My interpretation of that passage differed, in that I thought it was more about other people overhearing: hence the next line, which was Nicola being told that she had a loud, clear voice and was likely to be overheard by the mother of the 'youth who came second'.
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Date: 2009-01-09 10:51 pm (UTC)