Comprehensive experience of time and space

After Rose and Jack established their relationship, the smiles on their faces could not be hidden. Rufu waited anxiously for a day, but it turned out that Ruth was with a poor painter! Thinking of the cold reception she had received on this day in the circle of ladies, she felt a sense of despair in her heart.

"Ruth, we've run out of money, our debts..."

"That's enough! Mom! You have to tell me about your debts every day, but I have just checked. Carl has helped pay off a lot of our debts before. Although there is still some left, as long as we keep the house and home If everything is sold, I can definitely pay it back!”

Rufu opened his eyes wide and looked at his emotional daughter, frowning slightly and said, "So? Karl helped pay back the money, but you didn't marry him? Did he give you the money for free?"

Ruth's arrogance became weaker, but she still said: "I went to see Karl, and he didn't mention the money. I think, with his pride, he will not ask for the money from us."

Rufu took a deep breath and tried to say calmly: "Ruth, yes, we can pay off our debts by selling all our belongings. What next? What do we live on? You...you want me to do it Seamstress? Can you bear it?"

With tears in her eyes, Ruth looked at Rouf stubbornly, "Mom, you are the selfish one! I have the right to pursue my happiness. You can't sell me to Karl just to continue living your aristocratic life! "

"Sell? You mean sell? Oh! God! What are you thinking? As a mother, do I have to watch my daughter give up her excellent fiancé and fall in love with a penniless poor painter? ? This is loving you? Ruth, you don’t know anything about life! Life is not as simple as you think. Life can be without love, but life must be rich!" Rufu was heartbroken by Ruth's words. Although she wanted to continue living a noble life, she carefully selected her fiance when choosing her fiancé. However, Ruth used the word "sell", which was simply insulting to her! She no longer knew how to communicate with this rebellious daughter.

Although she was a little moved, she thought of what Jack said before, "You have been trapped by them. In that personality-destroying environment, you will die sooner or later! The only one who can save you is yourself." Ruth became determined again. Determination to break away from your current life. Neither mother nor daughter could convince the other. Ruth was sad all night, and she didn't feel better until she ran out for a date with Jack at dawn.

The ship slowed down a bit, and Karl estimated that there were still about ten hours before hitting the iceberg. I checked the things in the room again and put all the precious things into the space. Some wine, clothes, blankets and other items were also placed. Some coldness could already be felt in the air. Karl glanced at Leger in the living room and said, "Leger, there are too few doctors on the ship. Let's all wear more clothes. We will dock in a few days. It would be very inconvenient if you get sick at this time." After that, he gave him a small flat wine bottle and said with a smile: "This is the wine sent by the count. You have to try it. You have worked hard during this time."

"Okay, Master, I understand." Leger took the flask and carefully put it into his coat pocket, with a smile on his face, very touched by the Master's concern.

Karl nodded, straightened his tie in front of the mirror, put on his hat and walked to the lounge. There was no entertainment on the ship, and since his identity was there, it was unreasonable to stay in the house. He could only pass the time by chatting with businessmen and politicians every day, and occasionally looking at the sea from the side of the ship, waiting for the arrival of icebergs.

"Hey, Carl, we are discussing stocks, are you interested in joining us?" Issy, the founder of Macy's Department Store, saw him coming in and said with a smile. He was the one who finally lay in bed with his wife and waited quietly for the ship to sink. He had a very good relationship with his wife and was already fifty years old.

Colonel Gracie and Baron Cosmo were also there. Karl sat down with a smile and asked Leger to hand cigars to several people. He said: "Speaking of the stock market, the stock market on Wall Street has been rising very well recently. It has gone very high. It seems that there is still potential to continue to rise, but I think things will turn upside down, which is not a good sign. It is better not to invest too much to avoid risks. "

Colonel Gracie took a puff of his cigar and said with a smile: "This aspect is the strength of your businessmen. Issy, what do you think?"

Issy narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, nodded and said: "You should really be more careful. The money you invested in the stock market before has already made a fortune. Haha, Karl's opinion is good. You should be more cautious when investing. There are many other business opportunities now. There is no need to invest everything in the stock market.”

Four people sat around a table, drinking wine and cigarettes, chatting all morning. Although Carl has the memory of the original owner, the original owner was a bit arrogant and had some arrogance unique to aristocrats. His contacts in the business world were not wide enough. Although the Hockley family was a very famous name, the financial crisis was coming soon. If he doesn't seize the time to occupy a place in the American business community, I'm afraid Hockley will soon become a second- or third-rate family.

On the deck, Ruth and Jack were sitting on the bench by the side of the ship, looking through Jack's drawing book. There were many portraits of naked women in it. Looking at it, Ruth found that there were many portraits of the same woman. a woman. The smile on her face faded a little, and she asked seemingly unintentionally: "You like her very much? You painted many portraits of her."

Jack heard the sour smell, looked at her carefully, turned the album back two pages, revealing a painting of only hands, and said with a smile: "Her hands are very beautiful, look, they are perfect!"

Ruth curled her lips and said, "You must be obsessed with her."

"Oh no, haha, it's her hands that I'm obsessed with." Seeing that Ruth was a little unhappy, she quickly said, "Actually, she only has one leg. Look, there is a full-length portrait of her here."

Ruth breathed a sigh of relief and heard Jack say: "Although she is physically handicapped, she is very humorous and very positive about life. She is in New York and is my hometown. I can take her with me when we dock this time." You go see her."

Ruth didn't answer, but changed the subject to talk about Jack's colorful life. That was the life that Ruth longed for. Listening to Jack's description, she wanted to experience it with Jack right away. Seeing her expression, Jack thought of an idea and said, "If you want to ride a horse like a man, you can't do it now, but if you want to spit like a man, you can experience it right away. Come on! Come with me!" Pick up Ruth and run.

Ruth was startled. There were so many people on the deck at this time. Everyone came out to enjoy the scenery and bask in the sun. This was really rude. But she couldn't refuse, so she had to follow Jack and ran to the corridor. Jack showed her how to spit into the sea, and Rose hesitated before following him. The two happily competed to see who could vomit farther. People nearby looked at them with disgust and unconsciously took a few steps back, trying to stay away from them.

Rufu finally managed to talk to the Countess today and walked along the corridor with several noble ladies. When he walked behind Ruth, Jack was taking a sip of phlegm and was about to spit it out. When Rufu called out to Rose, he followed. When he turned around and saw them, he swallowed the phlegm directly. Molly smiled and gestured to him, and Jack quickly wiped the drool off his chin.

Ruth was a little embarrassed, but when she saw the frosty-faced Rufu, the rebellious factor in her heart began to emerge again. She introduced Jack to Rufu and the others, and then said she wanted to go to the other side with Jack to see it, so she pulled Jack away. Lost.

Carl and Colonel Gracie were standing on the upper deck. Seeing this scene, Colonel Gracie patted Karl on the shoulder and sighed: "That day I thought this boy was a hero who saved people. Now look Come on, you made the right decision to cancel the engagement.”

Karl smiled and said, "Of course, if I hadn't made a prompt decision, this Titanic trip would have become a shame to the Hockley family."

"Haha, Karl, you are too exaggerated! But remember to keep your eyes open next time you choose your fiancée, and never choose such a dynamic girl again." Colonel Gracie teased Karl. He and Karl had a good relationship. Especially in the past two days, I have found that Karl has become more and more calm in his behavior, and he is even more willing to maintain a good friendship.

Karl looked at the disappearing figures of Ruth and Jack and thought, without the fifty-six-carat Heart of the Ocean this time, he wondered if Ruth would let Jack paint for her.

Ruth showed Jack around her first-class suite and actually asked Jack to paint for her. She had read Jack's drawing book before, and she couldn't help but be jealous of the woman with perfect hands. Since Jack admired the hands, why did he draw so many full-body and half-body paintings? She wanted only her portrait to appear in Jack's drawing book in the future. She was much more beautiful than that woman, wasn't she?

Rose proposed to paint nudes, and Jack naturally would not refuse. For Rose, this might be a big deal, but for Jack, it was a routine task, but he did not expect that Ruth would be so bold and so... open.

Ruth picked out her favorite necklace and put it on, and appeared in front of Jack with excitement. This was really a challenge to the painter Jack! The girl he loved stood naked and within reach of his hand. Uncontrollable desire overtook Jack. He instinctively reacted in a certain way and his breathing immediately became rapid...

But Jack is a painter with self-control after all. He took a deep breath, suppressed the tension in his heart and the sudden beating of his pulse, controlled the emotions that should not be generated at the moment, and then leaned back and adjusted. From the angle of his gaze, he glanced at Ruth with the eyes of a professional painter, pointed to the sofa and said: "Please go to the bed... uh, no, no, please go to the sofa and lie down..."

Jack was a little panicked, but when the brush touched the paper, he slowly calmed down and began to paint carefully, gradually sketching out a stunning picture of beauty...

Carl's room was only two rooms away from Rose and the others. After he returned to the room, out of curiosity, he let go of his consciousness and took a look. He saw Jack and Rose drawing, and raised his eyebrows. They had the same woman. Soul, she had to admire Ruth's courage to show herself unreservedly in front of a man she had known for only two days, and also brought Jack to the first-class room. If Jack was a bad person, then she would now have both wealth and wealth. Lost! Is she naive, or naive?

Love is really a crazy thing. Seeing the couple immersed in their own world and doing all kinds of outrageous things, Karl thought, he must not forget everything around him because of love. That would be terrible. .

Withdrawing his consciousness, Karl sat in front of the telegraph machine and sent some work arrangements to William. He also learned about the situation in the company in the United States from William's reply. Leger walked lightly to Karl, bent down and said, "Master, Mrs. Cabot is here and wants to see you."

The author has something to say: any revisions in previous chapters are to correct typos. You don’t need to go back and read them again. There will be no major revisions.

Speaking of which, a young lady who doesn’t know the sufferings of the world is easily attracted to the experiences of a poor boy. She feels fresh, exciting and colorful, but if she really has to live in that kind of life, the clothes and fabrics will be bad, the food will taste bad, and she will not sleep well. The bed, the drinks, the jewelry and bags have all become worse. It may not seem like a big deal, but when you think about it carefully, it’s really impossible to adapt to it. An environment that is a few levels worse is not that you can't live with it, but that you can't live with it willingly and happily.

---Lan Gui