There was talk a while back about Pullings maybe having s tattoo. And then I was reading a book about Captain Bligh, and he went to Tahiti. (Only they spelled it differently,) and it sort of came together.
As for Marmot, he just showed up. He pushed himself forward, and I could not turn him away. I have no idea why he is named Marmot either. A marmot is something like a woodchuck, I guess. I have never known anyone in life to be named Marmot-- but I guess it could happen!
Naked Pullings with a tattooed arse? I'll be in my bunk!
Milo got sunburned like that, five years ago. My grandmother was nagging, as only very old ladies can, for Milo to put on sunscreen, and, even though Milo knew perfectly well that it was a good idea, when you are twelve it is sometimes more important to resist nagging than to do the sensible thing. The puffy face the next day was both impressive and frightening, and Milo is as fair as Marmot.
As best I can figure out, Jack Aubrey is of an age with Horatio, so this doesn't match the timeline, but it's absolutely charming nonetheless.
(Did you want a punctuation-and-grammar edit? I noticed a couple of minor things and if you send me the file I'd be happy to fix them.)
Did you get my email? You are right of course, about the timeline. It is just barely possible, if this is right before H joins Renown. JA started earlier, so he may have come along faster.
But you are right. Does not really line up.
As for the sunburn-- poor Milo, and poor Marmot. I have had them like that too, in the days of my youth. Miserable. and in all likelihood, no Captain, however lenient, would let the young gentlemen frolic in their underoos. I was just writing along, and could not resist the idea! They would have been at least as modestly covered as boys in swim trunks.
I'm not so sure -- I think that in the tropics, a captain might well have done. Or at least in just trousers. I know there were bits in O'Brian about the foremast jacks going shirtless.
I tried to send you an attached version of this story, so you could make those corrections you mentioned. But maybe if you want to just email me a list, I can fix them myself. Hope they were not too jarring.
"He loosed his cables, and let himself drift." What a wonderful expression!
I've often wondered whether Aubrey and Hornblower ever met; certainly they served some of the same time . . . what a very interesting idea to use their lieutenants to reflect their story.
I have noticed, in book canon, that Bush often thinks of himself in nautical terms. It is as if that is the way he thinks first, everything to do with land or ordinary life is a translation for him.
Thank you for reading. This is pre-Hornblower of coure, he and Bush have not met yet. They will soon!
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This really made my day! And all the other chracters, especially Marmot are great too.
You rock! :)
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As for Marmot, he just showed up. He pushed himself forward, and I could not turn him away. I have no idea why he is named Marmot either. A marmot is something like a woodchuck, I guess. I have never known anyone in life to be named Marmot-- but I guess it could happen!
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Milo got sunburned like that, five years ago. My grandmother was nagging, as only very old ladies can, for Milo to put on sunscreen, and, even though Milo knew perfectly well that it was a good idea, when you are twelve it is sometimes more important to resist nagging than to do the sensible thing. The puffy face the next day was both impressive and frightening, and Milo is as fair as Marmot.
As best I can figure out, Jack Aubrey is of an age with Horatio, so this doesn't match the timeline, but it's absolutely charming nonetheless.
(Did you want a punctuation-and-grammar edit? I noticed a couple of minor things and if you send me the file I'd be happy to fix them.)
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But you are right. Does not really line up.
As for the sunburn-- poor Milo, and poor Marmot. I have had them like that too, in the days of my youth. Miserable. and in all likelihood, no Captain, however lenient, would let the young gentlemen frolic in their underoos. I was just writing along, and could not resist the idea! They would have been at least as modestly covered as boys in swim trunks.
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Nope, email not here yet.
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I've often wondered whether Aubrey and Hornblower ever met; certainly they served some of the same time . . . what a very interesting idea to use their lieutenants to reflect their story.
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Thank you for reading. This is pre-Hornblower of coure, he and Bush have not met yet. They will soon!
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