Chapter 186: Cambridge University

Cambridge, England, October 1988:

Joseph stands in front of the majestic 19th-century Gothic Gatehouse, which is King's College at the University of Cambridge. Like other colleges, King's College is only partially open to the public, visitors are not allowed to enter the premises to avoid disturbing students' schedules, and the college is not open to the public during exam periods.

Therefore......

"Hey! Are you a freshman this year? ”

There was a sudden sound of greeting beside him, and when he turned his head, it was a sunny young man, looking around, there were some new students looking around, but there were always people around him who took the initiative to come forward to say hello, obviously...... They are old students.

"I thought it would be a beautiful female alumnus who introduced me to the school, but it seems ......"

"Female alumnus, haha! The female alumni of our college are not as helpful as you might think. ”

The smiling and sunny young man pulled Joseph directly towards the school, helping Joseph introduce some well-known buildings and world-famous alumni in the school as he walked.

The green space of the atrium of the college stands a bronze statue of Henry VI, created in 1879, and the palatial corner of the college is known as "Keynes Point".

"Do you recognize Keynes? Famous economists, our faculty also includes such great figures as political commentator Naionard Woolf, philosopher and critic, Lou West, Dickinson, painter Duncan Grant and writer Forster. ”

"Keynes? Author of "The Theory of Money" and "On Probability"? ”

"That's right, it's him."

"This is the chapel, the quintessential example of our Cambridge architecture, designed by Henry VI himself and taking nearly 100 years to complete in 1547."

At the same time as John introduced, Joseph also admired the representative of this ancient building, the fan-shaped vault of the chapel supported by 22 buttresses, built in 1515 by the famous craftsman Vastere; The crown on the west door and the heraldic details of the Tudor rose reflect Henry VIII's dream of English hegemony;

The 16th-century stained-glass windows on the walls are dominated by biblical stories, and the screen in the chapel is a fine example of Tudor carpentry, separating the vestibule from the choir, and above the screen a large 17th-century organ case decorated with two trumpet-wielding messengers. There is also a decorative painting behind the altar. The "Coming of the Magi", painted by Rubens for the convent of the Belgian Sisters in 1634, and the screen separating the antechamber of the chapel from the choir, with its organ and fan-shaped vault panels, are the highlights of the visit.

The King's College Choir was set up at the same time as Henry VI's Chapel, and the Mass concert held every Christmas is broadcast by the BBC throughout the United Kingdom, making it one of the world's most famous Christmas concerts.

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Day 2 King's College Admissions Office:

"Hello, Earl of Aberdeen."

Viscount Allen, Associate Dean of King's College, Cambridge, extended his hand to greet him. Joseph was just an ordinary student, even with the title of count. A vice president personally greeted him was also enough to save face.

"Hello, Mr. Allen."

Waving his hand, Viscount Allen motioned for Joseph to sit down, and after he himself sat down, he said, "I am not here because of your earldom or because we are both nobles, but because I am also related to the Aberdeen family. ”

So it turned out that Joseph still felt a little strange why the dignified vice president appeared here, now it was not the aristocratic world before World War II, and there was not much difference between nobles and ordinary citizens at all.

Alan actually didn't think very highly of Joseph, so he naturally didn't know the identity of Archduke Nord. For the title of Earl of Aberdeen, Allen's Joseph is just a lucky one, and the contemporary heir gives up the inheritance, and a lucky ugly is favored by God and becomes a millionaire and noble earl.

"Earl Aberdeen, this is the school, can those two outside the door leave?"

Although it is an inquiry. But the resoluteness in his words was already obvious, and it was only then that Joseph remembered that he had brought the guards to the school, which was not allowed.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Apologizing, Joseph asked the guards to leave, of course, they did not really leave but scattered to inconspicuous places, protecting Joseph's safety at all times.

"This is the freshman manual, if there is anything you can come to me again. But I hope that such things don't happen or don't happen often. ”

Viscount Allen began to slowly stand in the position of deputy dean, and his words were not polite at all, but Joseph was not a Archduke of Nord but a student at this time, so he could only nod his head in agreement.

"If there is no problem, the first class will be held after three, which is something about the school, including ID reading cards. The heart is saved, and without these things the doorman will not let you into the school. ”

……

Because the previous enthusiastic alumni helped Joseph get familiar with the campus, he was not much confused when he left the admissions office, and Joseph naturally knew about Allen's attitude towards Vice Dean Allen, but so what, if he didn't really understand the origin of his title, he would naturally have such a contempt and think that he was just a lucky person.

"Hey! Joseph. ”

The familiar greeting voice came, and it looked like it was John, a new alumnus he had just met yesterday, but now there were two beautiful blonde beauties with hot bodies beside him, and it seemed that Joseph's contempt yesterday played a role.

Yesterday, Joseph retorted with a fierce contempt for the scarcity of women and the quality of women at King's College, but no matter how much he argued, he was weak and weak.

Joseph didn't know that this stubborn guy had been actively contacting his female classmates since they were separated, and he knew that Joseph would definitely come over to report today, so he waited here early in the morning.

"Hello, I'm Joseph, a friend of John."

"Hello, I'm Edith, and this is my good friend Elaine."

Originally, Edith was very angry, because John's mouth of Joseph was full of contempt for the girls of King's College, but now ...... The friendly, delicate and immature Joseph will only make Edith feel good.

"Hey, hey, hey! Edith, you're not very ...... Whining. ”

Edith is obviously a hot woman, and she covers John's mouth without waiting for him to finish speaking! How could Joseph be so friendly and look down on the women of King's College, it must have been John making it up.

I didn't like Joseph or love at first sight, I just felt that Joseph was suitable to be friends, and I didn't want John to spoil the feeling of meeting for the first time.

"Hello Joseph, I'm Elaine."

Compared to Edith Elaine, she is the lovable one, and her soft-spoken appearance makes people feel like they want to be cared for, and in fact, her personality is the same.

"John, what are you doing here, are you waiting for me?"

"Of course...... No, it just happened. ”

This is not John's original words, but he can't hold the eyes of Edith, who is a black belt, he can only change what he wants against his will, his heart is the most wronged one, I don't know who woke me up early in the morning and brought me here to wait.

No one paid any attention to his belly, and Edith said that she was idle and bored, and that it would be better to go and play with Joseph, who had an apartment nearby yesterday when Joseph had told John.

Having an apartment instead of buying it naturally indicates Joseph's financial resources, although John does not care about it, but also has some envy, after all, he still lives in the dormitory, so he does not want to do it when he is angry with Edith.

An apartment is not very much, but it is only tens of thousands of euros, for some Americans, a slightly richer family can get it, at least Edith has the financial resources, so she just wants to get closer.

After all, if they can be invited by the host, or go to the host's apartment, then their relationship will naturally be much closer, King's College is a very cohesive college, and the students here go out of their way to make friends that they like. Therefore, if a stranger pulls you and invites you to drink, you must not refuse, do not refuse the other party's kindness.

"It's your car!"

Looking at the white Porsche in the parking lot, John was a little shocked, and so did Edith and Elaine, through the casual conversation just now, they had always regarded Joseph as an ordinary person from an ordinary or rich family, but they never thought that Joseph would be so rich.

Joseph's dress is more restrained, so unless you look closely, it's hard to recognize that his world-brand casual wear is worth thousands of euros.

At this time, Edith realized that her initiative to come to the door was a bit reckless, would Joseph have some other ideas? Especially since she is still a woman, it is easy to cause misunderstandings in similar matters.

"Joseph ......"

Edith wanted to speak, but she opened her mouth but didn't know what to do, after all, such a thing could not be explained at all, and the more she explained, the more she could not explain it.

"We're friends, aren't we? The most important thing between friends is trust, Edith Elaine, do you want to go for a ride? Maybe it wouldn't be nice to let John run past. ”

The two women are on the thin side, especially Elaine, who is very delicate, so it is not a problem to take the two of them at all, but this is not the point, the focus is to relieve Edith's embarrassment.

"Yes, we're friends."

Joseph's initiative to speak was undoubtedly the most appropriate, and Edith instantly relieved the embarrassment, and because Joseph's initiative more or less made the relationship between the two parties more or less intimate, at least there was no need to be as reserved as a friend who had just met.

"Joseph, you're not righteous enough."

John was also a smart man, and he couldn't hear that Joseph's words were mainly about solving Edith's embarrassment, so he screamed exaggeratedly, as if Joseph had done something terrible to him.

"Let John take your car! I'll drive after you. ”

Edith had a car Joseph was not surprised, after all, looking at the clothes on her body, he knew that she was also a rich man, nothing else, even the brown leather bag was worth more than six hundred euros, which he had seen with Kate when he was shopping in Port City. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket, your support is my biggest motivation