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Yes, it's Joseph Roth.
He is one of my favourite authors (thanks for the praise, Daniel, you make me blush). I like his morbid description of and longing for the old Imperial and Royal monarchy.

Daniel's turn.

LGTrotter wrote:These youngsters

On behalf of my people I apologise to the older generation for the inconvenience of putting up with our wayward ways.

Agreed Roth is very good. Of course The Radetzky March is the alfa in his constellation of books but i really enjoyed Job as well. If only my German was good enough to re-read in their original language...

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Where am I going this afternoon (county will do) and what for?

You're going to Tyrone to attend a conference on visual arts.

AW77 wrote:You're going to Tyrone to attend a conference on visual arts.

No, neither. Good guessing though and geographically in the right direction.

djewesbury wrote:

AW77 wrote:You're going to Tyrone to attend a conference on visual arts.

No, neither. Good guessing though and geographically in the right direction.

Derry, for a swim?


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Even righter direction but no. And no.

County Tyrone to pick potatoes?

First guess was Tyrone. I said no. It's still no. And no.

Co Antrim to visit the Bushmills distillery, the causeway and the rope bridge.

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Co Donegal for an arts festival

Mayo, just for fun.

flash_uk wrote:Co Donegal for an arts festival

Yes Donegal. No arts festival.
More convivial.

Some kind of music/céilidh?

Letterkenny to search out some tweed.

A wedding?

Killybegs for a tour of sites of historical interest relating to paramilitaries.

Donegal to stand in the rain?

LGTrotter wrote:Letterkenny to search out some tweed.

Drove through Letterkenny a short while ago. Not buying tweed though. I am wearing Magee today ad tomorrow and don't need more right now.

DRT wrote:Donegal to stand in the rain?

The sun is shining

LGTrotter wrote:Killybegs for a tour of sites of historical interest relating to paramilitaries.

Paramilitaries? In Donegal? Heavens forfend.

Catching a boat to the Aran islands on a Synge pilgrimage?

AW77 wrote:A wedding?

André's on fire. Yes. A wedding, tomorrow, in Downings, next to the Atlantic Ocean. My rather lovely jacket for tomorrow is shown here:

Magee, but not tweed.
There will be (former) paramilitaries there. One of them smeared himself with margarine and swam to freedom from a prison ship in Belfast Lough, then clothed himself with a tigerskin patterned car seat.
Your go.

Nice suit. I once had a pair of pyjamas that looked similar
I will think of a question but if anyone has a question at hand, then I' m quite willing to pass my right over to him.

AW77 wrote:Nice suit. I once had a pair of pyjamas that looked similar
I will think of a question but if anyone has a question at hand, then I' m quite willing to pass my right over to him.

I am glad you said this Andre, I just deleted a post suggesting Daniel would be serving refreshments on the grounds it was inflammatory, Oh look I just did it again!

I have a question.

Go on...

We turn our attention to an auction, by Messrs. Christie Manson & Woods, on 7 July 1880, “Of The Cellar Of Wines Of Allan Morrison, Esq., Deceased, late of Hall Barn Park, near Beaconsfield; Comprising 70 Dozens of fine Sherry; Madeira; 50 Dozens of Port of the Vintages of 1834. 1842, 1843, and 1845; 110 Dozens of Claret, Château Lafite of 1858, 1864, and 1865; Château Latour of 1864, and 1874; Château Margaux of 1869 and 1870; Mouton Rothschild of 1864; Château Giscours of 1865; St. Estephe, &c.; 200 Dozens of Champagne, of 1865, 1868, 1870, and 1874; Ruinart, Heidsieck, Irroy, Perrier Jouet, Lanson père et fils, Farre, Bollinger, Perinet et fils, and Dagonet et fils; fine White and Red Burgundy; Hock; Sauterne; &c. Also, 80 Dozens of Otard’s Brandy, of 1875; and 50 Dozens of Otard’s Liqueur Brandy (in Champagne bottles); fine old Brandies of Justerini and Brooks; Whisky and Liqueurs”.

The Port was a motley collection of oddities.

Lot 40 was One Dozen and Six Bottles of Cooking Port, Hamilton and Grieve, which sold at 27/- per dozen (auction prices were then always per dozen).

That is your benchmark price.

Lots 38 and 39 totalled almost five Dozens of Port, “Emperor,” 1792, Hamilton and Grieve. To the nearest shilling, at what average per-dozen price did this 82-year-old port sell?

(Note to self: pictures 18911-5.)

I haven't looked.

33/6?

Cooking port at twenty-seven; an aged treasure at thirty-three and a half shillings? No. Too low.

I have no idea what the proper notation would be, but I'll guess 540 shillings per dozen. 20x seems a reasonable multiple to start with from cooking wine to an 82-yr old VP.

540/- is too high.

A guinea a bottle, I think that makes 252 shillings a case.

Oh god my maths. Is it 492 shillings a case?

LGTrotter wrote:A guinea a bottle, I think that makes 252 shillings a case.

21 × 12 = 252 > the answer.

jdaw1 wrote:

LGTrotter wrote:A guinea a bottle, I think that makes 252 shillings a case.

21 × 12 = 252 > the answer.

Sorry to tax your patience with this. Too late for me to learn I fear.

192/-

flash_uk wrote:192/-

Still too much.

215/6?

Seventy florins a dozen.

200/—?

4320 farthings a dozen. Next answer in groats.

4l 10s 0d

LGTrotter wrote:4320 farthings a dozen. Next answer in groats.

I just this minute resisted the urge to post in groats. My pyjamas must make me sensible.

LGTrotter wrote:4320 farthings a dozen.

djewesbury wrote:4l 10s 0d

= 90/-, is very close.

DRT wrote:200/—?

Too big.

LGTrotter wrote:Seventy florins a dozen.

If you mean 140/-, too big.

djewesbury wrote:My pyjamas must make me sensible.

Pregnant with terrible possibility. I am resisting the urge to hypothesise.

255 groats/dozen. Just looked up groats and had no idea they were worth more than a penny.

LGTrotter wrote:255 groats/dozen.

85/- is too small.

jdaw1 wrote:

djewesbury wrote:My pyjamas must make me sensible.

Pregnant with terrible possibility. I am resisting the urge to hypothesise.

I feared another picture. But I would have to look.

99/—?