The implicit cultural bias means anyone not knowing it was set in England would of course get it wrong. "Implacable November weather" could mean unrelenting sunshine. "As if the waters had but newly retired" might mean freshly washed, to someone not raised with the specific religious background to interpret it as the aftermath of a flood.
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Date: 2025-05-14 11:35 pm (UTC)