COMPLETE Guy Mannering or, The Astrologer by Walter Scott -ck

deongines · Post by **deongines** » November 17th, 2018, 4:58 pm

Can I claim 24, 25, and 26? Thanks, Deon

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » November 18th, 2018, 12:16 am

Thank you deon

DaveWindell · Post by **DaveWindell** » November 20th, 2018, 5:35 am

For PL please: https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/guymannering_56_scott_128kb.mp3 17:53
https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/guymannering_57_scott_128kb.mp3 11:50

DaveWindell · Post by **DaveWindell** » November 20th, 2018, 5:37 am

Dear Carolin, Can I claim sections 54 and 55. Thanks! Dave

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » November 20th, 2018, 9:21 am

Sure, thank you

jospe · Post by **jospe** » November 21st, 2018, 1:21 am

Hey all, I am not sure how to read the following sentence from chapter 5:

Why, Mr. Mannering, people must have brandy and tea, and there’s none in the country but what comes this way; and then there’s short accounts, and maybe a keg or two, or a dozen pounds, left at your stable-door, instead of a d--d lang account at Christmas from Duncan Robb, the grocer at Kippletringan, who has aye a sum to make up, and either wants ready money or a short-dated bill.

I am not familiar with "d--d", am I just free to substitute -- as I please? Should I pronounce it as "dee dash dash dee" (it sort of doesn't make sense with the rest of the flowing text)? Also, for future reference, is there a standard or a preferred reading of ambiguous or incomplete words and phrases that are left for the reader to decide?

Thanks for your help!
-J

deongines · Post by **deongines** » November 21st, 2018, 10:27 am

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/guymannering_24_scott_128kb.mp3 2021

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/guymannering_25_scott_128kb.mp3 1913

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/guymannering_26_scott_128kb.mp3 1942

deongines · Post by **deongines** » November 21st, 2018, 10:28 am

Can I take 27, 28, and 29? Thanks, Deon

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » November 21st, 2018, 11:31 am

Thank you deon!

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » November 21st, 2018, 11:36 am

jospe wrote: ↑November 21st, 2018, 1:21 am Hey all, I am not sure how to read the following sentence from chapter 5:
Why, Mr. Mannering, people must have brandy and tea, and there’s none in the country but what comes this way; and then there’s short accounts, and maybe a keg or two, or a dozen pounds, left at your stable-door, instead of a d--d lang account at Christmas from Duncan Robb, the grocer at Kippletringan, who has aye a sum to make up, and either wants ready money or a short-dated bill.
I am not familiar with "d--d", am I just free to substitute -- as I please? Should I pronounce it as "dee dash dash dee" (it sort of doesn't make sense with the rest of the flowing text)? Also, for future reference, is there a standard or a preferred reading of ambiguous or incomplete words and phrases that are left for the reader to decide?

Thanks for your help!
-J

Hiya, the dashes are challenging, thanks for asking. What happened here is that the word damned was censored out of the text so as to no longer be offensive but still be recognised by the reader. There are several ways to read it.

You could just say d-dash-d. It is closest to the original text but least elegant, in my opinion. Some readers say "dashed". Some just say damned. I personally try to say something like darned, like when you want to say damned very badly but there are kids around.

You can choose which feels most comfortable for you and which seems best fitted with the surrounding text. Does that make sense? Thank you!

deongines · Post by **deongines** » November 26th, 2018, 10:33 am

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/guymannering_27_scott_128kb.mp3 1354

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/guymannering_28_scott_128kb.mp3 1438

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/guymannering_29_scott_128kb.mp3 2034

deongines · Post by **deongines** » November 26th, 2018, 10:38 am

Can I claim sections 30 and 31? Thanks, Deon

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » November 26th, 2018, 11:47 pm

Thank you deon!

DaveWindell · Post by **DaveWindell** » November 30th, 2018, 12:03 am

For PL please: https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/guymannering_54_scott_128kb.mp3 17:40
https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/guymannering_55_scott_128kb.mp3 17:21

DaveWindell · Post by **DaveWindell** » November 30th, 2018, 12:04 am

Dear Carolin,
Please can I claim sections 52 and 53?