Here are the quotations for the coming week (February 2nd to 8th):
1. .He stumped and he jumped and he thumped and he bumped, and he pranced
and he danced, and he banged and he clanged, and he hit and he bit, and he
leaped and he creeped, and he prowled and he howled, and he hopped and he
dropped, and he cried and he sighed, and he crawled and he bawled, and he
stepped and he pepped, and he danced hornpipes where he shouldn't.
2. ...He ran through the desert; he ran through the mountains; he ran
through the salt-pans; he ran through the reed-beds; he ran through the blue
gums; he ran through the spinifex; he ran till his front legs ached. He had
to!
3. ...That night.they ate wild sheep roasted on the hot stones, and
flavoured with wild garlic and wild pepper; and wild duck stuffed with wild
rice and wild fenugreek and wild coriander; and marrow bones of wild oxen;
and wild cherries and wild grenadillas...
The sources of this week's nautical extracts, as several people have pointed
out, are:
1. (...she threaded her way through the shipping to her berth at the quay as
quietly as a veiled woman slips through a bazaar...) This is from the
opening passage of "The Manner of Men" in 'Limits and Renewals'.
2. (... Backing with a start of affected surprise at the sight of the
strained cable, she pounced on it like a kitten...) This is from 'Captains
Courageous'.
3. (...She looked like the pious Abigail who has just spoken her mind, and,
with folded hands, sits thanking heaven among the pieces...) This is from
"Their Lawful Occasions" in 'Traffics and Discoveries'.
Good wishes to all, John R
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