[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

The house is rented for two and a half shillings a month. There is only one room, which is separated by a curtain by Chrissy's mother. The outside is a place for receiving guests, and the inside is a bedroom, which is also a place for receiving guests.Chris lives in a small attic attached to this house. Whenever a strange man appears at home, the mother drives Chris to the small attic, and she will not let those "guests" see Chris.

Although the mother kept saying that Chris dragged her down and was a troublesome spirit, she protected Chris very well.

Since Chris went to school this year, she has been boarding in the school dormitory. Her mother strictly ordered her not to come back. Therefore, when Chris took Catherine into the room without windows, Chris' mother immediately gathered up her baggy clothes. Collar, stood up from the dilapidated sofa.

"Chris? Why aren't you at school?"

she said sharply.

Chris took a step back timidly.Catherine patted her soft little hand, held her, and said to her mother: "Hello, Ms. Anna, I am a teacher at Chrissy School. Catherine Bennett."

Chrissy's mother's expression softened a little. She nodded stiffly at Catherine, uncomfortably trying to wrap her clothes tighter to cover the unsightly marks on her neck.Before Chris came back, she had just seen off a guest.

"I'll get some tea."

She hurried into behind the curtain, and when she came out she was wrapped in a brown coat, about [-]% new, probably her best piece of clothing, and came out with a jug of water.

The quality of the tea was poor, and the tea was brought by some customer. People like them would not have the kind of tea that noble ladies could afford to drink, even if it was the lowest quality tea.

Catherine took a sip, and the taste of her drink was much worse than usual. Seeing the nervous and expectant expressions of the mother and daughter, Catherine slowly drank more than half of the bowl of tea, "It's delicious."

Chris's mother showed a happy and relaxed expression, but this relaxation only lasted for a short while, and she became nervous again, rubbing an inch of skin on the back of her hand with her fingers restlessly.

"Then... is there something wrong with you here? Is Chris not doing well in school?" She asked cautiously, "Chris has never studied before, but she is really smart... she He will definitely be a good student!"

She spoke anxiously and eagerly.

For people like them, school is beyond reach. After inquiring about the girls' school from a customer, she decided to send Chris to school no matter what.

After more than ten years of cruelty, fate was finally kind for a moment.

She wants Chris to take this opportunity and not become like her.

Catherine understood her somewhat, but not fully.Catherine interrupted her concern: "You don't have to worry, Chrissy is doing very well."

"Then..." the woman said as she glanced at Chris, took out a penny from her chest and handed it to Chris, "Go buy some bread."

Chris didn't accept the coins, she looked up at her mother without speaking.

"Chris stay here, too."

Seeing this, Catherine said, "Chris is already a sensible child."

The woman nodded reluctantly.

Catherine said: "Actually, I came here this time because of Chris. She has performed very well in school, and the school is discussing some rewards for girls with excellent grades. Chris is very hopeful to be one of them."

The woman looked surprised and looked at Chris happily.

"I'm here to tell you the good news, and to learn more about Chris as part of the investigation."

Catherine smiled and said to the woman.

The woman hurriedly racked her brains to hold back a few words of praise to convince Catherine of Chris's excellence.She really couldn't think of any good words, so she could only repeat simple words such as well-behaved, sensible, and smart.

……

"In addition, because the school has just started, there is still a shortage of people. I wonder if you are willing to come to our school to help? The salary may not be very generous, but we will provide accommodation."

In order to save girls from distant places from having to worry about traffic, the girls' school has built a row of neat and beautiful dormitories.The students did not fill the school building, and the extra rooms were temporarily allocated to the teachers.Catherine will live in the school building if she does not return to Longborn.

When she said these words, her expression was as calm as usual from the beginning to the end, without contempt or pity.

The woman pointed to herself in disbelief: "Me? But what can I do?"

It would be nice to be away and be with her daughter, but she didn't know what she could do.

"It may be some not very easy tasks, such as being in charge of the girls' dinner." Catherine replied, "These things will be arranged by the teacher, and we will have a one-month trial period. If we pass, we can stay as regular employees of the school .Would you like to?"

Catherine asked softly.

"Of course! Of course!" the woman agreed excitedly, "Thank you, Miss Catherine!"

Her tone choked.

Chris followed Catherine and left.

"What's wrong?"

Catherine looked at the frowning girl who hesitated to speak.

"Ms. Catherine, you don't need...the writing...?"

she asked stammeringly.

"I've found it. The material I want." It was enough to see it, and it made her uncomfortable enough to see a corner.

"...You actually want to ask why you told your mother like that?"

"……Um."

"The school is planning to set up some rewards." Catherine blinked, "So I'm not lying. Chris needs to work hard to get the rewards."

"I will!"

Chris was silent, but replied firmly.

Catherine led her out of the narrow alley, and the hustle and bustle behind her was gone.

She looked back.

There are new buds growing stubbornly in the mud, and the roses are struggling to form trembling buds on the flower branches.

Girls' schools are not fully closed management, and they can have a whole day of free activities every weekend.

Sophia took advantage of this day to call her brother who had just returned from the battlefield, and took a carriage to visit various shops in London, successfully emptying her brother's pocket.

She came out of the store with a new fan that was very ornately decorated, and struggled with her brother who cared about her pocket for a while at the door, then turned her head angrily, and saw a young man coming out of the law firm across the street.

He quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Sophia raised the new fan in surprise and covered her open mouth.

The other party was someone she knew.

She had met that person once at Catherine's place, and he was Catherine's fiancé. Although Catherine said he had a good temper, Sophia felt that he was unspeakably serious.So Sophia has a deep memory of him.

"What did he come to find a lawyer for?" Sofia said to herself.She remembered that Catherine said not long ago that she was considering getting married, and she didn't know what she thought of. She pushed her brother and raised her chin: "Go to the office opposite and ask what the guy who just came out is here for?"

Her brother murmured, "I'm not going!"

Sophia knocked him with a fan: "Go quickly. I don't want you to accompany me today after asking."

"Really?"

"Really, go, go." Sofia pushed her brother to the other side of the street.

……

After more than ten minutes, her brother finally came out of the office and told Sofia the news he had inquired about.

"The lawyer refused to tell me. I found out with a little trick. Do you know that person? Not someone we have contacts with, right? He seems to be consulting about property distribution..."

Sophia's expression changed upon hearing this.