In one of my favourite novels, Emma by Jane Austen, Emma greets Mr Knightly after his return from London with these words:
"You have some news to hear, now you are come back, that will rather surprise you."
"Have I?" said he quietly, and looking at her; "of what nature?"
"Oh! the best nature in the world ..."
That news was a wedding. I don't have a wedding to report, and in fact my news must remain secret until I know I have permission to share it (having already been in trouble for sharing the fact that Son#4 had a job before he had accepted the job - oops) but let me say that I am extremely grateful, incredibly excited, tremendously thrilled with the news. In fact, I am over the moon.
(Apologies to those readers who haven't yet been let in on the secret. I know it's a mean trick ... but I am just so excited! And grateful, too, of course.)
"You have some news to hear, now you are come back, that will rather surprise you."
"Have I?" said he quietly, and looking at her; "of what nature?"
"Oh! the best nature in the world ..."
That news was a wedding. I don't have a wedding to report, and in fact my news must remain secret until I know I have permission to share it (having already been in trouble for sharing the fact that Son#4 had a job before he had accepted the job - oops) but let me say that I am extremely grateful, incredibly excited, tremendously thrilled with the news. In fact, I am over the moon.
(Apologies to those readers who haven't yet been let in on the secret. I know it's a mean trick ... but I am just so excited! And grateful, too, of course.)
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