###i took it to mean that horatio was almost liking jack against his better judgment. Do you think there's something vague about him that even jealous!horry can appreciate?###
No - I think Horatio regards him as the supremem annoyance.
### Yes, he was rather blood-thirsty. This comes up in one of the HH1 chapters. I remember that. Always loved a battle. i don't know that archie would love a battle the same way. I think that he and horatio are fundamentally different that way. Archie would want to achieve the objective and be pleased that horatio and his crew weren't too badly hurt but i sense horatio almost relishes the battle, etc, not merely the objective. But i guess i have to think about that a bit more###
I think you could be right - certainly Keane upbraids him about it and warns him about calling people out. He must see that death-wish streak in Horatio.
###he get to swing round a sword and be heroic in TW? Or perhaps he wil in the panto!!!###
He might at that. He uses a gun uin TW and gets to swish that coat around a lot.
### Oh indeed. An englishman who spent some time in scotland to be sure! Love these details you set in, though. It adds so much depth to the story and is so well written!! A joy and real pleasure to read. ###
Re: Sixteenth Time - IV
No - I think Horatio regards him as the supremem annoyance.
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Yes, he was rather blood-thirsty. This comes up in one of the HH1 chapters. I remember that. Always loved a battle. i don't know that archie would love a battle the same way. I think that he and horatio are fundamentally different that way. Archie would want to achieve the objective and be pleased that horatio and his crew weren't too badly hurt but i sense horatio almost relishes the battle, etc, not merely the objective. But i guess i have to think about that a bit more###
I think you could be right - certainly Keane upbraids him about it and warns him about calling people out. He must see that death-wish streak in Horatio.
###he get to swing round a sword and be heroic in TW? Or perhaps he wil in the panto!!!###
He might at that. He uses a gun uin TW and gets to swish that coat around a lot.
###
Oh indeed. An englishman who spent some time in scotland to be sure! Love these details you set in, though. It adds so much depth to the story and is so well written!! A joy and real pleasure to read. ###
Merci, merci.