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CHRS: IBMPC 2
Hi, Alexander!  Recently you wrote in a message to All:

AK>  She had seen her beloved hero's nature in curl-papers,
AK>  (what does the author mean?)


           A curl-paper is a scrap of paper on which a lock of hair is rolled,
typically at bedtime, to make the hair curl.  Rags were also used for the same
purpose before metal & plastic hair rollers became available.  In the 1950's a
lot of married women used hair rollers while their husbands were at work... in
which case they covered them with babushkas (another word we borrowed from you
guys!  In English the word refers to a type of head scarf worn by older ladies
from Russia.)  IMHO the author is referring to the way some people behave when
they're hoping to make a much better impression on other people later on.  :-Q



AK>  as it were,

AK>  (what is "it"?)  ;)


           The expression "as it were" is a signal that the author is making a
comparison & that his or her words aren't to be taken literally.

           I guess this is an idiom, as in "it's raining"....  :-)




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