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azdak at 06:37pm on 24/10/2007
azdak at 06:37pm on 24/10/2007On page 161 of my New English Library edition of Unnatural Death Lord Peter prevails upon Charles Parker to stay for dinner by telling him "Bunter does a wonderful bloody steak and there are new peas and potatoes and genuine English grass. Gerald sent it up from Denver specially. You can't buy it."
Now, entertained as I am by the thought of the Duke of Denver keeping his family and close friends supplied with best English weed, and of Parker and Peter killing time waiting for Murbles by getting amicably high together, I can't check the suspicion that we are dealing here either with a misprint (but a misprint of what?) or a hitherto unsuspected use of the word "grass". Does anyone know what Peter means? Is it asparagus (or is "sparrowgrass" purely a US construction?) Is it parsley, since it's mentioned in the same breath as potatoes? Any and all suggestions gratefully accepted.
Now, entertained as I am by the thought of the Duke of Denver keeping his family and close friends supplied with best English weed, and of Parker and Peter killing time waiting for Murbles by getting amicably high together, I can't check the suspicion that we are dealing here either with a misprint (but a misprint of what?) or a hitherto unsuspected use of the word "grass". Does anyone know what Peter means? Is it asparagus (or is "sparrowgrass" purely a US construction?) Is it parsley, since it's mentioned in the same breath as potatoes? Any and all suggestions gratefully accepted.