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A glummer look replaced the already glum look on Arthur Dent's face. "So we're not home and dry," he said.
— Douglas Adams
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
An already unhappy expression becomes still unhappier, turning a small change in mood into the joke. 'Home and dry' means safely through a difficulty, and the reply acknowledges that this point has not been reached. The understated wording makes the disappointment feel comically persistent.
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