little miss austin

She smiled, "OK."

She didn't ask questions about her reputation being damaged.When Ivo boarded the ship, rumors of her elopement with Byron had already begun to circulate in London. If the cause was not counted, it would not be wrong to say that she eloped with Byron, and it had already become a fait accompli.There is no way to refute the rumors about the relationship between men and women. People only want to hear the scandalous rumors with a restricted rating, and they don't care about the circumstances under which she was forced to "elope".

Moreover, people will also assume that she has become Byron's lover again. If she wants to suppress this matter, she must marry Byron, and she certainly will not marry her kidnapper.

He stretched out his hand to press her arm, she had fine golden hairs on her arm, and her arms were slender.

"If .

"But I didn't do anything wrong," she was aggrieved, "it was George who did it."

"Then you have to know that men can't bear this kind of thing, even Oliver can't bear it."

She became irritable, "It's so annoying!"

He's right that Oliver might not mind, but it's more likely that he can't stand it and think she's betrayed him.

so annoying!Once things involve love and lust, it is very annoying.How happy she had been at Daylesford House!At that time, she didn't have to worry about other problems between men and women, and she didn't have to worry about being discriminated against; she hadn't started to develop yet, and the boys didn't have any sexual desires for her. Everything was so simple, sincere, and natural.

"Why can't we be as simple and happy as we were when we were young?" She wiped her tears, "My requirements are not high, as long as I can do what I want to do happily."

He hurriedly said: "Of course you can do whatever you want. You know how I treat you. I don't care what others say about you. It has nothing to do with me or you. You don't like to socialize, that's just right, you You don’t need to go out to socialize. I can stay with you at home, and I will take you wherever you want to go.”

She laughed again, "Ivo."

Sighing, he lowered his voice, "Ivo, let's go to Asia, India first."

Ivo was overjoyed, "Okay! I'm going to buy a boat ticket now!"

Alice wrote letters to her family: Francis in the North American warships, Charles in the Channel, mother in England, sisters, brothers, everyone except brother George wrote a letter.

Add Wesley, Susan, Mr. Beckford, Mr. Hastings, Lucinda who had already given birth to three children, and finally Oliver, who was still in Spain.

Other people's letters are easy to say and written very quickly.

Only the letter to Oliver, after writing a paragraph, I always want to cross it out and start again, it is very difficult to write.

As a fiancé far away in a foreign country who may be on the battlefield at any time without first-hand information, Oliver may not be as gentle and tolerant as before.He might have thought she had followed Byron of her own accord.

Then he wouldn't be the man who knew her or didn't know but could understand her.

She told the whole story as objectively as possible, but did not focus on her chastity.

This made her tangled and sad. On the one hand, she couldn't specifically explain this matter, and explaining it was basically equivalent to guilty conscience; but she really had to explain it.This is too embarrassing.

The damned Byron!

Halifax is not comparable to a capital like London, and many times you have money but can't buy things.

Ivo took Alice to buy a new dress. When she left the seaside villa, she left with nothing but the dress on her body.

I made do with 5 home skirts, 5 petticoats, 5 drawers, 5 long and short coats, 10 pairs of various shoes, a bunch of toiletries, and a set of 4 suitcases.

The ticket has been bought, and the return journey of the same route, from Halifax to Portsmouth, stops in the Azores halfway.They would disembark in the Azores, transfer to Madeira, and then to Casablanca, from where they would board a large passenger ship bound for India.Because there is no Suez Canal yet, if you go to India from Europe, you have to go around the whole of Africa, go south to the Cape of Good Hope, go around the Cape of Good Hope and go north again. The whole voyage takes more than one month, about five weeks.

Ivo only brought two servants this time, including Kate, there are only five masters and servants in total, the most shabby trip in history.He stretched out his hands to eat and opened his mouth from his small clothes. He didn't know how to do any trivial things, but last time he went from Ireland to England, it was a thorough exercise. Now he is a man who can do many things on his own. A boy spoiled by his parents and sisters grows into a man who takes care of others.

After shopping, as soon as I returned to the hotel, I saw a group of British soldiers in the hotel lobby.The leading young officer was wearing a navy blue navy uniform and walked towards Alice. While pulling out his sword, he flicked his wrist and pointed the tip of the sword at Ivo's face.

"Alice?"

"Fleming! Did Francis call you here? Why are you on the same warship as him again?" Alice said with a smile.She raised her hand and pressed on the sword, signaling him to put away the sword.

Fleming hesitated, then withdrew his sword. "No, I'm not on Captain Austin's warship right now. After he received your letter, he asked me to bring someone over to rescue you." He glanced at Ivo warily, "Is that him? Lord Byron?"

She shook her head, "No, this is Lord Byron's cousin, Mr. Gordon. He came to rescue me from England. Francis never came, and he never sent anyone. I'm afraid he didn't get the letter."

"Where is Lord Byron? After I arrived in Halifax, I asked one hotel after another. You didn't write down the address clearly, so that's all I could ask."

"I didn't have enough time to write letters."

"Shall I speak to Lord Byron?"

"How long can you stay?"

"3 days."

She thought for a while, "Go and beat him up, but don't hit the head. You can only do it."

Fleming nodded.He was a distant cousin of the Austin family, and it was perfectly justifiable for him to do it.Alice told him the address of the seaside villa, and he quickly left with a group of soldiers.

Ivo was a little worried, "I'm afraid he can't beat George."

She glanced at him. "Stupid! The other soldiers are not just for show. They're the Marines."

He was still worried: "Do you really want to beat him hard?"

"He kidnapped me, and if he was brought to justice, he could have been jailed for at least three or five years. He may have to escape from England to avoid jail. But now - I can't really kill him , and didn’t want him to run out and prevent us from boarding the ship in a few days, so we had to ask Fleming to beat him up so hard that he could only lie on the bed. You must not feel sorry for him, and you are not allowed to sneak to visit him.”

Ivo smiled wryly, "Okay, I won't go." Then asked: "Who is Fleming?" There are many relatives in Austin's family, most of which he has never met.

"Cousin Thomas' eldest son."

When he said that, he understood.In the case of Thomas Jr.'s disappearance back then, and when he went undercover to the corpse thieves group in London, he knew Fleming, but he didn't know what Fleming looked like.

Fleming returned two hours later.

There were some bruises on his face, but he still said: "Lord Byron is more seriously injured than me. I guarantee that he will have to lie on the bed for half a month before he can get off the ground."

She hurriedly said, "I forgot to tell you not to break his ribs, or his arm." He might die if he got an internal injury, and she didn't want Byron to die at such a young age.

Fleming smiled, "Don't worry, he was injured, but he won't die."

"I wrote another letter to Francis, and you take it back to him. I just sent a letter to the military dock yesterday. I don't know if they have sent it. You send someone to check it out. If you haven't sent it, take it. Come back, and you bring it to him together."

Fleming nodded, called the orderly in, and told him to go to the pier to pick up the letter.

In the evening, Alice, Ivo and Fleming had dinner together, and also invited the marines to dinner.

Fleming talked about Francis's incident on the North American coastline, saying that it was not dangerous. After all, the U.S. Navy was weak, and those few small boats were not enough to see.He himself is doing well, that is, he is transferred to and from various warships, and he stays for an average of 2 or 3 years as an adjutant to the captains. His promotion is not as fast as the two captains of Austin, but he is already considered good compared to other officers. Yes, his cousins ​​are willing to take care of him, and he works very hard himself, hoping to be promoted to captain sooner.

He didn't ask about his parents, but only said that he gave £50 a year to his married sister April and £50 to his younger sister Alice.The younger brother Walter will inherit his father's inheritance in the future and live a prosperous life. He hopes that the two younger sisters can earn more so that they can live better.

As for himself, he may have to wait until after the age of 30 before considering marriage.He saved some money and put it with Francis, planning to buy a house in Southampton. Like most naval officers, he will return home once every two years on average, have a few children, take care of the children after retirement, and develop some businesses A hobby is a lifetime.

Fleming was the same age as Oliver, and he was still a captain, while Oliver was already a lieutenant colonel. Being a nobleman and being promoted was like a rocket, and he couldn't envy him.

The next day, Fleming takes Alice and Ivo on a tour of his ship.This is a very small warship with only 16 guns. It is a captured American warship. Francis found out that it was going north to the port for maintenance, so he arranged for Fleming and 6 marines to come on board.

This is also considered false public benefit.

Fleming stayed in Halifax for another day, and on the morning of the fourth day, he took the Marines back to the east coast of the United States on another warship.

On the same day, Alice and Ivo boarded a passenger ship bound for Portsmouth.

Floating on the sea is actually quite boring, but the return journey is much more enjoyable than the return journey.Ivo did not bring Simba, and brought her an Egyptian cat that was all black.

"Why don't you bring my Angora cat?" She rubbed the Egyptian cat's head.

Ivo smiled, "Little fool."

Then she remembered that the Angora cat was given by Oliver, and he would definitely not bring it.

"Give her a name."

"She's an Egyptian cat, so she'll be called Ptolemy."

"Why not 'Cleopatra'?"

"Don't deliberately remind her of her gender, be neutral. Don't you think the name Ptolemy is domineering?"

"Really good."

"If you give me other cats in the future, they will also be called Ptolemy, Ptolemy II, and Ptolemy III."

The Byrons lie down in the villa, but they still write to her a letter a day, sometimes in the morning, afternoon and evening, until they board the ship.

Alice didn't open the letter, but she didn't throw it away either, she just told Kate to put them away.

She couldn't read his letters now, couldn't think of anything else, and didn't feel like writing anything but letters to her family.

Byron's harm to her was not physical, but spiritual. She was terrified to find that no matter how rich she was, she couldn't stop other people's calculations, and she became very insecure.

In fact, it’s not surprising when you think about it. Kings and prime ministers will encounter assassinations. This kind of thing has never happened in the past. No matter how many bodyguards you have, you can’t stop the calculations.

She was annoyed that Byron hadn't treated her with any respect, and that fact hurt her more than the fact that she was just a backup.This guy's character has been negative, she will never trust him again, she decided to take the initiative to break up the relationship between them.At first, she thought that Byron didn't really force her, but when she thought about it, a well-educated man, a gentleman, shouldn't force a woman in the first place. This is the baseline of morality, how could it still be an advantage? up?This is not right!

Ivo walks with her on the deck every day.

He booked the best room in first class, but only booked a suite, claiming that they were husband and wife, and asked the servants, including Kate, to call her "Mrs. Gordon".

Alice didn't object, and of course she didn't actively agree.

It doesn't matter how you call it, men will care about these things, she doesn't care at all. Whether it is Lady Byron, Mrs. Bundfield, or Mrs. Gordon, she doesn't call herself by her ears.

She wrote to her mother, her sisters, and Henry, saying that she would go to Asia with Ivo and return in at least two years.The work was arranged, and Jane was asked to take over her "Women of the Times" magazine. Cathy was still a girls' school in London, and Henry and Wesley would temporarily take care of Austin College. She estimated that she might not be able to return to college in two years If the school can start, brother Henry and Wesley are asked to finish building the school buildings and teaching buildings first, and she will write back to make arrangements for the follow-up matters.

The letter to Mrs. Austen said sadly that her reputation was damaged by Byron, if Oliver wanted to break off the engagement, let him do it. Please don't be sad, and don't blame Oliver; I begged hard, if the fiancé has a grudge against this matter, it is better not to maintain this marriage contract, otherwise the two will always quarrel over this matter in the next few decades, that would be bad; as for the meeting with Ivo How about it, we will talk about it in the future.

She and Ivo had never actually slept in the same bed.

She likes his body, his healthy and strong chest, his shoulders are slightly broad, but not too wide. After all, he is not tall and his frame is not big. Even if he exercises his muscles, the increase in shoulder width will be limited.He knew her weakness, and he always deliberately took off his shirt and walked around in front of her.

She is always unable to withstand the temptation, and he can achieve his goal every time.

What was it like the first time?

In fact, he didn't remember how he felt at that time at all, he felt his scalp was numb and his head was dizzy.

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The process was relatively short, and when he came to his senses, Alice had already started cleaning the sheets.

He lay there not wanting to move, he put his arms around her, and kept kissing her forehead, face, nose, and chin.

"Don't clean it up." He said vaguely.If you are at home, this kind of thing is done by the maid.

She nestled against his chest, pressed her hands on his chest, and said nothing.

The two quickly fell asleep.

In the early hours of the morning, he woke up, got out of bed carefully, scrubbed it hastily, and put on clean pajamas.

Alice also woke up, walked over in a daze, hugged his waist, and put her face on his back, "Ivo, stay with me all the time."

He pressed the back of her hand, "I will always be with you."

She wept silently, and after crying for a long time, she whispered again: "I still can't give you anything."

"I don't want anything, as long as you are by my side. I will be with you, take care of you, never do anything you hate, never hurt you."

Her mood began to improve gradually, and she smiled more.

Arrived in the Azores, disembarked, stayed for a week, and boarded a passenger ship to Madeira.

I lived on Madeira Island for three weeks, during which time I wrote letters to my family and sent them back to the UK.She also asked Jacob to come over with a money order. She had had enough of the days when she had no money in her hand, and she didn't panic when she had money in her hand.

Ivo also wrote letters to the two older sisters in the family, and to the housekeepers of Faraday Manor and Gordon Mansion, explaining their affairs for the next two years, and asked the financial manager of the Gordon family to remit the money to Madeira Island.

Jacob reached Madeira as fast as he could, with a few servants and her typewriter.

The family's replies did not go to the post office, and Jacob brought them, as well as Miss Gordon's letter, the three letters of the Bundfield family, the father and son, the Earl of Deverolles, Mr. Hastings and Beckford. Mr. De's letter, Susan and Lucinda's letter.

Alice read the family letter first.

Leaving aside the question of her reputation, Mrs. Austen wanted her to go home, to the Austen family outside of London, and the gossip could do no harm to her as long as she did not go out; Come back; none of them mentioned Oliver or the attitude of the Bundfields.

Both Mr. Hastings and Mr. Beckford felt that the problem of reputation was not a big problem. As long as she married soon, in less than half a year, Londoners would not remember the elopement scandal at all.

Both Susan and Lucinda yelled at Byron for being a jerk.

Count Deverolles urged her to go back to London, saying that as long as she came back, he immediately sent Oliver to marry her, and as long as she was married, the elopement scandal would not be a big deal.

Lord Bundfield, Julian meant the same as Earl Deverrell, and Julian said that if Byron dared to go back to England, he would beat Byron every time he saw him.

Oliver's letter was finally opened, and there were 3 letters.

His letters were not long.

"Dear Alice:

I don't know where you are or when you'll hear from me, and it breaks my heart to think that you might be dead.What am I supposed to do without you?

I'm going crazy, every day I think why is this war not over yet? !I regret it, I should have brought you here, or I shouldn't have left you, I shouldn't have left England.I can't do anything for you, can't go back to you.Am I putting my future ahead of yours?what do I do? "

Second letter.

"Dear Alice:

I'm back, I managed to get a leave of absence, even if you're dead, I want to see your body.If you are killed, I will avenge you.

It's so hard without you, every day I suffer more than the day before, I miss you my love! "

Third letter.

"Dear Alice:

I would never believe you would elope with George, you can't stand him.I doubt very much that George took you against your will.But now I wish so much that you were just taken away by George, not dead.

I can't accept that you're dead, I don't care what people say about you, it's none of their business.my love!Where are you?As soon as I hear from you, I will go over and take you home immediately.Wait for me, my little blue-eyed oriole.

Love you Oliver with all your heart. "

It should be written by him before her letter was sent back to London.Counting the time, Ivo took her away. The first batch of letters she sent in Halifax must have arrived in London before the second batch of letters from Madeira. Mom knew she was still alive and would definitely write to tell her. oliver.

She didn't show Ivo Oliver's letter, but Ivo secretly took out Oliver's letter while she was not in the room and read it.

Of course he was afraid that Alice would be shaken again after seeing Oliver, so he urged her to set off quickly and bought the ticket for the earliest boat to Casablanca.

It's already November.

There is almost no winter in Madeira, and November is very hot.

Alice originally wanted to stay for a few more days, and the long boat ride was exhausting, so she just dangled in the sea for the past few months.But Ivo was very persuasive, and with a few words, she agreed to leave early.

She fingered the yellow rose Ivo had given her.The roses are bright in color and are only cut from the branches in the morning, with the unique floral fragrance of roses.

It's nice to have money.

She stretched lazily.

Ivo sent her flowers every day, took her to play, ride horses, and go hiking in the countryside.

The villa where Calvin Percy used to live has changed owners. It is said that Mr. Percy has not come back for several years and did not renew the lease. The landlord just recently sold the villa.

They went to the villa to visit the garden, which was still full of precious roses as it had been many years ago.

They are sitting on the terrace on the second floor of a cafe. The terrace is spacious and exotic. There is an Arabian tent in the middle, and there are comfortable and cozy sofa seats below. Some drinks and fruits are placed on the table. Salads and refreshments.

Someone galloped through the street below on horseback, wearing the red uniform of a British Army officer.

There are more than 3000 British troops on Madeira Island. This kind of scene is not uncommon, and neither of them takes it seriously.

Not long after, the sound of hooves came and went.

The officer in red uniform dismounted in front of the cafe, threw the reins to the clerk, and hurried upstairs.

"Alice!"

Shouts of surprise.

Ivo's heart skipped a beat.

Alice's heart skipped a beat too.

The author has something to say: * Mrs. Oxford said that Byron was "crazy, bad, and knew he was a dangerous person" (mad, bad, and dangeroustoknow).

In fact, a spoiled man who is famous and knows his rights is not very likely to respect the wishes of women, even childhood sweethearts may not respect them.Oliver and Ivo are very idealized men.