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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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the_legman
2008-04-20 07:01 pm UTC (link)

His expression falls at the news that the decision was more wishful thinking than fact. "I think that we all hope and pray for the English to keep to themselves in this matter. Let them keep in mind that they have only just fought and lost one war," Although how many over here would remember the battles in America, or even knew of them in the first place? "Perhaps that will keep them from rushing into another?"

He lifted his glass to the Ambassador before taking a sip of his drink. "I shall say a prayer for your continued safety, Citizen Belmont, so that you may keep on your work for all of our safeties at home." A little over the top, Ferrand thought to himself, but all of it true. The last thing he wanted was yet more tension between the English and the French.

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ex_the_ambas216
2008-04-21 07:40 am UTC (link)

"That is exactly what my government is hoping, mossier. The English public, they are in no mood for another war, and try as they might to persuade us otherwise, the Austrians are already loosing. The English and they have never been the firmest, or friendliest allies. It will blow over." Léon says, waving his hand to dismiss the idea altogether, although he doesn't feel it is quite as settled as he makes out.

Léon smiled, "Merci. Although I am not sure if god would answer prayers made of the French when His religion has been condemned as that of the aristos." Léon shrugged. If Elisamarie was to hear him say that... "But it may do me some good."

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the_legman
2008-04-21 04:14 pm UTC (link)

Ferrand nods, understanding the wish for the matter to be dropped, "Well, ambassador, you are most likely to hear the outcome before the rest of us. I can only hope that it will be good news rather than a warning we hear of next." It didn't look like he was going to get anything else out of Citizen Belmont about this problem. Never mind though, while he was here he could always take the opportunity to see if he could catch one of the English aristos and follow the matter straight to the source.

"The good Lord hears all of our prayers," he replies with a smile and a shrug, unsure as to Léon's religious tendencies, "Perhaps he'll take pity on someone so far from home and answer mine." Probably better to lean towards the more devout, and more truthful, side seeing as the majority had not yet abandoned their religion to the mob.

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ex_the_ambas216
2008-04-23 11:08 am UTC (link)

"Hopefully, I will. But when dealing with the English, one can never be sure." He smiles, and then shrugs, "They are the worst at keeping secrets. I sometimes think that before they tell me of things they send word to the Navy and the Army and make ready to invade if we can not agree."

Léon can't help raise any eyebrow. The speech sounded very much like that he had received from Elisamarie when he had decided to take paperwork with him to Sunday Mass. Or course, Monsieur Duval was much more well spoken than the ex-scullery maid. "I am sure He does. And I am sure he will look more kindly on you."

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the_legman
2008-04-23 10:23 pm UTC (link)

"It would not surprise me one jot if that were the case, ambassador." He's not entirely sure if he believes it but there's not much he could do if it were a lie so better to play along for now.

He wonders at the raised eyebrow but perhaps the ambassador is not a religious man; it would make sense to avoid attention of that sort in Protestant England. It would be interesting to see what the servants, if they were French too, made of it but that was only an idle thought. "Thank you, Monsieur. Speaking of that, however, would you know if there are still churches here that perform Mass? I doubt I shall be returning to Paris before Sunday and I had heard there had been problems between the clergy and the royals concerning matters such as services." More than problems, Emmeline had written to him about how the English even over there were making proper worship difficult.

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