Chapter 3 third chapter

Ellie Lodin is not only interested in the coming-of-age ceremony of the Asybe family, he even wants to turn it upside down-in fact, he has already started his action at this moment. Or rather, he was trying to get his act together.Things didn't go so well at first. He was sitting at the moment in the back room of the Green Man's Diner, with his unfinished lunch still in front of him, and a young man sitting beside him.Perhaps it is more appropriate to say that he is a boy, but he is not very like an ordinary teenager.Lodin poured himself coffee, leisurely stirred the sugar, and glanced now and then at his companion, the young man intently turning a nearly empty beer bottle on the table.His movements were obviously intentional, so after turning for a long time, he still didn't bother.

"How?" Lodin finally spoke. "No." Lodin took a long sip of his coffee. "No guts?" "I'm not acting." These words without any intention stabbed Lodin lightly, and his face blushed for a while. "I don't expect you to pretend to be genuine if you don't think you can do it. You don't need to show filial piety or brotherhood or anything. You just need to show proper affection for someone you haven't seen in nearly ten years. It’s good to have the feelings of my aunt. It’s just right, you don’t need to be too enthusiastic.”

"No." "Don't be stupid, I'm offering you a lot of wealth." "It's only half the wealth, and that's not what you offered at all." "If I didn't provide it, what am I doing now?" "Tricking me!" said the young man.His eyes never lifted from the spinning bottle. "Take your word for it. I'm instigating you. But what's wrong with that?" "It's ridiculous." "What's absurd? You have such good natural conditions!" "No one can pretend to be absolutely like!" "Did you know? A while ago, there was an actor who even pretended to be a well-known general in broad daylight, and no one recognized him!"

"That's different!" "Yes. But I don't want you to pretend to be someone. You just have to be yourself. It's so much easier!" "No." The young man still insisted. Lodin evidently had to work hard to suppress his surge of anger.He has a sagging pink face reminiscent of the flipped side of a mushroom.His Ridingham frame was not bad, but the hanging flesh was unflattering, and the new bags under the eyes robbed him of his intelligence.His theater manager originally asked him to play some young gangsters, but now he can only play some old and unrefined roles.

"My God!" suddenly he yelled, "Your teeth!" Even this yell did not make the young man show any frightened expression.He just raised his head as an exception, and glanced at Lodin without any curiosity: "What's wrong with my teeth?" "Nowadays they use their teeth to identify people. You know, dentists keep good records of their patients. I don't know where those children have their dentists. You have to look for them. Your front teeth are your own. Is it?" "The front two were braces, and the teeth were kicked and broken." "I remember very clearly that they saw the dentist in this area. They came to London twice a year, once before Christmas and once in the summer. They usually saw the dentist in the morning and went to a show in the afternoon: In the winter it’s pantomime, in the summer it’s the Olympia races. You need to know those things.”

"yes? " This casual answer greatly offended Lodin. "Mr. Farah, what are you afraid of? A birthmark? I've bathed in the same bathtub with that little guy countless times, don't worry, he doesn't even have a mole! You could even call a dozen kids like him in any prep school in England! Besides, you're more like that little guy's brother now than he's ever been, even though they're twins. Tell you what, my first When I saw you, I really thought you were a child of their family, isn't that enough? You only need to live with me for two weeks, and you will be right for Carlisle, Recht, Assybies, etc. The big and small things are clear! Hey, let me say, can you swim?"

The young man nodded and concentrated on the beer bottle again. "Did you swim well?" "good." "Have you not participated in the appraisal?" "No, I don't think it's necessary." "That little guy swims as smooth as an eel. Also, the shape of the ears is something to consider. Yours look pretty ordinary, and I don't think his is anything special, or I'll remember. Any checks People of status pay attention to the shape of the ear. I have to go back and look at his photo. It looks fine from the front, but it may be wrong when viewed up close. I think I have to go to Carlisle to investigate."

"Don't waste your time on me." Lodin was silent for a while, then said solemnly: "Tell me, do you believe my story?" "your story? " "Do you believe that I'm who I say I am, that I'm from a village called Carlisle, and that there's a man who lives like a copy of you? Do you believe it? Or do you think it's just that I want you to Why come home with me?" "No. I believe your story." "Oh, thank God, at least you are willing to believe it," Lodin said, raising his eyebrows: "I know my appearance is not as good as before, but I can't be greedy. That's it, you believe you Is it like saying goodbye to Xiaoya I said?"

The young man silently turned the beer bottle around again before saying, "I still don't believe it." "why? " "According to what you said, in fact, you haven't seen him for a long time." "But you don't need to pretend to be Xiaoya Xubie, you just need to look like it. My God, you must believe that you really look like you! If I didn't see you with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that the world actually looks like you." There are people like that! This kind of thing used to only be seen in story books! That alone can make you a fortune! You just have to reach for it!"

"Oh, I didn't go get it!" "I'm just making an analogy. Did you ever think that apart from the first year, you can tell them all your experiences in the past few years? Those are all your real experiences, and they can stand up to their investigation." As he spoke, Lodin's tone of voice raised to that of acting. "Or—are all the stories you told me true?" "Oh, of course, it's all true." "That's fine, you just have to remember that you sneaked out of Westside on the Ella Jones, not for an outing in Deeppi, understand?"

"How do you know that there was a ship named Ella Jones in the vicinity of Xishi Town at that time?" "What period?! Brother, do you have a conscience? On the day that little guy disappeared, there was indeed such a boat in Xishi Town! I know the name, because I spent most of the day drawing this boat. It's a darling ship. You know, it's painted on canvas, not on its deck. Before I'm done, the old fellow is off to the other side of the channel. Well, every time I draw a boat, I always The boat left before the painting was finished." The two were silent for a while. "It's close at hand!" "The dinner paper is right in front of my eyes!" "I'm talking about the windfall! Such a property, and a secure life, and—" "You mean, An Ding?" "Of course, after the initial gamble," Lodin said calmly, the eyes looking at him with a bit of amusement. "Don't you think it's you who gambled, not me?" "I? " "Think about it, what you have offered me is an unprecedented opportunity to deceive people. What if I accept your guidance, pass the test, and then dump you? What will you do with me then?" "I didn't think about it. But people like you from the Asyubie family are not liars. You know, the people from the Asyubie's family can't be more honest." The boy pushed the bottle forward. A village called Carlisle, where there lives a man who is like a copy of you? Do you believe that? Or do you think it's just a reason I want you to come home with me?" "No. I believe your story." "Oh, thank God, at least you are willing to believe it," Lodin said, raising his eyebrows: "I know my appearance is not as good as before, but I can't be greedy. That's it, you believe you Is it like saying goodbye to Xiaoya I said?" The young man silently turned the beer bottle around again before saying, "I still don't believe it." "why? " "According to what you said, in fact, you haven't seen him for a long time." "But you don't need to pretend to be Xiaoya Xubie, you just need to look like it. My God, you must believe that you really look like you! If I didn't see you with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that the world actually looks like you." There are people like that! This kind of thing used to only be seen in story books! That alone can make you a fortune! You just have to reach for it!" "Oh, I didn't go get it!" "I'm just making an analogy. Did you ever think that apart from the first year, you can tell them all your experiences in the past few years? Those are all your real experiences, and they can stand up to their investigation." As he spoke, Lodin's tone of voice raised to that of acting. "Or—are all the stories you told me true?" "Oh, of course, it's all true." "That's fine, you just have to remember that you sneaked out of Westside on the Ella Jones, not for an outing in Deeppi, understand?" "How do you know that there was a ship named Ella Jones in the vicinity of Xishi Town at that time?" "What period?! Brother, do you have a conscience? On the day that little guy disappeared, there was indeed such a boat in Xishi Town! I know the name, because I spent most of the day drawing this boat. It's a darling ship. You know, it's painted on canvas, not on its deck. Before I'm done, the old fellow is off to the other side of the channel. Well, every time I draw a boat, I always The boat left before the painting was finished." The two were silent for a while. "It's close at hand!" "The dinner paper is right in front of my eyes!" "I'm talking about the windfall! Such a property, and a secure life, and—" "You mean, An Ding?" "Of course, after the initial gamble," Lodin said calmly, the eyes looking at him with a bit of amusement. "Don't you think it's you who gambled, not me?" "I? " "Think about it, what you have offered me is an unprecedented opportunity to deceive people. What if I accept your guidance, pass the test, and then dump you? What will you do with me then?" "I didn't think about it. But people like you from the Asyubie family are not liars. You know, the people from the Asyubie's family can't be more honest." The boy pushed the bottle forward.