lucien régnier. (ex_quickwitt990) wrote in toujoursliberer, @ 2008-05-19 23:01:00 |
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Entry tags: | jacques_belmont, leon_belmont, lucien_régnier |
Subject: Lucien goes to Jacques for information about his brother
Where: The Embassy
Who: Lucien Régnier
Warnings: None
Open to: Jacques Belmont, others who might be at the Embassy
It was a beautiful day outside. That could be the only explanation for why Lucien didn’t mind the two futile trips he’d made so far to seek out his brother’s old friends. Neither of the friends had known where Chrétien currently was; they hadn’t been in contact with him since he’d left France, and Lucien could feel the worry nagging far more insistently at his mind. His older brother did sometimes have the tendency to forget himself, becoming so intensely involved with whatever was at hand—usually his speeches and La Patria—that he would forget to write home for weeks. A year without any word, though, was definite cause for concern, even with Chrétien.
The hour was barely past noon, so Lucien decided he had time for one more visit before finding somewhere to eat. He had a sheaf of his brother’s letters in hand; Chretien liked to ramble at length about his friends from the Jacobin Club, writing to Lucien of their revolutionary ideas and the discussions that they would have. One name came up fairly frequently: Jacques Belmont.
It was such that Lucien found himself before the Embassy, asking to be directed to the office of Monsieur Jacques Belmont. The footman was skeptical to admit him, seeing his plain manner of dress—he’d started forgoing the cravat and the neat overcoat several days ago—but Lucien’s tone was polite and insistent. He was asked to wait in the hall as the footman went to notify Jacques of Lucien’s presence, and he stood patiently, eyes trained on the paintings displayed upon the walls.