Chapter 107 Titanic (II)
Mr. Brown's gold mine can produce 135 tons of gold every day, so he became one of the most successful miners in the United States. Molly entered the upper class because her husband owned a mine, but many passengers in the first class cabin, including Ruth's mother, Ruth, looked down on Molly and called her "a person who uses new money". Although they were polite to her on the surface, they thought she was a nouveau riche in their bones.
Molly is an active advocate of feminism, advocating democracy, education and saving women. She usually travels around with her friends. This time, because her grandson was sick, she just happened to book a ticket back to New York that day and boarded the first class cabin of the Titanic. But she obviously didn't understand enough. With her current status, she could only make good friends with the upper class to better realize her ideals.
The dinner was interrupted several times. Although everyone tactfully changed the topic, the previous relaxed and happy atmosphere no longer existed, but added a bit of embarrassment. No one had any intention of continuing. After a while of politeness, they left in twos and threes. Although it was a dinner party, it was only about four o'clock in the afternoon. They usually had two meals on the ship.
Carl took Lejie for a walk on the deck and saw Ruth standing by the boat from a distance, looking at the distance with a miserable expression. He turned his head and looked around. Sure enough, he saw Jack not far away. Jack was sitting on a bench, holding a picture book in his hand, looking at Ruth with an obsessed look, which was an artist's persistence and fascination with beauty. Carl believed that Jack was really appreciating a beautiful woman at this time, an appreciation that transcended desire and private affairs.
However, Jack finally pursued love without hesitation, and went out with Ruth in public, even crossing the last boundary between men and women, and performing car shock, which was really too much. No matter how high the realm of art is, it cannot be separated from reality. A high-profile love affair with a woman with a fiancé, and no guilt, haha, Carl said he couldn't understand.
"Master, do you want me to inform Miss Ruth? There will be an important banquet later."
Carl lit a cigarette and smiled ironically, "No need, I believe her mother will bring her on time."
Lejie followed Carl's line of sight and saw Ruth frowning and walking towards Ruth. Then the two seemed to have a quarrel, but in the end, Ruth lowered her head and followed Ruth away.
As night fell, celebrities and dignitaries gathered in the spacious banquet hall of the first-class cabin. The toasts were intertwined and the crowds were bustling. People in the hall greeted each other and were polite. These are all indispensable social occasions. Wine is like a stimulant, constantly stimulating people's nerve endings. As a result, the body covered by the evening dress became hot, the language became bold and bold, and the behavior became frivolous.
Ruth sat alone at the table, her indifferent expression formed a sharp contrast with the lively banquet. The noisy crowd only added to her boredom. Here, she could not find the truth and the value of life. She felt that this life of a walking corpse had wasted her youth and extinguished the flame of her life. As soon as she entered the hall, she felt suffocated, terrified and desperate.
Finally, she could no longer bear this mental torture, and resolutely stood up and ran out.
In the corridor of the first-class cabin, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence here. People were surprised to find that a lady in a gorgeous dress rushed to the stern like crazy. She completely ignored the etiquette and demeanor of the upper class, knocked away the oncoming pedestrians, and ran forward like a fly.
Many people noticed her in the banquet hall. Ruth was embarrassed and stiff. Carl shook the champagne in his hand expressionlessly and said, "I think I need to reconsider the engagement, Mrs. Cabot."
The people around showed a look of understanding. Such an uneducated, often rude and embarrassing fiancée, no big family would accept it. Ruth's face changed even more, but in this occasion, she couldn't say anything more, otherwise, she and Ruth would become a joke in the upper class. I just made up my mind that I would educate Ruth well after returning and let Ruth apologize to Carl.
While everyone was considering whether to alienate Ruth and her daughter in the future, Ruth and Jack still played the hero to save the beauty. Because of Ruth's willfulness, she almost fell into the sea. Jack grabbed her hand at the critical moment and pulled her back, and both of them fell on the deck.
Several crew members not far away heard someone calling for help at the stern and quickly ran in their direction. When they arrived, they saw Ruth lying on the deck with her back to the sky, gasping for breath, and Jack kneeling beside her in disheveled clothes.
The three looked at each other, obviously thinking of the possible crime, and immediately realized that this was the crime scene. "Back off, don't move!" A crew member ordered Jack sternly.
Jack stood up, surprised by the crew's misunderstanding, but thought there was no need to explain, casually put his hand in his trouser pocket, and followed the crew to the corner. The guards had arrived at this time. After listening to the crew's description, they stood beside Jack and took him under guard.
When this happened, the guards immediately notified Leje. Carl, Ruth and some other people came to the scene together. Ruth had just almost lost her life and had not recovered yet. Her clothes were soaked, even her hair was soaked, and she was in a very miserable state. Carl stood aside and had no intention of going forward to comfort her. Ruth was furious and asked the maid to bring a blanket for Ruth to cover. She turned to Jack and said angrily: "You dirty tramp, how dare you molest my daughter! Guards, arrest him and take him away!"
"Wait! Mom, what are you talking about?" Ruth raised her head and looked around. She realized that everyone had misunderstood Jack. She calmed down and said, "Mom, please stop. There was an accident just now..."
"Accident?" Ruth frowned and looked at Ruth in confusion.
"It was an accident. It was really stupid. I leaned on the railing and leaned too far forward. Suddenly I lost my footing because I wanted to see..." Ruth was speechless for a moment. She didn't know what she wanted to see. Of course, she would not confess her suicidal thoughts and the dangers she had caused.
"Propeller?" A crew member helped Ruth out of the predicament. In fact, Ruth didn't know what a propeller was.
"Yes, I went to see the propeller, and suddenly I lost my footing and almost fell into the sea. Fortunately, Mr. Dawson saved me. He almost fell into the sea himself."
What a lot of mistakes and omissions in the words. The scene was full of business and political elites. How could they not see that Ruth was lying? Even Ruth felt that her daughter's excuse was too forced. Because Carl had said before that he would reconsider the engagement, no one came out to smooth things over for Rose except the crew member who didn't understand the situation. After all, the situation on the scene seemed too easy to make people think of something bad.
Carl glanced at Leger, who stepped forward and asked Jack, "Sir, Miss Cabot suddenly stumbled, and you still had time to take off your coat and loosen your shoelaces? Can you tell me why?"
As soon as this sentence came out, some people who originally thought that Jack was a hero who saved people also became suspicious.
Jack lowered his head and saw the loose shoelaces. Thinking that Rose didn't want to reveal what happened just now, he shrugged and didn't say anything. Ruth heard Lejie's questioning and shouted irritably: "I have already said that it was an accident just now. What do you mean by asking this?"
Carl waved his hand to signal Lejie to leave, and said slowly: "I think my butler just wants to find out the truth of the matter. After all, as the future young lady of the Hockley family, you represent the face of the Hockley family."
Ruth raised her head and wanted to refute, but Carl did not give her a chance to speak, "Oh, but you don't have to worry about the Hockley family in the future. I think you will definitely not like the Hockley family's strict life. Am I right, Miss Cabot?"
Ruth was shocked when she heard this and blurted out: "Carl, engagement is a serious matter..."
Carl interrupted her and said: "Mrs. Cabot, it is precisely because engagement is a very serious matter that I can't tolerate your My daughter has behaved disrespectfully time and again. It is obvious that she does not want to join the Hockley family. In the future, please do not mention the engagement again. After I go ashore, I will personally apologize to the friends who received the invitation. "
Jack finally showed an angry expression when he saw the girl he liked being broken off, and said: "Sir, your fiancée almost lost her precious life just now. How can you treat her so coldly?"
Carl smiled at him and said: "Sir, I don't think you know the situation between me and Miss Cabot. It is not polite to interrupt rashly. Moreover, I can't see any sad performance of Miss Cabot at all."
Everyone looked at Ruth at the same time. Although she was a little stunned, the joy and relief in her eyes were so obvious. Thinking of her previous behavior, they all thought that she was probably out of her mind. In the first class cabin, everyone had heard about the huge debt owed by Cabot. Now that she lost Carl's support, Ruth was still happy. I am afraid that the mother and daughter will soon go to work to pay off the debt.
Molly came late. After finding out what happened, she knew that Ruth lied, but she couldn't help but say to Carl: "Mr. Hockley, as a gentleman, shouldn't you let Miss Cabot change her clothes first?"
Carl glanced at her and smiled: "Mrs. Brown, my engagement with Miss Cabot has been cancelled. From now on, I will no longer be responsible for Miss Cabot's life. Whether she needs to change her clothes should be decided by her. Excuse me."
The upper class attaches great importance to face and reputation, but after two days of getting along, no one will think that Carl is ruthless. If these things happen after marriage, the reputation of the Hockley family will be greatly damaged. Moreover, their engagement ceremony will be held a week later. Although the invitation was sent, the relationship was not publicly confirmed in a formal occasion. People will not pay much attention to Ruth's status. Since Carl said that the engagement was cancelled, they will naturally not pay attention to the mother and daughter.
Carl didn't care about this matter, and the person involved, Ruth, insisted that Jack saved her. The guards looked at each other and had to give up.
The crowd dispersed. Ruth looked at Ruth cautiously, then smiled at Jack, who was worried, and the two seemed to have a tacit understanding.
"Pah!" Ruth covered her face and looked at her mother in disbelief. Jack exclaimed and ran to Ruth, holding her and anxiously touching her face to check.
Ruth felt that her hands and feet were cold. Although slapping was extremely rude and disrespectful, she really couldn't care less now. The rich son-in-law was gone, and the huge debt at home instantly overwhelmed her, while her daughter was still here flirting with a pauper. Ruth wanted to pry open Ruth's head to see what she was thinking!
The author has something to say: I went out this morning, so the update was late. If I don't update on time in the future, everyone remember to read the first line of the copy, where the author will explain a few points of update~
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