The Whispering Verses Chapter 740: The past of the rebellious man

Chapter 740: The Past of the Rebellious Man

"Mr. Barton, does this mean that you have been wandering around before you became an adult?"

Xia De even took out a notebook and pretended to record it. The "child" across the table nodded slightly:

"It can be said that it was an unforgettable experience. After the age of eighteen, my body officially entered the prime of life from old age, my frail body became healthy, and I was able to support myself on my own. During this period, I encountered Many things happened, strange, strange, and even incredible things. Not to mention this, in short, I was lucky enough to meet some scholars who were willing to help me. ”

Mr. Barton paused and leaned back slightly on the sofa. Xia De concentrated his energy. The so-called "scholars" are most likely the [Truth Society].

“They taught me a lot and allowed me to look at the vast world from a new perspective. Although I do not agree with the beliefs and ideas of most of them, and sometimes I even think they are crazy”

He raised his eyebrows, not knowing what he was thinking of:

"But those scholars are indeed my benefactors, there is no doubt about this."

Shad nodded, pushed away the cat's outstretched paw with his left hand, and scratched the pen tip across the pages of the notebook:

"Since you are with scholars, why didn't you become a scholar? Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything else, it's just that the profession of scholar is very respected."

Mr. Barton smiled bitterly and shook his head, his expression making his huge face even more terrifying:

"Becoming a scholar also requires qualifications. I can only be regarded as a non-staff member at best."

He sighed:

"In short, with the help of those scholars, my condition has improved a lot. I met them when I was twenty-five years old, and the treatment began to be effective when I was thirty-two years old, and my 'young speed' was obvious It slowed down a lot. During this period, when my body became five or six years older than you, I met the love of my life."

At this point, a smile finally appeared on his lips.

"Oh? Can you elaborate on this section?"

Shad said with a smile, and Mr. Barton nodded:

"Do you mind if I smoke a cigar?"

Xia De looked at his cat and reluctantly nodded:

"Feel free to do so."

Then he picked up the cat and held it in his arms to provide it with the safest breathing environment.

Mr. Button pulled out the cigar box from under the coffee table, cut off both ends with a special drilled cigar cutter, lit it, and took a deep breath. The brass-colored cigar cutter looked like a pocket watch, and you knew it wasn't a bargain.

"That happened in the city of Artek, the capital of art. I was asked by scholars to do some work in that city. Because I was free from work on weekdays, I occasionally went to the Rhodes Casino. It was the summer of 1845. , Yes, I remember it very clearly. It was extremely hot that summer, and I even thought that the metal pipes would melt under the sun. That summer, I met a girl in a red dress at the casino. ”

His tone was full of wistful memories.

"A girl I met at the casino?"

Xia De asked, then shook his head:

"If it were in a love story, this story would most likely not be a comedy."

Mr. Button smiled self-deprecatingly, holding a cigar between his thick fingers:

"Yes, but it was just a glance at that time, and I was attracted by her eyes. I don't know if it was the restlessness of my body, or my lonely soul longing for love. In short, I knew that my heart was moved. It is difficult to describe I feel like when I see her in the crowd, I know that this will be the love of my life."

Xia De did not comment on this.

"What's next, a romantic story?"

"Yes, it's a very romantic story. When we first met, I didn't talk to her. Then I met her again in a casino. She was selling people things that were not suitable for appearing in your book. I encouraged her Courage to invite her to a tavern for a drink. A serious tavern."

Took a puff of cigar and then coughed. Mr. Button seemed to have a problem with his lungs:

"Mr. Watson, I know what you, a gentleman from an upper-class society, think - a girl who appears in an underground Rhodes casino would not come from a good family. But so what? ”

He looked up at the ceiling:

"Pubs, restaurants, opera houses, small hotels, our respective apartments, the major art galleries in the city, the art clock tower in the center of the city, and the Gurus Racecourse outside the city. There are too many memories, too many So many memories. I still can’t forget the scene of her riding that maroon pony and laughing heartily on the spring meadow. I can’t forget the scene where we sat on the lawn together in autumn when the leaves were falling, eating sandwiches and chatting about life. .

I don't care about her past, and she doesn't care about my identity. We spent three years together, and they were probably the happiest three years of my life. ”

This middle-aged man who looked like a child had a heartfelt smile on his face.

"As usual, the story has reached a turning point?"

"Yeah, and the twist is ridiculous."

Joy Barton placed the cigar in his hand on the ashtray on the coffee table and looked at Shade opposite:

"Mr. Watson, guess what happened next?"

"Well, the scholars transferred you away from Artek City, and you have to leave your lover?"

"No, no, I'm just a casual casualty outside the staff. I won't receive that kind of order. I mean a request. And even if she is transferred, she can go with me."

Mr. Barton shook his head.

"That is, that girl discovered the secret of your rebirth, and she cannot accept this kind of thing?"

"No, it's just three years, and my appearance has not changed much. In fact, I have already told her about this."

He looked at Shade:

"She doesn't mind, yes, she doesn't mind at all. She is even willing to take care of me all the time. Even if I become a baby without thoughts and consciousness, she is still willing to take care of me."

Mr. Barton closed his eyes and took a long breath:

"No need to guess, yes, no one could have guessed that fate would be such a joke-death would come to her."

"Death."

Xia De stopped the pen in his hand:

"I'm sorry to hear that, but the cause of death was."

The corner of Mr. Button's mouth twitched:

"I went out on a rainy day in the summer, sprained my foot and fell in a puddle, and then broke my neck. Fate always likes to joke, isn't it?"

Xia De took a deep breath:

"If this is a story, the ending sucks."

"Yeah, I sometimes think, I'd rather she had been murdered, or died of disease, or some other conspiracy I don't know about. But it was such an accident, a ridiculous accident. I couldn't even find where to go To hate someone, or to take revenge on someone."

"So, what happened next?"

Xia De asked.

Mr. Barton raised his hand and held his chin. There was no sadness in his eyes, but an incomprehensible sense of loss:

“She had no parents or family, so I was responsible for her funeral. After that, I took her ashes with me and traveled around the Old World to achieve what we had hoped to accomplish.

Mr. Watson, you just asked me about my attitude towards death. Although I gave a very optimistic view, it was just facing my own death. I can calmly accept death coming to me, but until now, I still cannot accept her passing. ”

He covered his mouth with his right hand and exhaled through his nose:

"All mortals are mortal, and this world is really fair. Three years ago, in the autumn of 1850, I returned to Fort Rice and decided to stay here. The city of art is really sad. , I’m afraid I will never go there again in my life.”