The Sensory Animals of Ston Hill

As soon as the count came back, the lady had a headache and had to stay in the bedroom to rest, and refused to go downstairs even at dinner time.The count graciously asked the servant to bring the dinner upstairs to the lady, and then ordered Grace to sit in the seat that belonged to the countess.

The first dish was soup, and the maid who was supposed to serve the lady put the soup cup heavily in front of Grace, shaking the soup inside violently.Grace watched worriedly, afraid that the soup would spill and stain the tablecloth.A tablecloth is more difficult to wash than a curtain because it has to be washed to a perfect white.

"Apologies to Miss Grace."

Grace looked up at the earl in surprise, and then at the maid, who was already blushing from the humiliation.

The maid didn't know the count too well, and thought that he was not angry when he spoke in such a low voice, so she refused, thinking that she had saved face for the mistress, and left with her head held high.

The count shook his head, "Although it's a country house, it's too unruly."

The lady's seat made Grace very restrained. He drank very slowly, and saw that the Earl of Arundel was waiting for him after drinking, so he didn't dare to move the spoon again.Mr. Welsh ordered the footman to remove the soup cups for the two, and served the main course, which was lamb chops.

As soon as Grace smelled the fragrance, she began to swallow her saliva, thinking that she was lucky to be strong and not wearing a corset, otherwise she would pass out with excitement like those noble ladies.

"Not to your liking?" Earl of Arundel asked him suddenly.

Grace was carefully cutting the mutton, and hurriedly said, "It's delicious!" But he still ate very slowly, for fear that the knife would scratch the plate, and that the knife and fork would make a sound when they collided. Always remind yourself to sit up straight, don't lose your mind because of the aroma of lamb chops, and let your body get closer and closer to the plate.

The Earl of Arundel looked at his stiff back with dissatisfaction, and remembered his strange walking posture when he greeted him today, and turned to Mr. Wales: "What's going on?"

Mr. Wales apologized apprehensively, but could not understand why the Earl was angry.Grace didn't dare to eat anymore, and carefully put down the knife and fork, "My lord...Mr. Wales taught me everything. I'm too stupid to learn it well...but I will continue to practice."

"How did he teach you? The one with the knife in the back of the chair?"

Grace said, "No."

"I am sorry, my lord, but I did not follow your instructions," said Mr. Wales.

The Earl of Arundel didn't care about Grace's lying. He said to Mr. Wales: "I asked you to take Grace to understand those etiquettes, but I didn't ask you to make her like that. Isn't she what she is? Free wildness It's Grace's unique quality, and what's the point of turning her into one of those ladies who look for rules of conduct in the Bible and popular novels?"

Mr. Wales suddenly realized, and Grace was already moved to tears.

It took him a lot of effort to calm himself down, and he couldn't help talking more, with a hint of presumptuousness.Although the ladies and ladies he has met are limited, it does not delay him laughing at them:

"They faint at every turn. No wonder the newspapers say that the police in the city carry sniffing bottles with them when they patrol the streets. Do you think those policemen will show off to their colleagues when they return to the police station: 'I woke up again today? Ten ladies!'"

"Their upper body seems to lack some joints, but the lower body may be very flexible, we can't see it anyway!"

He also complained that those decent clothes were too troublesome to put on, "Layer after layer, all tied by straps, it took me half an hour to tie the straps... My previous skirts were all fixed with pins, Once this is done, it will be all right!"

The earl laughed: "Don't use the pin anymore, it's easy to get stuck in your hand."

Grace glanced at the Earl's hands, which did not wear gloves when eating.Grace's face was slightly red, and when she spoke later, she was no longer as lively as before.

He also complained to the earl about the complexity of his native language, "I don't understand why the verbs after 'you' and 'you' are different? I think there is no problem with keeping the verbs in the same state, and everyone can understand them."

They had already reached the stage of drinking tea after dinner. The earl took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "You still need to learn the correct grammar. You must learn to use 'you'."

Grace was afraid that the Earl would misunderstand her stupidity, so she hurriedly said, "Actually, I know how to do it, but the servants talk like that, so I just said I'm used to it... I can change it soon!" He shyly showed off in front of the Earl : "My lord, I think I have a talent for languages, I can even read some Latin!"

Surprise was on the count's and Mr. Wales' faces.

The count asked him, "Is it the Bible?"

"Yes, my lord, but I don't learn much..." Grace felt ashamed, and he was determined to be more pious, so he quickly assured Earl Arundel: "I will definitely memorize the entire Latin Bible." Finished!"

"That's not necessary. There are not many nobles who can really recite the Bible in Latin... But our distinguished guest is very proficient in Latin. If you have the opportunity to communicate with him, I believe he will appreciate you. "Obviously the Earl himself appreciated Grace's Latin talent.

"VIP?"

The count turned to look at Mr. Wales: "Did you tell her?"

Just when the earl said the word "honored guest", Mr. Welsh's face showed surprise. He didn't expect the earl to say it like that.

However, he has always been brave enough to take responsibility, so he bowed slightly and said, "Sorry, my lord, I thought you had already told Miss Grace."

"Are there any guests in the villa? No wonder the lord has made the villa so beautiful!" Grace liked strangers just like other servants.

The count nodded with a smile: "Yes, he is a very distinguished guest."

"How honorable? Are you as honorable as your lord?"

The earl smiled subtly, "more noble than me, the most noble person in this country."

Grace's eyes widened in surprise, "Is it... His Majesty the King in the palace? The one who likes to take away people's money and land?"

"Grace, you can't say something like that!"

He suddenly became stern, and Grace immediately fell silent.

The Earl of Arundel calmed down, and said patiently: "It is not His Majesty's intention to increase taxes. He wanted to take other measures, but there were always people blocking him. This may be difficult for you to understand, but many people in this country The matter is not decided by His Majesty the King alone."

Grace doesn't care whose idea those taxes are. He doesn't have many places to spend the money. He only cares about another thing: "Then His Majesty said that he doesn't want to fight, can it count? I heard that Mr. Raymond... is the city The bookseller here, he said that His Majesty intends to seek peace!"

"That's not what His Majesty meant... That's one of the reasons why Allen and I want to invite Your Majesty to come to the villa as our guests. Your Majesty needs new friends and assistants."

And there's the Alan Stone thing.

Grace suddenly understood, yes, what my brother mentioned in his letter to Alan Stone, the Earl of Arundel is an active main fighter, and now Alan Stone is also guarding the capital as the earl's stepson The team became popular, and Mr. Raymond's papers contained anecdotes and portraits of Alan Stone every now and then.

Talented men are always full of lofty ambitions. The Earl of Arundel, Alan Ston, and William Ston all think about the same thing.But Grace thought of something else, he just hoped that William Ston would come home sooner.

"Any question?"

Grace shook her head.The room fell silent.

After a while, the count suddenly asked, "Grace, who taught you Latin?"

Grace froze with her teacup in hand.

The Earl put the teacup back on the table, then picked up the napkin and wiped his lips lightly, as if to give Grace some time to react.

But Grace has lost the ability to think, and she can't speak with her mouth open.

The count had no choice but to continue to ask: "Is it one of the two brothers? Is it the elder brother or the younger brother?... I think it should be the elder brother."