In one of my last posts, I wrote:
"She [the typical Betts heroine, after marriage] probably also arranges the flowers, consults with the cook about the meals, and helps with some children's charity in the village."
During my time away from the blog, I'd forgotten about that. But that makes this bit in chapter 8 all the funnier:
Sophie "went along to the kitchen to start the difficult but interesting business of deciding what to eat for the rest of the day" (p. 160). Here's the thing: although she speaks very little Dutch at this point, one of the servants is bilingual and can translate, thereby negating the language barrier as a reason for difficulty. If Dutch isn't the problem, why on earth is it difficult to choose what to eat, given that she can afford any food she likes, and doesn't have to cook it?
Saturday, December 15, 2007
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