France

Sefal Girls' Higher Normal School.

In the cafeteria,

On almost every dining table, there is a copy of "The Mirror" and "Jane Eyre".

Around the dining table were schoolgirls in tops and skirts, chatting and snickering from time to time, and their cheeks flew off.

Suddenly, a girl stood up,

“

The more lonely I am, the more friends I have, the less support I have, the more I have to respect myself! ’

”

It's in French.

I memorized the classic sentences of "Jane Eyre".

As soon as the girls finished reciting, there were countless applause and cheers, and everyone had an encouraging expression on their faces.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman walked in at the gate of the canteen, picked up a piece of baguette in the bread basket, and then made a bowl of corn and vegetable soup, inserted a few pieces of ham, and found a place to sit down to eat.

In an instant, the girls' eyes were drawn to it.

Someone whispered, "It's Marie Curie." ”

Maria Skłodowska-Curie is a lecturer in physics at the Celestial Normal School for Girls in Seiful.

Marie Curie tried to bite the baguette,

As a result, the baguette was much harder than a brick, and even the teeth were about to collapse.

She couldn't help frowning slightly,

At this time last year, when she and her husband presented a paper "On New Radioactive Materials and Their Emission Lines" at the International Physics Conference in Paris, she knew that her body would deteriorate day by day.

I didn't expect things to come so quickly, and the baguette was about to turn into tooth extraction pliers.

She soaked the softer side of the baguette in the corn and vegetable soup, waited for the soup to sink into the gaps of the bread, and the bread gradually softened, and then put it in her mouth and chewed it carefully.

While eating, a girl came over,

"Ma'am?"

Marie Curie looked up,

"What's wrong? Tinien, have a question about physics? ”

Tinian was encouraged to hear the lecturer remember her name,

She asked, "Madame, have you seen Jane Eyre?" ”

This question seems a bit headless and endless,

Marie Curie didn't know what was going on, but she still gave a serious answer: "I haven't seen it." You know, I'm Polish and I've lived in France all the time, so the languages I'm proficient in are Polish and French, and although I can listen, speak, read, and write German, English, and Latin, I'm not that familiar with it after all, so reading English classics is a bit of a drain for me. ”

She has always been knowledgeable about students, except when it comes to privacy.

Tinian chuckled,

"Then you can read it now."

As he spoke, he handed over the "Mirror" in his hand.

Marie Curie raised her eyebrows,

"I didn't...... Hmmm......"

She originally wanted to excuse herself with "I don't have time", but when she saw those cartoons, she couldn't help but be interested.

In ten minutes, she finished reading the comics.

"Very good."

With that, she handed the Mirror back to Tinian.

Tinian was slightly surprised, obviously not expecting Marie Curie's reaction to be so flat.

The other girls were also very puzzled,

That's Jane Eyre,

That's Jane Eyre!

Tinian whispered, "Madam, don't you have any comment on this?" ”

Marie Curie could probably see what the little girls were thinking, so she smiled kindly, put her palm to the forehead, and said, "It will be more helpful for you to focus on what is in front of you." This is my little advice as a lecturer. ”

Tinian couldn't accept it,

"Madame, you even have to share a cafeteria with us! It's not fair! ”

At the Sevair Girls' École Normale Supérieure, male faculty members have access to a separate staff canteen.

Not so with female faculty.

Marie Curie raised her eyebrows,

"I'm still the same thing, focusing on what's in front of me."

"He deserves to be a future Nobel laureate," Tinian said. ”

These words usually sound flattering and ridiculous,

However, when the student said to the lecturer, coupled with the strange tone of yin and yang, anyone could taste a hint of irony.

Marie Curie said, "Do you know who said this? ”

Tinian nodded,

"Of course, it's Professor Lu of London Economics and Political Science! He has such an evaluation of a female lecturer like you, who is our friend! ”

Marie Curie had a good time,

"Then do you know what Professor Lu said?"

Tinian didn't squeak,

The reason is very simple, Lu Shi did not admit that she was a feminist at all.

At this time, another student came over,

"I know that the editor-in-chief of the Mirror is Professor Lu! Such a person must be our friend! ”

Lu Shi was the man behind the Mirror, a matter that is not a secret in London, but not many people in France know about it, let alone the Sèfort region in the southwest of France.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion,

Lu Shi was quickly portrayed as a friend of women in the mouth of girls.

Marie Curie sighed and raised her voice,

"If I'm not mistaken, Professor Lu's original words in his speech were, 'One thing, if it can develop productive forces, then no matter how much we support or oppose it, it doesn't matter,' do you know what that sentence means?"

The cafeteria was quiet again.

The girls all stared at Marie Curie with complicated expressions.

Marie Curie said: "Previously, two German scholars, Valkov and Gizelle, claimed that radium had a peculiar effect on biological tissues. In recent days, my husband and I have discovered that radium rays can burn the skin, but we need to experiment, I don't know which girl would be willing to help? ”

As soon as they heard "burning their skin", the girls all hesitated.

But soon, someone raised their hand,

"I can!"

And then more people raised their hands,

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

"I've always loved physics, and I want to win the Nobel Prize in physics."

……

This is said as if Marie Curie had already won the prize,

She couldn't help but complain in her heart,

Professor Lu can really make trouble for himself!

However, this may be true, because when Lu Shi made the prediction in 1900, the Nobel Prize had not yet been opened, but in 1901, the news of the Nobel Prize came out.

From an outsider's point of view, Lu Shi definitely has inside information.

Moreover, Marie Curie heard from her husband Pierre that Lu Shi had a great influence on the Nobel Committee, and could even directly designate the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, so that the Swedes who hated Russia pinched their noses and gave the prize to Tolstoy.

If so......

"Is it really possible for me?"

Marie Curie muttered to herself.

Admittedly, she doesn't think these external objects are very important, but if she can really win the award, it is indeed a beautiful thing.

Thinking like this, she was a little distracted.

And the girls present were all "I'm signing up!" "Me too! "Raise your hands,

Gradually, the entire canteen was almost covered by a forest of arms.

They waited for Marie Curie to answer.

However, Marie Curie was still restless,

After a few seconds, Tinian whispered, "Madame? ”

As soon as these words came out, Madame Curie came back to her senses, looked around, and was surprised to find that all the girls were willing to assist in the experiment.

She couldn't help but smile,

"That's right~ Focus on doing what is in front of you."

The girls nodded in unison.

Marie Curie looked at their fanatical faces, and wondered if she should send a letter to the Mirror.

One is to talk about "Jane Eyre",

The serialization of this comic may be very large;

The second is to talk about "Country Teacher",

As a short story, that book is really wonderful, but there is a lot of physics knowledge in it that is ambiguous and specious, and it is necessary for me as a physics lecturer to give some guidance.

The corners of Marie Curie's mouth hooked,

I think Professor Lu will listen to himself, the future Nobel laureate in physics, right?

……

A week later.

Friday, May 10, 1901.

I didn't get up early when I landed,

By the time he rolled out of bed, it was already dawn.

In my ears came the cry of my generation:

"Meow~"

Lu Shi stretched and said, "Want to eat?" ”

My generation stared at the big round eyes, and arched the thighs when he used his braincase, looking cute and obedient.

But Lu Shi was not fooled,

"Natsume didn't feed you?"

My generation: "Meow~"

Poor and miserable.

Lu Shi had long been accustomed to the performance of this drama cat, and asked Natsume Soseki, who was already dressed neatly: "Natsume, have you fed it today?" ”

Natsume Soseki nodded,

"Well, more than usual feeding."

Lu Shi touched the skull of my generation and said, "Don't eat it." ”

My generation: "Meow~"

The head is drooping,

The tail also droops,

The little one ran under the bed and lay down.

Lu Shi complained: "I can really act." ”

He got dressed and got up, washed up, and wiped out all the breakfast on the table.

Natsume Soseki asked, "Where are you going in a while?" ”

Lu Shi said: "I will go to London in the afternoon. In the morning, I will go to Fleet Street, and yesterday I received a letter from Marie Curie, and I have to write back to someone to express my gratitude. If you go to the newspaper, you can also ask about the sales of the Mirror yesterday. ”

Natsume Soseki nodded,

"I feel like I can definitely pass 200,000 copies."

When you go out on land,

"I've borrowed your good words. When the time comes, wait for your "I Am a Cat" to be serialized. Maybe it's possible to serialize it with the manga. ”

Natsume Soseki's eyes couldn't help but light up,

"I Am a Cat" uses cats as a first-person perspective,

In other words, the cat is the protagonist.

If it can be changed to a manga, it will definitely be very popular, and its reputation will also increase.

Natsume Soseki is excited,

"Good! When the time comes, I will personally make the original book of the "I Am a Cat" comic. ”

Lu Shi waved his hand and went out.

All the way to Fleet Street, he stopped in front of the Mirror newspaper and bumped into Wardhouse, who had hurried out.

Lu Shi was surprised,

"Sir, so early?"

Wardhouse was speechless,

"You...... Alas......"

He sighed, lowered his voice, and said, "Hurry up and persuade Her Royal Highness the Princess!" During this time, she was almost stunned by "Jane Eyre"! His Majesty the King has personally communicated with me......"

Lu Shi couldn't help laughing,

Because of the comic series of "Jane Eyre", "The Mirror" sold well,

Naturally, there will be letters from readers.

Outrageously, Margarita received more letters, even more than ten times, than she had serialized so many Lu Shi, 99.99% of whom were female readers.

Where has Margarita seen this battle,

She was so excited that she had to reply to almost every letter herself, all night,

It's no wonder that Edward VII would let Wardhouse come to the door.

Lu Shi chuckled,

"Rest assured, this enthusiasm will soon pass."

Wardhouse glanced at him,

"Alas...... I hope so. ”

Lu Shi asked, "Her Royal Highness the princess is inside?" ”

Wardhouse nodded,

"She's here to get the reader's letter."

Margarita would not be allowed to reveal that she was temporarily staying at Buckingham Palace, so of course the reader's letter could only be sent to the Mirror newspaper.

Lu Shi nodded,

"Okay, I got it."

Wardhouse gave Lu Shi a gentlemanly salute, put on his hat, and walked away quickly.

Lu Shi entered the newspaper hall.

At a glance, he saw Margarita standing next to the mailroom, carrying sacks in both left and right hands, two in his right hand and one in his left hand, and some postcards were made of very hard material, and even a small corner was inserted from the corner of the sack.

Lu Shi said: "Princess...... Ahem...... Miss Margarita, are you going back? ”

Margarita looked up,

She looked at the two panda eyes and said, "Yes, go back and read the letter from the reader." ”

Lu Shi quipped,

"Not for Mr. Mondrian?"

Margarita blushed,

"Very little."

The reason is simple,

"Jane Eyre" comics are loved by a wide range of readers,

However, most of the readers who are enthusiastic about sending letters are women, and they naturally send letters to Margarita, who is also a woman at first sight.

What's more, Margarita left her full name in the original column-

Margarita Victoria Fyodor Leopoldina.

There are so many middle names, and the noble lineage can be seen from the name, so it is natural for female readers to confide in.

Lu Shi beckoned,

"Come with me, to the office."

Margarita's face turned redder,

Let her secretly read the fan's letters by herself, she can accept it,

But when I read the letter in front of Professor Lu, I always had a feeling of social death.

Lu Shi didn't give Her Royal Highness the princess a chance to refuse,

"Come on."

After saying that, he took the lead and entered the office.

Margarita had no choice but to follow.

The two of them entered the office,

Lu Shi made tea and said at the same time: "Our princess is also a celebrity now." How? Have a lot of readers? ”

Margarita nodded,

"Hmm."

Lu Shi continued: "This kind of thing, you will slowly get used to it. ”

Margarita sighed,

"I don't want to get used to it. No, to be precise, I don't want to become 'numb'. Because when I read those letters, I felt like I touched the lives of those readers, who really longed to talk to someone. ”

Lu Shi said: "It's better to focus on what's in front of you. ”

These are the exact words of Marie Curie's letter.

Margarita bowed her head in contemplation,

Her eyes flickered, and she seemed to be still struggling.

Lu Shi said again: "Your Royal Highness Princess, don't fall too deep, otherwise you will ......"

Before the words fell, there was a sudden knock on the door outside,

The clerk's voice rang out: "Mr. Lu, there is a lady named Emmeline Pankhurst outside who wants to pay you a visit. ”

Emmeline Pankhurst......

It sounds familiar.

Lu Shizheng recalled, but Margarita on the side opened her mouth first, and said excitedly: "Emmeline Pankhurst!? Is it 'Clough's Pankhurst'? ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Shi remembered who this Emmeline Pankhurst was,

In short, feminists.

Lu Shi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, remembering the words in Marie Curie's letter,

In fact, there is no need to remind him, he himself is faintly aware of the trouble.

He said, "Ms. Pankhurst, please." ”

After a while, the door was opened.

The clerk walked in with a woman in her fifties and sixties, then closed the door and left.

Lu Shi knew that Pankhurst was actually in his early forties,

She looks so old, because she has been treated by the "wind and frost sword" because of her political activities, and she is physically and mentally exhausted.

Lu Shi stepped forward quickly and stretched out his hand in a friendly manner,

"'Clough's Pankhurst,' welcome."

Pankhurst shook his head,

"Professor Lu, I knew you didn't know me. Even if you rank me so high in "The 20 Greatest Britons". 'Clough's Pankhurst' refers to two men, myself, and my husband, Richard Pankhurst. ”

This opening line is more or less gunpowdery.

Lu Shi chuckled,

"The ranking of 'The 20 Greatest Britons' is not something I can control, but the people who participate in the poll."

Pankhurst nodded,

"Of course. Vote, of course. ”

Margarita on the side opened her mouth, as if she wanted to speak,

But Lu Shi looked over and cast a stern look, which frightened Her Royal Highness the princess into silence.

Pankhurst noticed the eye contact between the two,

When she saw the letters from the readers, her eyes stayed on Margarita's luxurious clothes for a moment, her eyes shrank imperceptibly, and then she said to Lu Shi: "Professor Lu, I'll get straight to the point." ”

Lu Shi stretched out his hand,

"Please."

Pankhurst said: "I came to you this time to ask you to revise the content of the Jane Eyre comics for the sake of women. ”

For the sake of women?

What a punch that fell from the sky!

Lu Shi didn't expect the other party to shoot directly, and he took a move in a hurry, and almost failed to catch it.

He picked at his ears with his little finger, changed to a cold tone, and said, "Emmeline Pankhurst, what are you talking about?!" I didn't hear clearly, can you say it again!? ”

reported the full name of the other party,

In an instant, the temperature in the room seemed to drop to freezing.

(End of chapter)