tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post2857074287701469339..comments2023-03-21T22:59:55.790+00:00Comments on Sue Millard - Jackdaw E Books: Did I do right?Sue Millardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09022262338933600748noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post-7469530812172507842007-11-25T14:10:00.000+00:002007-11-25T14:10:00.000+00:00My God, Sue, what a story! As I read this, I trie...My God, Sue, what a story! <BR/><BR/>As I read this, I tried to imagine that one of my daughters was telling it to me. What would I advise her to do? Given the circumstances, I would probably tell her to run like fury and get help, not to intervene. And of course now there are cell phones.<BR/><BR/>As for your mother's comment, I had an aunt who frequently made similar comments whenever she heard of women who had suffered attacks. I still remember the quiet, studious, serious girl from my dormitory who was raped and murdered when she went to study at the university library one night. Even a girl-- or a boy -- who is flirting and behaving foolishly does not deserve to be attacked.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post-87849673213975555702007-11-25T12:33:00.000+00:002007-11-25T12:33:00.000+00:00Cold ? you should try it in a winter mountain s...Cold ? you should try it in a winter mountain stream !<BR/><BR/>The other side of <I>what if </I> is of course that you yourself might have become unpleasantly involved in the immediate moment.<BR/><BR/>Try a rational, objective approach too. I have heard animal sounds in the dark that sound very like a human scream. And only one twig breaking ?<BR/><BR/>Logic at least dictates that you could have done very little -- or should have done !<BR/><BR/>Brianbrianf@ozonline.com.auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365273528988879923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post-18206812185439058552007-11-25T10:16:00.000+00:002007-11-25T10:16:00.000+00:00PS - it was a dashed cold night for outdoor passio...PS - it was a dashed cold night for outdoor passion!Sue Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022262338933600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post-45435656690368013302007-11-25T10:13:00.000+00:002007-11-25T10:13:00.000+00:00My mother's comment is verbatim. I trusted her jud...My mother's comment is verbatim. I trusted her judgement because of my own inexperience, but as you say Brian, it still niggles - what if?Sue Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022262338933600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post-25271716405234727232007-11-25T06:54:00.000+00:002007-11-25T06:54:00.000+00:00“She probably didn’t get anything she wasn’t askin...<I>“She probably didn’t get anything she wasn’t asking for.” </I><BR/><BR/> This seems a rather callous comment, which contrasts with <I>and that cry of fear</I> <BR/><BR/>The fact that there was no follow up to the incident in papers etc., suggests that you may have come upon a moment of passion and no more, not necessarily fear. Would you have been able to differentiate at that age and with your then life experience? <BR/><BR/>Concern aboout <I>the fragility of my new nylon tights </I>has a significance in the narrative that also lessens the urgency of the situation.<BR/><BR/>I find that the way you use avoidance techniques and delays in narrative development through descriptive passages very clever.<BR/><BR/>In the end I would put it down to one of those puzzling incidents that one cannot exactly explain, but which niggle at the edge of mind and conscience with the perpetual query <I> What if...</I><BR/><BR/>Makes a good tale though, whether you feel that you did right or not.<BR/><BR/>Brianbrianf@ozonline.com.auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365273528988879923noreply@blogger.com