Patrick O'Brian Quotes

Mr Babbington,' He Said, Suddenly Stopping In His Up And Down. 'Take Your Hands Out Of Your Pockets. When Did You Last Write Home?' Mr Babbington Was At An Age When Almost Any Question Evokes A Guilty Response, And This Was, In Fact, A Valid Accusation. He Reddened, And Said, 'I Don't Know, Sir.' 'Think, Sir, Think,' Said Jack, His Good-tempered Face Clouding Unexpectedly ... 'Never, Mind. Write A Handsome Letter. Two Pages At Least. And Send It In To Me With Your Daily Workings Tomorrow. Give Your Father My Compliments And Tell Him My Bankers Are Hoares.' For Jack, Like Most Other Captains, Managed The Youngsters' Parental Allowance For Them. 'Hoares,' He Repeated Absently Once Or Twice, 'my Bankers Are Hoares,' And A Strangled Ugly Crowing Noise Made Him Turn. Young Ricketts Was Clinging To The Fall Of The Main Burton-tackle In An Attempt To Control Himself, But Without Much Success.

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