And then Franklin can dab iodine on the resultant scratches.
Not that I'm in any way against the lunch idea, I just remember what happened to the Duchess's butler in Busman's Honeymoon.
Xander: Hey, Red. What you got in the basket, little girl? Buffy: Weapons.
Xander/Buffy ,'Help'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Calli - Jun 25, 2004 4:30:49 am PDT #3590 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Connie Neil - Jun 25, 2004 4:44:37 am PDT #3591 of 10002
brillig
snerk. Yes, I thought of the scratches too, but I couldn't think of Franklin's name.
flea - Jun 25, 2004 5:47:54 am PDT #3592 of 10002
information libertarian
The cat is, of course, Ahasuerus. (I thought Franklin was sort of a lady's companion, not a butler? Female, anyway?)
Calli - Jun 25, 2004 5:50:33 am PDT #3593 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I thought that the male butler was the one who got his nose scratched. As I think back on it, it was probably the Dowager Duchess dabbing the iodine on his nose. Or on Franklin's nose. Or maybe it was the butler who needed to go to the dentist and he had no cat trauma whatsoever.
I think I need to reread Busman's Honeymoon. Eh, the weekend looked all rainy and non-outdoorsy anyway, so why not?
DXMachina - Jun 25, 2004 5:53:49 am PDT #3594 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
All your Harriet Vane are belong to me.
Connie Neil - Jun 25, 2004 5:59:51 am PDT #3595 of 10002
brillig
You can have her, DX. My main response to her is "Get over it already, woman".
DXMachina - Jun 25, 2004 6:07:24 am PDT #3596 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Well, yes, there are times I want to shake some sense into her, but long term she seems worth it.
Calli - Jun 25, 2004 6:21:00 am PDT #3597 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
If Harriet Vane had been me, Busman's Honeymoon would have taken place before Have His Carcase. And the latter would have been rather different. (Although I do love significant chunks of HHC, so it's probably just as well that Vane != me.)
Susan W. - Jun 25, 2004 7:11:36 am PDT #3598 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Here I am with big stacks of books from both the libraries I patronize, and what am I doing? Re-reading the abovementioned books from my very own bookshelf. This morning I moved on to Gaudy Night, after lamenting that Have His Carcase has gone AWOL.
And I love the Dowager Duchess. And Bunter. And Chief Inspector Parker and Lady Mary. And Harriet, for that matter--in an "I know she's a Mary Sue, but dammit, I can identify with her, too" sort of way.
Lilty Cash - Jun 25, 2004 7:14:12 am PDT #3599 of 10002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
I just started "I Love Everybody and Other Atrocious Lies: The True Stories of a Loud-mouthed Girl" on recommendation from my cousin. Looks like prime beach material.