Dear Allen,
Many thanks - on two accounts :
-First, because you and your team at Cambridge were so supportive all along
(and your Centre duly benefits from an entry in the Dictionnaire).
-Secondly, because you made me laugh so much : your attempts at writing in
French, though as highly
Cher Antoine,
Comme Churchill, ma Francaise est tres pauvre, mais c’est magnifique.
Apologies – please accept this in the spirit it is intended, as a tribute to
Churchill’s distinctive style of French but more importantly to your
enthusiasm, dedication and scholarship. Congratulations,
Allen
