"Ah. Some sort of . . . Italian romance, I'll bet?"
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You can't fault Darby for thinking a book called The Princess Casamassima is a romance. I mean, you can't and I can't. But obviously Lindsay Noseworth can! But that's the next sentence!
As for this sentence, what more can be said? Maybe this hints at Darby being less educated than the rest of the crew. Or maybe it's just his youth that keeps him uninterested in lame things like Henry James novels.
I will say, Darby is lucky to avoid demerits or being hung over the side of the Inconvenience for his informality of language here! I mean "ah" and "I'll bet" in the same breath?! Egads! Or are those appropriate? I may have a lousy bachelor's degree in literature which isn't lousy because it's a bachelor's degree but it's lousy because I didn't learn anything about the informality of language! What kind of school just gives you a bachelor's degree without making sure you learned anything while "earning" it!? Come on, San Jose State! Do better!
(I would feel bad if I didn't clarify that that was me being facetious. I loved my time at San Jose State and I learned a lot and nearly every single one of my teachers was memorable and awesome and a delight! I am sorry for being a terrible alumnus!)
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