The Happy Life of a Duchess

Adele froze for a moment, her emotions mixed between a certain kind of surprise and another kind of joy.

Because of a shudder of complicated emotions, she couldn't respond immediately.

Mr. Duvall seems to have literally blurted it out.

Maybe it's true that the poker game just now was very pleasant, and the atmosphere here is too good.

But when the words came out, he also realized that this was not very appropriate.

The crux of the main problem was that he didn't dance much at the ball today, but if the only dances he did were with Miss Adele, it wouldn't be a good thing for either man's reputation.

Duvall didn't want such rumors to fall on two people.

If the two of them really have something, he might not be so urgent, and these two things can be completed smoothly. If they are really two people who are in love with each other, it will definitely be a beautiful thing to be together without other worldly influences .

But on the other hand, maybe it's because he realizes that he might really be tempted, but he is especially taboo about it, which will be a subtle blow to his reputation as a gentleman that he has always retained.Another point is that he thinks such rumors are really inappropriate for a young lady.

But the words came out of his mouth firmly——

Duval also felt embarrassed, and Adele even saw his hesitation.

The people present were not all ignorant Xiaobai, but most of them were Adele's friends.

Like Morgana, Leo cared about his friends very much, and Leo also considered matters related to Adele's marriage a little more.

What everyone didn't know was that she really thought about what it would be like if these two people really got together.

She doesn't have the burden of her friend suddenly being a generation higher than herself, because this is really a common thing - because it is so common, she doesn't even think it is a big problem.

But she could also see that for this matter, Mr. Duval, as the man, seemed to have a heavier burden in his heart.Another point is that he has no way of judging the extent to which two people feel good about each other.

After all, some people who seem to have a good relationship can be friends, and this appearance may not necessarily be love, or even people who are in love may not be suitable for marriage.

She has optimistic reservations about it.

After all, they have been socializing for many years. Except for Morgana who is still a little dazed, and Mr. Prouker who has a desperate face as if his parents are dead, everyone else has come to their senses.

Armand hesitated for a moment, and decided to help his own father describe it, so he took the initiative to look at Adele and said.

"Father, let us young people have a chance to get to know each other."

"Miss Adele, maybe you would like to dance with me..."

The voice behind him fell down consciously, and he always felt that his majestic and tall father looked at him very delicately for a moment.

Adele looked at him with a half-smile, and finally affirmed that Mr. Duval was hesitant at first, but after Armand wanted to make a decision for him to change this matter, Mr. Duval instead made his own decision and obeyed his own wishes Come with your heart.

But Armand has already spoken, and it is not easy to lose face as a father. Besides, this is indeed a relatively appropriate way for both of them.

"..." After realizing his plan, Adele didn't feel any reluctance. She didn't think that a dance could determine anything, but she didn't want to dance more just because she had more dances with a certain gentleman she liked. After a dance, people misunderstood her as having an affair, and to put it bluntly, "secretly passed the tune".

Even if they are together, they should have a good understanding of each other and walk together in an open and aboveboard manner, instead of allowing outsiders to spread rumors that damage the reputation of both of them.

"Yes of course."

Adele stood up with a smile, and signaled her maid Jenny to put away all the gold louis.

This kind of thing should not be done by an elegant lady and aristocrat. Anyway, she glanced at it and estimated that there should be two or three hundred gold louis.

That is to say, Prucker, a toad who can't figure it out, at least said that he lost about 1000 louis at the poker table today, and the net loss of more than [-] francs was only half a night. One year's expenditure shows how terrible gambling is, but Adele and the others are not in vain.

The money was won by them openly, and there was nothing wrong with it, and the other party nodded in approval.Even if the news got out today, no one would say anything bad about him. At most, some people would praise her for her excellent poker skills. They were afraid that after losing to her, she might lose some friends who played poker, but it was better than being entangled by him. It's always easy for girls to suffer in such matters, and it's not easy to get it back openly.

If it really counts, Adele hasn't taken into account Pruc's dirty hands and feet yet, the money is just asking for some interest.

If the other party still doesn't give up and wants to do something small, don't blame her for being rude. When the time comes to let the Duke take action, let alone find someone to put him in a sack and break his leg. If he doesn't let him lie down for a year or so, nothing will happen. of.

Armand invites Adele to dance, and she agrees.

In order to ease the atmosphere, break the deadlock and wipe out the little turmoil just now, Leo looked at Mr. Duval very actively, and Duval also comprehended to invite him to dance, so the two sides formed two pairs and entered the dance floor.

Morgana looked at Mr. Prucker, who still had an ugly face, and felt that she didn't want to be the person who "helped the poor" to accompany him. She also guessed that the other party didn't want to see them anymore. Adele didn't say anything, Duval His family might also be blacklisted by him.

Anyway, she didn't care, and she didn't have a good impression of this gentleman, let alone the other party wanted to plot against her friend Adele and took advantage of the opportunity.

Morgane left happily, taking with her thirty louis after winning and dividing the money.

Dad helped her brother Armand win seventy or eighty louis, and she and Morgana shared half of the winnings, and they made a total of forty or fifty louis.

Leo didn't care too much, and directly gave her three stacks of ten louis first base gold coins. Of course, Morgana didn't contribute that much, but Leo was generous and willing to give, and Morgana consciously handed over a new one. Spectrum friends, the two of them don't care too much about this.

Morgana, who took the small money, felt that she had never been so happy.

Of course, the money is not too much, but it is worth her pocket money. She is also clear about the situation of her family. Her father gave half of the dowry left by her mother to her and her elder brother. The cost of the event is higher, so there are some fathers who have fixed the property for the houses they buy, and can get an allowance every year, but she has been arranging to save the dowry.

Normally, Morgana doesn’t go out very much, and the expenses are not very big, but she has been going out shopping when she came to Paris. She was still guilty at first, and felt that the expenses of her social season caused a serious burden to the not-so-rich family, but suddenly She just relaxed.

With this "heavenly fortune", she can happily spend the rest of the social season without asking her family for a penny.

At this point, it has to be said that Morgana's concept of money is still vague.

He didn't have such a thorough understanding of the changes in his family's status. Mr. Duval wouldn't be so stingy, and of course he wouldn't be so poor. Armand usually spent more than his school expenses.

After all, Morgana is well-behaved, she wants to save money for her family at home, and she mostly saves money if she has pocket money, but it is also fun to be a happy little hamster hoarding money, and she is not too stingy Right from wrong.

When they arrived on the dance floor, they looked very relaxed.

"Seeing that you are in a good mood, I am relieved."

Armand spoke with a smile, quite a bit of a joke.

Adele gave him a sideways look with a smile, but she didn't reveal his color at this moment.

"It's not that the poker game is very happy."

"Yes." Armand didn't deny it, "I didn't expect your level to be so good."

"You're not bad either." Adele also complimented with a smile.

She was right, Armand's poker skills are indeed good, as can be seen from today's game.

In the original book, he was able to win hundreds of louis by gambling at the club in one night. It is indeed not a lie, he has some skills.

But to say how good he is, in terms of card counting, he is not as good as his father, Mr. Duval, but I don't know if it is because he is the leading actor. Armand's card luck is very good, and he usually falls The cards in his hand are not so bad that he can't make a move, and he also has a cautious temperament——

You can never be greedy about playing cards where you have gambled money. Once you are greedy, you will lose miserably. This has been personally verified by Mr. Prucker. He was fooled by Mr. Duval in his underwear If he was about to lose, he presumably lost all the money he had with him and the money that was withdrawn from a bank that he didn't know where.

Armand is not greedy, and his luck with the cards is not bad. In addition, he is also a bit clever and can count cards. He will not lose his mind in any poker game no matter how good or bad it is. On the contrary, he is always very cautious. It is unreasonable for him to do this will lose badly.

But Mr. Duval is right about one thing. After all, he is not a real "gambler". Even if he is a master who has been in the club casino all the time, he dare not guarantee that he will never miss, so it is better to do this kind of thing less. , especially young people who are easily blinded by money, they will go bankrupt as soon as they get on top, so it is better not to get in touch with them from the beginning.

The two laughed and congratulated each other, but they didn't have much sympathy for the unlucky Mr. Prucker who lost money.

Although Armand didn't know where the contradiction was, his own father won the money back. Although he himself withdrew it out of scruples for various reasons, but his father was not polite, he couldn't find the big mountain on his head Trouble, it is very natural to immerse yourself in the joy of making money for nothing.

After dancing for a while, Adele suddenly realized that she had danced another piece that needed to change her partner.

However, this time it is not the previous variation, but a very serious repertoire moved forward.

Adele smiled as she put her hand on Mr. Duval's arm.

"What a coincidence."

"Yes, indeed."

Mr. Duval lowered his eyes slightly to look at her.

For a moment, Adele almost thought that this was also planned by him.

The author has something to say:

Adele: Is this part of your plan too? !

Duvall: Guess what?