Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas 12 January 1017 My dear cousin Amelia, The result you foresaw has occurred: Lord Doncaster has been summoned to Yorke to answer for his support of the Armorican Grand Parlement. He requested my presence in Mont-Havre this past week, and I dined with him and your brother Jack. … Continue reading Recall

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas 6 January 1017 My dear John, I am writing to inform you that your William Graves is in a bad way: not fatally injured, though I fear that his youthful beauty, such as it was, may be gone forever. I feel somewhat responsible; and yet I must hasten … Continue reading Goat Gotten

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas 20 December 1016 My dear John, Thank you for your letter, and your warm welcome of Luc Touchard; I am confident that he will do well under your tutelage. Thank you also for your news regarding my father. I am torn: sorry to hear of his continued decline, … Continue reading Trainee

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 17 Rue Thomas, Toulouse, Provençe 29 November 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, I could relate to you many commonplace details about my daily life this past three weeks: that I continue my studies with Dr. Laguerre; that I have tea daily with my particular friend Janine Allard; that Maximilian … Continue reading Objet de Belazel

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas 15 November 1016 My dear cousin Amelia, The first snows have arrived, and Bois-de-Bas is transformed in the usual way; and yet many things are different than they were last year. Some time ago I wrote to you—or perhaps I just wrote about it in my journal—about the … Continue reading Making the Rounds

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 17 Rue Thomas, Toulouse, Provençe 8 November 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, The latest from Yorke is more of the same: much banging of drums and the occasional call of a trumpet, but as yet no marching of boots. His Majesty appears to be impressing a need for calm … Continue reading Empty Nodes

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas 9 October 1016 My dear cousin Amelia, What a glorious day I have had! We completed construction of my new packet, the Amelie, this week, and after some initial trials in the vicinity of Bois-de-Bas, we—meaning my dear Amelie and I, along with Bastien and one or two … Continue reading Pitch and Yaw

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 17 Rue Thomas, Toulouse, Provençe 12 October 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, What an eruption you have caused, to be sure! You Armoricans, I should say, for it would not be fair to blame it all upon my own sweet cousin, however sizable his role might have been in … Continue reading Ley Lines

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 20 September 1016 17 Rue Thomas, Toulouse, Provençe My dearest cousin Armand, Such changes there have been in my life since I last wrote to you, that I hardly know where to begin—there are so many, many threads to catch hold of. The first, I suppose, is that while … Continue reading Synthesis

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas, Armorica 8 September 1016 Dear Jack, It has become a regular thing with me: of a sudden I am beside myself to know how Armorica's declaration of independence is going over in Yorke; and each time I must remind myself that even with the best of weather over … Continue reading Ship-forming