The most storyteller, Maugham Neil MacAdam

Neil Mark Adam has been interested in naturalism since he can remember. After graduating from secondary school, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Bachelor of Science degree. While looking for a job, I stumbled upon a job in Nature magazine recruiting for the position of assistant museum director. At the recommendation of one of Neil's uncles and his own strong professional and various certificates, he was recognized by the curator Angus and was eventually hired. Two weeks later, he boarded a ship to Singapore.

In Singapore, Captain Breton was commissioned by the curator to meet him and then escort him to the museum in Gisale.

After a few days waiting for the captain in Singapore, Neil stayed at the Van Dijk Hotel recommended by the curator. In his spare time, he went to the Natural History Museum, saw many native creatures in the area, and thought that for the next three years, he would spend all his thoughts on these species, and he was very much looking forward to it. He also spent some time seeing the various ethnic groups on the streets, which dazzled him, and Neil felt that the world was so colorful that it would take him many years to feel at ease.

When Captain Breton met Neil, Neil was reading an expired magazine in the gray garden of the hotel. Breton asked him for a drink, and he shyly said he didn't drink.

After dinner that day, the captain said that since he had come here, he would have to see the bustle of the place. So they got into a rickshaw and went to Chinatown. The captain did not drink alcohol at sea, and in order to reward his restraint, he had already drunk a lot of wine, and at this moment he was very excited, and took Neil to an alley. Inside, we saw some French, Italian, American, a few pairs dancing, and a few other women throwing winks at them, waiting for their invitation. The captain told Neil that there were no white women in the area he was going to, and that there were no women to look at here, and to have some fun.

Neil said no, he slept with any of them, and he had no interest.

The captain paid for the wine and took Neil to a similar venue where there were only locals. Neil saw that the girls here were all Chinese, most of them were small and exquisite, their feet were especially small, and their black eyes looked at the guests with mockery. The captain said that this place can be seen, and somehow Chinese don't like white men, and some fields don't even allow white people to come in. They said that the white man smelled and smelled like a corpse.

Neil thought this was a strange statement. The captain said, it's okay, just change the Japanese. So he took Neil to the Japanese girl's yard. The Japanese girls were warm and considerate, and the captain soon got into a fight with two of them. Two other girls also stuck to Neil, and he blushed. Everyone looked so happy and sincere, and he couldn't help but laugh.

The captain asked Neil which girl he had a crush on. Neil said he didn't want it, and he was ready to go back to the hotel and sleep. Neil told the captain to have fun, not to let himself be upset, and he could go back to the hotel by himself. The captain said he was just here to accompany him, and if Neil wanted to end it, it would end together.

The captain spoke to the Japanese shopkeeper, and the girls in the house were surprised. One of the girls commented, and everyone laughed. Neil didn't know what she said, and the captain said she was joking. At the same time, don't look at Neil deeply. Neil felt himself as a laughingstock, frowned with a red face, and the girl laughed and hugged Neil's neck and kissed him gently.

On the way back to the hotel, Neil asked the captain what they were laughing at him. The captain said that the girls said he was a virgin. Neil says it is. The captain looked at Neil, who was already twenty-two years old, and asked him why, what was he waiting for.

Neil said, "Wait until I get married."

The captain was silent. When he said goodbye to Neil and went back to his room, the captain found that Neil's eyes were still calm and sincere, and he did not see the slightest trouble.

A few days later, they boarded the captain's ship and set sail for the museum on the island of Gisale.

During the trip, they talked about the curator Angus. The captain knew nothing about Angus's academic research, nor about the articles That Neil cared about that Angus had published in various magazines. But he said Angus was a very nice man, just his Russian wife, as if the locals didn't like it. Neil told the captain that while in Singapore, he had received a letter from Angus asking him to go to Gilles and stay at his house first.

The boat walked for four days, the scenery along the way was pleasant, Neil had an irrepressible excitement, he thought that the land was full of mystery, but at this time the sky was thick blue, and the white clouds in the distance were like sails, he felt the vastness and freedom, and he felt that every day in the future would be happy here.

Captain Breton was already in love with the young man. Neil doesn't drink, you joke with him, he listens mostly, and there's something very pleasing about his canon. Everything you tell him, he will find it funny and important, even if he doesn't understand your jokes, he will laugh, because he can feel the laughter that Nee is waiting for him. For every little thing he told him, Neil was grateful. He was polite.

One more thing that no one will deny is that Neil is good-looking. There is a charming little pony temperament. Blonde hair, blue eyes, good temper, happy mood. The most eye-catching thing is his skin, white and smooth, and women rarely see such a good skin type. The captain would make jokes about him every day, ask him if he had shaved, say he didn't have to shave, and his skin was like a baby's ass. Every time Neil was embarrassed and blushed.

In addition to his appearance, he is mainly his innocence and directness, and the world seems to give him a sense of freshness. Although, there are some topics he will argue about, but the simplicity of the disclosure makes you feel very contradictory, and the captain has not understood what it feels like. In the end, he boiled it down to that he hadn't looked for a woman yet.

Finally arriving at Gisal, their boat stopped in the middle of the river, with a clean white town on one side and a hill on the other. The captain greeted the group of people who had come to receive them, and the last one to board was Curator Angus. He took the initiative to shake Neil's hand, and Neil blushed and smiled a little, and his exposed teeth were very beautiful.

Angus was in his mid-forties, his skin tanned and tired, but with a kind expression, and Neil immediately felt that this man was trustworthy. The captain introduced several other people who had come on board and then suggested that they all go for a drink.

After taking his seat, Neil had been observing Angus, and compared with the others, he was very intellectual, did not talk much, and was very calm and composed.

The captain told the waiter that there was no need to pour neil wine, that he would not drink. Angus listened, said, "That's good," and then asked the captain if he hadn't led the young man astray. The captain said that in Singapore, he tried it, but it failed completely.

After giving his luggage to Angus's entourage, Neil proposed to go to the museum first, and Angus smiled kindly again, and then the two of them walked along the streets of the town to the museum. They were all non-talkative people, walking quietly. The pedestrians on the road are busy, but not in a hurry, and the town is full of happy daily life, which seems to be a rhythm of life, and birth, death, love, and all other things common to human beings set the beat.

When he got to the museum, Neil was curious about everything inside, asked a lot of questions, talked about various topics, and both of them forgot the time.

Neil followed Angus home. Entering the living room, I saw a woman lying on the couch reading a book. This is Angus's wife, Darya.

Dalia was thirty-five years old, of medium height, not a good-looking woman, but she behaved soothingly with a hint of sensual elegance. She apologized to her husband for coming home late and responded kindly, "What does it matter, and what's more irrelevant than time?"

She was very enthusiastic about Neil's arrival and kept an eye on him, looking at him. If it weren't for Neil's innocence, she would probably notice that the lady was judging his figure, his youthful posture, and his delicate skin. Neil was shy and listened to Dalia comment on the Englishman next to her husband. He felt a little surprised and embarrassed. Because Dalia said that these people did not look down on her as Russians, and thought that Russians were rude, but they themselves were the most mediocre, narrow-minded, and conformist people she knew. She also said that some of these people were okay with men, and she couldn't stand those women the most. They speak emptyly, they are not interested in anything. If you talk to them about the body, they feel indecent, talk about the soul, and they feel fake.

Angus, still gentle and generous, told Neil not to take his wife's words too seriously. The foreigners who come here are not too smart or stupid, they are a group of kind and kind people. The wife disagreed, saying that she would rather be with a group of energetic and passionate people. She hoped that art and literature should be important to a person. She suddenly asked Neil, "Do you have a soul?" She said she was interested in Neil and wanted to know more.

Being so cross-examined by someone who met for the first time. Neil felt embarrassed. But he was a serious young man, and when someone asked a question, he would try his best to answer it. It was mainly Angus who was there, which made him feel very embarrassed.

He replied that if the soul meant that the Creator had created an independent spiritual entity outside the material world, temporarily united with the body, then he had no such soul. If the soul refers to a collection of spiritual elements that constitute a person's so-called disposition, but he certainly has.

Dalia smiled and said that she wanted to refer to the human heart and the desire in the heart, the desire in the body and the body, and the infinity that everyone has. She spoke so casually that Neil was surprised, and if it weren't for the fact that the other person was so kind and relaxed, he even felt that he was being insulted. Angus smiled quietly and looked at the young man's dazedness.

They also talked about the books they were reading. Dalia advised Neil to read Turgenev, to read Tolstoy, to read Desnoevsky. Neil has no idea how to face her, and she completely skips the first few stages of human interaction, treating Neil as the best friend of her life. This confused Neil, and it was reckless. Dalia was like a prodigal throwing gold coins into the crowd. The way he spoke, the way he took it, was something Neil had never heard or seen before. She didn't care what she said, she would mention some animal instincts of the human body that made Neil blush, and Dalia taunted him again. Neil was a reasonable man, and could only say that she should be right in theory.

She also told Neil a lot about her past. Talking about how the men took advantage of her in the difficult and helpless days before she met Angus made Neil furious and embarrassed him, because Dalia often talked about those things without guarantees in the details. Neil expressed indignation at what had happened to her, and she added that men were like that.

She said that knowing Angus allowed her to live a peaceful and reassuring life. Now, I am also married to Wu Nian.

She also gave Neil books of the Russian novelists she had recommended to read, and in her tone, as if only the literature of their country was literature in the world, Neil found it both incomprehensible and admirable. She encouraged Neil, saying that Neil could have found a more promising job, but devoted himself to science, and that he had something otherworldly. Say he's Alyosha of Scotland.

After Neil read those novels, Dalia didn't seem so strange. Those Russian novels created an atmosphere in which Neil frequently recognized in some of the characters what he had in common with Dalia. Her laziness and zeal, the effect of the combination of Oriental and European, made her like a cat. Her arrogance stemmed from the fact that she did know more than some other foreign women, was more cultured, and could compare herself to other women. She was scruffy at home, accompanied by Angus out to eat and could be dressed up, and she was simply out of place with her surroundings. She didn't mind getting attention to her plump breasts and graceful backline.

If you don't know her, I'm afraid you really have to suspect that she is not a decent woman. Neil has been unable to adapt, first, she has a big appetite and eats more than he and Angus combined, and second, she talks about men and women very bluntly.

Neil fended off Dalia's probing of his private life with the cold humor that Scots excelled. Sometimes, he is overwhelmed by Darya, who exaggerates Neil's appearance and says that he is like a Norse god. Saying more, these compliments are like water falling on the back of a duck, and the impact is not Neil.

Dalia would also put her hands between Neil's sideburns and gently stroke his hair, which annoyed Neil so much that he couldn't stand the hands and feet of others. She even took Neil's cup and drank water, taking away Neil's normal cigarette. He took a few sips himself and returned it to Neil, who looked at the lipstick on the cigarette butt and didn't want to continue smoking at all, but immediately threw it away for fear of being rude. These were somewhat disgusting to Neil. These obvious intimate processes really made him unbearable, and he thought that Angus would certainly not be happy to see them.

Neil chalks up these habits to Russian style, but he also has to admit that having Dalia around is a lot of the time it's fun. Listening to her, it is easy for her mind to become active, and she can talk about any topic. Talk to men and you can predict what will come next. But talk to Dalia, you'll never guess. Her thoughts will arise, and you will follow the imagination, just like every step on the top of the mountain, looking out, the vision of the soul is endless. Sometimes when Neil reminisces about some chats, he feels that the exchange of ideas with Dalia is on a high level, and the pleasure of being able to participate in such a dialogue, the fleshly pleasure of being sought after, seems insignificant. Coupled with the fact that she was Angus's wife, this qualification led Neil to conclude that Daria was the smartest woman he had ever met.

Neil may have reservations about Daria's appreciation, but For Angus, Neil's admiration is uncompromising. The fact that Dalia was Angus's wife benefited from such sincere admiration. For another woman, Neil would have reserved respect for Angus because she was His wife.

Angus was so sane, steady, and generous. This is exactly what Neil thinks of himself as an ideal in his old age. He didn't say much, as long as he opened his mouth, what he said was very reasonable. He was wise, his cold humor Neil could understand, and the cheerfulness of the English people at the club seemed so hollow in comparison. He's kind, he's patient, he's so dignified, it's hard to imagine anyone being brazen, forceful, in front of him. These are not pretentious and not very solemn, but sincere and never tell lies. Neil admired not only his personality, but also his scholarship.

His imagination, meticulousness, and diligence are not only devoted to scientific research, but also reflected in the daily work of the museum. It is inevitable that some small accidents will occur in scientific research, such as small animals destroying the scientific evidence of Angus and Neil, and Angus is also calm, emotionally stable, and tolerant to start again.

In the course of his work, Angus's erudition was an encyclopedia, making Neil ashamed of his ignorance. Angus's research on the continent alone often required going inland to collect new species, and the journey was fraught with hardships and hardships, often lacking the necessities of life. But the feedback is also so tempting, infinite scenery, infinite closeness to nature, the sense of freedom to cut off the bondage together, is the ideal life in Neil's mind.

Angus hired Neil, also because of the need for such an assistant, to help him collect rare species in the wild. These operations require weeks of exodus. Dalia had been reluctant to accompany him out, because she was inexplicably afraid of the forest, of wild beasts, snakes, and poisonous insects. Angus tried to convince her that these creatures, without taking the initiative to provoke and threaten them, would not harm people. But her fears are not governed by reason.

Angus also planned such an expedition because of Neil's arrival. They had been discussing together for months, and Neil hadn't looked forward to anything like that, looking forward to the trip.

For months, Neil slowly threw away his interest in Russian novels and immersed himself in his work. He also met some people in sports activities such as playing ball, and they discussed the game together, which became his enjoyment after work. Neil felt it was time to move out of Angus's house, and living in his house was a stopgap measure. It just so happened that one of these partners was returning home and he could move in with him, and Neil was a very popular person. After a total of the rent costs, Neil agreed.

After he explained the situation to the Angus, Dalia tried to keep him and analyzed the pros and cons for him. Neil chose this job, the income is not much, continue to live in his home is a good way to save money, if Neil willing, you can also pay for some food costs. Angus also felt that working under the same roof as Neil was much easier to work, and any topics could be discussed immediately. Finally, when Neal went to inform his roommate that he had decided not to move and would remain at Angus's house.

He told his friends that the couple was very good, and they were very serious about retention, and he really couldn't refuse.

Neil found that the friends seemed to understand Neil's choice very well, and also smiled meaningfully, and one of them, and said, yes, dalia and neil were looking for fun, not the first, nor the last. Neil thought the guy was too rude and asked him to retract what he had said. The other party told him not to pretend. In a fit of rage, Neil slammed his fist into the guy, and they wrestled. Their fight ended with the stationers getting involved.

After the stationer asked about the situation, Neil insisted that he had started beating people because the other side was insinuating and ruining the reputation of a lady. The other party felt that he had just said a fact, and that he had been beaten, and that there was nothing to apologize for. The station officer handled the dispute on the face of the officer, educated these young people to speculate on others at will, and was disrespectful to people, which was crucially very bad for Angus's reputation in the local area. Angus was a scholar who was highly respected by everyone, and in the end everyone apologized to each other and shook hands.

The station officer left Neil afterwards. Neil told him about his friendship with Angus's wife, saying that nothing was true of what they said. The stationer listened quietly, and there was something meaningful in his eyes.

The stationer said that she had not heard anyone speak so highly of her in a long time, and Neil wanted to get the officer's affirmation and confirm that he recognized that he was telling the truth.

The stationer said, "Of course, I believe it is the truth, maybe you reformed her." ”

On the way back, Neil felt very confused. Back at Angus's house, a warm family scene, Dalia is quiet and determined, and the couple is so full of their own business alone. The stationer said that Neil didn't want to believe a word. At the end of the day, it's those people who are too dirty inside.

They were also suspicious of Neil, who himself knew that none of them were true, so there was no need for him to believe them. He wanted to find out who was the one who started the rumor, and he had to not only beat him, but also break his neck.

Angus and Neil's planned expedition was finally about to begin, and they prepared to travel up the river, to where the boats could not reach, and then through the forest to find samples in a mountain that few people knew. Angus's mood was like a day, and one morning he told Neil almost excitedly that his wife had decided to go with them this time. Leaving his wife at home, he was worried, and now, all the time together, it would be okay to go out as long as he wanted. Neil was happy for Angus, too.

On the day of departure, they were well prepared, and there were four Malay galleons on the waterway, supplies, servants, hunters, and all kinds of things needed for expeditions and collections. Everyone is excited, and it's a wonderful world to leave the civilized world behind. A few days later, when they reached a place where the ship could not continue, they rested in government huts on land, and then they went deep inland, and when they reached their destination, they would build some wooden houses on an impromptu basis and need to meet and communicate with people from nearby villages. Angus decided to go for a run on his own. After sending Angus away, Neil was free and saw a pond nearby, and he thought he might as well go for a swim.

He let his thoughts fly as he swam. The place had a mysterious, unstained, primal breath of nature, and he fluttered around in the pond for a while, enjoying the feeling of his limbs scratching, and he floated on the surface of the water again, looking at the blue sky that came out between the branches, and the scattered sunlight sprinkled golden dots on the water. Suddenly, he heard someone talking. He exclaimed and sank into the water. Twisting his body, he saw Daria standing on the shore. She said, Neil, your body is so white.

Neil was embarrassed, and he said he wasn't wearing anything. He had wanted Darya to hear this and leave quickly, but Dalia said it was a good place, and she wanted to go into the water. As she spoke, she began to undress, and Neil quickly turned her head away. He made a few quick strokes to make room so that she could swim freely and not approach him. But Darya swam toward him.

He was so embarrassed that he didn't know where his eyes were going to look. In such clear water, you can see that both sides are naked no matter what. This is not the worst, wait a while to go ashore a lot of trouble. Daria had a great time swimming. He also kept chatting with Neil. Saying that her hair was fine and wet like a rat's tail, she asked Nirto to take a look at her, and she wanted to curl her hair. Neil said, no plate, it looks good.

Dalia swam for a while and wanted to go to breakfast, but Neil asked her to go up first and twist her head herself. But Darya says she can't go up and asks Neil to help. Neil couldn't help her if she didn't grab the branch and go ashore first. He had to go up first and pull her up. She picked up her clothes and wiped her body clean, not seeing the slightest embarrassment. Neil had to do just that, and he turned his back on the rules.

Dalia said that Neil's skin was so good, white and slippery, and her figure was very manly, and she didn't have a single chest hair.

Neil hurried away, thinking that they had swum ashore without clothes, and if anyone saw them, they would not believe that they were not in an improper relationship. Neil is a factual man, and he admits that it is not too much to say that if anyone thinks so. He felt that Dalia was too Russian and that she shouldn't have put a man in that situation. He also felt stupid. Either way, that's a bad thing.

The next day, they need to sleep in the primeval forest. The sounds of various creatures were reflected in the silent primeval forest, and there was a strange feeling that Angus was asleep, next to Daria, facing the terrifying power of nature, terrified. She asked Neil, who was not far away, if she was afraid. Neil said there was nothing to be afraid of. Dalia said she regretted coming out.

Neil later fell asleep and woke up again to see that Darya's fear had also been dispelled by the morning daylight. In the afternoon they arrived at the camp where Angus had decided to build a makeshift hut. The workers who brought them immediately began to work. Soon, a two-bedroom stilted wooden house will be formed, very delicate, full of greenery, and smell good. The Angus couple are very comfortable everywhere, the husband is habitual, the wife used to wander around, with a cat-like nature, no matter when and where, can make themselves comfortable. Within a day, everything was in order, and they began to settle down.

The day of the expedition, every day is almost the same. In the morning, Angus and Neil went out separately to search, and in the afternoon, they nailed the collected species into boxes, searched them, or peeled the fur of birds to make specimens. In the evening, they would go hunting for moths. Darya called servants in the hut, did her own bits and pieces, read books, and smoked countless cigarettes. Day by day, it was pleasant, monotonous and fulfilling.

Neil was intoxicated every day. He discovered a new species of stick bug, which Angus also named after Neil's last name. He was incredibly proud. Later, Neil was bitten by a snake, but fortunately the local headhunter saved him, which frightened Dalia, she did not dare to take more than two or three steps out of the camp, she was afraid of being bitten by snakes, she was afraid of wild animals, and she was afraid of losing herself.

One night, Dalia suggested that Angus talk about his previous experience of wandering in the woods. It was a memory that Angus didn't want to recall, and he walked for an hour to find himself going around in circles, the weather was so hot that it was frightening, and the thirst was almost killing him. No matter how hard you try, you can't get to camp. He was lost in the woods. It was past noon by then, and if you spent the night in the forest, there would be more danger. It was also urgent to find the stream so that at least he would not die of thirst. However, it took a long time and no creek was found. If you hit a rhinoceros, you're done. There were no guns with them at the time, and if they did, they could shoot and ask for help from the camp through the sound of gunfire. He also felt animals sneaking up on him. All the torture, the disappointment, the physical weakness, made him want to hurry up and give himself a knot. Angus said that he was so frightened and tormented that even if he was an enemy who did not share heaven, he could not bear to let him bear it.

Finally, he heard the gunshots that rescued him, and only then did he give him guidance and get him out of danger. Hearing this, Dalia's body trembled involuntarily. Neil listened intently and asked Angus what would happen if he got really lost and wasn't found.

In that case, Angus said, he would go crazy, could be bitten by a snake, attacked by a rhinoceros, and if not. You will keep walking around and running out of energy. Starving to death, dying of thirst. The beast would eat his flesh, and the bones would be cleaned clean by the ants.

Everyone was silent.

What should have happened or happened. After a month in the mountains, Neil had a fever. The condition was not too serious, but he himself was discouraged and uncomfortable, and could only lie in bed. Dalia watched over him. He felt so much trouble for Dalia and was very ashamed. In fact, there are many things that they have entourage of servants to deal with, but Neil's affairs, large and small, Dalia are very attentive and hands-on, and you will find that she is actually very capable. This made Neil very impressed. When the heat was high, Dalia wiped his head and feet with cool water, and the coolness was very relieving, and he still felt extremely embarrassed. Dalia also insisted on rubbing his body once a day. Every time she finished rubbing, she would kiss Neil and kiss her on the lips, which was really warm. Neil slowly fell in love with the ritual as well.

One night, Neil dreamed of Daria, and he was sweating profusely. That feeling of relief is wonderful. He knew his body temperature was normal. His illness was better. But he couldn't care less about the illness, and the dream just now made him feel self-conscious. He felt so terrible that he would have had this thought, even though it was only in a dream. He felt mean and vulgar. When dawn came, he heard Angus awake, and he stopped Angus and told him he was well. Angus asked him to rest one more day.

Before Darya got up, he asked the servant to wipe himself, and when Darya found out, she came over and tried to kiss him, but he avoided it. Daria was a little surprised, shrugged her shoulders, and walked away. It wasn't long before he came to ask him what he needed, and Neil pretended to be sleeping. Dalia caressed his cheek gently.

Neil shouted, Oh my God, don't do this. Dalia asked him why he had such a bad attitude. Neil said she seemed to forget that he was also a man, and not to treat him like a twelve-year-old. When she learned that Neil had dreamed of her, she was very happy and bent down to hold his neck. Neil was startled and jerked her away. Almost jumped out of bed. Dalia said, "Don't you know I'm crazy in love with you?" ”

Neil sat on the edge of the bed, dazed. She laughed again, said he was so cute, and asked him what he had dreamed of.

She said she had come to this terrible place all to be with Neil. No matter how afraid of snakes, no matter how afraid of this forest, she couldn't stop her from liking to be with him.

Neil said sternly that he couldn't tell him that. Then he got up and went to the porch. She followed. Neil sat down in his chair and tiredly. Dalia knelt beside him, trying to hold his hand, and he withdrew his hand.

Neil reminds her that she has a husband, and she says she can't take care of it. Neil said she was evil, and she said she blamed him for being too handsome. Neil said she was too ashamed. She said she couldn't help it. Neil said she was crazy. She said she just loved his strength, loved his youth, loved his fair skin. Neil asked her what she really wanted to do. She said she wanted Neil to love her.

Her eyes lit up and her breathing became short, and she bent down to kiss Neil's feet, and Neil roared and jerked her feet away.

Neil says Angus has done a lot for himself. He was the man Neil admired most in his life. He wouldn't cheat on him as well as with his wife. Dalia said that these words have no meaning, and such a thing cannot be thought of as a tragedy. Life is short, and it would be foolish to get some pleasure out of it and choose to give up.

"No matter how much you say something wrong about him, you can't turn it into the right thing," Neil said.

Dalia doesn't approve of this. Neil thought she was incredible. And with a calm and self-assured look, he seems to enjoy the situation in front of him and does not feel how serious it is.

Neil said he beat up a guy at the club because he said something humiliating that she was having an affair with a man. Dalia said, who cares what others say. She loved Neil, and the love for Neil was crushing her. She was going to sneak into Neil's room at night. Neil was so frightened that he would just say, no, no. Dalia looked at him helplessly, stood up, and entered the room happily.

Angus was at home in the afternoon, and everyone was busy. Darya was in a good mood, and Angus looked at her happy and said that Dalia was beginning to enjoy this life. Seeing that Neil was silent, he asked him why he was talking less today, and if he was still weak. Neil said simply, not much of a talk.

He was distressed. He knew Daria could do anything. Neil had seen her lose her temper with her servant and understood that she could be completely in control of her emotions at a given moment. Resisting would only annoy her. She couldn't get what she wanted, and anger would turn her into a lunatic. Fortunately, she would also lose interest in the thing very quickly, just as suddenly as she had to. If she could divert her mind for a moment and a half, she could forget about it completely. Neil also admired Angus's approach, which was both cunning and gentle, and had a great effect on women who lost their temper. Neil often saw all this and secretly wanted to laugh. His current distress was actually for Angus. Angus was a saint who saved Dalia from fire and water, saved her from duckweed's wobbly life, and became his wife. Everything Darya had was thanks to Angus. He protected her and made her decent. If she had the slightest ordinary sense of gratitude, the thoughts of the morning could not be born. It's normal for men to court, they just do that, and switching to women is really disgusting. Neil was a well-behaved man, and he couldn't stand it at all. He saw the desire on Dalia's face, the heavy debauchery of her posture, and he felt extreme disgust.

Neil felt that she should not dare to come to his room at night. At night, everyone went to sleep. He was so scared he couldn't sleep. Lying there listening uneasily. Their room was separated only by thin walls of palm fronds, and he heard Angus's steady breathing, monotonously repeated. Suddenly, he realized that someone had sneaked into his room. He then asked aloud, Angus, is that you?

Dalia suddenly stopped and Angus woke up. Daria said, it's me, I can't sleep, go to the porch to smoke. Angus reminded her not to catch a cold and went back to sleep. She went through Neil's room and went out, and Neil watched her light a cigarette, and soon she went into the room and went back to sleep.

The next day, Neil went out to collect before she got up. Angus went home and he went back again, avoiding being alone with Daria all the time. When Angus walked away to the garden to sort out the moths, she still found an opportunity to ask him why he had woken up Angus. Say he's really boring. Neil said he would rather be bored than obscene. She said she hated him. Neil said, then don't bother him.

She didn't say a word, opened her palms, and slapped Neil hard. Neil blushed a little, but didn't speak. Angus returned. They pretended to concentrate on what they had at hand.

For days, Darya never spoke to Neil except as a last resort. It didn't say yes, but both of them struggled not to let Angus see that their relationship was strained. Angus was also too relieved, otherwise Dalia's silence, from time to time, to Neil's mean sarcasm, would surely make people feel suspicious. But Neil was careful to disguise his reaction. He knew that he didn't care, and if he had a good temper, the more angry Dalia would be.

One day, Neil returns from collecting specimens and finds Angus not there. Saw Darya lying on a cushion on the porch, sipping wine and smoking a cigarette. He learned that Angus had explored a better location for the camp on the upside and would not return until dark. Neil and Dalia finished their lunch without a word, and then Neil packed up his collection tools and prepared to set off again, which he rarely went to collect in the afternoon.

Dalia asked him where to go. And he said, get out. Dalia suddenly began to cry. She sobbed and said Neil had talked cruelly to him. Neil was embarrassed and did not know what to do, he hated and feared this woman, but the respect he had long demanded of her was still there. Because she was a woman, and because she was Angus's wife.

Neil said he didn't want to see her uncomfortable, but it was ridiculous for her to fall in love with a man like him, and he wanted her to have some self-control. Angus trusted them unreservedly, he was a man who did not want to hurt even a fly, betrayed the trust of such people, and from then on, they could not face themselves.

Dalia says that Angus's bottles and cans are full of small animals he killed, and Neil says that's different, it's for science, two different things. They can't say that clearly. Dalia says she doesn't want to fall in love with Neil either, and Angus makes her feel bored and bored to the extreme.

Neil finally woke up to the fact that he wasn't the first one to fall in love with her like this.

Ever since Dalia's incredible confession, Neil had felt that the rumors might have been true, and he hadn't believed them before, and even now, he couldn't convince himself that Daria was such a morally corrupt woman. How terrible it was for him to think of Angus, so gentle and full of trust, to live in an illusory happiness.

Dalia replied that Neil wasn't the first, thinking Neil was shaken. Neil discovered for herself that Daria's watery poplar flowers were not at all hard to overcome and could be ended, but Dalia thought that Neil was interested in her, stopped crying, and continued to talk about her far-fetched thoughts, which she liked to talk about herself. She said she could feel that Angus knew his betrayal, that he had the sensitivity of a woman, that he enjoyed the strange ecstasy that arose in the torment of doubt. She guessed that Angus had found some subtle pleasure in his own pain. She also said that some souls experience the thrill of soul-crushing in tearing and suffering.

Neil couldn't take it anymore, and he said she had only one reason to excuse herself, and that was that she was a lunatic.

She asked Neil if he hadn't been touched by her? Neil said she never had, and he had never owned a woman.

He didn't have the heart to tell Dalia, he felt sick at the thought of that, he had seen many classmates in his home country have had all kinds of male and female feelings, he thought it was so ugly. He enjoyed his own pure mystical pleasures. Love is the Holy Spirit, and sex is terrible. The only reason for sex is procreation, and the only permission is marriage.

At this time, Dalia, hearing that Neil had never been a woman, was surprised, her whole body stiffened, her breathing was short, and she suddenly cried and fell to her knees, with ecstasy and squirting desire in her voice. She grabbed Neil's hand and kissed it passionately, then collapsed at Neil's feet, crying and laughing, her throat making a non-human voice, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.

Neil also shouted, don't do this, don't do this. He lifted her with his strong arms and pushed her into the chair, but she put her arms around his neck again and kissed his face all over again. Neil kept struggling, turning her face away and reaching out to separate her lips.

Suddenly Dalia bit his hand hard. It hurt so much that he didn't have time to react much, and he threw a fist at her and yelled, You monster. The movement was too big, and the two could finally be separated. Neil's bitten hand was bleeding. Neil was fed up and ready to walk away. He put on a straw hat and said he was going into the forest. Darya's eyes lit up, and she said she didn't care, and went with him. Her mind was full of desire at the moment, forgetting her fear of the forest. She hadn't cared about poisonous snakes, beasts, and didn't mind branches hitting her face and rattan tripping her ankles.

Neil has been exploring the forest every day for the past month, and every step of his feet is familiar. He thought to himself that if she wanted to come with him, he would give her some bitter food. He walked as fast as he walked through the bushes. She followed all the way, stumbling but also determined. He was so angry that he could barely see the direction. She followed, talking all the way, begging him to pity her, lamenting her own fate. Language rushed out of her mouth like a stream. It's like a really crazy woman.

Neil didn't want to hear a word, and didn't want to listen. Finally, he stopped and faced her, and he said, "It's definitely not going to work like this." He had had enough, and when Angus returned, he told him that he was ready to return to Giselle and then to his own country.

Dalia said that Angus treated him like a baby, needed him, and would not let him go. Neil said he couldn't manage that much, and he would think of a reason. Dalia said, you really treat this boring and indifferent person like a god.

"I won't tell him the truth, I'll say, you're going to go because you've been rejected by me for courtship." Wouldn't that be interesting? Dalia said.

Neil was shocked and looked up to see if she was just joking.

Dalia actually said whatever she wanted, but when she saw that Neil was scared, she continued to say that he had humiliated himself so much and treated her like dust, and she swore that as soon as he left with Angusti, she would say that Neil had tried to rape herself. Neil said Angus wouldn't believe her one-sided words. Daria said it was easy to leave some bruises, and look at your own hands and tooth marks, and show him these.

Neil stared at her blankly, his face bloodless. He told Angus the truth, would he believe himself? Angus regarded Daria as a goddess, and to him nothing carried weight than his wife's words. What a shameless betrayal an angus who loved him so much. The thought that Angus would think of himself as a disgusting bedbug, despicable, destroyed Neil. He could sacrifice his life for Angus, and he couldn't make Angus hate himself. He was so uncomfortable, tears welled up, he didn't want to cry, it was too feminine.

Darya was so happy to see Neil's look, he had made her so miserable before, and now she had avenged it, and the control was in her hands, and this man was at her mercy. Neil was in pain, she was laughing, Neil was so stupid. At this moment, Dalia herself could not tell whether she loved Neil or despised him.

She asked, "Will you be obedient?" “

Neil didn't know what to do, he just instinctively wanted to run away, to escape from this disgusting woman. He sprinted with all his might, pulled out his legs and ran. Like a wounded beast, he was ramming through the forest until he could not catch his breath. He stopped, pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and he was exhausted and sat down. He reminded himself not to get lost, but thinking about the situation after going back, getting lost seemed like a small matter. But I'm glad I have a compass in my pocket. He still knew the direction. He sighed and walked back. With each step, he was painfully asking himself what to do, daria threatening, and he believed that this crazy woman must have done it. In this forest, stay for three more weeks. He didn't dare to go, and he was afraid to stay here. The only thing left to do now is to go back to camp and think about countermeasures. After about a few tens of minutes, he returned to an impressive place, and after another hour of walking, he returned to the camp.

He went back to the cabin, his mind full of Angus, he was bleeding for Angus, what had been hidden in the shadows before, now Neil could see clearly. He understood why so many people were hostile to Dalia. They looked at the love in Angus's eyes, and they pitied him and thought he was ridiculous. Neil used to think that these were just a little ridiculous in the eyes of stupid people. It was Darya who made him the laughing stock of everyone.

If there is any man who should not be treated badly by a woman, it should be Angus.

Then Neil remembered that Dalia didn't know how to get out of the forest. If she couldn't get out, she would be frightened. Think of the lost story Angus told. His first instinct was to go to her, and he stood up at once. Suddenly, he was furious again. Let her fend for herself. She went with herself, and let her find her own way, the hateful woman, deserved it.

He clenched his hands and encouraged himself not to be afraid. He made up his mind. It was good for Angus that she wouldn't come back.

He sat down to do what he was doing, his hands trembling, and he tried to concentrate. All kinds of speculation in the mind. He couldn't help but look up, and perhaps Dalia would appear in the open space in front of the hut at any moment and walk into the house as if nothing had happened.

It's none of his business.

providence. Dark clouds came, and night fell. Angus is back. He said he came back in time and that the rainstorm was coming soon.

He was still full of his own work, planning, planning to change camps, and changing places would be more helpful for gathering. After entering the house, he came out again a moment later, and he asked Dalia where she was.

Neil forced herself to respond naturally, saying that she should be in the house. Then they asked the servants down the hill, and they all said that they had not seen Madame after lunch.

They surrounded the camp and did not find it. Neil said she wanted to try her luck in the afternoon, and after lunch she went out again to collect specimens, not knowing where she would go. They then continued to search near the camp. Neil saw the fear in Angus's eyes and looked down at the ground himself.

Angus found a search and rescue team, divided the soldiers into several roads, shot and signaled, and said well, which way to find the first, how to notify the other teams.

Neil walked in the forest with a grim expression. He has no uneasiness of conscience now, as if he were holding the secret decree of worldly righteousness in his hands. He knew Darya would definitely not find it.

Finally, several people and horses met.

Angus has six gods and no masters. Neil felt like a doctor at this point, having to perform a dangerous operation, with no assistants and no equipment. However, a person he loves, whether he is dead or alive, depends on this operation. He must be determined.

The search and rescue team set out again, setting routes, carefully inspecting the bushes, shouting constantly, and shooting from time to time. The animals were scared away when they listened to them walk in. The wind howled, and thunder and lightning tore through the darkness. Like a woman calling out in pain, like a demon dancing. The fear of the forest is thus revealed before the eyes, unlike in the human world. The sound of thunder, the sound of rain, the forest like ancient waves, crashing against the eternal coast, terrible reverberations, boulders, trees rolling down the hillside. The surrounding world was turned upside down, and the search team was curled up in fright. Angus did not give up, urging them to continue their search.

It rained all night and thunder hit all night. It didn't stop until dawn.

Back at camp, they were all soaking wet and shaking. Everyone was exhausted and had finished breakfast, and Angus wanted to continue the search, but he knew there was no hope left.

They would never see Dalia alive again.