The Leonard

Leonard really did not want to leave his chateau this evening. More importantly, he feared that he would not be able to leave. The reasons for his reluctance were quite simple if not meaningful. For one thing, he could not find his monocle or his fez. He never went public without these accessories. Also, he had been sick for some time, and a nagging cough had strained his voice to the point of laryngitis. This condition would have made it impossible to regale the attendants with fanciful tales of his youth in Normandy. Perhaps the main reason was that, deep down, Leonard felt that he was just too dignified for this crowd.