I think Mrs. P. is right. The newspaper lady told on herself when she said, "And,
only because he was queried about it, Chan pondered the rival who isn’t here — Plushenko."
In other words, the absent Plushenko was the farthest thing from Patrick's mind as he prepared to take on Hanyu, Takahash, Kozuka and Fernadez this weekend. When Ms. Dimano pestered him about it out of the blue (Come on, say it -- you think you can kick Plushenko's butt, right? Say it! Say it!
), the best Patrick could come up with is a mild I hope so.
Originally Posted by Mathman
I think Mrs. P. is right. The newspaper lady told on herself when she said, "And, only because he was queried about it, Chan pondered the rival who isn’t here — Plushenko."
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