" Well sir ... some of the officers are sweet on Mrs Oakes.'
'I dare say they are - a very amiable young woman.'
'No, sir. I mean serious - bloody serious - cut-your-throat serious - fucking serious ..."
'Oh.' Jack Aubrey was taken aback entirely. 'But you surely do not mean that last word literally?"
'No, sir. It is just my coarse way of speaking: I beg pardon. "
― Patrick O'Brian , The Truelove (Aubrey & Maturin #15)
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'Oh.' Jack Aubrey was taken aback entirely. 'But you surely do not mean that last word literally?"
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