The Whispering Verses Chapter 2588: Musicians’ banquet
Chapter 2587 Musicians’ Banquet
By the time Shade and Miss Danister returned to the Accordion Hotel, the dusk light had already shone on the walls of the golden concert hall, making the square like four-leaf clover petals look magnificent.
Because the door could not be turned into a toy, Shade used illusion to hide it before quickly taking it to the third floor.
The witch should be in her own room at the moment, so after placing the door in Miss Danister's room, Shade knocked on the door alone and entered Miss Winslet's room 321.
The young witch apprentice is not here, and the curtains are not closed on the window in the living room of the suite. At this moment, the brilliant sunset shines in through the window, illuminating the floor and the black piano next to the window, as well as the chubby round-faced owl and orange-white cat nestled together on the windowsill.
"Huh?"
Xia De was startled for a moment, then immediately closed the door from the outside. He stood in the corridor and blinked at the door before opening the door of Room 321 again.
He really saw it wrong just now because the sunset was too bright. In fact, it was Mia lying on the window sill, her tail drooped, looking at the sun outside the window, while the owl stood next to her with her eyes closed and calm. Owls sleep standing up. .
"What does it mean to open and close the door just now?"
Flapping her wings and flying down from the window sill, Miss Winslet appeared in the gray-white fog. She was wearing a light blue dress, and her hair was neatly braided into a complicated pattern and she was wearing a set of silver headdresses.
As he spoke, he walked around in a good mood and asked Xiang Xia De with a smile under the sunset:
"Look, what does my dress look like?"
The evening party starts at seven o'clock, so there is no rush to leave immediately. So the neatly dressed witch went to Miss Danister's room with Shade and listened to them talk about today's experience.
It’s just that Miss Danister didn’t seem to want others to know that she was looking for a teacher, so she didn’t say who the lady from three years ago was, so Miss Winslet’s attention was still on the new tree hole and [in the forest] Hermits】Part 1:
"Is it possible that they know about the Time Tree Cave?"
The witch thought for a while and asked Xiang Shade:
"Do you need me to send the girls around me to follow them in the forest? Those hermits are not strong. Now I have two high-level girls around me to dispatch."
Shade, who was petting little Mia, shook her head. According to her, little Mia was very good today, especially when she turned into an owl and took a rest. The cat even showed some intimacy, as if it regarded her as of the same kind. Therefore, Shade can still entrust her to take care of little Mia in the future.
"No need, we have just established a relationship with the hermits, there is no need to engage in such hostile behavior."
He thought about it on the way back:
“I know some very low-key people in other places, and they have a close relationship with the [Forest Hermits]. I will try first to see if I can learn more about those hermits through my friends.
I just can't guess yet, if the hermits really master the tree holes, they will use them, or they will tend to guard and contain them. ”
Tomorrow happens to be Wednesday, and Adele Isabella, who has come from afar, will appear in this hotel. Shade planned to talk to Old John if he had time tomorrow, or go deep into the forest to meet the mysterious elf and ask her what she thought.
Just avoid Adele in this world tomorrow.
The evening banquet was attended by Shade and Miss Winslet. The Witch had already packed up. Considering that it would be a waste of time to go home and wash up, Shade borrowed the bathroom in Miss Danister's room to wash up a little. After a while, he took the formal attire for the banquet with him.
In short, when the gas lamps were lit one by one along the boulevard in the southwest of Vista City, the carriage coming from the Accordion Hotel had already carried Shade and Miss Winslet to the green boulevard. The estate of Earl Collins at 14 Grand Avenue.
They arrived neither too early nor too late. Still very gentlemanly, Shade jumped out of the carriage first, then turned around and took the hand wearing a white lace glove that stretched out from the carriage.
When the lady with exquisite makeup stood next to him, he quietly looked at the courtyard and the housekeeper welcoming guests at the door and sighed:
"It's simpler than I thought."
The count's manor is not large, and the courtyard area is unexpectedly small. The only people who greeted the guests at the door were the butler and three or four male servants, and the house in the manor did not look very luxurious.
"You have seen big scenes in Tobesk, so of course you think this is a rural place."
The witch also said softly that although she is well-known in the art world, no one will specially greet her here:
"Let's go, it's best not to attract attention. Let's have a couple of drinks later, ahem, I mean walk around first, and then get close to the Bennet family and the Cumming family."
She naturally took Shade's arm and tried not to change her expression:
"You should meet an acquaintance of mine soon, a pianist, conductor or composer coming to attend the Moon Dance Festival concert. I will introduce you then. You just need to smile. Your identity today He's my distant cousin."
"Um, cousin again? I mean, no problem."
Once a single older girl who lives alone brings a man such as a "distant cousin" to a formal banquet, people will basically think that they are attracted to men, so people will actively avoid striking up conversations with such girls. It is also one of the unspoken rules of social interaction.
Somewhat different from what Shade thought, this banquet was not a vulgar aristocratic social banquet. Instead, it was quite high-class, because in addition to local celebrities such as Bennet and Sir Cumming, all the guests were invited. Most of the guests really have titles like "musician".
Earl Collins prepared this banquet for the artists participating in the Moondance Festival concert. It seems that this music city does not have so many twists and turns.
Although she is very young, Miss Winslet knows a lot of people. From the folk composer who came specially from the Kingdom of the Islands - Keiragli, to the northern court musicians who once played for the king in the Yodel Palace, from the arrogant piano master who has been famous for a long time, to the one who dyed his hair green A quirky conductor, almost everyone would take the initiative to say hello to her.
It was only then that Shade realized how valuable she was being called a "genius artist". The thing people talk about most with Flora Winslet is asking her if she wants to attend the Moondance Festival concert this fall.
Miss Winslet has not been away from the stage for a long time like Vanessa. She is still at the peak of her composition and performance.
In fact, she was originally planning to participate in this year's music festival as a piano solo, but now she has been cursed and turned into an "owl". It is nothing to participate in such a banquet that is not open to the public, but once she is transformed into an adult in the Golden Music Hall If thousands of people saw it, it was inevitable that someone would see the clues to the transfiguration technique, and she would not take such a risk.
Friends all felt sorry for Miss Winslet's decision, and even Earl Collins, who organized the Moondance Festival concert, came specifically to try to persuade Miss Winslet to perform on stage.
It is a pity that she will not change easily now that she has made a decision, and Ms. Austin, a writer who is familiar with this lady with gray-black hair, jokingly asked:
“Since I’m not going on stage, I’m going to Vista City specifically in the autumn. Is it just to take with me the scenery?”
Miss Winslet held the red wine glass in front of her mouth and smiled lightly, but did not answer the question. Shade, who looked like a northerner, smiled politely, wondering what Miss Winslet would be like playing the piano.
Both the Bennet family and Baron Cumming's family came, but the Bennet family only came with old Bennet, Mrs. Bennet, the eldest daughter Jane Bennet, and the second daughter Philly Bennet. All three members of Baron Cumming's family came.
Shad didn't rush to get involved, and Miss Winslet inadvertently mentioned the Bennet family when talking to local acquaintances.
The musicians had a bad opinion of Mrs. Bennet:
"The Bennet family is worthy of respect. After all, they lost their titles to protect musicians who lived more than fifty years ago, but such a family married a woman with short knowledge.
This is not to say bad things about people behind their backs. Everyone thinks that Mr. Bennet’s biggest mistake in his life was to marry a beautiful but ignorant wife when he was young. There was not much in her heart that was eye-catching. thing.
Now that her eldest daughter is engaged to the baron's son, she is anxious to find a marriage partner for her three remaining beautiful daughters. There was nothing wrong with the mother being concerned about her daughter's marriage, but she was too anxious, and it was obvious that she only wanted her daughter to marry a rich and famous bachelor. ”
The man who introduced the situation, Mr. Bentley, was an elegant middle-aged man with a beautiful mustache. He moved to the local area from Willendale, the royal capital, when he was young. He was a well-known conductor in Carsonlik, and it was said that he had a close relationship with The Winslet family is also related:
"Whenever she encounters something dissatisfactory, Mrs. Bennet will use neurasthenia as an excuse, covering her forehead and complaining about her life. Old Bennet is also a country squire of decent origin, and he can't cope with his wife. , so I don’t really care about things at home.”
"How do you know so clearly?"
Miss Winslet asked curiously, then Mrs. Bovary, who was also standing here chatting with everyone, said with a smile:
"Vista City is not big, and there are not many families who lived here in the days of Ximu Town. It is a small place, so every family has no secrets.
Look, Mrs. Bennet will mess up her daughters' marriages sooner or later for her own reasons. I wouldn't be surprised if one or two poor girls become old maids who can't get married. ”
Old Madame Bovary was an active singer in the previous era, but she was still very respected. When she was young, she experienced the Willendale political movement half a century ago.
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