[Titanic] I can't help myself

Chapter 51

I can only say that Miss Elizabeth is lucky enough. Although I have never been involved in this kind of scandal, generally speaking, if I only rely on my personal ability, there is absolutely no way to help her, but I just happen to have someone who is good at dealing with this kind of scandal Things very experienced cousin, James.

James has been scandalized since he went to Eton. As far as I know about his lace news, he has brought at least three girls to deal with the "surprises" they gave him, and secretly resolved the unresolved issues. Know how many.So for this kind of thing, it is the most convenient and trouble-free way to find him to understand the situation.

I asked him out to a fancy restaurant.In a secluded corner surrounded by large potted plants, when I asked him this question, he immediately choked on the tea and coughed earth-shatteringly, and the dark liquid was almost sprayed out of his white shirt It was destroyed, causing the waiters in the distance to look at it from time to time.I watched the droplets flying from his mouth land on the plate and cup in front of me, and couldn't help but move back.

After he was finally able to breathe smoothly, he immediately asked hoarsely: "My God, Henry, whose belly have you made big?"

I picked up the napkin covering my lap and threw it on the table, covering the food in front of me that was contaminated by him, "It's not that I did anything, it's just a good deed once a day. But first let someone come over and replace all these things Well, it's all the tea that comes out of your mouth."

After James figured out that I was not the protagonist of the incident, he immediately resumed his nature of being fond of scandal and gossip.He likes this kind of peach color news.

"Aha, let me guess who it is." He rubbed his fists, his eyes sparkling, "Is it the eldest lady of the Knowlton family? Don't look at her noble and glamorous appearance, she was not a virgin last year, At that time, some dandies in White made a bet to see who could pick the high mountain flower, and the winner won £[-]. This year, I heard that she and Sir Kent were very close... that is the three of the Seamus family. Miss? Someone saw her not coming home at night and sneaking back to the mansion in the early hours of the morning...ah, that must be..."

"I'm not going to tell you anything, James." I interrupted him and said seriously, "This lady is asking me for help because of her confidence in my character, and if I put this kind of thing around It would be too obscene and shameless. You just need to tell me which hospital is more reliable and safe, and tell me its price."

James made a gesture of zippering his mouth, "Sorry, I'm just a little excited. My life has been boring for too long, and I urgently need this kind of naughty little news to embellish it. But," he suddenly said seriously, "Listen to you , The protagonist of this matter is a lady of high society, her lover does not intend to take responsibility, and she did not tell her relatives, so there are many things involved, I wonder if you have considered them all."

James was very reliable when he became reliable. He even asked me several questions, all of which I hadn't thought about.Finally, he patted me who was dizzy and said, "Let's discuss these issues with this lady first, but I can still give you the list first. These are all I have patronized. The more word of mouth the better."

I opened the list, written on post-it notes in the restaurant, and glanced at it. "James," I exclaimed, "if all these kids could be born, you could have a cricket team by now."

"Thank you." He raised his eyebrows, "I take this as a compliment to my ability."

The next day, I issued an invitation card and invited Miss Elizabeth to a restaurant for lunch.This kind of thing can only be explained clearly in person, and any paper materials left behind may become evidence to expose the scandal in the future.If you want to do bad things, you need to be mentally strong, and you must not leave any traces. This is the education we have received since childhood.

Mother was happy with it, and Carl's smile didn't change when he heard the news, but I could see that the lines that made up the smile had stiffened.

"Elizabeth Longley?" He chewed the term slowly, "Henry, I really didn't see that you looked at her so differently at the time, did she invite you later?"

There is no need to hide these little things, as long as they don't know the reason why she invited me, so I said straightforwardly: "Yes, she invited me to afternoon tea the day before yesterday."

"Oh, Henry, you didn't tell us that!" The mother sounded surprised and delighted, "Looks like my little Henry has grown up to be a charming little gentleman too, and I'm sure I'll make all the girls fall for you in the future." And crazy." She stretched out her hand to let me go to her side, so I had no choice but to walk over and bend down, letting her print two kisses on my face.

Luo laughed mercilessly.

"Mom." I looked at her helplessly, for her exaggerated performance, "She invited me just to thank me for the party day, and then we found out that we had a good chat. We are just friends."

"Friends, of course." My mother didn't seem to care what I said. "A lot of good relationships start with friends. I am in favor of this kind of development. It's more rational and reliable than love at first sight. But dear, don't get too caught up in it." Deep, although Miss Frances looks pretty good, I'm not sure how far Miss Elizabeth can grow. Besides, her family is not the best. We have a long time and a wide enough range of choices, and everything is different. Don't worry, don't be stumbled by the shallow scenery."

"I get it, I get it." I surrendered, this kind of thing couldn't make sense in front of my mother, "Then I'll go first, it's not a gentleman's thing to keep a lady waiting."

I quickly fled out of the living room, and asked the servant to put on my coat in the hall. I was about to go out, but someone grabbed my wrist and pulled me back. When I looked back, it was Karl.

"When are you coming back?" He stared into my eyes, his expression still stiff.

"Um, I don't know." I flinched, because of the unknown anger in his eyes, "Maybe we'll go out for a walk?" I hesitated to find an excuse for my possible late return.

He didn't let go of my wrist and looked even worse.We looked at each other for a while, and finally he forced a smile and asked, "Do you need me to pick you up this afternoon? Ah, by the way, since you guys are going to go shopping, maybe I have the honor of being your driver? Are you in Which restaurant do you eat at?"

"Eh..." I looked at him blankly, not knowing why he would ask this question, it would be very rude to forcefully join someone else's date without an invitation, I didn't expect him to make such a request, "In the afternoon The event has not been confirmed yet, maybe we will take a stroll, maybe it will end like this, it’s all uncertain..."

"Isn't that better? If you want to go out for a while, I can be your driver, and if you want to end up like this, I can help take Miss Elizabeth home." Carl said with a smile, although I think that The smile was a bit ferocious, "That's it, which restaurant are you dining in?"

I tried to perfunctory the question with silence, but he insisted on asking three times, and finally I could only compromise and tell him the name of the restaurant.

"Very good." He looked back at the grandfather clock placed in the foyer facing the gate, "Then I'll pick you up at two o'clock. Then, see you in the afternoon." After he finished speaking, he did not allow me to refuse and put his cheek on his face. My cheek, and then quickly turned and left, as if there was some beast chasing him behind him.

I stared blankly at his back disappearing around the corner of the stairs. It wasn't until George reminded me that I was going to be late that I realized that I hurriedly put on my coat and went out.

After such a delay in the hall, I was late.I sat down after apologizing to Miss Elizabeth, and handed her the list that James had given me, which I had copied again with my left hand, and the original note, in recognizable James handwriting, had been burned. Lost.

"This is the clinic I know about. The higher the name, the better the word of mouth." I whispered, "This problem can be regarded as almost solved, but after being reminded by others, I think there are still some other problems that need your help." Think about it carefully."

Miss Elizabeth slowly folded the list and put it in her handbag, "Please tell me." She looked at me nervously.

"You need to know that this kind of operation is not a minor operation. It requires you to rest for about two weeks, so as not to cause you more damage. During this period, you will be very weak and may... bleed a lot," I said implicitly Said, "If you are at home, I'm afraid you can't hide it. Have you thought about where to rest?"

Miss Elizabeth's mouth was slightly parted, and her face was blank.

"Even if you can solve the problem of recuperating accommodation, how can you get your family to agree to go out alone for so long? There is also the problem of money. How do you reimburse your parents for such a large expense? We still need to consider A problem that we don't want to happen, but it does happen, what if you do have an accident on the operating table? Usually, they will ask people who come to the operation to be accompanied by at least one person, so that even If something goes wrong, there will be someone to deal with it..." I withdrew the last word, "Have you thought about how to solve these problems?"

Every question made Miss Elizabeth's face paler, her lips were trembling, her fingers on her thighs were twisted together nervously, and she lowered her head to stare at the plate in front of her.After I stated all the questions, she was silent for a long time, and finally said with red eyes: "I don't know... I don't know..." She took out her handkerchief and pressed her eyes, sobbed softly, and bit Clenched your teeth and stopped making a sound.

The author has something to say: I think I have already seen the signal to board the ship, hahahahahaha~~~ In a few chapters there will be a special episode from Carl’s perspective~

Everyone is guessing about Miss Elizabeth's role, so I won't spoil it, but I will try my best not to disappoint you~~~