[Comprehensive] The daily life of Miss Downton Fourth

In fact, Sherlock and the others saw Cynthia riding her horse just now.The man on the horse turned his back to the sun, his face almost blurred.Even if you don't see it clearly, you can feel her smile, the kind of joy that seems to be flying in the sky.

As the host, Cynthia walked over first, "Welcome to Downton Abbey, Mr. Watson and Mr. Holmes."

Watson combined Cynthia in front of him with the man on the horse, and it seemed that Cynthia's smile was not so real now.

It must have been because of Sherlock's sudden decision to come together, and this backlash really suited him.

Sherlock said very politely: "I hope my sudden visit will not cause trouble, Miss Cynthia."

Cynthia's smile became more polite, and she was pretending to be compared to her. She has been educated as a lady for more than ten years.

"Of course not. Father will be very pleased with your presence, Mr. Holmes."

The polite conversation between the two made Watson feel that the two were at odds. The smile on Sherlock's face was too fake, and Miss Crawley really had a hidden knife in her smile?

The servants took the luggage of the two and sent them to Downton. The butler Carson who heard the news also officially took over Cynthia's job and began to receive guests.

Cynthia took off her gloves and relaxed the fingers that had been holding the reins.When she walked through the gate, she found another guest, the Duke of Northumberland who had just arrived in Downton yesterday.

She had to stop and greet him, "Good morning, Sir Edward. Have you just gone for a walk?"

The duke is also one of the most popular candidates in the London marriage market. He has the title of duke and a lot of property under his name, plus he is only 24 years old today.In modern times, this condition is like a diamond king, how can it be unpopular.

Of course, his appearance here was not purely for the hunting party. Cora specially invited him to match Edith with him.

Judging from the situation of the two of them at the dinner yesterday, the possibility of success is too low, the other party's conditions are too good and the choices are too wide, and her sister's competitiveness is a bit low.

"Good morning, Miss Cynthia. I'm used to going for a walk every morning, and I just saw you riding back. I wonder if it's an honor to invite you to go hunting tomorrow, and take me to see the scenery around Downton by the way."

Cynthia looked into the other person's eyes, and the arc of the corner of her mouth gradually fell.The duke who didn't become a brother-in-law wouldn't fall in love with her, would he?This is really terrible.

In fact, it was really like that. Just now when Sir Edward came back from the outside and saw Cynthia returning on horseback, Edward felt that he had been shot by Cupid at that moment.

Many guests came to Downton on this day, so the dinner was naturally extraordinarily troublesome.

When the bell rang at seven o'clock, it meant it was time to change into a dress, and Carson had always been the one to ring the bell on time.

The downstairs maids and male servants all went upstairs to serve the masters and today's guests to change clothes, and other male servants were setting the table.

Mrs. Hughes returned the key to Butler Carson after making sure none of them slacked off.

Relieved that everything was in order, Carson was preparing wine for dinner.He was in the habit of drinking two white wines, opening and changing bottles before they were served.

Cold dishes should be paired with lighter wines, stronger wines with soups, and main courses with other types of wines, all of which Carson has learned by heart over the past few decades.

Mrs. Hughes sat on the chair, thinking of something at random, and said: "The lady told Mrs. Patmore before dinner to agree to change the pudding, which seems to be a kind that Sir Edward likes very much."

Carson put the bottle of wine in his hand into the decanter, took a white cloth aside and wiped the mouth of the wine bottle.

After finishing all this, he said slowly: "It's normal for Madam to know the preferences of the guests in advance."

Mrs. Hughes was used to Carson's appearance, and it was impossible to tell the master's gossip from him.

She is not usually someone who would talk about this, but the countess is a little too special to that duke, yesterday and today she specifically ordered to take care of the other's favorite taste when cooking.

The servants downstairs knew well that the Duke of Northumberland was probably Downton's most popular guest.

It would be great if this guest could marry a lady from Downton, but judging from the situation of the dinner yesterday, it seems that the Sir didn't have any thoughts about any lady.

Missing this high-quality candidate, even Mrs. Hughes felt sorry for Miss Edith. Miss Mary's future was fixed, and she would also be the mistress of Downton in the future.

But Miss Er seems to have gotten nothing in this year's social season, and she doesn't know where her marriage is.

Carson knew what she meant, "We just need to do our own thing well. The ladies all have extremely high-quality morals, and there will naturally be people who can see it."

After he finished speaking, he was ready to go up and inspect the arrangement of tableware, tables and chairs. Carson was always the strictest accepter.

Even if the wine glass deviates by one centimeter, the responsible servant will be reprimanded.After all, the wrong table setting will make the guests feel that Downton lacks etiquette, and it will also make the banquet lose its beauty.

It was August, the time when asparagus was at its best, and Mrs. Patmore made a special dish of asparagus.In addition to seasonal dishes, there is also a lot of meat on the table, including pigs, fish, cattle, and sheep.

Cynthia was still sitting next to Sherlock, but this time she didn't talk to him anymore, and seemed to be concentrating on the food on the plate.

Carson stood behind the earl, paying close attention to every move of each guest. He paused when he saw that Mr. Watson hadn't touched any other wine but only drank the Bordeaux red wine with the main course.

His hands behind his back moved slightly, and then he looked away naturally.Carson gave Thomas a stern look when he caught Thomas' slightly disdainful look, reminding him of the situation.

Cynthia said softly to Watson on the right: "The last dinner was over in a hurry. I hope that Downton will leave a good impression on you today, Mr. Watson. You must try white wine when the pudding is served, and then match the two. But that's all."

Watson praised Downton Abbey a lot. He and Sherlock are relatively casual people, and he seems to have adapted well to such a particular place.

The one who adapts better than him is of course Sherlock on the left of Cynthia, who is very familiar with these table manners.

Cynthia didn't know much about the detective's family, except that he had an older brother who worked in the government, and his status was not low.

At this time, Sir Edward, who was sitting next to Watson, suddenly said, "I'm sorry, Miss Edith, I'm afraid I have found the leader."

As he spoke, he glanced at Cynthia next to him, and the candidate was self-evident.

Edith's expression froze there. She was arranged by her mother to be with the Duke today.The two chatted awkwardly for a long time before Edith thought of taking him out to see the scenery around Downton tomorrow.

As far as she has a good impression of this marriageable candidate, Edith hasn't reached that point yet, after all, she just got out of a broken relationship not long ago.But such repeated rejections really annoyed Edith, not to mention that Sir Edward obviously had a crush on Cynthia.

If it weren't for the crowds here, Edith might have burst into tears.Considering others, she endured it, and her expression was really ugly.

Cora, who was sitting in the main seat, naturally noticed this small disturbance, and she glanced at Edward and Cynthia without any trace.

Cynthia was very worried. What was going on? She politely refused Sir Edward this morning because she thought that such a thing would happen.

"It seems that the Duke is really popular."

Sherlock picked up the crystal wine glass and shook it lightly, but did not drink, his slender fingers were very conspicuous on the transparent vessel.

The slight sarcasm in the tone caught Cynthia, and she forked the knife into the steak viciously but refused to answer him.

Cynthia imagined that what she was cutting was not steak but those two annoying men, and none of them bypassed her.

The actions of the people next to him completely fell into Watson's eyes. He glanced at his friend worriedly, wondering why Sherlock couldn't let him go.This lady has taken anatomy class, is he really not afraid of being stabbed again?

The few people here were shrouded in a different atmosphere, and the others ended the dinner and started the after-dinner reception as if nothing had happened.