16 The Wine-Dark Sea - Libro della tutto

Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
of being pooped, of broaching-to, and of being
lost with all hands in a turmoil of foam.
'No. I shall not despond.'
'And Stephen, may I beg you not to be facetious
when speaking of the barky? The people
are surprisingly susceptible, if you know what I
mean, about her appearance. And if ever you
intend to be complimentary, you might well be
advised just to throw up your hands and cry
'Oh', or 'Superb', or 'I have never seen anything
better', without being particular.'
'The Doctor has been choked off for being a
satyr,' said Killick to Grimble.
'What's a satyr?'
'What an ignorant cove you are to be sure,
Art Grimble: just ignorant, is all. A satyr is a
party that talks sarcastic. Choked off something
cruel, he was; and his duff taken away
and eaten before his eyes.'