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"gentlemen?"

Not only Joseph, but even Papa Peter, who was comforting the horse, and Papa Martin, the coachman in Alred, were taken aback by Louis who got off the Bellino carriage.

"I thought you would come back on foot, I've been looking to see which one is you!" Father Peter said to Louis, he couldn't help looking at the gorgeous Berlino carriage, and even wanted to walk over it Touch it: "How much will you pay for this carriage? Ah, it's the first time I've seen such a beautiful Berlino carriage. If old John in our town sees this, he'll be mad with envy. And then dare not show off his master's Berlino carriage!"

"These are thoroughbred horses, at least [-] francs a horse." Father Martin also stretched his head to look at the Viscount's carriage and horses, and he was very envious of the man who sat proudly on the high coachman's seat of Bellino Peer: "Look, how beautiful they are!"

Even Joseph, who was sitting on the back shelf of Koop's carriage, was attracted by this luxurious carriage. He jumped off the back shelf of the carriage, walked to Louis, and observed the other gentleman in the carriage with some curiosity.

"Sir, what about our husband? Why didn't he come back with you?"

"Don't worry, he has already gone back first."

Louis said that he coughed lightly, signaling to Peter and Martin, who were commenting on Callister's carriage, to restrain themselves a little, and then asked Joseph: "When did you come back here? I thought You're still in the Misard Opera House."

"I searched for a long time after I got separated from you inside, but I couldn't find you or our husband, so I came back here to wait for you first." Joseph said, he looked a little unhappy: "Sir, at that time You also promised to follow me, but when I turned around, you disappeared!"

"I didn't expect that there would be so many people in the opera house, so they would be separated by accident." Louis said a little embarrassingly, and he tidied up the domino cloak that was a little messy when he got off the carriage. , and then looked at Viscount Callister de Durand in Bellino's carriage.

The pale light of the street lamps in the city defense area sprinkled on this street, and also poured into the gorgeous carriage from the car window, dividing the space of the carriage into two parts, light and dark; from Louis' perspective, the Viscount's hidden The side face in the dark is like a masterpiece of head portrait drawn by Raphael, with neat lines and very handsome.

"Sir, thank you for sending me back here, and thank you very much for your generous help tonight." Louis said to the viscount in the carriage, he glanced at their three servants curiously, hesitated for a moment, and then continued Go on: "My friends and I would not have found what we were looking for at the Opera Misard without your helping hand, a generosity we will always remember In my heart, I will never forget."

Callister, who heard him say that, didn't speak, and it took a while for Louis to hear him chuckle.

"I'm very happy to hear you say that. I hope you can always remember what you said." The Viscount said, but he didn't see through Louis' intentional mention of Alred, but just looked at him sideways: " Now that you have achieved your goal today, I suggest you go back to rest earlier, a person who has just recovered from an illness should not run around."

"Thank you for your concern, sir. I will do as you said." Louis said, the viscount's low laugh fell in his ears, and he knew that the other party must have guessed his thoughts, and suddenly felt the pain on his face. They all had a fever.

"Then, I hope we will have a pleasant meeting the next time we see you." Callister said, and he made a very neat gesture: "But for now, you'd better go back to your carriage In order not to stand here and get windy and get sick again."

As soon as he received his master's order, the attendant Cabo walked over immediately. He didn't even need to ask, and he lowered the steps of Alred's two-seater four-wheeled carriage for Louis.

"Wait, that's my carriage." Louis said to the squire, pointing to the modest Koop carriage driven by Papa Peter.

"Oh, sir, it's just a trivial matter," Cabo replied lightly, and he pushed Louis to the side of Alred's carriage with a smile, urging him to board as soon as possible: "I don't think your friend will mind this. It's a trivial matter, he must be anxiously waiting for you to go back now!"

Louis thought about it, and it was indeed the case—anyway, both carriages had to go back to 79 St. George Street, so it would be the same which one he took; but before boarding the carriage, he turned to Joseph He beckoned and asked Joseph to sit in the carriage with him, so that the child would not be frozen on the back shelf later.

"Ah! Sir, can I sit in the carriage with you too?" Joseph asked happily and anxiously. After receiving Louis's affirmative answer, he hesitated for a moment, and jumped into it like a monkey. into the carriage.

After Louis also boarded the carriage, Cabo closed the carriage door for them, and then returned to his master. After a while, Callister's coachman yelled and drove the two docile thoroughbred horses Walking slowly in the luxurious Berlino carriage.

When Bellino's carriage passed their carriage, under the light of street lamps, Louis could clearly see the Viscount de Durand sitting on the side of the carriage. Look down.

"Good-bye, sir," said Louie, "and allow me to thank you again for your generosity."

This time the viscount didn't say anything, only said two very short words: "Goodbye."

After the viscount's Berlino carriage left, Father Martin began to drive Alred's carriage to No. 79, St. George Street, followed by Peter, who felt that he had been underestimated by Cabo, and was furious. General carriage.

As a servant, Joseph had never had such an experience of sitting in a carriage with his master. He looked out of the car window at the streets they passed through with novelty and excitement, and at the same time asked curiously to Louis who was sitting next to him: "Sir, who is that gentleman in that carriage just now?"

Louis, who was in deep thought, was stunned for a moment when he heard this question, and it took him a while to answer him: "It's a...a very generous gentleman."

"I don't know why, but the way that gentleman talks always frightens me," said Joseph, "but he must be rich, and a lot of money! Oh, his carriage is beautiful, and it must be expensive, too. If only I had such a carriage, so I could take my sister for a ride!"

After hearing this, Louis couldn't help teasing him: "Isn't your monthly wages enough to take your sister for a ride in a carriage and go for a drive around?"

"That's different, sir, that's different," said Joseph, and he tucked the wooden mask that Mary had given him behind his back: "I must keep all my wages for my sister's dowry!"

Louis couldn't help laughing. While he was happy that Mary had such a younger brother, he couldn't help but sigh that they lost the protection of their parents, and even thought of his deceased relatives.

"Mary would be delighted to know you thought so."

"Don't tell her, she'll laugh at me, she's always treated me like a child—I'm not young anymore, I'm almost 15!"

It was already late when their carriage returned to 79 St. George Street. Alred walked up and down the front steps very anxiously, and was relieved to see the familiar carriage returning. .

"How do you feel now?" As soon as Louis walked up the steps, Alrede asked him. Before Louis could answer, he shook off the domino cloak in his hand to wrap him tightly, and then reached out to touch him. Touching his forehead: "It's okay, it's okay, I don't have a fever now."

"I'm fine, Al." Louis grabbed his cloak dumbfoundingly, and he wanted to tell Alred about Elisa: "However, I failed to take that Eliza away from the Misard Opera House." Miss."

"Elisa didn't drink, don't worry about her, she should leave there by herself." Alred said, obviously compared to Margaret, that Miss Elisa was not taken seriously by him: "You Go back to your bedroom and get a good night's sleep—it's late and you must be exhausted."

"Where are Miss Marguerite and Madame Buscha?" Louis asked Alred while walking into the house. When he entered the living room on the first floor, he found that he did not see the wayward girl and her faithful daughter. Friends, only the maid Mary is still sitting at the walnut table she uses for sewing, dozing off with her elbows on the table, and looks very sleepy.

"I paid them for the carriage, and Madam Busa has already taken her back."