[spoilers] Hermione Norris/Ros

[JHyde]

Well, that's what I thought too. (You know how much I like Franklin!) But usually there are better indicators that something has been pinched.

The only thing I could come up with on this occasion was that Pope had just died.

I can't see Franklin making fun of Pope, they were like minds. (Except that Pope was Catholic.) Perhaps this was an homage, there are references in Saunders' introduction that point to Pope (also about his Catholicism and his name), so I guess that solves this issue. Thanks A Cousin! At least it explains why I thought this passage belonged to Franklin, this passage as sandwiched between two key parts that I wrote a paper on, so at least my memory wasn't playing tricks!

The line that especially appeals to me as a tribute to Ros is 'Thus unlamented let me die'. It's perfect for her.