Looking back I feel that our house was truly a happy house. That was largely due to my father, for my father was a very agreeable man." - Meaning and context.">
Part I: Ashfield, §I

One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is to have a happy childhood. I had a very happy childhood. I had a home and a garden that I loved; a wise and patient Nanny; as father and mother two people who loved each other dearly and made a success of their marriage and of parenthood.
Looking back I feel that our house was truly a happy house. That was largely due to my father, for my father was a very agreeable man.

— Agatha Christie

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is to have a happy childhood. I had a very happy childhood. I had a home and a garden that I loved; a wise and patient Nanny; as father and mother two people who loved each other dearly and made a success of their marriage and of parenthood.
Looking back I feel that our house was truly a happy house. That was largely due to my father, for my father was a very agreeable man." in the context of "Part I: Ashfield, §I" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Agatha Christie

About Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English author of detective fiction.