Re: Who's crazy?

On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Aquamarine Demon wrote:

> essentially what the passage means.  But really, how the heck would you
> translate a "bootless inquisition"?  Is it implying that inquiries are
> people
> and that if they're not answered then they give up their boots?  I just
> cannot wrap my brain around this metaphor.
Bootless inquisition.
Interesting. I think it means something like an interrogation without the
use of physical torture...??

---frank

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