Culture Conquers Foreign Worlds

Chapter 42 Episode

Before the storm came, it was always calm. The literary scene in Elroy has quieted down since the city’s largest Leonard Publishing House held a call for papers. “Leonard Publishing House Novel Collection” can occasionally become a post-dinner talk for intellectuals. They marveled at the talent of the second son of the Elroy family, who came from a noble family and could write such excellent literary works as “Wild Rose”. Occasionally, some people miss another work, which allows them to remember the complete book title, plot, and a strange novel that tells the name of each character in it, whether it is an ordinary reader or a literary scholar with a deliberate spirit. See it with gusto.

This work is only a short-lived article in “Leonard Publishing House Novel Collection”. After that, even readers who can’t put it down will find it difficult to find relevant information after inquiring about it.

The cold winter is approaching, the sky in Elroy is dull, the day is still gloomy and quiet, the streets are much deserted, the passers-by are in a hurry, and there are no more warbirds or civilians talking and laughing. In a city that seems to fade, there is a shop on the contrary. The shop is located on the prosperous Hongfengye Street. The shop has a spacious facade and can accommodate four or five people side by side. The glass doors are pulled in. Whenever a customer comes to the door, you have already learned to observe The doorman actively stepped forward and opened the glass door.

The interior of the shop is luxurious and stylish. Rows of glass counters display the most luxurious jewellery. The pearl chains are smooth and round on the black cushion. Each bead is made of selected materials of uniform size, polished and polished by craftsmen by hand. On top of the pearl necklace is an exquisite sapphire necklace. The gemstone is the size of a thumb and is inlaid in a necklace shell made using metal carving techniques. The sapphire shines with a psychedelic halo under the soft lights of the shop. At first glance, it might be difficult to look away, and I was fascinated by the beautiful luster of the gem.

The price of beautiful jewelry is naturally not what ordinary people can imagine. The price of any piece of jewelry in this jewelry store is equivalent to the wages of ordinary workers who can’t eat or eat for decades.

Jewelry is a direct symbol of women’s status in this era. No matter how expensive the price of jewellery is, you don’t have to worry that no one will buy it. On the contrary, the price becomes the capital for women to show off, to prove the importance of her in the eyes of her husband and the wealth of their family. .

The corner of the shop is specially set up for guests to relax in the salon, women can enjoy free fruit and juice here when they are tired of shopping. Of course, this is more for men who come here with women. The small bookcase next to the sofa will be in time every day. Update Today’s newspaper, there are also a number of different types of books.

seems to have done it deliberately, and a novel called “The Count of Monte Cristo” is placed in the most conspicuous position of the bookcase.

In fact, “The Earl of Monte Cristo” is also enough to attract attention with its peculiar novel cover. In this era, no matter in novels or other literary works, simple black covers are commonly used with book titles, and there are very few who turn peculiar oil paintings into novel covers. .

The manuscript for the cover of the novel was completed by Shirley, and the coloring part was done by Pulan who invited an artist to help, and the effect barely reached Harvey’s mind.

“The Count of Monte Cristo”, the author is Alexander, the author’s name has never been heard.”

Colwyn, who was sitting on the sofa in the salon, was curious to take this novel with a strange cover from the bookcase. He needed to admit that the cover of the novel was indeed very attractive. In the painting, one was a desperate prisoner, and the other was a desperate prisoner. He is a well-dressed gentleman, there is a strong contrast and similarities between the two.

“Is a man?”

Colwyn grumbled unsure, and opened the novel at will. He found that the novel was also mixed with some exquisite black and white illustrations. The style was completely different from the popular sketches. Although the level of detail was far less than that, he dealt with these from the bottom of his heart. The black and white illustration felt amazing.

why?

Doubts flowed in his heart. Observing these novel illustrations carefully, he quickly came to the conclusion that illustrations with a peculiar style of painting contain a huge amount of information. General sketching techniques will be used in portrait painting, with characters as the main body, which can draw the emotions of the characters. Shen Yun is extremely rare. These illustrations show a complete scene, the characters are rich in expressions, and the scene is delicately restored. From this painting, you can see the plot of the novel.

Colwyn glanced at the counter. His wife was talking and laughing with friends about the suitability of each necklace. There are still a lot of jewellery ready to try on on the tray. It is estimated that it will not be possible to leave here in a short time.

With a look of helplessness in his eyes, he turned the novel to the very beginning and planned to take a good look at this peculiar novel.

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“Dear.”

“Dear?”

“My dear husband, Mr. Colwyn Aldridge!”

“Oh! I’m here!”

Hearing his wife’s sullen voice, Colwyn, who had recovered, put down the novel in his hand and looked up and saw his wife holding a beautiful wooden box standing in front of him. It is estimated that he has already selected his favorite jewelry. For some reason, he blurted out and said, “I have decided which one to buy? So fast His wife looked at him with strange eyes: “My dear, what are you talking about? I chose for more than an hour. Only choose this one, if you are usually impatient to leave here. ”

“What? It’s been an hour?” He was surprised. He looked at his watch and found that it had been an hour and a half since he picked up the novel. He looked at the “Count of Monte Cristo” on the table and couldn’t say enough. : “Oh, I thought it was only more than ten minutes.”

“You are so strange, are you sick? I warned you that the weather is starting to turn cold.”

His wife’s words made him feel warm, and Colwyn coughed a little embarrassedly: “No, I just read a book and read a little attentively.”

The two left the jewelry store, and Colwyn personally sent his wife into the carriage.

“My dear, don’t you go back together? I have been yelling tired when I came here.” The wife asked strangely when he saw that he was not in the carriage at all.

“Suddenly remembered that some things have not been done yet, don’t worry, I will go back soon.”

“Be careful.”

Watching the carriage leave, Colwyn looked back at the salon inside the jewellery shop. To be precise, it was the novel named “Count of Monte Cristo” on the table, and the shop attendant was putting it back into place. Now that his wife has chosen the jewelry, it is not good for him to go back and continue reading. He hasn’t read it a bit, but it’s not difficult to solve. At the end of Red Maple Avenue, there is the largest Leonard chain bookstore in El Roy.

When he left, he saw a gentleman dressed as a man hurriedly walked in. There was no female companion beside him. He was a little curious about what a man would do alone. He hurriedly walked in the direction of Leonard’s bookstore without further study. He waited. Can’t wait to see that novel again.