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Léon Belmont (ex_the_ambas216) wrote in toujoursliberer,
@ 2008-03-28 07:54:00

Entry tags:

ambassadors_ball, leon_belmont

An Invitation to the French Ambassador's Ball
Subject: The Ambassadors Ball
Where: The French Embassy
Who: Léon Belmont, the French Ambassador to the English court
Warnings: none as yet
Open to: All (all players may attend either as invited guests of the ambassador, as servants or guests of those invited, as staff, or as gate-crashers.)

The ballroom of the Embassy was already growing busy, and when Citizen Belmont paused for a moment besides one of the large windows, he could see yet more carriages pulling up outside, wreathed in the mist blowing in from the river.

The quartet had been playing now for a good half an hour, new French tunes as well as those the English favoured. His staff was busy handing out good French wine, and then refilling those glasses when they were drained.

It was going to be a good evening, and not only in the eyes of the party-goers. With some of England’s most prominent aristos on the guest list, and some than some newly arrived French nationals, tonight would be a night of information gathering, of sizing up the opposition, and perhaps even ensuring some of those French escapees were returned to face justice.

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widow_newbury
2008-04-19 10:28 am UTC (link)

Adelaide allowed her lifeless eyes to meet his for a moment. "I feel it would be unwise of me to remain in my home country when I am rumored to be a curse to all whom I meet, Ambassador," she admitted gently. In her broken mind there was no danger in returning to Paris, as that was where she had lost only one lover; as opposed to the two she had lost in London.

"I would be pleased to hear any suggestions you might have as I am somewhat of a stranger now to the customs of my own country, Ambassador. I regret having spent so many years away, however I fear it might have been for the best."

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gabrielle_bonne
2008-04-19 03:44 pm UTC (link)

Gabrielle was late. She picked up the elegant skirts in her hands and ran to the Embassy. She had yet to find her sister, but had left before it was time to leave to ask around. She had gotten a description, but no sister as of yet. She finally reached the Embassy. She smoothed the skirts of the elegant gown Adelaide had acquired for her. Her small hands ensured her hair was fine, and except for red cheeks from the run, she looked like a lady. She stepped into the Embassy. Her blue-eyed gaze searched for Adelaide, landing on her at last. She went over to her and gave a low curtsy.

"I apologize for the delay in my arrival."

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widow_newbury
2008-04-19 04:19 pm UTC (link)

Adelaide stared at the young girl for a moment, clearly surprised by such a sudden arrival. But finally she smiled her usual lost smile and nodded.

"That's alright, dear," she said softly. Over Gabrielle's shoulder she could see the nurse shaking her head at the girls tardiness, but Adelaide didn't care. "You look lovely tonight. Perhaps some young suitor will sweep you off your feet?" She smiled a little more at the thought, giving a dreamy sigh at the thought of somebody finding love.

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	gabrielle_bonne 2008-04-19 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	Gabrielle giggled, and said, "Perhaps. I've only just had my twelfth birthday, though." (Replies frozen) (Parent) (Thread)

widow_newbury
2008-04-19 05:55 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, then perhaps that is too young, yes?" Adelaide asked gently. "I was thirteen when I married the General, but I suppose if you are happy now then we won't work to change that."

Smiling she exchanged the empty champagne flute she was holding for a full glass as a servant passed by them. Out of the corner of her eye she could see her nurse keep tracking of how much they drank and so she looked down to Gabrielle. "Perhaps we should move farther into the room?" she suggested, doing her best to sound as if she was doing it for reasons other than ditching her nurse.

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gabrielle_bonne
2008-04-19 06:26 pm UTC (link)

Gabrielle nodded gratefully. "I am unhappy, but I don't think a suitor would change that. I think that shall pass when I have family again. You remember what I told you about my papa?" She asked. She had told Adelaide about her father's death and the no money. That was why she had inquired about a job with her. She had also told her about her father's other daughter.

Gabrielle was quite smart. Her papa had said that if she were a boy, she'd be sent off to University when she was grown. But alas, she had been a girl, and girls didn't do such things. Hence when her mistress gave the briefest of looks to the nurses, she realized why it was, but remained quiet.

"Yes, of course." She said, taking her by the elbow and steering her away from the nurses.

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	widow_newbury 2008-04-19 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	Adelaide nodded a little as they moved farther into the room. "I am sure you will find Josephine before long, Gabrielle. And hopefully that will be enough to cure your sorrow," she said softly before taking a long sip from her champagne. Sorrow was the one thing she knew everything about, however unfortunately she had found no way to cure her own unhappiness. (Replies frozen) (Parent) (Thread)

	gabrielle_bonne 2008-04-19 08:40 pm UTC (link)
	Gabrielle said, "You have family. Did being with them afterwards make you happier?" (Replies frozen) (Parent) (Thread)

widow_newbury
2008-04-19 08:58 pm UTC (link)

"I did not see my family after dear Edgar's death," Adelaide admitted. "Only a few weeks ago did I finally go home to visit for the first time since. However after the General's death it was splendid to have my brother Benjamin there for me." It hurt to speak about Benjamin as nothing more than her brother and not the first man she had loved. "I can not say as to whether or not it would have helped to have some sort of contact with them immediately after Edgar's trial."

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	gabrielle_bonne 2008-04-19 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	Gabrielle nodded. "I see." She took a sip of her champagne as she thought of her father, and her mother before her death. (Replies frozen) (Parent) (Thread)

	widow_newbury 2008-04-19 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	"But I am sure that finding and meeting your sister will help comfort your pains, if not take them away completely." She smiled a little. It was a reversal of roles in a way, Adelaide comforting Gabrielle instead of the other way around. (Replies frozen) (Parent) (Thread)

	gabrielle_bonne 2008-04-19 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	"But she might not want me." She said. "She could have her own family, and not want a perfect stranger in her life." (Replies frozen) (Parent) (Thread)

	widow_newbury 2008-04-19 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	"But that is no reason not to try, is it?" Adelaide asked gently. "And as to having her own family, are you not her family as well? Half-sister or not Gabrielle you're sill her sister." (Replies frozen) (Parent) (Thread)