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Robert: Father, Father! You got an express message!

Robert: Will you read it right now?

Matthew: O’ courshe. ‘hank you, Shir! (reads the message) Oh no! ‘oor Shon!

[Richard Brodie to Jonathan Brodie (copy to Matthew McCarric):]

Lord Clarke for whom I’m working here in London has excellent sources of information in France. I was scrutinizing the papers for mentions of our French relatives and today I found that Uncle Delaroche, André and Baron de Montigny have been arrested. I can’t leave London myself, but I think I found a way for you to intervene. Lord Clarke wishes to start a collection of antiques. As the Duc de – was executed, his collection at Chateau Monlieu is for sale, and my employer is especially interested in the famous torso. I’m enclosing two diplomatic passports for safe conduct and transportation of a crate. That’s all I could get, but use them to try and get our kinsmen out of prison – if possible out of the country. Your best bet is to claim the Delaroches are Scottish subjects – their ancestors belonged to the exiled Stuart court after all. Best of luck! Richard

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[danjaley]

[One week later]

Rider: An express message for Mr Matthew McCarric!

Robert: YES! That’s my father! Follow me, he’s at the stables.

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[danjaley]

Officer: Citoyen Nicolas Montigny, and Citoyens Charles and André Delaroche are wanted at the city council to answer a few questions concerning their loyalty.

Nicolas: I have done nothing wrong! You have nothing against me.

Officer: We’ve seen your letters, Citizen.

Charles: We’re loyal citizens of France!

Officer: You’re reported to entertain contacts to royalist circles.

Marianne: Scottish royalists! Charles is a Jacobite, not a Jacobin!

André (hisses): Jacobins are the anti-royalists!

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[danjaley]

François: Why are you burying the statues?

Nicolas: It’s all that’s left of my collection. These are wonderful works of art and I want you to have a last look at them. They won’t be the worse for being buried, some have already been buried for hundreds of years before. One day, when order is restored, I’ll come back and dig them up again. And if it doesn’t happen in my lifetime, you must. They’ll be yours one day and they’re a wonderful treasure.

François: All right.

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[danjaley]

OC Deep Dive Questionnaire Tag

A set of 20 questions to get to know your OC!

Tagged by @nocturnalazure

Today is an excellent day to answer this for pre-revolution Nicolas. Tomorrow would have been a bit more complicated.

What uncommon/common fear do they have?

He’s very confident and not easily cowed. His double-life being exposed is of course the thing he wants to avoid most of all. But he sees this more as a risk than as a fear.

Do they have any pet peeves?

He has no patience with dilettantes who get their facts wrong about art-history.

What are 3 items you can find in their bedroom?

Books; an Egyptian scarab which was given to him as a lucky charm; a painting of the Forum Romanum from his Grand Tour.

What do they notice first in a person?

General appearance and demeanour. (Bonus fact: What immediately attracted him to Jonathan was that he has vaguely classical features – and what totally got him was that he speaks French with a Scottish accent)

On a scale of 1 to 10, how high is their pain tolerance?

7-8. He was brought up not to be whiny. But he's had a comfortable life in good health so far.

Do they go into fight or flight mode when under pressure?

His instinct would rather be flight (or solve the problem with money and/or influence), but if duty binds him to fight, he will stand his ground.

Do they come from a big family/are they a family person?

Not really. He grew up with only his mother as immediate family. He saw enough of his parents’ marriage as a boy to get rather disillusioned. On the other hand he’s proud of his family’s legacy and never questioned his duty to continue it. He does try to be a better husband and father than his own. But if he were just an average person of today, he wouldn’t have wanted any children. He’d be content to travel the world with Jonathan, but actually Jonathan wants more of a family-life.

What animal represents them best?

He always reminds me of a cat, being very neat and taking his privileges entirely for granted.

What is a smell that they dislike?

He lives in a time where various kinds of stench are so common that he’s glad enough to avoid those.

Have they broken any bones?

See above - he's had a comfortable life in good health so far.

How would a stranger likely describe them?

“Arrogant idiot” (Matt)

Are they a night owl or a morning bird?

He moves in circles where it’s not unusual to rise at noon, so the interesting things tend to happen in the evenings and at night. When he’s working by himself, he prefers the early hours for their better light.

What is a flavor they hate and a flavor they love?

The likes coffee, both for its aroma and as a status symbol. He doesn’t like coarse food, like gruel or badly prepared cabbage.

Do they have any hobbies?

As an aristocrat, studying Antiquity is officially his hobby, not his job. But it’s his true calling and he even made some money from it. Apart from that, he’s always ready to join in any pastime suggested by the group he’s with.

Boom, surprise birthday party! How do they react to surprises?

He’d pretend not to be surprised at all – but there’s no way he would have forgotten to organize his own birthday party. At home, this would be a very dignified meet-and-greet. In Italy it would be a picnic by some scenic ruins with good wine and a select circle of friends (plus their travelling-companions, private secretaries, or whatever they wish to call them).

Do they like to wear jewelry?

No. He retired the family’s signet ring and had a more practical stamp made for sealing letters. (Like all my characters he doesn’t wear a wedding ring because those are are such clumsy meshes, a nuisance to put on in CAS and only add to the blur of other accessories.)

Do they have neat or messy handwriting?

Neat handwriting, signature with lots of frills

What are two emotions they feel the most?

Mild amusement, cool stubbornness

Do they have a favorite fabric?

Anything that looks and feels like high quality. Not necessarily limited to a particular material.

What kind of accent do they have?

A French one, when he speaks English. His Italian is accent-free and his French is supposed to be very posh (if only my own weren't so poor!)

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[danjaley]

Roseanne: What happened now? Where’s Maman?

Charles: Your mother and sœur Thérèse are preparing breakfast. Our servants left without notice.

Nicolas: The Duc de – was taken and executed. No wonder he didn’t reply to my letters. Well, this puts an end to my hopes of selling my collection to him. Those brutes! He was a fine scholar! Now his collection will be shattered to the four winds!

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Marianne: I’m afraid they must have run away! This leaves us with yourself as our only servant. Do you know how to cook?

Charles: Marianne! You do not call a member of an order a servant! At least not a domestic servant.

Sr. Thérèse: The rules of my order demand that I do any work assigned to me unflinchingly.

Marianne: Tell me honestly, what kinds of kitchen-work have you done in the past?

Sr. Thérèse: … washing the dishes.

Marianne: I’d better come with you and try to help. I’ve learned to cook as a young girl in Scotland. Everyone had to help out with everything back then.

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[danjaley]

Marianne: Tiens! Why is there nothing prepared!? Something must have happened! Sœur Thérèse, did you see the cook this morning?

Sr. Thérèse: Madame Bernard and the two maids are nowhere in the house and not in their cells either.

Marianne: We call them “chambers”.

Sr. Thérèse: Oui, the chambers are tidy and the beds haven’t been slept in. I’m afraid they must have resigned.

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[danjaley]

My dearest friend,

I can’t send you this letter – I can’t even write it down. All your letters were lost in the fire, which is just as well. But I miss you – I miss you so much and I can’t even read your old letters now.

I hope you’re well, wherever you are. Probably in your tiny apartment in Edinburgh. I wish I could just live there with you and forget about all the rest of the world. I wish I weren’t burdened with responsibilities for the Montigny possessions and household. The Delaroches’ money will last for about a year, and what will we do then? If we survive, I certainly can’t afford to visit you. Scotland has become a very far place indeed. I’m starting to fear I won’t see you again.

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[danjaley]

Nicolas: Well done, all of you! You were right, Sister – it works much better if children learn together.

Roseanne: So this was correct, whatever it meant? What clever children I have!

Charles: Of course you have! They got this from their beautiful clever grandmother.

Marianne: Though even I never learned Latin. And you’re a very bright girl yourself, Roseanne.

Charles: I’m so proud of you three! I expect you all to write at least one book one day. And don’t forget to thank Sœur Thérèse in the credits!

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[danjaley]

François: Amicus, Amici, Amico, Amicum, Amico – Amici, Amicorum, Amicis, Amicos, Amicis.

Béatrice: Amica, Amicae, Amicae, Amicam, Amica – Amicae, Amicarum, Amicis, Amicas, Amicis.

Lucie: Templum, Templi, Templo, Templum, Templo – Templa, Templorum, Templis … er …

Béatrice: -a

Lucie: Templa, Templis. Phew!

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[danjaley]

Where's the hood in your Historic Birth Poses from?

It's the Bride-Veil hair from Moviestuff. Sadly I don't know where it's downloadable separately at the moment.

#Anonymous

[danjaley]

Marianne: I wonder where this madness will stop. They closed the convent school. Twenty nuns and a hundred bright girls turned out into the street. I really don’t see where the philanthropy comes in there. I hope you don’t mind I hired one of them as a governess.

Charles: You hired a Nun!?

Marianne: Yes, Sr. Thérèse. Don’t look so shocked. She’s a scared, confused but very well-behaved girl of twenty-six.

Charles: Finally I know why my father warned me against marrying a protestant!

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Sr. Thérèse: The Convent was my home. I was found on the doorstep as a baby. I’ve been so lucky that this life suits me. I’ve seen girls grow desperately unhappy, but I am content with my lot. I never knew my real mother, but our Mother Abbess had taken her place.

Marianne: I understand this must be very difficult for you. You can of course stay with us for the present. Although I'm afraid our own situation isn't as good as it looks.

André: I’d be very glad if you’d teach the children until further notice. The girls and my nephew too. It’s no difference from teaching girls. I can’t speak for my sister’s family, but I want my daughter to have a good education. She’s likely to remain my only child, and if she’d been a boy, she’d have taken over the glove-manufactory. My hope was that she’d marry one of my apprentices one day and they’d continue the business together. But as it is, I doubt I will have a business by the time she’s grown up. All my customers are either dead or abroad. So what she learns now is the best I can leave her.

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[danjaley]

Luice: Grandmère! Papa! A horrible thing happened – the school is going to be a munition factory. But there’s a good thing also: Papa – I can finally introduce you to my teacher, Sr. Thérèse! She has nowhere to go, because she’s never been outside the Convent, but I told her she can come here. Did I do right?

Marianne: That was very kind of you. Let me have a word with Sr. Thérèse in private.

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[danjaley]

Lucie: If you’re going to leave the Convent – would you like to visit us? Grandmère allowed me to have Jeanne stay with me, when her mother was ill. If we ask her, maybe she can help you.

Sr. Thérèse: That’s a kind thought of you, but I really can’t…

Abbess: I don’t have anything to say round here any more, but you have my permission to take the girl’s offer. These are desperate times. Every one of you who’s with a kind and decent family would be a burden taken off my mind.

Sr. Thérèse: But the Bishop…

Abbess: The Bishop is in prison and sure to be guillotined. He will forgive us for not sending him a request for permission right now.

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[danjaley]

Lucie: What is this, an ammunition factory?

Sr. Thérèse: Ammunition is another word for bullets and gunpowder. If it were to be a hospital, or even any other factory, I could stay and work, but not for this!

Lucie: Please don’t cry! You’re our teacher!

Sr. Thérèse: If things get very bad, Lucie, even teachers may cry.

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