A brief observation on umbrellas

Some would disagree with that statement, emphasising that if it rains, it rains.

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(Archive of Lady Catherine de Turnips, entry 46-63-1)

My dear friend,

Oh, I am still waiting for the rain to come! They say, a true Londoner never leaves their house without an umbrella.
(Some would disagree with that statement, emphasising that if it rains, it rains, and a true Londoner chooses either acceptance or going elsewhere. Based on my observations, if we look at the umbrellas on the street, those that are marked with a logotype — or two — of a hotel chain are usually disproportionately represented. In addition to that, their habitat is often defined by the fact that it has been mentioned in a guidebook — even in a special one, for those wandering “off the beaten path”.)

In any case, I am still — not without hope — keeping a tiny umbrella in my purse. Sometimes I even open it when the sun is exceptionally strong.

Probably this is what it was meant for, even: as my friend, the 1st Duke of Wellington, once told me, the sole word “umbrella” was etymologically related to the concept of the shade. At least that’s what he had learned in Spain. I don’t think there is a reason to question this assumption, especially when the word “sombrero” is right there.

I shall keep you informed on my further meteorological lamentations.

Yours,
C.