For my own part,' said Captain Aubrey, 'I have no notion of disliking a man for his beliefs, above all if he was born with them. I find I can get along very well with Jews or even...' The P of Papists was already formed, and the word was obliged to come out as Pindoos.
Patrick O'BrianTouch and away, Jack?โ asked Stephen. โTouch and away? Do you not recall that I have important business there? Enquiries of the very first interest?โ To do with our enterprise? To do with this voyage?โ Perhaps not quite directly.
Patrick O'BrianFor me the process works best with no interruptions, no breaks in the steady application, no letters to be answered, very little social life, no holidays; it is therefore a form of happy imprisonment.
Patrick O'Brian