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i_shmael цитирует прекрасное из автобиографии Грейвза, про Лоренса Аравийского:
Professor Edgeworth, of All Souls', avoided conversatonal English, persistently using words and phrases that one expects to meet only in books. One evening, Lawrence returned from a visit to London, and Edgeworth met him at the gate. "Was it very caliginous in the Metropolis?"
"Somewhat caliginous, but not altogether inspissated", Lawrence replied gravely.
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Date: 2009-06-23 07:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-23 09:35 pm (UTC)