The master is obviously old. His mechanism was badly worn out by stubbornness. He often falls into great joy and great sadness. He seems to be far away from human life and into the supernatural mysterious space. At this time, those enemies with ulterior motives are spreading rumors and attacking him everywhere.
Master Zuo Chery's watch will break down, which really shocked the whole Geneva watch industry. What do you mean by bizarre paralysis of gears? Why is there such a strange connection between Master Zuo Chery and them? These mysteries haunt people and make them tremble with fear. Regardless of the size, from the marquis to the apprentice, everyone guesses the master's customers according to their own reasons. They tried to visit the old man, but they were all refused. The host was very ill, and Girante avoided letting these endless visits affect him, because they were more likely to turn into accusations and ridicule.
The doctor's medicine can do nothing. He lost weight for no reason. The old man's heart sometimes stops beating, and sometimes it becomes surprisingly fast and chaotic.
At that time, there was a practice of publicly exhibiting famous works. Everyone wants to make their original and perfect works stand out. But at the same time, the master's experience caused the most paranoia and the strongest pity. Opponents are more willing to pity him because they are afraid of him. They chewed the old man's past glory, and when he exhibited his great inventions with mobile numbers and repetitive time-telling equipment, he was unanimously praised. In France, Switzerland and Germany, this figure has also doubled.
At the same time, under the careful care of Geelong and Wolpert, Zochery gradually got better and became quiet. He got rid of those strange ideas. When he could go to the fields, gironde led him out of the house, avoiding the buyers who were stuck at the door when they were down. Wolpert stayed in the studio, fiddling with his paralyzed watch in vain. Poor him, he can't find a clue, and sometimes he has to close his eyes and rest for fear of becoming a master.
Gironde tried to take her father to the most pleasant place in the city. Holding her father's arm, she walked past St. Anthony's church, where she could enjoy the lakes and mountains of Cologne. On a sunny morning, she could clearly see the peak of Bolt Mountain on the horizon. Girante pointed to these and showed them to his father. He seems to have lost his memory and his mind is wandering. Seeing these things far from his memory, he showed childlike happiness. The master rested his head on his daughter. Two heads together. Gold and silver are distinct, and * * * is bathed in warm sunshine.
Now, the old man is full of happiness, because he is not alone in this world. He looked at his beautiful young daughter with relief and thought of his old age and infirmity. If one day he dies, her daughter will have no one to rely on. Although almost all the young watchmakers in Geneva admire her, they don't have the courage to enter the strict portal of the master. So, when he was conscious now, the master thought of Wolpert, and even more thought of the scene of two young people together.
As he once told Scola, the two young people were "in sync" with their heartbeats.
Although it is difficult to understand, Scola still shows literal joy and vows to announce the whole city in a quarter of an hour in the name of the slave of the Virgin Mary. Zuo Chery tried to calm him down and let her swear it again. No matter how long it took, the secret would never come out of her mouth.
Therefore, only two people in this city are still in the dark, that is, Geelong and Wolpert. But when people talk about their marriage, they always hear a strange laugh and a voice: "Geelong can't marry Wolbert!" " "
If the speaker pays attention, he will see a strange, short and ugly old man standing behind him. How old is he? No one can say for sure, at least this bet has a history of hundreds of years, but no one has really made a bet. His eyebrows are across his forehead, and his big head is flat on his shoulders, only 3 feet wide and almost the same height. Huotuo is an ancient clock with the same clock face. The pendulum swings on the chest and its nose is flat and long, just like a sundial instrument. A circle of circumferential teeth protrude from the lips and are tightly meshed together. The sound is like a bell, and the heartbeat is like an alarm clock.
The dwarf's arm moves like a hand on a clock face. His legs move forward one by one and never look back. If you follow him, you will find that he walked 1 hour 1 mile, which is about a circle.
This strange old man just appeared in this city, but he soon turned around. People gradually noticed that at noon every day, he always stopped in front of St. Pierre's church until the clock struck 12. Moreover, all the whispers involving the master seem to have his shadow. People feel uneasy and speculate that he has an unusual relationship with Zuo Chery, but at the same time people also notice that he seems to have been monitoring the father and daughter for a walk.
One day, Geelong leaned uneasily against her father because she saw a monster smiling at her.
"What's wrong, Girante?" The old man asked.
"Nothing, just a little scared." The daughter said.
"Didn't you find that you are changing? Son, will you get sick? It doesn't matter. " The master gave a wry smile. "I can still take care of you. I will take good care of you. "
"No, Dad, I don't know why. I'm a little cold, and I don't know-"
"What is it, son?"
"There is a weirdo who always follows us." She whispered.
Chery glanced at the short old man.
"I bet it is very accurate," he said with satisfaction. "It's 4 o'clock now. Don't worry, son, it's not a person, it's a bell. "
Gironde looked at his father and felt cold all over. How does father read the time from this "human" face?
"By the way," the host changed the subject, "I haven't seen Walbert for several days."
"He didn't go out at all, Dad." Gironde replied, her face full of tenderness.
"Then what is he doing?"
"Work."
"what!" Chery cried. "Is he still repairing the watch? He will never succeed, because they can't repair it alone. The important thing is rebirth. "
Gironde was silent.
"I have to see," said the master, "if there is a worse watch that can't walk."
In this way, Zuo Chery returned home without saying a word, which was the first time he returned to the studio after his recovery, and Girante also returned to his room anxiously.
As soon as Zuo Chery stepped into the studio door, a clock on the wall rang five times. It turns out that after careful adjustment, the wall clock will always ring in unison, making the old people often laugh; But today, the bell rang intermittently for a quarter of an hour, which made people dizzy.
He can no longer keep calm and walk painfully to the clock, beating the time like a conductor, hoping that the out-of-control band will return to unity.
With the last sound, the door was opened and the short old man appeared in front of Zuo Chery. Ignoring the old man's panic, he stared at him and said, "Master, shall we talk?"
"Who are you?" Chery asked grumpily.
"Your peers. I am responsible for regulating the sun. "
"Oh, you adjusted the sun!" With Chery didn't even think about it, quickly said, "then I can't compliment you, your sun is not shining well. In order to cope with it, we have to adjust the clock fast and slow down! "
"The devil deserves praise!" The monster said, "well said, master!" My sun and your clock are not always in sync. But everyone will eventually understand that this is caused by the imbalance of the earth's rotation. In order to adjust this irregular phenomenon, we must invent an average noon! "
"Will I wait until then?" Master eyes a bright, eagerly asked.
"No problem," the short old man replied with a smile. "Are you afraid of death?"
"alas! I can't do it. "
"Well, let's talk about it. Honor belongs to Satan, I want to talk about my opinion! "
As he spoke, the short old man jumped on the old leather chair and crossed his legs, as if he had just stepped out of the skull painting of the funeral painter. Below the skull is a pair of crossed bones. Later, he sarcastically said, "Let me think, Master Zuo Chery, what happened to this beautiful Geneva city?" People say that your health is getting worse and worse, and your watch is terminally ill! "
"Well, can you also realize that they will have a close relationship with my life?" Chery asked him.
"Oh, I think these watches are guilty, or guilty. These fools always break the rules, and in the end they can only do it themselves. As I say, they are in urgent need of updating! "
"What's the matter?" Zuo Chery was flushed by these ironies. "They are proud of their birth, aren't they?"
"Don't be strong, but also quibble," said the monster. "They are very famous, and there are indeed very famous names on the watch case. They have the privilege of entering a wealthy family. But recently, they have fallen ill one after another, and you are at a loss, master. Even the stupidest apprentice in Geneva can laugh at you for this! "
"Laugh at me, don't forget that I am left master Chery!" The old man shouted, feeling insulted.
"Laugh at you, others call you left master Chery, but you can't do anything about a pile of broken watches!"
"It's just that I have a cold and they have a cold." The old man retorted that he was sweating.
"Then, let them die with you, because you can't make the spring elastic."
"Who said I would die, who is willing to die who will die! Anyway, I won't-I am the best watchmaker in the world; These metal blocks and gears can be turned into machines that move accurately and regularly in my hands! Didn't I make strict time rules? Don't I have the right to dispose of it like a king? How chaotic human life was before the erratic time was rhymed by a genius like me! At what point can life be accurately connected? And you, whether you are a person or a ghost, dare to despise my outstanding art, and all kinds of science and art are gathered here! I won't! I am master Zuo Chery, and I can't die. Since I set the time, you should die for me! I saved it from the abyss of infinity, and it will return to infinity without hesitation! Don't! God is with me, how can I die! I abide by his dogma! I am equal to him and will enjoy the power of the creator with him! If God created eternity and Master Zuo Chery created time! "
Master seems to have become fallen angels, who dares to despise God? The dwarf looked at him with satisfaction, as if sharing this spirit of contempt.
"Great, master," he praised, "Satan is far behind you! You have contributed a lot! As your servant, I would like to suggest ways to punish these undisciplined watches. "
"Do you have an idea. What is it? " Chery asked eagerly.
"When you give me your daughter, you will naturally know."
Girante?'
"Not bad!"
"My daughter took a fancy to it." Chery replied lightly, not surprised by his absurd request.
"Hum! She may not be as good as your most outstanding work; But she will stop walking one day-"
"Geelong-my daughter! Delusion! "
"Well, continue to fiddle with your watch! Master Zuo Chery, be careful. Marry your daughter to your proud disciple. Take out the best steel spring, even if you wish the happiness of Wolpert and Girante. But remember, your watch will never go, and gironde will never marry Wolpert! "