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556 ... s affair with Dundas (was Sophie's affair with Dundas) [BATM spoiler] -- rank: 633

BATM spoiler Charlezzzz wrote: >I have just been given an assignment by the law firm of Thwackum and Square. >All Lissuns are notified to imediately cease and desist (and stop, too) from >providing further leering tales about any "arrangement" between Sophie Aubrey >and Heneage Dundas. The law firm has been hired by a group consisting of 16 >of Dundas' acknowledged descendants (important bastards all) who intend to >keep their bloodline unbesmirched. The Aubre ...

Poster's Name:	Don Seltzer
Poster's Email:	dseltzer@DRAPER.COM
Message Date:	1999-12-02 21:35:11 UTC

557 Re: Jack's sweetness- M&C, Batm spoilers -- rank: 633

Spoilers for M&C, BatM In a message dated 12/2/99 8:46:44 AM, Faithmus@AOL.COM wrote: <<Spoiler Blue And I thought it very kind of Jack with all he had on his mind before the cutting out of the Esmeralda, to impose upon the Fellows of the Society to go to the inn in Valparaiso to get Stephen's belongings and collections "as scientists you will understand the importance"--especially when often those collections have been most uncomfortable for Jack. Are there any more ...

Poster's Name:	Rowen84@AOL.COM
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Message Date:	1999-12-02 16:33:00 UTC

558 Re: Jack's sweetness [THD, BatM, TH spoilers] -- rank: 633

Treason's Harbour, Hundred Days, Blue at the Mizzen spoilers. In a message dated 12/2/99 8:27:24 AM, selle001@MAROON.TC.UMN.EDU wrote: <<is the instance of the Treason's Harbour spoiler sudden death of Hairabedian (lovely name!) and then Stephen's disclosure that he has found Jack's pilfered chelengk in Hairabedian's effects. 'Oh what a damned thing,' cried Jack. 'I am so sorry. Poor fellow.' TH, chap. 6, p. 174 HC cloth ed.>> Thanks for reminding me about that, Philip. Wa ...

Poster's Name:	Rowen84@AOL.COM
Poster's Email:	Rowen84@AOL.COM
Message Date:	1999-12-02 16:32:59 UTC

559 Re: Transition of major character: major THD, BATM spoilers -- rank: 633

THD spoilers follow: > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> Bruce Trinque wrote: >> To me, the grief underlying THD is so integral to the tone of >> the whole book that I cannot readily imagine how he could have gone back >>and simply inserted Diana's death as a revision. I think he would have >>had to >> virtually rewrite >> the entire book, not for the storyline but for the language and detail used. &g ...

Poster's Name:	Don Seltzer
Poster's Email:	dseltzer@DRAPER.COM
Message Date:	1999-12-01 14:19:58 UTC

560 Re: Minor BATM and CO/TL spoilers -- rank: 633

In message Wed, 1 Dec 1999 10:39:18 +1100, Peter Mackay wrote: > > From: Susan Wenger [mailto:susanwenger@YAHOO.COM] > > > > > > --- u1c04803 <u1c04803@mail.wvnet.edu> wrote: > > > > > > >However, in The Truelove, Davidge was also buried with > > > 4 shot (just > > > >read that passage on Thursday.) Maybe it was just a > > > POB inconsistency > > > >(intentional or no) or officers get 4 shot ...

Poster's Name:	David Phillips
Poster's Email:	sasdvp@UNX.SAS.COM
Message Date:	1999-12-01 13:08:17 UTC

561 Transition of major character: major THD, BATM spoilers -- rank: 633

> From: Batrinque@AOL.COM [mailto:Batrinque@AOL.COM] > > > In a message dated 11/30/99 1:12:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, > dseltzer@DRAPER.COM writes: > > << Shortly before the publication of TYA, in September 1996, > POB's American > publisher told us that he had already begun writing book 19. > This was a > year and a half before Mary's death. I can't help but > wonder, considering > his own wife's health at the time, if he could h ...

Poster's Name:	Peter Mackay
Poster's Email:	peter.mackay@EMS-SOLUTIONS.COM.AU
Message Date:	1999-12-01 04:46:40 UTC

562 Re: Minor BATM and CO/TL spoilers -- rank: 633

> From: Susan Wenger [mailto:susanwenger@YAHOO.COM] > > > --- u1c04803 <u1c04803@mail.wvnet.edu> wrote: > > > > >However, in The Truelove, Davidge was also buried with > > 4 shot (just > > >read that passage on Thursday.) Maybe it was just a > > POB inconsistency > > >(intentional or no) or officers get 4 shot rather than > > 2? Officers > > >being full of hot air, and needing a little extra > > bal ...

Poster's Name:	Peter Mackay
Poster's Email:	peter.mackay@EMS-SOLUTIONS.COM.AU
Message Date:	1999-11-30 23:42:06 UTC

563 Re: Minor BATM and TL spoilers -- rank: 633

--- u1c04803 <u1c04803@mail.wvnet.edu> wrote: > > >However, in The Truelove, Davidge was also buried with > 4 shot (just > >read that passage on Thursday.) Maybe it was just a > POB inconsistency > >(intentional or no) or officers get 4 shot rather than > 2? Officers > >being full of hot air, and needing a little extra > ballast to sink > >them? > > > >-- > >David Phillips > > Or maybe Davidge, too, had a ...

Poster's Name:	Susan Wenger
Poster's Email:	susanwenger@YAHOO.COM
Message Date:	1999-11-30 22:52:19 UTC

564 Re: Minor BATM and TL spoilers -- rank: 633

In message Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:45:35 -0500, Lois <u1c04803@mail.wvnet.edu> wrote: > >(TL is the accepted abbreviation for The Truelove, aka Clarissa Oakes, > >ain't it?) > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | &g ...

Poster's Name:	David Phillips
Poster's Email:	sasdvp@UNX.SAS.COM
Message Date:	1999-11-30 20:53:40 UTC

565 Burial at sea (was Minor BATM and TL spoilers) -- rank: 633

David Phillips wrote: Minor TL spoiler >However, in The Truelove, Davidge was also buried with 4 shot (just >read that passage on Thursday.) Maybe it was just a POB inconsistency >(intentional or no) or officers get 4 shot rather than 2? Officers >being full of hot air, and needing a little extra ballast to sink >them? It might even be more amusing if we have inferred a joke where none was intended. A recent dinner conversation with Jim Starkey, Ann Harrison, and Philip ...

Poster's Name:	Don Seltzer
Poster's Email:	dseltzer@DRAPER.COM
Message Date:	1999-11-30 20:44:46 UTC

566 Re: Minor BATM and TL spoilers -- rank: 633

>(TL is the accepted abbreviation for The Truelove, aka Clarissa Oakes, >ain't it?) > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > V > >In BATM, Wantage was buried with 4 shots, rather than the normal two. > ...

Poster's Name:	u1c04803
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Message Date:	1999-11-30 19:45:56 UTC

567 Minor BATM and TL spoilers -- rank: 633

(TL is the accepted abbreviation for The Truelove, aka Clarissa Oakes, ain't it?)      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      V In BATM, Wantage was buried with 4 shots, rather than the normal two. We've been guessing that it was because of the altercation that caused his alteration, and the addition of two shot gave him the ...

Poster's Name:	David Phillips
Poster's Email:	sasdvp@UNX.SAS.COM
Message Date:	1999-11-30 19:29:17 UTC

568 Re: [lissun-bag] BATM SPOILER Wantage -- rank: 633

>Amanda, >your signature quote: what a splendid find. I' think I'll re-read Treasure >Island and decide whether Sea Room should sell it. > >John Oh, yes, definitely!!! The N.C. Wyeth illustrated version, of course. (Seems to be a recurring theme with me, doesn't it. And speaking of my quest for old Hornblower cover art, My Mom's copy of "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower" turned up the other day: cover painting by Andrew Wyeth. I believe N.C. was dead by that tim ...

Poster's Name:	Amanda Dunham
Poster's Email:	adunham@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Message Date:	1999-11-23 23:32:44 UTC

569 Re: [lissun-bag] BATM SPOILER Wantage -- rank: 633

At 11:17 PM 11/21/1999 -0500, you wrote: >Amanda, >your signature quote: what a splendid find. I' think I'll re-read Treasure >Island and decide whether Sea Room should sell it. > >John > >At 03:06 PM 11/19/1999 -0700, you wrote: >>>SPOILER NOTICE >>> >>> >>> >>>SPOILER ALARM >>> >>> >>> >>>WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP >>> >>> >>> >>>But that d ...

Poster's Name:	John Berg
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Message Date:	1999-11-23 20:47:33 UTC

570 Re: More on POB at B&N--possible BATM spoilers -- rank: 633

In a message dated 11/22/99 5:21:51 PM, Kyonol@AOL.COM wrote: << I shall never forget hearing him read that. I had tears in my eyes.     (Aside: when we left the reading, my normally very stoic husband--who is just starting BATM and thus hadn't gotten to that passage yet--admitted that he too was teary-eyed, and said "I'm so glad I got to hear him read that first." I knew there was a reason why I married that guy.)     Mr. O'Brian answered questions from the audience w ...

Poster's Name:	Rowen84@AOL.COM
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Message Date:	1999-11-23 01:53:24 UTC