Miss Byron?

This kind of banquet, this kind of place, coupled with the status and rank of the guests on the scene, Arthur could never think of any other Byron family lady who could stand here besides the Byron family.

Arthur thought for a moment and was about to compliment Ada's father's work twice, but before he could speak, he saw Ida put her index finger between her lips.

She may have had such a thing as to say it too many times, so she said like a prophet of the future, "Shhh Don't read my father's work. My mother hated his poetry, and even more so himself, and forbade me from other poets. If you don't want to be chased away by her, it's better to talk about something else. ”

Arthur was stunned for a moment, and then changed his words quite knowingly: "Why? It's because of Byron's ...... No, did that man break your mother's heart? ”

Ida nodded solemnly: "That's right, even before that man died, she didn't want to tell me why the two of them divorced back then." It wasn't until later that I learned that it was entirely because the man didn't love her that much at all, and the reason why he wrote so many rhetorical love letters to her was just to use this marriage to suppress the publication of "Granarwan". And he's ...... with my aunt."

When Arthur heard this, he didn't ask the other party to make it clear, he just nodded sympathetically.

"In this matter, he did go too far. Though he was a great poet, he was no match for our Scotland Yard cobbler's officer, who didn't recognize many words, in his attitude towards marriage and children. ”

"Officer Cobbler?" Ida looked a little surprised: "It turns out that the police officer of Scotland Yard has ever worked as a cobbler?" I thought the officers there were brilliant scientific researchers like you. ”

Arthur smiled when he heard this: "Actually, the distance between scientific researchers and cobblers is not so far, do you know Mr. Faraday?" ”

Ida nodded, "My mother asked him to give me a lesson, and he is a very well-behaved gentleman, and he is fully worthy of all the praise that everyone has to say about him. ”

Arthur pursed his lips and said, "Actually, Mr. Faraday used to be a blacksmith, and he mentioned to me that his family is a blacksmith family, although his father didn't want him to continue working as a blacksmith, but he still secretly learned how to make iron nails." He also joked with me that he was able to make the wires fast and well because he had inherited the fine blacksmith tradition of the Faraday family. ”

Ida laughed happily when she heard this, but in an instant she realized that it was not suitable for her, so she had to raise her hand to cover her mouth and restrain her smile, and quietly changed the topic.

"But it's also said that police officers have to wrestle with criminals, and scientists rubbing wires are also physical work, and if you choose a poet who can only write love letters, you will definitely not be able to do it.

If my mother had realized this, she would not have been deceived. Don't look at her saying that I should stay away from the poet, but she herself has never stepped out of that circle.

Divorced and not remarried, just holding that big box of love letters written to her back then, and has been single until today, you may not know that the reason why she plays math for two hours less than me every day is because she spends those two hours of time remembering those love letters......"

Ida had just said this, when she suddenly straightened up and smiled innocently behind Arthur: "Mother, Mrs. Somerville." ”

Mrs. Milbanch, slightly lifting the wide hem of her skirt, walked with her friend Mrs. Somerville to Ida and Arthur's side.

She first nodded to Arthur and thanked him, "Mr. Hastings, I'm really sorry for you, thank you for helping me take care of my daughter." ”

Arthur laughed, "Ma'am, it's not a big deal. It's much easier to take care of your daughter than it is to take care of Mr. Elder Carter. If you don't believe me, you can ask Mrs. Cooper. ”

"Really?" Mrs. Milbanch turned her head to look at Elder who was talking with the young ladies beside him, and wondered, "I think Mr. Carter is a good young man who is quite easy to get along with!" ”

When Mrs. Somerville heard this, she also pulled Mrs. Milbanch and said, "Forget it, Anne, you have always been inaccurate in your eyes on men. ”

After that, Mrs. Somerville kindly asked Ada, "You should have learned about what I gave you last time, right?" ”

Ida nodded obediently: "I have finished reading Lagrange's "Theory of Analytic Functions" and Laplace's "Theory of Probability Analysis". ”

Mrs. Somerville asked, "Is there anything wrong with the view?" ”

Ida nodded again: "There is only one problem. ”

"What's the problem?"

Hearing this, Ada rubbed her hands hesitantly, as if she didn't know whether to ask questions or not.

Seeing this, Mrs. Somerville hurriedly comforted: "Don't be afraid to ask, it's normal to encounter problems in the process of learning mathematics. ”

After that, Mrs. Somerville also pointed to Arthur beside her and said: "Not everyone is as gifted as Mr. Hastings in the process of studying natural philosophy, and I still don't understand why Mr. Hastings can associate the Davy lamp with the Faraday cage, and also analyze the conclusion that the atom is charged in combination with Mr. Dalton's atomic theory." ”

Arthur heard Mrs. Somerville compliment herself, and hurriedly said modestly: "Madam, you have won the prize, it is just luck." Even if I hadn't found this conclusion, Mr. Faraday or other researchers would have seen it sooner or later. At best, I'm just a few years ahead of the curve. ”

Arthur meant what he said, but Mrs. Somerville and Mrs. Milbanch did not.

Mrs. Milbanch exclaimed, "No wonder you have a great friendship with Mr. Faraday, for the two of you have something in common in personal character. ”

Mrs. Somerville echoed: "There is such an accomplishment at a young age, but the most precious thing is to be able to remain humble. Mr. Hastings, I believe that the theory of atomic charging will certainly not be the end of your scientific career, but perhaps only a trivial starting point. Your name will forever be etched on the history of Britain, and I hope you will continue to make a great contribution to the scientific community. ”

"Thank you both for your blessings, thank you very much." When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help but sweat in his heart.

There are three main reasons why he went to Faraday every once in a while and came up with those strange things.

One reason is to be forced by Faraday, the other reason is to improve the knowledge of chemistry in order to improve the ability to solve crimes, and the last reason contains a little bit of selfishness.

To put it bluntly, he also wants to satisfy some simple personal desires.

For example, Arthur wondered if there was a possibility that Faraday could be given some trivial hints through his scarce knowledge of physics, so that he could get something like a refrigerator as soon as possible.

Although there are shops selling all kinds of fruity carbonated water on the streets of London, for Arthur, it is better to have a bite chilled in winter or summer.

For reasons like this, Arthur must have been overwhelmed, and he hurriedly redirected the conversation to Ada.

"It just so happens that Mrs. Somerville, such an outstanding mathematician and astrophysicist, is standing here, Miss Byron, which problem you have encountered, and I am sure that Mrs. Somerville will be able to answer it for you."

When Ida heard this, she first glanced at Arthur slyly, and then said aggrievedly: "The only problem I have is that I don't have a problem. ”

As soon as Ada's words came out, the two ladies present were stunned.

Then Mrs. Milbanch was angry and said, "Ada! You're so impolite and immodest. ”

Seeing this, Mrs. Somerville also hurried up to play a round: "Annie, it's nothing, we were also young, you don't stifle her creativity, you are too strict with her education." ”

Seeing her mother's anger, Ida was also a little scared for a while, and she hurriedly changed her words: "But...... But I don't have a problem with mathematics, but Mr. Hastings has just told me a lot of new things, and there are quite a few things I don't understand. ”

As soon as she said this, Mrs. Somerville also became interested, she had always wanted to ask Arthur in detail about the electrocution of the atom, but because she had to deal with the communication problems of the banquet first, she could not spare time to find Arthur for a while.

At this time, she seized the opportunity, and she could just get rid of the theory of atomic charge.

"Mr. Hastings, what you just said to Ada was about ......?"

However, before Mrs. Somerville could finish speaking, Arthur, who had taken the mine, spoke first, and Superintendent Hastings, who had just suppressed the riots in Hyde Park, knew that it was not advisable to fight for a long time, otherwise he would die without a place to bury himself if he was caught between these female pedants.

It was too late, but Superintendent Hastings caught a glimpse of the orchestra musicians entering the ballroom outside the ballroom, and he immediately decided to make a strategic shift.

Arthur took off his hat and said, "As for the issues I have just discussed with Miss Byron, I will shed light on them for you in the second scientific showcase. So, in order not to delay your dance time, I'll go to the back and prepare. ”

When the Red Devil on the side heard this, he couldn't help but mock: "The marching speed of Scotland Yard is indeed faster than that of the British lobster soldiers, Arthur, your relationship with Wellington is barely close, have you considered defecting to the War Department as a general?" ”

Arthur just glanced at the Red Devil, and then walked up to the musicians who had already stepped onto the stage to test the pitch of their instruments.

He glanced at the musicians, and soon identified a pianist in a tuxedo, a white shirt, and a bow sitting at the piano with his eyes closed and adjusting his breath.

He came to the piano and asked softly, "Sir, can you leave the first piece of tonight to me?" ”

When the gentleman heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Are you also the musician invited by Mrs. Codrington?" ”

Arthur apologized, "I'm a scientific guest tonight, and I'm sorry to inform you that I need to borrow your piano for a scientific presentation." ”

When the other party heard this, he suddenly realized: "Ah! You're Mr. Arthur Hastings, right? Mrs. Codrington mentioned you to me before. ”

Speaking of this, the other party was still very interested in asking: "I heard that you are an electromagnetist, are you going to show us how to release lightning from the keys today?" If you do want to do that, please be merciful and don't break the piano, I'll need to play it later. ”

Arthur smiled: "It's true that I'm a researcher of electromagnetism, but the purpose of borrowing the piano today is just to play the piano." ”

When the other party heard this, he became more interested: "Do you also love music?" No problem, whatever tune you want to play, just say. As long as your piece isn't too off-the-beaten-path, our musicians from the London Philharmonic Society can accompany you. If it's too biased, you can leave us a sheet of music, and we'll practice it twice on the spot. ”

When Arthur heard this, he just leaned down and whispered a word in the other man's ear.

Seeing Arthur's lips move, the smile on the pianist's face suddenly stiffened.

His smile slowly retracted, stared at Arthur's face seriously, and asked word by word, "Mr. Hastings, you, really, sure?" ”

Arthur nodded slightly: "Do you need me to provide sheet music?" ”

"No, not at all." The pianist suddenly stood up, looked at Arthur solemnly and said, "To be honest, a considerable part of his recital in London this year was accompanied by our London Philharmonic Society. We couldn't be more familiar with this song. ”

Arthur smiled: "That's good, I'll trouble you in a while." ”

"No, no trouble." The pianist looked a little angry: "But I must remind you that this piece is already difficult to play on a violin." What you may not know is that because of this piece, many people even speculate that Paganini may have made a deal with the devil to get the hands that can play this piece. I can't imagine that anyone would dare to say that they can present it on the piano, can you take the liberty of asking, how many teenagers have received professional piano education? ”

When Arthur heard this, he just flicked the back of his tuxedo and slowly sat down on the bench in front of the piano.

He smiled and replied, "Sorry, sir, I don't have a professional piano education. ”

"Huh?!" Now the pianist was really annoyed: "Are you kidding me?" A beginner actually said that he could play this tune. ”

Arthur shook his head and said, "Don't worry, sir. I don't have a professional piano education, but rest assured, I did make a deal with the devil. You may not know it, but this tune is not cheap with the devil. ”

When the pianist heard this, he laughed angrily: "Really? Don't blame me for not reminding you, you're still young, and if you make a fool of yourself at this kind of party, you might have a hard time getting along in the social circle in the future. ”

Arthur also responded with a smile: "Thank you for the kind reminder. So, this gentleman...... Well, I haven't asked for your first name yet. ”

The pianist was so angry that he didn't want to pay attention to this young man who didn't know the height of the sky, but his profound cultivation finally forced him to reluctantly report his name.

He wanted to use his name to make the young man retreat: "Ignaz Moscheles, member of the Academic Council of the London Conservatorium, chief conductor and pianist of the London Philharmonic Society Orchestra." ”

When Arthur heard this name, he not only did not fear, but also complimented him quite politely: "Ah! It turned out to be you! I used to want to go to the Royal Theatre to listen to your performance, but I was too shy to afford it, and I had to stand outside and listen to it, and although it was raining heavily that day, and I couldn't hear it very clearly, I still thought your Piano Concerto No. 4 was very beautiful. ”

Moscheles thought that Arthur was either afraid or sneered, but Arthur's compliment embarrassed him.

He pursed his lips and said, "Young man, listen to me, you can change the tune." That one is too difficult for you. ”

Arthur took a deep breath and put his hands on the keys: "Don't worry, Mr. Moscheles, you may not know it, my nickname is 'Paganini of Scotland Yard'. ”

(End of chapter)