I would always rather your visits be a pleasure than a chore to you; tomorrow is soon enough.
If your pride could stand the bruising, I agree it's best if everyone thinks you less diligent than the matter might deserve. Is Fudge starting to allow his title to go to his head? We might wish to remind him who truly holds power now, before he joins our late and unlamented toad in forgetting who bears the symbol of Our Lord's confidence and who is simply warming a chair. If I do not remember, remind me to raise the matter when you and Lyoushka are here; Lyoushka will know better than either of us whether the time for a reminder is at hand.
And speaking of reminders, once I've slept off this weekend's cursebreaking, I'll begin to invite myself along for whichever of your hunts you'll allow me, if I might. It's well past time I started pushing myself to return to fighting trim. (I find myself out of breath when not even jogging halfway 'round the lake as of late. Disgraceful.)
Re: Private Message to A Dolohov
If your pride could stand the bruising, I agree it's best if everyone thinks you less diligent than the matter might deserve. Is Fudge starting to allow his title to go to his head? We might wish to remind him who truly holds power now, before he joins our late and unlamented toad in forgetting who bears the symbol of Our Lord's confidence and who is simply warming a chair. If I do not remember, remind me to raise the matter when you and Lyoushka are here; Lyoushka will know better than either of us whether the time for a reminder is at hand.
And speaking of reminders, once I've slept off this weekend's cursebreaking, I'll begin to invite myself along for whichever of your hunts you'll allow me, if I might. It's well past time I started pushing myself to return to fighting trim. (I find myself out of breath when not even jogging halfway 'round the lake as of late. Disgraceful.)