Chapter 36 Bouquet for Algernon - After Faye

Bouquet for Algernon - After Faye "June 29th" Before returning to the laboratory, I planned to finish the project I started after I left the international conference, so I called Steve, who works at the Institute of Advanced Science, and asked him if I could Borrow the effect analyzer of electron generation and nuclear energy that he used in his exploration of biophysics experiments.When I called, he thought I was crazy at first, but continued talking to me for nearly an hour when I pointed out the flaws in his journal paper. He wanted me to come to the Institute to discuss my ideas with his team members.As long as I have time, maybe after I finish the lab work, I can continue to discuss this with him.However, the problem is time, I don't know how much time I have.a month?a year?Or forever?The answer to that will have to wait to find out how deep my psychophysical side effects are after the surgery was performed.

"June 30th" Since I got Fei, I no longer wander around the streets.I gave her a key so she could come and go from my room freely.She joked that locking the door just shuts itself out.I also jokingly replied to her that her place was as messy as a pigsty.She warned me not to try to change her.She got divorced five years ago because of her personality, she couldn't pack things and keep the house clean. She is such a person who seems to care nothing about everything, unable and unwilling to give in to herself.Once, I found a large pile of tickets behind the chair, counting as many as forty or fifty.When she came in with a beer, I asked her why she was collecting these tickets.

She smiled and replied, "Oh! These? You can't understand how sad I am to see them. Every time my ex-husband sends a check, I rush to pay a few tickets. I put them behind the chair, It's because I feel guilty every time I see it, but what can I do as a woman? Every time I drive, I will encounter a no parking sign. I can't always look up before getting out of the car. Parking, isn't that troublesome?" Seeing her like this, I promise not to change her.After hearing this, she deliberately pretended to be very happy, which is probably another kind of humorous expression.Fee was a free and independent soul, and the only thing that was tiring about being with her was that every once in a while she got the urge to dance.This week, we went out together every night, and one or two nights we didn't come back until all night.

Charlie stopped watching me from the shadows. "July 5th" Today I dedicated my debut piano concerto to Faye. She seemed very excited. She didn't expect someone to dedicate something to her, but I don't think she really likes my work.A woman cannot fully meet all the wishes of a man. Perhaps, polygamy is necessary. However, Fei has the advantage that she is very smart and soft-hearted.I just found out today why she ran out of money this month so early.Before she met me, she met a girl in a dance hall, and the girl said she was unaccompanied, broke, and had nowhere to go, not even a place to sleep, in the city, so Fee invited her back to live.But I didn't expect that two days later, the girl stole the two hundred and thirty-two yuan she put in the drawer of the dressing table, and then disappeared without a trace together with the banknote.As I expected, Fee didn't call the police and didn't even know the girl's last name.

"What's the use of calling the police?" she asked me. "I mean, that poor bitch must be desperately poor to steal money. I don't want to ruin her life for a few hundred dollars. Not a rich person, but I don't want to skin her, you know what I mean?" I understand what she means.I've never met someone so honest and trustworthy as Fee.What I need most now is this kind of person, because I really long for pure human relationship. "July 8th" recently often went to clubs with Faye to kill time, and then came back after wandering until early in the morning, so there was not much time to work.If Fee hadn't given me aspirin and some medicines she'd concocted, I probably wouldn't have been able to do the verb analysis in Urdu, and then It will be sent to the International Linguistic Society Newsletter for publication as scheduled.At that point, the newsletter will surely send those linguists back to India with their tapes, since my report points to a major lack of decisive superstructure in their methodology.

I really admire these structural linguists for being able to sort out many language rules based on the ruined manuscripts.It's yet another example of human beings devoting so much energy to studying something that's becoming rarer, filling libraries with books of subtly analytical hum-ha-ha language.This kind of research is understandable, but it should not be used as an excuse to destabilize the language. Alice called today to ask me when I would be back to work in the lab, and I told her that I would not go back until the projects I had started were completed and the Weinberg Foundation agreed to sponsor my special research.She said I had to take time into account in this regard.I think her words are not unreasonable.

Fee still kept asking me to go out dancing with her.Last night we danced and drank at the 'White Horse Club', then moved on to 'Benny's Place', then went to 'Pink Slippers' and a few other places whose names I've forgotten and continued to dance and drink until I was almost drunk I fell down and went home.I think I've been drinking a lot lately, because Charlie didn't show up until I'd been drinking a lot.I just remember doing a tap dance on the stage of 'Arakasan Club' last night, which won applause from everyone, and then I was kicked out by the club manager.Afterwards, Fee told me, the people present thought I was a good comedian, and they all liked my idiotic mannerisms and movements.

What happened next, I don't quite remember.All I know is that today my back hurts, and I thought it was due to dancing, but Fei said no, she said it was because I fell off the sofa. Today, Algernon's behavior has become very erratic again, and Mimi is afraid of him because of it. "July 9th" a very unusual thing happened today. Algernon attacked Fee.I had warned her beforehand not to play with Algernon, but she wouldn't listen and preferred to feed him herself.Fei entered Algernon's room, and usually it would run towards the cage when it heard the sound, but today it was unusual, hiding in a far corner and squatting motionless, like a white cotton flower in a cage.Fei reached in from the top of the cage, and it shrank and hid further inside. Later, Fei wanted to open the maze barrier to appease it.I wanted to speak out to stop it, but it was too late.Fee bit her thumb when she reached out to hug Algernon.Afterwards, Algernon kept staring at both of us, then retreated timidly to the back of the maze.

We found Mimi on the other side of the maze, bleeding from a deep gash in her chest, but she was still alive.I reached in and wanted to hug it out, but Algernon came running and bit my sleeve and I couldn't let it go until I shook it hard. After Algernon calmed down, I observed for nearly an hour.It looks listless and confused, and although it still solves problems on its own without reward and encouragement, its behavior is very unusual. Patiently and recklessly rushing around, he often goes too fast and bumps into nearby obstacles when cornering.It looks like it's in a hurry to get something done.

I don't want to jump to judgment on its behavior just yet, there could be many reasons behind it.However, I must send it back to the lab immediately.Whether or not the foundation agrees to allocate my special research grant, I'm going to call Nima tomorrow morning.