beauty and money

Students who know a little about Oxford's 'tradition' will naturally walk away as if nothing happened, but Mary doesn't know what 'tradition' is at all. Known as the quiet and beautiful place, the tall and towering boulevards and the colleges, towers, and auditoriums surrounded by trees and flowers all seem to be hidden in the jungle.

At this moment, under the tall trees, there is an open space where several students are kicking and beating a thin and pale boy. On the bloody long and thin nose, everything about this man is very thin and long, as if a person has been stretched out of proportion by nothing. His soft, almost black hair is messy, and his water-blue eyes are full of tears, like A vast ocean.

The students felt unsatisfied after kicking and beating, and began to take off the boy's clothes, leaving him only white boxers, which stretched out two thighs like firewood loosely, with a little extra There is no meat, so the joints are very thick.

"Look at this waste, it looks like an old goat, let me milk you." As he said, one of them reached out and grabbed the part under the boxers and pulled it out. The pain made the boy beg for mercy and cry, but only It drew laughter from the people around.

What Mary saw was such an unsightly scene. She didn't know whether to turn her face away or go forward to stop him. However, she recognized him. This man was Elliott whom she had met once in the carriage. , Seeing that she couldn’t stand by and watch, Mary finally stepped forward and shouted: "Stop, which college are you from? I will report to your tutor and let the college expel you."

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing where this ignorant guy came from.The tall and tall boy in the lead said indifferently: "Where did you come from? How dare you meddle in other people's business. Get lost, or I'll teach you a lesson as well."

"How to teach, take off your clothes?" Mary had an idea. She remembered that when the school started, people avoided homosexuals like the plague.

"What? I'll beat you to the ground, I'll do what I say." The boy slowly raised his fist and threatened.

Mary smiled coldly and said: "In my opinion, the result is that you take off his clothes, and I want to report you as homosexuals." As soon as this remark was made, the expressions of several people present immediately changed, and it happened to be the time when school was over. , People in twos and threes will pass by this forest, so this place is not hidden, and pedestrians on the road can be seen.With her chest held high, Mary said triumphantly, "You will be hanged by the seminary." After she finished speaking, she yelled outside: "There are gays here, there are gays here, come and hang them."

Those few people wanted to come over and cover Mary's mouth, but Mary's shouting had already attracted the attention of others. When they heard this kind of thing, the angry students would run over, and many people would follow along to join in the fun.Those few people didn't dare to stay any longer, for fear of being slandered as homosexuals. After all, taking off a classmate's clothes and pulling his private parts is definitely an outrageous behavior.

They glanced at each other and ran away at the same time. Seeing them running away, Mary quickly threw one side of the clothes to the boy on the ground and said disgustedly: "Put it on quickly." She really didn't understand how a man would be like this Weak, and his disheveled state embarrassed Mary.

Some people heard the shout and rushed here, but found a boy tremblingly putting on his clothes.When she asked Mary what was going on, Mary looked panicked and said: "There are some homosexuals who are forcing this classmate to undress. Too cunning to run away."

"Yes, this is too hateful, sir, are you okay, is this the case?" Several boys who rushed over asked the boy who seemed to be the victim.

His trembling answer was, and Mary immediately said, "He's probably freaked out, and if I see them again, I'll definitely report them."

"You are so upright. Which college are you a student from? You should be awarded a medal of honor for preventing this kind of thing." After the boy finished speaking, the people behind immediately nodded in agreement.

How dare Mary really agree, she just said so, and those few people were not really gay, they were just trying to humiliate their classmates.She said righteously: "This is very unnecessary, I did it out of morality." In her heart, she confessed to God, and today she not only lied but also threatened others.

In fact, those few students were just talking. After listening to Mary’s refusal, they just said that Mary is a righteous person. If the Medal of Honor is so easy to get, then this university will be exposed and reported everywhere, and this is not true. Reputation, so this situation is handled in secret.

Those people saw that there was no excitement to watch, and they didn't care about the victims, so they went to have fun separately. The nightlife in Oxford is rich and colorful.There is no need to delay here, only Mary turned her back to the boy and waited for him to get dressed before reluctantly helping him to walk. His legs were already trembling with fright, his face was covered with bruises, and he looked very embarrassed.

Mary took him to the private clinic and left. The boy didn't feel relieved at all. He begged Mary to leave his address so that he could come to thank him in the future. Mary didn't want to have any contact with this person again, so she didn't leave her address. I hope This unlucky guy is no longer being bullied.

It was at this moment that Mary really realized what 'tradition' meant. When the bells of Tom's Clock Tower ended, those students who hadn't finished the run were not only mocked and bullied, but also became 'servants', who had to run errands for their classmates. Doing errands, copying homework, taking books, or inviting them to eat and drink, etc., if they can’t do this or they can’t do it well, the day will come when they become punching bags. If it is small, then the violence will gradually escalate with the compromise. Begging for mercy and retreat will not stop these young people with blood and energy who have nowhere to sway, they will only intensify their bullying of weak and cowardly classmates.

The unlucky Elliott was not in good health so he didn't complete the run. What's more unfortunate was that he had some personality problems. He was not rich and a bit snobby. He liked to curry favor with rich people. But he had no money and was disgusted, and he complained about those people behind his back. When those people found out, they began to use him as a sandbag. At first, he only beat him twice. It's getting more and more excessive, and today, in Mary's eyes, they are no different from ferocious bandits. They beat up their classmates and gave them all kinds of personal insults. It's hard to imagine that these people are educated college students rather than bandits. The villains and the like are simply inhumane.

If Mary hadn’t fought back viciously that day, she might have been beaten and bullied too, but Mary not only fought back fiercely, but also showed no concern for things other than studies, because she often asked questions from professors, and in the eyes of her classmates, Mary had a good relationship with professors, They are always afraid of such students, afraid that they will make small reports, and Mary lives alone and dresses decently. Most people dare not offend this kind of seemingly backgrounded person.

And Mary's appearance is neither beautiful nor ugly. She is ordinary and frighteningly thin. No one dares to pester her. She still doesn't know that because there are no female students in Oxford, those boys who have nowhere to rest their enthusiasm will harass those feminine students. It doesn't matter what will happen, but it's annoying to take advantage of verbal advantages and the constant harassment.

Behind the bright university, there are countless shadows that others cannot see. Never fully trust in human nature. He can sacrifice himself to help others, but he can also trample others cruelly and selfishly.What's even more frightening is that those who perfect others may also trample on others, and it is completely impossible to define good or bad.

Mary, who returned to her apartment, started to write immediately. Now she was thinking like a spring, whether the environment made human nature, or human nature changed the environment.In the past, she always liked to write short stories like Aesop's fables that were educational and ironic, creating some jokes and results through people's words and deeds.

Now, she has begun to write the first novel in her life. Writing a novel not only has a stable manuscript fee but is much higher than that of a short story, and may be adapted into a drama or the like because of its excellence, or published as a single book.However, Mary still puts her main carrier in newspapers, because her fame alone cannot impress publishers at all, and she has to publish at her own expense, which is too risky. If she serializes in newspapers and sells well, she will naturally have generous publishing conditions.

This novel is named "Henry's Adventures". It seems to be an absurd and mysterious adventure biography. The protagonist Henry starts from the bottom of the society and climbs up. He meets all kinds of people, stingy, hypocritical and greedy. The tax collector, the vulgar, disgraceful, snobbish girlfriend, the high-born but vile Earl of So-and-so, seems to take place in a completely strange country, unfolding with a bizarre story content, Henry fools those people and makes them make a fool of themselves, I even wrote about the ugliness of these people.

At the same time, Mary changed her style of writing and gave infinite sympathy to the people of the lower class. She smiled slyly and set a trap here to avoid too abrupt a turning point.Due to the amazing satirical humor in the early stage, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper was very happy to sign a long-term contract with Mr. Henry. This pioneering and avant-garde newspaper likes this kind of text that satirizes today with anecdotes and strange things. It’s not high, but it has always been rated very high, because those who can afford newspapers are the working class and middle class with spare money. They don’t care much about the lower-class migrant workers, but they hate the bureaucrats and the powerful class. This kind of humor is dark. Sarcasm of high status really ticked their itch, so Mary was sure they'd love it.

Sure enough, once this Henry's Adventures was published, the readers responded very well, and they liked Mary's witty writing and characters.One after another requested to change from the January publication to the weekly publication.The editor-in-chief of the publishing house has always been in correspondence with Mr. Henry, because this cooperation is more important, and he hopes to meet Henry in person. Mary readily agrees, but asks him to keep it secret.

They made an appointment to meet at noon on Sunday at a small coffee shop called Endless Afternoon on the bank of the Chawell River. There has always been no shortage of literary geniuses in Oxford University. The local newspaper competition is very fierce. The sales of avant-garde articles have been poor, but they are barely maintained, because the founders of the newspaper are all passionate progressives, so they don't rely on it for profit. Even so, everyone will be very happy if they can make a profit .

So the editor-in-chief of the newspaper went to the Endless Afternoon Cafe early and found that it was not open yet. The reason why this cafe is called Endless Afternoon is that it only opens at noon and closes at midnight. Students can come to drink a cup of coffee and write after school. Discuss the next knowledge, the academic atmosphere is very strong.

The editor-in-chief had no choice but to sit outside in an open-air booth. Spring in England is still very beautiful. The sunshine in mid-May is unbelievable. It was not until noon when the cafe opened that the hungry editor-in-chief got a cup from the owner. Coffee and a little food.He was eating deliciously, without noticing that his beard was stained with sauce.

At this time, a voice came: "Hello, are you Mr. John Pole?" The editor-in-chief named John raised his head, and saw a man who looked extremely pale and almost transparent under the noon sun, under his pale skin even Pale blue blood vessels can be seen.

"Yes, you, oh, hello, you are Mr. Henry." He quickly put down the food and stood up.