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Job-swap please?
Last night we were watching the BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Colin Firth (Darcy) was in the bath. In marched a servant to pour hot water on him.
“Why can’t he have a bath on his own?” demanded Bea. “Look, he’s all grown-up enough. I don’t need help to have a bath any more.”
“He’s not helping him, that’s his servant,” said Olivia. “We don’t have servants, do we mummy?”
“No,” I said, mopping my brow, gazing at the pile of ironing, “sadly not.”
“Actually,” said Bea. “We do. Mummy is our servant. She makes our bath, cleans our room, cooks us food, washes our clothes.”
“She’s not a servant,” said Olivia. “She’s a mummy.”
And the difference is….??!!
In my next life can I just say that instead of being a mummy/servant, I would like that job pouring water on Colin Firth’s torso? Thanks. I’m going to get on with preparing lunch for my masters now.
Copyright: Helena Frith Powell 2007
22 Mar 2007 helena
The name Colin Firth sends me into a happy dance. I’m also currently looking at my Pride and Prejudice box. Seriously, it’s such a fabulous movie, I’m refusing to watch the new Kiera Knightly one, because I’m afraid of what it does to the book.
Don’t see the Kiera one; she is really irritating (does nothing but giggle in a rather strained manner possibly due to something she’s had done to her lips) and Darcy is not remotely fanciable which of course is the WHOLE point of P&P.
Hx
So delighted to be greeted by the drop dead gorgeous Colin Firth on your web. I have to agree about Keira Knightly. She’s probably a lovely person and all that but the persistant pouting drives me crazy.
xx
Oooh er!! Pouring water on Colin Firth in the bath? Count me in! I can hold the towels!