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''"Fell in a broken drain, sir." said Nourishing.''
''"Fell in a broken drain, sir." said Nourishing.''


Is it me, or in manner, attitude and experience, does Nourishing come over as a rat version of Jocasta Wiggs?  As {{TAM}} was published a few years before {{T!}}, this could be the genesis of Jocasta...[[User:AgProv|AgProv]] ([[User talk:AgProv|talk]]) 07:13, 30 December 2012 (PST)
Is it me, or in manner, attitude and experience, does Nourishing come over as a rat version of Jocasta Wiggs?  As {{TAM}} was published a few years before {{NW}}, this could be the genesis of Jocasta...[[User:AgProv|AgProv]] ([[User talk:AgProv|talk]]) 07:13, 30 December 2012 (PST)

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I've just been re-reading The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. On page 140, there is a dialogue:

The youngest member of the Trap Disposal Squad was trailing after Sardines. She was wet and dejected. "you look like a drowned rat, miss" said Darktan. "Fell in a broken drain, sir." said Nourishing.

Is it me, or in manner, attitude and experience, does Nourishing come over as a rat version of Jocasta Wiggs? As The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents was published a few years before Night Watch, this could be the genesis of Jocasta...AgProv (talk) 07:13, 30 December 2012 (PST)