Day One Hundred and Fourteen
Waugh Abroad Page: 280
I had been expecting humorous commentary and was consequently somewhat disappointed in Waugh’s more straightforward reportage. Their have been a few amusing and snarcastic asides but on the whole he’s been fairly serious. Well today I’ve seen what that seriousness is good for. Waugh observed a remote African monastery’s Mass and took the opportunity to reflect on the spiritual and evangelical benefits that come from Catholicism’s openness regarding it’s rites. Good stuff though not hilarious.
I continue to fall behind in my page count and am considering doing something sacreligious. I’m going to get up early. Normally I sleep every moment possible, waiting until one or the other of the boys wakes up and demands breakfast. Now I think I will start rising at 7 every morning instead of holding out for the extra 10 minutes to one hour they usually give me. I could get between 15 and 100 pages read every morning before the day starts. We’ll see if I can survive without that extra fragment of sleep.