Posted by Peter Ceresole on October 07, 2013 at 05:52:18 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Re: Ransome on the East Coast? posted by Peter Roche on October 06, 2013 at 23:08:39:
the pike is a fraud!!!
This the would-be Roaring Donkey pike?
It's the cause of one of my favourite AR lines in any of the books, because it's so universally true:
'Poor lads. So young and nothing left to live for.'
Followed by the best closing line of any book:
'Let's go and catch another,' said Pete.
AR was such a consummate craftsman.