how about O's ?

+o 2
 

T----- ----t ---- ---- --------t, --t t--- -o--- -ot ---- ---- --tt--.

E's please

E-sy
 

T----- ----t ---e -ee- ----e-e-t, --t t-e- -o--- -ot ---e -ee- -ette-.

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"Things might have been different, but they could not have been better."

Niggle speaking to Parish.

Guinevere, you're a genius to get those with so few clues! Wonderful! I look forward to yours now. (By the way, come on over to the Birthday party on N&N!)

I apologize for the delay, I've been absent last week.
But here is a new one:

----/ --/ ---/ ----/ ---/ ----/, ----/ -------/ -----/ ---/ ---/ ----/ -----/ ------/, --/ -----/ ---/ -----/ ---/ -/ ---/ --/ -----/.

No problem - I was offline due to PC problems for several days, so I didn't even notice! :eek: Let's see, what shall I try for a start? Something completely different? Naw, "T" usually gets the job done fastest, so let's have the "T"s.

You are welcome!

---t/ -t/ t--/ ----/ ---/ ----/, ----/ -------/ -----/ --t/ ---/ --t-/ -----/ ------/, --/ -----/ ---/ ----t/ ---/ -/ --t/ --/ -----/.

Hmm, not a really decisive clue yet - how about the "I"s?

---t/ -t/ t--/ ----/ ---/ ----/, ----/ ----i--/ -----/ --t/ -i-/ -it-/ -----/ ------/, --/ --i--/ -i-/ ---it/ ---/ -/ --t/ --/ -----/.

That didn't help a whole lot either - let's try the "S"s, please.

it's not so easy ;)

---t/ -t/ t--/ ----/ ---/ ---s/, ----/ ----i--/ ----s/ --t/ -i-/ -it-/ ----s/ --s---/, --/ --i--/ -is/ ---it/ ---/ -/ s-t/ --/ s----/.

Maybe some "N"s?

Isn't !

---t/ -t/ t--/ ----/ --n/ ---s/, ---n/ ---nin-/ ----s/ --t/ -i-/ -it-/ ----s/ -ns---/, --/ --in-/ -is/ ---it/ -n-/ -/ s-t/ --/ s---n/.

W?

Good choice!
W--t/ -t/ t--/ ----/ --n/ --ws/, w--n/ ---nin-/ ----s/ --t/ -i-/ wit-/ ----s/ -nsw--/, --/ --in-/ -is/ ---it/ -n-/ -/ s-t/ --/ s--wn/.

I have the feeling I should be able to find that with the clues given so far, but that would involve time and effort! :eek: So to make it easier for myself - and probably for someone else who'll then get it first - I'll ask for another letter: R, please.

W--t/ -t/ t--/ ----/ --n/ --ws/, w--n/ --rnin-/ ----s/ --t/ -i-/ wit-/ ----s/ -nsw-r/, -r/ -rin-/ -is/ ---it/ -n-/ -/ s-t/ --/ s--wn/.

Found it! Drastic words, those! Spoken by Torhthelm to Tídwald in The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, quoting what lays said. I like the accompanying words: "There are cravens at council that crow proudly with the hearts of hens."!

Well done, Esty! :) (Drastic words indeed! but it looked like a kind of a "proverb to me"... ;) )

Try this one:

I'd like to have the A's for starting

A+
 

-- --a----a- -- -------- ---. ... - -a-- -a- -- ----- -a-- ---- -a-- ---- a -------a--- --- -- ---- ----, -- --- -------a----- ---- ---- --------.

The inevitable T's, if you please.

A T
 

-- --a-t--a- -- -------- ---. ... - -a-- -a- -- ----- -a-- ---- -a-- --t- a -------a--- --- -- ---- ---t, -- --- -------a-t--- ---- ---- --------.

There you go, though there aren't many Ts this time...

Hm... N perhaps ?

T A N
 

N- --a-t--a- -- ---n---- ---. ... - -a-- -a- -- ----- -a-- ---n -a-- -nt- a -------a--- --- -- ---- ---t, -- --- -------a-t--- -n-- ---- ----n---.

Seems to be a hard one this time! ;) Any S's ?

+s
 

N- --a-t--a- -- ---n---- -s-. ... - -a-- sa- -- ----- -a-- ---n -a-- -nt- a s------a--- --- -- s--- s--t, -- --- s------ast--s -n-- ---- --s-n-ss.

I need another letter - how about E ?

+e
 

N- --a-t--a- -- e--n---- -s-. ... - -a-e sa- -e ----- -a-e -een -a-e -nt- a se----ea--e --- -- s--e s--t, -- --- s------aste-s -ne- ---- --s-ness.

"o"s?

+ O
 

Good choice!

No --a-t--a- o- e-ono--- -s-. ... - -a-e sa- -e -o--- -a-e -een -a-e -nto a se----ea--e -o- o- so-e so-t, -- -o- s--oo--aste-s -ne- -o-- --s-ness.

Got it!
 

" No practical or economic use. I dare say he could have been made into a serviceable cog of some sort, if you schoolmasters knew your business."

Councillor Tompkins to Atkins, about poor Niggle.

(you forgot an e in "use", Esty, which made me rack my head about what word it could possibly be! ;) )

ooopsie! Sorry about that - but my mistake didn't stop you from getting the right answer! Your turn...

Thank you, Esty!

"---/ ---/ ---/ ---/ -----/ --------/! ---'-/ -----/ ---/ ---------/, ---'-/ ----/ --/ -----/ -------/, ---/ ----/ ----/ ----/ ---/ ----/ ------/!"

T-time once again!

"---/ ---/ ---/ ---/ -----/ --------/! ---'t/ -----/ t--/ ---------/, ---'t/ ----/ --/ ---t-/ -----t-/, ---/ ----/ ----/ ----/ ---/ ----/ ------/!"

S T
 

+ S, please