Hello, I'm Heidi White.

And I'm Sean Johnson.

And you are listening to Close Reads, a podcast for the Incurable Reader on which we are answering your questions about Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont.

I keep wanting to say Mrs. Palfrey at the opera.

No, she never goes to the opera, like not a single

time. But it just somehow sounds right to me. Yeah. I've said it when I've told friends that this is

what we're reading on the show. What are you reading right now? I'll say Mrs. Palfrey at the

opera. Nope. She is at the Claremont. So anyway, the title of the book that we are

discussing and answering your questions on me, the host of the podcast doesn't even know and

keeps getting wrong. So I hope that you trust me, listeners. I got to, because you were so

vulnerable in that moment, I have to admit i i keep wanting to call

it mrs clermont oh at the dot dot dot but by the time i get to the second half of the title i

realize my mistake because at the palfrey doesn't sound right no but mrs clermott sounds okay

and i have to stop in the middle and correct myself.

So that's even worse. Wow.

You could at least play it cool and go on with your life.

I can't even do that.

I don't know if I can.

We're both just not to be trusted, I think.

Yeah.

So now we'll answer your questions.

Much like our fearless leader, David, who is not even here.

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