Lovely piece. À road well travelled by most of us! I loved the “false innocence”. The calm margins! And yet, the intrusions in the margins were not always convincing! À word “almost correct” was, perhaps, more fitting! Thank you for the delicacy of the work.
Thank you, Cecil. “Almost correct” may be the truer phrase — and perhaps the more dangerous one. A clear error usually announces itself; an almost-correct word can remain quietly in place for years.
I’m glad the false innocence and calm margins spoke to you. The marks in the margins are not always wiser than what they interrupt, but they at least preserve the evidence that certainty was questioned.
Lovely piece. À road well travelled by most of us! I loved the “false innocence”. The calm margins! And yet, the intrusions in the margins were not always convincing! À word “almost correct” was, perhaps, more fitting! Thank you for the delicacy of the work.
Thank you, Cecil. “Almost correct” may be the truer phrase — and perhaps the more dangerous one. A clear error usually announces itself; an almost-correct word can remain quietly in place for years.
I’m glad the false innocence and calm margins spoke to you. The marks in the margins are not always wiser than what they interrupt, but they at least preserve the evidence that certainty was questioned.
Thank you for reading it with such care.