Posted by Peter H on September 10, 2008 at 21:29:25 user Peter_H.
In Reply to: Re: Semaphore posted by Peter Ceresole on September 09, 2008 at 21:36:38:
hound?. This is a civilised place
Non-sequitur there, I think. It is possible to be hounded in a perfectly 'civilised' way - take my word for it. If you want a Ransome example, there is a good one - the Great Aunt. She 'hounded' the Beckfoot staff from behind a veneer of Victorian civility.