[Comprehensive] The daily life of Miss Downton Fourth

In December 1915, the atmosphere of recruiting troops gradually permeated the whole of Britain.The number of male servants in Downton Abbey dwindled.

When the old lady came to Downton for dinner, she said: "It seems that even my gardener has gone to war. It seems that we will really have a maid to answer the door one day."

Carson, with his hands behind his back, thought of this scene and couldn't help frowning.If Downton really didn't have any male servants, even if he answered the door, he wouldn't let the maid open the door for the guests.

There were indeed not many men at the table, and Robert was informed from the beginning that he might not be required to serve, and he became Sheriff of Yorkshire.The sheriff's command of the county's army in wartime does not mean that he officially returns to the barracks.

Robert still regretted this. He felt that he was old enough to join the army and fight for the motherland and the king, instead of waiting for the news ahead in Downton.

Besides him, there is Sherlock who was invited to Downton for Christmas.He also didn't go to the battlefield. Mycroft's original words about this are: "Even if I believe him, other people don't believe that he can still be Sherlock Holmes detective with blood on his hands, not the second Olos. .”

So they made up a reason for Sherlock not to go to the battlefield.Cynthia didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. The good thing was that he didn't have to go through such brutal trench warfare, and the bad thing was that they didn't trust Sherlock.Even in their hearts, Sherlock is as dangerous as Olos.

Sherlock doesn't care about these things, he goes to see Olos as usual, and solves his own case as usual.The status of this matter in his heart is not as important as Cynthia's "cleaning up" 221b Baker Street.

That's right, Cynthia scoured 221b with a group of people experienced in certain types of high spirits.Dr. Watson, who was rightfully involved in the operation, had been dissatisfied for a long time with Sherlock picking up these things again.

Cora turned to Sherlock and asked, "Is it too much for you to come to Downton for Christmas?"

"No, my family doesn't take Christmas very seriously. It's just like normal. My brother should be happy that he doesn't have to go back for Christmas. We are not used to such happy occasions."

"Really? Did I forget to tell you that our family has some special little shows, like a guessing game. Maybe you can pretend to be Iago, remember not to make a sound, and express the characters with actions."

Cynthia twirled the fork gloatingly, looking forward to seeing Sherlock's performance.It was too easy for him to pretend to be someone else, but this kind of guessing game was not so serious, it was more about bringing joy to the audience below, and she still wanted to see Sherlock standing there dancing.

The others present all laughed. Sherlock had met them more times this year, but his identity had changed, and Robert's attitude towards him had also changed.

From the original appreciation to the one that is pleasing to the eye, for example, Sherlock has spoken a few times without looking at the occasion.Robert didn't say anything at the time, but he mentioned it to Cora several times in private, and he felt that Sherlock was not good enough for his little princess.

Cora was completely on the contrary. She knew Cynthia's character deeply, and Cora also noticed that Sherlock was very accommodating to Cynthia in some small details.

There are two husband and wife, one hopes that Cynthia will carefully consider the future, and the other hopes that she can develop freely and follow her heart.But no matter what, they all hope that she can be happy.

"Christmas is a time for family reunion after all, and it's not good for us to separate your family members. I wonder if they would like to come to Downton too?"

Cora's words meant that the parents of the two parties met each other. Sherlock noticed the subtle expression on Robert's face. It seemed that the two had not discussed it.

"The distance is still quite far. Is it too tiring for the Holmes couple to leave for Christmas? Maybe they have already prepared the Christmas dinner."

Cynthia had seen the couple at Sherringford, and Mrs. Holmes was a very interesting old lady.Even if Sherlock and Mycroft didn't come home for Christmas, they'd have their own fun, and it wouldn't be nice if this sudden invitation became a burden to them.

"Yes, I'm sure the three of them will have a good time."

Cynthia looked at Sherlock in surprise, three people?It means that Olos will also spend Christmas with her parents. If that's the case, it's really great, and she probably hasn't enjoyed this kind of atmosphere for a long time.

After the dinner was over, Cynthia deliberately asked Sherlock a few steps behind.

"Yes, she has a short vacation. Although she is still under surveillance, she can go back to Holmes' house."

Cynthia thought of Oulos who was gradually loosening her shackles, and was sincerely happy for her.

Seeing her smile, Sherlock twitched his lips, "If you want to see her, maybe it's a good idea to spend the New Year with me at Holmes' house."

"If it's just for New Year's Eve, of course I would. I don't want to see any sudden marriage proposal, it will embarrass the people present, you know?"

She really didn't trust Sherlock in this regard.The sudden confession at the London hospital made Cynthia the topic of conversation.In the past two months, she has really accepted all kinds of weird marriage proposals.

The matter started two months ago. Cynthia had just returned to Downton's hospital for a short time, and was tired of dealing with all kinds of distrustful eyes in the hospital every day.Feeling depressed for a long time, Sherlock didn't know what to think, and suddenly mailed a letter full of emotion.

Among them, if you look at the gross ones, you can tell that he didn't come up with them, so you can skip them. I'm afraid that the last sentence on the whole paper, "Will you marry me?" was really thought up by him.

Cynthia thought he was joking about this marriage proposal, like a young couple in love who hasn't thought about having a few children with each other, it's too much to even name them.Sherlock doesn't seem like someone who is eager to get married, and his attitude towards Rosamund shows that he doesn't like children.

Rosamund was Watson and Mary's child, and it was Mary who made the final decision on the name, rejecting Sherlock's proposal to use his name.

Cynthia laughed at him at the time, saying that Sherlock was obviously not a girl's name.Unexpectedly, Sherlock replied directly: "Then we will have a boy, and Sherlock is the smartest name."

"Leaving aside if you both are called Sherlock, I don't know who to call. First of all, you can't decide on your own that I want to marry you."

Sherlock looked at Cynthia for a while with the eyes of a betrayer, "I thought this was our consensus."

"Maybe, but who can say what will happen in the future."

Perhaps this sentence stimulated Sherlock, and he suddenly changed his mind that the marriage law was useless.The pastor's witness and that piece of paper are still very necessary for them, and it's really uncertain if they drag it on.

Only then did Sherlock's frequent marriage proposals in the past two months, he consulted almost everyone he knew.However, apart from Watson, other people are either never married, such as Mycroft, or married but separated after being unhappy, such as Mrs. Hudson and Detective Lestrade.

As for John, who Sherlock placed high hopes on, he sneered twice and pushed Sherlock out of the house.Sherlock didn't mention it, he almost forgot that his marriage proposal was ruined by this person who didn't know the occasion?

Still kindly Mary provided one hundred ways to propose marriage, 53 of which have been crossed out in Sherlock's little book.

"No, I would be ashamed if you refused me in front of Mycroft. How could I do such a stupid thing?"

Cynthia thought about it for a while, and that was indeed the case, plus there was Olos, Sherlock should not have done such unreliable things.

In fact, Cynthia knew that engagement was not marriage, and the idea of ​​boyfriend and girlfriend is not popular now. If a man and a woman are closer, apart from brothers and sisters, they can only be unmarried couples.It's just that Sherlock's proposal was too perfunctory in her opinion, whether it was letter paper or roses, that was not what Cynthia wanted to see.

She just wanted to hear Sherlock's true thoughts, and hoped that he could really accept a marriage and get married.

Cynthia lowered her head and said slowly: "Sherlock, can you really imagine your life after marriage? The story always ends when the prince and princess hug each other happily. I am tired of being tortured by children. If we get married and live together, I will change your way of life, and there will be many problems between the fusion of two people."

"But you've changed me a long time ago. If you go to 221b Baker Street again, you'll find it's exactly the same since you last left. Mrs. Hudson has marveled at it many times. She hasn't seen it so well organized in about three years." It looks like it. It needs a mistress now."

Cynthia looked up at Sherlock in disbelief, how destructive he was, a document was thrown away the next day where only he remembered.

"I don't want you to force yourself to adapt to this change. You should live your life the way you like. I just, just don't want you to be unhappy."

Sherlock almost touched his forehead, as expected, women's minds are the most difficult to understand.

"God, do you want to measure my heartbeat to see if my emotions are real? I won't wait for this sentence. I'd like to wait until the king of the British Empire changes?"

Then you should be glad that the queen who is in power is not the super long standby queen?

Cynthia raised her head and thought about it seriously, "Perhaps after you have tried all the hundred methods, maybe I will agree."

Well, at least now he has an exact answer.

"I'll get the rest ready before the New Year, so may I call you Mrs. Holmes in advance?"

Cynthia Holmes, the name sounds pretty good~

The author has something to say: I won’t write any other extras. I believe that a thousand readers have a thousand different ideas about whether life after marriage is a mess or a harmonious life~

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