tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210395876281973177.post8747855435949915272..comments2023-09-05T02:06:11.217-07:00Comments on Oxford Sociology: Wood for the treesColinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430614811751115687noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210395876281973177.post-51225737343991660172017-02-23T06:25:01.217-08:002017-02-23T06:25:01.217-08:00Because of the "look inside" feature of ...Because of the "look inside" feature of Amazon we can read the whole of Chapter 1 for free. But we don't need to because the reference to Chrismas Eve appears in thew second paragraph.<br /><br /><br />My interpretation would be that it feels (to Mr Battlebury) like Christmas Eve because it is Friday evening and his last opportunity to buy last minute presents - Christmas Day being Sunday and assuming that he doesn't work on Saturday. <br /><br /> Peter Chapmannoreply@blogger.com