"'Happily for us both, the eye of the mind may visit Miss Fermor in her nightgown at any hour,' he said."
— Gee, Sophie
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Scribner
Date
2007
Metaphor
"'Happily for us both, the eye of the mind may visit Miss Fermor in her nightgown at any hour,' he said."
Metaphor in Context
Lord Petre caught Arabella's eye and smiled an apology. "Happily for us both, the eye of the mind may visit Miss Fermor in her nightgown at any hour," he said. "For that is a luxury which must compensate for the total improbability or our ever seeing either of these ladies again in anything but their outdoor clothes, and then at a great distance. Even if Miss Fermor and Miss Blount were to fall in with the remarkable habit of receiving visitors in bed, they would admit only their most intimate acquaintance. After today, I am certain that neither lady will be 'in' to either one of us again."
(p. 52)
(p. 52)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Gee, Sophie. The Scandal of the Season. New York: Scribner, 2007.
Theme
Mind's Eye
Date of Entry
05/26/2009
