I adore "If it's only worth making a 5p call, stop making a 10p huha." Were it not for inflation, that might have become a proverb.
If it's 1977-9 then I think there are what we thought of at the time as "Swingeing military cuts" and I suspect Giles and Captain Marlow may be being conspicuously present for job-saving reasons. Or, of course, living it up in Oslo and points East, and avoiding the hordes of females at home.
It may be the influence of the present day, and all we've now come to know about children's homes, but "going to a Home" and "picked up an Uncle Gerry type" aren't exactly antitheses in my mind. While I don't think Nicola picks up on that aspect, though she does focus on Wackford Squeers, I'd be surprised if Giles hasn't got some inklings of the kind, especially given the make-up of Lower Decks.
Also, given a lot of homes were run by church-affiliated charities, perhaps it's another reason why Ann is reflexively defensive of them, especially given Giles' dismissal of her "bringing religion into it."
I'm not quite sure whether Forest knew what a tit she makes Giles sound, through most of chapters one and two, but in some respects it's more impressive if it's subconscious.
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If it's 1977-9 then I think there are what we thought of at the time as "Swingeing military cuts" and I suspect Giles and Captain Marlow may be being conspicuously present for job-saving reasons. Or, of course, living it up in Oslo and points East, and avoiding the hordes of females at home.
It may be the influence of the present day, and all we've now come to know about children's homes, but "going to a Home" and "picked up an Uncle Gerry type" aren't exactly antitheses in my mind. While I don't think Nicola picks up on that aspect, though she does focus on Wackford Squeers, I'd be surprised if Giles hasn't got some inklings of the kind, especially given the make-up of Lower Decks.
Also, given a lot of homes were run by church-affiliated charities, perhaps it's another reason why Ann is reflexively defensive of them, especially given Giles' dismissal of her "bringing religion into it."
I'm not quite sure whether Forest knew what a tit she makes Giles sound, through most of chapters one and two, but in some respects it's more impressive if it's subconscious.
More when I'm caught up properly.