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* The prototype passage of Midshipman Simpson's "discovery" of the source of the Niles as noted in the TV series section below, mentioned only in passing in the books but still golden:
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* The prototype passage of Midshipman Simpson's "discovery" of the source of the Niles Nile as noted in the TV series section below, mentioned only in passing in the books but still golden:
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* Admiral Hornblower discovers [[OhCrap to his dismay]] in ''West Indies'' that a prominent Jamaican planter's daughter has fallen in love with him with the obsessive tendency that [[FanGirl only a teenage girl can muster]]. Even later, he discovered to much conflicted feelings that he was in fact at the end of a short ''chain'' of unrequited love: Said planter's daughter was the subject of essentially similar affection from his secretary, who had acted with distinction throughout the actions of the chapter.
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* Admiral Hornblower discovers [[OhCrap to his dismay]] in ''West Indies'' that a prominent Jamaican planter's daughter has fallen in love with him with the obsessive tendency that [[FanGirl only a teenage girl can muster]]. Even later, he discovered to much conflicted feelings that he was in fact finds himself at the end of a short ''chain'' of unrequited love: love, to much conflicted feelings: Said planter's daughter was has turned out to be the subject of essentially similar affection from his secretary, who had has acted with distinction throughout the actions of the chapter.chapter, partly motivated by said love.
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* Admiral Hornblower discovers [[OhCrap to his dismay]] in ''West Indies'' that a prominent Jamaican planter's daughter has fallen in love with him with the obsessive tendency that [[FanGirl only a teenage girl can muster]]. Through the course of the story, he manages to redirect her affections towards one of his lieutenants, who being both young and unmarried, is much more appreciative of the attention.
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* Admiral Hornblower discovers [[OhCrap to his dismay]] in ''West Indies'' that a prominent Jamaican planter's daughter has fallen in love with him with the obsessive tendency that [[FanGirl only a teenage girl can muster]]. Through Even later, he discovered to much conflicted feelings that he was in fact at the course end of a short ''chain'' of unrequited love: Said planter's daughter was the subject of essentially similar affection from his secretary, who had acted with distinction throughout the actions of the story, he manages to redirect her affections towards one of his lieutenants, who being both young and unmarried, is much more appreciative of the attention.chapter.
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** Worth noting, the wife in question ''has'' had two husbands over the course of the books, just not at the same time.
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--> ''[Captain Keene] took a single glance at Simpson's paper, and chuckled sarcastically''
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--> ''[Captain Keene] took a single glance at Simpson's paper, and chuckled sarcastically''sarcastically.''
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* The prototype passage of Midshipman Simpson's "discovery" of the source of the Niles as noted in the TV series section below, mentioned only in passing in the books but still golden:
--> ''[Captain Keene] took a single glance at Simpson's paper, and chuckled sarcastically''
--> '''Keene:''' Now let us all rejoice, the sources of the Nile have been discovered at last.
--> '''Simpson:''' Pardon, sir?
--> '''Keene:''' Your ship, as far as I can make out from your illiterate scrawl, Mr. Simpson, is in Central Africa. Let us now see what other ''terrae incognitae'' have been opened up by the remaining intrepid explorers of this class.
--> ''[Captain Keene] took a single glance at Simpson's paper, and chuckled sarcastically''
--> '''Keene:''' Now let us all rejoice, the sources of the Nile have been discovered at last.
--> '''Simpson:''' Pardon, sir?
--> '''Keene:''' Your ship, as far as I can make out from your illiterate scrawl, Mr. Simpson, is in Central Africa. Let us now see what other ''terrae incognitae'' have been opened up by the remaining intrepid explorers of this class.
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* During the tense SternChase with the Loire, Mr. Prowse's updates on the position of the two ships get gloomier and gloomier. Hornblower really ''wants'' to say "Perhaps you'd advise us to haul down our colours now and save the trouble." (But he can't, because it would contradict the Articles of War.)
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* During the tense SternChase with the Loire, Mr. Prowse's updates on the position of the two ships get gloomier and gloomier. Hornblower really ''wants'' to say "Perhaps you'd advise us to haul down our colours now and save the trouble." (But he can't, because it would contradict contravene the Articles of War.)
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* Admiral Hornblower discovers [[OhCrap to his dismay]] in ''West Indies'' that a prominent colonial planter's daughter has fallen in love with him with the obsessive tendency that [[FanGirl only a teenage girl can muster]]. Through the course of the story, he manages to redirect her affections towards one of his lieutenants, who being both young and unmarried, is much more appreciative of the attention.
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* Admiral Hornblower discovers [[OhCrap to his dismay]] in ''West Indies'' that a prominent colonial Jamaican planter's daughter has fallen in love with him with the obsessive tendency that [[FanGirl only a teenage girl can muster]]. Through the course of the story, he manages to redirect her affections towards one of his lieutenants, who being both young and unmarried, is much more appreciative of the attention.
* Admiral Hornblower received a letter from home. What's his first thought?
--> [[AC:My dearest husband,]][wrote [[spoiler:Barbara]]. She sometimes [[GrammarNazi misused her superlatives]]; that "dearest," strictly, implied that she had at least three husbands, even though it also implied that Hornblower [[TopWife rated highest of the three]].]
* Admiral Hornblower received a letter from home. What's his first thought?
--> [[AC:My dearest husband,]][wrote [[spoiler:Barbara]]. She sometimes [[GrammarNazi misused her superlatives]]; that "dearest," strictly, implied that she had at least three husbands, even though it also implied that Hornblower [[TopWife rated highest of the three]].]
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* While waiting on the docks of Oran for a shipment of grain and livestock, the bored officers of Hornblower's boat ran a running commentary (which doubled as a lesson in etymology for the reader) on an apparently-drunk-where-they-really-should-not-be townsman, for lack of anything better to do:
--> '''Maxwell:''' Three sheets in the wind, sir.
--> ''The man staggered.''
--> '''Tapling:''' And taken all aback.
--> ''The man swung about, and planted his face into the ground as he fell.''
--> '''Hornblower:''' Totally dismasted.
--> '''Tapling:''' And hard aground.
** Less funny [[spoiler:that it turned out to be [[TheBlackDeath the Plague]], very soon thereafter]].
--> '''Maxwell:''' Three sheets in the wind, sir.
--> ''The man staggered.''
--> '''Tapling:''' And taken all aback.
--> ''The man swung about, and planted his face into the ground as he fell.''
--> '''Hornblower:''' Totally dismasted.
--> '''Tapling:''' And hard aground.
** Less funny [[spoiler:that it turned out to be [[TheBlackDeath the Plague]], very soon thereafter]].
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* In “The Fire Ships,†when the alarms bells and drums start to sound, Hammond and Foster hit their heads together when they try to look through a telescope at the same time.
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* In “The "The Fire Ships,†Ships" when the alarms bells and drums start to sound, Hammond and Foster hit their heads together when they try to look through a telescope at the same time.
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arguably cliched too
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* Admiral Hornblower discovers [[OhCrap to his dismay]] in ''West Indies'' that the Governour's daughter has fallen in love with him with the obsessive tendency that [[FanGirl only a teenage girl can muster]]. Through the course of the story, he manages to redirect her affections towards one of his lieutenants, who being both young and unmarried, is much more appreciative of the attention.
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* Admiral Hornblower discovers [[OhCrap to his dismay]] in ''West Indies'' that the Governour's a prominent colonial planter's daughter has fallen in love with him with the obsessive tendency that [[FanGirl only a teenage girl can muster]]. Through the course of the story, he manages to redirect her affections towards one of his lieutenants, who being both young and unmarried, is much more appreciative of the attention.
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* In “The Fire Ships,” when the alarms bells and drums start to sound, Hammond and Foster hit their heads together when they try to look through a telescope at the same time.
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* In “The “The Fire Ships,” Ships,†when the alarms bells and drums start to sound, Hammond and Foster hit their heads together when they try to look through a telescope at the same time.
