Chapter 7

"Ha ~"

Harvey stretched and yawned. He looked tired. He put down his pen. His right hand used to write felt sore. He could feel the pain when he touched his finger. He shook his numb right hand, came to the window and slightly opened the curtain to see the dark street outside. The slanting shadow of the Victorian style buildings stretched by the moonlight and the deep alleys made the street particularly gloomy. The buildings on both sides of the road only had his lights on.

"Even the street lights are off, which means it's past twelve o'clock." Harvey was surprised that he had been addicted to novel writing for such a long time. His smooth thoughts made him feel that he could not stop at all. He touched his stomach and remembered that he had not had dinner yet, and his hunger became more and more intense. He found an oil lamp in the cupboard. After lighting it, he opened his door and was ready to go out to find some food. He was a little surprised that the cold maid Shirley didn't call him out for dinner.

When he came downstairs, he was stunned to see that the kitchen light was still on. When she walked in, she found Shirley in her white pajamas sitting reading a book. Her long hair was down and her temperament was much softer than usual. When she saw Harvey coming to the kitchen, she closed the books in her hand and stood up and nodded to him: "master, please wait a moment, I'll help you warm the dinner."

"Why don't you sleep?"

"I just couldn't sleep, so I came to read the meeting book." She skillfully took up the white apron and tied it to her body. She cleaned up the dinner on the table and prepared to heat it up.

Harvey nodded silently and didn't say much. Just passing through the hall, he saw that the clock showed that it was more than one o'clock in the morning. As far as he knows, Shirley usually goes to bed at ten in the evening and gets up at six in the morning to prepare breakfast for him.

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The next day, Harvey continued to visit the Elroy library. This time, he was looking for the relevant history of the kingdom of Augustine, completing the historical background of the count of Monte Cristo and repairing the defects in the outline of the novel. The library is very quiet. The flow of people in a morning is estimated to be less than 100. Few people like him will stay in the library to read books. It is a kind of enjoyment to read books in such an antique, elegant and quiet library.

He was immersed in the ocean of knowledge. In the afternoon, he felt a familiar sight. Not far away, Diana was surrounded by several female students. The lively and beautiful female students were whispering something. Diana was holding some books, and her attitude was flat. When she found that Harvey noticed herself, she nodded to him, Calm eyes still make people feel contemptuous.

They didn't see much of each other. Diana was surprised to see Harvey here the next day. When Harvey saw that Diana was surrounded by a circle of young and beautiful female students, he didn't know how to ask for advice. He didn't realize that his age was not much older than Diana's.

Harvey did not act. Some female students followed Diana's eyes and found Harvey reading. When he was reading, he whispered excitedly: "ah, Diana, is that your fiance? I remember the name as... The heir to the Adrian family. "

"Ah, I also know that my father said that now the Adrian family has rarely engaged in social activities. Diana, if you are so excellent, you can just put off this marriage. There are many people in the school who are better than him in status and talent. Why does Diana want to marry that kind of person?"

The girl student glanced at Harvey and said in a low voice, "yes, I heard that he is still a playboy. There are some students in the school who are teased by him. He has only a past appearance and no gentlemanly demeanor."

"No! It's indecent. Such a person doesn't deserve Diana. "

The chattering discussions of the female students can be heard clearly in the quiet library. Harvey, who is reading a book, laughs when he hears them. In other words, he is sure to feel a pity about the marriage of Diana and Harvey Adrian. Now he is the client, but he doesn't care very much. It's his blessing to marry a smart and beautiful woman. If he can't, he won't ask for it.

Walking out of the library, Diana didn't agree with them this time. She glanced at them with her delicate eyes and whispered, "don't say anything superfluous."

For some reason, she didn't want to be heard by Harvey.

The girl students around her were stunned when they heard her displeasure. They were mischievous and vomited their tongue to vaguely pass the topic. Women in this era can't live without learning some social skills. Behind them, the girls looked at each other with a little surprise. Is Diana angry that they said bad things about their fiance? Or just to protect the reputation of the Cromwell chamber of Commerce?

It is true that the Adrian family is no longer worthy of Diana's identity. Three years ago, the Cromwell chamber of Commerce entered the society in the name of the Adrian family. After three years of precipitation, the Adrian family became unknown. On the contrary, the Cromwell chamber of Commerce gained a place in the society, and the Adrian family lost its use value to the Cromwell chamber of Commerce, If this marriage is put off, even if her reputation is tainted with her ability, she can still find a better home.

Diana's father didn't plan to do so. He acquiesced in Diana's right of choice. Anyway, Cromwell chamber of Commerce established its social status in the name of the Adrian family. In the era of credit, betrayal would stain the reputation of the chamber of Commerce.

On the other hand, in this era when aristocrats can marry merchants for their interests, this stain is not fatal. In addition, the Cromwell chamber of commerce also gives the Adrian family a reward of 100 Barrons a year. Whether to choose or not is not very important to the Cromwell chamber of Commerce today, so Diana has the right to choose.

Diana's own ideas are quite complicated. She saw Harvey for several months yesterday. When she first saw Harvey, she was a little suspicious of her eyes. Why did Harvey Adrian appear in the library? She faintly felt that there must be a major change in Harvey Adrian. She could not describe her feelings, It was as if standing in front of her was a stranger, other characters with Harvey Adrian's appearance.

She didn't push off the marriage, mainly because she wanted to be free. Harvey Adrian is also a pedantic Playboy in her heart. She also knows that Harvey Adrian is not interested in her. If she pushes off the marriage, her father will definitely arrange another one for her. Why not choose a safe ending.

It's incredible that she had some hesitation in her mind before whether to marry Harvey Adrian. After meeting Harvey yesterday, the hesitation disappeared and her aversion to him decreased a little.

Yesterday's Harvey's words and deeds were not as mature and steady as before. He could no longer read his thoughts through his face and eyes.

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In the evening, when the library closed, Harvey was reluctant to leave. When he got home, Shirley prepared hot water for him. When he came out of the bath, he saw the dinner prepared at the kitchen table. It was not very difficult to prepare dinner for two.

"What's the matter, sir? Is dinner not to your taste? " Shirley looks at Harvey who stops his knife and fork after a few bites.

Harvey farfetched smile: "it's not about dinner, eat."

It's about dinner! Harvey can't get used to the food in this world. It's basically bread, potatoes and beef. It's not Shirley's poor craftsmanship. It's the recipe of this country is the same as that of the British Empire on earth. Most of the food in Harvey's opinion can enter the "dark food world". Besides, spices in this world are luxury goods. To exaggerate, the price of spices is equivalent to gold, The upper nobility are not necessarily able to eat.

He complained that the world's high-end food is not as good as Shaxian snacks.

After "enjoying" dinner, Harvey went back to his room and continued to write the outline. Yesterday, he basically finished the outline of the plot of count of Monte Cristo. Today, he just completed the work. The workload is not too much, so he went to sleep as early as Shirley. Tomorrow is the time for him to fight.