tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582882317444419527.post6124140587380735352..comments2023-09-30T07:42:47.236-07:00Comments on Emperor vs Elector: Discreet EnquiriesMurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582882317444419527.post-40241625191939536092009-01-29T13:58:00.000-08:002009-01-29T13:58:00.000-08:00It must be emphatically denied that Cardinal Maxim...It must be emphatically denied that Cardinal Maximilian von Roskilde (affectuously nicknamed here <I>'Sa Proeminence'</I>) remains in Monte-Cristo against his will.<BR/><BR/>The autorities as well as the the gentle populace were full of sympathy for men having just escaped a pirate attack and a terrible storm. Nobody harboured any hostility or resentment against the Cardinal for his ignorance of our peculiar laws. So he was given the choice: either to re-embark and stay aboard his ship during her repairs (paid by the Palace), receiving rich meals and drinks and any reconfort he may wish for. <BR/>Or to accept somptuous secular clothes and be <A HREF="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dilwnimo0MI/SMfnbKVxs2I/AAAAAAAAAvs/DqYibHihKX8/s1600-h/AccueilMC.jpg" REL="nofollow">officially received</A> as the honoured guest he indeed was. <BR/>Or to stay on Monte-Cristan land in his scarlet soutane but then, since he was knowingly violating our laws, to be put in the VIP jail - since he was wearing a gown / dress, in the VIP <B>women</B> jail. Where most of the young prisoners, female guardians and maiden servants wear the traditional costume of young Monte-Cristans -without a hat or cap, being in the shade. Actually his nickname came from persons in the jail.<BR/>The final choice was entirely his, and at any moment he could, and still can, opt back for solution # 1 or 2.<BR/><BR/>Thus is is *extremely doubtful* that the fate of Cardinal Maximilian in our Presipality could provide any hint of Fr. Malagrida's future fate in Lisbon.<BR/><BR/><I>Louis-Ferdinand Celine de Saint-Gobain<BR/>Conseiller aux Relations avec les Residants Etrangers</I>abdul666https://www.blogger.com/profile/16172686098173637906noreply@blogger.com