British writer

The atmosphere dropped to freezing point.

Suddenly, Doyle smiled,

"In this way, you two are still literary critics. Mr. Lu, have you ever thought about contributing to newspapers and magazines?"

The yin and yang are strange, and they come when they land.

Lu Shizheng was worried that he had nowhere to make money. Although he knew that the other party might dig a hole, he had real skills in his hands, so he said without fear: "My writing is not bad."

Hearing this, Natsume Soseki opened his mouth, but finally held back and didn't make a sound.

Smith's face became serious, and he said to Doyle with a slight warning: "Why, do you want Mr. Lu to contribute to "Seaside Magazine"? It must be no problem if you are recommended by a famous writer like you, but..."

The old professor's caring heart is beyond words,

He was worried that Lu Shi's level was not enough, and that this young man would be ruined in this way for the rest of his life.

Of course, I was also afraid that Doyle's reputation would be affected.

Doyle waved his hand.

"I think it should be Charles."

Smith suddenly realized,

Charles Preswich Scott was editor of The Manchester Guardian, which had a book review section, just for someone who was good at literary criticism.

It's a pity that Smith is a modest gentleman, a real British gentleman, good at certain things but not good at personal affairs, and didn't consider Lu Shi's risk.

You know, Sherlock Holmes was very popular. In "The Last Case" published in December 1893, Doyle let Holmes and his sworn enemy, Professor Moriarty, be buried in the Reichenbach Falls. After that, many people wore black sleeves. There are hoops to commemorate the detective, and some even call Doyle a beast.

Lu Shi can evaluate such a character in a novel?

Doyle is taking a bad breath here.

Lu Shi pondered: "I want to write and read by myself."

The other three were dumbfounded.

Smith was the first to react and asked, "What are you writing? A novel?"

Lu Shi nodded,

"Detective story."

Doyle's eyes narrowed involuntarily, and he said, "Young people these days really have some guts. That's fine, I'd better introduce you to Charles and let your book pass his eyes. How about setting the time tomorrow?"

Natsume Soseki was stunned,

"tomorrow?"

Doyle didn't even look at him, but continued to face Lu Shi,

"Mr. Lu hasn't written yet, has he?"

Lu Shi replied: "Of course there are manuscripts already on file, thanks to Dr. Doyle for his recommendation."

Doyle's gaze became a little colder, and then he nodded to Smith.

They got up and left,

Doyle turned around and left, while Smith smiled at the two Oriental youths, and then went after his friend with a cane.

Watching their backs disappear at the door, Natsume Soseki let out a long sigh of relief, looked at Lu Shi, and asked, "You...have you really finished writing the manuscript? This is English writing, and it takes a lot of time to proofread the manuscript." Short time, right?"

Lu Shi shook his head and replied, "Of course I didn't write it."

Natsume Soseki was dumbfounded,

"Ah?! Didn't write it!?"

Lu Shi waved his hand and comforted him, "Why are you shouting so loudly? Don't worry, you can write casually when you go back. It's not a problem to get 20,000 to 30,000 words out."

Can write 20,000 to 30,000 words a day, when you are a printing press?

Natsume Soseki tried hard not to roll his eyes, and chose to change the subject: "Why do I feel that you and Dr. Doyle are a little...seem...maybe...perhaps...perhaps...are you not very good at it?"

Lu Shi wanted to laugh a little when he heard it, and thought that this old man was really slow-witted.

He nodded and said, "You don't have to hesitate, I just don't get along well with him, otherwise he wouldn't have introduced me to the editor of the Manchester Guardian."

Natsume Soseki looked puzzled, not sure what the connection was.

Lu Shi explained: "I brought back a copy of "Manchester Guardian" yesterday, have you read it? What's the headline on the front page?"

Natsume Soseki has a reading addiction, even if he is not interested in seeing the text, he will glance at it roughly,

As he recalled, he said: "It seems to be talking about a politician named Churchill, who criticized the government's policy in the Anglo-Boer War and firmly opposed the military expansion plan. Is there any problem?"

Lu Shi smiled,

"Since you have come to London, you should understand some politics. Although Churchill is a Conservative Party, his views are incompatible with the Conservative Party, which is why he can be on the front page of the Manchester Guardian."

Natsume Soseki felt that his brain couldn't turn around, and his eyes were full of bewilderment.

Lu Shi sighed and said, "Don't you understand? The Manchester Guardian's political leaning is towards the Liberal Party, and Doyle...heh..."

The words behind speak for themselves.

Natsume Soseki pondered,

"I understand what you mean. Because Dr. Doyle tends to be conservative, he probably has a bad relationship with the "Manchester Guardian". However, he is too famous and the editor of the "Manchester Guardian" cannot directly refuse, so we still meet As soon as I see you, I will not pass the draft to you in the end, and I will take it as a job."

As he said that, he couldn't help showing disgust, and asked a little strangely: "How do you know Doctor Doyle's political leanings?"

This is a little hard to explain.

Due to the worldwide condemnation of the British Boer War in South Africa, Doyle wrote a pamphlet entitled "The War in South Africa: Origins and Actions" to defend Britain,

This book has been translated into many languages ​​and has a great influence.

This incident certainly reflected Doyle's conservative tendencies, but it hadn't happened in 1900, and Lu Shi couldn't explain it clearly.

He changed the topic: "On the surface, Doyle supports the younger generation, who is still an overseas student from Toyo, but in fact he didn't do anything. Maybe this is the gentleman's refusal."

Natsume Soseki sneered,

"No, it's not like he didn't do anything, at least he disgusted the Manchester Guardian."

Lu Shi was stunned for a while, then suddenly laughed,

He slapped him on the shoulder,

"I didn't expect you to have humor occasionally."

Natsume Soseki said, "What did you just say...ah, by the way, 'a gentleman's refusal', gentleman? I think it's farting!"

The last sentence is in Japanese,

His tone was vicious, as if he wanted to spit out all the resentment accumulated in his chest.

He is very short in stature, walking on the streets of London, surrounded by tall and straight white people, he will inevitably feel ashamed and full of inferiority complex, coupled with the fact that he has no money in his pocket and lives in poverty, this kind of emotion accumulates.

Moreover, the more inferior you are, the easier it is to be discriminated against.

It is no wonder that he said in the preface to "Literary Theory": "The two years living in London were particularly unpleasant two years. Among the British gentlemen, I was like a poodle with wolves. miserable."

Lu Shi said: "I think your teacher is very nice, a real gentleman."

Natsume Soseki came back to his senses and said, "It's a pity that people like Mr. Smith are a minority in London. Most of them are gentlemen on the surface, but they are actually dressed like beasts."

He shook his head to shake off his negative emotions, and asked, "So, do you still have to go back and write those 20,000 to 30,000 words?"

Lu Shi said, "Write! Why don't you write?!"

Natsume Soseki said in astonishment: "You still want to write when you know it's impossible to pass the manuscript? Besides, I read that the Manchester Guardian probably doesn't have a page for novels, and other editors can justifiably reject you."

Lu Shi chuckled,

"The opportunity is right in front of you, how can there be no reason not to try?"

Seeing his confident appearance, Natsume Soseki suddenly felt that Doyle's "gentleman behavior" this time might cause him big trouble.

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