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No! Read it aloud, and if Mr. Emerson finds us frivolous, he can go and look for tennis balls. Go and look for tennis balls, Mr. Emerson.
— Lucy ‧ A Room with a View
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An editorial interpretation.
Lucy insists the reading go ahead aloud. If Mr. Emerson thinks they're frivolous, she'd send him off to look for tennis balls. It's a brisk, teasing dismissal that treats his disapproval as something to wave away.
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