Chapter 45 (1/2)
Karenin's promise is like a hard silk, winding Anna up in detail, and she is willing to be protected in this way.
”What are you laughing at? Dear Pasha Asked Mr. prokhov curiously.
”Oh, nothing.” Anna shook her head, but she couldn't suppress the smile.
”I know, Mr. Mann, for the first time.”
Mr. prokhov's eyes lit up when he heard Mr. Gorman's daughter, and Anna was sure of something at the moment.
”Miss aurea is really nice. Maybe you won't see a better girl than her.”
”You like her, don't you?” Anna asked with a smile.
Mr. prokhov blushed.
”So, no matter how odd Mr. Gorman is, you still want to stay here?”
”I think so.” Prokhov laughed and looked down at the account book in his hand.
”Miss aurea is really a good girl, Pasha. You'll see her later.” Said Mr. prokhov, with a kind heart.
”Aren't you afraid I'll take her away?” Anna said deliberately. Mr. Gorman went to pick up Miss aurea, so there were only two of them in the shop.
She had thought that Mr. prokhov had any idea of Mr. Gorman. After all, ordinary people could not stand Mr. Gorman's character.
After listening to Anna's words, prokhov was stunned for a moment, then said nervously, ”will you?”
Seeing the reaction, Anna didn't want to continue the joke.
”Of course not. Don't worry, prokhov.”
”But miss aurea is really very good.” Prokhov seemed relieved, but he seemed dissatisfied.
”How do you know each other?” Anna has a wonderful way.
Prokhov laughed again. His eyes were so pure that they didn't match his tall and strong figure, but they were quite lovely.
”It was last year, in January, we met pirates. I escaped, but I had no money. At that time, I also suffered from lung disease, which was dirty and smelly. I wanted to find a job to eat first, but the business people didn't want me. I wandered in Petersburg for three days, until one day I felt dizzy and hungry. I squatted on the ground, and then she appeared in front of me
A man looks like he has seen an angel. Anna thought.
”She gave me food. I was so hungry at that time that I didn't want to die, so I asked Miss aurea if I could take me to work and earn some bread money. Miss aurea was embarrassed at first, but then she agreed
”And then Mr. Gorman turned you down in the first place?”
”No Prokhov said with a smile, giving Anna a somewhat unexpected answer.
”So I said, Mr. Gorman is a good man, though he has a strange temper. He just has a mean mouth. I'm here to help when I get better, and miss aurea has taught me how to read. ” Prokhov raised the account book in his hand.
”I didn't know a lot of words before, but I'm much better now.”
”To hear that, she is a lovely girl like an angel.” Anna sighed.
”Yes.” Prokhov quite agreed with this statement.
Another hour later, a carriage stopped outside the tailor's shop.
”It must be Miss aurea!”
Prokhov said excitedly that he ran out. Anna followed. Outside, prokhov almost stuck it on the horse's nose because he was so excited.
The jujube red horse was startled and pedaled its hooves in mid air. The driver immediately stopped it. Fortunately, it was soon appeased.
”Rush out for what!” Mr. gohmann raised his voice and scolded. After his voice landed, a sweet girl's voice rang out.
”Prokhov.”
”Miss aurea!” Exclaimed prokhov excitedly, standing erect as a soldier to greet the princess.
And when Anna put her eyes on Miss aurea, she was a little surprised.
It's not that Miss aurea is not beautiful, but that she is clearly a twelve year old girl. So, he likes girls, doesn't he?
Anna felt that it was a little complicated looking at prokhov's back.
Although prokhov was a little excited, and his appearance might not be so noble, in front of aurea, the gentleman's behavior also declined.
Miss aurea came to Anna and said with a smile, ”are you Mr. Pavel? I heard Dad talk about you
”Good day, Miss aurea.” Anna also said hello.
Miss aurea gave a shy smile.
Although she was still very young in appearance, she was indeed like a princess in the way she treated people.She has soft black hair, which is thin but thick. Today's dress is made of white, but it's very elegant for girls to wear a yellow dress. Wearing a light coat outside, it looks very warm.
It's not the same as Mr. Gorman, who is always too lazy to see people.
Even if it was just such an ordinary greeting, Miss aurea was used to leaning towards her people. Her neck leaned slightly towards the speaker in a slender arc, revealing a little white pearl earrings on her earlobe, which was small and delicate.
”You'll have plenty of time later. Now go ahead, aurea.” Mr. Gorman frowned and said his fingers moved around Oria's collar to allow the skin exposed to the cold air to be wrapped in the coat.
”Yes, go first. It's too cold outside.” Mr. prokhov nodded in agreement. Only Anna felt the outside temperature again. Then she felt that it was not very cold. However, she didn't care and went in with Mr. gohmann and them.
Prokhov had intended to carry the luggage to miss aurea in the bedroom on the second floor, but Mr. Gorman stopped drinking.
”Wait here!”
Mr. prokhov, like a reproached dog, despondently gave Mr. Gorman his luggage.
”Dad.” Miss aurea looked at her father with disapproval.
Mr. Gorman said nothing about it, just let Miss aurea follow.
”I'll be down in a minute.” Miss aurea said to prokhov, then looked at Anna and gave her an apologetic smile.
Looking at each other's slow and gentle steps, Anna couldn't help thinking, is she acting like an emperor penguin? Look at each other's thin waist, as if a hand can be encircled. Her shoulders are delicate and her back is straight.
This miss aurea, though not much like Mr. Gorman in appearance, was very close in manner. That kind of temperament has nothing to do with how expensive clothes she wears. It's all from her own.
On second thought, she was clearly a 12-year-old girl. Her face was not fully opened. She had a little round face. There were one or two harmless freckles on the tip of her nose, but her big eyes were very bright. Eyelashes are long, curly and curly, and the tail of the eye naturally has a little radian, as if she has been laughing all the time.
No wonder a man of integrity like Mr. prokhov couldn't resist some evil ideas.
Anna looked at prokhov, who was still staring at the empty aisle, which was empty.
”Prokhov, although I really sympathize with you, I can understand why Mr. Gorman is so mean to you sometimes.”
Paedophilia is a disease. It really has to be treated!
Prokhov was a little confused, and then he reacted. ”It's not what you think,” he said, somewhat embarrassed
”Don't think about it, Pavel.” Prokhov said drily.
He blushed. ”I just want to stay here. I won't do anything to miss aurea.”
”Don't you like her?”
”I like her, but like, like is not...” Prokhov could not speak out. He was obviously such a big man, but he was shy and shameful about such a thing. At last, he said with a straight face: ”Pasha, your mind is so dirty.”
Anna made a big red face and said, ”I'm not dirty! You said it
”I said nothing. I just like Miss aurea. I just want to stay here. ” Prokhov said seriously.