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knocker up? - 2 years ago
I'm trying to translate a P&P fanfiction story where one of the main characters returned to London and now his ‘knocker is up’. I guess it's supposed to signal that visitors might be let in. Unfortunately, I can't find a specific entry for it in the dictionaries. (Only knocker-up, but I guess that means something else). If I think of the knocker as a lion's head with a ring in its mouth, whaby Nick H. - Tea Room
Re: Elizabeth's part in the "Netherfield Rain Scheme" - 8 years ago
Quote"But if you have got them to-day," said Elizabeth, "my mother's purpose will be answered." Thanks to your message, I finally understood Jane Austen! I always thought Mr. Bennet (as a gentlemen) would want the horses for the carriage, and only someone else, like the steward, would want them for the farm. Therefore, the sentence never made sense for me.by Nick H. - Tea Room