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When I finished Dombey and Sons, I slid the green-bound volumes back next to Great Expectations with a sense of regret. Part of what I love about Dickens novels is their combination of predictability and novelty. Innocents will be menaced, but theyll come through all right or else die heart-rendingly; a young woman will be a paragon of moral virtue; there will be a cast of dozens, representative of several levels of British society. But there will be in that cast one or two really unforgettable characters, and sometimes the innocents will be menaced in really novel ways...
...knew it the book was over. It ended as many of Dickens novels end, with the older generation fading to insignificance, their wrongs righted or forgotten, and the younger generation brave and happy, ready to strike out on their own. And as I closed Dombey and Son, my regret was mingled with fierce curiosity about their fates, and a sense that the unwritten part of their livesthe part that did not hew to the Dickensian pattern I knew so wellmight be more interesting than the part that had preceded...
...While I very much regret his departure from FOP, this position represents a truly extraordinary opportunity for him, one I certainly expected (and encouraged) him to accept,” Nathans wrote...
Michelle Cottle was misguided in her Essay "Shoot first, Regret Legislation Later" [May 9], on Florida's new "Stand Your Ground" law, which allows citizens to use armed self-defense. I fully support my state's strong stance against criminals. The new law is geared toward protecting yourself if you feel threatened. It doesn't give you carte blanche to pull out a gun if someone threatens you with fists. Ultimately, this law could prevent crime. I am reserving my opinion on whether it is successful until I see whether it results in any unnecessary deaths. I suggest that others...
...While I very much regret his departure from FOP, this position represents a truly extraordinary opportunity for him, one I certainly expected (and encouraged) him to accept,” Nathans wrote...