tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post3614048268674863310..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: The Summer GardenLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-6577727461534009632017-07-23T12:45:56.184+01:002017-07-23T12:45:56.184+01:00What a lovely post, Nicola! I've always loved ...What a lovely post, Nicola! I've always loved butterflies. I always imagined that the name 'butterfly' originated with an ancestor of the famous Oxford don, William Spooner, who once berated and sent down an lazy student with the words, 'You have hissed the mystery lesson for the last time; you will leave by the next town drain.' (Or words to that effect.)<br /><br />It seemed too coincidental that 'butterfly' is a Spoonerism of 'flutter by'.<br /><br />Still, your explanation is undoubtedly the correct one.Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.com