Whispering Verse

The end of the exam week made everyone feel relaxed. Even Priest Augustus, who was busy due to the Feast of Holy Prayer, decided to invite Dr. Schneider to the pub for a drink.

In fact, they originally wanted to invite Shade to go with them, but Miss Louisa directly refused for Shade:

"I'm helping Shade read "Tree Kiss" intensively recently. We have classes in the evening and we must not drink alcohol."

The doctor expressed regret for this, but since he had business to do, he didn't say much. However, before leaving St. Teresa's Square with the priest, he took out 200 pounds and distributed it to four people. According to 2.5:2.5:2:1.5:1.5, Shade received 40 pounds of cash.

After the Lakeview Manor incident, the college gave the team an on-campus bonus of 1,000 pounds. Through a very magical operation, the doctor got out the money that could not be converted into cash. At the cost of losing one-tenth of the money, he got all the gold pounds in four times.

As agreed, it was the end of the month of Thunder, and they got the first money. Everyone was happy when the doctor divided the money, but Shade mentioned that if he could get the credits next week, he would probably have to pay the second-year tuition. Therefore, the doctor is asked not to cash out the remaining money for the time being, and that money can be used directly to pay tuition.

If the crossed-out part exceeds Shade's share, he can compensate several other people at a ratio of 1 to 0.95.

"Of course, but do you have so much money? The tuition for the first grade is relatively low. It takes care of the ring magicians who have just entered the mysterious world. The tuition for the second grade is based on the training plan, which is at least three digits."

The doctor asked worriedly. He knew that Shade had only been a detective for a month and might not have much savings.

"I still have about 800 pounds on hand, which is enough."

Shade said while petting the cat.

"Where did you get so much gold? Oh, Shade, if you are short of money we can lend it to you, but you must not touch the Rhodes cards."

The old priest was very surprised. Miss Carina suddenly appeared in Shade's mind. Most of his large income came from the Duchess. Although it was a fair transaction between the two parties, Xia De believed that if he said it out loud, he would inevitably be suspected of being dependent on women:

"It was my detective career that gave me the opportunity to make a fortune. I met several more generous clients. Priest, please rest assured, it is absolutely legal."

The old priest felt relieved.

Dr. Schneider and Priest August left together and went to the tavern to celebrate the end of the busy exam week. Luvia had other things to do at the Prophets Association and said goodbye in a hurry. Because they had to go to the opera together in the evening, Shade invited Miss Louisa to have dinner. Of course, the blonde girl agreed and talked excitedly about any restaurants that could satisfy even Mia the cat.

After eating, send Mia back to St. Teresa Square to look after the house. Pets must not be brought into the opera house casually. Originally, he was wondering whether this was a neglect of the cat, but seeing it lying on the sofa without moving, Shade understood that taking it out was the cat's punishment.

The Queen Mary Opera House is on Swift Street in the north of the city. After a week of high-pressure in the city, people's desire to travel has increased. Almost all the tickets were sold out tonight. Miss Louisa's ticket was in the third row on the second floor of the theater, which was a pretty good seat.

But the really good locations are actually the private rooms higher up. It's just that the two of them came to watch the opera today purely for "teaching", so there was no need to waste gold pounds to buy such expensive tickets. Their income level was not that high.

The Queen Mary Opera House is the private property of the royal family. It adheres to the aesthetic characteristics of the Cavendish family and has been decorated with splendor. Such high-end public places naturally have clothing requirements. Most of the gentlemen among them were wearing black formal dresses like Shade, but some strange clothes could also be seen.

What impressed Shade the most was that for the first time in the world, he saw a man dressed in women's clothing wearing white stockings. Shade wasn't sure whether this scene would give him nightmares at night. Even though he was dressed as a woman, the makeup on the other person's face was too thick. When he entered the scene, Shade could smell the smell of makeup and powder even though there were three people there. .

"That's Mr. Prosy Newman, the playwright!"

Shade turned to look at Miss Louisa's outfit, hoping to forget what he had just seen as soon as possible. The writer lady tonight is wearing a blue dress, very similar to the one she wore at the Lakeview Manor dinner.

Miss Louisa said to Shade very excitedly:

"Look, that one is a truly great writer. He has not only written opera and drama scripts, but also has very good attainments in long poems, novels and essay collections."

“Why do writers dress like that?”

They walked inward together with the flow of people. Fortunately, the playwright and his companion did not go to the second floor, but continued up the stairs. If Shade sat with him for a few hours, Shade thought he would have nightmares tonight. He doesn't discriminate against other people's aesthetics, he just can't stand it.

"That's an aesthetic trend, Lecia said. You can often see artists dressing like this in the salons of high society."

She smiled and walked with Shade along the aisle between the seats. She covered her mouth and whispered in his ear. Her long golden hair touched Shade's face:

"The artistic inspiration of writers is probably not as strong as that of painters, and the way painters dress may not be in line with your aesthetics. Have you ever heard of someone painting clothes on themselves with watercolors and then showing up at the salon?"

"Surely no male or female?"

The stranger inquired curiously, and the blond girl patted him and said angrily:

"Of course he's a man, what are you thinking? Leziya was also in the salon at the time, so she asked someone to throw him directly onto the street. She couldn't stand this advanced aesthetic."

"Oh, don't talk about such things, although we have seen more disgusting things, but now we are going out to watch the opera, so don't let yourself worry."

Shade stopped Miss Louisa in time to continue speaking. She was not angry, but laughed at the side.

The gas lamps on the walls were very bright, and the chandeliers hanging directly above the auditorium continued to provide light and heat. Dorothy Louisa loved the evening.

The art of opera also exists in the hometown of foreigners, but Shade has never seen it live. Sitting in an opera house with a beautiful girl in a strange world, I suddenly had the illusion that it was not a bad thing to be in this world.

Before the start, noisy sounds came from the auditorium on the first and second floors. The crowds were very lively. However, as the music sounded, the light from the surrounding gas lamps gradually became fainter, and the people's voices gradually became quieter.

The lights lit up on the stage below, and a girl in a coarse skirt appeared with a broom. Her cheerful singing was the beginning of this scene.

"Well, so far?"

Shade asked in a low voice in Miss Louisa's ear. From their position, the girl singing on the stage looked smaller than the Mia cat who was looking after the house alone at this time.

"Of course, do you still want to go to the stage to watch?"

Miss Louisa answered softly, and then handed him a cold metal object in the dark. Shade looked down and found that it was actually a pair of binoculars:

"I knew you wouldn't bring it with you. Is this your first time at the opera house?"

As she said that, Miss Louisa picked up the telescope and looked at the stage, just like most people around her.

“I actually brought them all with me”

"Otherwise, are you just here to listen to the concert? This is just an ordinary telescope. Don't dislike it. I heard that in order to show off their wealth, some people will bring gold."

Her voice lowered, not wanting to disturb those around her from listening to the opera.

In fact, from this position, the performance on the stage could barely be seen clearly without a telescope, but Shade still picked up the telescope and put it in front of his eyes, wanting to try what it felt like to watch an opera with this.

"It's really uncomfortable."

So he still watched with his eyes. It was just the opening scene, and the girl on the stage was singing to tell the background story.

[Foreigner, in natural sciences and humanities, you are at a level that exceeds that of people of this era. Why is your art appreciation ability so poor? 】

She probably also thought that Shade didn't know how to appreciate opera.

"That's not the kind of art I appreciate."

He answered in his heart, talking to the woman in his ear in complete darkness, it really felt like she was right next to him.

[So what kind of art do you appreciate? 】

"Literary art, or more realistic visual art. Of course, if the opera has a strong story, I will also appreciate it."

[What you appreciate is the story itself? 】

"It can be said like this."

She chuckled in his ear and then said nothing. Shade amused himself by thinking that although they only paid for two tickets, it was actually equivalent to four people watching the opera.

"It should be considered three people. Miss Louisa's 'other self' should be normal."

He thought to himself, relaxed his body and leaned back on the chair, squinting his eyes and looking at the glowing stage.

Although I haven't experienced much this week, the exam during the day today was really tiring. It's really relaxing to sit in the dark and not have to think about other things.

He cleared his mind and decided to enjoy this peaceful night. Although he felt a little sleepy, he still held it back.

The play they came to watch was called "The Tragic Life of Higgins", which mainly told the story of a little boy who loved writing, who experienced ups and downs in twenty years until he reached the end of his destiny.

Each scene of the story uses an exaggerated opera performance to restore the fairy tale that the protagonist Higgins is reading. On the one hand, it promotes the development of the story, and on the other hand, it describes the protagonist's situation and mood.

The story of "Tree Kiss" is in the third act. This story is used to illustrate the sadness and pain of the young writer Higgins after the death of love. The high-pitched female voice at the climax of the story almost shattered all the glass here, but it also won bursts of applause.