In the office of Colonel of the King's Musketeers... "Sir, have you seen this letter from Coward?"
"Its Brigadier de Custaad, when addressing him as a military officer, just as I am Colonel du Bois. Whether you like a gentleman or not, you should always strive to use the proper titles. Now let me see that letter." "Ah, yes, typical. Its not worth my any more of my attention, as I believe the appropriate steps have been taken in regards to this particular gentleman." "But sir..." "Nonsense. You will find that there are those who are willing to take a small matter and turn it upside down into some very large mess and are generally the first individuals to want to write up and send in report after report. As always, arrogance is also so unbecoming." "As you say sir... here are the reports on the regiment." "Ah yes, on to matters of importance. Preparing the King's Musketeers to obey the King's wishes. I hope that le Duc de Mylcandonai and le Marquis Zilvain finish their army restructuring soon. I have a feeling this summer's campaigns shall not be easy." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BANANA DIGEST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 4:48 PM Subject: Re: BANANA: LL to all DG > Brigadier le Duc Coward de Custaad, CO DG, HM MoFM > Colonel le Chevalier Henri du Bois, CO KM > > > You do not do yourself, nor any nobleman, credit by failing to observe > correct forms of address. As such, I shall view you in contempt until you > rectify the situation, not to mention awaiting your apology. > > When I write you on matters of military security, in a cordial manner, I do > not expect a regimental commander to be so ignorant as to reply with > self-justifications as to the contents of a letter he wrote. Quite > clearly you have some agenda other than the military concerns of France and > the spirit of inter-regimental cooperation - this will included in my > report to Army HQ. > > I have no need of further correspondence with the likes of you. Should you > wish me to reconsider accepting your correspondence, you may send your > apology through my aide (Sub. Baron Jules de Broune, RFG) and you may care > to note that even he is more noble than you. > > Brigadier le Duc de Custaad > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Banana mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.humf.su.se/mailman/listinfo/banana > _______________________________________________ Banana mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.humf.su.se/mailman/listinfo/banana
