Emma stared at Alwin, trying to discern how much impulsiveness there was in his words. Alvin also looked at Emma, his eyes full of sincerity.

Emma felt compelled to state again: "You know, I'm not a lady."

Alwyn said sincerely, "What you did on your way to ask for help that night has never felt unseemly unseemly, but rather a sign of courage. If you don't, the framed George may never get away with it, and you're yourself in danger. As for your desire to be able to do business in the future, I can't understand it at first, but you have to be considerate of each other. I once told you that I had a crush on a young lady, and you did not say that you had ever broken off contact with me, but that you understood me. So why can't I be tolerant and patient with your little interest?"

Emma felt that these two things were completely different. Alvin told his original owner that he had a crush on a young lady named Grace, but before he could say anything, he was kicked out of the house by his half-brother. Grace hopes that Alvin will take her away, but Alvin feels uncertain about her future and does not want to delay Grace, so she refuses. With the help of old Mr. Kentera, Alwyn sent for an inquirement, and Miss Grace was married. The original owner didn't like Alwin, so naturally he didn't think it had anything to do with it. Emma didn't think it was a big deal, the two had never been together, and Miss Grace was married. Emma hopes that things will be different in the future, if Alvin looks at her business with the mentality of tolerating Emma's shortcomings, maybe one year can be tolerated, what about five years, ten years?" "You may think I'm crazy, but I'm not just interested in business itself, I want to be able to get wealth and voice through business, and I hope that in the future you will see me as an equal partner who can discuss big things, rather than a wife who can only rely on you for protection." ”

Alvin was a little confused. Emma has always been very gentle and considerate in front of him, and she meets the norms of a lady everywhere. So when Emma confessed that night at the opera, he was really shocked. After a few days of thinking, he positioned Emma as a lady with a deviant hobby and a very brave lady in a critical moment, and Emma's words once again broke his cognition. "Isn't it my duty to protect you?"

Emma sighed inwardly, and she knew that Alwyn still had a misconception about her image. "Yes, I will not refuse to accept your protection, which actually makes me happy. But I don't want to rely on you for protection, I want to protect myself, and I hope I can protect you. ”

Alwyn was silent for a moment, then spoke, "I know, but I still don't think it's an insurmountable chasm. If I say that I can accept it too hastily now, you won't believe me, and I'll think about it again and tell you my thoughtful answer. ”

When Alvin confesses sincerely and fieryly, Emma has a moment when she really feels that she can't say no. But she can't do this, marriage in this era is a lifelong thing, and whether the two can live happily for a long time depends on whether the three views of the two are compatible. "I'll wait for you. ”

Because of the perpetual motion machine, Emma hasn't gone out these days. Georgiana was afraid that she would be bored and often came over to chat with her. Today she brings Emma a big gossip. "Emma, there's a gentleman courting Daisy. ”

Emma raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Who?" Daisy usually stays at home to draw and read books, except for being dragged out by her mother to participate in socializing, and she knows very few gentlemen. Now that Daisy has been set by Mr. Rawls, what other gentleman can break through Mrs. Smith's blockade and show love to Daisy?

Georgiana didn't answer directly. "Something happened to the ball, and Mr. Smith had an unshirkable responsibility as the host, and Mr. Rawls felt that it was not good to propose marriage now, so he never mentioned it. Daisy told me that her mother was afraid that the marriage would change, and urged her to go to Mr. Rawls several times, but Mr. Rawls only said perfunctorily that there was something wrong, and the proposal was not in a hurry. ”

Emma also knows a little bit about this. "So Mrs. Smith shifted her focus and introduced another gentleman to Daisy?"

Georgiana shook her head with a smile: "No. ”

Emma thought for a moment. "When Daisy was pushed to the ground at the last ball, a gentleman who had been pressing on her had been trying to protect her, and after the fire had been extinguished, he came to ask Daisy if she was okay. Is that the gentleman?"

Georgiana knew that Emma was very smart, but she was still shocked. "Oh my God, Emma, I really doubt that anything can be hidden from you. That's right, it's the gentleman, and we've heard of him before. ”

Emma had heard of many gentlemen, and Georgiana knew only a few. "Did you hear about it when I was in Cotzwold? Since it was not rejected by Mrs. Smith at the first time, the conditions should be good, I remember that Mr. Stocker always boasted that he had a relative who was a knight, and what was Wal-Mart?"

"It's Wall. Georgiana was completely convinced. "Mr. Wall's father is a knight, but a knight is not hereditary, and Mr. Wall has no title. Mrs. Smith still asked Daisy to write to Mr. Rawls, but did not directly refuse Mr. Wall. It's a good sign, maybe Daisy will be able to get rid of that Mr. Rawls soon. ”

Emma doesn't think so. Mrs. Smith has always been very shrewd, and she just wants to use Mr. Wall to put some pressure on Mr. Rawls, and Mr. Rawls really can't choose Mr. Wall anymore.

Georgiana is happy for Daisy. "When you're all right, let's go visit Daisy and see Mr. Suitor too. ”

Emma nodded. "Okay. I feel like the perpetual motion machine thing will soon be over. ”

Seeing that Emma was in a good mood, Georgiana hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Emma, you and Mr. Cruise I mean, I haven't met him in the past few days." "Shouldn't Alwin be with Emma at this time?

Emma couldn't help but laugh when she saw that Georgiana looked cautious for fear of poking her sore spots. Mrs. Ashley, who came to see her yesterday, also asked this question. "No, Alvin isn't that kind of person. He came to see me the next day. Gentlemen have their own business, and besides we are not married, George is not here these days, and he always comes over to be unruly. ”

Georgiana echoed Emma's words. "That's right, my brother always has his own business, and I don't dare to disturb him. Speaking of Mr. Darcy, Georgiana felt that Emma's reaction was a bit abnormal. Mr. Darcy held her in his arms in order to protect her in the crowd that day, and even if Emma didn't like Mr. Darcy, she shouldn't have reacted to this move. But in addition to gratitude, she really didn't have any shyness or anything like that, but said that she wouldn't misunderstand. Georgiana thought something special had happened between the two, but she just couldn't guess.

It also happened that as soon as Georgiana had asked about Elwin, the servant came to report that Mr. Cruise had come to visit.

Georgiana didn't want to disturb the fiancé and went home.

Did Alvin come to tell Emma to reply? No, he was entrusted by George to take Emma to relax. On the one hand, George knew that Emma must have been very bored when he was forced to stay at home, and he was too busy to spend time with Emma these days, and on the other hand, George also felt that Alwin's attitude after the accident did not seem to be right, except for coming to inquire about Emma's situation early the next morning, he never came to the door again, he wanted to test Alvin. Alvin agreed to George's request without the slightest hesitation, which reassured George.

Listening to Alwin's intentions, Emma immediately understood George's thoughts, although she didn't want to interfere with Alwin's thinking, but if she rejected George, she would definitely notice that something was wrong, and she was really bored staying at home, Emma nodded in agreement.

There weren't a lot of entertainment in those days, and Emma didn't like to see freak shows or go to opera, so she wanted to be able to take a horse-drawn carriage around the city of London since it was safe to be accompanied by Alwin. Alvin had come to accompany Emma, unconditionally agreeing with Emma's idea, and in order to prevent accidents, he also deliberately brought a few more valets.

The streets of London are still as bustling as they are. Out of the area where the nobles lived, the streets were noticeably lively. Groups of girls walked down the street holding hands, chattering and laughing, their faces flushed with youthful flushes, and some of them made a little lace trim on their skirts to match this year's trend. Occasionally, a child with a dirty face would swoop across the road and run back again. They seem to think of this as a fun game. I didn't feel the glare of the sun in the carriage, I only felt that the whole person was lazily sunburned, and the carriage brought a slight breeze as it moved. Emma closed her eyes and stretched.

"Ahh Suddenly the coachman exclaimed, and the carriage came to a halt so violently that Emma almost crashed into the carriage.

"Elwin?" is driving an experienced driver today, and he will definitely not stop for no reason. No one would be bold enough to do it on the streets of London in broad daylight, would they, just in case Emma didn't go out and get her hands on the knife.

The group was walking down the street when suddenly a woman rushed over and stopped in the middle of the road, and Alvin pulled out her □□ vigilantly. Let the servant dismount and see.

The woman looked to be thirty or forty years old, with a sallow face, thin with only a handful of bones, dressed in a washed and white dress, and screamed resentfully: "Liar! why didn't you go to the appointment in the first place!"

Alvin was stunned. "You are?"

The woman sneered, "Dear Mr. Alvin Cruise, do you remember Miss Grace Jones? ”

"Grace, no, Miss Jones?, I remember, but are you her maid?" Alvin was a little confused, not letting his guard down. He vaguely remembered that Grace's personal maid was not called Sophia, but he couldn't remember what the specific name was.

Sophia was enraged by Alwin's bewildered expression. "How dare you say you remember! You used to do that to her!"

The farce was staged in the middle of the street, and many people were already watching it curiously. Alwin frowned slightly. "You claim to be Miss Jones's maid, so what about the proof?"

Sophia pulled out something, and the servant took it and checked that there was no problem, and handed it to Alvin. It was a somewhat dull necklace, but Alvin recognized it, because it had been in the letter when Grace had written to him asking him to take her away. Alvin believed Sophia's words. "Let's go back. ”

Emma had been listening to the movement outside, and when she heard that Alwyn was about to bring someone back, she knew that the woman who stopped the car must be Miss Grace's maid, so she opened the door. "Elwin?"

When Alwin heard Emma's call, he realized that he was accompanying Emma to relax, and he immediately felt guilty and embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Emma, me"

Emma's presence angered Sophia even more, and she tried to come over, but was stopped by several servants. Sophia screamed as she struggled, "Do you dare to tell your fiancée what you ever did to Miss Grace?" the clever servant covered her mouth.

Emma sighed, "Forget it, take her back." Alwyn looked at her a little apprehensively, not moving. Emma shook her head at him slightly, "I believe in you, and I'm not angry. Sophia must have something important coming to her door, so let's go to your place first and ask about it. ”

Sophia couldn't ride a horse, but Alvin couldn't let her get into Emma's carriage, so he had to ask a servant to take her back.

The speed of returning was noticeably faster than when he came, and Alvin was on his horse, preoccupied. He didn't choose to take Grace with him at the beginning, maybe he was a little cowardly, but he definitely didn't deceive Grace, why did Sophia insist that he lied to Grace? Looking at Sophia's sad and angry appearance, it is estimated that something bad happened to Grace.

Emma was also lost in thought in the carriage. She still believes in her own vision of seeing people, with Alwin's quality, only others will abandon him from the beginning, and it is impossible for him to abandon others from the beginning. So why did Miss Grace's maid keep saying that Alwyn was a liar?

Sophia certainly couldn't bring George and Emma back, and the group took Sophia to Alwin's residence. Emma was visiting Alvin for the first time, but she didn't expect to come under these circumstances.

The place where Alvin lived was not large, and there were no decorated portraits on the walls like in ordinary homes, so it was clean and tidy, but it also looked very cold.

The servant dragged Sophia, who refused to cooperate, into her and let her go, and Sophia turned her aching wrist and said resentfully, "Bring me back to cover up your crimes." Miss Kentera, this Mr. Cruise is a shameless liar, you must not be deceived by him, he once wrote a letter promising to take Miss away, but it didn't show up at all, and Miss Cruise was forced to marry a villain scum and died this year. ”

Dead!, Alvin stood up in shock. "How so!"

Sophia's eyes were red, and she couldn't help crying. "That scoundrel keeps □□ outside, and sometimes when he gets drunk, he hits the young lady. The young lady was unhappy every day, and then when she saw him drinking, she hugged me and shivered, and this year" she howled and cried.

Alwin's face turned pale and he muttered, "How come, how come!"

Sophia cried and cried and became angry. If it weren't for the fact that you had agreed to take Miss away and not go to the appointment, how could Miss have waited for you there all night, and how could she have been discovered by her aunt. Miss was originally a sender, and the mean old woman wanted to sell Miss for a good price, and Miss wrote to you when she was desperate. As a result, you tricked her, and the old woman grabbed her handle, and she had to marry off obediently. ”

"I didn't!" Alvin was also excited. "When I was kicked out of the house, she wrote to me asking me to take her away, but I refused, and it didn't say she was going to be married. ”

"What are you pretending to be stupid! After you replied and refused, Miss waited for you, and one day she heard that the wife-afraid wretched and the mean old woman were discussing marrying her to a rich businessman, but of course Miss refused, and wrote to you again. ”

Elvin said word for word: "I swear with my life and dignity, and I have not received any letter since. ”

Sophia didn't believe it. "Who's the letter back to Miss?"

Alvin closed his eyes and calmed down, then opened them again with determination. "I don't know, maybe it's her aunt, maybe it's my enemy. I'll definitely find out this guy. ”

Alwin's gray-blue eyes were sharp and pressing, and Sophia involuntarily restrained her disdain under his gaze. "If you are innocent, then prove it to Miss. ”

Alwyn didn't answer, and turned to Emma and bowed his head. "I'm sorry, I can't be with you in London these days, and the reply will be a little late. ”

Emma wanted to laugh, but she didn't laugh, and said with a stern expression: "Elwin, I won't stop you, and you haven't been sorry for me." Even if a stranger is hurt by you, it's your responsibility to find out. When are you leaving?"

Alvin flipped through the itinerary in his mind's eye. "Deal with this side of the matter, and leave in about two days. ”

Emma said softly: "I hope you have a smooth trip, and you must pay attention to safety." ”

Alvin tried to hold her hand, hesitated and gave up. He looked at Emma deeply, as if he wanted to imprint Emma's appearance in his eyes, and solemnly promised, "I will be back soon." ”

Emma didn't speak, and her heart was filled with a thick worry that could not be dissolved. If this was done by Grace's aunt, Alvin would have no other problem than to help her get revenge, but what if it was Elwin's enemy who attacked Grace in order to fight him? Will Alvin feel sorry for Grace? Will he break the marriage contract for the sake of atonement and be single for the rest of his life?

Sophia looked at the two of them from the sidelines, a worried look.