shenghuiqiong
07-17-2017, 07:36 AM
Hi,
Here are some words from the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover（page 34, Chapter Three) by DH Lawrence
(background: Connie invited Michaelis to livingroom, and said he was like a lonely bird. Michaelis said it's very nice of her to think of him……）
"Why shouldn't I think of you?" she exclaimed, with hardly breath to utter it.
He gave the wry, quick hiss of a laugh.
"Oh, in that way!. . .May I hold your hand for a minute?" he asked suddenly, fixing his eyes on her with almost hypnotic power, and sending out an appeal that affected her direct in the womb.
I know wry means sardonic, hiss means haha, but why did Michaelis laugh at Connie please? I feel he should have be grateful to her, because she, as a lady, cared about him, and even had sex with him, which will be mentioned the subsequent paragraphs.
Thank you in advance
Here are some words from the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover（page 34, Chapter Three) by DH Lawrence
(background: Connie invited Michaelis to livingroom, and said he was like a lonely bird. Michaelis said it's very nice of her to think of him……）
"Why shouldn't I think of you?" she exclaimed, with hardly breath to utter it.
He gave the wry, quick hiss of a laugh.
"Oh, in that way!. . .May I hold your hand for a minute?" he asked suddenly, fixing his eyes on her with almost hypnotic power, and sending out an appeal that affected her direct in the womb.
I know wry means sardonic, hiss means haha, but why did Michaelis laugh at Connie please? I feel he should have be grateful to her, because she, as a lady, cared about him, and even had sex with him, which will be mentioned the subsequent paragraphs.
Thank you in advance