February 18th.

Because they had to catch the train, Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki got up relatively early.

The two packed their things and rushed to King's Cross Station.

Those who have read "Harry Potter" should have an impression of this landmark station,

In fact, it opened back in 1852 and is located in the King's Cross area of central London, connecting many large cities such as Cambridge, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow......

Natsume Soseki took the train in London for the first time and was a little excited,

"What platform are we on?"

Ticket viewing when on land,

"Platform 3, London to Birmingham, Cambridge is the first stop."

They looked over,

The front of the steam train was dark red, and on the outside of each carriage was a sign that read:

London-Birmingham,

8:35 am。

Billowing smoke puffed out of the locomotive's chimney, obscuring the sky.

Natsume Soseki looked left and right,

"Strange, why are there so few people?"

Lu Shi said: "Probably because today is Sunday, few people will choose to go out at this time. ”

In fact, London to Birmingham is not far away,

But at the beginning of the 20th century, this distance should not be underestimated.

Natsume Soseki said: "If you give a speech to the students on Sunday, Cambridge University is really face-saving. ”

Lu Shi replied to the open letter in the Manchester Guardian,

Afterwards, Cavendish visited the house in person, agreed on the time and place of the speech, which was at King's College, Cambridge University.

As for the content of the speech, there is no specific agreement.

Cavendish heeded the advice of James and other literature professors and decided to give Lu Shi the freedom to do his best.

Natsume Soseki teased: "Lu, are you and Cambridge University considered a matchmaker?" ”

Lu Shi was amused,

"We publish an open letter in the newspaper, and our eyebrows go back and forth for a long time, how can it be regarded as a medialess peace? If you want to make peace, you should also have a matchmaker. ”

The two got on the train while chatting.

Natsume Soseki sighed,

"The trains in London are so good, they are all boxes."

Lu Shi said "um",

Whether it is the Qing Dynasty or Japan, only the first few trains have private compartments, and the back carriages are simple seats, and they are not sold on a one-to-one basis, resulting in many passengers getting on the train and can only stand.

In contrast, Britain is indeed "extravagant".

Two people choose a box,

As previously observed, there were not many people on this train, and even the first carriage was not full.

At this time, there was a sudden noise outside the train,

Following the prestige to the window, you can see groups of young students walking towards the train.

Lu Shi couldn't help frowning, he always felt that some faces were very familiar, so he listened intently to the conversation of the students.

Someone asked, "You say, Professor Lu won't really join Cambridge, right?" ”

This question has stirred up a thousand waves with one stone,

The students replied in a rambling manner:

"Impossible!"

"How could Professor Lu, who is so modest and cautious, go to Cambridge?"

"I believe in Professor Lu's character."

"Let's not talk about character, let's talk about interests. Have you forgotten that Professor Lu has his own project in London Politics and Economics? ”

"But wouldn't that project be easier to do in Cambridge? Cambridge also has its own publishing house. ”

……

This last sentence hits the soft underbelly of the students.

The crowd was silent.

Lu Shi said in a low voice: "Those students seem to be from the University of London Alliance." ”

Natsume Soseki looked confused,

"Huh?"

He tiptoed out of the window and looked out of the window, looked at the endless long line, and said in surprise: "Why are there so many people?" ”

Looking at that posture, it feels like a train can't fit it.

At this time, the leading students have already begun to board the train.

All kinds of chattering began to rise.

Lu Shi hurriedly closed the door.

The students jumped out of the box very much, and after taking their seats, they kept the box door open, so that they could communicate "in the air".

One student said, "Thank you, Your Excellency, for taking us to Cambridge by train." ”

Someone immediately chimed in: "And it also wrapped a whole three columns." Mr. Xiao and the Earl of Kimberley have already set off one step ahead of us, and it should be the previous shift. ”

Land time: ......

Natsume Soseki: ......

One of them is a visiting professor of London politics and economics, and the other is a student at University College London, but they didn't even hear about it.

Lu Shi asked, "Didn't Professor Smith tell you?" ”

Natsume Soseki shook his head, and then asked, "Didn't Mr. Xiao say it either?" ”

They looked at each other.

The students also stopped discussing the charter of the bus, and instead turned to Lu Shi's work.

Someone said, "Have you read the article "A Brief Discussion of Narrative Trickery and Reasoning"? Wonderfully written! I used up an entire bottle of ink just by taking notes and writing analysis, and I still didn't think I had done it thoroughly. ”

The remark immediately struck a chord with others.

Someone replied: "Koeman, you have studied so carefully that you want to write a reasoning?" ”

Coman smiled,

"You know what? Even if you don't write, you can't take notes? Don't you think that Professor Lu's article is very similar to a thesis? ”

These words drew contemplation among the people.

Many modern institutions of higher learning have Academic Writing, also known as "Academic Writing".

This course can teach students how to write a good paper systematically and logically, such as citations, annotations, literature references, literature reviews, proposal reports, abstracts and other general norms.

(Many colleges and universities in China do not do this well, only requiring students to write essays, but not teaching students how to write.) ）

Of course, there was no such class in Britain in 1901.

Everyone writes papers, often with a hammer in the east and a mallet in the west, and the relevance of each chapter is not strong.

Only true academic experts will practice make perfect when they write more papers.

There was silence for a while,

Someone said, "Koman, lend me your notes." Rest assured, I'm ...... tonight No, I'll give it back to you before I get off the train. ”

Coman smiled,

"No, no, no, I have to do my own research~"

His classmates said in unison: "Stingy! ”

Koeman was dissatisfied,

"Or you don't take your studies seriously. Professor Lu has the real thing, you think that if you don't write it in the future, you won't be able to study that book review well, but you don't notice that the structure of the book review itself is a good example of a paper, can you blame me? ”

A bunch of students were noisy and yelling.

Natsume Soseki stabbed his ribs in the waist when he stabbed Lu with his elbow,

"They're talking about your article."

Lu Shi scratched his head,

He himself didn't expect that "A Brief Discussion of Narrative Trickery and Reasoning" was an excellent example of a dissertation.

It can only be said that as a traverser, some things are indeed ahead of their time, and because they are unconscious, they will be revealed subtly.

Lu Shi could only say: "Unintentionally insert willows into the shade." ”

This is very Versailles.

Natsume Soseki was speechless for a while.

The two continued to listen intently as the students discussed various topics.

At the beginning, they only framed the content on Lu Shi's body, and then they flew, from the Anglo-Boer War to the current Prime Minister Cecil, to Queen Victoria,

There are also all kinds of hot topics,

Women's Elections,

conscription,

……

Listening to them discuss all the way is not boring.

Finally, the train arrived at Cambridge Station.

Lu Shi stopped Natsume Soseki, who was about to open the door of the box, and said, "Wait for the students to get off the bus first, so as to save embarrassment." ”

Natsume Soseki knows.

The two waited for the others to leave, and the conductor began to patrol the compartments one by one before getting off the train.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they stepped on the platform, they were stopped by two groups of people.

A group of people was led by Cavendish and followed by a dozen professors from Cambridge University, all dressed as gentlemen and looking very elegant;

The other group was led by Waldhouse and George Bernard Shaw,

Behind him, hundreds of students formed a huge welcoming procession,

Just listen to the sound of "pop-",

One of the students unfurled a banner that read, "Warm welcome Professor Lu! ”

Cavendish was as black as ink,

This is a special meow, is it still not Cambridge's home field!?

(End of chapter)