It didn't matter to everyone present whether the gentleman's second son could catch a couple of crabs with both hands in the underwater silt 10 feet above the water's surface. The important thing is to sit by the fish pond on a sunny, relaxing Easter afternoon and enjoy an underwater game of young men with French wine, English white wine or ale.

Young women can also go into the water to catch crabs, but in this day and age there are no suitable clothes to wear on their bodies and dive underwater, such as bikinis. Moreover, it was a pond in the estate of Sir Augustine, the county magistrate, and not everyone could jump into the water without permission. Except for the male servants who were in charge of fishing for fish and crabs, only a few of the knight's children and the young men and women of the upper class who knew each other could do whatever they wanted.

Herbert, the second son of the gentleman, can be said to have deliberately lost the easter egg game with the Jazz's "crazy third" Euphemia under the rules of the best-of-three game. Inspired by the identity of a quasi-knight and the love of a knight, Herbert began to look forward to the upcoming underwater crab catching game.

Seeing that he was so excited, Euphemia said with some disdain, "Herbert, are you looking forward to your finger being caught by the crustacean's clip?" ”

Herbert glanced at the others present and smiled as if he had been canonized as a knight, "In this battle of the 'cross against crescent' (i.e., the Christians against the *** Christians, the essence of the Crusades of the War of Religion), I will rush with my loyalty and bravery to the pond where the 'infidels' are gathered!" ”

"Hahaha... Herbert, Miss Euphemia doesn't intend for you to wipe out the 'infidels' hiding in the mud, just to see if you can catch the infidels. Francis, the second son of Viscount Darlington, laughed.

"Herbert, if you can catch a few crustaceans, then I allow you to dispose of your 'captives' freely." Isabel was reluctant to let Herbert be teased by her insane sister.

Euphemia used her brain again, and said with a smile: "Herbert, the sir's banquet dinner today still needs a few dishes made of crustaceans, and I wish you victory for Christ in this war against the infidels." ”

Herbert drew the cross-knight sword at his waist and held it in front of him with both hands, and said solemnly: "With God's blessing, please Miss Euphemia wait for the news of my triumphant return." ”

Amid the laughter of the crowd, Isabel the "cunning and treacherous second child" of the Jazz family made a proposal. So, a few young men and women, together with a few male and female servants, brought back chairs, a stand table, several jugs and glasses containing red wine, white wine, cider, pear wine, and ale, and a large number of fresh and delicious fruits, and sat leisurely by the pond waiting for the gentleman's second son to go into the water to catch crabs.

Caroline Swift, the eldest daughter of Viscount Darlington, took a glass of alcohol from her best female companion, Isabel, and looked at the glass curiously and said, "This is what you told me about a mixture of cider and pear wine?" ”

Isabel herself took a glass of mixed wine and drank it while looking at Herbert, who was undressing and preparing to enter the water, and said with a smile: "Just as the one I wear, which combines the advantages of a broadsword, a one-handed sword, a two-handed sword, and a longsword, has become a hand-and-half-sword loved by knights throughout the kingdom and all over Europe, this wine mix will surely satisfy you." ”

"Well, that's good. Since the hand-and-half-sword mixes the advantages of so many kinds of swords, it can be said that it is the illegitimate child of a one-handed sword and a long sword. I think it might as well add a few other kinds of sake, and I think it might taste even better. ”

"Really? Well, just do it. ”

When the others saw that the two were busy mixing several wines on the table, Ernest glanced at the busy two and said, "Isabel, do you want Miss Caroline to get drunk?" ”

Isabel looked sideways at him, "If Carrie is drunk, you send her back." ”

Caroline, who was pouring wine into the glass with a wine jug, looked up at her: "Do you still want to say, let him send me to my room?" ”

Perhaps Caroline said it a little louder, but Ernest hurriedly stood up and saluted Caroline and said, "Miss Caroline, I, as a quasi-knight, will never be the kind of criminal person who obeys carnal desires. ”

Caroline smiled slightly and didn't answer, and Isabel said loudly on the side, "Ernest, is this what you should do as a quasi-knight?" Eavesdropping on the conversation between the noble ladies, you are a guilty person who has violated charity, understand? ”

"I... Understood, Isabel. Ernest was indignant and had to sit down again.

Caroline poured herself a spill of many liquors and whispered to her, "You don't have to accuse Ernest like that, I'm talking a little louder." ”

Isabel laughed and said, "I did it on purpose, I wanted to see if he was really in love with you." ”

"The wine is mixed. If I'm drunk...... Forget it, let's not talk about it. Caroline's face flushed, and she walked over to her chair and sat down.

"I made Ernest pledge allegiance to His Highness, and when he was canonized as a knight and then a nobleman, you could marry him." Isabel came to Caroline's side with a glass of wine and said with a smile.

"Wait until he is canonized as a nobleman? By that time I was old and stupid. However, I think Effie seems to be in love with Herbert. As Caroline spoke, she glanced at Euphemia, who was sitting to the right of Isabel.

Isabel held a wine glass in her left hand and put her right hand on Euphemia's shoulder and said with a smile, "She's not in love with Herbert, she's just interested in the crustaceans that Herbert might catch." ”

"Miss Carolyn, my sister is right. Now, I really want to try crustacean meat when it's not fasting days. Lo and behold, Herbert was already in the water. Herbert, be brave enough to face the 'infidels'! Euphemia spoke to the two of them as she shouted at Herbert, who was slowly descending into the water.

Herbert, who was slowly swimming towards the middle of the pond, turned around and waved at Euphemia on the shore. At this moment, Sir Augustine and his wife came to the crowd with their respective personal servants. After the crowd saluted with the smiling Sir and Madame Sir on their faces, Sir stared at Herbert in the pond and said, "What is going on?" ”

Isabel stood up and said to Sir "Father, this is an exercise in the knightly skills of His Highness's would-be knight, Herbert Frederick. ”

"Practice knightly skills? However, this is a pond that is used to raise fish at home. Jazz was even more amazed.

"Father, this practice is to allow Herbert to catch the 'infidels' hiding in the mud under difficult circumstances. No, it's crustaceans. Isabel's words sounded serious.