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You’ve worn out your welcome at this house, Sam. This may very well be the worst summer of your life but you’ve earned it.
— George • Life as a House
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker tells Sam he is no longer welcome and predicts a miserable summer. There is no comfort in it: the hardship is presented as deserved, the result of his own conduct. The tone is stern, final and unsparing rather than angry or pleading.
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