It is not clear to me that the Bagwells are innocent in all this. The way Sam suspected Uncle Willie(?) coming around to hang out with Liz (and Sam letting it happen) indicates a common behaviour to me. The begetting of money the common purpose between each incident. Albeit the one for inheritance and the other for job.
Looks to me Sam got his rocks off but as to how? He has been happy with lesser satisfactions before.
Someone somewhere (Todd?) noted a potential correlation between Sam's assignations and a propensity to erupt into rage. In this case immediately before. I am suspect it may be correct.
Why are we talking about the Bagley’s? Did Andy just do a spoiler? Do I have to think less of Sam so soon with regards the (as yet?) merely bad handled Bagley’s?
That iPod is pretty well worthless today Terry! So things do you change Louise. Today (at least) the comparison should be bitcoin as it breached $10,000. Bets on worth ten years hence?
Thanks Tonyel, I concur. However Cape Henry does have a point in noting a change in the style of prose. I argue about the personal negative spin that he gave to it. It may be in the air. War fever with greed yapping at Navy heels?
That idea of Sam eating a goose for lunch seems like an awful lot of heavy food. But then, as I sit here eating my breakfast, I realize I have no idea what breakfast consisted of for Sam. Has he ever mentioned eating breakfast? Up early and what for fuel? If dinner is at noon and I were up at 4 or 5 AM and went abroad without breakfast I could eat a goose for lunch too!
Congratulations I say to my admirable self on admiring an admirable chin? Doesn't sound like enough to admire oneself for. Personally, I have admired cheeks,lips, teeth, dimples, smile... I can't say I have admired myself enough for it though.
Half the time I have no idea what Sam is talking about when he catches cold in various parts of his body. I will add to my vows and start calling them out. To wit: "having got a strange cold in my head, by flinging off my hat at dinner..."
Very hard to parse. Does he merely mean he caught a cold? I think not. And what's with the phrase "flinging off" as opposed to just 'taking off'? Does this add to the strangeness of the malady?
So Pedro, by using the phrase "attempt suicide" are you saying people survive the fall or just standing there qualifies as an attempt? I wonder also, how many hundreds of feet the cliffs at Beachy Head have receded due to erosion since Pepy's day?
My wife's mother who was English use to make Christmas puddings a year in advance. Delicious to me even if I was from Central European background. Anyways, we once served some to my wife's Russian language instructor - a fine women of Armenian descent. She tried some and got a perplexed and rather disgusted look on her face and asked (in the flat, droll way that only Russians have) "Diana, what is this? Is it meat? I cannot finish it."
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About Tuesday 20 December 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
It is not clear to me that the Bagwells are innocent in all this. The way Sam suspected Uncle Willie(?) coming around to hang out with Liz (and Sam letting it happen) indicates a common behaviour to me. The begetting of money the common purpose between each incident. Albeit the one for inheritance and the other for job.
Looks to me Sam got his rocks off but as to how? He has been happy with lesser satisfactions before.
About Monday 19 December 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
Someone somewhere (Todd?) noted a potential correlation between Sam's assignations and a propensity to erupt into rage. In this case immediately before. I am suspect it may be correct.
Fresh folly this was!
About Wednesday 7 December 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
Robert, I for one love all that kind of stuff.
Speleotheraphy! Who knew that was a thing? I only heard of black lung.
"put new thoughts of folly into me..."
What fresh folly could this be? Hiring Bagley? Maybe secret assignations at the Cotton On Inn?
About Tuesday 29 November 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
Why are we talking about the Bagley’s? Did Andy just do a spoiler? Do I have to think less of Sam so soon with regards the (as yet?) merely bad handled Bagley’s?
About Saturday 26 November 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
That iPod is pretty well worthless today Terry! So things do you change Louise. Today (at least) the comparison should be bitcoin as it breached $10,000. Bets on worth ten years hence?
About Monday 21 November 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
Thanks Tonyel, I concur.
However Cape Henry does have a point in noting a change in the style of prose. I argue about the personal negative spin that he gave to it. It may be in the air. War fever with greed yapping at Navy heels?
About Friday 18 November 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
I wonder how Mr. Hore would feel about Sam’s misspelling his name for our future edification? Definitely preoccupied!
About Monday 7 November 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
“mighty thrusting...”
Superb description!
About Saturday 5 November 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
Concur with L.H. on Verdi's Macbeth! Equally Verdi's Falstaff is as great a character...
About Tuesday 1 November 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
Yup, I could eat a goose for lunch too...
Thank you friends of Pepys!
About Tuesday 1 November 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
That idea of Sam eating a goose for lunch seems like an awful lot of heavy food. But then, as I sit here eating my breakfast, I realize I have no idea what breakfast consisted of for Sam. Has he ever mentioned eating breakfast? Up early and what for fuel? If dinner is at noon and I were up at 4 or 5 AM and went abroad without breakfast I could eat a goose for lunch too!
About Monday 24 October 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
Most edifying Jon. Thank you.
About Sunday 2 October 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
Congratulations I say to my admirable self on admiring an admirable chin? Doesn't sound like enough to admire oneself for. Personally, I have admired cheeks,lips, teeth, dimples, smile... I can't say I have admired myself enough for it though.
About Tuesday 27 September 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
1000L was approx. 250 oz. of gold at 4L oz. (historical price). Troy ounces I presume.
About Thursday 22 September 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
Half the time I have no idea what Sam is talking about when he catches cold in various parts of his body. I will add to my vows and start calling them out. To wit: "having got a strange cold in my head, by flinging off my hat at dinner..."
Very hard to parse. Does he merely mean he caught a cold? I think not. And what's with the phrase "flinging off" as opposed to just 'taking off'? Does this add to the strangeness of the malady?
About Tuesday 20 September 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
So Pedro, by using the phrase "attempt suicide" are you saying people survive the fall or just standing there qualifies as an attempt? I wonder also, how many hundreds of feet the cliffs at Beachy Head have receded due to erosion since Pepy's day?
About Sunday 4 September 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
And nobody defined 'gallant' in this case...
About Thursday 1 September 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
My wife's mother who was English use to make Christmas puddings a year in advance. Delicious to me even if I was from Central European background. Anyways, we once served some to my wife's Russian language instructor - a fine women of Armenian descent. She tried some and got a perplexed and rather disgusted look on her face and asked (in the flat, droll way that only Russians have) "Diana, what is this? Is it meat? I cannot finish it."
About Monday 29 August 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
One stockyard fire away from no war with the Dutch? What would that have changed?
About Saturday 27 August 1664
Gerald Berg • Link
Missed a career as a contra tenor then Terry! More common and most excellent singers now but in the 1990's a relative rarity.
For myself I appreciate all the spoilers people care to give.