Yes, I can see those differences between Bush and Hornblower leading to some interesting conflict between them, if Hornblower was only a little bit more open about his feelings to Bush... hmm. I like the idea about Georgian vs. 20th-century standards, that's an ingenious interpretation.
My own suspicion about why Lieutenant ends so late is so that Forester can sneak Wellard's death in there, thereby leaving Hornblower as the only man standing who knows for certain what happened to Sawyer. (And Hornblower will never tell!)
Aha, another ingenious theory!
in the fandom, pineapples are very much the symbol of their love and affection.
This is unfortunately hilarious to me, because in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, another of my fandoms, pineapples represent one major character's descent into deliberate magically-induced madness (for complicated plot reasons, involving pineapples). Ah well, it's a versatile symbol :D However, the head-cradling moment was definitely another favourite of mine, and Hornblower falling to his knees beside Bush's stretcher is also excellent (as is the following, 'Careful with those slings,' snapped Hornblower—ah, these emotionally repressed characters and their strong emotions...)
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Yes, I can see those differences between Bush and Hornblower leading to some interesting conflict between them, if Hornblower was only a little bit more open about his feelings to Bush... hmm. I like the idea about Georgian vs. 20th-century standards, that's an ingenious interpretation.
My own suspicion about why Lieutenant ends so late is so that Forester can sneak Wellard's death in there, thereby leaving Hornblower as the only man standing who knows for certain what happened to Sawyer. (And Hornblower will never tell!)
Aha, another ingenious theory!
in the fandom, pineapples are very much the symbol of their love and affection.
This is unfortunately hilarious to me, because in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, another of my fandoms, pineapples represent one major character's descent into deliberate magically-induced madness (for complicated plot reasons, involving pineapples). Ah well, it's a versatile symbol :D However, the head-cradling moment was definitely another favourite of mine, and Hornblower falling to his knees beside Bush's stretcher is also excellent (as is the following, 'Careful with those slings,' snapped Hornblower—ah, these emotionally repressed characters and their strong emotions...)
And I look forward to all those other books!