Let's say that I've learnt some things about duty--and that some of those lessons have been more recent and more severe than others. I hope you never need the sort of remedial instruction I've required.
As we both know, my family illustrates a particularly bitter truth: parents may do their very best to instruct their sons in the traditions and obligations of their noble (and ancient) names, and yet those sons may stubbornly disappoint.
If you'd like to blame someone for your current lot, you need look no further than my elder brother. (And if you're wise, you won't follow the path either of us chose--as sons or subjects.)
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Date: 2009-12-18 11:34 pm (UTC)Let's say that I've learnt some things about duty--and that some of those lessons have been more recent and more severe than others. I hope you never need the sort of remedial instruction I've required.
As we both know, my family illustrates a particularly bitter truth: parents may do their very best to instruct their sons in the traditions and obligations of their noble (and ancient) names, and yet those sons may stubbornly disappoint.
If you'd like to blame someone for your current lot, you need look no further than my elder brother. (And if you're wise, you won't follow the path either of us chose--as sons or subjects.)