Nice try but there were no airports in 1863.Originally Posted by neilgee
Nice try but there were no airports in 1863.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Change it to a train station, Emil, there were some of those around in 1863 (the Metropolitan Railway opened that year, I assume you won't mind it being in London as I notice that's where you are), but you'll have to paste and edit it yourself because I've had enough of you. Nice try?!? You hardly know me at all and you think you can talk to me like that?
Last edited by neilgee; 07-01-2014 at 05:13 PM.
What are regrets? Just lessons we haven't learned yet - Beth Orton
It is unfortunate that you have read into a casual remark something that wasn't intended but your suggested alteration about Lancelot having contacts at a railway station wouldn't meet the narrative's requirements and I have altered it accordingly.
"Excuse me a moment, Horatio" replied Lancelot, reaching across the desk beside them and taking hold of Pilkington's pad and his pen, "but would you spell that name for me..."
As Horatio obliged, the name was written out in large shaky letters, taking up half of the page before them. "I have contacts who may be able to check if Mr Lieberwitz has entered this country recently, it would be nice to be of some use in this damn sorry affair. He was a good sort, Locky". Lancelot smiled and apropos nothing wrote the year 1863 under the name of Ignace Lieberwitz because, as he explained, "this could take awhile".
Last edited by Emil Miller; 07-02-2014 at 04:17 AM.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
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