After Miss Elisa left, Mr. Goldman also went out, and he would naturally not tell them where he went.
Anna stood back to her original place.
Mr. Prokhov picked up his things and started to do things as usual. You could tell he was in a good mood.
Anna felt more and more that there was a connection between Mr. Prokhov and Mr. Goldman. For example, Mr. Prokhov said that just now, but Mr. Gorman seems to understand it perfectly, and does not need the latter to explain it. Or, Mr. Prokhov believed in Mr. Gorman from the bottom of his heart. This feeling is simply touching.
However, Anna couldn't restrain her curiosity a little bit.
She asked: "Mr. Prokhov, may I have a question for you?"
"Of course, Pasha," said Mr. Prokhov with a smile, giving Anna a nickname of his own.
Anna ignored the nickname and asked directly: "I think you and Mr. Goldman have a really good relationship." She said with deep meaning.
"Not really good." Mr. Prokhov scratched his hair. "However, I know he is a good man. Maybe not so easy to get along with, but believe me, Pasha, he is really a good man."
Anna felt that Prokhov seemed to have misunderstood, and she didn't ask for herself. However, Anna glanced at the other party again, and finally decided to swallow those words back.
When she was about to get off work, Anna sorted out some things in the shop, and found a handbag.
"It seems to belong to Miss Elisa." Anna showed Prokhov the things.
"I have to send it to her. Miss Elisa is our big customer." Prokhov said with a frown. He still has something to do and must check today's accounts.
"I'll go." Anna noticed Prokhov's worry, so she volunteered.
"Thank you so much, then you can go home directly later, and I will tell Mr. Goldman when he comes back."
"OK."
Anna picked up the coat, because it was too conspicuous that she was holding such a beautiful handbag, so she wrapped it with a piece of cloth.
Prokhov gave Anna the address.
She followed the address and walked through three blocks to find it. It's not very far, after all, with an identity like Miss Elisa, she would naturally choose the bustling city center.
Anna rang the doorbell. The doorman was a lean man, not tall, with an air of snobbery.
Anna didn't like this kind of person the most, so she said directly and concisely: "I'm here to deliver the handbag that Miss Elisa left in our shop."
She gave the name of Mr. Goldman's tailor.
The doorman instantly changed into a rather pleasant expression.
When he opened the door, he said flatteringly to Anna: "Hey, young man, remember to tell Mr. Goldman for me, I gave you a convenience today, if I go to your place to order clothes, can you give me some clothes?" How about cheaper?"
Anna returned a smirk: "Ah, of course, I will tell Mr. Goldman."
The guard heard this and happily let Anna in.
A woman who looked like a butler asked Anna to wait on the soft chair in the lobby, and then she went up to the second floor to inform Miss Elisa.
Anna looked at the residence of this high-ranking Petersburg courtesan, and felt that the decoration was very gorgeous, but from the furnishings, it could be seen that the owner had a very girlish side. Therefore, even if it is very expensive, so that some rustic decorations will make people feel very cute.
Miss Eliza came down after about five minutes.
She changed into a pink dress, because the shoulders were relatively narrow, and this kind of off-the-shoulder skirt only made her look too thin. But she was still a beautiful beauty.
"Miss Eliza, you left your bag in our store."
"Thank you very much, because I like your clothes so much that I didn't notice them. I was going to ask my maid to pick them up from your store." Miss Eliza said softly, and when she smiled, There are also beautiful dimples on both sides of the mouth.
This young lady can even use the honorific title for someone of Anna's status, so she is more courteous than ordinary noble ladies. Anna thought.
"You don't have to be so polite, Miss Eliza. I'll leave now that the item is in your hands." Anna was about to get up to leave, but Miss Eliza said, "You're leaving so soon !"
She seemed a little surprised, and Anna froze for a moment.
Miss Eliza said shyly, "You haven't had your tea yet."
"You don't have to worry about..."
"Mr. Grachev, if you leave without a cup of tea, it seems that I have neglected you." Miss Elisa said sweetly, and at this time the housekeeper also brought the tea.
"If you don't eat it, it will be wasted." Miss Elisa said a little naively.
Anna now felt that Miss Eliza could become a popular courtesan in Petersburg not only by virtue of her face.
During the refreshment conversation that followed, Anna confirmed this again.
Miss Eliza has a cute personality and a mellow voice. She is very good at agreeing with others, and she is not easy to be disgusted.
To put it simply, Miss Elisa should be the dream lover of all men. Whether you are a pauper or a billionaire, in front of her, you will feel like the king of the world.
Fortunately, Anna is not a real man, otherwise she would probably be in a trance.
After finally saying goodbye to Miss Elisa, Anna secretly glanced at the clock and found that it was two and a half hours later than the usual time to go home, and Karenin should have returned an hour ago.
Anna started running back home.
The way she was running fast in her pants, if anyone in Petersburg guessed her true identity, it would take three days, and this would be the topic of conversation in Petersburg.
When they were almost at home, Anna entered through the back door.
Annushka was there to meet her as usual.
"Sir has been waiting for you, madam," Anushka whispered.
"Are you okay?"
"It's nothing, don't worry." Anna patted the other person's hand to reassure her, and then sneaked back to her bedroom. She closed the door, and Karenin was reading a book with his back to her.
It was supposed to be time for him to deal with official documents, but he was reading a book, and he was still in the bedroom.
Anna knew that she had indeed worried Karenin.
"I can explain." Anna said, she didn't change her clothes, but walked quickly to the desk.
Because of running, even though the weather was still a bit cold, there was still a fine layer of sweat on Anna's forehead, her whole face was flushed, and because of her attire, there was a mixture of a boy and a girl. beauty.
"Let's talk." Karenin said calmly. He put down the book in his hand and assumed a gesture of listening to the explanation.
Anna breathed a sigh of relief, and she told Karenin everything about today in detail.
When talking about her guessing whether the relationship between Mr. Prokhov and Mr. Goldman was too close, Karenin, who had always looked calm, suddenly showed a somewhat strange expression.
"I think your guess is unlikely."
He said it carefully, but it was not easy to say that word directly, or related vocabulary, and finally he could only say: "Their relationship does not contain the element you guessed."
"Really?" Anna blinked.
Karenin coughed: "Yes."
"Then I'm relieved." Anna smiled a little embarrassedly.
"Continue." Karenin reminded that although he could know what happened to his wife, he still preferred to listen to the other party tell him. That feeling, it should be said, was as if he was very important to her.
"En." Anna nodded, and then talked about returning the handbag to Miss Eliza. Finally she smiled and asked, "What kind of person do you think Miss Eliza is? Alexey."
Karenin glanced at her.
Anna crossed her arms, unconsciously bringing out some of the male's habitual movements.
"Don't tell me you don't know Miss Eliza. I know that even you government officials have necessary entertainment. At balls or banquets, people like Miss Eliza must appear at your dinner parties. .”
Karenin first used his eyes to stop Anna from continuing to make that unseemly gesture, and after the latter made corrections, he said, "I do know that Miss Elisa. But I personally don't have much contact with her at the moment. "
Anna was secretly happy in her heart, but there was an expression of disbelief on her face.
She raised her eyebrows and raised her hands boldly.
Karenin was wearing a civil service uniform today. In addition to the golden tassels, he also wore the two shining medals on his chest.
It was a symbol of Karenin's honor, and generally, no one would touch them.
And Ana decided to give it a go.
She raised the medal slightly with her slender fingertips, then raised her eyes to look at the other party, and smiled delicately.
"You really don't like women like Eliza?"
Karenin's eyes darkened, and his right hand rested on his wife's fingertips. He knew that Anna was deliberately teasing him, but he didn't stop it. Because the other party's appearance at the moment does have a different kind of beauty, except for a little obstacle.
Karenin stood up, still gently grasping his wife's fingers, and then took off the hat that got in the way with his left hand.
The long hair that had been wronged all day spread out and became more curly than usual. A faint scent of hair spreads in the air.
Karenin knew that his wife didn't use those more fragrant hair oils very much. He didn't pay much attention to this at first, but now he thinks it is really a good habit.
Unlike the taste of inferior strong fragrances, this faint smell is his wife's smell. It's like, in a crowd, you can accurately pick out the other party at once.
Karenin liked precision, especially where he cared.
But what he likes more is that his own things cannot be contaminated by others.
Most people always say that people like Karenin are synonymous with rigidity and sternness, but they often overlook the fact that Alexey Alexandrovich Karenin is actually a very possessive person.
Yes to work, yes to lovers.
"Before I answer this question, we can first talk about the 'Pasha' issue." Karenin said lightly.
The man's blue eyes looked at his wife. Because the eye sockets were deep, the usually more delicate eyes, with the growth of experience, now had the owner's own temper. Turned into a deep and wise appearance. Involuntary heartbeat acceleration.