 Yes, he was wise and congenial and funny, and he liked what they liked. He liked wine. He liked good company. He liked music. He knew enough in France that if you're going to seduce the French, and it was a great seduction, right? The American Continental Army needed French support, and Franklin was the perfect person to dispatch to France for this mission because he understood them. He understood you don't connect business over breakfast as John Adams would have it. You do it over dinner with a bottle or five of wine.