C.S. Lewis describes John Thorpe...

Posted by Stolzi on January 24, 1998 at 21:24:49:

Speaking of an old school acquaintance:

"... Was his lie to me a hoax, a practical joke? Was he paying off some old score against my brother? Or was he (as I now think more likely) simply what our ancestors called a Rattle, a man from whose mouth information, true and false, flows out all day long without consideration, almost without volition?"

-- SURPRISED BY JOY: The Shape of my Early Life, Chapter VI

REPLIES:

• Quizzing Bob 21:06:48 2/08/98 (0)
• "a little of a rattle...." Carolyn B 23:29:17 1/24/98 (3)
  • Oh, Carolyn, you're such a ... Greg 00:18:15 1/25/98 (2)
    • rattle rattle rattle... Stolzi 09:22:11 1/25/98 (1)
      • Showing off Bob 20:47:06 2/08/98 (0)

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