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The Mauritius Command

O'Brian, Patrick
Aubrey heads off to Reunion to do battle with the French. Hey, don't I have a postcard from there?

Words I Had To Look Up::

plum-duff (pg. 193) -- A stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron.

red Constantia and a drowned baby (pg. 327) -- A type of suet pudding, if you can imagine!

young Stupor Mundi (pg. 334) -- The wonder of the world, referring to Jack's new son.

Read:

7/2012

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