"Isn't the fare here expensive?"
The two looked away from Mr. Liverpool and continued to walk up the stairs, and the Lawrence family also disappeared from sight.
Jenkins came to the opera twice, and he didn't buy the tickets himself.
"It's really expensive. They should go in the direction of ordinary auditoriums. The price is about..."
Hathaway was also stuck, because when she and Miss Mihail came, they always bought boxes.
"This season, regular tickets cost £1.3s. 10p."
The waiter leading the way replied.
Jenkins could not comment on Liverpool's behavior, but he believes that such a pursuit means that the probability of ultimate success is very small.
After entering the box with Hathaway, the two were still very interested in looking for Miss Lawrence and Mr. Liverpool in the seats downstairs with the brass-colored binoculars on the table, and found that they were very close, but because Liverpool Sir was a little behind, so the Lawrences didn't notice him.
"I think you'd better find time to remind Miss Lawrence that such behavior should already be regarded as illegal stalking."
Jenkins reminded as he took off his hat and put it on the hook behind the door.
"You're right, but it seems that Liverpool really likes Jennifer."
She sat on the sofa and answered, reaching out to stroke the chocolate that had just walked by, but was dodged by the cat again.
Jenkins fell asleep in the middle of watching "Mr. Bout Forever 31 Days" last time, but this time "The Forever Stage" is very interesting.
The general story is about a group of young girls pursuing artistic dreams, competing and fighting with each other in order to get the "stage of destiny" promised by the gods.
The actors not only have extraordinary singing skills, but also have professional fighting movements. Jenkins was definitely not attracted by the scenes of beautiful girls fighting each other, but at least this time he did not fall asleep. After all, there were other people in the box besides his cat, and it was very rude to fall asleep.
During the opera, Hathaway constantly explained to Jenkins the development of the story, the singing skills of the actors and the source of the soundtrack. Of course Jenkins didn't understand, but he still remembers smiling and nodding in agreement, showing that he was listening carefully.
But compared with Mr. Writer, who has few musical talents, his cat likes opera very much. Apart from occasionally fiddled with the apples and oranges on the table, Chocolat looked seriously at the stage downstairs most of the time. If Jenkins pays a little attention, he can also find that it will nod or shake its head with Hathaway's explanation.
No ordinary cat is interested in opera, and Chocolate is no ordinary cat. Therefore, even if Jenkins discovered the abnormality of the cat, he would habitually attribute it to the continued mutation of chocolate.
The whole opera lasted for four hours and received warm applause from the audience at the end. The leading girls returned to the scene three times before appeasing the audience's dissatisfaction with the end of the opera.
This put Jenkins under pressure. He worried that the script he was about to create was not good enough. After all, the performances of those actors were really perfect.
It was late at night when we left the opera house. The carriage sent by the church to pick up Jenkins stopped at the entrance of the opera house, and no one dared to cause trouble because of the holy emblem painted on the carriage.
In front of the opera house is a gravel road, and a lamppost has been erected beside the road. Above the metal pole, three gas lamps covered with round lampshades are hung scatteredly, like lantern plants. But they have not been used yet. The news from the newspaper is that the mayor will invite the city's celebrities and nobles to light the city's first street lamp in person next week under their witness.
This will be an important moment in the history of Nolan City, announcing that Nolan City has entered an era of bright and dark nights.
As a gentleman, of course Jenkins had to send Hathaway home first, and when the carriage they were riding in just started, there was a loud noise from outside the carriage.
Jenkins opened the curtains, leaned his head out of the car window a little, and saw the Lawrence family and Mr. Liverpool standing not far ahead. Mr. Liverpool looked very embarrassed, bowed his head and said nothing.
"Sir, do you need me to solve it?"
asked the coachman in a low voice.
"No, no need."
Jenkins shook his head, seeing that Hathaway didn't comment, he added:
"It has nothing to do with us."
The moonlight tonight is very good. In fact, since the blood moon that night, the moon has been very bright at night.
Nolan City once again fell into the unique silence at night, but what was hidden under this tranquility was by no means the peace as imagined.
After sending Hathaway back, Jenkins returned to the church to rest. After washing up, he tried to trick the chocolate into the sink, but the cat easily detected his attempt.
Just as one person and one cat were confronting each other at the door, there was a knock on the door of the room.
"Don't leave the bathroom, I'll be right back!"
He warned the cat, but as soon as he turned around, Chocolate slid out along the wall.
It was Professor Burns who knocked on the door, whom Jenkins had seen for the first time since last month's Mr. Corpse party.
"Good evening, Professor Burns, what's the matter?"
As he said that, he moved away from the position in front of the door and motioned for the professor to come in and talk.
"No, it's nothing serious."
The professor waved his hand, took out a letter from his coat pocket and handed it to Jenkins. The envelope was sealed with red sealing wax, and there were many blue stamps on it.
"Jenkins, it's like this. I don't know if you know that there is a [University Federation] in Nolan City, which is a subsidiary organization of the Kingdom's Education Department. Because you have won the Ritter Award-this is the first time a resident of Nolan City has won such a major award. Literary Award, so the University Federation wants to invite you to give a public lecture, and many young students will attend it."
The letter was indeed a well-worded official document, and it clearly stated that this would be a paid lecture—100 pounds.
"The secretary department of the federation should have delivered this letter to you in person, but you are living in the church now. As an official member of the kingdom, it is inconvenient for them to enter, so I entrusted me to deliver it to you."
The professor had invited Jenkins to visit the school where he worked, so most people knew the two were on good terms.
"the time is… "
He turned to the last page of the letter, "Is there still three weeks? Yes, it happens to be after the end of the exam season and before the New Year's Eve, so there is enough time. But I don't know whether I should participate, professor, please give me some advice. "