little miss austin

The hair accessories are also different. Sisters Sidney and Kate all wear English-style caps. Alice doesn't like this kind of hat very much. She uses more hair bands to decorate her hair.She likes to dress up beautifully and neatly, and wear some jewelry appropriately. Jewelry and clothing are the decorations that best reflect your social status.

The typewriter is too bulky to carry with her. When she goes out, Alice likes to bring a notebook and a pencil, so that she can record "a flash of inspiration" at any time.

Traveling to see the world is necessary in any age, because you are in such a small place in your hometown, you see the same things and people all day long, just like Jane, she doesn’t just stay at home all day , she has followed Cassandra around since she was 7 or 8 years old, went to a certain wife to receive education, and later often went out to visit relatives. She has rich travel experience and met all kinds of people, which she uses in her life. I'm creating my own.

Jane shared her observation methods with her, and taught her how to observe others without being noticed, otherwise she might be mistaken for your eavesdropping habit—in fact, everyone loves to eavesdrop, and everyone loves to eavesdrop. love to eavesdrop.

Jane loves her own three-acre plot and doesn't want to write about anything else.

Alice's interests are too broad, which limits her further development.

Oliver is right, she should first determine what she likes and then see if she is good at it.

This is a period of transition from the old system to the new system. Wars shattered the old world step by step and created a new world. The industrial revolution was an epoch-making major impact event. After the industrial revolution, science and technology developed greatly. This is history. Inevitability, from the age of sailing to the spread of potatoes and corn to Europe, to the population explosion, to the great technological innovation, to the industrial revolution, one link after another, if any link fails to meet the requirements, it is not enough to enter the next link.

At the turning point of this era, she was fortunate to be born into a pastor's family with modest assets and food and clothing. If she had been born in Jacob's family, she might have died of starvation or illness.

And there are countless people in this world who are struggling to get enough food and clothing, just like the few days when she was an undercover agent for the investigation report of female textile workers last year, those workers lived in cramped quarters and had no job benefits at all, because they received limited education, There is also no concept of hygiene, public health is extremely backward, and private hygiene awareness is extremely poor.

All women's property belongs to their husbands, which means that they work hard in the factory for 12 hours or more every day, and every penny they get is not their own, but their husband's. Whether it is used for gambling or even sent to a brothel, it has nothing to do with this woman; if unfortunately they have children, the future of the children will be the same. If they have no money for education, when they grow up to 12 years old or even younger, they will start in factory work.

The salary of female workers is less than 50% of that of male workers, and the salary of child workers is as low as 1/3 of that of male workers. If a man does not let his wife and children work, he will not be able to earn enough money to support his family.While men complained that women and children took their job opportunities-many jobs in textile factories could be performed without adult men-while they had to let their wives and children go out to work.

This is a vicious circle.

Poor workers live in low-class brothels, where male workers are exhausted from a day's work and get paid to buy alcohol and get drunk. They don't care whether the prostitute is beautiful or ugly, as long as it is a woman.The procuresses managed the girls whose families were too poor to have enough to eat, and squeezed out every cent of their surplus value. Many girls began to sell themselves at the age of 12 or 3, and died of sexually transmitted diseases at the age of 16 or 7.

If it is an occupational risk for prostitutes to be infected with sexually transmitted diseases, and prostitutes cannot afford such expensive gut condoms, then those wives who unfortunately contracted sexually transmitted diseases because their husbands brought them back are quite pitiful.The vast majority of low-level women look down on gynecologists at all. They have to endure physical discomfort every day, and they have to continue to work, serve their drunken husbands, and take care of their babies who are waiting to be fed. Death is liberation.

This is the tragic status quo at the bottom of society, and Alice can only

I was horrified when I saw a little corner.

Following the "Investigation Report on the Survival of Women Workers in England's Textile Mills" published in April last year, this year, in April 4, the "London Morning Post" published the "Investigation Report on the Existence of Child Labor in England", which was still published in the newspaper for 1810 consecutive days In the second edition, the current situation of child labor in England is introduced in detail, from the number, age, factories and industries involved, salary, and education level. In England alone, there are more than 4 child laborers working in various industries every year. The definition is defined by "receiving stable remuneration", including children who shine shoes for customers on the street all year round.

This survey report is based on the child labor survey data written by Alice when she was working on the survey report on female workers last year, and added about 2/3 of the new content, expanding child labor to not only child labor in textile factories.

At the end of the report, it is pointed out that the country does not pay attention to civilian education, so that tens of thousands of children go out to work without receiving a good education. The progress of science and technology does not depend on the wisdom of any one person or a small group of people. The UK must stand In the forefront of the world, in order to maintain the current development momentum, we must pay attention to civilian education, so that children who are willing to go to school can receive education, which is the top priority for the benefit of the country and the people.

The signature of the investigation report is still the mysterious and secondary "Eye of Truth".

The development of "London Morning News" is very gratifying. This year, a new newspaper was launched, called "London Critic", a weekly newspaper. At present, the main content is book reviews, drama reviews, etc. It is published on Friday and is inserted in "London Morning News" , approximately equal to free gift.

In fact, it would be nice to be one of the earliest investigative reporters, Alice thought.

The disadvantage of investigative journalists is that you may offend the powerful behind-the-scenes hands without knowing when, and it is nothing to suffer a sap, but you are afraid of being tied up with a stone and thrown into the Thames River.In an era when the law is not perfect and detection methods are backward, you can't expect the police to avenge your wrongdoing.

—not even Scotland Yard now!

I also wondered who would complete the child labor investigation report.Wesley?possible.Brother Henry seems to have mentioned that Wesley is engaged?I don't know which lady it is.

Henry Austin's business was doing very well, and the typewriters had been exported to the United States and Upper Canada, and the agent business in Europe was also doing well, including France.Of course, counterfeit products are unavoidable. Laws on patents vary from country to country, and litigation is very troublesome.

Compared with typewriters, the sales volume of steam printing machines is not high, but the profits are very high, and it also brings her tens of thousands of pounds in income every year.Henry saved the money for her.

Henry's little William is 5 years old, thriving and a lovely baby.Cousin Eliza's letter was basically about how cute her son was.She put all her mother's love on her only remaining son, and now she seldom mentions little Hastings, and she doesn't care enough about her adopted son, little Henry.Little Henry is 13 years old this year, and his adoptive father sent him to Westminster School to study, and he will go to Oxford University in the future.

Little Henry secretly wrote to his little aunt, saying that he wanted to go to the Royal Naval Academy and become a captain like Uncle Francis in the future.

Alice wrote to Henry and asked Henry, little Henry wanted to go to the Naval Academy, why didn't he listen to the child's own ideas?There are two naval officers in the family. After Henry Jr. graduated from the Naval Academy, it was very easy to let him go to practice on the warships of his uncles.

Brother Henry had a good talk with his adopted son, and then wrote to Henry's father, Edward. Brother Edward said that he would go to the Naval Academy if he wanted to.There are two outstanding naval officers in the family, and it is only natural for little Henry to want to imitate his uncles after seeing their uncles in navy uniforms.

So, little Henry went to the Royal Naval Academy in the autumn. Although he was one year older than his classmates, it might make his life in the Naval Academy better. The place where boys gather is always like this, there are always some children Will bully others for fun.

Brother Edward also had a lot of troubles.His eldest daughter, Fanny, who is only three years younger than Alice, will turn 3 in January. Entered the social world according to the tradition at the age of 1 and began to look for

The history of the husband.edward take

Not too much dowry for the eldest daughter, and probably only a small dowry for Fanny.He has 5 daughters and 5 sons to worry about their marriages. Most of the property of the Knight family is land property, which will be inherited by his eldest son Edward Jr., that is for sure; the other children can only get a small share Cash, plus Elizabeth's dowry, won't get much.

And a girl without a suitable dowry cannot find a well-matched and suitable husband.

This problem has now been manifested in Fanny.

Edward did not remarry because he had 10 children who were about to grow up one after another. Among other things, the wedding fee alone was a headache. No one would want to marry in and be the stepmother of 10 children. manage their marriage.

As for the elder brother James' family, because there are not many children, there is only the eldest daughter Anna who is 17 and a half years old, the eldest son James Jr. who is almost 12 years old, and the second daughter Carolina who is 5 years old. The problem is not big.James now has the income of 3 dioceses, including a large diocese with an annual income of more than 1000 pounds. He lives very comfortably, and his two daughters can get a very good dowry.

Edward then spoke to Henry about the dowry of his daughters, and asked if the family trust could provide a small dowry for Fanny.

Henry agreed to give a dowry, but the amount was still open to discussion, so he wrote to Alice.Alice replied that it was necessary to ensure that the girls in the family would receive the same amount of dowry regardless of whether they were married or not—the ones who were not married were called "stipends"—and the payment time was stipulated, starting from the time when the girls turned 20 years old. Start paying.

Doesn't that, Henry asked, put off the age of marriage for girls beyond twenty?

Alice wrote back and said, no, they can get married at the age of 18, but they can't get the dowry before the age of 20, and the loss is not big.Their husbands should not care about this little money.

With the dowry provided by the family trust fund, Edward has some confidence.

Fanny is the eldest daughter, even compared to her younger brother, she is the one who is much loved, but after her mother passed away, her life changed drastically. She had to grow up quickly and learn to deal with housework. In the past few years, my aunt has often come to live for a few months to teach her how to manage a big family.

When the grandmother and the eldest aunt are away, she is actually the mother of the little brother. The little brother Brooke is just 2 years old. He is very cute, but she doesn't want to learn to take care of a milk baby so early!

The 3 older boys are fine. Little Edward is 16 years old and will be going to Oxford University next year, so he will not be at home; 15-year-old George and 12-year-old Will have learned to take care of themselves; there are 6 more For her young siblings, she would be exhausted just to deal with their endless demands every day.

Because she doesn't have a mother, she is at a disadvantage in social situations. Either wait for a female relative in the family to take her to the dance, or she can only go with her father, but the ladies don't gossip with the father. , It’s not easy to talk too much with female relatives. It’s okay if female relatives are more enthusiastic, and they can help inquire about each other. If they are not very enthusiastic, they will not care about her at all.

Fanny wrote to Aunt Cathy and Aunt Jane complaining that going to the ball was a torment.She doesn't know how to flirt with people, even if she meets a man who is interested, she can't make him interested in her.Mrs. Austen therefore decided that Cathy should go to Goldmusham for a few months, so that Fanny could go away and come to London.

The Christmas season in London is the biggest social season of the year, so don't miss this great opportunity.

Because Mrs. Austin has nothing to do with Alice who is far away abroad, and Cathy has made up her mind that she will never regret it, so she has no choice but to put her enthusiasm for urging marriage that she has nowhere to put on the third generation.

Both Jane and Eliza take Fanny out to the ball.Henry has known many people over the years, and it is not too difficult to find a few young talents.Although Tom Lefroy is in Ireland, his social circle has been quite large over the years. Jane is impatient to be a perfect hostess, but she does not need to worry about the specific affairs of the prom. very happy.

fanny most of the time

Living in Goethe Musham for the whole time, he is very familiar with the feasting and feasting in London.

It was a novelty, but after the novelty passed, she was still a little apprehensive, thinking that the peaceful life in her hometown was more suitable for her.

Things at home were going smoothly, and Alice felt that life was peaceful and beautiful, and she was in a good mood.

She studied the condoms she got back from Oliver for a long time. The condoms of this era are either animal bladders or cecum, but they are "natural, pollution-free and pollution-free".Because there is definitely no way to mass-produce such expensive condoms, all of them are handmade. The process is said to be cumbersome, and it is also difficult to buy.

Because the use of artificial contraceptives is "immoral" and unbiblical, the sale of condoms cannot be made public. It took Jacob several weeks to figure out where to get them-he actually was at the theater. bought here.To this end he went to see several stage plays.

Alice mistakenly thought that condoms would be sold in pharmacies like later generations, but in fact, the sale of condoms was very secretive.Because of too few channels, high prices, and production materials, the output is not large and sales are limited.Most of them are bought by women. Men rarely take the initiative to buy because they have no need for contraception and feel "uncomfortable".

Jacob is very bright and very capable, and it took a while to explain the whole process.

Once you get the item, you have to test its safety. This is not difficult, just pour water into it, as long as it does not leak.

Then there is the problem of soaking. Gut condoms must be taken out in advance and soaked in oil—Alice chose olive oil—to soften before they can be used. This makes the use of condoms not very high, or buy a large one Heap, make one every day?If you have money, it's not a problem.

Sidney thinks her lady is a little weird, it must be because of the Frenchman!It's all because he seduced and seduced Miss!She prefers Master Oliver, Master Ivo is also good, even Master George is fine, but Master George already has an illegitimate child, which is a bit troublesome.The lady can choose anyone, why choose the Frenchman? !Fortunately, they left Athens, and the Frenchman will never see the lady again, hum!

Jacob didn't like Gabriel either, but that was due to national sentiment.In fact, many French descendants in the UK, such as Lefroy and Langlois, are derived from French surnames. They came from France and settled in the UK for hundreds of years. They are already British.

But if they wanted to think about it, they wouldn't openly tell the hostess about it.They are servants and have no control over what their masters do.

At last Byron and Ivo, Grant, and Hobhouse were in Rome a week before Christmas.

Alice booked a room for them in advance and checked in with her bags.

The young men went upstairs to wash and change, and then came down to supper with Alice.

"You have been in Rome for a few weeks, where have you been?" Byron asked impatiently as soon as he sat down.

"I didn't go anywhere." She said lazily.

"That's right, we can go together." Byron approached her affectionately.

She poked his face with her fingers and pushed him away.

"Is Oliver okay?" Ivo asked.

"He hurt his left thigh, he got shot, everything else is fine."

He carefully looked at the expression on her face, as if she didn't treat Oliver any special.He felt a little relieved.

Byron didn't think so much at all, "How is he in spirit? I heard that someone was terrified when he went to the battlefield once."

"He's fine. He didn't say what was going on on the battlefield, but I've heard the fighting was intense. The French army had 6 men, and the casualty rate was 5%. They didn't have a total rout. I think that's all about them. Military discipline is good."

Hobhouse was surprised, "The casualty rate of the French army is so high?"

"Yes, I heard that they couldn't take away all the wounded, so they dropped half of the seriously wounded."

Several men frowned.When retreating quickly, all the wounded could not be taken away, so they had to be forced to throw

It is a common phenomenon for the seriously wounded who cannot walk by themselves, and if these seriously injured are not treated well, about half of them will die within a few days or dozens of days.

"Have you been to the battlefield?" Ivo asked.

"No, Mount Busaco is still some distance away from Lisbon."

Hobhouse is very optimistic, "The French will not come again. They should abandon Portugal, concentrate their forces, and take down Spain. But to be honest, I don't think this war will continue for a long time. The French front is too long. gone."

Byron didn't care about that, "It's nothing to say that an unjust war will eventually be lost."

After dinner, they smoked and played cards in the men's lounge, and they didn't go upstairs to sleep until after 10 o'clock.

Alice watched them play cards for a while before returning to the room.

Ivo went back to the room and asked the servant to fetch water to wash.

After a while, he knocked on Alice's door.

She opened the door, "What's the matter?"

She had changed into her nightgown and was wearing a gorgeous crimson satin nightgown with a turned-up collar.

He stepped in and closed the door carefully.

"Ivo—"

He smiled at her. "I'm afraid you're staying in Lisbon."

"I haven't played well yet."

"Where do you want to go? I'll accompany you."

"After playing in Italy, I will return to England. I have been out for more than a year, and I must go back to see my mother. What about you? It is best to go home and reconcile with your parents."

"Don't mention it, okay?" He frowned impatiently.

"This problem has to be solved. Anyway, you are the only boy in the family. If you go home and act like a baby to Mrs. Gordon, it will be all right."

He laughed at what she said, "Maybe. But this problem is not difficult to solve. My problem now is that your problem has not been solved, and I don't want to just go back."

"Am I your 'problem'?"

"do not you?"

"I'm sure not. Well, it's time for you to go, I'm going to bed."

When Byron arrived in Rome, he still didn't look for Andre, and seemed to have forgotten him.

Several people went in and out together, playing everywhere.Rome and the Vatican have countless religious sites and countless works of art. Maybe you walk into a small chapel casually, and there will be masterpieces of Renaissance masters inside.In this era, there is no photographic technology, no photocopying technology, no color printing technology. If you want to appreciate the masterpieces of the masters, you have to see them with your own eyes.If you want to say that Greece has not been dug out because many ruins are still underground, I always feel that the cultural heritage is not enough, and Rome is like a paradise.

There are countless masterpieces here, as well as countless artists. Alice can easily find a painter to teach her oil painting skills, so she spends at least half a day painting every day.

Since they are not in a hurry, they have enough time to experience the city well. Christmas is over, New Year’s is over, and in 1811, they only visited less than 1/10 of Rome.

Oliver's reply was sent to Rome.Speaking of him returning to the camp after recovering from his injuries, there is currently no fighting and everything is stable.General Wesley raised him to the command and began to participate in real military affairs.General Wesley hoped that this group of young officers would grow up quickly, possess practical combat experience, and understand the art of command.

Although they didn't say it clearly, the army officers also talked about their family backgrounds. Officers of noble origin were promoted faster than officers of the gentry class. They had received better education and could better understand the intentions of their superiors.Wesley couldn't stand fools, and of course he couldn't stand subordinate generals who didn't agree with him.

Julian also sent a letter from Cairo. He happily said that he met a Hanover noble lady here, who was only 16 years old and was very cute. He had already pursued her passionately and thought she

It was his beloved girl, and he must marry her as his wife.

Alice lamented Julian's actions

The speed is really fast, but it is also very similar to his temperament, and he will strike decisively when he sees it.Speaking of it, Julian is also very simple, in a certain way.As for college, anyway, most of the children from rich families were like that. Ivo and Oliver can really be regarded as two clean streams.

But, wait, Ivo, he really has no experience in men and women, and she is not sure that Oliver is also a pure virgin.

But in fact, she doesn't care who among them has a lover or something, it's not that hard to accept, it's like the state of "today's weather is really nice".

For example, Byron didn't go to Andre, but he met a young countess, and they soon had a hot fight, and they didn't return at night.After the countess, a tailor's girl; then the shoemaker's wife.

Alice wondered why he hadn't been beaten to death by an angry husband or father by now?

But it seems that he only seduces women from good families and doesn't go to that kind of dangerous place.

One day they went to the opera, and Byron taught her how to tell a good woman from an actress.

"You know what actress means, don't you?" he asked in a low voice.

"Isn't it an actress?"

He laughed, "Oh my God! You are so naive!" He touched her ear affectionately. "You know what actresses do for a living when they're not acting."

"A courtesan?"

"Pretty much. They're hunting in theater boxes. Can you imagine a duchess and a group of actresses within a few feet of each other? That's the state of the theater."

Alice was curious, "No one cares?"

"Care? These are nobles, who can control them? But there is an advantage, they are all beautiful, and they don't have any sexually transmitted diseases."

This is reasonable, since the target is the rich and the aristocracy, they should have the money to buy condoms.So it's not hard to understand why things like condoms are sold in theaters.

Byron spoke of how the lords liked to go to the theatre, and the wives had to pretend they couldn't see it, not even their purses.Some gentlemen are very generous. They will give some jewelry to the actresses, pay off their gambling debts, and replace them with better carriages and better houses.

Sure enough, no matter what age it is, raising Xiaomi is a matter of spending money.

Byron hasn't asked her for money for a while, so it is estimated that the games of young nobles don't need to spend too much money?Just in his face, maybe the Countess will give him a few purses.She couldn't help laughing at the thought.

"What are you laughing at?" Byron asked inexplicably.

"I was wondering if your countess would give you some purses."

Byron glared at her, "Why don't you seem angry at all?"

"Why am I angry?" she asked back.

"Look." He raised his chin lightly, motioning her to look at the box opposite, "The curtain of the box was drawn before the performance ended, do you know why?"

This question is not difficult to answer, "Of course it is doing some ulterior things."

"Let me also close the curtain." He approached her, "There are still many wives who are having a tryst with their lovers and like to come to the theater."

So exciting!

"No."

Byron stood up, walked to the side of the box, pulled the rope, and the curtain quickly blocked the entire box.

"Hey, I'm here to see the show."

"Come on, stop pretending. You don't know what's going on on stage from the beginning to the end." He sat back beside her and hugged her gently.

"It's not like you've been talking to me." She was a little nervous.

"Don't be afraid, as long as the curtain is not opened, no one will come in. The door is closed and the servants are sent away."

Alice exhaled lightly.

"Or if you like to go back to the hotel, you can, but I can't guarantee that after returning to the hotel,

I can't resist not sleeping with you. "

He whispered in her ear, praising her with sweet words

She's so cute, her body, her hair down to her toes.

Ivo noticed that Byron didn't go out for a few days, and only stayed with Alice.She went to paint, and he quietly waited for her to finish painting. If he was in the church, he would walk around the church inside and out.Ivo was very upset. The reason why he didn't follow Alice to paint was because she asked him not to be with her all the time.

He thinks he can understand what Byron is thinking, but not Alice.

But after a few days, he figured it out for himself: She doesn't want marriage, family, and children, so she just wants to be like a man, just want to enjoy happiness?

He was astonished: How did my Alice become like this?

He was very depressed, and after two days of thinking, he suddenly told Byron that he had decided to return to England.

Neither Alice nor Byron thought much, she booked him a boat ticket, and Ivo left Rome soon.

Without Ivo, Byron spent all day with Alice.

He finished the second book of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage while on the plain of Troy, and began the third in Rome.

Alice also finally started writing a new book.

Because she is in Rome, she chose religious themes this time.No, it was actually a murder that happened in a church. A Spanish religious scholar died suddenly in a church in Rome. After being murdered, Mariana embarked on a long journey to pursue the murderer alone without anyone's support.

She jokingly titled her new book "In the Name of the Father".

They worked in their own rooms in the morning and had dinner together at noon; Alice went to paint in the afternoon, and Byron accompanied her until it was getting dark in the evening before returning to the hotel.

After leaving Egypt, Byron has done a good job in body management. He doesn't need to come to work all morning, he will have a lot of time to exercise, lifting dumbbells, push-ups, and if Hobhouse is there, he will practice boxing with him for an hour .

People who exercise moderately will always be in a good mood. This is due to hormone problems in the body. He has not overeat suddenly for a long time, and he has not drunk unconsciously since arriving in Rome.Alice made it very clear that she didn't like him getting drunk, and hated him vomiting the most.

Indeed, vomiting while drunk is actually not a very good experience, he obediently followed suit.

After dinner, they said good night to each other and went back to their rooms. Byron was not in a hurry to enter her room too soon.He thought it was like anticipation, maybe still a game, and when she finally let him into the room, it must feel very—beautiful.

All this was new to him, too.He almost couldn't remember the cousin who rejected him cruelly back then.Mary Chaworth had given him his first taste of love, and he had tried hard not to fall in love ever since.

If you don't need to "give" love, everything is so simple!

He fell in love with them quickly, and quickly forgot them. For him, most of the time, he only needed to get physical pleasure; person, whether it's her or him.

This is actually the closest he's had to a "normal" relationship since his teenage years.

Like all couples in love, they did everything they could, it can be a little goofy at times, but it's such a pleasure talking to someone who understands what you're saying!

Now he suddenly wanted to understand why both Oliver and Ivo fell in love with her, and did not forget her even after they broke up.When you have a girl who can understand you from a young age, you can't see other girls anymore.

And now that this girl is by his side, he feels very satisfied.He knows he's a vain guy

, but what's wrong with vanity?

He began to write poems to her again, and he could write a new poem in a few days, written on smooth letter paper that smelled of roses

, folded into narrow strips, and quietly placed in her handbag.

She likes his poems very much and carefully collects every one of his poems.

He can be proud.

He bought her dozens of new ribbons and asked her to wear a new one every day, one for only one day, and buy it when she ran out.

I also bought her very expensive oil paints, and some colors often cost one gold coin for a small pot.

He soon ran out of money, and had to write home asking Lady Catherine to send him £1000.Fortunately, he didn't make things at home in the past two years. Mrs. Catherine sent him 800 pounds.Well, it's not £1000, but it's okay.

After getting the money, I took Alice to buy clothes. New styles of skirts were divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter. The requirements for patterns and fabrics were different. It was already March, so I made 3 spring skirts. Petticoat drawers inside.

There were also many shoes, from suede moccasins and satin slippers for indoors, to calfskin shoes and moccasin boots for outings, at least a dozen new shoes were made.

Alice didn't stop him from spending money on her.

Who doesn't love receiving gifts?

Byron is actually very cute.

So one day she asked him to come to her room and show him something she had bought at the theater.

Byron was surprised at first, then laughed. "How do you—do you know how to use it?"

She nodded, her eyes gleaming under the light on the wall.

"Why don't you know how to be shy at all?" He smiled again.

"What's so shy about that."

"Then—will you light the lamp, or blow it out?"

"Light it."

When he heard this, he suddenly stopped smiling.

First a light, touch of the lips.

Maybe it's because I know what's going to happen next, but I'm not too excited.

Everything happened so logically.

Relatively speaking, he was actually the nervous one.

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sweat.

From her forehead down her hairline and into her hair.

She closed her eyes and frowned slightly.

"Does it still hurt?" he asked softly.

She gave a slight "hmm".

"Then if I hold you, will it be better?"

She gave a small "hmm" again.

She appears to be asleep.

He quietly got out of bed and went to the bathroom.

In the bathroom he kind of wanted to smile wryly.It was a little - oh no, very different from what he had imagined before.He actually worried that she would think he was "not good enough" when she woke up.

What's the matter with this feeling of worrying about gains and losses? !

He looked at his body in the bathroom mirror: it was pretty good, not a limp piece of abs, but rather firm.He was quite proud of his physical strength, always bragging about his athletic physique.

Does she like it?Do you like my body?Do you like me?

He looked at his face in the mirror rather distressed.

Everything seems to be the same as before.

They still ate three meals a day together, worked in the morning, and painted in the afternoon. On the surface, they looked the same as before, and neither Grant nor Hobhouse noticed the difference.

Alice is very good at pretending. When she was playing together as a teenager, she was often the one who got into trouble, but she was able to look at others with a pair of beautiful wet eyes, so others thought that such a cute little girl would not be naughty.

He and Ivo were the ones who caused the trouble the most for her.

How innocent and carefree a boyhood was.

They had an intimate relationship, but she was reluctant outside

He always held her hand, to be exact, less and less