The stewardsbring the region that Richardis changing over topiece of himnot to pass through, walkedalong a gloomymoistroadfor a long time, ascended the stepon.
管家带着李察转入一片他从来没有经过的区域,沿着一条阴暗潮湿的甬道走了许久,才拾阶而上。Hereisbehindcastlesidesixstory of buildings, maysaywithoutanypatternenvironment, the roomis crowded, obviouslyforaccommodatessomepeoplein the finite spaceas far as possible. The young people who suchbuildingaltogetherfive, the collateral branchevolutionsendsmostlylivehere, moreover issomeHigh Rankservants in Archeron Family, as well asguards the teamHigh Levelmilitary officers and youngInfantry Knightdwelling place.
这里是城堡侧后方的一座六层楼房,没有任何格局环境可言,房间密集狭小,显然是为了在有限空间里尽量多容纳一些人。这样的楼宇一共有五座,旁支谱系送来的年轻人大多居住在这里,另外也是阿克蒙德家族中的一些高阶仆役、以及守卫队高级军官和年轻的步战骑士们的居处。BecauseFloating Islandareais narrow and small, infivebuildingsmanypeoplearetwopeopleevenarefourpeople of one. Cocolivesin the top layer, thereisto the residence that the collateral branchfamilyyoungmen and womenassign, becausehas not designated the companion, for the reason of conveniencedifference, theseteenage boys and girlsassigned the independentroom.
由于浮岛面积狭小,五栋楼宇中许多人都是二人甚至是四人一间。可可住在顶层,那里是给旁系家族年轻男女们分配的居所,不过由于还没有选定伴侣,为了方便出入的原因,这些少男少女都分配到了单独的房间。
The stewards are very obviously riperegardingFloating Island everyone, althoughon the roadhas the servantto salutetohim, buthedoes not needto stop the inquiry, but before bringsRichardto arrive at the corridorenddirectly a door, knocked on a door.
管家显然对于浮岛上上下下每一个人都很熟,虽然路上有仆役向他行礼,但是他并不需要停下来询问,而是直接带着李察来到走廊尽头的一个房门前,敲了敲门。„Whichis?” After the gate, broadcasts the Cocogentlesound.
“请问是哪一位?”门后传来可可轻柔的声音。
The stewardsreportedtheirname, Cocoimmediately, said the soundwaits a bit. After the moment, Cocohas openeddoor. Sheis binding a thickbigshawl, wrapped the entireupper part, under revealed the face lengthto the whiterestingskirt of ankle area, stepped on a pair of small feetonrugclearwhite and tendersomewhatdazzlingly. The presenttimewas very late, looked before Cocoappearanceobviously , went to sleep, was awakened.
管家报了自己的名字,可可立刻啊了一声,说了声稍等。片刻后,可可拉开了房门。她裹着一条厚厚的大披肩,包裹住了整个上半身,露出下面长到脚踝的白色的睡裙,踩在地毯上的一双小脚晶莹白嫩得有些刺眼。现在的时间已经很晚了,看可可的样子显然之前已经睡下,又被叫醒。Regarding the teenage boys and girls of thesecollateral branches, the stewardonFloating Islandit can be said thatis next to the Gordonimportant personage, especiallyto these familystrength not strongpersonisso. Thereforehearsout of the dooris the steward, Cocofastcrawls, onlybound the shawlto open the door, evenhas not attended tochanging the clothes.
对于这些旁系的少男少女,在浮岛上管家可以说是仅次于歌顿的重要人物,特别是对那些自己家族实力不强的人来说就更是如此。所以一听到门外是管家,可可就飞快地爬起来,只裹了披肩就来开门,甚至没顾上换衣服。Shesaw the steward, sawstewardbehindRichard, understoodanythinglikely, immediatelyslightly the bowbowing, said: „Is the presentmustcarry onmagicexperiment? Pleasewait a bit for severalminutes, Icanchange the clothesimmediately!”
她看到了管家,也看到了管家身后的李察,象是明白了什么,立刻微微躬了躬身,说:“是现在要进行魔法实验吗?请您稍等几分钟,我马上就可以换好衣服!”Thisworkregarding the Cocoimportance, obviouslyby farabovesleep.
这份工作对于可可的重要性,显然远远在睡眠之上。
The stewardswavedto stopCoco, saidby the invariableslowsteadytone: „No, has nothing to dowith the magicexperiment. Coco. Millie. Archeron, yoube honoredhad been assignedbyYoung Master Richardfor the firstcompanion. BecauseYoung Master Richardwantsearly tomorrow morning, thereforepasses the nightyourheretonight.”
管家挥手止住了可可,以不变的缓慢平稳口气说:“不,和魔法实验无关。可可.玫丽.阿克蒙德,你已经荣幸地被李察少爷指定为第一个伴侣。因为李察少爷明天一早就要出发,所以今晚就在你这里过夜了。”„What!?”Cococalls out in alarm, the complexioninstantaneouslybecomessnow white, cannot help butretrocededtwosteps.
“什么!?”可可一声惊呼,脸色瞬间变得雪白,不由自主地后退了两步。
The stewardsactuallydo not prepareto duplicatetoheragain, butwas sidewaysto let the path, saidtoRichard: „Young master, come. Moreovertomorrow morningfiveo'clocktimeIcancallyouto have the breakfast, the time of embarkingis6 : 30. The tomorrow'sjourneyis very long, thereforepleaseslightlycontroltonight.”
管家却不准备再向她重复一遍,而是侧身把道路让了出来,对李察说:“少爷,请进。另外明早五点钟的时候我会来叫您去吃早餐,出发的时间是六点半。明天的旅程很长,所以今晚请稍稍节制。”Richardunemotionally, butnodded.李察面无表情,只是点了点头。
The stewardsturn aroundto be aboutto leave, Cocoruns out of the roomsuddenly, has held onhim, urgentlyasked: „Sir! HowpossiblyisI? Youhave certainly made a mistake, yes, certainlyis!”
管家转身准备离开,可可忽然冲出房间,一把拉住了他,急急地问:“大人!怎么可能会是我?您一定是弄错了,是的,一定是!”
The stewardshave not attemptedto get ridorexplain, has not noted the Cocobehavior and expressionprobablycompletelyhasanyimproper, is onlygracefullytoCocogave a salute, but the manner of hisin additionexplanationdid not showthisis impossibleto have the mistake. In fact, near 60-year- old stewardas ifhas not made a mistake in the past 20years.
管家并没有尝试摆脱或解释,也好像完全没有注意到可可的行为和语气有什么不妥,只是优雅地向可可行了一礼,但是他不加解释的态度却说明了这绝不可能有错。事实上,已经年届六十的老管家似乎在过去的20年中从没有犯过错误。At this timewas flungindoorRichard, saidbehindthemlightly: „YouareIelect, notwrong.”
这时被甩在房门口的李察,在他们背后淡淡地说:“你是我选的,没有错。”Cocohas opened the smallmouth, has been startled the moment, before hurriedlyarrives at the Richardbody, deeplybowed, said: „Young Master Richard, certainlybe please earnestconsidersagainonetime! Youknow that Ido not haveanybloodlinesability, is onlyLevel 2 Illusionist, does not have the talentinanyaspect. Do not say that yousuchgreattalent, is an ordinaryclansmanIcannot be joined. Idefinitelycannot give birth to the outstandingdescendant who youneed!”可可张大了小嘴,怔了片刻,才急忙走到李察身前,深深鞠了一躬,说:“李察少爷,请您一定认真再考虑一次!您知道我没有任何血脉能力,更只是一个二级幻术师,在任何方面都没有天赋。不要说您这样伟大的天才,就是一个普通族人我也配不上的。我肯定生不出您所需要的优秀后代!”Richardknits the browsslightly, feltkeenlyCocoreactionhas somewhat gone too farincluding the words that shespoke, no matter the backhadanyreason, aroused the angerinhisheartfaintly. Anyfull of vigoryouth, obviouslywas so rejected, the associationis angry.李察微微皱眉,敏锐地感觉到了可可的反应包括她说的话有些过火了,背后不管有什么原因,已经在他心中隐隐激起了怒意。任何一个血气方刚的少年,被如此明显拒绝,总会愤怒的。
The Cocosoundis very loud, the corridortwo sideshadseveraldoorsto open, found outseveralheadsfrominside, had the maleto have the female. Aftertheysee clearly the situation, sticks out one's tongue, orsmilesto the stewardembarrasedly, shrankin abundance. On the faces of severalyoung girlswrote all overenviedandenvied. Theycannot think through, thatalmostdoes not haveCoco of meritbesides the cheek, whywill settle onbyRichardsuddenly, shehad the ability that inbornluckilyornaturallyattracted, usuallyhasn't looked?可可的声音很大,走廊两边有几间房门打开了,从里面探出几颗脑袋,有男有女。当他们看清形势后,都吐吐舌头,或是向管家讪讪地笑笑,又纷纷缩了回去。几名少女的脸上写满了羡慕和嫉妒。她们怎么都想不通,那个除了脸蛋外几乎毫无优点的可可,为什么会突然被李察看中,难道她带了天生幸运或者自然魅惑的能力,平时怎么没看出来?
The young girlscursedafter the gatewickedlyare receivedbyRichardin the ear, buthewhenonlyanythinghas not heard. Looked at the Cocopaledelicatesmallface, the bigeye that as well asstartedto be moist, Richardraised the headasked the steward: „Now can also replace the companion?”
少女们在门后恶狠狠地诅咒都被李察收在耳中,不过他只当什么都没有听见。看了看可可苍白柔弱的小脸,以及已经开始湿润起来的大眼睛,李察抬头问管家:“现在还可以更换伴侣吗?”Instewardthatboth eyeseyeballcannot seeanycontent, by the invariablesound, maintainsis not increasing for onepointnot to reduceonepoint of respectful, replied: „Thisisyourchoice, andobtains the head of the clanto approve, has officially become effective, is hardto change. Ifinyourpresentmindhad a bettercandidate, mysuggestionpersonallycanchooseagainonetime, youhave the plural numberdecision-making powerin any case, the meaning of thisplural number, Iunderstoodthatis not restricted intwo. Naturally, ifyouare determinedto change, butdoes not chooseoneagain, canachieve, butneedsto followsomenecessaryprocedures. First, youneedto win the approval of SirGordon. Next, showed whether youhave usedCoco,......”
管家那双眼睛中看不到任何内容,以不变的声音,保持着不增一分也不减一分的恭敬,回答说:“这是您的选择,并且得到族长认可,已经正式生效,难以更改。如果您现在心目中有了更好的人选,我的个人建议是可以再选择一次,反正您是拥有复数决定权的,这个复数的含义,我个人理解,并不限于二。当然,如果您执意要更改而非再多选一个,也是可以做到的,但需要经过一些必要的程序。首先,您需要征得歌顿大人的同意。其次,证明您是否使用过可可,……”When the stewardnarrated the longcondition, on the face of Cocohas ignited the hopeimmediately. Looked likeshewantsto sayanything, but was not quite finally stupid, has not broken the stewardto interposeharebrainedly, did not haveto persuadeRichardagain.
在管家叙述长长的条件时,可可的脸上立刻燃起了希望。看起来她想要说什么,但总算不太笨,没有冒冒失失地打断管家去插话,也没有再对李察进行劝说。In the staircaseresounds the litheandrapidsound of footstepssuddenly, handsomeyoung peopleappearin the stairway. Richardfelt that anything, has suddenly turned head, a pairice-coldsuch as the eye of frostfellon the body of young people. But the stewarddoes not know when turns aroundfacing the staircase, is looking atthatyoung peoplepeacefully.
楼梯上忽然响起轻盈而急骤的脚步声,一个英俊的年轻人出现在楼梯口。李察感觉到了什么,蓦然回头,一双冰冷如霜的眼睛落在了年轻人的身上。而管家也不知何时转身面对着楼梯,安宁地望着那个年轻人。In a flash, the Sixth Layertemperatureas iffellunder the freezing point, letting the personis out of controlto fight a shiver!
一瞬间,第六层的气温似乎降到了冰点之下,让人禁不住打了个寒战!
The movement of young people are suddenly stiff, hisvisionmoves the stewardfromRichard, movestoCocoonagain, thendeeplylooked atheroneeyes. Howeverunder the stewardtranquilandprofoundeyesgaze, the sweatstartsto gush outfrom the forehead of young peopleunceasingly, finallycannotpreparing the goodwordsshoutsfrom the throat. Hetostewardgave a salute, saidstifflysound„going astrayfloor”, turned aroundto go downstairsslowly. Crabbedseriousstepsound, as ifhispresentmood.
年轻人的动作忽然僵硬,他的目光从李察挪到管家,再挪到可可身上,然后深深地看了她一眼。但是在管家宁静而深邃的眼睛注视下,汗水开始不断从年轻人的额头上涌出,终于没能把准备好的话从喉咙中喊出来。他僵硬地向管家行了一礼,说了声“走错楼层了”,就转身慢慢下楼。艰涩沉重的步履声,似乎正是他现在的心情。Inthis time, Richardis indifferentbrutalsoundto resound the somewhat: „Ido not change players, isshe!”
就在此时,李察淡然得有些残酷的声音响起:“我不换人了,就是她吧!”ps: Tonighttwo, clearlybehind have.
ps:今晚二更,显然后面还有。
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