good wit seconded with the forward child understanding

You know, these days, there’s a lot of talk about video conferences and such to avoid business trips… But I want to go to the opposite direction. Instead of having Skype meetings, I want the society go back to business travel, 19th century style.

tbh the most accurate les mis adaptation would have interjections lemony snicket a series of unfortunate events style

The lesson of his grandfather had clearly been taken to heart! Lorenzo [the Magnificent] accepted [the position of political control over Florence], but for the good of all. He played his role as a Lord who had to be begged to take power, knowing how much more effective it was to accept the position in this way. Such a demanding position, he was at pains to make people understand, that it would dismay anyone who was not prepared to sacrifice his personal happiness in dedicating himself to the welfare of all. A responsibility that would also weigh heavily upon his position as a man of enormous wealth, who would otherwise have been able to dedicate his time to more pleasurable activities than government. Everyone knew that Lorenzo was acting out a role. He was himself aware that there were limits to how much people would believe these declarations. But he also knew that they were required of him if he wanted to ensure a solid power base. It was a kind of pantomime in which he pretended to be perplexed by the offer of a position he desired so deeply.