Lucy Pick picked me as one of the people she tagged to fulfill the Page 56 meme. What is a meme anyway?
From Dictionary.com:
meme
–noun a cultural item that is transmitted by repetition in a manner analogous to the biological transmission of genes.
Origin:
1976; < Gk mīmeîsthai to imitate, copy; coined by R. Dawkins, Brit. biologist
This one requires that I reach for the first book I can put my hand on and copy sentence five and a few more on page 56 of that book. My husband and I are reading Sharpe's Devil by Bernard Cornwell. The selected sentences are:
Albatrosses ghosted alongside the Espiritu Santo's rigging. The frigate, Cape Horn left far behind her, was sailing before a friendly wind on a swirling current of icy water. Dolphins followed her, while whales surfaced and rolled on either flank.
"Christ but there's some meat on those bloogy fish!" Harper said in admiration as a great whale plunged past the Espiritu Santo.
They've added a new twist to this one. We are also supposed to make the selection from our own work-in-progress. I am between books so I will use An Involuntary King.
Lawrence watched for a reaction. The captain made none except to
bow again and affirm that the king’s orders would be carried out. Lawrence
continued, “This may be more diffcult. I do not want the queen to see him
detained, hurt, distressed, or held in any way. She is not to know he is being
watched.”
The captain replied, “With your leave, my liege, I shall select men I know
can be subtle and discreet to watch the warrior. They can more easily take
steps to make sure he does not disturb Her Majesty.”
And now I am to tag five more people. Nicol doesn't have a blog so I guess she's off the hook.
Susan Higginbotham
Mirella Parzer
Erastes
Liam Guilar
Greta Marlow
Eh bien, voilà -- bonne chances, mes amis.
Nan
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