Dear Miss Honeybourne

[Mister Underhill]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

At least he didn't take Hunter Thompson's line and threaten to cut off her hands.

Yes, that note of Thompson's was rather, uh, sharp. Although it occurs to me that the idea of de-handing is not entirely un-Tolkienesque... see Maedhros.

Originally Posted by Lush

Ohhh. Honeybourne is just too cool a last name.

Yeah, you hear that name and it seems James Bond can't be far off.

[Lalaith]

Love this site, thank you.
What I wonder is what Ms Honeybourne wrote to elicit such a sweet and enthusiastic response from the Professor. He never struck me as a gusher, so if he says that it was one of the most warming and comforting letters he had received, he must have meant it.