According to the gossip that I have heard, apparently the choice of Goulding was influenced by the cheeky midget's claim in his application to be a highly qualified and prize winning master chef with specialisation in gourmet French food.
According to knowledgable sources, the tirelessly hard working secretary general of the French Federation, M. Dalongueville, upon reading this at 3pm one Tuesday afternoon, while seated at Taillevent on 15 Rue Lamennais, in the 8th arrondissement, was alleged to have suddenly ceased sipping from his glass of cognac for several minutes, awe struck and ecstatic, and then screamed out "Merci mon Dieu!"
Dalongueville promptly shelved the planned routine consideration of Mr Goulding's proficiency in the French language -- or lack thereof-- and called his nominal superior, M. Nicolas Larrat, to strongly recommend the Goulding appointment on grounds of profound cultural affinity.
According to knowledgable sources, the tirelessly hard working secretary general of the French Federation, M. Dalongueville, upon reading this at 3pm one Tuesday afternoon, while seated at Taillevent on 15 Rue Lamennais, in the 8th arrondissement, was alleged to have suddenly ceased sipping from his glass of cognac for several minutes, awe struck and ecstatic, and then screamed out "Merci mon Dieu!"
Dalongueville promptly shelved the planned routine consideration of Mr Goulding's proficiency in the French language -- or lack thereof-- and called his nominal superior, M. Nicolas Larrat, to strongly recommend the Goulding appointment on grounds of profound cultural affinity.