Talk about knowing how to move a story along! Long John Silver fools the Squire and the Doctor. The captain is appalled by the crew. First mate, a drunkard, goes overboard forever. Our boy, hiding in an apple barrel, hears the nefarious plot and reports back. They reach the island. The men, wild with lust for gold, get surly--expecting to trip over treasure the moment they reach land. Captain allows them to go to the island so that the six or seven "true" men can plan how to take on the 19 scoundrels. Our boy, though, goes to the island with the scoundrels to do more spying. Terrific writing. The Audible narrator is fantastic. Whispersync, as usual, isn't really working, but the short chapters make it possible to move back and forth without much problem.
"To all humankind, Tess was only a passing thought. Even to friends, she was only a frequently passing thought." Angel Clare is a good character. He's "enlightened," in so many ways, but when Tess's confesses her "crime," he reverts to ancestral form . . . Tess's "confession" comes earlier than I expected, right after Angel reveals that he has had a bad moment with a woman. Tess points out the similarity in their transgressions, though his is the only true transgression, expecting forgiveness. She doesn't get it. She returns to her mother . . . realizes she can't stay with her. Thoughts to suicide. Unhappiness that divorce is not possible. Departs. Tragic in that the two, if Angel could just see clearly, would indeed be a great couple, each adding to the other. Nature as a definite force involved in the tragedy. It's not neutral--when things go bad, the very skies mock Tess. Tess as unaware of the power of her bea...
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