A little late Halloween reading
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vvvexationY'know, it's odd: I enjoy Lovecraft parodies a lot more than I enjoy Lovecraft.
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Date: 2004-11-02 06:17 pm (UTC)That's not odd: that's SMART.
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Date: 2004-11-02 09:37 pm (UTC)In other words, yeah, I realized it wasn't odd as I was typing that, but I had to ascribe some adjective or other to it for the sake of filling out the sentence.
Then forming his features into a set smile, and affectedly softening his voice, he added, with a simpering air, "Have you been long in Bath, madam?"
"About a week, sir," replied Catherine, trying not to laugh.
"Really!" with affected astonishment.
"Why should you be surprised, sir?"
"Why, indeed!" said he, in his natural tone. "But some emotion must appear to be raised by your reply, and surprise is more easily assumed, and not less reasonable than any other."