[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane

Mycroft took the industrial exhibition hall with him, where there are advanced industrial products brought by various countries.

"It is said that 35 countries have participated, including the UK of course." Although this is true, Mycroft and Jane did not go directly to the UK exhibition area, but looked from the nearest one.

They saw a lot of advanced machines in Mycroft's eyes and ancient machines in Jane's eyes, such as typewriters, which have been invented for many years, but they are still very cumbersome even after improvements, and there is no rebound function, that is to say Margins are all manual.

"I think every office should have one." Mycroft immediately realized the practical value of this thing, "It's just too big."

"As long as it can be sold, this small problem can be solved soon."

"Makes sense."

Then they also looked at the latest sewing machine, yes, this thing has been in the 19th century, and it is not much different from the modern sewing machine.Jane immediately asked Mycroft to place an order and bought one. The international mailing was too exaggerated, but the person in charge of the company in the exhibition area said that they also had a branch in the UK.

Jane: Awesome~=v=

To Jane's surprise, they saw generators and motors in the German exhibition area. Jane looked up at the company's name, "S, SIEMENS." Jane muttered it several times, why did it sound like "Siemens"?

Mycroft was very interested in generators and electric motors. He pulled Jane to watch the staff start the generator and light up a row of light bulbs.The crowd of onlookers exclaimed. Compared with candles, the advantages of light bulbs are obvious... bright and will not shake.

Mycroft stepped forward to ask how long such a light bulb would last, but the staff hesitated and didn't have an accurate estimate, and Mycroft understood.Jane knew, without asking, that electric lights were hard to come by until Edison found the right wick and knew how to vacuum the bulb.

Another more complicated electric motor drives a thing like the upper arm of a train wheel to spin around in circles. After asking about the light bulb, Mycroft ran to ask about the motor again, almost making the staff next to him cry.

Jane saw a German man standing behind who looked like a manager looking at Mycroft more and more unkindly, so she quickly dragged Mycroft away.

Mycroft still had more to say. Although he didn't know much about mechanics and electricity, he had a good eye and recognized the prospects of these things at a glance.

Afterwards, Mycroft and Jane went to see other interesting products. For example, in Jane's eyes, the strange-looking bicycle has a very large front wheel and a very small rear wheel. People sit on the front wheel and the stirrups are on the front wheel. Central location.

A presenter was happily pointing to the slides to explain, and it seemed that there were quite a few people who were tempted.

After Jane and Mycroft came out, they asked him, "Mycroft, tell me, how do you get on and off the wheels that are so tall?"

"Ah~" Mycroft also felt that those who dare to ride a bicycle are warriors, "It probably requires high skills and... endurance."

Mycroft and Jane also saw a photo studio in the UK exhibition area, which is strange, because most of the people who can come to the expo are companies, how did a photo studio get in?

Not to mention, there were quite a lot of onlookers, and many people were queuing up to take pictures. Mycroft and Jane squeezed in curiously.

It turns out that this photo studio can take color photos!

There are many finished color photos hanging on the four walls of the small exhibition area, most of them are people, the colors are so bright that they are distorted, but the faces are very clear.

The daguerreotype camera invented by a French painter is still widely used in Europe now. The exposure time of this camera takes about half an hour. It is difficult for people to keep still for half an hour, so the portraits are often blurred. Unless you are sitting in a special armchair.

Speaking of this, we have to talk about a unique way of taking pictures in Europe in the [-]th century-the living and the dead take a family portrait together==, and the dead are more clearly photographed than the living (because they don't move).

So now, when we see photos of living people that are still very clear, everyone can't help but be curious.And look at that person's white face, red mouth, bright skirt, and serene demeanor. If it weren't for the people around her wearing mourning clothes, you wouldn't be able to tell that she had passed away.

"It's a new technology." Mycroft secretly studied for a while, and said to Jane, "Speaking of which, we haven't had a photo taken together yet, how about taking a photo together?"

"What?" Jane looked at the team, "There are so many people." She looked at herself again, for the sake of convenience, she was traveling light today, so Jane said decisively: "No, not today, let's ask Ask them for a few days, come back tomorrow, and we can call Charles and Eugenie to come together."

Mycroft felt that Jane's words were very reasonable, so he asked about the opening time of the photo studio, and decided to take pictures tomorrow first.

Mycroft and Jane also met a lot of "famous people", some of them wandered around with only one or two servants, some of them came to visit, but as long as Mycroft saw it, he would allude to Jane.Jian kept them in mind one by one, and drew a small portrait for him when she went back, and wrote a brief introduction on it, which looked like a wanted warrant at first glance.

Mycroft: 囧

Mycroft and Jane also saw Mr. Holmes's toy company in the UK area. Of course it was not "Barabay Toys Store", but "Mr. H's Toy Company"... The name is still clear at a glance~

It is a matter of course that a large number of children gather here, and only children can enter an area surrounded by fences, which is a toy trial area.Some conspicuous and easy-to-use toys are generously placed on the floor and tables. Children can try them out first. If they find it fun, there is a shopping area next to them.

Hong Guoguo's conspiracy!The parents bitterly thought that it is impossible for any child to resist the temptation of toys!

Several staff members were very busy. They all made up as toys, which is the toy version of COSPLAY. Some of them pretended to be knights, some pretended to be pirates, and some pretended to be soldiers...

One of the fat shop assistants who kept wiping sweat didn't seem to be a toy. He had very fluffy reddish-brown hair and a neatly trimmed reddish-brown beard. He wore single-lens glasses on his face and wore A very familiar suit.

...Wait, isn't this suit exactly the same as the bear doll behind him?Not only the suits, but also the watch chains on the suits, the glasses on the faces, the reddish-brown hair, and the protruding belly are all the same.

The little bear doll sitting on the shelf is placed in a pose of wiping his face with a handkerchief, which is similar to the shop assistant who keeps wiping his sweat... So he is not pretending to be someone else, but is the little bear doll turned into a spirit, right?

Many people looked at the clerk and at the doll, all secretly holding back their laughter.

Jane and Mycroft looked at each other.

Jane: You didn't tell me Charles was up to something.

Mycroft: This suit looks familiar, it looks like mine... ==

After confirming the look in his eyes, he was not the one who cheated himself, so Mycroft and Jane passed by arm in arm, secretly cursing Charles in his heart.

that old fox.

In the Greek section of the art gallery, Mycroft and Jane also meet an unexpected person.

"Godfather?" Mycroft couldn't help calling aloud.The man with a cane in front of him turned his head, and it turned out to be the Count of Monte Cristo. His appearance was very different from the last time we met, his expression was much more relaxed, and the hostility in his eyes was gone. Meat.The aura around the whole person became much gentler.

Beside the count was a young woman in a purple Greek dress and a lavender veil showing her eyes, which Jane thought must be the princess.

"Mycroft." The earl was also very surprised, he extended his hand joyfully and shook hands with Mycroft, "Are you also coming to the fair?"

"Yes, not only us, but also Mom and Dad, but we got separated." Mycroft said happily, "Mom will be very happy to see you."

"It's true that we haven't seen each other for a long time, and you, young Mrs. Holmes." The earl said, and he looked at Jane, who nodded with a smile: "Nice to see you again, Mr. Earl, I must thank you for sending A wedding present, it really helped me out."

"I didn't expect to be able to help, that's their honor." The count said, "But you shouldn't continue to call me the count, just call me by my name, Edmond, my name is Edmond." explain.

"Mr. Edmond." Mr. Edmond Dantès.

"Let me introduce you," said the count, switching to Italian. "This is Heidi, the daughter of Alitebelin, Governor of Yanina. Heidi, this is my godson, Mycroft Holmes, and his His father was Viscount Holmes, and his mother was a friend of mine when I was young."

"Hello, you can call me Heidi." Her Royal Highness, who had been standing quietly beside the count, said reservedly. Her voice was indescribably sweet, and there was an exotic flavor in her Italian.Looking closely at her eyes, it turned out to be a very rare and special blue-purple color. Just by looking at these eyes, one can tell that she must be a peerless beauty.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Heidi." Mycroft, the princess, kept a polite smile.

"Hello, Heidi, may I call you that?" Jane held out her hand heroically.Heidi froze for a moment, then stretched out her hand, and took off her gloves to shake Jane very formally.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Holmes."

"Ah, soon you will know another Mrs. Holmes. To avoid confusion, please call me Jane."

"...Jane." Heidi smiled with her eyes curved.

The atmosphere between the two ladies suddenly became very harmonious, the reserved one was no longer reserved, and the polite one was not polite. The two even left the men arm in arm to appreciate sculptures and oil paintings together, and the men had no choice but to follow Behind them both.

Afterwards, the earl exchanged addresses with Mycroft, because they both planned to stay in Vienna for a few days, and the earl invited the Holmes family to dinner.

"I didn't expect you and that princess to talk quite well." Mycroft said to Jane after parting.

"Oh, that's a beauty." Jane said with emotion, "it's still a beauty with a firm will."

"So beauties are always better friends with beauties?" Mycroft flattered.

"Usually it's the opposite, but Heidi is different from others." After chatting for a while, Jane discovered that this Greek beauty who only made a background board in the book of the leading actor is really a proud, thoughtful and What about a lively princess with taste.