Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas, Armorica 13 July 38 AF Mon cher Leon, I trust all is well with you and your family? I confess I was in such a rush to return to Amelie and my daughters that I did not linger in Mont-Havre for one moment longer than necessary. Truly, I … Continue reading Government Clarification

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 13 July 1016 17 Rue Thomas, Toulouse, Provençe My dearest cousin Armand, Such news I have for you! Yesterday morning there came a knock on Dr. Laguerre's door during my hour with her. She rose to answer it in the frostiest possible way, and I confess I said a … Continue reading Homecoming

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas, Armorica 6 July 1016 Dear Mum, Something most extraordinary happened here while I was off visiting you in Yorke. I don't know if you will remember Patches the goat; I don't believe I spoke of her while I was in Yorke, and though I mentioned her often in … Continue reading Patches Errant

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas, Armorica 27 June 1016 Dear Mum, I have just received the letter you sent me the day after you discovered that I had left for Armorica. I am sorry that it was necessary for me to leave Yorke so suddenly, without taking proper leave of you; it was … Continue reading Reacquaintance

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas, Armorica 20 June 1016 Dear Jack, Yes, as you can see from the superscription I have returned to Armorica. I must apologize for slipping through Mont-Havre without coming to see you or His Lordship, but I did so for your own benefit. It has been over three months … Continue reading Precautions

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 1 Rue St. Albert, Toulouse, Provençe 25 May 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, By my calculations you should be arriving in Mont-Havre just about now; and yet you will not be receiving this letter for another two months. How I wish your plans for your fast packet had come … Continue reading Complications

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 1 Rue St. Albert, Toulouse, Provençe 11 May 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, I have received good news and bad, and the totality of it is such that I do not know whether to kiss Lord Ellesmere or burn his embassy to the—but no, I must never allow myself … Continue reading Security

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 1 Rue St. Albert, Toulouse, Provençe 4 May 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, I have received word from Lord Ellesmere, the Cumbrian Ambassador—not, alas, that Maximilian has been found, but that M. Lavigne and the Josephine have reached the front and linked up with His Majesty's forces in Malague. … Continue reading Ladybird

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 1 Rue St. Albert, Toulouse, Provençe 25 April 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, M. Lavigne left L'École today, to board the sloop Josephine and guide her in search of my Maximilian. And you have left for Mont-Havre; and now I have nothing to do but wait. No, that is … Continue reading Malaise

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 1 Rue St. Albert, Toulouse, Provençe 18 March 1016 Dear Jack, I have been in the Old Lands for just over three months, and it has been over five since I last saw my home and family; but it seems an age and an age. I regret missing these … Continue reading Linkages