Small saffron and gray songbird within an ornate open cage

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Reverend Beeb

May I say something rather daring? I believe that if Miss Honeychurch ever takes to live as she plays, it will be very exciting indeed. Both for us and for her.

— A Room with a View ‧ 1908

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Our interpretation.

The speaker asks permission to say something bold: if Miss Honeychurch ever lived with the same passion she shows when she plays, the result would be thrilling. He suggests it would be exciting to watch and equally exciting for her.

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