Vol.5, Extra 1, P.2
“You ’gain, ser? Been seein’ yer face more than me missus’ o’ late, that’s certain. Well, wot’s it t’day, eh? That, er… ma’og’ny bus’ness ’gain? Aye, sorry t’sink yer skiff, but like I said ’fore, that’s a craft we’ve quit a long winter ’go, it is.”
“Come now, monsieur! Only this atelier has got the stuff, the essence spéciale, that I seek! So I beg of you: just this one wish! This one—one!—small set of chairs!”
There is a phrase oft uttered by the greybeards of any generation: “They don’t make them like they used to.” Though yet green at the stem, I can only agree, and with the same ennui, no less. Which brings me to this memory.
Once upon a time in this atelier were there made chairs of fine mahogany. Chairs
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Notes
Aïe
(Language: French) “Damn”, “oh, dear”.
Atelier
(Language: French) An artist’s studio or workshop.
Bêtise
(Language: French) “Silliness”.
Bouffonnerie
(Language: French) “Buffoonery”.
Chef-d’œuvre
(Language: French) “Masterpiece”.
Client/Cliente
(Language: French) “Customer”.
Déesse, aie pitié
(Language: French) “Deiva, have mercy”.
Ébène
(Language: French) “Ebony”, a species of hardwood.
Ennui
(Language: French) A feeling of listlessness or melancholy.
Gus
(Language: French) A “guy/bloke”.
Merci
(Language: French) “Thank you”.
Mon Ami
(Language: French) “My friend”.
Oh mon Déesse
(Language: French) “Oh my Deiva”.
Raffiné
(Language: Old French) “Refined”; “sophisticated”.
Rascaille
(Language: Old French) “Rascal”.
S’il vous plaît
(Language: French) “Please”; “if it pleases you”.
Son Altesse
(Language: French) “Her Highness”.
Son Altesse royale
(Language: French) “Her Royal Highness”.
Tableau
(Language: French) “Picture”.
Votre Altesse
(Language: French) “Your Highness”.
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