h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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Alright, who is Clement Searle and how did he die?

(Let me know if this is too obscure - Uni stuff are taking over my brain - and I'll make it easier)

clement is a character from the book passionate Pilgrim and dies Ill. Later he get buried in england

Oh hey, that was fast!

All good, other than the fact it's a story, not a book.

Hey, bonus question: anyone knows what desease he died of (not mentioned in the story, but can be assumed)?

I haven't read it yet, got a copy though, I'd guess from the age of the story that it's probably consumption.

Ah, I'm not a big fan of Henry James, actually...

Anyway, nope, not consumption.
But hey, you're good at medical stuff, so here's some of the symptoms, and see if you can figure it out:

'He was chiefly remarkable for his emphasised leanness. His hair, very thin on the summit of his head, was dark short and fine. His eye was of a pale turbid grey, unsuited, perhaps, to his dark hair and well-drawn brows, but not altogether out of harmony with his colourless bilious complexion. [...] A cold fatal gentlemanly weakness was expressed indeed in his attenuated person. His eye was restless and deprecating; his whole physiognomy, his manner of shifting his weight from foot to foot, the spiritless droop of his head, told of exhausted intentions, of a will relaxed'.

Also, around his end he exhibits signs of madness, and seems to have swollen knuckles.


Also, James is not really a consunption author. He's too cynical to be a romanticist.



(This is all, by the way, just further discussion; the question has already been answered by MR)

NEx week I will have to think of a question

sounds a bit like heavy metal poisoning

No way.

Symptoms of too much heavy metal include loss of hearing, migraines from headbanging, and STDs from all those groupies.

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Umm, I'll just see myself out.

Are you sure? I could show you the door. *points* This is a door.

Well, Dan actually kinda has a point... at least according to that article I read, which claims it was syphilis.

*shrug* Not sure if I'm convinced, but for the sake of my paper I'm pretending I am. Makes things easier.

So what was the question??????? I'm lost!

No question, just discussion atm.

Ok, gotcha....*winks*

I too like chocolate and sailing.

Yes....my life's ambition is to sail and eat chocolate...hence the name expressing that desire....ah...all I need is a tall ship and a star to sail 'er by....and chocolate.

Wait, you two like chocolate and sailing too?

Why, this is practically turning into a chocolate and sailing convention!

That's not bad! Both eating chocolate and sailing are fine passtimes. Absolutely smashing!I'm enjoying this conversations immensly!

I am as well. But for a different reason.

That being......the suspense is terrible..........