[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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Mei Tess dragged her exhausted body back to the cabin in the Catalan village. After a brief wash and wash, she leaned on the pillow and stared at the ring on her hand in a daze.

Plum Tess hadn't taken it off before, in fact, because she had an identical ring in her own time.It was sold to her by a gypsy when she was traveling in Morocco. The wavy patterns on it are all hand-carved, and it is said that it will bring unexpected good luck to the wearer.

But after coming to this strange era, she always felt that her original self seemed to be being stripped away from this body bit by bit.And this ring is like a compass, guiding her not to be lost in the vast ocean of time, reminding her that she is still the dream girl from 200 years later.Only by wearing the ring can she calm down and think about everything.

Perhaps because she was too tired, Mei Tess didn't even turn off the oil lamp. She slowly closed her eyes and fell into a dream.

She often dreams of towering skyscrapers in the 21st century, bustling commercial streets, whizzing cars, and fashionably dressed pedestrians. Every day, she shows that her conscious and subconscious are alternately shuttling between reality and dreams.However, this time is different.

This time, she was back in her uncle's small study in the villa on the coast of Rhodes Island.Snowflakes were still flying outside the window, and because the fireplace was not lit, the room was dark and cold, without any warmth.She looked around, her uncle was not there, and neither was her young self, there was only herself, a lonely ghost.

Her eyes swept across the dusty bookshelves, and in the middle of a row of books, there was an abrupt gap, like an empty eye socket, examining everything in the room.She wandered around, and finally found that the missing book was lying on the square table next to the armchair, and had just turned over a dozen pages.Maybe, she should put it back?

But Plum Tess didn't go over, she already realized it was a dream.

This small study room has left her with countless laughs, but the reality is as cruel as the memories, because everything in front of me is nothing but nothingness, just like the missing hole in the bookshelf.

It made her feel depressed.

So she rushed out of the study and ran to the open space outside the door.Suddenly, the whole world became pure white, with no end, only endless void.

A piece of soft snow kissed her cheek, isn't this a dream?But she is really cold.

Plum Tess woke up suddenly, barely knowing where she was.When she opened her eyes and saw the letter papers flying all over the sky, she thought it was another dream.

But she quickly realized the problem.

got windy.The narrow window was opened at some point, and it was wide open at this time. The papers in the drawer were blown everywhere. Most of them were letters written by Edmund to his beloved, so Mei Tess never read them. But because they don't belong to her.

But now, all these letter papers were spread out in front of her, and she had to pick them up one by one.

She picked up the first letter, probably written with a quill pen, meaningful and forceful, attracting her to read it unconsciously.

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"Dear Mei Tess, although I miss you all the time, sailing on the vast sea is doomed to not receive a single word from you.

However, I always want to share with you all the beauty I have seen. When I am intoxicated by the beautiful scenery, I will imagine that you are beside me, and imagine the gentle fragrance of the sea breeze blowing through your hair.

Today our boat is moored at Milos Island in the Aegean Sea to replenish supplies. Unlike Marseilles, all the buildings are painted white, only the domes are painted a deep blue. They shine brightly in the sun, and the whole city looks It looks like a city of china.

Under such beautiful scenery, any language seems pale and powerless.This also makes me look forward to having a boat of my own one day, so that I can take you around the world.

I wish you well my friend; I love you and want to know all about you. "

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Mei Tess had heard of Milos Island, the treasure of the Louvre Museum "Venus Broken Arm" was excavated on this island, but she never knew that there was such a beauty on the island.

She also had such a dream, the world is so big, she wanted to see it.So she closed her eyes, and the house with the blue roof and white walls immediately appeared in her mind, hazy and dreamy.

Then she caught the letter in her hand before it fell off the edge of the bed.

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"My beloved, I am writing this letter after a near escape.

Our ship was caught in a storm tonight, and a hole was punched in one side of the ship's side by a reef, and the icy sea water poured in continuously.In the most dangerous moment, I did feel scared.But I'm not a coward, for it's not death I'm afraid of, it's not seeing you again.

My life used to be like a lost boat on the vast ocean, unable to find a direction.Until one day, a ray of light suddenly illuminates and wakes me up, and this ray of light is you.

The image of you in my mind is always accompanied by halos, they shine in your hair, as gentle and bright as you.How cruel would it be to say that I was doomed to sleep alone under the sea, never to see your fiery light again?

Although I will feel nothing then, I will still be afraid as long as I have breath.I am afraid that you will be sad and cry for me, I love you so much, what should bring you joy and peace!

Fortunately, the captain commanded us properly, and we finally escaped unharmed, but most of the goods were still damaged.It also gave me the opportunity to write this letter, and now I finally understand, Mei Tess, you are my everything.Without you, without your love, what else in the world would make me miss it?I can't wait to fly back to you right away! "

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Plum Tess recited these words silently in her heart, as if she really faced the raging storm.She was worried about the person who wrote the letter, but fortunately, the ending made her frown relax again.

She couldn't guarantee that any woman would be moved after reading this letter, but at least she was.

Mei Tess put the letter on her chest, and a part of her heart murmured, "This time, he will definitely return safely."

Then she tried her best to push away the quilt and picked up the letter under the bed. This letter should have been written when she went to sea last time.

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"Plum Tess, my love.

Before leaving Marseille, I asked you what gift you want, and you told me that you like conch, because you can always hear the call of the sea inside.

I know you have developed this taste partly out of consideration, for a poor sailor like me cannot afford expensive presents.For this I am grateful, for me, your love is the most precious wealth.

However, these gifts of the sea are not so easy to find.Today I snorkeled in shallow coral while the Queen of Egypt was still loading in Naples and guess what I found?

A strange conch I've never seen before.It is different from the ones I found in Turkey, Greece and Corsica. The ceramic-like surface is as dark as the night, studded with bright stars, which makes me suspect that it is lost on a shipwreck from the East. things.

I always thought that these little stars on the shell would be our lucky stars, because as soon as I got back to Marseilles we were going to have a wedding.

I can't describe the longing in my heart with words.Whenever I think that I am about to become the happiest bridegroom, there will be a hot fire burning in my heart, which makes me unable to write to you with peace of mind.

I believe you too.

After we get married, we can buy a small house, the kind with a garden, the location is of course up to you to choose.Father can plant morning glories and wilt flowers in the garden, and I will set aside a wall for you to place those gifts from the sea..."

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Plum Tess's eyes were slightly moist. Although the letter was not for her, for some reason, she thought this man's reckless behavior was cute.

Not afraid of danger, she jumped into the sea just to find the conch that her beloved loves. This reminded her of Captain Lechler who collected tulip flower balls for his wife from all over the world.She never knew that a man's mind can be so delicate before, maybe this is the way men in this era express love.

She had seen those conch and shells in jewelry boxes before, and she didn't know they had such a story back then.She held out the jewelry box again.The upper layer had been opened when the Catalan women helped her dress up, and inside were some silver ornaments.

At first she thought that the lower layer would hide more valuable things, but when she moved the star slider from the sun to the moon, she found that it was full of conch and shells, some as delicate as buttons, some as cute as summer hats, and some Magnificent as a ring face.But all of them added up may not be able to exchange for a silver crown.

"The first drawer contains love...the second drawer contains wealth..." She suddenly remembered a long dream, and at this moment she finally understood that for the original Plum Tess, love is everything. Is the most precious treasure...

She continued to pick up the letters all over the floor until the lamp oil was burned out, when the dawn broke and a new day came.

In fact, watching the sun sinking into the deep blue sea every day, and rising from the small fishing village of Calanques the next day, sometimes she would ask herself, what are you waiting for?

And now, Plum Tess seems to have the answer.

She gently picked up the last letter.