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.

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[princess-s.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

....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.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

That darkened room is going to be getting very crowded!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

Haha, I'm sure the saint of old would be delighted, that dirty old perv! :p

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Can anyone enlighten me as to which particular saint inspired this "interesting" simile?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

Google says: St. Francis of Assisi. Apparently he accomplished it by edifying people not only with words, but by the example of his good deeds. Let his actions speak...

How boring! ;)

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Ah right! Most edifying. Thank you :)

[kittycallum.livejournal.com]

Is there room for one more in that darkened room? Wow ... the things I never noticed when I was reading that book ... :D (Another reason why we should all currently be grateful that Mr Kennedy is not in bookverse: just think how much more imagery that would conjure up ... )

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Is there room for one more in that darkened room?
Sure, come on in, it's getting nice and cozy in here!

just think how much more imagery that would conjure up ...
Please! Stop!! That's really not helping..... ;)

Hope your travels are going well btw.

[black-hound.livejournal.com]

CSF FOR THE WIN

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I'm disgusted. Really! *tsk*

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

[lokisday.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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

Another one for the darkened room then? ;)

[lokisday.livejournal.com]

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

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

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

[lokisday.livejournal.com]

And I do hope to count myself among them! However, "my" Horatio goes for Sir Edward rather than Archie... XD