Mark Arbour Posted October 14, 2009 Author Posted October 14, 2009 An update for all of you loyal "Master and Commander" readers: I've finished writing the story, so now it's in edit and re-edit, etc. It is a total of 32 chapters long. The next chapter should post on Thursday.
C James Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 You guys don't trust me? Howdy, ya big toothy feline! I hate to tell you this, but for some reason, that I simply cannot fathom, forum readers don't seem to accept the emote easily. CJ
Tiger Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 Howdy, ya big toothy feline! I hate to tell you this, but for some reason, that I simply cannot fathom, forum readers don't seem to accept the emote easily. CJ Well, that's probably because of the irony of people like you two evil creatures using it. Chapter 26 was interesting. George really is a horny bastard, and apparently he found himself a sexy one-nut wonder to play with. I must admit it'd be kind of weird going there, but I totally could anyway. It looks like the Dutch are not all cohesive in the war. Dissent is good though. I think Granger and Calvert are going to have to have a serious chat. I wonder how Calvert will react. He definitely seems like a lost puppy in the situation.
Daisy Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 Chapter 26 was interesting. George really is a horny bastard, and apparently he found himself a sexy one-nut wonder to play with. I must admit it'd be kind of weird going there, but I totally could anyway. It looks like the Dutch are not all cohesive in the war. Dissent is good though. I think Granger and Calvert are going to have to have a serious chat. I wonder how Calvert will react. He definitely seems like a lost puppy in the situation. at least Calvert's alive and improving . so far. he'll find it unfair and probably won't cope well with it. I don't know whether Caroline will warm to him now; she may actually be jealous now that the idea is out there. I've come across someone with one ball before, it is slightly odd but only unusual. He lives in Sarajevo and I think it was from some sort of accident in the war/siege there. He didn't seem affected at all, confidence wise . Not that I actually went that far with him, hardly anywhere. He was a great person, and had such amazing, and sad, stories to tell.
Enric Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 ch26: well, he went and single-handedly obtained an island....
Conner Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 Granger never ceases to amaze me. I can't wait to see Jervis' reaction when he arrives with his fleet and sees the English flag flying with Granger sitting in the port ready to hand him this Dutch island on a platter. And while waiting, Granger has great sex, a good meal and gets drunk. All in a day's work, I suppose. So Granger is already thinking ahead about how he'll have to behave when he returns home. We'll see if he can pull it off. It won't be easy seeing how quickly his "dance card" fills up when he's home. I'm also wondering what will happen when Granger ends up in the same port as Travis and Calvert. I believe George's earlier answer to this dilema was a "threesome". Super chapter, Mark!
Mark Arbour Posted October 16, 2009 Author Posted October 16, 2009 So Granger is already thinking ahead about how he'll have to behave when he returns home. We'll see if he can pull it off. It won't be easy seeing how quickly his "dance card" fills up when he's home. I'm also wondering what will happen when Granger ends up in the same port as Travis and Calvert. I believe George's earlier answer to this dilema was a "threesome". I think he's already getting that his dance card is already filled in...with Caroline..and he better pay attention to her. I'm actually not sure how the three of them together would play out. Somehow I see Calvert, with his more playful personality, jumping right in, while Travers would be more aloof and uncomfortable. Among other reasons, he'd be the senior officer, and might feel some residual guilt about that.
Tiger Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 I think he's already getting that his dance card is already filled in...with Caroline..and he better pay attention to her. Grrrr... the woman's evil. Maybe she'll catch a fever...
Daisy Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 Grrrr... the woman's evil. Maybe she'll catch a fever... she's already having to spend her life alone. if she has sex with anyone there is the threat of pregnancy which will rumble her, as well of general scandal. and Granger isn't there for her. whereas he has got multiple lovers.
Conner Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 Frankly, I think Granger would be quite open to Caroline having lovers if that was want she wanted. He would just expect her to be discreet....something he's still working on. Caroline is without her husband most of the time, but she's anything but alone. She and George now have their own London based home and money to redecorate it. She'll be in heaven.
Mark Arbour Posted October 17, 2009 Author Posted October 17, 2009 Frankly, I think Granger would be quite open to Caroline having lovers if that was want she wanted. He would just expect her to be discreet....something he's still working on. Caroline is without her husband most of the time, but she's anything but alone. She and George now have their own London based home and money to redecorate it. She'll be in heaven. So all it takes to make a woman happy is a big house and lots of money? Hmmm.
Tiger Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 So all it takes to make a woman happy is a big house and lots of money? Hmmm. It works for some but not all. To me she seems like the type who cares more about her place in society.
Mark Arbour Posted October 17, 2009 Author Posted October 17, 2009 It works for some but not all. To me she seems like the type who cares more about her place in society. Good point. If there was one driving motive to Caroline, I'd say it was ambition. And like you said, it's about her position in society, and that means it's not personal ambition, it's ambition for her family. Caroline really has taken a big risk with George. She could just as easily have married Freddie, and that would have given her a title right away, and ultimately probably made her the Countess of Bridgemont. She must have seen something in George that made her think he'd take her even farther than that, and that's a huge risk for someone like her.
Conner Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Good point. If there was one driving motive to Caroline, I'd say it was ambition. And like you said, it's about her position in society, and that means it's not personal ambition, it's ambition for her family. Caroline really has taken a big risk with George. She could just as easily have married Freddie, and that would have given her a title right away, and ultimately probably made her the Countess of Bridgemont. She must have seen something in George that made her think he'd take her even farther than that, and that's a huge risk for someone like her. Ok, so what does Caroline have in mind that she believes George can achieve that's going to work out better than being Countess of Bridgemont?
Enric Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) being a Countess is -for them- after all just an inherited title. Inherited titles were nice in their view*, but there was a certain dose of appreciation for a family of good roots to have its head as a leading official in something..... such as, admiral, or general (these could have a command in London, or something as Lord of Admiralty or something), or ambassador (but an ambassador has to be abroad with his family, so Caro possibly does not look forward to that), or chancellor of something,... Wives of ambassadors had it nice when their hubbies were retired and back in London, but Caro is not going to wait for that long... Self-made men in such positions (and their families) did not enjoy all that, only some. But the combination of ancestry as good or better than anyone's and a high position, that's something which made the wife as a leader of her social circles. Caro started well: her own roots were not ancient (although they are acceptable, good if helped a bit), but she snatched the husband whose roots are such that no one there has outright better. Now she needs to make George as admiral, Sea Lord; or general being commandant of a key fortification nearby, or something such. * remember that a hundred of other ladies also have a husband with an inherited title of the same level. The title is no sufficient means to rise *above* others. Not even Ducal title, because there were twenty other dukes and their duchesses. BUT, a high position with real good roots - then also a title will be forthcoming. Edited October 18, 2009 by Enric
Mark Arbour Posted October 18, 2009 Author Posted October 18, 2009 Enric is right. The title is nice, and worth a lot, but I think she sees George as someone who could ultimately be successful enough to command a high position in the navy, or the government, and that's going to provide a lot more influence than being Freddie's wife and hanging out at court.
Conner Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Calvert is just so sweet! He and George have now had the talk. How to be while in London. Oh well, it was inevitable I suppose. I don't believe Calvert appreciated Granger's career pep talk. I didn't. I loved the Vice-Admiral's reaction when he arrived with the fleet. So George and crew are once again into the breech. :2hands:
Tiger Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Calvert is just so sweet! He and George have now had the talk. How to be while in London. Oh well, it was inevitable I suppose. I don't believe Calvert appreciated Granger's career pep talk. I didn't. I loved the Vice-Admiral's reaction when he arrived with the fleet. So George and crew are once again into the breech. :2hands: I think the pep talk was needed. Calvert should have his own ship, perhaps one in Granger's fleet someday, but a ship of his own nonetheless. It is inevitable that they will often be separated. Calvert will accept this eventually. As for Jervis' reaction, I expected it. He wanted glory, and he did not get it.
Mark Arbour Posted October 19, 2009 Author Posted October 19, 2009 Jervis was known as a tough (very tough) disciplinarian, but a very fair man. You'll see more of this in 1797, when he takes command of the Mediterranean Fleet. The two largest fleets in Britain at the time were the Channel Fleet (based in Plymouth and Portsmouth) and the Mediterranean Fleet. The joke among the Channel Fleet was: "God forbid the discipline of the Mediterranean Fleet should ever be imposed on the Channel Fleet." That was Jervis. Calvert doesn't seem to really have all that much ambition. In today's parlance, he's a "live for today" kind of guy. And who doesn't love a smoking hot brown headed Adonis who just wants to have fun?
Enric Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 in our street today, we had a boy whom his pals had bribed to make a run around the block naked. In this cold weather. a thirteen year old boy. Quite obviously already of somewhat fertile age, from the look of things and budding muscles and suchlike. And how dumb a boy: to do something like that just because of pals encourage.... nice-looking, though.
paya Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Calvert doesn't seem to really have all that much ambition.
Mark Arbour Posted October 19, 2009 Author Posted October 19, 2009 in our street today, we had a boy whom his pals had bribed to make a run around the block naked. In this cold weather. a thirteen year old boy. Quite obviously already of somewhat fertile age, from the look of things and budding muscles and suchlike. And how dumb a boy: to do something like that just because of pals encourage.... nice-looking, though. Bah. Boys do dumb things. And they like it.
Mark Arbour Posted October 19, 2009 Author Posted October 19, 2009 I do! Damn! I can't decide between Cody and Calvert... Can I have both? Only if you can figure out how to time warp.
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