Correspondance

The paper has collected dust, tucked under the corner of a small brass statue on the desk of his office at the back of his workshop in Denmark. He does not notice it until one afternoon, while clearing off his desk to prepare for a potential customer’s visit (he has been increasingly busy this fall, as many a requesting custom music boxes for yuletide gifts), it is caught in the tempest of upset papers and diagrams and flutters to the floor.

Hasen retrieves it and glances the address. While he cannot make the trip right now, he could write a letter.

When his client leaves he composes a letter inquiring as to the acquisition of a case of wine from the vineyard in Corsica. He posts the letter the next morning and returns his attention to his work.

A letter arrives some weeks later with a response inquiring as to the number of bottles he would like to request, and the payment of wine. The letter notes that the particular vintage he has chosen is not frequently requested and as such his order may be as large as he wishes.

He smiles and begins, Dear Mr.Griffin.

Art by Vera Teresa Gomes

Text by Lucie MacAulay