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caithionHabsburg no Houken, Book 1
Part I - Dawn on the Main
Chapter 4 - Humiliation at the Funk Home
Because of what happened, Günderrode tells Rothschild that he doesn't think his son would be suitable to introduce to anyone he knows. Back to square one and worried about his son's future (particularly since he can't move forward any talk of marriage until Eliyahu is settled in an occupation), Rothschild goes to Prague to consult with his elder brother.
Meanwhile, Eliyahu can't forget Adelheid. He tries to engineer a run-in by hanging out where he thinks Adelheid might pass by when riding, but has no luck. After enough time passes, he decides he'll have to forget her.
Just then, of course, she sends him a letter, delivered by a rather terrified servant who can't wait to get out of the Jewish quarter.
Adelheid has heard about what her uncle did, and hopes to introduce the Rothschilds to her father, to help them get the connections they need. She invites father and son to a party at her home. Also mentions that she felt something when their eyes met, and she thinks that despite their backgrounds they are the same type of person.
Dorothea is rather disturbed by the change in her brother when he gets the letter (sparkling eyes, etc) and begins to worry. She once overheard her parents talking about their hopes to marry her to Eliyahu, but there hasn't been a word spoken since he came home. Now she's worried Eliyahu might move to Prague to work for her uncle.
Eliyahu sends a hasty letter to his father, but his uncle is swamped and his father is helping out and can't return in time for the party. He requests Eliyahu to go alone. Despite her misgivings, since no Jew has ever been to such a party, his mother pulls together a new outfit from loans from her second son and some careful shopping, and sends Eliyahu on his way.
Eliyahu arrives at the very posh home of the Funks and immediately begins to run into problems. He has an invitation, but he's not on the guest list. The servants tell him he's not invited, and when he pushes, desperate to see Adelheid again, they accuse him of buying the invitation in some underhanded way. At last, defeated, he leaves.
(Oh, snaps.)
Part I - Dawn on the Main
Chapter 4 - Humiliation at the Funk Home
Because of what happened, Günderrode tells Rothschild that he doesn't think his son would be suitable to introduce to anyone he knows. Back to square one and worried about his son's future (particularly since he can't move forward any talk of marriage until Eliyahu is settled in an occupation), Rothschild goes to Prague to consult with his elder brother.
Meanwhile, Eliyahu can't forget Adelheid. He tries to engineer a run-in by hanging out where he thinks Adelheid might pass by when riding, but has no luck. After enough time passes, he decides he'll have to forget her.
Just then, of course, she sends him a letter, delivered by a rather terrified servant who can't wait to get out of the Jewish quarter.
Adelheid has heard about what her uncle did, and hopes to introduce the Rothschilds to her father, to help them get the connections they need. She invites father and son to a party at her home. Also mentions that she felt something when their eyes met, and she thinks that despite their backgrounds they are the same type of person.
Dorothea is rather disturbed by the change in her brother when he gets the letter (sparkling eyes, etc) and begins to worry. She once overheard her parents talking about their hopes to marry her to Eliyahu, but there hasn't been a word spoken since he came home. Now she's worried Eliyahu might move to Prague to work for her uncle.
Eliyahu sends a hasty letter to his father, but his uncle is swamped and his father is helping out and can't return in time for the party. He requests Eliyahu to go alone. Despite her misgivings, since no Jew has ever been to such a party, his mother pulls together a new outfit from loans from her second son and some careful shopping, and sends Eliyahu on his way.
Eliyahu arrives at the very posh home of the Funks and immediately begins to run into problems. He has an invitation, but he's not on the guest list. The servants tell him he's not invited, and when he pushes, desperate to see Adelheid again, they accuse him of buying the invitation in some underhanded way. At last, defeated, he leaves.
(Oh, snaps.)
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Date: 2009-09-30 01:59 pm (UTC)Totally read that as Funky Home.
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