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mstislavl ([personal profile] mstislavl) wrote2007-07-17 03:10 pm
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observation of the week

She was looking for a husband, partly because she was afraid no one might want her, partly because
she couldn't decide what to do with herself until that problem was solved, partly because everyone else was looking for a husband.

A.S. Byatt "Still life"

Она пыталась найти себе мужа, частично из-за страха, что никому не будет нужна; частично из-за того, что не могла решить, чем заняться, пока не решена эта проблема, частично потому, что все остальные пытались выйти замуж.

А.С.Баятт "Натюрморт"

[identity profile] jungehexe.livejournal.com 2007-07-17 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
frankly speaking, i don't see anything surprising in the observation...