novelraw Chapter 138 Titanic
Chapter 138 Titanic
Su Li was a little sleepy leaning against the maid and dozed off, and she also borrowed the maid's coat. At this moment, the two of them were wrapped in Su Li's fur coat and waited for the arrival of the rescue ship.
The sailors kept guiding the survivors to talk. In this case, once they fell asleep, they would never wake up again!
"Peggy, I will never take a boat again."
Peggy nodded with lingering fear: "I don't want to take a boat anymore, it's too scary!"
The people on the lifeboat who heard this also echoed. They never thought that the ship would sink. This is Titanic!
Su Li listened for a while, then looked at Mrs. Stewart who was sitting opposite, with a flattering smile, she stretched out her hand and handed over the chocolate she was holding in her heart: "Mom, don't be angry, eat chocolate."
"Catherine..." Mrs. Stewart showed a helpless smile, gently pushed Su Li's forehead, took the chocolate in her hand, unwrapped it and put it in her mouth.
At three o'clock, everyone saw the Carpathia sailing from afar, but the flashlights on the crew had already run out of power, so it was not until four o'clock that the people on the Carpathia discovered their group.Fortunately, their lifeboats are all close together, so they don't need to waste time looking for them everywhere.This saved a lot of time for search and rescue, and also rescued many survivors who passed out unconsciously.
After everyone was rescued, after a short rest, the captain and pastor on the Carpathia organized a mourning ceremony in the dining room.
Su Li was helped by the maid into the first-class cabin on the Carpathia, and Mrs. Molly and another lady went in with them.Because the Carpathia originally carried passengers, they could only squeeze into one room as much as possible.
"Oh! God! How can I sleep like this! How can I sleep in such a simple room?!" The lady who came in at the end cried out in disgust when she saw the decoration of the room.
Seeing this, Su Li was also convinced.
Most of them were still out on the deck, and they didn't think much of anything.And this noble lady has already forgotten the fear of the shipwreck, and began to pick on the decoration of the first-class cabin on this ship!
Great my lady!
"If you are not satisfied, I have to say—" Mrs. Molly said with an ugly face standing behind the lady: "You can go back to Titanic, we don't mind."
"Catherine, let's go to rest." Mrs. Stewart also passed the unknown lady and entered their room.
Under the service of the maid, Su Li took off her skirt, and got into the bed naked.The maid needs to wash her dress during this time, dry it, iron it, perfume it, and send it back.After all, this is the only decent dress they have now.
It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when she woke up again, and the deck was already full of people when she walked out.It was raining and there were crew members on board registering survivors. Su Li walked into the dining room and saw Mrs. Bucket sitting alone and decadent. Rose was not by her side.And—she looked around, but didn't see Rose and Jack.It seems that Rose finally chose love.
By the time the Carpathia sailed into New York Harbor, it was completely dark.At Pier 54, about 3 people stood silently in the rain to greet the victims of the Titanic.
Su Li took Mrs. Stewart's arm and slowly walked down the hanging ladder, and was immediately embraced by a kind old lady.She recognized the old woman: "Grandma..."
"My Catherine, my sweetheart! As long as you're all right! As long as you're all right!"
Su Li got into the car in the arms of Mrs. O'Neill, and Mrs. Stewart also got into the car.Mr. O'Neill is an imposing rich man in the United States, so he had to sit in the passenger seat aggrieved.In this day and age, that position is not for a noble person.
The car drove steadily past rows of high-rise buildings, and Su Li looked at the scenery outside the window with special interest, which was completely different from the buildings in England.In the United States, you can hardly find houses with a sense of history, and the streets are full of modern high-rise buildings.An hour later, the car turned a corner and drove into a high-end villa complex, which was a temporary residence prepared by the O'Neills for their daughter and granddaughter.If you want to go to the manor, you have to take a train for a day.My daughter and granddaughter just survived the sinking of the Titanic, and what they need most now is a few days of rest.
There is no rush to go back to the manor.
After dinner, the few people did not exchange greetings, but thoughtfully let Su Li and Mrs. Stewart enter the room to have a good rest.
Su Li lay on the big soft bed and tossed and turned, having difficulty falling asleep—although not many people survived this time, many people were left forever on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.She thought of the gentle and gentle Andrew, and the captain who was in command until the end. They all chose to die on the ship...
Also, those who died when the stern stood erect because they were unable to grasp the railing and fell to the ship, those who were sucked into the sea by the vortex caused by the sunken ship and never came up again, and those who persisted to the end but were frozen to death in the cold The Atlantic Man...
The power of nature is always the most terrifying.
No matter how human technology develops, if nature really wants to get angry, no amount of high technology can stop it...
At noon the next day, she woke up in a daze, and sat on the bed in a daze for a while before calling the maid to come in to wash and change her clothes.
"Catherine, come here and sit next to grandma." Mrs. O'Neill saw Su Li go downstairs, and hurriedly called someone over.Now, she holds Mrs. Stewart in her left hand and Su Li in her right hand.She is still afraid until now, but fortunately, fortunately, everything has passed...
Is everything really over?
Do not,
not at all.
She asked the maid to deliver newspapers, and without exception, several newspapers in New York were talking about Titanic.There is also a long list of victims——
There were 2208 crew members and passengers on the Titanic, 1893 survived and 315 were killed.
There are still many follow-up things, but these have little to do with Su Li.It's just that Su Li couldn't sit still after seeing the grief and despair on the faces of the families of the victims.People are so strange, if you are in China, if hundreds of people are killed in a plane crash in the United States, you may not feel anything, just sigh.But if you were on that plane, as a survivor, you will have a completely different mentality when looking at those victims.
So, after discussing with Mrs. Stewart, Su Li united several other wealthy ladies who survived the Titanic to establish an orphanage, and the children in it were the children who lost their parents in the accident.The staff are the families of the victims.And the work of building the orphanage gave those who survived the sinking but became destitute a chance to breathe.
By the time everything was over, half a year had passed since the incident happened.
In the end, Su Li and Mrs. Stewart did not move to live in a manor in the country, but bought a small manor in New York City and moved in.
Coincidentally, Mrs. Molly's residence in New York was next door.Therefore, the two strong women spend most of their time together talking about business, clothing and jewelry.
Su Li, on the other hand, is engaged to Karl.
Just three months after the sinking of the Titanic, Carl came to visit unexpectedly.At that time, the O'Neills were still in New York. Faced with the coercion of this elder, Karl actually wanted to back down for a moment.
"The Hockley boy?" Americans speak in a completely different style from British gentlemen, at least at this time.So, with a cigar in his mouth, Mr. O'Neill looked at Carl with slightly dissatisfied eyes: "What business are you here today?"
"I heard that Miss Stewart has never been to the United States, so I recommend myself and take her around New York City."
"We will take her there." Mr. O'Neill refused directly!snort!Do you think he can't see what this kid is up to?You must know that he used this trick badly when he was young!
The smile on Carl's face paused for a second, but he persisted.When he was on the boat, he had a vague affection for Su Li.After solving the problem of stock losses caused by the sinking of the ship, he began to think about his marriage again.Obviously, Miss Stewart is the best candidate.
With the noble status of a British nobleman, although the nobles have become a bit flooded now, the title of Countess is still very good.Furthermore, Mr. O'Neill, a well-known rich man in the United States, is Su Li's grandfather, which is even more suitable.Carl's father was an American steel magnate with little background, but his mother was a British aristocrat.This is similar to Su Li's situation, what a marriage!
So, after discussing with his parents, Karl came to visit.
In the stalemate between the two, Mrs. O'Neill, holding a teacup, came to save Karl.She looked at Karl, who was next in line, and nodded in satisfaction.She is no stranger to the Hockley family, and the relationship between rich Americans is intricate. She has heard of this kid from the Hockley family, and he has good means.
As for whether he will hurt his wife, it needs to be taught by the granddaughter herself.
So she said to the maid standing aside: "Go and ask Miss Catherine down."
"Mr Hockley?"
"Good day, Miss Stewart." Carl showed a gentlemanly smile and bowed slightly.
Su Li reflexively returned a salute before asking: "You?"
"I think it's your first time to come to the United States, so I want to show you the friendship of the landlord. I will take you for a while in New York City. I hope Miss Stewart can give me this honor."
Su Li glanced at Mrs. O'Neill, who was looking at her supportively, and Mr. O'Neill, who was smoking a cigar with a displeased face, and nodded with a smile: "I want to say that I am lucky to have Mr. Hockley as a tour guide. Can you wait for Mr. Hockley for a while, and I will go upstairs and change into clothes suitable for traveling."
"Of course, of course." Carl took a slight step back and raised his hand to show that he didn't mind.
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