Thursday, October 13, 2011

Required Reading



Russell Chatham said somewhere that Roderick Haig-Brown ought to be required reading for all students.  I was reminded of this recently when I came across this passage from his book "A River Never Sleeps", first published over 60 years ago:


That is all.

8 comments:

  1. Assignment complete! And thank you...

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  2. It's almost as if ol' RHB knew the internet chat board was coming.

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  3. I aspire to fancy troubles.

    Thank you sir; please give me another (as they say in Oxbridge).

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  4. All my casts fly true. All the fish I catch are large and beautiful. All my mates have the best jokes, the tastiest fruitcake* and a cold beer to lend at the end of the day. I'm a great angler.**

    *Damn, that just sounds wrong.
    ** At least in my own mind.

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  5. Who is that man...and why is his hand in his shorts? What is he trying to master?

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  6. It's Haig-Brown himself, Sam. He's reaching for his clippers. He's not trying to master anything. He's just fishing. Apparently, you did not complete the assignment. You get a "zero" for the day, but I will accept your assignment late, with one letter grade docked for each day it is late.

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  7. Thanks Perfessor Brayshaw....

    I don't suppose you might consida him reachin for his pencil to do some ah, eh..shall we say writin?

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  8. Bite your tongue, Mr. Hall. That's Haig-Brown you're disrespecting.

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