I beg your pardon??

[anteros_lmc]

"'Shut up!' whispered Hornblower, trying, like the saint of old, to make a tongue of his whole
body, that he might express the urgency of the occasion without making a sound audible at any
distance. "

To make a what? A WHAT?!

Forester, C.S., 1951, Mr Midshipman Hornblower, World Books, London.

Comments

[princess_s]

LOL!! Oh Thank you for sharing, that has made my evening.

What chapter is that in? I've got a copy of the book around, I'll look it up.

[anteros_lmc]

The Man Who Felt Queer

Of course if this was filmverse rather than bookverse it would be a certain Mr Kennedy on the receiving end of this charming "mime" rather than the unfortunate Mr Hales. The very thought!

[princess_s]

....esmerelda_t warned me that there was such a chapter, I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

I think this is possibly the one case where I'd say thank god Archie wasn't in the bookverse :P

[anteros_lmc]

Indeed. Especially given the final comment on poor Hales

"Oh, 'im?" said Jackson. "Don't you fret about 'im, sir. 'E wouldn't never 'ave made no seaman, not no 'ow."

[esmerelda_t]

I am disappointed the both of you are not seeing the opportunities in Horatio making a tongue of his whole body. :P

[anteros_lmc]

My dear, I have been trying to fend of visions of Horatio making a tongue of his whole body since reading his on Sunday night! It's quite disturbed what little composure I possessed ;)

[mylodon]

I think we're all in that position. I have to go and lie down in a darkened room now...

[anteros_lmc]

That darkened room is going to be getting very crowded!

[black_hound]

CSF FOR THE WIN

[anteros_lmc]

I'm disgusted. Really! *tsk*

(Shall we make space for you in the darkened room?)

[lokisday]

Haha! I'm sure I loled when I first read that. I don't remember now, but I'm sure I did. And though it couldn't be expressed any more lewdly, I'm just seeing Horatio doing odd snakelike contortions XD

[anteros_lmc]

I'm just seeing Horatio doing odd snakelike contortions
!!!!

Another one for the darkened room then? ;)

[lokisday]

Like as not XD I was being entirely non-sexual, though. ^^

[anteros_lmc]

I do apologise. There are some incorrigibly filthy minds around here ;P