Subject: seniority

From: "Sibil Farley" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:39:18 -0700

David is at the age at which young men have to breakloose from their fathers. This perhaps helps to explain their fishy termination, for the oldestSirens were of bird kind. Because Imnot the man for the job, darling; and nobody knows that better thanyou. I sometimes think you are the only really revolutionaryrevolutionist I have ever met. Your parents are too good for you, you uncivilized lout.
You have never beendiscouraged before: you have always been so buoyant. All vocal opposition is then merelyfactious, and all active opposition treachery. I will find him a job and see that he does it.
May I ask how you have got over her craze for marryinga poor man? Nobody is that in England, Miss Brollikins. But he resolutelyrefused to set foot on shore. There should be no limitation of the franchise. Of course it is not clear to muddleheads:nothing is clear to muddleheads. Miss Brollikins is a resolute and successful young woman. David isan irresolute and unsuccessful young man.
We do NOT keep any eBooks in compliance with a particularpaper edition. That looks like despair; but it is really the beginningof hope, and the end of hypocrisy. And they cant get out:theyre in a cul-de-sac. The familiar has lately appeared in a new guise: the controlof the medium. Despite theseefforts, the Projects eBooks and any medium they may be on may containDefects. So you may seethem pictured on Greek vases.
Representativegovernment is not at stake. How could any sane business be conducted on such aprinciple? The Greek Sirens, at least, are stamped with features of eternalyouth. I remember a long-drawn, golden evening among the Cyclades.
Iorganized the girls there, and became a trade union secretary. She found today that the working man doesnt realize it.
What I said was that he wants to marry a factorygirl.
Despite theseefforts, the Projects eBooks and any medium they may be on may containDefects.
Longago, the Sirens engaged the Muses in a singing-contest. I will put up with anything rather than seeyou unhappy.
Miss Brollikins is a resolute and successful young woman. I called her the foulest names untilshe gave in. Of course Mr de Valera is only talking the plainest common sense. Borrowed gods of franticaspect put on fair and benignant faces.
But at that moment I was far toobusy to give any thought to such matters. It was all very jolly; and Im stilla little proud of it.