yevkassem72
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The premise is that I play Vicomte Pierre de St. Jean, a French aristocrat exiled by Robespierre, despite his liberal convictions, or perhaps because of his Girondist tendencies. He supported the Revolution, until the King and Queen were beheaded. Now, however, he has been exiled to England since the murder of Marat by Charlotte Corday.
He is very lonely, since his wife was caught and guillotined by the Committee of Public Safety. They both had lovers, but they were also guillotined by Committee. He is very eager for female companionship, and has begun to look for it among all classes, not just the aristocracy, since he has learned how widely diverse the English peerage is about sexual morality.
Like I said, he is a liberal man, just not a republican. He still believes in a French monarchy, and was nearly beheaded himself for it. He, his wife, and their lovers (who were married to each other), all fled in different directions, so as to allow for at least one of them to survive. It worked, as he was the survivor, but he misses his wife and his maitresse- his mistress. He even missed the friendship of his wife's paramour.
He is also sworn never to remarry. He will bed other women, but no more wives. Despite his adulterous ways, he loved his wife passionately, as she loved him, too, despite being unfaithful herself. Veronique is greatly missed and he can never replace her. He can just try, very uncertainly, to love again.
Perhaps a woman can be found who will change his mind, but not his lascivious ways. And the odds of a Protestant Englishwoman marrying a Catholic Frenchman like himself are very slim indeed.
He is very lonely, since his wife was caught and guillotined by the Committee of Public Safety. They both had lovers, but they were also guillotined by Committee. He is very eager for female companionship, and has begun to look for it among all classes, not just the aristocracy, since he has learned how widely diverse the English peerage is about sexual morality.
Like I said, he is a liberal man, just not a republican. He still believes in a French monarchy, and was nearly beheaded himself for it. He, his wife, and their lovers (who were married to each other), all fled in different directions, so as to allow for at least one of them to survive. It worked, as he was the survivor, but he misses his wife and his maitresse- his mistress. He even missed the friendship of his wife's paramour.
He is also sworn never to remarry. He will bed other women, but no more wives. Despite his adulterous ways, he loved his wife passionately, as she loved him, too, despite being unfaithful herself. Veronique is greatly missed and he can never replace her. He can just try, very uncertainly, to love again.
Perhaps a woman can be found who will change his mind, but not his lascivious ways. And the odds of a Protestant Englishwoman marrying a Catholic Frenchman like himself are very slim indeed.
