Whispering Verse

"What? Tonight?"

Dorothy nodded and looked at him with some dissatisfaction:

"Yes, Shade, you must prepare carefully tonight. Although Lesia is very familiar with you, she must also show an attitude. She cannot stay outside for a long time. His Majesty the King is because of Saxe Cavendish's He was furious about something, and now no one wants to make him unhappy.”

"how should I do?"

Not only was Shade happy to finally see Her Royal Highness the Princess in Tobesk, he was even more happy to give away the four 1-shilling printing masters in his hand. Putting those things in his hands, he always felt that he might become a criminal at any time.

"Time is too urgent, how should I arrange it?"

"I know you can't help it, it doesn't matter, I have already made arrangements for you."

The carriage started and drove towards St. Teresa's Square. Dorothy took out a notebook with a schedule written on it:

"You go home immediately and change into clothes you don't often wear. Wear gray gloves on both hands and a brooch of any animal on your chest as a token. At six-fifty, wait in the alley next to the Prophet's Association. When the carriage with the Hayabusa family crest stops, jump on immediately. You must be quick, the carriage will only stop for five seconds."

"Is Lesia in the carriage?"

"Oh, Shade, please shut up, time is very tight, don't interrupt me."

Dorothy looked a little anxious:

"The carriage will drive east, then turn south, stopping on the streets on the edge of the University District and Tobesk South District. You leave the carriage, go around the neighborhood twice through the alley, and at seven forty, enter the nearby Red Flame Restaurant. I have reserved a private box for you, and Lesia is waiting for you inside."

"You did it for us..."

"You can chat while eating, but remember, the opening time of the opera at the Tobesk Grand Opera House in the South District is nine o'clock tonight. I have already booked tickets for you."

"You did it for us..."

"Try not to leave the box after the opera starts to avoid being seen. After the show ends at 10:30, Shade, you need to be a gentleman. You can take Lesia back to St. Teresa Square to sit for a while and talk about what you are interested in. You can also bring her directly back to Silver Cross Avenue. I have booked a four-wheel taxi back from the Opera House for you, and the driver is Lesia's man, don't worry."

"You did it for us..."

"Finally, you must remember to have Lesia return to Yodel Palace before twelve o'clock, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, Lesia will change from a princess to a broom girl?"

Shade said suddenly.

"What fairy tale are you talking about? Shade, time is very tight."

Dorothy waved her hand and told Shade to shut up:

"The Royal Guards at Yodel Palace have replaced the midnight shift and will show up at 12:10. Leziya can only control the guards at midnight, so she must go back before 12:00."

After saying that, with a squeaking sound, she roughly tore off the pages from the notebook and stuffed them into Shade's hands. It is not only a timetable, but also precautions and reminders of Dorothy's preferences for Lesia.

The blonde girl looked at Shade quite seriously:

"In addition, I think you must not have prepared a gift to welcome Lesia back to Tobesk. Oh, gentlemen nowadays are always so careless. But don't worry, I sent a letter yesterday to help you near Saint Teresa Square. Order a bouquet of flowers from 'Mary Jane's Flower Shop' and they will be delivered to you when we return to the square. You can take one to see Lesia, or you can go to the opera and bring her back to the square. Give it to her again.”

"help me......"

Shade finally couldn't help but interrupt her:

"Dorothy, won't you come with us?"

He looked at the girl in front of him. Although Dorothy had a smile on her lips, her expression seemed a little sad when she looked at him:

"I said, Lesia and I can't get close to each other, or even look at each other from a distance. Rather than following you from a distance, it's better that I don't show up tonight. This is good for both of us."

"but......"

"Don't use transition words, Shade, I can do anything for you, it doesn't matter."

She didn't know what she thought of, her face turned a little red, and she shook her hair:

"Lecia is me, I am Lecia. I won't care about this. Moreover, Lecia paid for tonight's expenses, including the bouquet, and I also kept Lecia's personal maid. Name. Have a good time tonight, Shad.”

She said with a smile, looking like she really didn't care.

The carriage was driving smoothly, but the thumping of horse hooves and the noisy noise on the street in the evening outside the window still made the silence in the carriage a little weird at the moment.

Dorothy opened the window, and the warm wind with the smell of burning immediately rushed in.

She turned her head and looked at the densely packed tall chimneys standing in the distance, billowing black smoke into the sky. This was the unique skyline of Tobesk, the steam capital, and a symbol of this era.

Shade also looked out the window:

"Dorothy, if I can find a way in the future so that you can meet, look at each other, and touch..."

"Then you will be our..."

This sentence was almost gibbering, and Shade didn't catch the last word clearly.

The evening breeze blows through the streets, making pedestrians on the streets feel a little chilly. Autumn is coming. The wind also blew across the girl's face through the window, causing her blond hair to sway in the wind.

She didn't look at Shade, and Shade couldn't see her expression. But the most familiar person is not far away. Although they talk to each other about almost everything and their souls are closely connected, they may never be able to touch each other or see each other for the rest of their lives. Xia De looked at her lonely back. , I actually feel that I have some experience.

[Outlander, is this like me and you? 】

Her voice suddenly appeared in his ears. Shade was stunned for a moment. He folded the notebook pages in his hand and stuffed them into the chest pocket of his black coat:

"I didn't say anything."

After the carriage stopped at St. Teresa's Square, Dorothy did not get off the carriage. Instead, she repeatedly told Shade not to miss the time before leaving in the carriage.

This feeling of a girl arranging a schedule for herself to meet another girl made Shade feel extremely weird.

However, since it has been arranged, he will not miss the appointment.

Although the agreed time was six-thirty, in order to avoid being late, Shade arrived at the alley next to the Prophet's Association at six-thirty.

I have gray gloves as a keepsake at home, but animal brooches are really hard to find. Finally, I found a brass brooch with the image of an eagle head in the late Detective Sparrow's bedroom desk. The shape was very similar to the emblem of a certain country in my hometown.

Standing still at the entrance of the alley would be conspicuous, so Shade also bought a newspaper from the kid selling newspapers on the street.

Unexpectedly, he had just opened the newspaper and had not even finished reading the headline of His Majesty the King's speech on the front page, when he heard someone calling his name:

"Mr. Hamilton, what are you doing here?"

It was Mr. Addis Stan, the local president of the Prophets Association. He was accompanied by Vice President Mark and two other gentlemen whom Shade didn't know. It looked like they were drinking together after get off work:

"I'm... on a detective commission, I'm in contact."

Xia De said half-truthfully, hoping that these gentlemen would not stay here for a long time.

"The work is really hard, and I have to interact with people during meal time."

Vice President Mark lamented that several other gentlemen also sympathized with Shade's career. Vice President Stan, on the other hand, has a good impression of him because Shade helped detect the "Princess Agelina Injury Case" last time.

He casually took out a one-shilling coin and tossed it. The most famous prophet in Tobesk smiled and reminded:

"Mr. Hamilton, my divination shows that if you put your gloves on backwards, replace the newspaper in your hand with The Threepenny News, and then buy a red rose and hold it in your hand, then you will have Encountered great luck.”

Because this gentleman accurately predicted the "Knight" last time, Shade was very convinced of it. After saying goodbye to everyone, he found the newsboy on the street and bought another newspaper, and then bought a red rose from the flower girl.

There was a bouquet of flowers at home, but to prevent the cats from eating them, Shade put them in the basement. I didn't take out the flowers because I thought it was troublesome at the time, so I still have to spend money now. But if it's for luck, it's probably worth it.

After buying the flowers, Shade continued to stand at the alley with the newspaper and flowers. Silver Cross Avenue was particularly lively in the evening. There are almost no ragged poor people in the lower town here. Whether they are gentlemen hurrying on the streets or nobles leaving Yodel Palace in carriages, everyone looks so bright and confident.

If the city of Tobesk is the core of the entire northern part of the Old World, then Silver Cross Avenue is the core of the entire Tobesk. The essence of civilization gathers here, and the people living nearby also enjoy the dividends brought by the kingdom and the times.

If you just watch the street scene here, then this era is undoubtedly the most advanced, civilized and stable era. But for the outsider who hangs out in this city, he knows very well that the nature of civilization cannot be judged by the most gorgeous scenes.

"Civilized~"

I sighed in my heart, and suddenly the light around me flickered.

Shade turned around to look. Above the lamppost at the alley, a warm yellow light flickered a few times. With a soft pop, the light turned on completely.

Clusters of firelight lit up one by one along the street from the distance to the front, and then from the front to the distance. The light illuminated the stone road beneath everyone's feet, illuminating everyone here.

No one stopped because of this scene. A few people would turn their heads and glance at the gas street lamps around them, with smiles on their faces.

Only the outsider looked up with wide eyes. For the first time at night in this era, he saw the gas street lamps light up, illuminating the city.

This scene was very ordinary, but it struck Xia De's heart like a hammer.