Isabel Walton, who had played a game of egg rolling with several of the servants' children and was victorious, was happily picking up unbroken eggs from the lawn behind the finish line, when she unexpectedly saw the gentleman's second son, Herbert Frederick, hurrying to several stand tables not far behind the playing field.

When Herbert approached the maids in charge of the eggs, he was fascinated by the presence of several Easter baskets filled with Easter baskets, Easter bunnies, fluffy chicks, and bright flowers. Jenny, who was sitting at the table on the other side and was in charge of handing out the eggs, saw him and walked towards him with a smile.

"The second son of a gentleman's family, what do you need?" Jenny whispered to Herbert.

Herbert looked up and saw that it was Euphemia's personal maid standing in front of him, and said with a somewhat embarrassed smile, "Jenny, you are here." ”

Jenny put her hands on her lower abdomen, straightened her upper body and maintained the image of a maid and said, "Yes, Miss asked me to supervise the distribution of easter eggs here." Knight, do you need some easter eggs? ”

"Yes, please give me 6 easter eggs."

"Yes, knight." After Jenny finished speaking, she picked up a small basket from under the table, put 6 easter eggs in it, and handed it to him.

"Jenny, uh, do you know how you can grab some crustaceans with your bare hands?"

"What? Knight, what do you say? ”

Isabel walked briskly to the stand table, and was joined by Caroline's brother, Francis Swift, the Governor of the Security Army. Isabel leaned on the edge of the stand table with her hips, crossed her arms over her chest and looked at Herbert on the left: "Hey, quasi-knight, what's the matter?" ”

Jenny hurriedly saluted when she came, and Herbert hurried to salute her when she heard the maid's voice. Isabel glanced at the small basket of eggs he was holding, and said with a smile, "You are here to get the eggs for Effie?" ”

Herbert looked at Francis, who was standing on Isabel's side, and after thinking about it, he said, "Your Excellency, Miss Euphemia said that if I lose, I should go and catch some crustaceans from the pond empty-handed. ”

Francis, who was standing on one side and holding the beard on his chin with his hand, shook his head with a smile: "Herbert, Miss Euphemia is embarrassing you?" ”

Isabel thought for a moment and said, "Herbert, don't worry. When you're catching crustaceans underwater, be sure to catch them from behind, you know? ”

"Your Excellency, why is that?" It is clear that Herbert, who is pursuing love, has a rapid decline in IQ.

"Stupid, do you want your fingers to be clamped hard by those giant crustaceans?" Francis scolded with a laugh.

It seems that there is a very good show project to sit back and enjoy slowly. Over the years, Isabel has taken care of the pond in the garden, which has grown larger and larger than two Olympic or World Aquatics Championships swimming pools, and has reached a staggering 10 feet (about 3 meters) deep.

In such a large pond, she and her servants kept a wide variety of marine and freshwater fish, such as pike, perch, tench and carp (carp appeared in England as early as the 15th century). In addition to these species, there are salmon, trout, eels, gills and sturgeon caught from several streams that flow near the estate. Isabel not only raises many species of fish, but also many crustaceans and shellfish such as crabs, oysters, mussels, etc.

Isabel's mind conjured up the comical scene of Herbert stripping naked and diving underwater to catch crabs with her bare hands, and hurriedly said to him, "Herbert, the Governor of Peace and I are also going to watch you and Effie play." ”

Hearing this from the Privy Counsellor of the Duke's Palace, Herbert began to worry that he might lose the game. Then, in front of the pursuing young aristocratic woman and the crowd, he jumped into the chaotic waters of the huge pond and caught the crustacean like a blind man.

Herbert blinked, only nodded and said, "Yes, Your Excellency." ”

Isabel thought his appearance was funny, stood up and stepped forward and patted him lightly on the shoulder: "Don't be afraid, quasi-knight. I remember that one of the seven knights' skills was swimming, right? ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Herbert agreed.

"Herbert, you can use this pond for fish and crustaceans as a river." Governor Francis also said to him.

When the three of them appeared in front of the young aristocratic woman, Euphemia said excitedly, "Sister, have you and the Governor of Peace also come to watch my game with Herbert?" ”

Isabel smiled and nodded: "Yes, today is Easter, so you should be happy." Then he went up to his sister and whispered in her ear, "I want to see how Herbert can catch some crustaceans with one of his hands." ”

Euphemia glanced at Herbert, who was holding the basket, and said in a voice that was akin to exasperation: "Herbert, you can now begin to pray to God, that you will win the game with me. ”

At the moment, Herbert Frederick's heart is very conflicted. What if he wins the one he likes, Yuphimia, what if the other party gets angry and doesn't pay attention to him. Even if you can accompany the other party to a nobleman's territory, I am afraid that the journey will be more unhappy than the joy of traveling.

When he thought of this, he had to pray to God in his heart that he would lose this game of hitting the eggs. The others present looked at Herbert, who was young, impetuous, and unsophisticated, and felt a feeling of wanting to laugh. Isabel pretended to be calm and said gently, "Alright, guys, let's go to the pond and start the game again." ”

Ernest and Caroline, who were sitting by the pond at this time, looked sad, when they heard Isabel's voice coming from behind them: "Carrie, Ernest, can we talk later?" ”

The Caroline siblings, the siblings Ernest, Isabel and Euphemia, plus a gentleman's second son, and six young men and women from the upper class gathered together, and you and I talked about the egg crashing game. Caroline's mind quickly shifted to catching crabs in the water, glancing at Herbert standing on the left side in the middle of the field, and then at Euphemia on the right and whispering to Isabel on the side, "Who do you want to win the game?" ”

Isabel shrugged her shoulders and pouted, "If Herbert wins, it can satisfy his idea of pursuing Effie." If Effie wins, I'll also be able to watch a great guild play (one of the religious medieval plays in England that was popular in the 15th and 16th centuries). ”

"Guild drama? Well, Herbert plays a Yorkshire fisherman or sailor to act out the story of Noah. But jumping into a pond and catching a crustacean with your hands sounds like a ridiculous thing. ”

"You mean the burlesque that is popular among the folk?"

"Giggle...... Correct, it's burlesque. ”