here come the French. All two and a half of them.
After reading about Cayce's party, Beaufort decided it was letter writing time, as he was the only semi-modern Frenchman around and had been rather annoyed at the lack of fancy decorations for La Fête Nationale, which was easy to work out from the '4th of July' (as nothing had a real date here, he'd noticed). Time to rectify things, he supposed.
((written in French. not that you care.))
Dearest Marguerite,
I do hope you have seen Miss Pollard's announcement about a party to celebrate all the different cultures present, as I was wondering if you wanted to discuss (as the only two French citizens here) the possibilities of contributing something in honour of the fourteenth. However, I understand that in your time, such a national holiday was far from existance. As far as I am aware, from my relatively poor knowladge of revolutionary history, Bastille Day, as I know it, has origins in 1790's Fête de la Federation, but it didn't exist as a national holiday until sometime in the 19th century.
I was mainly wondering if you wanted to discuss what we could contribute, as a matter of national pride, given the vast differences in our time periods, and thus conceptions of France and patriotism. I shall also be contacting a gentleman who was mentioned to me as half-French, even if I have never met him. I shall bring some chocolate, if you so desire.
Jean-Etienne.
Dear Mr Tamaki,
Firstly, I apologise as I have not been told your last (or first?) name, and I do not intend to be rude. Anyway, you do not know me, I understand that, I am Jean-Etienne Beaufort, a Frenchman from about 1940. I was also informed that you are partly French, so I'm writing to ask if you would like to help me contribute something to Cayce's party in honour of Bastille Day, and perhaps you could give me a more modern perspective on it? Although I understand that it might be difficult if you normally live in Japan.
I would appreciate your input greatly, though.
Merci d'avance,
Jean-Etienne Beaufort.
Dear Miss Pollard,
I believe we have met, and I must commend your party idea, first of all, which is what I am writing to you about. I still need to consult with my fellow (and a half) countrymen on this subject, but would it be possible to include something in honour of Bastille Day? I have several ideas, but they, again, need discussing with Marguerite at least. However, do you think there's a bit of grass I could reserve? Or floor space? As, traditionally, the President opens the Elysee Palace gardens for picnics, and I'm trying to come up with something similar, even if it is a small patch of grass. I also suppose that getting our hands on some decent French wine is not going to happen, is it?
Again, I shall have to get back to you on my countrymen's sentiments about such a thing, but I might as well ask about the possibility.
Sincerely,
Jean-Etienne Beaufort
((written in French. not that you care.))
Dearest Marguerite,
I do hope you have seen Miss Pollard's announcement about a party to celebrate all the different cultures present, as I was wondering if you wanted to discuss (as the only two French citizens here) the possibilities of contributing something in honour of the fourteenth. However, I understand that in your time, such a national holiday was far from existance. As far as I am aware, from my relatively poor knowladge of revolutionary history, Bastille Day, as I know it, has origins in 1790's Fête de la Federation, but it didn't exist as a national holiday until sometime in the 19th century.
I was mainly wondering if you wanted to discuss what we could contribute, as a matter of national pride, given the vast differences in our time periods, and thus conceptions of France and patriotism. I shall also be contacting a gentleman who was mentioned to me as half-French, even if I have never met him. I shall bring some chocolate, if you so desire.
Jean-Etienne.
Dear Mr Tamaki,
Firstly, I apologise as I have not been told your last (or first?) name, and I do not intend to be rude. Anyway, you do not know me, I understand that, I am Jean-Etienne Beaufort, a Frenchman from about 1940. I was also informed that you are partly French, so I'm writing to ask if you would like to help me contribute something to Cayce's party in honour of Bastille Day, and perhaps you could give me a more modern perspective on it? Although I understand that it might be difficult if you normally live in Japan.
I would appreciate your input greatly, though.
Merci d'avance,
Jean-Etienne Beaufort.
Dear Miss Pollard,
I believe we have met, and I must commend your party idea, first of all, which is what I am writing to you about. I still need to consult with my fellow (and a half) countrymen on this subject, but would it be possible to include something in honour of Bastille Day? I have several ideas, but they, again, need discussing with Marguerite at least. However, do you think there's a bit of grass I could reserve? Or floor space? As, traditionally, the President opens the Elysee Palace gardens for picnics, and I'm trying to come up with something similar, even if it is a small patch of grass. I also suppose that getting our hands on some decent French wine is not going to happen, is it?
Again, I shall have to get back to you on my countrymen's sentiments about such a thing, but I might as well ask about the possibility.
Sincerely,
Jean-Etienne Beaufort