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November 28, 2007

Isn't work dreadful

“Susan isn’t work dreadful. Oh the happy old days when one could lie & look at the ceiling till luncheon time. I feel I shall never be right again until I’ve had trois mois de chaise lounge– & when will that be?” –Nancy Mitford to her sister Jessica, 1944

2 thoughts on “Isn't work dreadful”

  1. Steven W. Beattie says:

    … Sigh …

  2. Kerry says:

    Though my class is middle by Canadian standards, Mitfordly-speaking I am far too working-class to identify with this thought as much as I do.

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