quantums

Updated: May 5, 2025

"Sixty-four, come next Martinmas," pip'd the helmsman. "In what state o' life?" "Drunk." "How drunk?" "As a lord!" "Canst stand upright?" "Hee-hee! Now could I iver do other? a miserable ould worms to whom the sweet effects o' quantums be denied. When was I iver wholesomely maz'd? Or when did I lay my grey hairs on the floor, saying, 'Tis enough, an' 'tis good'? Answer me that, Cap'n Bill."

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - The Splendid Spur