At Darkenhold, for Sylvius Duquesne, or Another
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:52 am"You are overzealous," said Professor de Lanz to the seamstress.
"The sooner you write this letter, the sooner they might respond," the girl said.
"Which means the sooner you might be out of my hair."
"Do you dislike me?" she asked.
He shook his head. "No. I dislike what you have done to my image of Jernoah. It was once great, and proud, fantastic, violent, exotic, primitive, and glorious in my head."
"And what could I have done to mar that," she asked.
"You have made me realize it is just another place. You are not a remarkable girl, Glour'eya Wynsee; you are a truth-herald, in that your fellow people, your fellow Jernos, are likely no less unremarkable than you."
But yet, he took her dictation, and he sealed the note with his wax stamp. The next day, she secured a courier, gave him the few shillings Professor de Lanz had given to her for the postage -- it was the least he could do to make up for his sharp words -- and sent her letter.
"The sooner you write this letter, the sooner they might respond," the girl said.
"Which means the sooner you might be out of my hair."
"Do you dislike me?" she asked.
He shook his head. "No. I dislike what you have done to my image of Jernoah. It was once great, and proud, fantastic, violent, exotic, primitive, and glorious in my head."
"And what could I have done to mar that," she asked.
"You have made me realize it is just another place. You are not a remarkable girl, Glour'eya Wynsee; you are a truth-herald, in that your fellow people, your fellow Jernos, are likely no less unremarkable than you."
But yet, he took her dictation, and he sealed the note with his wax stamp. The next day, she secured a courier, gave him the few shillings Professor de Lanz had given to her for the postage -- it was the least he could do to make up for his sharp words -- and sent her letter.
At Darkenhold, To Whom it May Concern: Preferably, Sylvius Duquesne, but in His Absence, One of Equal or Greater Ability with Words.
A Letter, in which I Inquire of Placement in a Program of Studies for Rhetoric and Discourse, as Suggested by Master Regent Governor Glenn Burnie, who recognizes My Merit for a Future of Politics, that I may always be a Lowly Seamstress, but Aspire to Greater Purpose unafforded by the Conservatism of my Homeland.
I have come about a Collection of Great Books, Histories, and Poems that I wish to inter in your Wondrous Library: namely, a Meager Selection of Jernoan Texts that may be used for Language Study, Religious Discovery, the Recitation of Good Lyrics and Epics, and a Fantastic Pamphlet I found which outlines the Myriad Ways that Jah’zoon Urine can be not only a Beneficial Additive to any Soup, but as a Preservative for Certain Smokeroots.
Also, while I am not a Native Myrkener, I greatly wish to ask for the Tutelage of Msa. Duquesne – or, in his permanent absence, one of Equal Ability – in the arts of Standard Grammar and Composition, Verbal Elocution, Public Speaking, and Rhetoric. I have been Led to Believe that Myrken is a place for Opportunity. In Jernoah, a Woman is a Woman alone, meant only for a Spread of her Legs, a Teat for Babes, and Objectification under the Oppressing Eyes of Paternity and Husbandry. In Myrken, however, a Seamstress such as Myself might find New Purpose.
I have spoken to my dear Master C_____ of his Aspirations for the Future, and they are Great; in this Vein, it would hurt my Soul to never grow, to be no better than a Meek Seamworker for all my Years, to become Old and Gray while those I love become Great Men. What a Curse, to never become wise, to be relegated only to a Future of Cataracts, Incontinence, Dementia, Loneliness, and Stupidity.
I have an Undying Respect for Age, but I will not Age well; I have no Intelligence, Smarts, Wisdom, or Wit now, and cannot see Myself developing It without your Aid, Msa. Duquesne.
I wish be a Great Woman; I will ask for Schooling in Rhetoric at your Darkenhold.
Response may be Directed to the Furthermost-left room in the Broken Dagger Tavern and Inn. I look forward to your Retort. See Governor Burnie’s Letter – attached – for further Information regarding his Reference of Me to You.
Sincerely,
Gloria (Glour’eya) Wynsee
Seamstress, Uniformess of the Marshall, Humble New Myrkener