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A quotation from J. M. Barrie

   What sort of form was Hook himself showing? Misguided man though he was, we may be glad, without sympathising with him, that in the end he was true to the traditions of his race. The other boys were flying around him now, flouting, scornful; and as he staggered about the deck striking up at them impotently, his mind was no longer with them; it was slouching in the playing fields of long ago, or being sent up for good, or watching the wall-game from a famous wall. And his shoes were right, and his waistcoat was right, and his tie was right, and his socks were right.
   James Hook, thou not wholly unheroic figure, farewell.
   For we have come to his last moment.
   Seeing Peter slowly advancing upon him through the air with dagger poised, he sprang upon the bulwarks to cast himself into the sea. He did not know that the crocodile was waiting for him; for we purposely stopped the clock that this knowledge might be spared him: a little mark of respect from us at the end.
   He had one last triumph, which I think we need not grudge him. As he stood on the bulwark looking over his shoulder at Peter gliding through the air, he invited him with a gesture to use his foot. It made Peter kick instead of stab.
   At last Hook had got the boon for which he craved.
   “Bad form,” he cried jeeringly, and went content to the crocodile.
   Thus perished James Hook.

J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist [James Matthew Barrie]
Peter and Wendy, ch. 15 “‘Hook or Me This Time'” (1911)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/barrie-james/76302/

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[Reposting, as earlier message vanished when I tried an edit.]

I love the ampersand, not as a systematic tool but as a subtle inflection of my written voice.

I use it regularly but sparingly.

The ampersand is a sign of familiarity between friends. A tease, an indication of trust.

The ampersand is a flirt with the reader.

Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't. We live and learn.

#ampersand#style#typography
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