Chapter 196 Seven "U" Word Puzzle

Loneliness, detachment from everything, arrogance, independence of character, love of nature, lack of material daily activities, solitary life, secret struggle for self-purification, love of heaven and earth, all these were for Marius. Prepared to be controlled by wild emotions.The worship of his father had gradually become a religion, and, like any religion, had retreated into the depths of the soul.There has to be something on the surface, and love takes advantage of it. A whole month passed, during which Marius went every day to the Luxembourg Gardens.When the time comes, nothing can stop him.Courfeyrac used to say that he "went to work".Marius lived in a dream.There was no doubt that the girl was watching him a lot.

In the end, he was able to approach the bench boldly and gradually.But he still obeyed the instinct of cowardice and caution in lovers at the same time, and did not move forward.He realizes that it pays to not get "father's attention."Using a deeply Machiavellian tactic, he places his stronghold behind trees and plinths of statues, making it very likely that the girl will see him and that the old gentleman will hardly see him.Sometimes, for a full half hour, he remained motionless, in the shadow of any Leonidas or any Spartacus, with a book in his hand from which his eyes were lifted slightly, Go to the pretty girl, who, too, with a faint smile, turns her charming profile towards him.While talking with the white-haired man in a very natural and peaceful way, she conveyed all her dreams to Marius with a passionate and virginal air.It's an old trick, Eve knew it from the first day of chaos, and every woman knows it from the first day of her life.Her mouth answered one, her eyes answered another.

But it should also be believed that Mr. Bai was aware of it later, because often when Marius arrived, he would stand up and walk around.He abandoned the place where they used to sit and turned to the other end of the path, choosing a bench near the gladiator statue, as if to see if Marius would follow them.Marius did not understand at all that he had made this mistake.The "father" became less punctual, and no longer brought "his daughter" every day.Sometimes he comes alone.Marius did not stay any longer.This is another mistake. Marius paid no attention to these signs.He has passed from the stage of timidity to the stage of blindness, which is a natural and inevitable progress.His love is developing.He dreams about these things every night.In addition, an unexpected happy event happened to him, which added fuel to the fire and made him still blinder.One day, at dusk, he picked up a handkerchief on the bench where "Mr. Bai and his daughter" had just left.A very simple handkerchief, without embroidery, but white and soft, with an indescribable fragrance.He happily put it away.There were two letters "UF" on the handkerchief, and Marius knew nothing about the beautiful child, her family, her name, her place of residence, all of which had been given to him and belonged to her. The first thing from the two cute initials, he immediately began to build his castle in the air. "U" is of course the Christian name. "Ursule!" (Yu Xiu'er!) he thought, "what a wonderful name!" He kissed the handkerchief, smelled it, put it on his chest during the day, and pressed it under his lips to sleep at night .

"I smell her whole soul here!" he said excitedly. The handkerchief belonged to the old gentleman, and it just fell out of his pocket by accident. In the days after he found the treasure, he kissed the handkerchief and pressed it to his chest as soon as he arrived in the park.The beautiful child didn't understand what it meant, and repeatedly showed him with imperceptible gestures. "Ashamed!" said Marius.