A Letter From Cecile

"Dear Sophie...

At the convent of St. Ursuline

Under lock and key we always felt secure

We were taught that Heaven is divine

And thou who enter it are innocent and pure

And inside those many evil walls

We had no reason to believe it wasn't true

But it's hard to stay strong when one leaves those holy halls

And, Sophie, that is why I'm writing this to you

For there's this man, you see

This man, Vicomte Valmont

A second cousin of a cousin of my mother

Who would look at me

As he played farer with my aunt

And he wasn't looking at me like a brother

He is with us in Deauville

As my dear mama prepares

For my marry, ah, she's broken and deranged

But last night as I lay still

I heard him coming up the stairs

And now, Sophie, I am permanently changed

He arrived just past eleven, saying we would fly to Heaven

And before the night was over he was right

Now, nuns say Heaven's for the strong

But I'm afraid he's proved them wrong

And he's bringing Heaven back tomorrow night"

Cecile's mother:

Cecile, what's that racket? I don't hear your lesson, what are you doing in there?

Cecile:

Oh, oh, yes Mama! I'm working out a very hard persage.

"At the convent of St. Ursuline

We were sheltered from the evil ways of men

We were warned that they would pour your wine

And could seduce you with just paper and a pen

And beneath the chapel and its dome

We had no reason to believe the nuns would lie

But if Heaven's what I felt upstairs in Madame Rosemont's home

Well then, Sophie, I am not afraid to die

But there's this man, you see

Monsieur Jaucourt's his name

And he's expecting a young wife who is intact

How enraged he'll be

When he learns of Valmont's game

For now he will not be the first, and that's a fact

And if that were not enough

Loving music stole my heart

When my tutor, Danceny, made my heart sing

But, our future's looking rough

And our young love may come apart

Since Valmont exposed my harp and plucked the string

As my corset he unlaced

I pleaded "Heaven caused the chase

I beg, don't spoil me sir, before you hide in here"

But then spoil me he did

So now I say "Heaven forbid him"

I was hoping I'm in Heaven, signed your loyal friend Cecile"