Hard going.

Away for the weekend with the family in a kooky little cottage in Devon.  A good time was had by all - there was a hot tub which was a big hit, and I spent most of the time catching up on reading "Jane Eyre" which is one of my granddaughter's set books for her "A" levels and I promised I would read so we could discuss it together. Wished I hadn't though - it's hard going - did people really talk and behave like that back then?  It's a wonder anything ever got done - the pace is so slow and the conversation so opaque.  It's a reasonably good story, but oh, the writing!