In Regards to Your Most Recent Letter

[mylord]

Greatest and Most Dignified Country of England

Comments

[firstindustrial]

Honestly! As if I don't know a demon when I see one!

[mylord]

I am afraid I do not see what that has to do with anything.

[firstindustrial]

I'm sure it escaped your memory, but we've met before.

[mylord]

Oh dear. Is that what has been bothering you? 'Tis no wonder you have been so cold. Please allow me to bury your worries deeply so they will not resurface again.

[mylord]

I think you are mistaken. You must be intimately aware of the differences between the Black Death and the Great Plague of London. The Great Plague was caused by conditions already introduced to England at a prior time.

[mylord]

Ah, but it was awful, what happened to the princess. She was very young.

[firstindustrial]

Not my problem. Talk to France.

[mylord]

Was it not? I wonder.

[mylord]

But that is good news for us. Does this mean we have soothed your concerns?

[firstindustrial]

No it does not.

[mylord]

May I ask why not? I see no reason for your concern, as what I referenced above was not your problem.

[firstindustrial]

I don't make it a habit to associate with demons, thank you.

[mylord]

Please don't misunderstand me. An association with you is something I'll never seek.

[mylord]

I am only a butler.

However, if my master, the Earl Phantomhive, wishes to open his doors and invite you to dinner in a generous display of hospitality and good intentions, I do not see why you -- England, well-mannered and proper -- should reject his offer because of his association with me. That is my only concern.