Dividing them up differently this time since there's not a lot of Stephen-and-Jack-together time.

So this is a discussion post for Stephen Maturin and his little circle: Diana and Johnson, Louisa and Herapath, Dubreuil and Pontet-Canet.

He did not love Diana Villiers any more, and it was death to him.

Desolation Island discussion post for the women: Sophia, Diana and Louisa.

'I wish with all my heart I could make a clear-cut reply; but in all honesty I can give you no more than my impression. I think Mrs Wogan did impose upon her to a large extent; but Mrs Villiers is no fool, and a clandestine correspondence rarely assumes the form of foolscap ( Read more... )