AN: Actually, I've finally managed to write this other little chapter quickly^^
Thank you again for reading and reviewing!
Mahé, March the 16th, 1887
Oh dear, so much time has passed.
I thought I had lost my diary, for thirty years.
But I must admit that it is quite amusing to read what I've written through all those years.
How could I have been so stubborn, ignorant and neglected, impossible little girl?
Climbing on the trees? What an idea! And what about bathing naked with any young male that is passing by? And not with the most reputable ones, if I may add. Let's not talk about begging innocent gentlemen for kisses or about any other form of provocation including stolen kisses as well. Definitely I feel ashamed of the person I was before.
How could I have been walking without shoes and going outside without any umbrella or any hat?
It is true that I wasn't really happy to let M. Kirkland teach me all what is naturally expected from a young Lady at beginning, but he has been patient and now I thank him for everything. What would I be without him?
By now, when I look at myself in the mirror, I can see a beautiful and lucky young Lady. M. Kirkland has bought me plenty of lovely dresses, directly imported from England, and accessories.
And you know what, my dear diary? He invites me for his Queen's Golden Jubilee Party held in the Buckingham Palace, in London!
He told me that almost all the other European Nations are invited!
As I was very excited about meeting all them, M. Kirkland has offered me to see few photographs of them.
The first I've seen was showing two tall young males, one with very fair hair, his left hand lively patting on the shoulder of the other one that seemed more muscular, with a steel look. M. Kirkland said it was Gilbert and Ludwig Beilschmidt from Germany.
And then have come the Italian brothers Feliciano and Lovino Vargas, Antonio Fernándes Carriedo from Spain, Berwald Oxenstierna from Sweden, Tino Väinämöinen from Finland, Matthias Densen from Denmark and Lukas Thomassen from Norway holding the hand of a young boy named Jon Steilsson from Iceland.
After that, I've seen one showing a fair hair and bubbly 18 year old woman in a beautiful dress, escorted by a tall and impressive man with spiky hair.
"Oh, Miss Emma Janssens from Belgium with her elder brother, Mister Timon Janssens from the Netherlands. Lovable young Lady, really".
And another one showing a very young lady, maybe even younger than me, standing in a wonderful incredible landscape of big white mountains.
"Miss Elise Vogel. Though everyone call her "Lili". She's from a tiny little country called Liechtenstein."
After having looked at the photographs of the imposing Ivan Braginski from Russia, his two sisters Natalia Arlovaskaya –the youngest one, "a firm handed Lady" according to M. Kirkland- and Yekaterina Braginskaya –a 20 year old woman with generous curves-, Feliks Łukasiewicz from Poland, Toris Laurinaitis from Lithuania, and the very young and small Raivis Galante from Latvia and Eduard von Bock from Estonia, I've had a look at a photograph of a gorgeous young Lady.
"Who is she? I asked.
- Mona Bonnefoy. Francis younger sister, from Monaco".
What a surprise, I didn't know that Francis had a sister!
But the last photograph was definitely the most gorgeous: a beautiful young woman with a big and stunning rustling dress and a silky waterfall of brown hair down to her hips, arm in arm with a handsome brown haired young male, very well dressed as well.
"Mr. and Mrs. Roderich and Elizabeta Edelstein. It will also be the occasion for them to celebrate their twenty years of marriage."
Oh, dear. All this is really exciting, I just can't wait until June!
And besides, I'll go to Europe for the very first time! I am looking forward!
AN: I am happy the story is progressing. I promise you a longer next chapter! I am looking forward to write all about the Party! ^^