Thursday, February 11, 2010

Word Watcher

Bulwark: (bool-werk / wawrk-buhl)
any person or thing giving strong support of encouragement in time of need, danger, or doubt.

"Right. Give the door another good, solid bang to show I'm a good, solid girl, the kind every eerie boarding school would love to claim its own. The heavy oak doors open, revealing a craggy faced, thick wasted bulwark of a house keeper with all the warm of Wales in January.

Page 38, Chapter Four

1. Imagine yourself as Gemma and seeing this bulwark of a housekeeper, how would you react?

2 comments:

  1. I'm not sure how I would react, I would be startled and surprised.

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  2. I agree with Robin. I might even scream.

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