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Thanks for that. It was an interesting article. And I'm headed back to find my history teacher, dig him up and feed him the article. lol. I'm smarter now, feeling much like the boy conned into picking up the penny on the stove only to find it was an unwise thing to do when the stove was still hot.

I thought the Sphinx lost it's nose in the French attack launched by Napoleon? And I prefer to think of Winkler as the amusing hero. He is one of the few who can get cheeky with Granger on a regular basis. Were he ever injured working for Granger I think he would lose it totally. Even a flesh wound would probably make Granger crazy with worry and would set him fawning over him like his own child. I think he not only keeps Granger's back but also provides a certain amount of balance. He is indeed one of the great unsung heros of the story. And his love for Granger is obvious. I think that no matter who Granger ends up with when he retires on that uncharted Island in the middle of the ocean, Winkler will be there with him. And if he's really lucky, Granger will bring along Llewelyn to keep him company.

Welcome loftus! Canadian authors could include about half the residents of Florida! I'm sure there are more than a few Canadians around. Enjoy. I can assure you it will be read. Even MY stuff has been read in excess of my beliefs which should indicate a level of desperation of the community for quality work. So enjoy and put out, we're on the ready. Be welcome!

Snark, snark, snark! You know the writing is good when the emotion of fear resides in the story as you read it. You are nervous for a completely fictional character. lol And yes, those legs look a mile long. They go all the way down to the floor!

And we've heard NOTHING from the peanut gallery! Actually I think Winkler in a dress will have to be a tease that endures. I still think that he constantly goes beyond the position he serves. I expect some wine one night may make him vocal about being rescued by this great man when he was injured, robbed and begging. As for the adventure. I do not consider myself unbrave in any sense of the word and I have shown myself that cowardess is certainly not a trait in my person. But this trek is too scary to consider given the history. If we find their behavior today barbaric in some situations, its because they have become more "civilized" in their barbarism. The ottomans were the worlds experts in torture and could keep a man alive begging for death for weeks or months. And slow boiling a man to death in oil was a favorite. Given that information, I would have left Bertie to his own devices in this matter and sailed around in chase. This would be madness and almost certain to end poorly. So it will be interesting to watch it unfold. I hope it does not take too many chapters to get back to humanity. As for Jardines and company, The English are not well suffered there where the value system of each is so vastly different. And they do not know the land. Jardines has scouted it a couple times yes, but that by no means makes him either knowledgeable or welcome. But somehow I think he will rescue Granger and Winkler and earn his way back home. We will see.

Now Kids . . .

lol, Nah Miles, I still think that given the fact that it has been cited as a big concern to Granger that the Brits are going to barter with it in China and that it's cited as being addictive still puts Jardines in the useless division. I'm sure that your research (not sure if it was the research or the opium you enjoy Mark) showed that addiction by its very definition is never cured. It is a daily fight. I am aware however that there is a vast difference between smoking it and shooting it and that it was not nearly as refined as heroin. But he spent days i the opium dens and often. Let's also note that back them very little if anything else rivaled the high. So it may not get him waking some day to see roots but he can't go back to London, ever. Too much of a possibility of the brotherhood being exposed by the lure of that which Jardines craves and can't resist. Just my thoughts Mark. But then again, they've not found out about free-basing rum like Richard Prior. ROTFLMAO

I suspect Jardines will have to die saving Granger. He's an opium addict now so he's of no use to anyone anymore. Perhaps better that he should be put out of his suffering. I don't suppose there is a late 1700's methadone treatment center in the mountains of Egypt. 0.o

Of course if you didn't care it wouldn't hurt so much. Glad you guys are able to work your way through it. I raised my kids to know that separations don't have to be angry. It doesn't mean that anyone did anything wrong. Dating is practice for courtship. Separation is only admitting that your desire for that person is something greater than you desire or something different. It's not rejection, its merely redestinationed. (Ya, I made that up but I think it works.) As my tagline used to say, "Wisdom does not come with age, it occurs BECAUSE of it." Having said that, be welcome. Also make note that all postings must be in English here. I'm sure that a single word would get little rebuke but I wrote a line or two to a friend in German and was counciled on it very nicely. Dutch is a fascinating Language. Now I know three words. God bless Mr and Mrs Google. tot ziens or Bis Bald or Until soon! John

0.o Couldn't have been. I would've seen them there.

Some people's kids! Whatda ya mean? We're still on topic. Weren't we talking about Granger havin' Geezer sex? (pssst, hey Jimmy I think Westies having some ol' geezer fantasies of his own! We better go easy for a bit, you know them youngster can't last too long and obviously get worked up pretty easy.) So Mark, Who's gonna fit Granger with a dress? And will it be Jardines giving him a shave?

SOME of us have to work ya know Jimmy. Sorry, I was in show from 6 AM until 9 PM. (never saw so many gay college students under one roof. I keep asking myself, where the hell were THEY 30 years ago. We sure didn't grow'em like that back then.

Hi KHCombe, And Welcome! Sounds like a really fine catch that you had to do a catch and release on. It sounds like you are BOTH super people. I'll bet that was the hardest thing he ever did. He must love you a lot not to have married you and told you 20 years later. It also sounds like you are the kind of girl that made him wish he appreciated the equipment you came with a little bit more. I hope you both find happiness and also that your relationship of support lasts a lifetime. In the meantime, why don't you write us a little something? And be welcome. It is surprising how many straight girls hang out here. Hey, nobody's perfect right? I mean if we were ALL gay who would be around to make more gay babies? Cheers! John

Nah. Everyone's EXPECTED to sleep around. To make a controversy you'd have to have a bus load of drunk Westborrow baptists stop at the Stone Henge Roadside Rest stop. 0.0 W A I T a minute, maybe you've GOT something there.

lol, Score one for the Jimster! I can't deny the truth of your statement. . . for once. ROTFLMAO

Welcome Qboi1956! Hey, they even let ME write. And their pretty decent about it all too. We're all trying to get better. You're in the right place. So enjoy and be welcome

LOL, should I start screaming off topic now or wait until you bring up the tequila shots? And as for my endowment, I'm not in the league of Jardines or Sommers but its enough to tickle YOUR tonsils. Besides, its not the magician but how he waves his wand. And for you youngster out there knocking the old folks, just remember, the best tunes are played on an old fiddle. (Just in case we were about to get comments from the peanut gallery.) OH WAIT! That would be YOU wouldn't it Mr Jimmy Carter?

Good Catch. Of course that means Jimmy Carter is going to be out for YOU too! The Duke of Clarence Granger - Sponsor = Arthur Teasdale Cavendish Aurthur Teasdale Sir Phillip Kerry Travers - Deceased Captain/ His Excellency Governor Archibald Sommers Lt Jardines Iggy, Lord Calverton son of the Earl of Bromfield Marquess of Blankford, the son of the Duke of Marlborough Sir Francis Molyneux (Probably a founder as he appears to be the eldest yet! That Horny old bastard.)

There isn't ANYTHING short about your cummings. You could drown a guy. And all I've EVER said was "Ouch, Watch the TEETH!" But now that you can easily slip them back into the jar on the nightstand, I don't even have issues with you there. So the ONLY thing short in YOUR regard is your temper, as long as you don't take wit into consideration.

Welcome Gabrial! Boyfriend? Here? Uhm, which one is he and I deny having ANY previous involvements with him that can be readily proven. And if he uses the word "Slut" he is referring to some other one. 0.o Wait, that didn't come out just right. Well, you know what I mean.

Is that an additional play on my words of once a knights not enough or additional sexual innuendo regarding the prolifically wonderful my imagination is, unlike George Granger who actually gets some? (That last part was for Jimmy Carter, just so we stay on topic. ) And there's no need to shorten it, I called it an epistle, not a book! Besides, when we are praising Lord Arbour's abilities, length must ALWAYS be considered. Sometimes width too, Miles Long. Can I just call you deep and wide for short?

Like good food, I just have to be tasted to be appreciated. And when I say good food, I'm not talking peanuts and Billy Beer. ROTFLMAO!

uhm, you seemed to be doing alright in the epistle of Miles Long. Just remember, unless you're a tween or teen, fast isn't necessarily better! ::