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[esmerelda_t]

Hornblower Bartholomew!verse, G.

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[eglantine_br]

Oh, Horatio was awful! No wonder he won't get anything scratched! I can just see Archie filling the world with pets. He so would.

[esmerelda_t]

If Horatio hadn't spent all those years at sea perhaps Archie would dote on him instead of his pets!

[anteros_lmc]

Yay for Indy! It's so nice to see him making his debut :)

Honestly though, Lord Hornblower is such a drama queen. "The beast" indeed! As eglantine_br said, it's no wonder he doesn't get anything scratched!

[esmerelda_t]

There was much contract wrangling before Indy would consent to appear, he demanded four cucumbers for every lamb chop Bartholomew gets!

[anteros_lmc]

Four cucumbers???! And I thought Bartholomew was a prima donna!

There was much contract contract wrangling before Indy would consent to appear
Does this mean that if you go on strike Indy will continue to get paid? ;)

[esmerelda_t]

Indy's agent wasn't that good! He'll get half a cucumber for the first two weeks and then he's on his own!

[mylodon]

Aw. Now we have a tortoise as well to brighten a wet morning. all we need is a sloth and my joy is complete!

[esmerelda_t]

A sloth? Ssshhh! Don't give Archie ideas! :P

[anteros_lmc]

How would Lord Hornblower tell the difference between Bartholomew and a sloth?! ;)

[nodbear]

Love this possibly the most ever of the Bartholomew series.
Well I have to say I feel sorry for Lord Hornblower for once - suffering all the symptoms of new parenthood er, " scratch withdrawal" ]AND getting the Naval gazette with bits chewed out I bet!
I love Indy - even though I think the old gal herself is saying " tortoise harrumph( ok her vocabulary is a bit derived from her commmander I admit) I was never that slow!"
But four cucumbers for evry lamb chop - Indy could advise Max Clifford himself,
Going to laugh about this all day !Thank you

[esmerelda_t]

Don't feel sorry for Lord H! He brings it all on himself, Bartholomew only chews the boring bits of the Naval Gazette anyway! :D

[nodbear]

There wouldn't be much left then - of the naval gazette that is !
but it must be an age thing -I am really having a week of " Even old gits need love " mode and this is extending to Lord H ( after all Archie gets enough love and sympathy for 10 - as is his due of course)
and I mean would you go off to art class and leave Lord H with anything or anyone -needing that kind of care?!!
* ok - i give in - it IS an age thing*

[esmerelda_t]

Even old gits need love

But Bartholomew loves him! Lord H is his fifth favorite person in the world!

And he's Mr. Kennedy's third favorite! :P