Bad days as neighbors with Sherlock Holmes

"Famous?" asked Holmes, frowning. "I only found out about his reputation around Whitechapel, but I don't think it will reach Baker Street?"

Arnold was known as a "mad dog" in the Eastern District, and the other end of the dog's rope was held by the mysterious man.

Elena also looked at Mrs. Hudson curiously.

Then Mrs. Hudson said embarrassedly, "If it is the same person and not the same name. In fact, if I remember correctly, he should be the owner of a well-known women's clothing store on Regent Street, and he is still one of the few. There are many male shopkeepers. Maybe this is his personal hobby, but it is probably very successful, and it seems to be very popular around - the wife of a certain nearby shop often buys clothes from there, we talked about it before."

This result surprised Elena.

It is really difficult to compare the male owner of a serious, fashionable and artistic women's clothing store with a person who walks domineeringly in an area of ​​corrupt law and order.

She glanced at Holmes, who seemed more thoughtful than surprised.

Elena gave up on reading Holmes' expression, she couldn't see through anyway.

Now that he has accepted the entrustment, the rest of the work is all Holmes's work.

Elena picked another piece of bread to start with.

"Is there anything else you want to ask me? Besides, after Yvette earned money, we moved to Marypole and lived in the alleys there," Mrs. Hudson stood up , "There is still some work to be done. To be honest, if you are curious about this, you can ask Weston. He has been with Yvette for a long time and knows a lot. I am in the girls' school Life, basically not at home."

Elena shook her head, indicating that she had nothing to ask.

After confirming that everything she needed was there, Elena got up too.

"Then I'll go back to drawing," she said to Holmes. "The place where Uncle Ben got off was near the Coffin Garden. If I see Uncle Ben somewhere, or if he finds me, I will let you know." of."

She straightened her skirt, nodded in the direction where Watson was standing, and went upstairs.

early morning.

Elena got up very early today.

After washing up carefully, she changed into formal clothes and checked whether she was decent enough in front of the mirror.

Today, I will go to my client, Miss Darcy, to discuss the details of the design with her, so I can't dress casually like going to work.

But don't be too restrained, she went with a pen and paper, if you have related ideas, you can directly sketch the basic concept.

She learned from the information given by Mr. Brut that both Miss Georgiana Darcy's parents died, but she had an elder brother named Fitzwilliam Darcy, who was married and a wealthy businessman. The ancestral home is in Derbyshire, but this time happened to be the London social season, so they moved to the house they bought in London for convenience.

The lady was about to enter society, and her sister-in-law, who seemed to be very concerned, planned a banquet for her on Friday, so that she could be integrated into London society smoothly.

However, the information did not mention why the lady left her ancestral house and entrusted the firm to design a new single-family house.

But it doesn't matter, Elena thought, she just needs this Miss Georgiana Darcy to express her request clearly enough, nothing else is particularly important.

After getting off the carriage, Elena walked towards the door unhurriedly, and then rang the doorbell.

Little Mr. Brutt, who had been struggling behind her for a long time and finally achieved his goal of following her, was a little excited, but he restrained himself and obediently followed behind Elena.

He came this time mainly to build a good relationship with Elena, and by the way, use his affinity for women to show it in front of Elena, so that it seems a little more useful.

Although yesterday's excuse was to carry a bag.

Little Mr. Brutt didn't go to the party yesterday either.

In order to be able to catch up with the conversation, he tried his best to study architectural terminology for a long time yesterday. This morning, he heard that there was a kidnapping incident at the party where his wallet was stolen and his life was threatened.

Life is precious, and freedom is more expensive.

He has always pursued the goal of going from the freedom of rich women to the freedom of money. Although there has been no progress yet, it has helped him avoid disaster.

This is the will of God!

Just as Mr. Brut was thinking about it, the maid came out from behind the door.

"Good morning, both of you," she asked, "is there anything I can do for you?"

"I'm Elena Molson, and this is Hank Brutt, another architect of the firm," Elena introduced herself, "I made an appointment with Miss Darcy yesterday to come to the door today. He discusses things."

The maid seemed a little surprised, she said, "Okay, please stay here for a while, I will tell the lady that her guests have arrived."

Then to Elena's surprise, after waiting for a short time, Miss Darcy appeared behind the maid.

This shy young lady hid behind her elder brother and sister-in-law, and waited until Elena exchanged names with Mr. and Mrs. Darcy before poking her head out carefully and introducing herself.

"I'm Georgiana Darcy," she said, "I commissioned the firm to build an independent house..."

Then he blinked his eyes and looked at his sister-in-law who was usually the closest with a little helplessness.

Elizabeth had no choice but to come out to smooth things over, and led a few people to the lounge to sit for a while.

After a few sips of tea, Mr. Darcy cut to the chase.

"My sister planned to build an independent house near Regent's Park," he said, "because she hoped that she could live in a place she likes and do something she likes in the future. Our family happened to have a piece of land in London. Entrusted this matter to Mr. Brutt's firm. After the previous architect left, I discussed with my wife and considered whether to cancel the commission, but she and I still think you are enough to support this commission of."

"I have already learned about this," Elena said, "I came here this time to ask for more specific requirements, so as to refine the plan, compare Miss Darcy's needs, and then decide on the final building. What kind of house is it?"

Then she took out several proposals, "Here are some proposals that I sorted out yesterday and I communicated with Mr. Brut Jr., which includes the budget. If you need it, you can ask him to explain it a little bit. "

Ignoring Mr. Darcy's slightly surprised expression, Elena naturally assigned the work to Mr. Brut who was stunned aside, and took out another pile of manuscripts herself.

"Here is the rendering of my drawing." She handed the things to Mrs. Darcy and Miss Darcy who was sitting next to her sister-in-law. "You can take a look first to see if it meets expectations. Then we can see where it doesn't meet. We can Modify it a little bit."

"But..." Georgiana asked a little weakly, "If it's my house, why don't you let me see the budget?"

She looked a little timid, but she still tried her best to speak out what was in her heart, "I think I can see it too. I went to a girls' school, Miss Elena."

Her sister-in-law Elizabeth was a little surprised by her brave behavior today, and rubbed her head affectionately.

"Let Fitzwilliam go through it first to see if there are any major problems," Elizabeth said, "and then let him explain it to you, so that it will be clearer. After all, your brother is very considerate as a relative, and he is really a good person." Businessmen, the explanation and summary of the accounts must also be easy to understand."

Her teasing with a smile spread to the other side of the room, causing little Mr. Brut, who was absorbed in explaining, to look in surprise at Mr. Darcy, who was sitting on the opposite side with a serious face.

Then Mr. Brut Jr. discovered that Mr. Darcy, who seemed rather arrogant and critical in his words, had quietly turned his ears red after being teased by his wife.

Elena looked at the couple's way of getting along in surprise, and raised her eyebrows.

Then he turned to Georgiana who didn't seem to know what she was thinking.

"Miss Darcy," Elena called out politely, "if you need it, of course, I can also explain it to you later."

Elena saw that Georgiana seemed a little timid because of her opening, and winked at her quietly, "Because Mr. Darcy is your protector, we can't bypass him to analyze the budget for you. rules."

Georgiana nodded invisibly, accepted the explanation, and remained silent.

Then, while flipping through the renderings, she quietly reached out and pushed a plate of desserts on the table in front of Elena.

Elizabeth, who was busy checking the renderings, didn't notice the sister-in-law's small movements, but Elena, who was waiting for their reply, saw Georgiana's movement of carefully pushing the snacks, and she hurriedly retracted her hands under the table nervously.

Noticing that Elena's gaze drifted over, Georgiana became a little nervous and quickly lowered her head.

It looks a bit like a timid, poking rabbit, Elena thought.

Georgiana, who had been waiting for a long time, didn't hear the voice, looked up a little suspiciously, and saw Elena looking at her with a smile.

"This is a dessert newly researched by my chef," she held back for a long time, looking a little at a loss, "I'm Georgiana Darcy."

"I think you've already said that, Miss Darcy," said Elena, laughing.

"You can call me Georgiana," Georgiana said, "it seems too unfamiliar to call... the last name."

She seemed a little frightened, but managed to say, "May I call you Elena?"

"Is calling your last name unfamiliar?" Elena was a little surprised.

Except for her relatives who are related by blood, she usually calls others by their surnames directly, such as her neighbors, such as Mr. Holmes, Dr. Watson, or Mr. Brut Jr., who is barely a colleague.

Elena never thought about this.It turns out that calling the last name is a very unfamiliar thing?

She always thought calling her last name was the most polite and convenient way.

"A little bit," Georgiana said cautiously. "Generally, everyone calls me Georgiana...although I haven't been out much. So, is it okay?"

"Of course, Miss Georgiana," said Elena dryly, "why not?"

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