Thank you for all the quotes! From what you've shared before and what I'd gleaned from looking at the link you gave, I definitely had the impression that while it didn't *prove* fear of gunfire, it would definitely be consistent with fear of gunfire if that existed. And if he was still showing signs of fear at the age of 6, then he was almost certainly afraid at a much younger age.
he was too pretty [joli - which I think might be used in a broader sense than just pretty, i.e. in the sense of acting pretty?] and was just jumping for joy.
Maybe "cute"? That's definitely what I would mean if I was talking about a toddler jumping up and down for joy.
But intriguingly, the Dictionary of the Acadamie Francaise (1694) has this: "We say fig. of a young boy, that He's a pretty boy, that he became, that he made himself a pretty boy, to say, that He benefited a lot in some exercise."
Also, can I just say, POOR KID. I bet AW, future lover of fireworks, got off on the right foot with Dad by liking loud noises and explosions at the age of 2-3.
Re: Fritz and fear of gunfire
he was too pretty [joli - which I think might be used in a broader sense than just pretty, i.e. in the sense of acting pretty?] and was just jumping for joy.
Maybe "cute"? That's definitely what I would mean if I was talking about a toddler jumping up and down for joy.
But intriguingly, the Dictionary of the Acadamie Francaise (1694) has this: "We say fig. of a young boy, that He's a pretty boy, that he became, that he made himself a pretty boy, to say, that He benefited a lot in some exercise."
Also, can I just say, POOR KID. I bet AW, future lover of fireworks, got off on the right foot with Dad by liking loud noises and explosions at the age of 2-3.