So what's interesting is that I *think* this is the same uncle who actually didn't like him. Now, they hadn't had their run-in in Paris yet, but the guy did say he'd *never* liked this nephew, ever since his first impression of him. That doesn't mean he can't correspond with him, of course, but the letter generally reads like he's practically begging Keith to write to him as often as he can. It doesn't read like a formulaic politeness, it reads like a plea: "Nobody in the family ever writes to me! I have no news! Everybody is too busy for me. Please make time to write to me!"
I thiiink he's living/staying in Paris, and dependent on letters for news from back home.
Well, maybe he had a bad first impression but was willing to give him a chance, but then Karl blew it with the (alleged--maybe Karl's side of the story is different) letter-reading a couple years later.
Of course, it's also possible they haven't properly met as adults yet; that this guy moved to Paris before Karl became an adult, and Karl's trip to France was the first real impression this particular uncle got of him.
I need to work out the chronology of these people better, including some handwriting comparison to see who's who. My kingdom for more hours in the day!
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Re: Peter's sons
Date: 2025-01-20 05:16 pm (UTC)I thiiink he's living/staying in Paris, and dependent on letters for news from back home.
Well, maybe he had a bad first impression but was willing to give him a chance, but then Karl blew it with the (alleged--maybe Karl's side of the story is different) letter-reading a couple years later.
Of course, it's also possible they haven't properly met as adults yet; that this guy moved to Paris before Karl became an adult, and Karl's trip to France was the first real impression this particular uncle got of him.
I need to work out the chronology of these people better, including some handwriting comparison to see who's who. My kingdom for more hours in the day!