Nineteenth Century Medical Guide

Chapter 291. 287. City of Romance
Paris, the capital of romance, has many differences from other cities.

Especially after 1848 and the baptism of industrialization, the originally narrow and dirty old city was demolished in sevens and eights, and new apartment buildings, factories and other infrastructure gradually changed people's perception of Paris.

In fact, you don’t even need to go to the streets, as long as you stay at the train station for a while, you can feel a completely different atmosphere.

On the train from Berlin to Paris, Li Ben, who was determined to take the first-class cabin, had a deep understanding of this.Even though the train he booked is not a luxury train, he can still feel the difference of this romantic city from the passenger flow.

There is a kind of nobility and elegance that has been carefully crafted by various educations. The chats between men and women are like dreams, and the first-class cabin he is in is full of these beautiful people.

When he handed the suitcase to the station attendant at the train station, enjoying the envious eyes from others, he realized how correct his choice was.

The 3 francs are well worth the money.

The fragrance of Paris perfume, the tobacco smell of ya tablets and sugar tablets, as well as the special smell blended together with tar, cinnamon and coconut oil, Li Ben finally had the real feeling of escaping danger and embracing a better life again.

Listening to the roaring siren, the atmosphere was heightened to the peak.

He couldn't help but took out the half cigar that was used to fill his face again from his pocket, asked the platform attendant to light it and took two deep breaths, enjoying the feeling of being free from restraint.

A sudden remark would only upset him: "I want to see something else."

The girl was dressed luxuriously and spoke decently. She was not an ordinary person at first glance, but she had no defense against the disguised liar in front of her.Li Ben was not in a hurry, he was still paving the way for his people: "It's okay, the waiter has already helped me call for a carriage."

Carvey replied coldly, and wrote down the words just now on the note: "What about the itinerary? You don't need to specify the specific time, just say where I need to go."

"telegraph?"

Li Ben likes this feeling very much, this is the place that is conducive to his life.And in his opinion, he is really safe now, because he really can't imagine that Mick will leave his domestic work for some personal grievances, and look for himself all over Europe.

"Don't worry, a famous chef like Alphonse can sometimes be very strong in cooking, but he will carefully pay attention to the appetite of the guests." Edward drew a few circles on the menu carefully prepared by Alphonse: "I will If you want these, the rest is for Mr. Carvey to choose."

When he thought of this, the girl who drew himself into a bloody person unconsciously appeared in his mind.

"Mr. Li Ben~"

"Dr. Carvey is really dedicated, obviously the operation has been successful." Edward couldn't help but admire the young man in front of him, "And you said that Mr. Erdem is in good condition after the operation, so it doesn't seem that he has gone through all kinds of troubles." major surgery."

Carvey buried himself in writing his surgery records and items that need attention after surgery, and waved his hand at the handbook: "Mr. Edward should use it himself."

"So that's the case, that's fine."

"Don't show it? Forget it if you don't show it."

"No need, I don't have such high requirements for food." Carvey suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Mr. Ambassador, I need the address of my residence in Paris and the specific itinerary for the next month."

Li Ben chuckled, threw down the newspaper, and limped towards the exit of the train station with his cane on.Leaving the newsboy messy alone in the autumn wind.

"I don't need these things."

He didn't believe it at first, so he took out a copy of Figaro, read a piece of news in the corner of the headline, and then realized that his intuition was correct: "It's really him. Why did he come to Paris?"【1】

"Ok."

Li Ben smiled and stuffed the newspaper back into the newsboy's satchel, and changed to a progressive newspaper: "I'm new here, I don't know which newspaper is suitable for me, let me read it twice, and buy it after confirmation."【2 】

The voice of the words was not loud, and was soon swallowed up by the noisy surroundings, but Li Ben could hear them clearly.In an instant, he changed his mind, and put the coin that he was about to take out after convincing himself into his pocket: "I have to read the Times again."【3】

"I still have some at noon, which is pretty good."

"Indeed, Mr. Edward is probably already familiar with it." Carvey complained, and asked the train conductor before he could reply, "The next stop is Innsbruck, I need to send this item back to Vienna .”

"It is expected to arrive in Zurich tonight." The train conductor said to Edward, "If there are no accidents, we will be able to arrive in Paris tomorrow afternoon."

Edward took back the booklet, flipped through a few pages, and returned it with a soft snort: "After all, it's my hometown, so I don't need this thing."

"Yes, telegram." Carvey signed his name on the notice sheet, then tore it off and handed it to him, "Then ask the telegraph station if there is any news from Vienna."【4】

Have a meal? !
It's a good idea to eat, and it was the other party who first suggested that as long as you grasp the propriety, you may be able to enhance your relationship. It is simply a big fish delivered to your door.

Edward couldn't understand, but he couldn't stop nodding: "Leaving aside technical and theoretical knowledge, you must be the hardest and most caring doctor I've ever seen."

The romance here can be finding vigorous love, or it can be fighting against fate and finally realizing lofty ideals.But for most people, especially the upper class, romance is romance in a broad sense. A high EQ is romantic and indulgent, while a low EQ is.
Just as Li Ben was working hard for what he considered "romantic", a luxury train had already left Vienna, passed Linz and Salzburg, and was heading for Innsbruck, the southwest city of the Austrian Empire.

Edward drank coffee, took a brochure from the train conductor, looked at the artistic text on it, and was a little surprised: "I haven't been back for many years, have you guys already produced such a thing?"

"I treat the operation with the mood of treating a work of art, so naturally I have to be careful." Carvey took a sip of coffee, "I don't think there is any painter in this world who would like others to mess around with his sketches, including brushes. itself."

"Let's go eat first." Li Ben took out the key and poked the ashes off the cigar, then found a corner to snuff it out, and put it back in his pocket neatly, "Find a high-end restaurant, I'm hungry gone."

"First I went to the Royal Academy of Medicine, then the University of Paris, then the Surgical Association, the Salbert Hospital, the Main Palace Hospital, the Grande Hospital, and the Royal Academy of Medicine." Edward broke his fingers and said, "I only remember these, the others I'll have to arrange it when I get to Paris."

"By the way, are there any restaurants around Pigalle?"

"Your legs and feet are inconvenient. Would you like to call a carriage for you?"

Li Ben asked in blunt French: "How much?"

In the far corner of the waiting room there are drunkards, nearer are the vendors who rob business and scold each other on the platform, and nearer are the pickpockets who are always looking for targets in the crowd.
There is not only a pungent aroma here, but also flies flying in the garbage dump, crawling and wriggling maggots, and some unspeakable vicious things. "Dirty" never disappears, it just fades from the surface into the dark.

Li Ben touched his pocket, and his wallet, which was already bulging, was a little deflated. This train ticket is indeed not cheap.

The only pity is that it will be a little painful when paying the bill at the end, and it may cost several hundred francs for a meal.But after thinking about it, this kind of expense is also an important investment in the early stage, and it will have to be spent sooner or later. As long as there are no accidents, the cost will be paid back soon.

The so-called romance has many interpretations, and so does Paris, the capital of romance.

Seeing the back of the girl going away, Li Ben exclaimed that it was a pity, but there was no other way.Anyway, the other party's name, net worth, and address have already been obtained. As long as I gain a firm foothold here in the future, I can see her anytime, anywhere.

The newsboy coughed lightly, and asked cautiously: "Sir, if you are satisfied with Le Figaro, can you pay first, only 10 centimes."

"Do you want to change the taste?"

Just as he was about to agree, the girl's last words made him retreat: "It happens that my father will also come. He used to be a soldier, so he would definitely like to meet you."

"How do I know?"

The newspaper boy was very wronged: "Where do you buy newspapers after you read them first?"

This is not the first time that newsboys have encountered this kind of thing. People who can "read before buying" may be planning to prostitute for free from the beginning.

"it is good."

"I still have to make money." He took a sip of his cigar, looked at the ashes and shook his head, "I have to eat well first, and then let myself relax. Yes, I must relax after staying in Berlin for so long!!!"

It's a pity that after a while, a slight tingling in his throat pulled Li Ben back from his fantasy.After calming down, this liar who often wandered at the bottom of society still discovered the nature of this city that could never be changed.

At this moment, the waiter who ran out to help him find the carriage, glanced at the newsboy who silently picked up the newspaper in the distance, and asked, "Mr. Li Ben, why did you come out by yourself?"

"It was originally used by the British secretly. I heard that Dr. Carvey understands English, so it is rare to go to Paris, so." The train conductor looked at Carvey again, and said with a smile, "But Dr. Carvey is so young. The person is not bad looking. If this really happens, maybe whoever is cheaper."

If in normal times, the 10 centimes is not much money, Li Ben will definitely give it.But now that he just came out of Mick's shadow, he happened to collide with an old acquaintance again. The key point is that the other party has a very close relationship with Mick, and his mood suddenly became complicated.

Li Ben bent down and rummaged through the satchel stuffed with newspapers for a while, and when he was hesitating, he suddenly saw a familiar name.It's not that his eyes are so sharp, but that those newspapers have all reported on this man by coincidence.

"gentlemen."

The world is still the same world, just need to change the viewing angle.

Li Ben's French is very awkward, but the coachman immediately understood what he meant when he heard "Pigalle": "Hehe, so you want to go to have fun. Don't worry, I know that place well, and I will definitely arrange it for you! "

At this time, there was a newsboy in front of him suddenly, and the exaggerated satchel was full of newspapers: "Sir, do you want a newspaper? There are Le Figaro, Progress, French Times, and others."

Edward didn't understand: "Why did His Majesty Franz do this to such an extent? The French can fully guarantee your safety, not to mention that Paris is the safest place in France, so there is no need to worry about it."

"Some things are useless just by looking at them." Carvey dipped the last bit of ink and wrote two sentences at the end, "Many diseases and complications develop right under our noses, and doctors are not given any chance when they break out .”

"Miss Ashley." Li Ben greeted her with a cane.

"I see."

Edward didn't know how to comment after hearing this, so he could only use the dinner to divert the topic: "It's almost time, let Alphonse do it."

"10 centimes. (100 centimes = 1 franc)"

"Where are you going, sir?"

"Okay, let me see."

"I live at the St. Regis Hotel. I don't know the exact address. It should be between Avenue Montaigne and Avenue des Champs-Elysées."

The child still kept a smile on his face, but his brows were already wrinkled: "(It's almost finished for you!) This gentleman, it's only 10 centimes."

"Okay, I think these places are enough for him to arrange."

"It's just annoying to be pestered by a brat." Li Ben sighed and asked, "Have you called the carriage?"

Li Ben unconsciously bent down and touched his unconscious left leg. The inconvenience of walking and phantom limb pain seriously deviated his life trajectory and deprived him of all the joy of life.

"As a gentleman, I really shouldn't refuse your invitation. But, I'm really sorry, Miss Ashley, I have an appointment with my friend, and we will meet before five o'clock." Li Ben apologized, "I'm really sorry , next time."

"I have no objection, but I still want to remind Mr. Ambassador that we have just finished our lunch."

Li Ben followed him all the way into the carriage, and finally took down the cigar that had just been extinguished in his mouth.Looking at the bustling flow of people outside the window, he always felt at ease in the carriage.

"Yes, and the luggage was carried up for you, too."

"How about having dinner together?"

After writing these place names quickly, Carvey tore off the note, turned around and waved to the waiter beside him: "Please give this piece of paper to a passenger in the fourth carriage."

The waiter took the note and nodded: "What's the other party's name?"

"My name is Mick, wearing a clean black coat." Carvey said the man's name reluctantly, "When you find him, tell him that I gave it to him, and don't say anything else."

"understood"

(End of this chapter)