Posted by Magnus on August 02, 2010 at 01:16:21 user Magnus.
In Reply to: Re: Three questions posted by Adam Quinan on July 30, 2010 at 15:08:00:
To echo your thoughts, I also think he has died because of the paste tense used by Nancy/Peggy on the summit of Kanchenjunga:
"Who IS Bob Blackett?"
"He WAS father."
The later comment "Bob would have liked they the way they are" seems a fond memory (as opposed to the sort of thing that might be said about a man who runs off with another woman!).
Finally, as AR lost his own father as a child, it's highly likely he would have written this experience into his stories, as we know he often did.