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[sophistry]

*coughsputter*

"Good, good: very good. You ease my mind: but tell me, Jack -- for I see that in spite of a sleepless night you are eager to be up and about, inspecting booms, gunwales, lifts... Pray tell me when you are inclined to sit down quietly and talk about the less physical aspects of our affair."

-- Patrick O'Brian, Blue at the Mizzen, p. 156

Comments

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Is it possible to create that much innuendo by accident, do you think?

[sophistry]

I doubt it; at this stage (and especially considering some of the very definitely deliberate innuendo in the books), I'm pretty much convinced that old PO'B knew exactly what he was writing in passages like the above.

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

I am going to have to go back to those books, aren't I? (I got distracted four books in and went to read something else.)

[stained_glass]

:O I agree with rymenhild - there is no way that's not intentional. XD

(I just found out that my brotehr owns Wimbledon on DVD. Paul Bettany is so much love.)

[unravels.livejournal.com]

Wow. Just. I have no words.



And I think I've just decided to name my laptop Maturin. *dork*

[mcity.livejournal.com]

The title of the book doesn't help in the slightest. :)