So for starters, let me put some words for the commentary on the list (see in bold).
... and living for the weekends and his rowing eight...
...she had shared a set, or was it a gyp?
the cozy jargon of Cecilia's Cambridge - the Halls, the Maids' Dancing, the Little Go ...
she knew for a fact that the whole performance, women at the Varsity, was childish really, at best innocent lark.
Looking forward to more words on the list and, what is more impoirtant, the commentary.
... and living for the weekends and his rowing eight...
...she had shared a set, or was it a gyp?
the cozy jargon of Cecilia's Cambridge - the Halls, the Maids' Dancing, the Little Go ...
she knew for a fact that the whole performance, women at the Varsity, was childish really, at best innocent lark.
Looking forward to more words on the list and, what is more impoirtant, the commentary.
From Yana D.:
ОтветитьУдалитьthe Home Counties – The home counties are the counties of South East England and the East of England that encircle London, but do not include the capital city itself.
Girton ¬– Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.
To share a set, or was it a gyp? – “to share a set” here means “to spend time with someone”; “gyp” means “cheating”.
the Halls – are the constituent colleges of Cambridge University.
the Maid’s Dancing – not found. Probably a hall where girls dance.
the Little-Go – is a type of examination in Cambridge University.
Varsity – student’s newspaper at Cambridge.
High Table – is a table for the use of fellows (members of the Senior Common Room) and their guests.
Lanolin soap – “Lanolin”, also called wool wax or wool grease, is a yellow waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals
Thank you, Yana. I am afraid, I don't see what the sentence with set and gyp means as a whole in this reading. Do you?
УдалитьI think that "Varsity" here means just "university", being a shortened form of the word.
ОтветитьУдалитьThat might be a useful source: http://www.victorianlondon.org/publications2/lookeron-10.htm "Women's schools and colleges". Girton is also mentioned.
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