The Horatio Hornblower Questionnaire: All
About Lord Edrington
by Katy
NAME: Lord Alexander Edrington
LIVING ARRANGEMENT: His estate on liberty
FAVORITE PASTIME: Polo riding w/ his sons
FAVORITE BOOK: any poetry
THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD IS: The wind at my back while riding
my polo
pony.
THE WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD IS: Waking up at home, but thinking
you are
on the battlefield.
FAVORITE SMELLS: wife's perfume
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING:
I thank God
daily that he didn't make me a peasant.
BATTLE: SCARY OR EXCITING: Both, I love the excitement of being
in charge of
a battle, but find it scary to know some of the men won't make
it home.
FAVORITE FOODS: Porterhouse steak, rare.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Chocolate, the excitement of the day.
STORMS, COOL OR SCARY: Cool, I love to watch the lightening in the sky
FAVORITE DRINK: sherry
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD IT BE:
I would like the war to end so I could go home to my
family for good.
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT
BE: I would like
others to know that I do have a heart and a sense of humor, but
I am their
commanding officer and need to keep up appearances for discipline's
stake.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE: A couple of times but not until
I met my wife
was my heart so completely captured by love.
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL: half full, I think that
I am an
optomistic person.
WHAT'S IN YOUR ANXIETY CLOSET: I don't feel as if I have
anything in my
anxiety closet.
WHAT'S YOUR LOFTIEST DREAM: I wish to rise to the highest
ranking army
official in the British military.
WHAT'S YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE: My biggest nightmare is to be
the only
soldier to survive a battle and have to report to my commanding
officer as to
why it happened.
WHAT DO YOU WISH PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT YOU THAT YOU FEEL THEY DON'T:
I wish
people knew that I do care about them.
WHAT OTHER HH CHARACTER WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ANSWER THIS QUESTIONNAIRE:
Mr. Matthews from the Indy, I would love to see what he has to
say about the
Lts. Kennedy and Hornblower