Hornblower pushing Sawyer? Maaaaybe. (Still so undecided!)
Hornblower cutting Sawyer's throat? I don't believe it. My reasons are probably biased, but I just can't see Hornblower being that cruel. CSF wrote "hell had no fire hot enough for the man - or woman - who would do such a thing" and I really don't believe he'd let his hero be capable of that.
Hornblower having something to do with Wellard drowning? About as likely as Bush running off with Mrs Mason. Imho. For one thing, HH and Wellard weren't even serving on the same ship when Wellard drowned, and two others drowned besides. Anyway, even allowing for the logistics, at a stretch HH might have caused the death of Sawyer but there is no way I could believe that HH would kill an innocent third party in such circumstances only to help hide his trail. I think Bush was so moved by the article because it brought back the memories of the mystery of the matter, not because he suspected foul play in Wellard's death.
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Date: 2006-03-15 08:50 am (UTC)Hornblower cutting Sawyer's throat? I don't believe it. My reasons are probably biased, but I just can't see Hornblower being that cruel. CSF wrote "hell had no fire hot enough for the man - or woman - who would do such a thing" and I really don't believe he'd let his hero be capable of that.
Hornblower having something to do with Wellard drowning? About as likely as Bush running off with Mrs Mason. Imho. For one thing, HH and Wellard weren't even serving on the same ship when Wellard drowned, and two others drowned besides. Anyway, even allowing for the logistics, at a stretch HH might have caused the death of Sawyer but there is no way I could believe that HH would kill an innocent third party in such circumstances only to help hide his trail. I think Bush was so moved by the article because it brought back the memories of the mystery of the matter, not because he suspected foul play in Wellard's death.