SC - Great Celebration in Atlantia

[Olwen the Odd]

>
> > Vis and Mara in the East used to do something they called "sitting in
> > state" as a less formal substitute for court. The basic idea was that
> > they were there, and people could come talk with them, do things that
> > didn't require the formality of court, etc. I don't know if that
> > would work here.
>
>Sitting in state has been revived, but being as they are 'sitting in
>state' it's still pretty businesslike. So, the socializing that would go
>on at the meeting we are talking about isn't covered.
>
>--
>Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at tulgey.browser.net

It puts me in mind of "lying in state".  I'd rather not, thank you.
Olwen
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