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The raging wind crashed against the glass windows, and the gray-brown wooden lattices groaned in pain, as if they would be shattered in the next second. The creaking and squeaking sound of the wooden roof overhead, which could be heard clearly even in the dense sound of the rainstorm, made people involuntarily worry that the whole house would fall apart in the next second.

Hugo glanced up at the roof, the dark brown ceiling was shrouded in dim light, and it seemed that the gaps between the wooden planks could be faintly visible, but in the blink of an eye it was as if he couldn't see anything, and a low laugh came from the other side, drawing Hugo's eyes back to the girl sitting opposite.

said that it was a girl, in fact, because Hugo knew her gender, otherwise even if it was a boy, others would not be too surprised. Because she has neat short hair that doesn't even cover her ears, there is no makeup on her clean cheeks, her deep facial features are not retouched, and she looks a little wolf and vicissitudes in the dim light, as if she has not washed her face thoroughly, but after careful inspection, she will find that it is the traces left on her cheeks by the wind and frost of the journey and experience: wrinkles, fine spots, sun spots, etc.

This is Hugo's new friend who has only known each other for ten minutes, and they have only exchanged names, and her name is Charlotte. Charlotte was in the middle of herself, and Hugo had just heard about her journey from Africa all the way back to Europe, and she couldn't help but admire it.

Hugo's trip to Europe continues, he wanders around the continent without direction or destination, leaving a deeper impression on the people and things he encounters along the way than the scenery.

For example, on the train from Prague to Munich, he met a teacher from Argentina and learned about his different ideas about South America and Europe. For example, he was thrown off the train at four o'clock in the morning, because the train needed to be crossed, because the national border needed to be checked temporarily, and he couldn't even spell the name of the town in the border town for seven hours.

These moments become the most memorable moments of the journey, not necessarily wonderful, but worth remembering. About a week ago, Hugo arrived in Edinburgh from LZSG, where he had planned to make a stopover and head straight to Vernes, Scotland's northernmost city with spectacular fjord views. But I didn't expect to stop in Edinburgh and be attracted by this small city with historical heritage.

The weather in Edinburgh is capricious, typical of the British style, yesterday the sun was still shining, this morning there was a torrential rain, and today's rainstorm is not small, the whole sky is dark and oppressive, the heavy rain seems to be pouring down after the sky has been full of holes, as if the sky will collapse at any time.

On days like this, hiding in a coffee house and drinking a cup of warm coffee and watching the raindrops keep falling is the best enjoyment. So Hugo found the elephant café near the hotel, ITNE. ehepnzmt。 Bous, he chose this place because there was an old-fashioned stove in the shop.

Although it is only late October, Scotland has already started to supply heating, and even if there is heating, it still feels very uncomfortable to feel the water flowing in the bones, so watching the wood burning in the old-fashioned stove and feeling the fire light close at hand will make the muscles of the limbs stretch and rise, as if the whole world is bright.

Charlotte pointed to the creaking ceiling above her head, ̈Don't worry, it won't collapse. The whole of Edinburgh NHMRGH) is full of these dilapidated and dilapidated buildings that look like they are going to be destroyed at any moment, but are in fact very sturdy. "Speaking of which, if you've ever been to Egoviz, and if you see that ancient Rome without the use of any cement, you will know how great the wisdom of the ancient people was."

̈ Then you really should go to China. Look at the Great Wall. Hugo was amused by Charlotte's nonchalant expression, and chuckled and said, ̈ I am well aware that many of the ancient ruins look dilapidated, but they are stronger than modern buildings. Of course, that's the charm of Edinburgh, isn't it? One of the most historic cities in the whole city. ”

̈ Medium. Country? "Suddenly, a mysterious country that I have always longed for." Then she shook her head and changed the subject, ̈ I won't use your words to define Edinburgh, those are all ideas that the politician came up with to attract tourists. Charlotte's expression was clearly disdainful of such a term as "the most historical" provoked Hugo to chuckle, but there was much to stop at, and the university itself was an asset. ”

I stayed inside for three days. Hugo immediately replied in the affirmative, ̈ I found two guides and showed me around. Of course, I would never admit that the eerie atmosphere of medical school still makes me a little hairy when I think about it now. ”

Hugo's colorful expression made Charlotte laugh out loud, and her voice leaked out, and she realized that she was laughing too loudly, this is a coffee house, and almost no one speaks, so the sound of rain outside the window is so obvious. Charlotte quickly covered her mouth, turned her head and said sorry to the surroundings.

But Charlotte was still a little late, and a howl broke the silence of the café completely, causing the only five guests in the café to turn their heads to look at the source of the sound.

The sound of the crying was apparently from a baby, and a stroller was parked at the table near the stove in the coffee room, and the orange light reflected on a baby in the car, who looked to be under a year old. The baby had been sleeping quietly until now, but I don't know if it was woken up by Charlotte's voice, or because of other reasons such as diapers and hunger, and now it was crying wantonly, expressing his or her dissatisfaction and grievances to everyone.

The guests in the café looked at each other, and everyone looked a little hesitant, but Charlotte was the most anxious, because she was worried that she had woken up the baby because of herself. Charlotte looked around, and then followed Hugo's line of sight towards the counter, and the waiter felt Hugo and Charlotte's gaze, and shrugged helplessly, ̈I don't know, I've been busy just now. ”

The waiter was answering Hugo's question: What about the baby's parents? Apparently the baby didn't show up in the café for no reason.

In desperation, Hugo could only look at the guest at the table diagonally opposite him, ̈Did you notice the parents just now? ”

The two guests looked at each other for a moment, then shook their heads. Obviously, people don't always focus on other people. Hugo and Charlotte looked at each other helplessly, in fact, they didn't know what to do, if they stepped forward to coax the baby, and didn't say that it was nosy, the most important thing was that they didn't know how to coax the baby, both of them were unmarried; But if you let it go like this, not to mention whether it disturbs everyone for the time being, it's not a way to just say that the baby keeps crying like this.

This is a dilemma.

The voice from the other corner next to the fire came out, ̈She, uh, a young lady, had just gone to the bathroom......" Hugo and the others looked away, and the man was hiding in the light and shadow of the stove, and could only see that it should be a man, but he couldn't see his facial features, ̈...... She seems to have been in for a long time......"

The waiter hesitated, felt everyone's eyes, and finally walked out of the counter, asking how much time it was, and walked to the stroller, in fact, this is not the waiter's business, after all, it is someone else's baby, but now it seems that he has to deal with it. Then the waiter looked at the bathroom door at the bottom of the stairs, still tightly closed.

̈It seems like it's been almost ten minutes ̈I don't know—" The man hiding in the shadow of the stove sat up straight, his face exposed, and said with a look of uncertainty on his face.

The waiter didn't hesitate any longer, walked directly to the bathroom door, knocked on the door, ̈ Madam, are you inside? The baby's cry was still heartbreaking, which made the waiter even more anxious. ̈ Ma'am? Madame," the waiter anxiously pulled the doorknob of the bathroom, and then looked back anxiously and said, ̈ Locked up. I don't know who she's talking to, but she just yells and goes back to fiddling with the lock.

̈What about the keys? Hugo frowned slightly, and asked. This is a coffee house, not a private house, and the door lock of the bathroom is naturally controlled by the coffee house.

̈Uh, I'm not sure......" The waitress panicked, and she ran straight to the counter to rummage for the key.

Charlotte had already run to the bathroom door first, knocking hard, Lady, can you hear me? The baby's crying was one thing, and the lady was worried that there was no response inside, and Charlotte was a little anxious.

Hugo also walked to the door of the bathroom at this time, Charlotte was almost already slamming the door, the old building of the Elephant Coffee House looked as if it had been crumbling in the storm, but there was still no response from the bathroom. Hugo looked back at the man who had also stood up next to the fire, ̈ That lady had been in for more than ten minutes? ”

I'm not sure, ten minutes, twenty minutes......" The man said with some embarrassment, how could he possibly know how long the lady had been in the bathroom without paying attention to the actions of the others.

If you really go in for more than ten minutes, and there is no response now, it is indeed worrying that something is wrong.

̈ God, God, I can't find the key......" The waiter's voice came from the counter, and there was a panicked collision, and I don't know what she hit. At this time, the other two guests also came over with concern, frowning and asking, ̈Do you need to call an ambulance? ”

Now I'm not sure what the situation is, the ambulance is still too exaggerated. Hugo thought for a moment, pulled Charlottla to the back, then twisted the lock of the door hard, and shouted to the waiter, ̈I'm going to knock the door up......"

Amid the thunderstorm, the torrential rain seemed to be getting more and more rampant, and the sound of the hula and la-la raindrops almost made the café look like a horror movie scene.

Hugo was pretty sure that he wasn't Iron Man.