Rimbaud's girl

Studying historical events and people is very interesting, and researchers often find that the "truth" they knew before is probably not the truth, and it will not be the whole truth.The truth is so fascinating, it will also make people more emotional.

This is a desire and joy of "knowledge". When people explore human nature and unknown "knowledge", they are actually seeking "true knowledge".The three soul tortures are the same for everyone at any time: who am I, where do I come from, and where am I going.The more you know about the world, the more you will feel "ignorant". People who are truly ignorant will feel that they "know everything".

Vitaly went to Paris once a month, stayed a week, and attended selected invitations; went to the shop to choose fabrics, and ordered wedding items, mostly her own clothes, and spent money like water.

Caroline took her shopping, and helped her choose fabrics and sellers very shrewdly. She made dozens of petticoats, underpants, corsets, underwear, nightdresses, and packed a large suitcase just for the lining; Dozens of shoes and boots of all kinds, filled a box full; belts, scarves, shawls, hats, hat pins, brooches, collar pins, hairpins of various materials.

"Why does a woman have to buy so many things to get married?" Vitaly muttered.

"Stop complaining. When Gabriel sees you wearing such a beautiful nightgown on your wedding night, I promise he will never take his eyes off you." After she got engaged, Caroline began to say something to her There are lewd words.

"I'm not worried about him. I just think I might not need so many nightgowns and petticoats."

Today's popular adult women's skirt style is a small hip pad at the rear, sometimes a small rear pannier, no longer popular 20 years ago The extremely wide pannier.This made it easier for upper-class women to go out.The purpose of panniers is to create a visual difference. Matching a corset creates an image of a woman with a tight upper body, a narrow lower skirt, a wide waist and a slender limb. Although many people do not understand the principle, large breasts and wide hips actually represent women's fertility. Ability, women's mainstream dress mainly caters to men's aesthetics, in any era.

She didn't like panniers, but she had to go with the crowd and ordered panniers and hip pads.She still wears girly skirts without bustles now, but she will change them after she gets married.

sigh.

"You don't have to wear it, but you can't do without it." Caroline ignored her muttering.

"Too much money is being spent on clothes."

"But if a lady has only a few dresses to wear all year round, it's not decent."

"Decent!" So these are all face projects.

"I know you don't care too much about this, but others do. We live in this real world after all. You are really different from other girls. Isn't it good to have a beautiful skirt? Who doesn't like to wear new clothes ?”

She's right, no one doesn't like new clothes.In fact, Vitaly just finds it a bit troublesome, once she puts on the new dress, she is still very happy.

Life is very good, career, she has and is very good; love, yes is also very good; family, full, adoptive father is kind, biological mother is serious but loves her, brothers love her, sister worships her; economy, good, small savings , and a very good investment product.She felt that this was enough, that she had everything to ensure that she had a good life.As for spending more money for getting married, it's really not a serious problem. After all, making so many clothes is not a one-time consumption, and it will take several years to wear.

The reason why so many skirts are made is because of the material of the fabric.Both cotton and silk are relatively fragile, not to mention silk, which is an expensive and unwashed fabric; cotton products are not washed, and there is also a problem of color fastness. If you wash it several times, the cotton thread on the cotton fabric will be easy. It frays, the color fades, it looks old, and the cotton thread loses its softness and becomes unwearable.So a noble lady or young lady really needs dozens or even hundreds of skirts.

She wrote to Gabriel, and Gabriel sent her £1000 to make clothes.

Arthur bought a two-story house for her in the suburbs of London, and rented it out after completing the formalities. The rent was 80 pounds a year, and the rent for 60 years was 40 pounds based on the fact that she could live to 3200 years old. The pound is worth the house price, and the house and its land will still be hers after 50 years. 80 pounds is indeed pitifully small for the property of the Oran family, but it can be regarded as a small amount of property, and it is already much richer than many ladies from gentry families.Rimbaud's family is not rich, but they can't give no dowry. This is a matter of attitude.

Her marriage to the baron's son actually had an impact on both brothers and sisters, and the level of their marriage partners would increase correspondingly in the future, which was inevitable.Brothers are okay. Frederick will probably marry the daughter of an ordinary Charleville gentry or a small merchant in the future. Arthur will probably marry the daughter of an educated landowner or a banker. They should not get married too early, at least after the age of 30; as for Isabel, Mrs. Rimbaud hopes that her youngest daughter can stay at home for a few more years, but it should not be too late. Marriage at 22 is just right, and her husband is a few years older. Aged around 30 with a bit of property.

There must be a lot of candidates. Both Arthur and Gabriel know a lot of young men of the right age. When she returns from her honeymoon abroad, she will hold a few dances or banquets in Paris, and introduce some good men to her sister to get to know each other. After a while, you can get engaged.

She has already told Arthur and Gabriel that she will give Isabel a dowry of no less than 3 francs in the future. She plans to buy an apartment in Paris for her sister and some real estate. Guaranteed.A house is always a good property.

Frederick's marriage expenses are limited, and he will be given the small shop in Charleville and the land in Roche Village, plus some cash; Arthur, he has never thought about getting married, so he doesn't need to think about it for the time being.

Mrs. Rimbaud is in good health, and it will not be a problem to work for another 10 years. She is very traditional in thinking and must live with the eldest son. She can occasionally take her mother to live in London for a few months. Gabriel should not object.

Thinking about it this way, I feel that the major family affairs have been arranged, and there is nothing to worry about.

I was in a good mood, and the writing was going smoothly. By the end of November, half of the "Biography of Joan of Arc" had been written.

Beginning with Joan's arrest, flashbacks to the first time she "hears" the voice of an archangel, she recalls her life in her cell.The main perspective closely revolves around the heroine, interspersed with the perspective of Joan's parents, and the perspective of King Charles VII.She copied the first draft of Chapter 1 and sent it to Mr. Alfonso.

Vincent from Amsterdam didn't write again, she sent him 200 francs before Christmas and he wrote back thanking her for the money.His letter was a bit cold, and it described his studies very plainly. He already regretted that he had to make a fuss about learning Latin and going to some seminary, but the current situation did not allow him to give up casually.The pastor of the parish is going to let him go to a remote parish as a pastor's assistant after Christmas, and then he will formally contact the people of the parish.

Vitaly wrote back, "You should get in touch with other classes and see how people of different classes live. Whether you become a priest or a painter in the future, you must have a detailed observation of life, so that you can go deeper I really know about your career. I envy you for being a man, you can go wherever you want. I would like to know more about social classes, but I can’t really go wherever I want.

Do you really want to stop picking up a paintbrush?I am willing to pay for your learning to paint. You don't have to worry about having no money to eat or buy painting materials and tools.Human energy is limited, life is also limited, I do not want to see you in the dark on a path that is not suitable for you, talented people are very rare, wasting your talent is tantamount to a crime.

Miss you Vitaly. "

After sending the reply, Gabriel came to Rouen to pick her up for London.

Christmas in 1876 was so busy that it seemed to pass in a blink of an eye.The Orans took them to visit this relative or that relative every day. In short, there were many relatives.

At this time, Catholicism is a little better than decades ago, but it is still suppressed, so I had to choose a Catholic church in the suburbs of London. Mrs. Oran complained about the Anglican Church and the Queen of England for countless times.

Vitaly was dizzy and dizzy all day long. In London, she couldn't spare time to work. Every day, she felt that she was busy every day when she opened her eyes, and it was night in the blink of an eye.

I didn't want to sit at the desk to write a few lines at night, but in the end, I had to talk to my fiancé, so I couldn't leave him alone, could I?

She said distressedly: "I don't have time to write!"

"But you can only stay in London for one month. Now you spend more time with me. In the future, I promise you will have enough time to write."

"No way, you big liar!" She glared at him angrily, "When the time comes, you'll say, we're here for our honeymoon, so we should have fun."

Gabriel was overjoyed, "You are right."

"I don't want to talk with you anymore. I talk so much to others every day, and I don't want to talk now."

"It's okay if you don't want to talk, just lie down like this." He hugged her waist and let her lie half on his chest, "Let me hug you."

She hugged his waist and whispered, "Your parents should know that you are in my room every night, will they feel..."

"No. Don't be stupid, you know what they are thinking. They think we are getting married soon, but they don't really care when we are going to have sex. They are not monks, and they can't even accept such a small thing."

She relaxed slightly, "This kind of thing... is always a disadvantage for women."

Gabriel was amused, "I know what you're worried about."

"you know?"

The author has something to say: *80 pounds converted into francs is 2000, which is also the rent in a good location in Paris.

*1841年，英国政府的司局长年薪是1000-1200英镑。《傲慢与偏见》里宾利一年有4、5千英镑的收入，妥妥是十里八乡的钻石王老五。

*Gabriel’s annuity was 1000 pounds before marriage and 1500 pounds after marriage, excluding future inheritance and occasional money from the earl’s grandfather. His income level after inheriting the inheritance is probably similar to that of Bentley.

*马克思住在伦敦的20年（1850年到1869年），有记录的收入共计4562镑，平均一年200多镑。

* Engels worked in his father's textile company in the UK, with an annual income of more than 1000 pounds, and he was a wealthy class.

*British writer A. Trollope counted his income from manuscript fees for 1847 years from 1879 to 32, which was 68939 pounds, an average of 2154 pounds a year, and he could live very comfortably.

*政府部门的最低级职员年薪39英镑。政府部门的打杂女工年薪36英镑多一点，不包吃住。包吃住的女佣年薪16英镑。银行、律师事务所等普通职员入职年薪70英镑。所以梵高在英国的90英镑年薪也就是普通职员稍微偏高的年薪，算是很正常的收入。

*To reach Gabriel's annuity level, Vitaly had to pay 3 francs a year.

* Getting married soon. :,,,