"Too unadvised; too sudden"

hakespeare, in the frequently cited balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet, portrays Juliet's passion as one of fine intelligence and wit that makes her irresistible. She's also prudent, and in an effort to maintain a sense of reserve and control over her emotions, after young, impetuous Romeo declares his lust for her, she declares to him,

"Or if thou thinkest I am too quickly won,

I'll frown and be perverse and say thee nay,

So thou wilt woo, but else, not for the world.

In truth, fair Montague, I am too fond,

And therefore thou mayst think my havior (behaviour) light;

But trust me, gentleman, I'll prove more true,

Than those that have more cunning to be strange.

I should have been more strange, I must confess,

Although I joy in thee, I have no joy in this contract tonight.

It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden."

Such thoughts raced through my mind that night, and I didn't sleep a wink. Had I been too cautious? Did I offend CMR? And if so, now, what could I do?

I arrived at the office eager to see if there would be an offline message waiting for me and yet nervous at the same time to discover no message. I procrastinated by sorting through my mail and attending to some small personnel issues, before settling down in front of my computer with a large cup of coffee in hand to cautiously open Yahoo messenger. Nothing!

I looked out of my office window beyond the frozen lake to the horizon to see nothing but grey, somber clouds rolling into the region. That was the tone of the next hour or more, until a familiar chime alerted and there before my eyes was his morning Instant Message.

"Did you read my email?" he asked. "The one I sent last night".