Chapter 52: The Duke Who Skips School

During the more than hour-long Mass ceremony, Isabel Walton, a former Protestant, was forced to stay with a group of medieval, more conservative Catholics.

From the first part of the entrance ceremony, after the liturgy of the Holy Word, the liturgy of the Holy Sacrament, the Eucharistic rite, and the liturgy, the tedious Catholic commemoration of the sacrifice of Jesus is finally completed. Of course, this is only the Mass that will be held this morning, and there will be tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow...... Until Sunday's Sunday, and then the ritual begins day after day, year after year.

Attending the Mass every morning was nothing, but Isabel was eager to express her advice on the boring, tedious, and terrible chants of the Catholic choir (called the choir in Protestant Christianity) during the Mass. It is better to praise God more than the Virgin Mary, as Whoopi Goldberg (the black heroine of the film "The Nuns Are Crazy") leads the nuns in singing pop songs during the mass in the film.

Lord Henry Fitzroy led the crowd out of the church, and after they saluted him, he called Sir Augustine to him. Then, as he looked at Isabelle, who had left with Sir Alex Ferguson, he said to Augustin Walton: "Sir, what do you think of my intention to perform a ceremony of surrender for Miss Walton to-day?" ”

Augustine was a little curious about the Duke's eagerness, but simply said, "Your Highness, I think that the ceremony of submission for Miss Walton could be held after the Sunday Mass the day after tomorrow. ”

Henry frowned slightly and said, "Why?" Just because the Lord Jesus was crucified, rose from the dead on the third day, and completed complete redemption?! ”

"Yes, Your Highness. On this holy day, the Lord accomplished complete redemption. Naturally, we can also let Miss Walton complete her redemption. ”

"What about the rite of forgiveness for her grave sins, then?"

"Of course, you will also need to have a necessary conversation with Father Thomas, and it will be up to Father Thomas to decide."

"Sir, I have decided to let you go and have a conversation with the priest on my behalf now, is that okay?"

"Your Highness, uh, thank you for the trust you have placed in me."

When Sir Augustine had finished saluting Henry, he turned and walked towards the church. At this time, Henry returned to the governess, who was still waiting for him, looked at Abraham and said, "Mr. Grant, I would like to know if this morning's study is possible...... Hold it off until after dinner? ”

Henry originally wanted to say that he would take a day off from school today, but in the end, he didn't dare to put forward the idea of skipping school in front of his teacher. Abraham was also surprised, for since he had accepted Henry VIII's offer to be Henry Jr.'s tutor, his only student had never shown any disobedience to school.

Abraham looked at his pupil in silence and said gently, "Your Highness, as your teacher, I would say that if you want to be a respectable and learned young Duke, you had better abandon this idea. ”

"Hmph, don't you just mean to say that my high father was a very learned king. As his son, how can he waste his time studying on useless things? The thought flashed through Henry's head.

With a very friendly smile on his face, Henry whispered, "Mr. Grant, you have the most energy after dinner, and you can even keep it up until after the wee hours of the morning. So why can't I take your further teachings when you have the best energy and the best memory? ”

"Your Highness, as an old scholar, I cannot compare with the young you. For you as a teenager, the evening should be a time to get enough sleep. ”

"Mr. Grant, daylight hours are getting shorter and shorter these days, and sunlight tends to appear in the afternoon and not until the early hours of the morning. Therefore, I think that the evening is the study time, and the morning should be the rest time. ”

"Your Highness, today I would like to give you an important geography lesson. You should understand that His Majesty the King was the first European ruler to study global geography, so you cannot fail to appreciate the importance of this course in the education of the nobility. ”

"Alright, Mr. Grant, I see. If you're tired, you can go back to your room and rest for a while, and if you're hungry, you can go to lunch now, okay? ”

It's just after 10 a.m., and it's really time to start lunch in some aristocratic castles. Abraham Grant, knowing full well that his pupil had rejected his offer, saluted and walked towards the castle's main building with somewhat heavy steps.

At this time, Henry was left alone with Eugene, the valet carrying an oil lamp. He beckoned to the manservant, and Eugene walked up to him and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, what do you command?" ”

Henry said happily, "Eugene, do you know where Miss Walton is now?" ”

"Uh, I don't know." Eugene didn't dare to look the lord's eyes, but replied in a whisper.

"How could you not know?" Henry actually lost his teenage temper.

Eugene didn't dare to speak again, just stood there dumbfounded. After thinking about it, Henry turned to the church and said to him, "Eugene, now I need you to go to Sir Augustine in the church and ask Sir if he knows where Miss Walton is." ”

A minute or two later, Eugene trotted out of the church. He came to Henry, who was carrying an oil lamp, and saluted, and said, "Your Highness, Sir said that Miss Walton should be at the guard station at this time. ”

Henry handed the oil lamp to the valet and said happily, "Now, let's go there." ”

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As Isabel sat in her room wiping Augustine's light cavalry armor, she looked at Ferguson, who was sitting at the dining table, and said, "Sir, may I ask you a question?" ”

Ferguson took the glass of wine, took a sip, looked at her and said, "Squire, Sir Augustine is your knight teacher." Of course, I, as Sir's brother, can answer you. ”

"Sir, am I a knight's squire now?"

"yes, otherwise, my brother wouldn't have let you change into these clothes."

"However, Sir has not mentioned the question of giving me the weapon at my disposal. I mean a fighting horse, a spear, or a knight's sword that I should be able to have. ”

"Hahaha... Squire, now that you're still in the learning stage, you'd better read more books related to knights. ”

"It's no problem to read. It's just that even though I'm in the learning stage, I think I can still have a knight's sword to practice my knight's fencing skills, right? ”

"Squire, you're right. But, didn't Jazz tell you? The knight was only responsible for providing for the squire, and the armor, weapons, and horses needed for the squire had to be brought from home, and Sir would not have been able to pay such a large sum of money for you. ”