tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post3336365406824079696..comments2023-12-06T19:46:26.522-05:00Comments on The Greenbelt: Language doesn't count, I guessThe Ridger, FCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-46109183065209835952011-10-01T17:50:01.747-04:002011-10-01T17:50:01.747-04:00I don't think so. This woman is one of the wea...I don't think so. This woman is one of the wealthiest people in the town, an influential aristocrat. It's true she's childless, so I suppose it's possible, but it doesn't seem likely to me.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-67288872815092899352011-10-01T13:53:11.678-04:002011-10-01T13:53:11.678-04:00I'm guessing it's not "spinster"...I'm guessing it's not "spinster" but "Mrs." that's being used loosely here, as it sometimes was in the past (see OED). This honorary "Mrs." crops up as late as Angela Thirkell's novels -- you may have seen it there.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579983806826643000noreply@blogger.com