17 The human heart

After changing into the deacon's black robes and putting on a modest dress, Bernie pushed open the door and walked out into the garden, looking up at the sky.

At three o'clock in the afternoon the sky was darker than in the morning, as if a rainstorm was about to come, and the cold wind around was very thorough.

Bernie took a deep breath, goosebumps forming on his arm.

Then he raised his feet and was about to rush in the direction of the Cambore family's manor on the outskirts of the city, when suddenly there was a shouting from beside him.

"The walls of this house are too high for me to climb on."

"Climb through the window!"

"That is, the windows are too high, and your hostess is still dangling next to you, and I guess I'll be kicked out as soon as I get in."

"What are you afraid of, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get a tiger, old watch, you can't make a big deal if you hesitate!"

"I'll you, what you said is light, and it's not you who are looking for to eat when you die."

……

Looking sideways, Bernie saw the green-haired parrot, which was now trapped in a black birdcage in a second-floor window of a neighbor's house.

The Dalmatian dog was talking to him, pacing back and forth in front of his neighbor's yard door, looking rather hesitant.

The parrot was so anxious that he kept urging the Dalmatians to hurry up, and seemed to be impatient to get out of the cage.

Bernie didn't bother to pay attention to them, and after a few glances, he was ready to withdraw his gaze and leave.

But at that moment, a young woman's head popped out of the window and greeted him, "Is it Deacon Bernie?" ”

"Yes." Bernie replied, feeling a little strange.

"You're going to a banquet at the Cambore house?" The woman asked again.

"Yes, may I ask you?"

"Wait, I'm going to the banquet too."

The other party hurriedly said, and then the bird cage that picked up the window disappeared from sight.

Moments later, the young woman in a long blue dress came out with a parrot cage and politely bowed to Bernie.

"My husband is Dulles Leo, a member of the Nerham City Council, and before I got married, my real name was Rebecca Cambore."

So she's from the Cambore family.

Bernie understood this, then stroked his chest and saluted, "Hello, Lady Leo. ”

"My husband will come to pick me up later, and if Deacon Bernie you haven't hired a carriage yet, maybe you can come with us to the feast?"

"Thank you very much." Bernie didn't refuse the other party's kindness.

They then stood in front of the street and began to chat.

As a result, Bernie found that he seemed to know quite well about himself, not only when he moved here, but also his daily routine.

However, through some details, Bernie found that the other party's understanding was not intentional, but the kind of understanding that he saw inadvertently, or could be curiously observed and pondered when he was bored.

So it wasn't a surprise to Bernie when he learned that he loved poetry and circus performances, and even that he would be happy to attend church sermons and watch religious plays at festivals.

In the current era, there are not many entertainments, and the newly wealthy burgher families like the woman in front of her, whose husband has a certain amount of power but have broken away from the feudal landlord class, do not have the work of managing the family property and the peasants, so you can imagine what the daily life of this person is like.

"This bird has been flying around the neighborhood lately, and I saw that it was beautiful, so I hired someone to catch it."

The topic unconsciously turned to the bird cage that Mrs. Leo was carrying, "My uncle also likes to keep birds, so my husband asked me to send it over after seeing this bird, and it just so happened that my uncle invited us to a banquet today......"

As she spoke, she reluctantly looked down at the green-haired parrot in the iron cage. The other party was also looking at her with his neck up.

"Fuck you!"

"Look, it's interesting." Mrs. Leo happily showed off to Bernie.

Bernie smiled and didn't say anything.

Then the two chatted for a while, but there was nothing nutritious, but the conversation between the parrot and the dog not far away gave Bernie a few more looks.

They were discussing how to get out of the predicament, but instead of urging Dalmatians to get him out as soon as possible, the parrot didn't urge Dalmatians to get him out as soon as possible, but told Dalmatians to wait and find an opportunity.

Soon after, a carriage came slowly, and after picking up Bernie and the others, the dog followed the carriage in a swaying manner.

"I've actually heard your name a long time ago, Deacon Bernie."

After greeting Mrs. Nellio's husband in the carriage, the other party suddenly said this.

"Was it after I came to Neume?" Bernie raised an eyebrow at the words.

"No, it's going further."

The bearded young councillor, dressed in a modest dress, said with a smile, "My cousin is Hobert, Hobert El, and he told me about your heroic fighting performance in the Giant's Grip Hotel. ”

Hobert was the cuckold baron he met a while ago, and Bernie nodded when he heard this, "Is he okay?" ”

"Not good, maybe you've heard something about him."

Councillor Leo shook his head, "Although my cousin likes to wander out, what he cares about most is actually his wife, who ......knows?"

"May God bless him."

"He really needs God's protection, Deacon Bernie."

Councillor Mustachioed suddenly lowered his voice, "Because his accusation has not been tried justice, he has been very decadent during this time, and even has a serious illness, I hope you can help him." ”

"He's in Neham now?"

"Yes, the environment of the country manor would make him more sad, and he didn't know what to do with his wife, so I took him to Neham."

"But maybe he'll have a better fit."

Bernie said meaningfully.

He believed that the other person could understand what he was saying.

The mustache did understand, and smiled.

"All I can say is that I am lucky to have an attentive wife."

"At least I can understand that our neighbor is a good deacon who is gentle and kind, and he is willing to help the poor, and even if the other party has no money to pay for the treatment, he will use his own money to pay for it." So if my loved one is sick, why don't I go to such a person? ”

The church has a fee, so Bernie did pay for a debt-ridden helper, but with money he had picked up.

But this point doesn't need to be explained, Bernie is very strange that the other party is looking for him to treat this kind of thing alone-

Although the attitude of the local church towards the Rhodes family is unknown to ordinary people, since this is a councilor, he should not be unaware.

Betting on both sides?

Bernie thought to himself, but the expression on the other party's face when he said this was very sincere, so sincere that even Bernie couldn't see the slightest falsehood.

Bernie nodded.

"Then I'll try it tomorrow, but if I can't cure your cousin, you'll still need to go to the priest."

"Thank you for your advice, Deacon Bernie." The mustache replied solemnly, "If the situation is bad, I will go to the priest." ”

The two then chatted a little bit about Neham's customs, and the atmosphere was always good.

By the meantime, the wagon had left the city and was heading west along a river.

Eventually, the carriage arrived at the gate of a splendid manor house on the edge of the riverbank.

The Cambore family has arrived.