One Stoker was a challenge, two were inevitability. The worst of the time disruption and Dottie's meddling is fixed at last. Oh my, two Stokers. I bet Thomas would like some spare Hugos so he could have one for his own.
You do realize by this time in Grangerland, the panoply of sex acts onboard would have exceeded a half dozen Roman orgies in total.
I'm beginning to wonder at the virility of the crew.
Fever, fire, storms, and reefs are all shipboard terrors which are near impossible to escape. Jaime may have revealed a bit too much before the doctor.
If Vane had been left behind, would there have been gossip. Maybe. Would anyone have really blamed Jaime? I doubt it.
Meanwhile Vane's still pissed at losing his frigging sword.
I have a friend who served in Vietnam. He has two wicked wounds on his chest matched by worse exits on his back. He remarked, "That's what an M16 will do."
"An M16?"
"Sometimes all your enemies aren't on the other side."
To commit a sin and be caught is one thing, but to be maligned for a sin only thought is a monstrous crime. I thought back aboard ship it might be better if Robsy never saw the shore. These types and their machinations rarely end well for those they touch.
I for one am hoping for Blake's secret sunset.
We already knew Adams did nothing with Jaime. Now we know all Adams had with Pitt was an unrequited love. It seems more unclear now why Adams pointed Jaime at Pitt when he knew the impossible challenge he would face.