[LMB] 2 questions, one Vorkosigan, one list-related

[L. S. King]

From: "Lois McMaster Bujold" <lbujold at myinfmail.com>
>
> *** A bilingual pun, but it only secondarily refers to Aral's drinking.
> It mostly refers to Aral's sailing.  Note the context of the scene, Aral
> laying the sails of his small boat out on the grass to dry.  Then think
> about how they got that way...
>
> Although I suppose I really shouldn't have expected the bulk of the
> readership, who likely don't have small boat sailing experience, to have
> gotten that one.  Hm.

But that's one of the wonderful things about your writing. Some of the 
subtleties found. Subsequent readings have had me in stitches finding things 
I somehow missed or glossed over previously. Lovely. Just lovely!

~Lee S. King
http://loriendil.com/