Dale Mansion.

Sisters Phyllis and Zena were sitting at the table eating breakfast.

Mr. Dale said, "Phyllis, when you're done eating, pack your things and go, and I'll follow." By the way, don't forget what Professor Lu taught you......"

Phyllis interrupted his father,

"I know~ I know~ I won't forget Professor Lu's words if I forget your words."

Dale's face darkened,

I don't know why, the eldest daughter's words made him feel very depressed.

Zena on the other side whispered, "Father, I want to go too." ”

Dale said, "That's not going to work! You still have to go to school, otherwise in the future, you won't be able to read a basket of big characters, and you won't even be able to read the script, how will you perform? Some time ago, letting you accompany your sister to fool around is already my biggest compromise. ”

Zena couldn't help but pout,

She poked the bread with the fork in her hand, as if she was venting at something bad.

Dale kept a straight face and didn't say anything to persuade him.

Phyllis is now turning his elbow outwards violently, and he can't help but "Professor Lu says", "Professor Lu thinks", "Professor Lu teaches me"......

Dale felt that this was caused by his over-pampering,

The eldest daughter is crooked,

The youngest daughter can't be crooked.

Dale said, "Zena, don't make a fuss. It's good that I didn't send you Geddor. ”

Gedstore is a girls' school that was founded in 1900 and caters to girls between the ages of 7 and 13.

The school is said to be an elitist education, with a conservative atmosphere and very strict teachers.

The worst thing is that Gedstore is in Buckinghamshire, and it takes a morning to travel by carriage from London, so if Zena goes to study, she can only live in the school.

Going to Geddesto is about the same as going to jail.

The little girl's face darkened,

"It's full."

She got up and left the table.

Dale shook his head and winked at Phyllis beside him.

Phyllis was speechless,

"Father, don't let me help every time you mess with Ozawana......"

That's true, but Phyllis got up anyway and caught up with his sister in the middle of the hallway.

"Zena!"

Zena paused, pretending not to hear,

But her pace was much slower.

The corners of Phyllis's mouth hooked an arc, pinched his sister's shoulder from behind, and said, "Stinky girl, you run fast~"

As he spoke, he put his hand under his sister's armpit and launched a tickling raid.

"Giggle~"

Zena smiled like a silver bell.

Phyllis chuckled, "Not angry, right?" ”

Zena said, "I'm not angry. I just think my father is a bit strong~ You think, I've already had many acting experiences, how can I not understand the script? It's clear that they look down on me! ”

Phyllis covered her lips, a sly glint flashing in her eyes,

"Really look down on you?"

Zena ducked back, leaning her back against the door, and asked cautiously, "What are you doing?" ”

Phyllis reached out and walked around his sister's back,

Squeak –

The door was opened.

This is Zena's room,

The layout of the room is designed to have the temperament of a little girl.

The light veil of the bed, the window, and the wardrobe is light and veiled, and the wind blows in through the cracks in the slightly open windows, allowing the light veil to dance with it.

On the bed, Tibbs, a hand-sewn doll bear, sat in front of the pillow, because Zena always slept with it, occasionally drooling, causing the hair on one of Tibbs's ears to be a little bald, as if it had been pulled off.

Mrs. Dale often said that she would make a new one for Zena, but Zena was reluctant to do so.

Phyllis walked into the room and sat down on the edge of the bed,

"That's good."

She was like this, which made Zena even more panicked,

Zena cautiously asked, "Sister, what are you going to do?" ”

Phyllis stretched out his right hand,

"Script."

Zena was surprised, and didn't react for a while,

"Huh?"

Phyllis tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "Didn't you play "Cinderella"? It's the one you played at the Liverpool Shakespeare Theatre. You give me the script. ”

As soon as I talk about drama, Zena comes to the spirit,

She thought that her sister was going to play with her, so she immediately ran to the side of the bed and dragged out a wooden box from under the bed.

The wooden box has no dust, and it is often taken care of at a glance.

Zena opened the lid and said, "Don't get my script dirty." ”

Phyllis said, "Don't worry. ”

She watched curiously as Zena opened the wooden box.

Unexpectedly, at the top of the list is the manuscript of "Roman Holiday", and the next one is "Cinderella".

Phyllis was surprised,

"You copied the Roman Holiday?"

Zena nodded,

"Well, I like this play the most, so every time I borrow your script to read it, I copy a little bit, and now it's just the last scene."

In fact, it is the love house and the black.

The little girl has watched a lot of romantic comedies, but only this one starring her sister, so she is psychologically closer.

Coupled with the hard quality of "Roman Holiday", it naturally becomes a "favorite".

Phyllis rolled his eyes,

"Forget it, you don't need "Cinderella", you just need "Roman Holiday."

Zena nodded,

"Okay."

As he spoke, he handed over the script.

Phyllis was very familiar with "Roman Holiday", and when he opened a page at random, his eyes roughly scanned, and he found the word he wanted.

She pointed it out to Zena,

"What is that word?"

Zena looked at it and said, "Abandon, 'give up'~"

Phyllis covered the words again,

"How do you spell it?"

"Ah......h

Zena showed an uncertain expression,

I've just seen it, but because I didn't take it to heart, I'm a little confused.

It's like just leaving the house and about to walk to the carriage, but suddenly remembering, "Is the door locked at home?" "This kind of question is very ambiguous.

Zena tilted her head and said, "A-B-O-N-"

Phyllis immediately interrupted: "Wrong. If you spell it that way, the pronunciation will be completely wrong. ”

Zena was speechless for a while,

She already knew what her sister wanted to say to herself.

Sure enough, Phyllis spoke earnestly,

"So, you still have to go to school. Otherwise, I can't even spell the words in the script I copied, isn't it a joke? ”

It's really about going to school.

Zena said helplessly: "That's Joe's line of losing friends, not Princess Anne's line." ”

As soon as these words came out, Phyllis's expression became serious,

She hugged her sister's shoulders and said, "Zena, you must know that actors can't decide what they play." If you could, of course you would like to play Princess Anne, but if the head of the troupe or the playwright or the theatre manager has arranged otherwise, can you strike it? ”

Zena lowered her head and stopped talking.

Phyllis Show,

"Alright, let's go to class."

She is still very good at dealing with her sister.

Zena nodded, leaned into her sister's ear again, and whispered: "But the things taught in girls' schools are so boring~ Except for the Bible, the others are cultivating people in the direction of ladies." ”

In fact, the Bible is the same.

Phyllis chuckled,

"Just bear with it. Girls' schools are also beneficial, such as writing poems or something. Alright, hurry up and get ready, let's go to class. Father must have already gone to call the carriage, so don't let him wait too long with the coachman. ”

Zena didn't respond, but stared at her sister with a strange gaze,

"Phyllis."

"Goo......

Phyllis swallowed,

"How?"

Zena said, "You see I'm so obedient, can you give me today's 'Scotsman'?" I would also like to read Professor Lu's ......"

Phyllis flatly refused: "No! ”

I knew it would be this attitude.

Zena looked at Phyllis with a pleading gaze,

Staring –

The sight was like a knife, as if it could pierce Phyllis.

Phyllis was uncomfortable and diverted the topic: "Okay, okay, I'll give you money, why don't you stop a newsboy along the way in the carriage to buy it?" ”

As he spoke, Phyllis pushed the door open,

Zena followed.

The two entered the opposite room together.

Unlike her sister, Phyllis seems to be a proponent of minimalism, with almost no decoration in the room, everything is practical, even the sheets, pillowcases, and curtains are monochrome, which seems a little cold.

Phyllis walked over to the bedside table, opened the jewelry box, and counted out a few copper plates.

Zena was speechless,

"Sister, that's it?"

Phyllis glared at her,

"What's the matter? Do you still want my banknotes? Just buy a newspaper, and it's enough to have these coins. ”

Zena put her hand behind her back and didn't go over to pick it up.

Phyllis snorted,

"Don't? Be careful not to even give you coins. ”

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and urged, "Come here, go on!" ”

Reluctantly, Zena spread out her palms, held the coin in her hand, and then grimaced at her sister and slipped out the door.

Phyllis shouted at Zena's back, "Stinky girl! I won't send you away. ”

In the distance, Zena's voice was heard,

"No~use~send~"

……

Zena's girls' school is in Adelphi,

It's a collegiate area, with a variety of primary schools and universities such as London Economics and Political Science located here.

It is precisely because of this that there will be so many "star chasers" in the land time.

Zena bought a copy of The Scotsman at the door, and hurried to the classroom to take a seat in her place.

Today's lesson is the art of knitting,

Mama West of the church is chattering on it, and from time to time she takes out thimbles and wool threads to perform a sweater knitting technique on the spot.

After each performance, she would put on a smug expression and wait for the students to applaud.

Occasional applause rang out from time to time.

Zena whispered, "It's so boring." ”

She took out the Scotsman, flipped to the supplement, and laid it out under the table.

But she felt that the paper was too big to be noticed, so she carefully folded it into small pieces.

The girl next to me came over,

"What do you think of The Scotsman?"

The girl's name is Barr Scherlotto, and she is Zena's best friend.

Zena asked rhetorically: "Is there anything wrong with reading The Scotsman?" ”

Barr spread her hands and said, "I think it's still good in Seaside Magazine, and how handsome the combination of Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson is!" "No One Survives", serialized by The Scotsman, is different, there is no protagonist, and it is ...... Also ......"

Barr tilted her head in thought, as if searching for the right words.

Zena looked up to see Mama's reaction, and made sure that the other party didn't notice her side before continuing to chat,

She asked: "No One Left Alive" is not good? ”

Bar shook her head,

"It's not pretty, it's just a little ...... Not...... It's a little scary. ”

She shuddered as she spoke.

Zena just wanted to ask the other party why she thought it was scary, and then she thought of the terrifying nursery rhyme in "No One Survives",

She asked, "Nursery rhymes?" ”

Bar nodded,

"That's right! It's scary! ”

Zena showed the expression of a little adult and said: "It can make people have an immersive sense of fear, doesn't it just prove that "No One Survives" is well written?" ”

She didn't bother to say anything more to Bar, she lowered her head and carefully flipped through the supplement,

It is said that it is Professor Lu's work again, so you must read it carefully, and it is unknown whether it will be changed into a drama in the future.

This serialization is called "The Hobbit",

Just by looking at the name, you know that it is a fantasy work.

Zena read carefully.

As a result, after only reading a few paragraphs, she was deeply attracted,

That kind of real and fantasy brushstrokes, which make people feel immersive, is better than ordinary fantasy stories, I don't know how many times,

In Zena's opinion, except for the text that is too mature, other content is very suitable for bedtime stories.

Of course, it can also be changed to a play,

In other words, The Hobbit is a work that is suitable for all ages.

Zena, like her sister, likes to turn the end first when she reads,

She resisted the urge to see spoilers and read the chapters bit by bit.

The storyline is simple,

But because of Lu Shi's writing skills, it seems to be twists and turns enough.

For a moment, Zena forgot that she was still in class.

At this moment,

"Zena!"

Barr reminded in a low voice.

As a result, Zena was still immersed in the story and didn't notice her best friend's words at all,

She flipped through the newspaper and even made a "bang, bang, bang" sound.

The result of this state can only be a tragedy.

Just listen to a loud cough,

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Murderous aura swept in!

Zena instantly sensed that something was wrong,

She turned around and found Mama standing behind her to the right, with an extremely "kind" smile on her face.

The classroom was silent,

“……”

“……”

“……”

In the silence, Zena finally reacted and stumbled, "West...... Miss ......"

The title immediately drew laughter.

Mama's face turned red,

"You! You're unexpected! ”

I was so angry that I couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time.

On the surface, students should call Mama "Ms. West",

But behind the scenes, because Mama grasped discipline strictly, the schoolwork requirements were also strict, and she never married anyone in her life, she was ridiculed as "Miss".

Of course, everyone will not dare to say this to their faces,

This time, Zena was too involved in watching it and hadn't been withdrawn from the plot, so she accidentally slipped her mouth.

Mama snorted coldly,

"Give it to me!"

She gestured to the Scotsman supplement that Zena was flipping through.

Zena couldn't help but be depressed,

She hasn't finished reading it yet!

The feeling of being forcibly confiscated before I finished reading it is like a kitten scratching at the tip of my heart, constantly teasing, but not satisfied.

Zena is not afraid of being criticized at all now, but she is afraid that she will not be able to finish the serialization.

However, Mama didn't give her a chance at all, and directly took the "Scotsman" away, and even waved her hand as if showing off.

Looking at that action, it was as if to say, "The newspaper is in my hand, if you are brave enough, you can take it yourself." ”

(End of chapter)