I gather you weren't keen on going back to Scotland with your brother at this time of year. I don't say I blame you. Terribly bleak and cutoff in the winter."" Oh no, Mom, " I said, as her words sunk in. "My brother is not going back to Scotland. He and my sister-in-law are going to the Riviera."The Riviera? I had no idea."" For my sister-in-law's health. She's feeling rather frail at the moment."" I don't think that frail would ever be a word to describe your sister-in-law, " the Queen said, looking up with a half smile on her lips as a tray of coffee was reeled into the room." I managed to have six children without making a fuss. One just got on with it. .Rhys Bowen
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This phrase comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet, in which the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, is supposed to be contemplating suicide. He says: "I will go mad, I will go mad like a dog, I will go mad like a fox." The dog is contrasted with the fox because the dog has no choice but to run about and chase the fox; it does not choose to act in this way. The Queen's words are saying that if you want to commit suicide but feel controlled by the circumstances, then you can do nothing about them. You cannot change what is happening to you. If you do not like the situation that you are in, then you should either change your circumstances or at least try to change your attitude towards them.
Source: Naughty In Nice
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