The Yellow Admiral (Vol. Book 18) (Aubrey/Maturin Series)
Faith and Begorra- A new entry!
Mostly of quotes.
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Faith and Begorra- A new entry!
Mostly of quotes.
"The heart has its reasons that the... that the..."
"Kidneys?" suggested Stephen.
"That the kidneys know not." Jack frowned. "No. Hell and death, that's not it. But anyhow the heart has its reasons, you understand."
"It is a singularly complex organ, I am told."
p.58
"I do not have to tell you, Stephen, how wholly I long to receive the order requesting and requiring me, as rear-admiral of the blue, to proceed to the smallest of commands, to His Majesty's sloop of war Mosquito, say, with two four-pounders and a swivel, and to hoist my flag at her mizzen-mast. I should do anything for it. Anything."
"Does Simmon's Lea come within the limits of anything?"
"No, of course not, Stephen; how can you be so strange?"
"It is an elastic term, you know."
p. 106
"It had always astonished me that a woman with as much sense as Sophie- and she is no fool, you know- can be so influenced by her mother, who is a fool, a downright great God-damned fool, even where money is concerned, which is saying a great deal."
p. 185
"This liquid is technically known as soup," Jack went on, having taken off the cover. "May I ladle you out a measure?"
"It is pleasant enough to see the remnants of peas so aged and worn that even the weevils scorned them and died at their side, so that now we have both predator and prey to nourish us."
p. 214
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