GR translation: upended shell cases

[Mike Jing]

On closer inspection, it seems to refer to actual artillery shell casings.
I thought they may be too small and uncomfortable to sit on, but I guess
there are some large enough to serve as a stool.


On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 1:22 AM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> Probably you are correct.  But I think that would typically be called a
> “crate” not a “case.”
>
> On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 12:50 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> V10.20-23, P10.36-39   With a clattering of chairs, upended shell cases,
>> benches, and ottomans, Pirate’s mob gather at the shores of the great
>> refectory table, a southern island well across a tropic or two from chill
>> Corydon Throsp’s mediaeval fantasies, . . .
>>
>> Here "shell cases" refers to wooden cases used to hold artillery shells,
>> is
>> that correct?
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