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From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: net.books
Subject: Re: Peter Wimsey Question
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Date: Mon, 27-Aug-84 20:12:31 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 27 20:12:31 1984
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I am not sure, as my knowledge of Latin is, to say the least, slight, but I
believe that this is not a quote... Lord Peter was searching for a way of
popping the question (after he had done it about 60 times) that would
reflect just the right tone, and in Latin, with the various tenses, he had
quite a few to pick from.

This book is right up there on my list of favorites... possibly the only
intelligent romance (about intelligent people falling in love, and the
problems therin) I know of.  And Harriet's doubts about getting married (not
wanting to lose her independence, etc.) were far ahead of the time (1935),
methinks.  Give this a look.

				"You gave them to me, and I loved them."

					Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
					John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
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