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Thu 15 Aug, 2013 03:07 am
“He amuses me so much,” purred Lady Caroline. Her amusement was usually of the sort that a sporting cat derives from watching the Swedish exercises of a well-spent and carefully thought-out mouse.
Could anyone paraphrase the second sentence for me?
@Stacy2013,
Quote:“He amuses me so much,” purred Lady Caroline. Her amusement was usually of the sort that a sporting cat derives from watching the Swedish exercises of a well-spent and carefully thought-out mouse.
Could anyone paraphrase the second sentence for me?
Here's my take, Stacy.
Her amusement was usually a bored response similar to that of a cat that normally enjoys an active and wild chase of a mouse. It would get little to no reaction from said cat watching a very tired mouse that had engaged in much exercise.
@JTT,
What does "well-spent" and "thought-out" mean here?
@Stacy2013,
I venture 'well-spent' means exceedingly tired. Possibly 'thought out' means that the cat has considered that the chase of a very tired mouse wouldn't be at all exciting.