The day of the gentleman's party came sooner than Evan thought. Evan had just had breakfast that day, and Tom walked in with a strange face.
"Mr. Pastor, it's so strange." Tom looked at Evan with some doubts: "I just wanted to go out and hire a carriage for you, but there was already a carriage waiting at the door. He said he was here to pick you up. Is this the carriage you called yourself?"
Evan's expression was stagnant, and after a little thought, he knew who wrote it.
"It's probably a carriage sent by the Duke, don't worry about it, go down first." Evan nodded lightly.
Evan was so calm, but Tom was not so calm. He couldn't help showing an excited smile when he heard this, and even rubbed his hands with a smile and said excitedly: "It turns out to be the Duke, Mr. Reverend, you really are It's amazing, it can make the Duke look so highly."
Evan pursed his lips and suddenly felt a little joy in his heart.
"No one can talk more than you." Evan still looked calm on the surface.
Tom stepped back with a smile, but his heart was full of ambition, and he was very proud of the master he followed as a servant with such a high status.
Evan changed into one of his best suits, then put on the priest's collar, and walked downstairs.
The carriage was indeed sent by Duke Wilson. The coachman Evan had seen it before. This carriage was Duke Wilson's very low-key-looking carriage, and Evan had ridden in it before.
"Mr. Pastor Bruce." The coachman hurriedly nodded and saluted when he saw Evan coming out.
Evan nodded: "Did the Duke send you here?"
"Yes." The coachman looked a little cramped and didn't seem to be very good at communicating: "The Duke said that I must personally deliver you to the manor."
Evan nodded and didn't embarrass the driver any more. Since it was Duke Wilson's intention, he had no room to refuse, let alone that he didn't want to refuse.
The coachman was Duke Wilson's coachman. The coach was fast and steady, and Evan arrived at Cornwall Manor not long after getting into the coach.
Evan pushed the car door and walked down. The courtyard of the manor has long been occupied by all kinds of carriages. Because the luxury style is very popular in the current era, the gentlemen's carriages are also extremely gorgeous. His carriage Rather, it is the most inconspicuous one.
Butler Chris was originally instructing the servants to park the gentlemen's carriages in the backyard, but suddenly saw Evan and hurried forward: "Pastor Bruce, you are finally here." Butler Chris looked a little anxious.
Evan couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Has it started? I thought it was eleven o'clock at noon?"
Butler Chris smiled reluctantly: "It is indeed eleven o'clock, but there are a few gentlemen who came from out of town, and a few gentlemen who came early, so it's really rude to be so busy now, please. I'm sorry."
It turned out to be the case, Evan thought to himself, these people want to flatter the duke, naturally they will not miss this opportunity, but he is a little strange, the duke's banquet, even dare to take time to come, in these people It's different inside.
"You are too polite." Evan's mind turned sharply, but he still had a gentle smile on his face: "You are so busy, you have worked hard."
Butler Chris only showed a sincere smile at this time. He was at a loss by these people today, but Evan was the first to say that he was working hard.
"Mr. Pastor, you are really a tolerant person. The Duke is waiting in the hall now, please come in."
Butler Chris was really at a loss at this time, so he found a servant and took Evan into the hall.
Evan was also taken aback when he first entered. The well-dressed gentlemen were all gathered in one place. This was really a grand scene. Anyway, Evan had never seen such a big battle before. .
Evan couldn't help frowning. Such a big scene is definitely not as simple as the party and chat as Colonel Mel said. Duke Wilson must have other intentions.
Evan followed the trail of Duke Wilson in the crowd, but it was actually not that difficult to find. In the place where the most people gathered, Evan saw Duke Wilson with a polite smile on his face.
Different from what he looked like when he was with Evan, the duke at this time looked cold and arrogant. Although there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, it was a kind of alienated smile that refused to be seen thousands of miles away. half close.
Evan looked at Duke Wilson like this, and couldn't help but feel a little turbulent in his heart. All the gentleness of this man belonged to him. This kind of knowledge made Evan tremble with excitement.
"Mr. Reverend." Under Evan's slightly scorching gaze, Duke Wilson finally found Evan who had just come in, hurriedly lined up the crowd, and walked towards Evan: "You are finally here." He seemed to be relieved Tone, eyes with obvious soft color.
Evan looked at the man in front of him and pursed his lips tightly, but in the end he just raised the corner of his mouth and whispered: "Thank you very much for your invitation, Lord Duke."
Duke Wilson didn't notice the difference in Evan's emotions, in fact he was thinking about the last time they broke up, when he was so bad, just because he patted With the back of his hand, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself, and then his performance was a complete mess at the originally good time.
"I... heard that Ferd left." The Duke asked immediately because he didn't want to fall into awkward silence at this time.
Evan raised his eyebrows slightly and said warmly: "Mr. Ferd knows what happened back then." When he said this, Evan raised his head and looked at Duke Wilson: "Did you tell him this?"
Looking at Evan's clear eyes, Duke Wilson suddenly had a feeling of shooting himself in the foot. He almost forgot that although this person is tolerant and kind, his mind is sharper than anyone else's.
"Mr. Reverend." Duke Wilson pursed his dry lips: "Folder has deep malice towards you. If he didn't know the truth of the year, I'm afraid he would have done other terrible things, so I did it myself. I advocated letting Ferd meet the earl's secretary back then, and you know what happened after that, if it makes you feel unhappy, I'm really sorry."
Duke Wilson's words were extremely sincere. He knew very well how stubborn this person looked. If Evan was angry with him because of this, he really didn't know what to do.
Evan looked at him so seriously, but suddenly smiled: "You don't have to apologize to me." His words calmed Duke Wilson's heart: "This matter needs to be resolved sooner or later, you are doing this for my consideration, I am not Someone who doesn't know what to do."
Duke Wilson breathed a sigh of relief.
These two people talked for a long time, although outsiders couldn't hear what they said, but just looking at the atmosphere between the two of them, the eyes of the people around them went straight. They had never seen Duke Wilson with such a gentle attitude. , Those who knew all sighed at the firmness of the friendship between Pastor Bruce and the Duke, and those who didn't know hurried to inquire where the pastor was.
But this is a banquet after all, and Duke Wilson can't always revolve around Evan alone. At this time, Colonel Mel, Duke Wilson's most loyal friend and Evan's new friend, played a role.
"Mr. Pastor." Colonel Mel walked over to the two of them with a glass of champagne: "I was wondering why you didn't come, but now I finally see you."
Colonel Mel's intervention made Duke Wilson frown slightly, but he also knew the situation at this time, so he didn't say much, and Evan liked the colonel very much, and replied with a smile: "I'm late, really It's so rude."
Duke Wilson saw him say this, thinking he was really apologetic, and hurriedly said: "You came at the right time, they came too early."
Such straightforward words made Colonel Mel's face froze. If there was no mistake, he was also one of the 'them', but for a moment he seemed as if nothing had happened, still smiling and talking to him. Evan's greetings, you must know that this is the Duke. There are so many people present, few people can talk to the Duke, not to mention the treatment of Evan.
Although the three of them were standing together and talking, Colonel Mel was talking to Evan most of the time, and Duke Wilson was standing aside most of the time with a very solemn expression.
The people around looked at this situation and thought that the Duke was not very happy, so they didn't dare to talk too much.
This situation lasted for a long time, until the butler Chris finally came in and announced that the lunch was ready. These talents finally breathed a sigh of relief. The meaning of the Duke on the table should be very clear, and everyone's position and ranking will be clearly reflected. their place in the heart of the Duke.
But unfortunately, the table rankings this year are not much different from last year. Except for the pastor Bruce sitting next to the Duke, there is not much difference in the positions of others, but maybe others can't see it, but careful However, Colonel Mel found that the viscount from London, who was originally at the bottom of the line, looked useless, but this time he sat in the middle of the table.
The viscount was so complacent, with a smug smile on his face, but most of the people around didn't pay attention to him, because for these people, there is no difference between sitting in the middle and the back, they pay the most attention The gentlemen who were sitting in the front were still there.
A dark light flashed in Colonel Mel's eyes. It seemed that the Duke's sudden large-scale gathering this time really had other plans!
Recalling the open and secret battles between several crown princes in London today, Colonel Mel only felt a chill in his heart. For him, this kind of thing is something that he can't see even if he breaks his neck, but it is such a common thing for the Duke. Ah, Colonel Mel sighed in his heart, and then immediately threw himself into a chat with an unknown gentleman beside him.
Evan did not attend this party last time, so he did not know what Colonel Mel observed, but even so, Evan could also see a certain tendency, such as Duke Wilson's attitude towards these gentlemen, although he started from scratch. He had a cold face at the end, but Evan found that when dealing with certain people, there was always a hint of caution in his eyes.
This kind of caution may not have been noticed by the Duke himself, but Evan saw it miraculously, and he also summed up what these people have in common - these people are all from London!