IRINA
..makes the hearth grow fauna (as I noticed with some interest, having imbibed freely of a corrosive drink popular in the 19th century, and staring into the fireplace, from which all manner of animals seemed to emerge).
Or did I mean "absence"? Yeah, that's it. Absence. That's what this memo's about. Please do come to class. The stuff we're doing now takes some getting used to, so you would be best advised not to miss any opportunity to hear/use it. I know it can be difficult, but do try. This is the last time I will talk about attendance. Si dice in italiano: "A buon intenditor, poche parole!"
I hope you are keeping up with the workbook exercises as we go along. We've been exposed, orally and meaningfully, I hope, to all major grammar points of Chapter 11 (sections A through D). This is also the last time I will insist on the importance of doing exercises daily. No more nagging. Do the right thing.
Love,
il professore