One can still find examples, though, from say 1740s, and work those in. Oooh! That reminds me--
Another reason why Norrington must be a very good captain who got, for some I like to imagine intriguing reason, sent off to Port Royal, is that his men *are* all in uniform, generally. And well so. Therefore, the man runs a taut ship. Since we see the same even when he's Lieutenant, I'd imagine the captain he served under did the same, and passed that manner of leadership on to him.
It takes some stretching, but it can work in. You just need to be open to recognizing what each offish thing means, taking it as fact rather than anachronism.
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Date: 2005-05-10 11:43 am (UTC)Another reason why Norrington must be a very good captain who got, for some I like to imagine intriguing reason, sent off to Port Royal, is that his men *are* all in uniform, generally. And well so. Therefore, the man runs a taut ship. Since we see the same even when he's Lieutenant, I'd imagine the captain he served under did the same, and passed that manner of leadership on to him.
It takes some stretching, but it can work in. You just need to be open to recognizing what each offish thing means, taking it as fact rather than anachronism.