That hideous strength book5/19/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() "I don't know if we can even be certain about that.the universe being so complicated and all." For a few minutes there was silence between them. "My dear, I heard you telling it to Camilla the night before last." "How often, I wonder? As often as you've told the story of the pony and trap at Dawlish?" "So you have said rather often before, dear," replied Mrs Dimble “The universe is so very complicated," said Dr Dimble. "Any child loves rain if it's allowed to go out and paddle about in it.” ![]() "That's because the grown-ups kept you in," said Camilla. "I'm sure I hated wet days as a child," said Jane. Noticed it on a snowy day? The grown-ups are all going about with long faces, but look at the children - and the dogs? They know what snow's made for." You learn the art of disliking it as you grow up. "Everyone begins as a child by liking Weather. "It's the other way round," said Denniston. "I don't think I should ever learn to like rain and snow." It's a useful taste if one lives in England." Not this or that kind of weather, but just Weather. "That's why Camilla and I got married, "said Denniston as they drove off. Jane said she'd never heard of anyone liking fogs before but she didn't mind trying. “Don't you like a rather foggy a in a wood in autumn? You'll find we shall be perfectly warm sitting in the car." ![]()
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