It is very appropriate that we are reading A Room with a View so close to Valentine’s Day! Was this planned? I am not quite done with the book yet, but I really hope Lucy picks George, and I have a feeling that she will. This story addresses a common problem that many people have in love; should one pick convention or passion when choosing a life partner? I often have this conversation with my mother. A few years ago she told me that she had been engaged before she met my dad and was deeply in love with the man, but that she broke off the engagement and married my dad instead because it was the more practical choice. Then, she told me that she loves my dad but has regretted her decision every day since then. I was shocked! It is so hard for people to ignore others and go with their true gut feelings, and this is Lucy’s problem as well. I am hopeful that Freddy and Mr. Beebe help influence Lucy to ditch Cecil and go with George in the end; otherwise I will be thoroughly disappointed.