AtDDtA1: The Southerly Wind

Tim Strzechowski dedalus204 at comcast.net
Tue Jan 23 07:25:17 CST 2007


Perfect!  Thanks!


> In Bleak House John Jarndyce uses the East Wind as a metaphor for general 
> unhappiness about the general turn of events, so the wind isn't actually 
> affecting his moods (not in any literal sense). Whenever something 
> unfortunate happens he tends to declare "I think the wind must be in the 
> East tonight" or something of the kind. On at least one occasion I'm sure 
> another character, probably Esther, says, in essence, "no it isn't, look at 
> the weathervane!" and JJ shakes his head and says sadly "definitely an east 
> wind, my dear". 
> 

[snip good stuff]
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