A good day for short pants

[icepixie]

OMG, it's too hot to breathe outside. The worst part is that it stays humid all day, but won't rain. And believe me, we could use the rain.

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I finished Dorothy Sayers's Gaudy Night early last week, and I have a question for those of you who've also read it. At the end, why does Harriet finally accept Wimsey's proposal? Just because of that odd little bit of introspection on the river in the middle? If so, that seems remarkably facile. It was a nice little scene, with the Magdalene Bridge and the "Placetne, magistra?"/"Placet," but...hmmm. Perhaps it would make more sense if I watched the BBC adaptation.

(Confession: I have yet to read Strong Poison. It all might become clearer once/if I do.)

I started Busman's Honeymoon, but Harriet and Wimsey have both become irritatingly sappy and smarmy in equal measures, and I don't think I'll end up finishing it. I might try the short story where they evacuate during WWII, though. I like Homefront stories.

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[icepixie]

Oh, I like that interpretation! Interesting.