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Laura Louise and I are off for our annual meeting of the Crown Hill Writers' Guild. Much tea will be consumed, regardless of the heat. And, we will talk endlessly. As the pictures shows, we will be taking a public conveyence. Since neither of us keep a manservant, we will have to fend f… Continue

I'm currently re-reading Pride and Prejudice and so pleased to find many nuggets of additional information that are not in the excellent BBC film version. It's been a very long time since I've read the book, but much more frequently and recently that I've seen the film. What a pleasure to find more detail. I wonder how it will change the story for me again overall. Does anyone have any additional insight they gained from this same comparison? Continue

Please. Some of us still possess our male attributes, and intend to keep them. Such talk of baths and scents is undermining my ability to do so. KNOCK IT OFF! (Captain Wentworth is on a mission making disguise necessary. Hence the more manly, down-

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"And why do you suppose that odious little man is staring at you?"

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My noble patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, has advised that I switch to ylang ylang oil for my baths. Not only does ylang ylang oil normalize sebum secretion, it is a powerful aphrodisiac. Ladies cannot resist! Have you noticed how all heads turn when I enter a room?
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"And this whole aromatherapy craze might not be just another New Age scheme to bilk the masses. But really, the thought of William Collins up to his neck in hot water scented with patchouli is almost more than one can bear!"… Continue

yet she manages to play a very faithful rendition of her dead father's favourite song: 'The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B'

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True in every case but this one ...

*sigh*

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