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Greetings from Godfrey!

Mistress Marian Greenleaf writes:
> 
> I think that people who are doing work *generally* comparable to those
> who have received Peerages for similar efforts, tend to be aware of it,
> whatever area of endeavor they are pursuing.  This is a generalization
> which certainly may not apply to certain individuals.  While it may
> *appear* that it's easier to rank your work, using that of others as a
> yardstick, if you are a fighter or an artisan as opposed to an
> administrator,

`Appear' is the key word here; individuals' mileage may vary.  I knew
one gentle who expected a Laurel because he did two calligraphy hands
very well; at the other end of the spectrum, I've known others (myself
included) who can look at their works and see nothing but the minor
flaws in execution.

`Ranking one's work' in the service field also isn't always easy.  I
was stunned when a Pelican asked me to take his belt and become his 
protege; not only didn't I think the work I was doing at events was
anything out of the ordinary, but I also didn't believe (and still 
don't) that I had the qualities of a Peer.  He disagreed; go figure.

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