This is not the post I had planned for today. The plan was to write early, comment liberally (catching up on the blogs I’ve missed this week – so many) and take a nice long walk. Then, I was going to grade papers, maybe craft a little and generally be productive. Instead, I’ve spent most of the day in bed, sleeping off and on and generally feeling miserable. Super frustrating.
Since I’ve taken to my bed and am feeling sorry for myself, I’ve been thinking of Jane Austen – as one does. Have I caught a violent cold? I have not been coughing, so I don’t think so. Do I have a putrid tendency? I’m not 100% sure what that is, but I doubt that’s my primary ailment Rather, I find I have feverish symptoms and my head aches acutely. Oh! And I’m definitely languishing a bit, but my sleep brings me rest, not delirium, so no need to send for the apothecary… yet. Finally, while I am discontented at the moment, I do not fancy myself nervous, which is good because darling Jane has little patience with people’s nerves. Luckily, I am no fanciful, troublesome creature!
I will acknowledge that I am nowhere near as sick as Marianne Dashwood after the horrid Willoughby uses her so poorly, but I may be nearly as sick as Jane Bennet after she walked to Netherfield in the rain. Either way, I am missing a devoted sister to nurse me back to health. I shall have to send my sisters a letter to let them know that they have failed in their duty to attend to me in my time of need. Luckily for them, Andre has returned from his afternoon outing, and he is coddling me (a little), though no possets as of yet. Perhaps he is courting me. As a result, I suspect I will recover – though perhaps I will consult a physician to see if he might prescribe a trip to Bath. No doubt that would restore my good health.
Until then, I’ll settle for reading a good book in my own bath.
Persistence and Pedagogy 
“As one does” — haha! I loved this. “I shall have to send my sisters a letter to let them know that they have failed in their duty to attend to me in my time of need.” This line particularly had me chuckling. I hope you feel better very soon!!
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Still so clever even when under the weather. I hope you feel better soon!
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Hope you feel better soon!
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“putrid tendency” has so much potential! May your languishing be brief and your recovery complete. Meanwhile, I will go look up possets in a dictionary.
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Amanda,
Even from your sick bed your wit stays intact. As I channeled my inner Jane Austin, I thought about all the doctors you should avoid should you need medical assistance: Dr. Jekyll, Dr. Frankenstein, Dr. Moreau, that crazy dentist in McTeague, Dr. Doolittle. You get the idea. Hope you feel better tomorrow.
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