"The minute hand has crossed twelve o'clock. ”

"Dad, how do you know?"

"It was the robin who told me. ”

With a sigh from Mr. Norn, the hall that had been laughing suddenly became lonely and melancholy, as if the clouds of chaos from the top of the mountain had seeped into the low, narrow room.

Today, just today, the moment the sun has just crossed the hills, Christine will ride the devil's carriage back into the devil's cave.

The clouds gathered over the town, they were gloomy in color, bearing the heavy dew and constantly falling downward, and when they reached the critical point, the gray clouds could no longer bear it, and the pouring rain flowed out and dripped, and fell on the eaves and streets of the houses and streets of the town.....

The cold, wet weather made Christine shiver, and she couldn't help but curl up like a cute hamster.

When Norn saw her daughter's appearance, she went to get Christine a blanket and brought some firewood.

"Dad, why do you need firewood? Christine asked.

"The weather is really cold, the cold air has penetrated into the bones, and if you don't light the fire, your body can't stand it. ”

Norn threw the firewood into the fireplace, spread a layer of straw on it, and lit it with a fire breaker, and the faint flames gradually spread and spread, and finally formed a warm, bright flame, the tongue of fire like the letter of a viper, blown by the cold wind that was exposed into the house, and her ethereal posture was as enthusiastic as that of a dancing girl in the desert.

Christine and her mother couldn't help but let the fireplace come closer, and the family of three huddled around the fireplace, leaning on the fireplace for warmth, they didn't speak, and now any words seemed a little out of place. Outside the window, the rain was dripping, loud and crisp, but inside the house could only hear the dull explosion of charcoal.

"Run. Norn said coldly.

Christine seemed a little confused by her father's words, "Dad, what are you talking about?"

Norn suddenly jumped up excitedly and said, "Christine, run away, run away from that devil, run as far as possible, don't worry about me and your mother, we can take care of ourselves." Mr. Norn seemed to fall into a self-talking madness, and he said emotionally: "Yes, the imperial capital, go to the imperial capital, as long as you go anywhere, you don't have to be afraid of the devil's minions, the territory that the devil can't reach at that time." ”

"Daddy, what the hell are you talking about? It's raining outside. Christine said worriedly.

"By the way, Jimmy, the groom in the stable, he is a loyal and reliable man, he will definitely help you, you sneak into the stable, let Jimmy escape with you, as long as you are fast enough, then you can get rid of the hound's chase and escape. ”

At this time, Norn seemed to be nervous, he couldn't listen to the advice of his wife and daughter at all, and expressed his thoughts excitedly, "I have the dowry that Christine had saved for Christine at that time, and there are ten gold coins, plus the hundred gold coins given by McCarvey, so many gold coins are enough for Christine to buy a small house in the imperial capital and even enter the academy to study." Christine, haven't you always wanted to go to college?"

"Dad. Christine's eyes were full of tears, and pearly bean-sized tears dripped from Christine's crystal clear eyes, and Christine hugged Norn, leaning on his thick shoulders and crying, "Daddy, enough is enough, enough is enough......"

Gradually awakened by his daughter's sobbing, Norn's distracted pupils gradually focused, and his hasty heart gradually calmed down, "Christine, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's Dad's fault, Dad is too weak to protect you." This stubborn, stubborn, and never cried lightly is now in tears, he keeps apologizing, apologizing to his daughter for failing to protect well, and feeling deep remorse and self-blame for his incompetence.

......

After calming down, the father and daughter returned to their respective seats, Norn bowed his head in shame, shy from his weak behavior, and Christine was disturbed by the fact that her father's tall, thick body was getting thinner and thinner.

After a while, Norn suddenly asked Christine, "It's okay at Earl's Court." ”

"Well, life is very good, and I have made friends. ”

"Friend, is it a nobleman?"

"One is Miss Rosalind, the sister of the Count of Karazan, who takes good care of me, and the other is the earl's exclusive maid. ”

"That's good. ”

"Earl...... What kind of man is the Earl?"

"Although the Earl's private life is a bit bad. Christine blushed a little as she said this, because Julian's private life was not only a little bad, it was simply quite bad, it was simply a male dog in heat, and in a series of places such as the garden, in the dining room, in the study, in the bathroom, in the corridor, etc., could not prevent Julian from forcibly taking possession of Christine.

"He is fair and wise in government affairs, and he has taken on the responsibilities of a lord well, so he can be regarded as a good person. Christine smiled.

.......

In the early morning, just as the sun had just crossed the hills, the ground was wet, and the thick fog on the streets had not yet lifted.

Christine said her last goodbye to her parents, and finally, with Aisha's support, Christine stepped into the carriage.

The carriage slowly drove through the streets, leaving two clear ruts and leaving the town.

The robin looked at the distant carriage and sang: "It rains heavily at night, the fog is foggy in the morning, the sun is completely cool, and the long-ago pain is coming one after another, and I don't know when we will be able to meet again."

Halfway through the journey, a depressed Christine suddenly thought that she seemed to have left something behind, but when she carefully checked her bag, it didn't seem that anything had been left behind.

"Ma'am, we left that little girl behind. ”

"Oh! Cecilia. ”

At this time, the blonde fool was still lying on Christine's big bed, sleeping soundly.

At Cecilia's house, her brother Fortona, who had returned from a field trip, shouted as soon as he entered the house: "Hey, Cecilia, my sweet little angel, look what I have brought you back." ”

But this time, Cecilia, who was very obsessed with sweets, did not come down unusually, Fortona scratched his head in confusion, he first carried his luggage into the house, and asked his father, "Dad, where has Cecilia gone?"

The mayor rubbed his sleepy, tired eyes with one hand, and said, "I don't know, I was busy with the affairs of the town yesterday and didn't come home, and I was woken up by you early in the morning. Isn't Cecilia at home?"

Realizing that something was wrong, Fortona went upstairs and rushed into Cecilia's room, followed by a miserable wail coming from Cecilia's room: "Daddy, Cecilia has eloped with someone!"