Absurd Quote by Barbara Pym
![“[The woman] paused and seemed to take a deep breath. 'You see,' she declared. 'I am Tom Mallow's aunt.' Catherine's first instinct was to burst out laughing. She wondered why there was something slightly absurd about aunts; perhaps it was because one thought of them as dear, comfortable creatures…” quote by Barbara Pym](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8a5/barbara-pym-7049_absurd_the-woman-paused-and-seemed-to-take-a-de_2873771.jpg)
“[The woman] paused and seemed to take a deep breath. 'You see,' she declared. 'I am Tom Mallow's aunt.' Catherine's first instinct was to burst out laughing. She wondered why there was something slightly absurd about aunts; perhaps it was because one thought of them as dear, comfortable creatures, somehow lacking in dignity and prestige.”
