Gentlemen Philosophers

The Equushick and the Headgirl amused themselves watching "Emma" last night.

The Equuschick feels that the book should be required reading for the opposite sex, for Mr. Knightley is the role model of role models for all aspiring gentlemen.

FYB was carefully instructed during the viewing, and was left in no doubt of what a good thing it would be for him to grow up to be as gentlemanly as Mr. Knightley.

In fact, the Equuschick considers Mr. Knightely to be so perfect, she will never forgive him for not actually existing. His only fault is that he doesn't.

There is probably some philosophically profound meaning to perfection without existence, such as, as Anselm claimed, that there is no perfection without existence, and therefore, to conceieve of perfection is to prove its existence, but here The Equuschick is probably confusing her readers as well as herself, because Anselm was very confusing to her in highschool. Fascinating, but confusing.

The Equuschick really didn't meant to get into that, and she isn't sure how she arrived from Point A to Point B.

All she meant to say was that, to win The Equuschick's heart, all that is required is to act like Mr. Knightley and to be very rich.

(A British accent wouldn't hurt.)

At this juncture, The Equuschick must go investigate,because the FYB is still only small and isn't much of a gentlmen yet, and has just shot a wooden arrow at the front door to make a rewarding (to him) loud noise. Mr. Knightley would never disturb a lady's quiet, or her front door, in such a fashion. She shall tell the FYB so.