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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
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Smile over
Hello....
“Can I have a swallow?”
“Just one. You took two last time. Can’t have you running around drunk at ten in the morning.”
“Quarter past,” he said, and smiled shyly over the top of the can.
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This is a dialogue between father and son.
I wonder what "smile over the top of the can" mean.
Maybe he was half looking at the top of the can, and half looking at his father?
“Can I have a swallow?”
“Just one. You took two last time. Can’t have you running around drunk at ten in the morning.”
“Quarter past,” he said, and smiled shyly over the top of the can.
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This is a dialogue between father and son.
I wonder what "smile over the top of the can" mean.
Maybe he was half looking at the top of the can, and half looking at his father?
Top answer
pructus I wonder what "smile over the top of the can" mean. ~ smiled while still holding the can near his face, having just taken a swallow of beer In this way the smile seemed to come from just above the top of the can. CJ
- pructus I wonder what "smile over the top of the can" mean.
- ~ smiled while still holding the can near his face, having just taken a swallow of beer In this way the smile seemed to come from just above the top of the can.
- CJ
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pructusI wonder what "smile over the top of the can" mean.~ smiled while still holding the can near his face, having just taken a swallow of beer
In this way the smile seemed to come from just above the top of the can.
CJ
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