how about O's ?

R A T S O
 

-t -s a -oo- t---- --o--s -o-'t t--- t-- sa-- t--- a-- o--r t-- -or-- or - s-o--- ----r --t ro---

"i"s, please.

Hm, what is a good thing, I wonder ? :rolleyes:

L please

R A T S O I L
 

It is a -oo- t-i-- -lo--s -o-'t t-ll t-- sa-- ti-- all o--r t-- -orl- or I s-o-l- ----r --t ro---

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"It's a good thing clocks don't tell the same time all over the world, or I should never get round."

I haven't looked this up, but I bet it is Father Christmas who says that.

Absolutely, and congrats to your getting it without looking it up! Well done, as always, Guinevere!

Thank you, Esty! :) and sorry for the delay. It's a good thing if one has someone else to blame ...

"-/ --/ -----------/ -----/ (-) -/ ----/ ----/ --/ ---/ -----/ ----/ --/ ----/ ---/ --/ ------/ ---/ -----/ --/! --/ -----/ --/ --/ ---/ ----/ -----/ (-) -----."

Let'ssss begin with Ssss...

"-/ --/ -----------/ s----/ (-) -/ ----/ ---s/ --/ ---/ -----/ ----/ --/ --s-/ ---/ --/ ------/ ---/ -----/ --/! --/ -----/ --/ --/ ---/ ----/ -----/ (-) -----."

T-time!

S T for Esty :)

"-/ --/ -----t-----/ s----/ (-) -/ ----/ t--s/ t-/ t--/ -----/ ----/ t-/ --st/ ---/ --/ -----t/ ---/ ----t/ -t/! --/ -----/ -t/ --/ t--/ ----/ t----/ (-) t----."

R, please.

STR

"-/ --/ -r---t-----/ s-rr-/ (-) -/ ----/ t--s/ t-/ t--/ ----r/ ---r/ t-/ --st/ ---/ --/ --r--t/ ---/ ----t/ -t/! --/ -----/ -t/ --/ t--/ ----/ t----/ (-) t----."

Let's have an O, please.

"m's?

STROM

"-/ -m/ -r---t-----/ sorr-/ (-) -/ ----/ t--s/ t-/ t--/ -o--r/ ---r/ to/ -ost/ ---/ --/ -or-ot/ ---/ --o-t/ -t/! --/ -o---/ -t/ o-/ t--/ ----/ t----/ (-) to---."

B there any Bs?

STROMB

"-/ -m/ -r---t-----/ sorr-/ (-) -/ ----/ t--s/ t-/ t--/ -o--r/ b--r/ to/ -ost/ ---/ --/ -or-ot/ ---/ -bo-t/ -t/! --/ -o---/ -t/ o-/ t--/ ----/ t-b--/ (-) to---."

Let's try it with "E"s - unfortunately, not with ease! I found an "I am frightfully sorry" in the Father Christmas Letters, but the sentence did not continue like your quote does. I'll have to see if I can locate it elsewhere or read more closely again.

"i"s?

MORE BITS (I am frightfully sorry to cause you so much trouble ;) )

"I/ -m/ -ri--t-----/ sorr-/ (-) I/ ---e/ t-is/ t-/ t-e/ -o--r/ be-r/ to/ -ost/ a--/ -e/ -or-ot/ ---/ -bo-t/ it/! -e/ -o---/ it/ o-/ t-e/ ----/ t-b-e/ (-) to---."

Now I found the right letter - it's Father Christmas, of course, writing in 1928: Sounds like some forgotten threads on occasion...

Yep, that's the one! :)

OK, now try this one:

A please

A+
 

--- -- -- --- ----a-a----, a-- -a-- -- -----; -'-- -- ---- --- ---- ----a-----.

E !

A E
 

-e- -- -- --e e---a-a----, a-- -a-e -- -----; -'-e -- ---e --- ---- ----a---e-.

T-time ;)

T E A 4 2
 

-et -- t- t-e e---a-at---, a-- -a-e -t ----t; -'-e -- t--e --- ---- ----a---e-.

O please

O T E A
 

-et o- to t-e e---a-at-o-, a-- -a-e -t --o-t; -'-e -o t--e -o- -o-- ----a-o-e-.

S please ( I lack only the last word...)

+s
 

-et o- to t-e e---a-at-o-, a-- -a-e -t s-o-t; -'-e -o t--e -o- -o-- ----a-o-es.

The last word is a puzzler, but I'm not sure the "s" will help you there...

R perhaps ?

+r
 

-et o- to t-e e---a-at-o-, a-- -a-e -t s-ort; -'-e -o t--e -o- -o-- r---aro-es.

Good choice!

Hm, as far as I can see, it is:

"Get on to the explanation, and make it short; I've no time for long rigmaroles."

I have a feeling it might be from "Roverandom", but I can't look for it since I have lent the book to a friend... :(

That's excellent for not having the book to look it up! Yes, it is from Roverandom, and since you can't check, I'll add that the speaker is Artaxerxes. You're next.

Thank you, Esty! (That word must somehow have stayed at the back of my mind...)

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