Posted by David on 11/24/05 10:32

Neredbojias wrote:
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> I made it up (-not saying it wasn't made-up before, but I never saw it
> if so.) As Jonathan suggested, the "qualm" means a feeling of doubt or
> misgivings about something.

It has been used often. Google it, and you will see. (I even seem to
recall coming across it in my childhood, somewhere.)

My question didn't so much have to do with 'qualm' - that I understood, as
all of the meanings are close enough. It is the 'quill' part that really
doesn't fit, as far as I can see. The least colloquial translation I can
think of is "With neither pausing to write it out, nor anticipations of
regretting his hasty reply, Mr. X quoted..." That is my best guess as to
how 'quill' should be filled in, yet the fact is that it was written down,
where it says it wasn't... See what I mean, now? That's why I asked the
question. It felt like I am missing something, and I wanted to know what I
was missing. ???

David

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