[Hardy-l] Wessex Heights-Terror and Delight in Thomas Hardy

[Rosemarie Morgan]

I've been spelling  this out to Roy for years! -- Betty.

"Fair " used to denote blonde is highly uncommon in Vic usage : "Fair" was 
used to denote "fair of face."

Rosemarie


>  the "rare fair woman" of  "Wessex Heights" is more likely to be Agnes 
> Grove  (a blonde)  than Florence Henniker  (a brunette).  For one thing, 
> the word  "fair"  has multiple meanings, the primary one being 
> simply  "beautiful"  or  "of attractive appearance."

>I am not aware that Florence Hardy ever considered Agnes Grove among her 
>close friends.
>
>Betty