He begged their pardon, but he had forgotten his gloves, and instantly crossing the room to the writing table, he drew out a letter from under the scattered paper, placed it before Anne with eyes of glowing entreaty fixed on her for a time, and hastily collecting his gloves, was again out of the room, almost before Mrs. Musgrove was aware of his being in it: the work of an instant! ~ Jane Austen, Persuasion
The day has come, my friends. The NY Times reports that the Chicago Manual of Style is officially available online. Individual subscriptions cost $25 for the first year (the price is higher for larger institutions).And of course every writer’s creation requires an editor, and a style book. “People use it obsessively,” Ms. Kasper said, “they’re really geeky about it.”And your point is?
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