Chapter 6: problem appear
Evan stayed in Cornwall Manor that night, and Dr. Hester stayed with him. Little Edward suddenly developed a high fever in the middle of the night, and everyone began to talk about For nonsense, Dr. Hester and Evan slept almost all night, as did the Duke. He was guarding Edward's bed in disarray, and his whole person exuded a gloomy aura.
However, Edward was only six years old this year, so Dr. Hester naturally did not dare to do such a thing, and his condition fell into a state of anxiety for a while.
Seeing that Duke Wilson's complexion is comparable to the bottom of the pot, fortunately, although Evan was a dude before, he still had some common sense. He immediately ordered the servant to bring cold water and apply a cold compress to Edward to cool down. , Dr. Hester was hesitant at the beginning, but he couldn't come up with a better treatment, so he could only let Evan do these things.
Duke Wilson was very open-minded. He had almost no doubts about Evan, so he ordered the housekeeper to bring cold water. In fact, it is very likely that he was also desperate. You must know that the fever at this time is very serious Seriously, it will turn into pneumonia if you are not careful, and then die.
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"Pastor Bruce, thank you very much today." Duke Wilson turned to look at Evan, and his eyes were really grateful.
Evan smiled modestly: "It is God's blessing that Lord Edward can turn the corner."
Duke Wilson's expression froze, he nodded reluctantly, drew a cross on his chest at will, and said dryly a word of praise to God.
Evan looked slightly picky. It seems that this legendary devout believer is not so devout.
What a doctor said made Dr. Hester sigh and wish he could immediately consult the non-existent doctor.
Evan got rid of Dr. Hester's entanglement in embarrassment and walked to Edward's bed. He was awake at this time, but his face was still a little bad. Lying on the bed with his eyes closed, there was no expression on his face, which was completely inconsistent with his lovely appearance.
Evan knew that the character of this Lord Edward was definitely not good. Even the heroine in the original book had to waste a lot of effort in order to get close to him, so he tried his best to make a With a gentle and gentle look, he whispered, "How is Lord Edward feeling now?"
Edward glanced at Evan lazily, with no expression on his face: "Uncomfortable." There was a hint of fatigue in his soft voice.
Evan reached out and touched his forehead, and smiled softly: "The fever has subsided, and it will get better soon."
Duke Wilson frowned at Edward and said solemnly: "Is there any way to ease his pain?"
Evan stretched out his hand for a moment, then smiled: "Lord Lord sweated a lot this night, as long as you add some water properly, it will slowly get better. ."
Sickness is so precious, if he knew how to ease the pain of the sick, he wouldn't need to be a priest.
Duke Wilson nodded solemnly, turned his head and instructed Butler Chris again, and then he looked a little stiffly at Edward who had woken up, and said coldly: "This time you Saved thanks to Pastor Bruce, don't do these dangerous things again."
Evan is a little surprised. The current Duke Wilson is completely different from the worried father before. Is this how they get along with their father and son?
Edward seemed to have gotten used to this way of getting along, he just nodded slightly and said thank you to Evan.
Evan nodded with a smile, but didn't say much. It seems that he can't intervene easily now. He still has to observe and observe carefully. Besides, he remembers very clearly the reason why the Duke turned black back then. , also because of Edward's death, the proud man who was born with a golden spoon, but his body was very weak. Later, because of the unrest in Yorkshire, Cornwall Manor also went wrong. Not only Lord Edward died, but even the heroine also injured.
Duke Wilson was furious because of this, and almost turned over Delan Lier, a massacre occurred, and the Duke was completely blackened.
Since Lord Edward is out of danger, Evan has no reason to stay in Cornwall Manor, and he did not wait for others to chase him, and first proposed to leave.
"Today's morning announcement has not been made, I have to go back to church first." Evan said to the Duke in a voice.
Duke Wilson nodded slightly, and his tone towards Evan was obviously different from before: "Trouble Pastor Bruce." After that, he instructed the housekeeper Chris to take him away in person.
Butler Chris bowed to take orders.
Evan left the Cornwall manor with the housekeeper, and Chris was very dedicated and sent him outside the iron gate, which was a treatment that he did not have when he came before.
Evan is very satisfied with this visit. He has successfully established a preliminary contact with Duke Wilson. How it will develop in the future depends on him.
When Evan returned to the church, the morning prayers had been finished, and Mrs. Sanders was sitting in the living room reading the ledger, wearing a pair of reading glasses.
Seeing Evan coming back, there is no good expression on his face: "Pastor Bruce, why are you coming back now, you are too irresponsible."
Evan smiled bitterly: "Lord Edward had a fever last night, the Duke asked me to pray for the Lord in bed."
Mrs. Sanders was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly stood up: "Have a fever? How is your lord now?"
Looking at Mrs. Sanders' eager expression, Evan once again confirmed his inference. He has never seen Mrs. Sanders' gaffe and her concern for children. It is the proof of her motherhood.
"Lord is all right, the fever subsided in the morning, and it is much better now."
Hearing Evan's words, Mrs. Sanders was obviously relieved: "It's good that the fever is gone, God bless."
Because of this incident, Mrs. Sanders' attitude towards Evan was obviously much better. She took the ledger on the table, pointed to Evan and said, "Pastor Bruce, this There's something wrong with the accounts, the discrepancy is clearly unreasonable, a pound an ounce of beef, oh my God, I've never heard anything so outrageous."
Evan frowned and took the ledger. He still did not expect that there would be a real problem with the ledger. This was something that was never mentioned in the original book.
Evan checked the accounts on this page one by one. The problem is not here. Evan's preliminary estimate is that there are at least five or six hundred pounds of difference. I don't know if it is The ledger made by some crappy accountant is simply unobstructed.
"Where is the deacon in charge of the ledger?" Evan said solemnly.
Mrs. Sanders took off the eyes on the bridge of her nose, rubbed the bridge of her nose tiredly, and whispered: "I just asked him to ask, before Pastor Ross left office, The ledgers are kept in the hands of Pastor Ross, he took over for only a few days, and he didn't know the problem."
Evan closed the ledger and had an answer in his mind.
"Call the police, this matter is beyond our scope." He must not carry this blame.
Mrs. Sanders looked at Evan with some surprise and raised her voice: "Call the police?" Then she immediately realized what was wrong with her, and lowered her voice: "How can such a thing make The police know that this will affect the image of the church."
Evan thought about Mrs. Sanders' psychology, and then said: "But if there is such a big discrepancy, if we don't call the police, how can we make up for the loophole? Even if it is to protect the church His reputation should also be reported to the church, so that the bishop can make a decision.”
Mrs. Sanders paused and said, "I know what you think, you must think this is what Pastor Ross did, but I can tell you that Pastor Ross is me The most upright and noble pastor I've ever seen, he can't do these things, he must have been deceived, he's a good old man, you know, he doesn't know as much about money as I am a woman, we can't It is better to destroy his personal reputation easily. Do you think it is good? From today, we will try our best to investigate the people and things related to this matter privately. If we still find nothing after a month, we will report it to the church immediately. Let the church decide."
Evan was a little nervous in his heart, but he couldn't refuse Mrs. Sanders' request directly.
After communicating with Mrs. Sanders about the church accounts, Evan was very worried. This incident was completely unexpected. He was afraid that some kind of accident would happen, which would cause him to worry about this Changes in the intelligence the world controls.
But this worry did not last long, because he was already shocked by an even more shocking news.
Evan had just finished his prayers that morning when Sheriff Chandler suddenly came to the church. Since that time he was sent home by Evan after being drunk, the relationship between him and Evan changed get tighter.
"Pastor Bruce, the Duke of Fireworks will also attend this time, please pay more attention." The inappropriately dressed sheriff said carelessly.
"Fireworks display?" Evan looked at Sheriff Chandler suspiciously, he had never heard of this.
"Oh, don't you know?" Sheriff Chandler looked at Evan in surprise: "I thought I had already told you." Sheriff Chandler did not He smiled embarrassingly, and then explained to Evan the specifics of the conference.
Evan plays a very important role in this process, as the pastor of Delan Lille, because this conference will need him to preside from start to finish.
Evan listened to Sheriff Chandler's description, the whole person is collapsed, he has never had any experience in this area, and he has not done any preparation before, and it is even more Crushingly, there are only three days left until the start of the fireworks display.