Chapter 16

Maria clearly knows why her son is not doing well, and she reminds him.

"Andre."

Andrea, though a little impatient, did not stare at macarone with boredom, but said, "do you mind if I go to my room for a while? Aunt Anna. "

The boy's big light blue eyes looked at Anna with a kind of childlike and asking eyes, and Anna was sure that she could not refuse the child's request.

"No, I don't mind." Anna said and looked at each other curiously.

Andre, with permission, made only a look at his mother that he was going first and left.

"I'm sorry, Anna." Said Maria, somewhat apologetic.

"That's nothing. I mean, if you don't mind, can you tell me what happened to him? "

"In fact, it's because Charlie and his family are going to Russia next week. Charlie is Andre's playmate, but his father faces a job transfer and they have to be separated

"I can understand that it's really hard to part from a friend." Anna said.

"I hope he'll get better some time." Said Maria.

At dinner, Andre did not arrive on time. Luid asked his servant to call for him. When he saw his son coming, the father, who had always been gentle, looked a little ugly for the first time.

"Andre, you can't keep playing. You're a big boy

Anna was also worried that luid's public remarks would upset Andre. After all, he didn't look like a good and obedient child. However, unexpectedly, Andrea looked around all the people and said, "I won't be like this next time, Dad."

Andre sits next to her sister Lucia, who gives him a caring expression, but Andre just shakes his head and enjoys his dinner in silence.

His dining etiquette is almost impeccable, except for the expression on his face, which is not very good, but also maintains in a polite range.

After dinner, they went to the living room to rest. Luid and Karenin were talking about political matters. The children and women were far away from them.

Maria takes care of them with some fruit.

Andrea did not leave early this time. He stayed and sat on the sofa, near the armrest, with his left thumb and forefinger resting on his temple and chin. Anna felt that the child showed that I was in a state of "nothingness and immortality", so that she couldn't help laughing.

Maria and Lucia are talking about something. Anna thought no one would see her smile, but Andrea raised her eyes sensitively. A pair of light blue eyes as if doped with mercury, with a bit of inorganic matter indifferent feeling.

"Why do you laugh at me?" Andre remained in that position, her lips slightly closed and moved a few times, for Anna could tell the child's meaning because of her slow movement.

"Sorry." She also lip apologized.

Andrea looked at her again for a moment, then blinked and pursed his lips. He looked away as if he was back in the state of "you stupid adults can't understand my colorful inner world.".

Anna held back her smile. She lowered her head and took a bite of the fruit.

By nine o'clock, the children had already gone to bed, and Maria advised Anna to go to bed early.

"Luid, you still have a lot of time to chat after that. Now, let Alexey and anna go to bed earlier." Maria commands gently.

Luid laughed and he said a few words.

Back to Maria's guest room, Anna sat at the dresser, broke her braids, and then chatted with Karenin, and unconsciously talked about Andre.

"It's a smart kid, isn't it?" Anna told Karenin about the lip talk incident.

"Andre is a bit clever, but he is too proud. This kind of pride will hurt him if he is not sure of his degree. " Karenin commented that even if Andre was his nephew, he would not be too partial.

"I thought you would like his character. Smart, not admit defeat, proud but not blind. "

"Like it or not can't be the criterion." Karenin said, looking at Anna again, he said, "go to bed early. Tomorrow I have to visit an official with luid."

"OK."

The next day, after the men go out, Anna chats with Maria. Lucia and Andre write from memory under the tutor's arrangement.

When Charlie came to see the boy, there was only one boy in front of her.

Good day, Mrs. Karenin Charlie said hello to Anna very politely.

He looked like a little angel, dressed in a neat little suit and coat, and calf shoes, and his hair was well groomed.

"Hello, little Charlie." Anna said with a smile.The boy raised his eyebrows and said slowly, "although I think you are really beautiful and your voice is very pleasant, please remove the word" small "when addressing me, so that I will love you more

Anna was surprised and finally laughed.

"Well, I understand why you and Andre are good friends."

"We are best friends, Mrs. Karenin." Charlie added, but soon the green eyes faded.

"Well, if he forgives me, we are still best friends."

"You can't tell anyone, as if I was the one who left my friend behind."

From the second floor came a sarcastic voice. Anna and they look at it. Andrea is holding the escalator with one hand, and the other is hanging down.

"It's not my fault. My father's job transfer has to go to Russia. I'm just a child now. I can only go with them, Andre." Charlie blushed a little. Betrayal was even more painful than being beaten for the friendship between boys.

"But you should be the first to tell me. I don't like to know at the end. " Andre finished and pursed his mouth.

"I don't know what to say. I thought dad said maybe. I don't know why it's so fast. I thought there was still time to tell you. " Charlie said dryly, and finally added, "in the best way."

Anna looked at the two little boys shouting at each other in this way, across her, across the sofa, over a long distance of thirty steps, and when Andrea looked about to burst out of discontent, she said, "boys, can't you sit down and deal with this calmly? You're like two six-year-olds, to be honest, a little naive

"We are not childish!"

Two people unanimously rejected Anna's "childish" judgment.

"Oh, all right." Anna laughed. "Can you sit down and talk like an adult?"

Andrea came down quietly after a while, indicating that he accepted the option.

Anna blinked at Lucia on the second floor, who gave a smile and left with ease.

"Then you can have a good talk." Anna said she was going to give up the living room to the two children, but Andrea said something.

"You stay."

Andre continued: "we had a conversation before, but it wasn't very good."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure." It's a chorus again.

So Anna, like the Greek goddess of justice, sits on a sofa, while the other two sit close to the armchair.

"It can't be changed, Andre. We all have to accept it." Charlie said he was obviously the shorter one, but he seemed more steady and sensible if he didn't pretend to be mature enough to chat up with women he thought were good-looking in some funny language.

"I know." Andrea said, looking up at his friend, "but you have to understand that you are my best friend, and you didn't tell me about it in the first place."

"Well, I'll remember next time." Charlie grinned, then nodded seriously. "I remember. I'm sorry, Andrea."

As the blonde boy says sorry, Anna sees Andre completely relaxed.

"Me too, I'm sorry. I know it's not your fault. I can blame Petersburg for snowing so that they won't complain, they won't talk about water conservancy projects, they won't want France to send people to help them, and they won't decide to send your father there. Anyway, I can't blame you. "

Andre almost finished the anger in one breath, but Anna was a little surprised, and then laughed again. So did Charlie. Finally, even Andrea couldn't help laughing. They made faces at each other to show that they were reconciled.

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