In the first sentence, there’s a word “run” which was so striking that drew my interest to know more about it. As (the)most people, I knew “run” has some different meanings, then “go at a quick pace” and “managing” were two of the main meanings. Here, “run” might equal to “take”, another new meaning, while better than “take” for “take” is too common to see.
“Of being harshly viewed as … well … showoffs” was the last part of this sentence. I was confused with “as … well … showoffs”. It was seemed like the oral English not written. As we all know, the written English is a formal one which could not involve (the) oral sentences or informal words. nevertheless, it appeared here. Could I see it as a mistake or a lapse as the author said in the final paragraph? Then I criticized it in the twinkling of an eye, because the writer is an enthusiast who is indulged in literature and philology. She would not allow herself to run this fault. It is associated with her glory, her fame, her self-esteem. How to understand it well is a complicated problem to me.
What also puzzled me was the author’s reflect to Lord Chesterfield’s sentence, especially “he must be right”. I could find a sense of satirical here. DiD she have any complaint about this sentence or the talker?
