Chapter 236

As a representative of Norton's literary world and one of the highest authorities of the traditional school, all his views on literature are based on decadent ideas. As he said, literature is at the top of the storm, But voyne hall can't see the significance of these changes to Literature and what kind of possibility they bring.

At first glance, the current situation is the advantage of voyne hall, but in Harvey's eyes, it is just the last cry of the traditional school.

When the second volume of dark age is finished, Harvey begins to think about what to do next. Harvey is a person who can't spare time. At least in this world without computers, there is no concept of "leisure" or "entertainment".

"The city of thorns"

Harvey put his hands on the desk to hold his chin and meditate. With a strange smile in his eyes, Harvey whispered the name of his next novel. This is his favorite and the best Lily suspense novel. It was written by Sarah waters, a modern British writer. She is one of the best modern writers.

If this kind of novel appears in such an era, it will certainly cause more sensation than classic love novels such as pride and prejudice. There is no other reason. This novel is challenging the asceticism prevailing in this era from the beginning to the end. In this novel, the most amazing thing is not the plot, but the suspense technique used in the novel. If it is only written with ordinary vision, this novel is likely to fall into mediocrity, let alone stand out in the peak of modern literature development.

Harvey wanted to write this novel very much. The problem is that if this novel appeared in this era, it would be too shocking to have readers.

"Count Henrietta, it's almost time to take action. It's not bad to catch up with the tide of the times and write Lily novels, but you have to think about a new pseudonym." Harvey laughs and says to himself. He gets up and goes to the endless Library of the mage's tower. He consciously controls the magic array of the lifting platform. The huge platform rises to the bookshelf where the British suspense novels are stored. Harvey looks around and quickly finds the original novel of the city of thorns. First, he carefully reads the original work to make sure that he remembers these words and sentences in his mind.

Harvey has only seen the TV version of "the city of thorns", which is also the only TV series with lily theme that he can accept. It's adapted from the author's other Lily works, but somehow he doesn't like it. For his favorite works, Harvey always spare no effort to make them shine in the world. Different from the "translation form" of writing more than ten novels one night, Harvey has to consider how to adapt the novel.

The background of the novel is in Victorian England. The plot of the novel can be divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the heroine Sue. She came from a dirty and thief ridden slum. The attic where she lives is facing the gallows. Every day, all kinds of prisoners can be seen hanged. Born in such an environment, Sue can't be a lady, She is also a thief.

One day, a thief friend of hers, nicknamed "gentleman", came to her house and promised her a huge sum of 3000 pounds to help her complete a plan. He asked sue to help him marry the eldest lady of a rich family, and then he would send her to the madhouse to get all her property.

Sue herself is a despicable thief. Moreover, her condition does not allow her to refuse. She has to repay her mother Saxby, who raised her, so that other unrelated family members who live under the same roof can have a good life. The price is to send a stranger she doesn't know into a lunatic asylum. Isn't this a steady business?

Sue's conscience was a little upset, but there was no room for her to refuse.

The gentleman arranged for sue to take care of the young lady Maud. Sue carefully hid her identity, especially those bad habits from the slums. There was mud in her fingernails. Now she had to take care of a big and small sister who had to wear white gloves when reading.

The plan is very smooth. Sue finds that Maud is not crazy. Maybe the depressed life in the manor makes her character a little strange. Sue tries her best to take care of Maud in order to make up for her guilt. They soon fall in love with each other, but in a few places they seem rather ambiguous. Sue can't understand her feelings. She is facing a pure and cultured lady. What feelings do she have except for those shame? She also needs to send her into a lunatic asylum in person to play such a villain role. What qualifications does she have to have feelings for Maud?

Sue still helps the gentleman to complete the plan, saying his good words in front of Maud as much as possible, and creating more opportunities for them to get along with each other. However, her inner haze is increasing day by day.

One day, Maud's caries grew out of a sharp, very uncomfortable. Sue grew up in a slum, but she didn't have the habit of Maud's eldest daughter. She found a thimble to help Maud smooth the decayed tooth. When they looked at each other, they could see something different. Sue couldn't understand her mood at that time. She chose to turn her head to avoid Maud's sight.

In the last part of the plan, the gentleman came to the manor and planned to abduct Maud to a ruined church to get married. In this way, Maud's Guardian uncle didn't need to agree. When the uncle found out, it was too late.

Maud agreed.

The day before the escape, Maud was just as excited as the ordinary bride. She didn't know what to do, or how to cooperate with her husband on the day of marriage. Maud used to ask sue for advice. They were fighting in bed. Sue didn't know what she was thinking, maybe she felt guilty for Maud, maybe it was to comfort Maud, or something else.

When they tried to kiss, everything was out of control. The next day, Maud woke up with a kiss mark on his chest.

On the day of her escape, Maud kept asking Sue whether her decision was right. Sue was very upset, as if something choked her throat and blocked her chest. She thought of aunt Saxby, and finally chose the assistance plan and said some good words from a gentleman.

The gentleman and Maud finished their wedding in the chapel, and the plan was as usual. A few days later, the gentleman invited people from the insane asylum. He told the people in the insane asylum that his wife's nerves were abnormal. He would often say some strange words and mistake himself for another person.

With tears in her eyes, Sue finally asked the people in the lunatic asylum to be kind to Maud. When the carriage came to the door of the lunatic asylum, the staff of the lunatic asylum asked the gentleman's wife to get out of the car. Sue looked at Maud, but Maud had no expression on his face. He did not blink at the other side of the car. He looked indifferent.

At this time, the gentleman looked at sue and pushed Sue out of the carriage. She became the gentleman's wife, who was sent to the madhouse in the plan. Sue exclaimed, struggling to explain that she was not a gentleman's wife. She asked Maud what was going on in the end, but in exchange for cold disregard.

Sue was caught in a lunatic asylum as a gentleman's wife. At this time, she suddenly realized that it was all a conspiracy, a conspiracy jointly planned by Maud and the gentleman······