Inertia

"I began to think that the very soul of the world is economic, and that the lowest abyss is not the absence of love, but the absence of coin."

The above is not from the Orwell but rather Forster and from the the rather opaque protaganist of Margaret Schlegel. Her response is slashing response to a disagreement over propriety. The novel is unfolding quickly as I keep swallowing Alleve and longing for normal state of affairs in my cavities.

Homage To Catalonia arrived today, nearly ten days after i ordered it from some shop in CA. It will likely be next, though I have considered Musil or perhaps Zola.