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And another thing...
...about being exposed to Conan Doyle's work after all the other things which it has spawned. I must say I didn't see this one coming, which made it that much more delightful.
The other day I finished reading The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, which is to say the other day I read "The Final Problem" for the first time and did it in a public place where I needed not to make undignified noises.
So there came a point where I clapped my hand over my mouth, but it was to hold back a squeal of glee at what is probably a totally non-standard point in the text, because:
From Brothers in Arms, Lieutenant Lord Miles Vorkosigan being interviewed about Admiral Miles Naismith...
That line always stuck in my brain because it's so out of Miles' normal speech pattern, but I never realized what he was quoting until I stumbled across it!
The other day I finished reading The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, which is to say the other day I read "The Final Problem" for the first time and did it in a public place where I needed not to make undignified noises.
So there came a point where I clapped my hand over my mouth, but it was to hold back a squeal of glee at what is probably a totally non-standard point in the text, because:
"You have probably never heard of Professor Moriarty?" said he.
"Never."
"Aye, there's the genius and the wonder of the thing!" he cried.
From Brothers in Arms, Lieutenant Lord Miles Vorkosigan being interviewed about Admiral Miles Naismith...
"He seemed--pleasant enough, when I spoke with him. Allowing for the circumstance. A brave man, certainly."
"Aye, there’s the genius and the wonder of the man," cried Miles, then decided he’d better tone it down a bit.
That line always stuck in my brain because it's so out of Miles' normal speech pattern, but I never realized what he was quoting until I stumbled across it!
Let me share my current Bujold quote problem...
"hmm, that's odd, maybe it's a quote, but maybe not." But I wasn't near a computer, and I have a terrible memory, and I have no idea where in the book it was. So, I forget all about it, until I go to Lois's book reading, where she reads a bit from the *next* book...and it has that same line in it. So now I remember, but I don't have the one chapter new book to find it in, and it's too soon to reread Cryoburn (rereading right after reading tends to 'burn' a book in for me -- I remember it v. well, but I never enjoy it upon rereading afterwards).
Not that I expect you'll notice the same one line (of dialog) in Cryoburn and figure it out for me, but I had to share. If shared pain is halved, what is shared frustration?
Re: Let me share my current Bujold quote problem...