Trust me, I 'm the first person to advocate the speed, efficiency, immediate satisfaction of e-mailing, texting, messaging, in-boxing and so forth, however there are moments when nothing beats writing with a fountain pen in richly colored ink on smooth as satin paper (personally, my "lefty" handwriting takes on a more sophisticated appearance !). One such occasion is the writing of what the French call the "lettre de château", this is a thank you letter you send to your hosts after a week-end in their country home (even when it is not a château!). And, though I don't yet qualify as an antique, I remember writing such letters when I was a teen!
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