the British seem to be all decent Very, but when it comes to obscenity and immorality, I have never seen anything worse than them."

"Oh, my old chap, why do you bring such distasteful things before your lady! I don't think anyone would have sent his beloved child to another country if he had the means."

This time it was Monsieur Richard, the upholsterer who must have seen Calliste's subtle displeasure after Mr. The frank old friend made a little amends: "I don't think Mr. Galbien's life is a big problem now, ma'am. Let's put it this way, I bet you it won't take long, maybe just In a year or two, you'll be able to see your beloved child back on track to what you want."

"What does that mean, Mr. Richard?"

The furniture merchant's words undoubtedly aroused the Countess de Lopez's great curiosity. Even though she knew that the furniture merchant might be deceiving her, the lady turned her body sideways, wanting to hear Mr. Richard's opinion: " On what basis do you think so? Could it be that you are actually a hidden fortune-teller who has seen some futures that we can't see?"

"Ah, ma'am, if that's the case, I'd be as rich as Mr. Viscount de Durand, after all, he owns a whole bank, and he can get as much money as he wants!" Richard said. Mr. De said that he made a very exaggerated gesture: "I just made this judgment based on my experience in Paris for so many years. After all, you also know that people like us will meet all kinds of people. Poor, handsome, ugly, decent, frivolous, there are all kinds of people!"

"In big cities like Paris and London, it's not uncommon to see fun-loving young gentlemen like Monsieur Galbien, madame, if you ask me, it's not uncommon for a young man to make a little mistake! You don't You need to worry, the miracle of the Lord is shown here. At a certain point, no matter how dissolute young people are, they will become mature and rational, and their transformation will be jaw-droppingly fast. You may not think that I have more than Once I saw a young man who was hanging out in the arms of an actress the day before, and suddenly heard God's warning, so I broke up with the bad habits of the past and became a decent person with impeccable conduct. Sir, if you don't say it, no one will think that he was a completely different person in the past-I have witnessed such miracles many times, madam, and I have no doubt that such miracles will also appear in Galbien on Mr.

Facts have proved that Mr. Richard's ability to start from scratch as a low-level carpenter to own the current family business has his own advantages: after he finished speaking, Countess de Lopez frowned. His brows stretched out, revealing a rather joyful smile; and as Madame's mood became brighter, the tense atmosphere when Mr. Dubois talked about Calliste's grandfather before also followed suit. It disappeared.

"Ah, it is true, my old friend, I can't think of it without you!"

Even Mr. Dubois nodded frequently at his friend's words, and praised: "I also know a few young people like this. They also used to hang out with actresses in the opera house, and they did not hesitate to lose their fortunes for them; but just like you That is to say, a miracle suddenly appeared, they thought that it was time for them to get married, or change their minds, and then they became a decent husband and husband, and no one could find fault with them—like that sentence As the saying goes, the Lord will never give up His Lamb!"

"If this is the case, then I am at ease, gentlemen." The Countess de Lopez said very happily, but she did not forget to verify the truth of such statements: "Mr. Dubois, you If you know of such young people, do any of the young people you mentioned live on our street?"

"Ah, this, I have to think about it..."

"Monsieur Dubois."

Just when Mr. Dubois was thinking hard about the names of the young people who witnessed the miracle, Callister spoke slowly, as if he was talking about an insignificant thing: " This is actually something that you don’t need to think about, isn’t it? Isn’t there such a young man in front of you?”

The landlord who was told by Callister was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, he realized that he clapped his hands happily: "Ah, what you said is very true! Why did I call Alred? M. de Granville forgot, M. de Granville lived in the Rue St. Georges!"

"……what?"