Chapter 296 Opera

The end of the exam week made everyone feel relaxed. Even Priest Augustus, who was busy because of Holy Prayer, decided to invite Dr. Schneider to the tavern for a drink.

In fact, they originally wanted to invite Xia De to go with them, but Miss Louisa directly refused for Xia De:

"I'm helping Xia De intensively read "Kiss of the Tree" recently. We still have classes in the evening, so you must not drink alcohol."

The doctor expressed regret for this, but since he had business to do, he didn't say much. However, before leaving Saint Teresa Square with the priest, he took out 200 pounds and distributed them to four people. According to 2.5: 2.5: 2: 1.5: 1.5, Shad shared 40 pounds of cash (note).

After the Lakeview Manor incident, the college gave the team a £1,000 intramural bonus. Through a very miraculous operation, the doctor got out the money that could not be discounted. At the cost of losing one-tenth, he got all the gold pounds in four installments.

According to the agreement, it was now the end of the month of thunder, and they got the first payment. Everyone was very happy when the doctor shared the money, but Xia De mentioned that if he can get the credits next week, he will probably have to pay the tuition for the second grade. Therefore, the doctor is asked not to withdraw the remaining money for the time being, and that money can be directly used to pay tuition fees.

If the part crossed out exceeds what Shad deserves, he can compensate several others at a ratio of 1 to 0.95.

"Of course, but do you have so much money? The tuition fee for the first grade is relatively low, and it takes care of ring warlocks who are new to the mysterious world. The tuition fee for the second grade is charged according to the training plan, and it is at least three digits."

The doctor asked worriedly. He knew that Xia De had only been a detective for a month, so he might not have much savings.

"I still have about 800 pounds in my hand, which is enough."

Xia De stroked the cat and said.

"Where did you get so much gold? Oh, Xia De, if you need money, we can lend it to you. You must not touch the Rhodes card."

The old priest was very surprised. The figure of Miss Galina appeared in Xia De's mind. Most of his major income came from the Duchess. Although the two parties are fair deals, Xia De believes that if he speaks out, he will inevitably be suspected of relying on women for soft food:

"It's the detective career that gave me the opportunity to make a fortune. I have met several generous clients. Don't worry, priest, it's absolutely legal."

Only then did the old priest feel relieved.

Dr. Schneider and Priest Augustus left together and went to the tavern to celebrate the end of the busy exam week. Luvia had other things to do in the Prophet Association, so she said goodbye in a hurry. Because they had to go to the opera together in the evening, Xia De invited Miss Louisa to have dinner. Of course, the blonde girl agreed, and excitedly talked about what restaurants could satisfy Mia the cat.

After the meal, send Mia back to San Teresa Square to look after the house. Pets are definitely not allowed in the Opera House. At first, he wondered if he would neglect the cat, but seeing how it lay on the sofa and didn't want to move, Xia De understood that taking it out was the punishment for the cat.

The Queen Maria Opera House is located on Swift Avenue in the north of the city. After a week of high-pressure atmosphere in the city, people's desire to travel has increased. Almost all the tickets for tonight are sold out. Miss Louisa's tickets are in the third row on the second floor of the theater, which is not a bad place.

But the really good locations are actually those higher private boxes. It's just that the two of them came to watch the opera today purely for "teaching", so there's no need to waste gold pounds to buy such expensive tickets. Their income level is not that high.

The Queen Maria Opera House is the private property of the royal family, adhering to the aesthetic characteristics of the Cavendish family, and it is also resplendently decorated. Such a high-end public place naturally has clothing requirements. Most of the gentlemen were wearing the same black formal dresses as Shad, but a few strange clothes could also be seen.

What impressed Xia De the most was that for the first time in this world, he saw a man dressed as a woman in white stockings. Xia De is not sure whether this scene will give him nightmares at night, even if he is made up as a woman, the makeup on the other party's face is too thick, when entering the venue, Xia De can smell the choking smell of powder .

"That's Mr. Prossie Newman, the playwright!"

Xia De turned his head to look at Miss Louisa's attire, wanting to forget what he just saw as soon as possible. Tonight's Miss Writer is a blue dress, very similar to the one worn at the Lakeview Manor dinner.

Miss Louisa said to Xia De very excitedly:

"Look, that is a really great writer. Not only has he written operas and dramas, but he's also accomplished well in long poems, novels and collections of essays."

"Why does the writer dress like that?"

They walked inward together with the flow of people. Fortunately, the playwright and his companion did not go to the second floor, but continued to go up the stairs. If Shad sat with him for hours, Shad thought he would have nightmares tonight. He doesn't discriminate against other people's aesthetics, he just can't bear it.

"It's an aesthetic trend. Rezia said that in the salons of the upper class, you can often see artists dressed like this."

She smiled, and walked in along the aisle between the seats with Xia De, while covering her mouth and whispering in his ear, her long blond hair touched Xia De's face:

"The artistic inspiration of writers is probably not as strong as that of painters. The dress of painters should be even more inconsistent with your aesthetics. Have you ever heard of someone painting clothes on themselves with watercolors and then appearing in the salon?"

"Of course not. Male or female?"

The stranger inquired curiously, and the blonde girl patted him, and said with some reproach:

"Of course it's a man. What are you thinking? Rezia was also in the salon at the time, so she asked someone to throw him on the street. She couldn't stand this kind of advanced aesthetic."

"Oh, don't talk about this kind of thing, although we have seen more disgusting things, but now we are out to see the opera, so don't let yourself worry."

Xia De stopped Miss Louisa from continuing to speak in time, she was not angry, but laughed aside.

The gas lamps on the walls were very bright, and the chandelier hanging directly above the auditorium continued to provide light and heat. Dorothy Louisa enjoyed the evening.

The art of opera also exists in the hometown of foreigners, but Xia De has never seen it live. Sitting in an opera house with a beautiful girl in a strange world, I suddenly had the illusion that coming to this world is not bad.

Before the opening, the noisy sound came from the auditorium on the first and second floors. The crowd was very lively, but as the music sounded, the light of the surrounding gas lamps gradually became weaker, and the voices of the people gradually became smaller.

The lights on the stage below came on, and a girl in a coarse skirt with a broom appeared, and the cheerful singing was the opening of this scene.

"Hmm so far?"

Xia De whispered in Miss Louisa's ear. From their position, the girl singing on the stage looked smaller than the cat Mia who was watching the house alone at this time.

"Of course, do you still want to watch it on stage?"

Miss Louisa answered in a low voice, and then handed him a cold metal object in the dark. Xia De looked down and found that it was actually a pair of binoculars:

"I knew you wouldn't bring it. Is this your first time at the Opera House?"

Saying that, Miss Louisa picked up the binoculars and looked at the stage, just like most of the people around her.

"Really bring them all"

"Otherwise, is it just to listen to the concert? I am just an ordinary telescope. Don't be disgusted. I heard that in order to show off their wealth, some people will wear gold."

Her voice lowered, unwilling to disturb those around her listening to the opera.

In fact, watching the performance on the stage from this position, you can barely see clearly without binoculars, but Xia De still picked up the binoculars and put them in front of his eyes, wanting to try what it feels like to watch an opera with this.

"It's really uncomfortable."

So he still sees with his eyes, and it's just the beginning, and the girls on the stage are singing to tell the background story.

[Outlander, you have surpassed the level of people in this era in both natural science and humanities. Why is your ability to appreciate art so poor? 】

She probably also thought that Xia De didn't know how to appreciate opera.

"That's not the kind of art I appreciate."

He answered in his heart, talking to the woman next to his ear in a completely dark environment, it really felt like she was by his side.

【So what kind of art do you appreciate? 】

"Literary art, or more realistic visual art. Of course, if the opera has a strong story, I will appreciate it."

【What you appreciate is the story itself? 】

"It can be said like this."

She chuckled in his ear, and then said nothing. Xia De entertained himself thinking that although they only paid for two tickets, it was actually equivalent to four people watching an opera.

"It should be counted as three people. Miss Louisa's 'other me' should be normal."

As he thought to himself, he leaned back on the back of the chair relaxedly, squinting his eyes and looking at the glowing stage.

Although I haven't experienced too many things this week, the daytime exam today is really tiring. Sitting in the dark now, without having to think about other things~lightnovelpub.net~ is really relaxing.

Empty his head and decided to enjoy this quiet night, although he was a little sleepy, he still held back.

The play they watched was called "Higgins' Tragic Life", which mainly told the story of a young boy who loves to write, his ups and downs in twenty years, until he reached the end of his destiny.

In each scene of the story, an exaggerated opera performance will be used to restore the fairy tale that the protagonist Higgins is reading. On the one hand, it will promote the development of the story, and on the other hand, it will describe the situation and mood of the protagonist.

The story of "Tree Kiss" is in the third act, and this story is used to illustrate the sadness and pain of the young writer Higgins after love disappeared. The high-spirited female voice at the climax of the story almost shattered all the glass here, but it also won bursts of applause.

PS: Before the big event in the first volume, Shade spent more than 300 pounds, and Miss Galina bought the vampire corpse and fangs, making him 500 pounds (500 points for 1200 points), plus the current 40 pounds, remove To buy candles and living expenses, Xia De currently has around 800 pounds in savings.

PS2: I am not talking nonsense about using binoculars for watching operas.

(end of this chapter)