Original artwork, not a still
Emma • 1815
The post-office had a great charm at one period of our lives. When you have lived to my age, you will begin to think letters are never worth going through the rain for.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The passage contrasts an earlier attraction to the post-office with an older person's reluctance to go through rain for letters. Anticipation has lost some of its power. The mundane inconvenience gives the change in outlook a concrete measure, mixing disappointment with dry practical judgment.
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