I don’t think he can pull his face or dare to say that it’s unnecessary to listen to his nonsense.
Come on, Larry, I’m not a rich man, but I’m not a poor man. If you are short of money, I can lend you thousands of francs.
He burst out laughing.
Thanks, but I’m not short of money. It’s enough for me.
Is it the same after the stock market crash?
Oh, the stock market crash didn’t affect me. I spent all my money on government bonds. I didn’t know that the bonds didn’t fall. I didn’t ask uncle Sam to pay me interest as usual. Besides, I haven’t spent much money in the past few years, and I should have a lot of money now
Where were you before you came to Paris?
India
Oh, as I heard, Isabel told me that she seemed to know you at the Bank of Chicago.
Isabel, when will you meet her?
yesterday
Is she in Paris?
It was in Paris, and now I live in Eliot Templeton’s apartment.
Great. I’d love to meet her.
While chatting, I also paid attention to his eyes, but I was surprised and happy without other emotions.
Gray lives there, too. Did you know they were married?
Yes, Uncle Bob is Dr. Nelson. My guardian wrote to tell me, but he passed away a few years ago.
Nelson was Larry’s only channel to get the news of his friends in Chicago. Today, this line was cut off. He knew nothing about what had happened in these years, so I told him one by one, including Isabel’s birth of two daughters, Henry Matu, Lu Lin, Yisha bradley, both of whom died. Gray went bankrupt and Eliot generously left their family.
Is Eliot also in Paris?
He’s not here.
For the first time in 40 years, Eliot didn’t spend the spring in Paris. Although he looks young, he is already 70 years old. However, when he is old, it is difficult for people to get tired and get sick. He didn’t engage in other sports except walking. He was not at ease. The body doctor would come twice a week for injections on both sides of his ass. At that time, he would take a small gold box from his pocket and take a tablet to swallow Judaism. Dr. Eliot suggested that he go to MonteCatini in northern Italy for recuperation and then go to Winnie. He found a proper-looking holy water dish and put it in his Romanesque church. He felt that the Paris circle gradually lost its interest in visiting. He hated the old people and the old guests, but he felt that the young people were bored. Today, his life focus is to decorate and build this church, indulge his desire to buy art, and feel at ease that he is showing the glory of the emperor. He found an early altar made of honey yellow stones in Rome and spent six months bargaining in Florence to buy Siena triptychs and put them on the altar.
Larry then asked me if Gray was in Paris.
He seems to be at a loss.
I told him what I thought of Gray, and he looked at my face while listening, and his eyes didn’t blink. I didn’t know what it was, but I vaguely felt that he was not listening, but something more acute, and his hearing made me feel a little weird and insignificant.
You’ll know when you see him, I said
Yeah, I’d like to meet them. Their address should be found in the phone book.
But I think you’d better shave your hair, or this appearance will definitely scare them to death. I’m afraid the two children will also cry for their parents.
He smiled.
I don’t think so. There’s no need to raise eyebrows like this.
You can also buy yourself a new suit by the way.
I’m probably a little sloppy. I found this suit left when I left India.
He took a look at me in a suit and asked me which tailor I was looking for, and I told him the truth, but incidentally, the store was in London, so we didn’t go on this topic. He started again with Gray Isabel.
I often meet them. I said that my family is very happy. I haven’t talked to Gray alone, and he probably won’t talk about Isabel. But I know that he is very single-minded about his feelings. Although his face is always gloomy and his eyes are confused when he doesn’t talk, it is very admirable to see Isabel. I think the young couple has been through ups and downs. Isabel has been firmly with him from beginning to end, and he will remember this. You will also find that Isabel is different. I didn’t tell Larry that it was Isabel. I am far more beautiful today than before. He may not realize that the fresh and tall girl has become an elegant, charming and mature woman. Some men especially reject femininity painted by art. She is very considerate to Gray and has tried many ways to help him reply to his letter.
It was getting dark, so I asked Larry if he wanted to have dinner together in the street.
No, thank you, he replied. I have to go, too
He got up and nodded politely, then went to the cafe and stepped on the sidewalk.
four
The next day, I met Gray Isabel and told them that I happened to meet Larry, which surprised both of them.