Henry spread his hands upwards, then brought them together in front of Edith, and said, "It needs your encouragement to appear. Please blow on it."
Edith immediately puffed out her cheeks and blew a breath onto Henry's hands.
Henry slowly opened his hands, and a silver-white harmonica appeared out of thin air.
Edith's beautiful eyes widened—though she already knew Henry could do magic, she was still shocked.
If she hadn't retained a shred of rationality, she would have grabbed Henry's hands to examine them closely.
Henry smiled slightly and said, "Dedicated to a summer afternoon with family." Then he put the harmonica to his lips and began to play, and beautiful, moving melodies filled the garden.
Later, not only Edith, but also Becky and Andre came over to listen quietly, followed by Madeline and Linda.
When the song ended, everyone applauded.
Edith said, "That was 'Dreaming of Home and Mother.' It was played so beautifully!"
"Dreaming of Home and Mother" has a beautiful melody and touching lyrics, expressing the longing to return home and reunite with one's mother, which resonated widely with soldiers during the North-South War.
Linda also praised, "That was wonderful, Henry! I never knew you were so good at playing the harmonica."
Henry smiled and said, "Thank you, Linda. The next song is for you, Becky, and Andre."
A melodious and cheerful tune sounded again. This was the Spanish song "La Partida," meaning "The Departure," a traditional waltz suitable for ballroom waltz and popular waltz.
More than three minutes later, Henry finished playing, and everyone applauded again, this time including Richard.
He had just returned and was drawn by the music Henry was playing, stopping to listen quietly.
Becky tugged Henry's shirt, and after he lowered his head, she gave him a peck on his left cheek.
"A wonderful performance, Henry," Richard praised.
"Thank you for saying so," Henry nodded.
"Henry, I never knew your musical talent was so high before. I'm very happy that the Steinway piano can be in your hands," Linda said happily.
"I really like this gift, and believe me, I will make good use of it," Henry said with a smile.
At this moment, the butler Pires came out and said, "Young Master, dinner is ready."
Richard then invited everyone—including Peter and Mary, the couple—to the dinner party.
Henry took out his Patek Philippe gold pocket watch and realized that more than two hours had passed unknowingly.
Pires handed a letter and a telegram to Henry and said, "Mr. Bruce, this was sent by the Sinclair Family at noon."
"Thank you," Henry took the telegram.
After everyone had entered the house, Henry opened the telegram and found that William wanted him to pick up Alice in New York and escort her back to Fresco Town.
The letter stated Alice's current address in New York.
Henry put the telegram and envelope into his spatial storage and walked into the house.
Although America did not have an aristocratic class, the upper class of this era adopted and revered British aristocratic etiquette and demeanor.
At the five to six-meter-long rectangular dining table, Richard and Madeline sat at opposite ends, with men and women seated alternately, the right being the seat of honor.
Henry, as the main male guest, sat to Madeline's right, and Linda, as the main female guest, sat to Richard's right. Becky and Andre sat to her right.
To Henry's right was Mary, to Mary's right was Peter, to Peter's right was Edith, and to Edith's right was Richard.
Normally, couples and spouses should sit separately, as a main purpose of a Western dinner party is to facilitate conversation among everyone.
However, there were only Henry and Peter as male guests, so the seating was arranged this way.
Dining etiquette also included what utensils to use for which dish, utensil placement, body posture, and so on, all of which are easy for those who know them.
Except for Peter and his wife, who were a bit uncomfortable, everyone else was quite accustomed, and no one laughed at them for not knowing these etiquettes—because it was normal for them not to know.
This was equivalent to a gathering of friends, not a formal upper-class banquet.
Everyone enjoyed the sumptuous dinner while chatting casually.
Richard said, "Henry, Linda, the butler Pires has already purchased Pullman sleeper tickets for tomorrow, July 22nd, at 7:25 AM, from Denver to Chicago. This route comes from San Francisco. Once we reach Chicago, we will buy train tickets to New York."
Henry said happily, "Thank you, it's really great to be able to buy Pullman sleeper tickets."
In 1865, a thirty-something impoverished mechanical engineer named George Pullman invented a luxurious train car in America.
It was spacious and comfortable, lavishly furnished, and even had its own kitchen, providing a comfortable journey for people traveling long distances by train.
Pullman also discovered that the more comfortable and luxurious such carriages were, the more popular they would be with passengers.
So he went to the Colorado gold mine and worked hard for three years, using the money he earned to build two luxurious "sleeper cars" worth 36,000 us dollars.
Pullman's sleeper cars not only brought a revolution to the mechanical manufacturing of the railway industry but also led many upper-class individuals to choose train travel.
Many prominent families customized Pullman cars as their private family train carriages.
Linda also expressed her gratitude.
Madeline asked, "Henry, I'm very curious, besides music and shooting, what else are you good at?"
Henry shrugged and said, "Madeline, your question has stumped me. You might as well ask me what I'm not good at."
"Really?"
Meanwhile, "Mad Dog" Thomas of the Security Maintenance Association, after half a day of investigation, finally learned from another bartender at the Hamlet Bar that when the bald bartender was suddenly stabbed in the throat by a skill Flying Dagger, a very tall bearded man passed by the bar.
However, in a sea of people, knowing just this much was not very useful. There were many exceptionally tall people in Denver, and the bartender couldn't guarantee he could recognize the tall man if he saw him again.
After all, he hadn't paid close attention at the time.
Moreover, the bartender was completely unwilling to identify anyone.
Although Thomas knew there was a 10,000 us dollar bounty on Henry in the black market, he didn't know who offered the bounty, nor did he know that Henry had come to Denver.
Thomas learned of Henry's reputation through the police station's recent three bandit bounties claimed by Henry, and Henry's duel with Barrett had also been widely circulated within the Denver police force these past few days.
However, the lack of information prevented Thomas from immediately associating Henry with these two incidents.
Nevertheless, Thomas sensed that something was amiss with the entire situation.
Normally, such a powerful armed force passing through would not leave no trace.
And Kilian, as an Irishman, always preferred to cooperate with Liam, who was also an Irishman.
Mackin, as a big figure among the Irish, had always been close to Kilian and Liam.
Now that something had happened at McKinley Manor, Kilian surprisingly didn't arrange for Liam to investigate, but instead sought him, who usually didn't care much for the Irish.
Thomas smelled a strong scent of conspiracy.
He decided not to investigate further.
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