Posted by Tim Johns on 12/04/99 from wes22.bham.ac.uk:
In Reply to: A heavy gamboller posted by Johnny Broadhead on December 02, 1999 at 14:31:12:
AR learned not to 'write down' for children, and certainly used a semi-colon or two when appropriate. For example, from Swallows and Amazons:
"In naval warfare," said John, remembering a well-known book, "two things are important; to know exactly what you want to do and to do it in the manner that your enemy least expects."Incidentally, can anyone name the 'well-known book'?