Comment on The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee (1830)parentComments−gcb012yboth ways, i completely miss the meaning.−pyb12yThe original is "garder le lit comme une mariee". It's hard to know as it's semi-colloquial 1830's French, but I would understand it in the sense of 'he stayed in bed like a honeymooner'.−zensavona12yA married man's wife resides in a married man's bed−hueving12yHowever, they may be different married men.
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both ways, i completely miss the meaning.
The original is "garder le lit comme une mariee". It's hard to know as it's semi-colloquial 1830's French, but I would understand it in the sense of 'he stayed in bed like a honeymooner'.
A married man's wife resides in a married man's bed
However, they may be different married men.