[Masterpiece Les Miserables] Paris Sparks

Carton was still sitting on the couch when a group of people rushed into his house, but he looked better—less like a ghost crawling from the grave.He looked up, and his eyes fell on Corona as she sprinted into the house.Corona rushed to the sofa in one breath, almost falling at his feet.She knelt down on the carpet, covered one of Carton's hands between her own palms, looked at Carton, and then at Dr. Manette, her immature face showed that she didn't want to hinder the doctor, and she didn't want to leave The father's fierce conflict.Dr. Manette waved her hand to signal her to sit there, and she was safe.

The impact of this incident on Corona was far more serious than the adults imagined.She has been living in a peaceful and peaceful paradise, growing up under Caton's wings.If her father can't be said to be her everything, at least it is equivalent to half of her world. She never thought that this pair of indestructible wings would fall, overturn, and break one day. These are the constant things in the world. part of it.Now this unchanging rule suddenly became turbulent, and the child was naturally uneasy.Moreover, unlike her mother, Corona has never been a person who would only panic in the face of unexpected changes.Accidents and tribulations can forge and polish her.

However, none of the people around heard the first hammer of fate on Corona.They all cast their concerned eyes on Caton's face.Caton raised a hand, preventing the doctor from opening his medicine chest.

"I'm not sick, doctor," he said in a low voice, and took out a letter from his bosom. "I've got this. You'll see it when you read it."

Dr. Manette took the letter, and Lucy and Darne leaned on both sides of him. Little Lucy watched curiously and worriedly, with her hand on Corona's shoulder.Dane finished reading first, and he let out a low cry: "How could this be!"

He looked at Caton in shock, "Is this true?"

"Oh, my God!" Lucy also whispered at this time, covering her mouth gently with one hand, her face full of disbelief, which seemed to be mixed with some sympathy and sadness.Corona sat up straight and wanted to read the letter, but Carton firmly held her down.Corona didn't dare to argue with Caton at this moment, so she had to sit back again.Little Lucy leaned over the letter too, and Corona caught a glimpse of Darney mouthing her a name, as if to say a name: Ramona, or Raymana.

"I've checked, and the address is true. The sender said that Bishop Mirière is very famous in the local area." Carton replied, "I'm going to leave immediately to check this matter."

"For so many years." Doctor Manette suddenly sighed, his voice seemed to have aged all of a sudden, "For so many years, we have made such a big mistake, and no one has noticed it!"

"What are you talking about?" Corona asked. "Is father not sick? What happened?"

"I'm sorry for scaring you." Carton said, leaning down to her, his eyes changed into another look that Corona still couldn't understand. The previous look scared her, but now Carton The look in her eyes made her feel inexplicably sad, "I just received bad news."

"You want to go?" Corona asked. "Now? Where?"

"To France."

"France! Immediately?"

"immediately."

"Then you have to take me with you!"

Even Caton, who was pale and gloomy, opened his eyes wide in surprise, and Dane reprimanded: "Don't be willful, Corona! I can't take you with me."

"I'm not willful." Corona said, "Father, look at your face now, how can I rest assured that you are going alone? How can I leave you under such circumstances? Please, take me with you go!"

"It's going to be hard, and it's a long way. I'm afraid I won't be able to take good care of you, Corona."

"I'm not afraid of hardship. I won't delay your journey, you don't need to take care of me, I can take care of myself!"

"I can't take you there." Caton said simply.

"Then you'll have to take someone else with you. I don't trust you to go by yourself."

"Let little Sidney go with you," said Darnay decisively, "or I will go with you. Coronne is right in one thing. You are not reassuring in your appearance, my friend."

Carton was silent for a moment.It was an extremely depressing and uneasy silence, and when he spoke again, he said something completely irrelevant: "Little Lucy, would you mind putting Corona to bed? It's getting late."

"Why, you didn't take me to France first, and now you're going to drive me away." Corona sat up straight and frowned, "Did I make you angry, father?"

"No, don't think too much, boy. Go to bed."

"If I'm not offending you, why are you so determined not to let me in, or even know what you're talking about?"

Carton was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice indicated that there was no room for debate: "Go to sleep, Corona."

Although Corona is stubborn and independent, often rebellious, Carton actually has authority over her.This authority did not lie in his severity or punishment, but in the fact that Corona loved him too much to disapprove.Now that she heard that she had no chance of winning, she had to stand up and snuggle to Caton's side.

"Kiss me, then," she said, half compromisingly, half apologetically.

Carton kissed her forehead lightly.Corona allowed herself to be taken away by little Lucy.She changed her clothes, lay down on the bed, extinguished the candle, and then lay quietly on the bed with her hands folded on her chest.She lay motionless for a while, not even disturbing the flat quilt except for the heaving of her chest.Then, instead of turning over in her sleep, as if she suddenly remembered something, she twisted her body twice, making irregular wrinkles on the quilt, and then turned over, facing the window.

In the darkness, moonlight casts thin white lines on the ground through the shutters.Because the light is too weak, the boundaries between lines are blurred. If a cloud happens to float over and cover the moon, there will only be a blurred and slightly brighter shadow on the ground.In the dark night, a pair of sapphire-like eyes were open, staring at the chaotic moon shadow.

Corona did not fall asleep.Her spirit was indeed exhausted, and her wrists were slightly sore from holding the paintbrush all day, but after experiencing such an extraordinary thing and being excluded, she did not feel sleepy.Corona just waited quietly, listening intently.The shadows on the ground are bright and dark, and then blurred after being clear.She heard the wind outside the window, the chirping of night insects, and the regular "ta, ta, ta" that gradually became clear in the silence, but she couldn't tell whether it was the movement of the clock or her own heartbeat.However, the two heavy wooden doors resolutely blocked the bedroom and the living room. She knew very well that they were talking in the living room, but she couldn't hear a word.

The sound of "click, click, click" counted to the 420th, and the door frame suddenly made a very slight friction sound, and the door opened.A figure quietly walked to Corona's bed, bent over, it was little Lucy.All she saw was her peaceful little face, her sweet and even breathing, and her beautiful eyebrows that were still slightly furrowed in her sleep.Corona seemed to have fallen asleep.Little Lucy sighed softly, and she lowered her head to kiss Corona's blond hair.

"Poor child! Oh, poor Caton!" she whispered, and went out the door.

As soon as the door closed, Corona opened her eyes immediately.What's the meaning?She wanted to know, but no, no.Now is not the time. The 11-year-old Corona has a patience and calmness that many 21-year-olds can't match. She continued to look at the moonlight, counted her heartbeats, and waited.

Another 630 strokes passed.The door frame slammed again, and this time Corona heard footsteps without the other party walking to the bed: it was Caton.He stood in front of the bed for a long time, staring at Corona for a long time, which made the little girl even vaguely suspect that Caton had seen through her pretending to be asleep.However, in the end, he just stretched out his hand and tucked the corner of the quilt for her.

Coronna looked forward to him saying something, or kissing her on the forehead.But Carton didn't do anything, just turned around and left the room.After a slight click, he closed the door.

Corona immediately got out of the bed carefully without making a sound.She ran to the door with bare feet, put her ear against the door panel, held her breath, and listened quietly.There was a vague creaking sound, and the living room door was shut.So Corona held the doorknob with both hands, and pushed the door open while lifting it up vigorously.

In the past, the place where the bottom of the door panel often rubbed against the door frame slid open very smoothly without a single sound.With bare feet, Corona slipped to the door of the living room as silently as a kitten, with her ears pressed against the door frame.She got her wish and heard the faint conversation in the living room:

"—all are responsible. It was my life that you directly saved, Sidney. If anyone is to be held responsible for Ramona, then I should be more responsible! However, Lucy and I have I am deeply ashamed that you have been burdened by the family and let you do most of the work you are looking for, you have done too much work, my friend, please don't be so hard on yourself!"

"No matter what you say, it won't change the fact that I was the one who went to the orphanage. I should have asked everything in more detail, and I was so shocked by Ramona's death that I forgot that and As for committing such a grave blunder. Please stop dissuading me, Charles. I feel unable to face Ramona if I don't get to the bottom of it right away."

Charles Darnay sighed. "Okay, okay. But I have to go with you, I insist on that. You didn't bring back your briefcase, did you? Perhaps we could share mine if you do not mind."

They then talked about a few things about travel preparations, and everything was finalized quickly. Corona quickly ran back and hid behind the kitchen door. If necessary, she could also hide through the small door on the side of the kitchen. cellar.But that didn't seem to be the case: the living room door opened, and Caton didn't even glance at the kitchen, but went straight to his own bedroom, perhaps to pack his clothes.

Corona took the opportunity to slip back to her room on tiptoe, carefully closed the door again, and got under the quilt.Her two little feet were already cold, but she didn't realize it, she just kept thinking about the two words she overheard just now.

——Obviously, Caton had saved the lives of the Danes and his wife back then, and a girl named Ramona was also involved in this incident.The girl is dead now, but something else seems to be related to her, and Caton is going to investigate this matter.They also mentioned orphanages.Coupled with Caton's intention not to let her participate, a vague outline gradually appeared in Corona's heart.

I am not allowed to participate because this matter has something to do with me?she thought silently.

All the weird and vague thoughts were like bats in the dark, circling and dancing in her mind.Why did Ramona die?Did Caton not find her in time, or did they directly cause her death?Who the hell is Ramona, Caton's wife, girlfriend, their friend, or someone related to me?Carton said, "I should have asked everything in more detail." Is there anything unclear about my life experience and my biological parents?

In the end, all thoughts point to the most obvious and likely outcome: Ramona, is she my mother?

In the turmoil in her heart, she almost missed the sound of closing the door, but the silent night made the sound too obvious, and Corona still heard it.She jumped out of bed again, ran to the window, and carefully opened the shutters a crack to peer out.In the moonlight, two figures she knew so well walked across the garden and into the street, disappearing into the distant darkness.

Carton and Darne left overnight.