30th May 2011, 11:24 AM
Quote:[SIZE=3]I think you fall under the general umbrella.[/SIZE]
Is this some sort of Jane Austen-type euphemism?
"Indeed, we had once entertained Miss Jarvis to tea. However, we have not extended such courtesy recently, as she is said to have fallen under the general umbrella with Captain Newell in the shrubbery, during the cotillion at the last Hunt Ball."