Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
Stephen Maturin was very forgiving of pederasty as I recall.
I think Stephen had a certain sympathy for chaps who engaged in unnatural acts with other chaps; quite how he'd feel about Freddie preying on the desperate children who used to roller skate up and down the streets around his house wearing satin hotpants, I'm not so sure.

Yes, I witnessed these roller skaters. No, I did not skate. I didn't have the bum for it.