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YA - Chapter Nine - Jack and Stephen

Nov 26, 2011 15:19

Returning to the cabin he darted an accusing eye at the coffee-pot. But Killick, during the few moments he could spare from eavesdropping near the master's day-cabin, had for his part observed the Doctor's motions - as unscrupulous as ever where coffee and certain sweetmeats were concerned - and another pot was already on its way.Coffee, water and ( Read more... )

yellow admiral, jack and stephen, ya: ch 9

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Coffee esteven November 26 2011, 22:35:02 UTC

Whether it relaxes the fibres, Stephen certainly likes his relaxed...as Hen once remarked.

I love coffee too, but Jack and Stephen are addicted. Btw, have we ever been told which "certain sweetmeats" Stephen particularly likes?

Re: Coffee ylla November 26 2011, 22:37:24 UTC

So Jack eats all the pies bacon, but Stephen drinks all the coffee. This seems fair :)

Re: Coffee esteven November 26 2011, 22:41:26 UTC

Oh, I will say nothing against it. After all, Stephen might need an extra spleen for a Christmas present. *g*

Do you recall those particular sweetmeats?

Re: Coffee ylla November 26 2011, 22:43:35 UTC

I don't. Stephen turns randomly greedy from time to time, but I don't know over what in particular :)

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reinstatement esteven November 26 2011, 22:55:04 UTC

...I quite withdraw any implied fling at the word probability: though on the other hand I do cling, cling with all my might, to reinstatement. You did use the word reinstatement, did you not?'
'I did. And as I recall it was quite unqualified.'
'There is no more beautiful word in the English language, which, I am told, is richer than the Hebrew, Chaldee or Greek. How I honour that dear Sir Joseph
*pets Jack*

Stephen and Sir Joseph are really working hard to make Jack's dream come true.

Stephen smiling esteven November 26 2011, 22:58:25 UTC

A twelve-pounder frigate cannot take on a ship of the line.'
'There have been exceptions,' said Stephen, smiling.
'Oh, surely not,' said Jack: then, catching the allusion (his fourteen-gun sloop *Sophie* had captured the thirty-two-gun frigate *Cacafuego*), he went on, 'Well, yes, there are exceptions, but broadly speaking it is true...

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I love that Stephen says it smiling. He could have just stated it matter-of-fact.

Re: Stephen smiling alltoseek November 27 2011, 05:30:16 UTC

Jack's first fanboy! :D

Re: Stephen smiling esteven November 27 2011, 08:48:41 UTC

His first and foremost!
*smiles brightly*

And here I thought Jack had bought Surprise esteven November 26 2011, 23:01:38 UTC

And as for the French, they have always built better ships than our people could do: our seventy-fours and most of our frigates are modelled on their lines - your own dear Surprise was built at Havre.
Either O'Brian has forgotten that Jack bought Surprise off Stephen, or Jack did not get the money together for the sale. If I remember, Stephen wasn't really thrilled in the first place when Jack made the offer for her.

Re: And here I thought Jack had bought Surprise alltoseek November 27 2011, 05:34:59 UTC

Yes, Jack asked if he could before they arrived at New Holland, when they thought Stephen quite broke. POB never referenced a scene when they actually completed the exchange. But I thought POB referred to Surprise as Jack's at some point. It could be Jack never did buy it, since they found out Stephen was still rich.

Or more likely they are like parents of child that is alternately "yours" or "mine" depending circumstances ;D

Re: And here I thought Jack had bought Surprise esteven November 27 2011, 08:47:48 UTC

Jack really wanted Surprise at that time, but never again had enough money. By now it is probably all the same, they have ever had shared purses from Master and Commander on. :D Here, their arrangement might mean that Stephen pays and Jack says what has to be done to fit her out (like for his children's clothes - Dad Stephen pays, Mum Jack goes shopping)

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Thread 5

Good French officers esteven November 26 2011, 23:04:13 UTC

We certainly were better seamen at the beginning of these wars, when their absurd revolutionary ideas practically wiped out their old seasoned officers. But although that Napoleon is, as you say, a mumping great villain, he has at least knocked all these pernicious democratic and republican notions on the head, and by now there is a new race of French sea-officers, certainly not to be under-estimated. The Admiralty don't under-estimate them, I can tell you. We have been reinforced to a remarkable extent...

So the French have become rather good? Well, Jack was always able to acknowledge good seamanship in an enemy captain. Also, the French still have Christie-Palliére, and as we heard previously, the dear rose-pod is doing well. :D