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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I always associated “What a lark!” with Joe’s “What larks, Pip!” in
<i>Great Expectations</i>, meaning “what fun!” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Caroline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces+caroline.webb=newcastle.edu.au@lists.osu.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sunjoo Lee via Vwoolf<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 29 June 2020 2:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> vwoolf@lists.osu.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Vwoolf] "What a lark! What a plunge!" (Could Woolf have had the bird in mind?)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif">Dear Woolfians, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif">I am wondering about those two phrases in the opening of
<i>Mrs. Dalloway</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif">I have always thought the "lark" to be the bird; that Clarissa on that morning saw a lark (flying high), admired it, saw it plunge, and admired it also. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif">Then I seem to remember someone becoming incredulous when I said something to that effect discussing the opening of the novel. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif">I happen to have a French translation, and it rendered them: "La bouffée de plaisir! le plongeon!" Obviously the translator thought the "lark" to be more <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif">along the lines of "sudden outburst of...." <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif">Is this contested? Or is it definitely *not* the bird? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif">I would appreciate if you let me know what you think. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif">All best, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif">Sunjoo Lee <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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