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I love the way that Brian Jacques plays with his characters in his role as author.

I’m reading Doomwyte right now, and I just read the part where Bosie and Tugga Bruster get into an argument in the ditch. Bosie is angry with Tugga for calling him “longears” as an insult, saying “if ye refer tae the Laird o’ Bowlaynee as longears once more, ‘twill be a harsh lesson ye’ll learn.”

Not two paragraphs later, in the next scene, Jacques says “the hungry hare beamed from long ear to long ear.”

Rascal! Scoundrel! It’s such a fun touch, a fun dynamic that he creates with his characters and his writing.

And not to worry, this “longears” point certainly comes up again. Jacques is nothing if not clever.