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- How old was he? […] Hardy.- Oh, how old was Hardy? Oh, ehm. When he wrote this… about 60. My age, I suppose. A saddish life, though not unappreciated. “Uncoffined” is a typical Hardy usage. It’s a compound adjective, formed by putting “un” in front of the noun. Or verb, of course. Unkissed, unrejoicing, unconfessed, unembraced. It’s… It’s a turn of phrase that brings with it a sense of not sharing. Of being out of it, whether because of diffidence or shyness. But a holding back. Not being in the swim. Can… Can you see that? - Yes, sir. I felt that a bit. - The best moments in reading are when you come across something… a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things, that you’d thought special, particular to you, and here it is, set down by someone else. A person you’ve never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it’s… it’s as if a hand… has come out… and taken yours.
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- How old was he? […] Hardy.
- Oh, how old was Hardy? Oh, ehm. When he wrote this… about 60. My age, I suppose. A saddish life, though not unappreciated. “Uncoffined” is a typical Hardy usage. It’s a compound adjective, formed by putting “un” in front of the noun. Or verb, of course. Unkissed, unrejoicing, unconfessed, unembraced. It’s… It’s a turn of phrase that brings with it a sense of not sharing. Of being out of it, whether because of diffidence or shyness. But a holding back. Not being in the swim. Can… Can you see that?
- Yes, sir. I felt that a bit.
- The best moments in reading are when you come across something… a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things, that you’d thought special, particular to you, and here it is, set down by someone else. A person you’ve never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it’s… it’s as if a hand… has come out… and taken yours.#115 - The History Boys (Nicholas Hytner, 2006)
