It Was Hate At First Sight, Clean,

Stereotypes Are Awfully Misleading. There Are Typical Librarians, But Not All Librarians Are Typical.

But The Dust! And The Clutter! My Housewifely And Scholarly Instincts Were Equally Offended.

Since I Am Not As Stupid As My Children Believe I Am, I Had Immediately Realized This Might Be A Ruse, But I Was Not At All Averse To A Confrontation. In Fact, I Had Been Hoping For Some Such Thing.

Emerson,' I Said, Choosing My Words With Care, 'it Is A Sheer Drop From The Cleft Down To The Base Of The Cliff. If You Are Bent On Breaking Your Arm Or Your Leg Or Your Neck Or All Three, Find A Place Closer To Home So We Won't Have To Carry You Such A Distance.

Cats Always Made Up To The People Who Hated Them The Most. Depending On How You Chose To Look At It, It Was A Touching Manifestation Of Trust, Or A Malicious Pleasure In Human Discomfort.