The all-powerful wife of the wealthy family

Chapter 171 Angel face, devil physical strength

Arthur told Alice: "If you need a springboard, there is one next to the boxing ring."

"No need." Alice said, supported the side bar of the horizontal bar with her right hand, raised her left hand to grab the top of the bar, then retracted her right hand, adjusted her position and asked Josh, "Can we start?"

Josh took off on the spot and hooked his hands to the top of the bar, and said confidently: "It's done!"

At the beginning, the speed of the two was similar, Josh was slightly faster, but the number of them was still the same. When Josh was making No.80, Alice was also making No.80, but Josh was down. When walking, Alice's head just went over the top of the bar.

Josh's lats and arms are very strong, which is very advantageous for doing pull-ups.

Half an hour passed, and both of them made two hundred. At this time, Josh's forehead was covered with sweat and his clothes were soaked, but Alice seemed to be in the same state as before, only her cheeks were slightly flushed, showing The look after strenuous exercise.

Raul and Arthur began to look at Alice with admiration, and couldn't help but fix their eyes on Alice.

With the last 15 minutes left, Josh was obviously exhausted. Every time he did a pull-up, his arms trembled violently. This was a signal that his muscles were tense and he could no longer support his body.

But Alice's side started to speed up. When Josh did one, Alice could do three. In the last minute, when Josh did one, Alice could even do five to six.

Raul looked at the timer. "Ten, nine, eight... three... two... one! Stop!"

Josh fell to the ground with a bang, put his hands on his knees, panting heavily.

Alice stretched out her calf and hooked it to the iron rod on the right, and landed lightly on the ground with a flash.

Arthur announced the result, "Josh, 320, three, Alice, 460, seven."

Josh had to accept that the difference was not 01:30 points, he lost not one or two, but more than 100 points, Alice won the game with absolute strength.

Raul exclaimed: "Alice, you have the face of an angel, but you have the strength of a devil."

Alice wiped the thin sweat behind her ears, and said calmly: "Everyone has their own field of expertise. No matter how invincible the Romans were on land, they could not defeat a group of pirates in the sea. I may be born with endurance. It’s better, and although Josh has strong arms, he is tall and has big bones, the longer he does pull-ups, the more he consumes, and I am light, so it’s better to maintain my shape and less burden on my arms.”

Alice walked in front of Josh and wiped the sweat from his face, forehead and chin with the sleeve of her clothes, "If you were to compare weightlifting with me just now, I would definitely lose."

Josh smiled and said, "Okay, I don't have a glassy heart, I can afford to lose, and I'm totally convinced if I lose to you."

Raul snorted aside, "Don't be too bully, Arthur and I are both single."

Alice said, "We're not lovers."

At this moment, Josh hugged Alice from behind and refuted her words with actions.

Arthur stood up and said, "I don't think it makes any difference whether it's a lover or not."

After finishing speaking and preparing to leave, Raul followed closely, "Brother, let's go together and see them show their affection. I'm so sad. I also want to find a girlfriend."

Arthur stopped in his tracks and asked, "Don't you like men?"

Raul was taken aback: "How do you know?"

Arthur: "I remember that your previous object was a man."

Raul's mouth became round, "How do you know?"

Arthur said lightly: "You didn't tell me?"

Raul was going crazy, struggling with how to come out to his brother for a long time, unexpectedly, unexpectedly, this insightful person already knew, "Why would I tell you, but, how on earth did you know? And, you know Why are you so calm? Hey...brother, what are you doing so fast..."

The voices of the two faded away.

Alice suddenly laughed, "Raul also likes men?"

Josh said, "Who knows, maybe, I think he kind of likes Toni."

Thinking of Toni, Alice said: "But Toni likes you, this relationship is complicated."

Josh straightened Alice and made her face him, "It's not complicated, as long as you like me, there is only one person I like, and you know, it's you."

Alice avoided the topic, broke away from Josh's arms, and said, "Hurry up and take a shower first, it smells so heavy of sweat."

Josh raised his arm and smelled it, "It doesn't smell bad, don't you think it's sexy?"

Alice ignored him and walked straight to the elevator. Josh smiled and followed Alice's butt.The feeling at this time is the best, I know you love me, you also know that I love you, love each other, still have curiosity about each other, keep the unknown, keep the surprise.

Raul ran over early in the morning and knocked on the door again. Alice felt insecure and had to lock the door tightly when she went to sleep at night. In fact, Raul and Arthur both had keys to this room, and this There is no safer place in the world than Arthur's secret base.

But Alice said that the safest place is also the most dangerous place, so she insisted on locking the door, and hoped that Raul and Arthur would not take the key to open the door without authorization.

In fact, even if Alice didn't say it, they would do the same thing. Randomly entering other people's rooms is not something that fully evolved people do.

Raul knocked hard on the door, and Alice ran over to open the door with small steps all the way, without time to look.

"What time is it?" Alice asked Raul.

Raul leaned against the door and said, "It's already six o'clock, why aren't you up yet?"

Alice turned her face to one side, yawned, and said, "It's nothing urgent, what are you doing up so early?"

Raul put on a straight face, "Why don't you have any pursuits at all, get out of the way, I'll go in and have a look, the room is not messed up, everything is placed as required, no water stains or anything..."

Alice left Raul there alone to chatter, and went into the room alone to change clothes and wash.

After hearing Raul's usual knock on the door, Josh went to wash and change clothes, so he came out one step earlier than Alice.

Raul has already checked everything. After a few days of observation, Alice and Josh are doing better and better. For things like housework, how difficult is it to operate? The key is to be diligent and leave no dead ends.

Raul leaned comfortably on the sofa and asked Josh, "Do you want to go out for a stroll today?"

"Where to go?"

"Arthur is going to meet a friend. He heard that you like literature, so he asked me to come over and ask you if you want to meet together."

Josh suddenly became interested, and quickly asked, "Who is it?"

"Karl Krause."

Josh recalled the name as much as possible, it was a little strange and a little familiar. "Karl Krauss, Karl...Karl...Karl..."

"Why? Don't you know? It's normal if you don't know each other. You'll know each other when you meet."

Josh must have heard of this name somewhere, maybe it was mentioned by his grandmother, but he didn't understand it carefully, so he didn't know it very well, "Wait a minute."

Josh said and ran into the room, trying to turn on the computer to check, but found that the computer was out of power.

Alice finished tidying up, seeing Josh staring at the black screen of the computer thoughtfully, she asked, "What are you thinking about? No battery? If there is no battery, let's go up later and charge these things up."

Josh stood up, took Alice's hand and walked towards the hall, "Raul, when is Arthur going out?"

Raul looked at his watch and said, "It's another half hour."

"So early?"

In the few days since they came to this secret base, Josh and Alice only strolled around the interior of the base, and hadn’t taken a walk in the urban area of ​​Vienna yet, so they didn’t know that it would take nearly three months to get from this secret base to the urban area. hour drive.

Arthur and Karl Krause made an appointment at ten o'clock for morning tea and then lunch.

Therefore, Arthur, who doesn't like being late, will definitely go out before seven o'clock. According to Lauer's understanding of Arthur, six forty-five is the most comfortable travel time for Arthur.

Sure enough, as Raul expected, when all four of them got into the car, at exactly 45:[-], the sun shyly peeked out. Today must be a beautiful day with clear skies and a good day for traveling.

Arthur drives very well and is fast without feeling the bumps.

In the early morning, there are not many pedestrians and vehicles on the road, and the cars are almost flying on the road.

"Do you know Karl Claus?" Arthur asked Josh, but Lauer hurriedly replied, "He doesn't know him. Tell me who he is. I haven't heard of such a writer."

"He used to study at the University of Vienna, but he stopped studying before he got a degree. He suddenly became interested in acting, so he changed to study drama performance, but he didn't have that talent, so he went to journalism, and later wrote I have read some literary works, and I think most of them are mainly satirical, which is quite sharp. He has a poisonous tongue and is not merciless. You have to be mentally prepared, what he may say in a while, don’t be angry, he is Such a person is not aimed at anyone. It seems that he has not left much fame in later generations, and he doesn't even know Josh. "

Josh hurriedly said: "No, that's not the case. I must have heard of this name somewhere. It's just that I'm not very educated. I came out after I was admitted to university, so I can't say that Karl Krause is not famous."

Arthur said: "Don't be nervous, he has no interest in being famous at all. He wrote a lot of important drama reviews and book reviews before. The New Freedom took a fancy to him and asked him to come over as an editor, but he refused. , he doesn’t want to be a “cultural celebrity” in Vienna’s literary circle. This person has a very personality and has offended many people, but there are also some writers who support him and admire him very much. I heard that there are several in Germany.”

Josh tried hard to remember the name, but he still had no clue.

Arthur continued: "He started a magazine called "Torch". At first, he invited a few people to write it together. Later, two years ago, he simply wrote it by himself. He said he no longer has any magazines. Collaborators, he was jealous of them before, because the readers they drove away were exactly the ones he wanted to leave for himself to clean up. Listen, what an arrogant person, but he is really a very good person.”

Suddenly, a man wearing glasses and a broad forehead flashed in Josh's mind. Yes, he was a satirist. Like Zweig, he had Jewish blood and died in Vienna.

Josh remembered that although Josh didn't know Karl Krause very well, he had indeed heard the name, maybe in a paper on Zweig, maybe in his grandmother's nagging, maybe It is in a comparative article that studies the similarities and differences between him and Lu Xun.

Josh's memory gradually became clearer, and he shouted happily: "Great! I can take a good look at "Torch", and I will find all the prints."

Raul interjected, "You don't need to look for it. Arthur has everything there."

Josh's eyes glowed with excitement, and Alice felt inexplicably happy looking at Josh who was immersed in happiness.

Arthur said: "Karl Klaus asked me out today. I think he must want to tell me about his relationship with Baronis. He is courting the daughter of this Czech noble family and has asked her several times. The girl has refused to agree to the second marriage, and I don't think there is much hope for Karl Krause."

Alice looked at the gradually increasing crowd outside the window and said, "From your description of his character, he doesn't seem like someone who will listen to advice. I guess he won't give up his pursuit in a short time. I hope that girl won't hate him. That's the best situation."

Women still understand women. As long as this Czech girl doesn't hate this man from the bottom of her heart, but just doesn't want to marry him for some reason and concerns, then Karl Kraus's modest pursuit will not become a big problem .

Karl Claus has a very classic saying. He said that every country has such people. They are ignorant, but they must not be offended.

He also said satire should be banned if it was understood by censors.

He thought too thoroughly and spoke too brilliantly.

Arthur drove the car in front of a cafe, and Josh glimpsed a silhouette of Karl Claus from a distance from the crowd. At that moment, a clear photo played back in Josh's mind.

By the way, it's him. Grandma once used his photo as a bookmark. Which book is it?It seems to be a certain volume of Zi Zhi Tong Jian, which Josh later slipped into a martial arts novel as a bookmark.

In that black-and-white photo, Karl Klaus was wearing a plaid suit, dragging his head with his right hand, and was deep in thought. His eyes were looking into the distance, and the distance he was looking at did not seem to be in this world.

This is a man who pays attention to appearance, loves to wear suits, and keeps his back straight at all times. He has a firm and powerful temperament.

Alas, however, this strength will eventually run out, even though the humanitarian spirit has always supported him, but this does not allow his body to remain healthy after long-term physical and mental exhaustion, Josh remembered that he was exhausted in the end.

However, Josh felt that, no matter what, he, Bitzweig, was happy. Sometimes, death was a kind of relief. After the death of Karl Claus, the compatriots he once wanted to protect and love were tortured. The crazy destruction of Germany, he did not see the tragedy in the concentration camp, it was a gift from God to him.

Arthur walked in front, smiling and walking towards Karl Claus.

They shook hands politely, and Arthur said, "You come so early again, every time before me, it embarrasses me too much."

Karl Klaus straightened the hem of his suit again, then sat down upright, and said, "I'll just take you as a compliment on my punctuality."

Arthur didn't buy it. "That's not what I meant."

Karl Krause put a small book in front of him into the black leather bag beside him and said: "I have a lot of time, which is spent on reading and writing, so it's the same wherever I read and write. , I didn't waste time because of you or because I came early, so you don't have to feel guilty."

Arthur: "I don't feel guilty, you are too unruly."

"I like this small cafe very much. I will come here often in the future. Arthur, the cafes you recommend are all good. Our tastes are very similar."

Karl Krause pushed the cold coffee to the table, and the waiter quickly came to take away the cup, and then brought five cups of fragrant hot coffee.

Karl Krause nodded and smiled at the waiter, and said "thank you" softly.

The waiter was very helpful and left with a smile.

Karl Krause said: "Rules are made by people, not laws. Moreover, Arthur, I treat you as a close friend, so I have to treat you a little differently from others."

After the daily greetings with Karl Claus, Arthur began to introduce: "This is my brother, Raul, you have met. Josh, Alice, they are all foreign students, and they met Raul in Murcia Yes, bring them over this time to play, Josh likes literature, so let him come to meet you, communicate with you, and learn."

"When did you speak so bureaucratically, Arthur?" Karl Claus said and shook hands with them one by one.

Josh felt that the hands in his hands were dry and warm, and the strength transmitted was just right.

It would be great if Cui Nana was here, and I could take a photo with Karl Krauss. What a rare opportunity, Josh felt extremely regretful.

Knowing that Josh's mother is Chinese, Karl Krause mentioned one of his essays "The Great Wall of China".

"You must read it," Karl Krauss seemed a little excited. "I often read it aloud. Soon, "The Great Wall of China" will be published in hardcover. The Leipzig publisher Kurt Wolff has contacted me. There will be slate interjections, very well drawn, maybe ten or so. The title on the cover will also be very special.”

Compared with Karl Kraus's "The Great Wall of China", Josh knows more about Kafka's unfinished "When the Great Wall of China Was Built", which is a short story that explores gender issues.

Kafka was deeply influenced by Chinese culture and created several novels with Chinese themes. Kafka also had Jewish ancestry and was born in the Czech Republic. Josh thought of Arthur on the way and said that Karl Kraus is now pursuing a A Czech woman, there may be some special involvement in this, but Josh can't judge Kafka's birthday for a while, and he doesn't know which of his works have been written and which have not yet been created, let alone determine Kafka's birthday. How much Klaus knew about Kafka and whether there was any connection between them, so the name Kafka circled around his lips twice, but he still swallowed it.

It seems that there is still a lot of homework to do, Josh thought.

Seeing that Josh didn't respond to Karl Krause's words, Raul kicked his leg lightly under the table.

Josh came back to his senses, showed a smiling face, and said to Karl Krauss: "I am very much looking forward to the publication of this hardcover book."

Karl Claus rubbed his hands and said, "There will be a recitation in a few days. Do you have time? If you have time, I sincerely invite you."

Josh glanced at Alice, who nodded, and Josh replied: "I have time with Alice, and we will definitely go to listen to your beautiful essay when the time comes."

Karl Krauss speculates about their relationship when he discovers that Josh seeks Alice's opinion before making a decision.He smiled at Alice's gentlemanly nod, and Alice nodded and smiled politely back.

Karl Klaus was very frustrated on the way here today, because Baronis rejected him again. Although this rejection was also in his expectation, anticipating failure does not necessarily mean that he will accept it happily. fail.

Meeting a young man who loves literature eased his mood, but seeing Alice reminded him of Baronis, that beautiful and noble Czech girl.

"Why doesn't she accept my love? My love is so hot and soft." Karl Klaus said in confusion, "I know it's not that she doesn't love me."

Arthur patted his friend's strong shoulder and comforted him: "Carl, it's actually easier to be a friend for a lifetime, but it's not easy to be a lover, a lover, and a husband and wife for a lifetime, and in the end even the little bit of love left may be broken. "

Josh crooked his mouth, it seemed that this point of view was not easy, but he did not refute it.

Karl Krause: "Is that why you're not in love?"

Arthur replied, "No, of course not."

"why?"

"I lost the girl I love."

Karl Claus sighed: "You have been looking for it for so many years, she must also be a beautiful girl."

"The only flaw in her perfection is that you can't find it." Carl Krause held the coffee cup and didn't drink it. "This kind of woman will make us fascinated for the rest of our lives."

Josh agreed with this sentence. He took Alice's hand and gently wrapped it in his palm. He was happier than the men in front of him. Although Alice also rejected him, the meaning of rejection and rejection Not the same.

It doesn't rain often in Vienna, and it has been dry weather for a few days in terms of temperature. However, on the night when Karl Kraus held a reading, it rained heavily.

Josh and Alice were in a warm and comfortable room on the ground floor, unaware that the rain outside had already drenched the whole city, the strong wind was carrying raindrops and hit the doors and windows of the bookstore, and the first floor of the bookstore had already started to bubble. Pao, for bookstores, this was an unforeseen disaster.

But even though the scene was chaotic, neither the boss nor the clerk panicked, and the pace of their feet was still moving towards a string of moving notes. Probably only such a flattered person is worthy of the scholarly fragrance in this room.

Just as the four were about to leave the base, Schlick had already arrived in Vienna from Berlin.

"What? Schlick will come today too?" Josh was delighted after arriving in Vienna.

Arthur was manipulating the steering wheel, the wipers were working crazily, swinging from side to side like a madman, but the vision ahead was still not very good, "Do you know Schlick?"

"of course!"

Arthur smiled lightly and said, "It seems that Schlick is more famous than Karl Claus?"

"No, you can't say that."

Alice said from the side at this time: "I also know Schlick."

Josh was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood, "Yes, Alice, you should also know him, he is not only the founder of the Vienna School, but also keen on Einstein's theory of relativity."

Alice smiled and nodded, "Well, Schlick has written several papers on the citation of the theory of relativity. Although there are some minor problems, they are also very valuable for research. First, the special theory of relativity, and then the general theory of relativity. Although some arguments are insufficient, the arguments Not true, but the field of research always requires people to make mistakes, make corrections, and move forward.”

Josh agreed with Alice's statement.

Alice continued: "However, it's a pity..."

Josh knew what Alice meant by pity, because he knew how Schlick died in the end, and how chilling he was to be shot dead by his former student. Such a death is a tragedy. In the early twentieth century in Europe, It is a big stage of tragedy.

Raul interrupted and asked, "What a pity?"

Josh and Alice said in unison: "It's nothing."

Raul curled his lips and said with a displeased face: "You guys are really bad."

Arthur kept his eyes on the road ahead to prevent accidents, but he also smiled with Josh and Alice.

Raul glanced at his brother, "Why are you laughing? Do you know something? Only I don't know?"

Arthur shook his head, "I don't know."

"Then what are you laughing at?"

"Laugh at you."

"What are you laughing at me for?"

"Laughing at you like an idiot."

"Where am I an idiot, don't you also know?"

Arthur stopped speaking, and concentrated on driving. When the two brothers bickered, each time it ended with Arthur's sudden silence, choking so much that Raul just wanted to scratch the wall. Now there is no wall, so he can only scratch cushion.

"What's wrong with it, I broke the whole set of seats and reinstalled them for me." Arthur said suddenly.

Raul stopped angrily, it can be seen whether he is driving properly or not.

Raul crossed his feet, crossed his arms, sat upright, complained a few words about the weather, and then said that he regretted following out to listen to some stupid recitation. He obviously had no interest, and followed out to suffer in vain. After talking about it, I guess I was tired, so I fell asleep on the side, but unfortunately, I just fell asleep and went to the place.

The bookstore has already been cleared. Due to the sudden heavy rain, there are already a lot fewer customers than usual, so this procedure is much simpler than usual.

When the four of them walked in, before Karl Klaus arrived, Josh immediately recognized Schlick sitting at the end of the long table. He was wearing a low-key gray suit, and the well-tailored suit was already soaked through. But it still does not diminish the elegance, calmness and wisdom of this philosopher.

People said that he was very kind, and with just one glance, Josh could tell that this was true.

Arthur led the three of them forward to say hello to Schlick. It was obvious that Arthur and Schlick were not familiar with each other, probably only a few times.

Josh walked from the warm room to the warm car, so his hands were warm and dry, while Schlick went through a bumpy journey and got wet again. Although he wiped his hands, there was still a trace of dampness. And those powerful hands were icy cold.

Josh took a peek at the book Schlick was looking at. It was a German book, and it seemed to be an ancient book. Josh didn't understand what it meant.

Arthur sat down and said, "This Karl Claus is never late, what's the matter today."

In order to take care of Josh and Alice, Arthur spoke English, and Schlick replied in English very understandingly: "Probably because of women."

"Who said that? Schlick, then you have to admit that you are a woman!" Karl Klaus just opened the door and walked in, hearing Schlick's words.

Schlick was facing the door and saw Karl Claus staggering in with a pile of nightgowns in his arms, so he went to help him, "Madman, what are you doing with so many nightgowns?"

Karl Klaus laughed loudly and said, "Go in and change your clothes. If you wear wet clothes for a long time, you will catch a cold. Today, I temporarily changed it to a nightgown reading."

Schlick was stunned for a moment, then reluctantly picked out a nightgown and went into the room where the clerk usually rests.

To Josh's surprise, many famous people came to this recitation. They came regardless of the wind and rain, and without exception, they all changed into the nightgowns prepared for them by Karl Krause. Everyone seemed to think that this was very strange. Interesting without feeling absurd, what a group of intelligent and interesting people.

Although the clothes of the four of Josh were not wet, they all changed into snow-white nightgowns in order to match the temporarily changed theme - nightgown recitation.

Arthur was calm as always, Josh couldn't restrain his joy and looked excited, Alice was wrapped in an oversized nightgown, only showing a cute head, and Raul fell asleep on one side.

There were many familiar characters at the recital, but they couldn’t recognize them. Josh thought to himself, after all, he was ignorant, and his knowledge of history, philosophy, and sociology was too little and too shallow.

Josh didn't have much confidence in her German, so she declined Karl Kraus's invitation to recite, but Alice couldn't refuse. When it was time for her to recite, she stood up and straightened her nightgown, instantly from the Switching from cute to graceful, there are inevitably a couple of mispronunciations, but everyone smiled tolerantly, and Alice didn't show any embarrassment at all.

Karl Krauss expressed his gratitude to Alice for the friendly reading, saying it was his great honor.

This nightgown recitation went very smoothly. Josh really wanted to go over and have a conversation with these wise men, but when he heard their conversation from a distance, he flinched again. The questions in their mouths were too profound for Josh , and the pale greetings are meaningless.

In the end, this restless heart calmed down.

Before leaving, Josh asked Karl Krause and Schlick to leave an autograph for himself, and they all readily agreed and signed their names on Josh's autograph book.

When Josh left the research center, he brought three autograph books with him. One is now in Dennis's hands, and the other is in the room of the base. Josh took this book with him so that he would not miss any precious autographs. of.

When all the recitations were over, the staff of the bookstore came out pushing the mobile hangers. They had already dried all the clothes of the guests. This is what Karl Krauss specially asked the bookstore owner. The guests took them back one by one in an orderly manner. Go to the clerk's lounge to change your own clothes. Ladies first. After the ladies are all changed, the men will change again.

Before he had time to change his clothes, Arthur, who was wearing a nightgown, admired: "You are still so careful."

Karl Krause smiled: "This way they will appreciate the face next time you invite them."

"You still care about this?"

"of course."

Karl Claus looked at Josh and Alice, who had been sitting in their seats without moving, and said to Arthur, "This kid you brought is a bit interesting."

Arthur also turned his head to look at Josh and Alice, "What's so interesting?"

"It's just not the same as today's young people."

They are not the young people of this era, and naturally they are different from the young people of this era. This Karl Krause's sense is still so keen.

Arthur avoided the seriousness and said, "Maybe it's not because of the Europeans."

Karl Krause shook his head seriously, and said: "No, no, no." After saying no three times, he continued: "Is there not enough foreigners I have contacted, American, Asian, Australian, These two children are different from them, and they are indescribably different, I want to study it, study it."

Arthur patted Karl Klaus on the shoulder, "Don't waste your time on such insignificant things, listen to me, it's meaningless." Arthur found his clothes from the hanger and walked into the temporary locker room.

Seeing Arthur go in to change, Alice said to Josh, "Would you like to go over and change your nightgown now?"

Alice had already changed back into her own clothes, and Raul was still sleeping soundly in his nightgown.

"Raul, wake up, let's go in and change our clothes." Josh pushed Raul, and after three failed attempts, Josh increased his strength, and Raul woke up with a face of reluctance The complaint that Josh's men are ruthless.

In just a few minutes, all three of them came out of the room. Josh and Raul were fine, but Arthur's face became very ugly. Although Alice also saw that Arthur had never really relaxed, But he has always been in a relatively relaxed state, and when he walked out of the locker room, it was obvious that his nerves tensed up.

Raul walked quickly to Alice, pulled her up, and walked out the door. Alice didn't ask any more questions, knowing that there was an emergency, Alice gave Josh a color, and Josh followed closely, without saying a word. Silent.

The car quickly galloped on the flooded street, splashing high water all the way, which aroused the dissatisfaction of passers-by, but their cursing words were all submerged in the wind and rain.

(End of this chapter)