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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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CAUGHT IT FROM ME

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00I would like someone explain to me these sentences (capital letters) I have found on the John Steinback's "Travels with Charley":02br
00'Then I lay deep in hot water in the tub and I was utterly miserable, AND NOTHING WAS GOOD ANYWHERE. 02br
00Charley CAUGHT IT FROM ME, but he is a gallant dog.'02br
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00Does it means that Charley would like to "catch" a bath too?02br
00 Thanks in advance, jo. 0-
  

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02br 02br 00It may be referring to something else entirely that was mentioned earlier (I'm thinking of a skin disease or something) but if it can only be from within this quote then maybe he caught that miserable feeling - but that contradicts gallant really. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00It may be referring to something else entirely that was mentioned earlier (I'm thinking of a skin disease or something) but if it can only be from within this quote then maybe he caught that miserable feeling - but that contradicts gallant really.
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0I don't see how you can 'catch' a bath.02br
02br
00It may be referring to something else entirely that was mentioned earlier (I'm thinking of a skin disease or something) but if it can only be from within this quote then maybe he caught that miserable feeling - but that contradicts gallant really. I honestly think that you need to look at the wider context and find something
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0 The only possible connection I see based on the para presented:02br
02br
01i00I was utterly miserable, (and)02br
00 Charley CAUGHT IT [the state/disease of feeling miserable] FROM ME02i0-
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