Talk:Glumdalclitch

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[edit] Part company...

Actually, Gulliver does not "part company with his nurse" once the Queen of Brobdingnag buys him from the farmer, as stated in the definition, but entreats the Queen to let Glumdalclitch be "admitted into her Service," and continue to be his "Nurse and Instructor."

The full quote from Chapter III of Part II goes as follows: "I then said to the Queen, since I was now her Majesty's most humble Creature and Vassal, I must beg the favour, that Glumdalclitch, who had always tended me with so much care and kindness, and understood to do it so well, might be admitted into her Service, and continue to be my Nurse and Instructor. Her Majesty agreed to my Petition, and easily got the Farmer's consent, who was glad enough to have his Daughter preferred at Court: and the poor Girl herself was not able to hide her Joy: My late Master withdrew, bidding me farewell, and saying he had left me in a good Service; to which I replied not a Word, only making him a slight bow."

True. My fault. I will make the change. If you spot another case of sloppiness like that, feel free to change it yourself. Thanks for the keen eye and the help. (I'm upset at my drafty memory. I shouldn't make a mistake of that magnitude.) Geogre 13:28, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another mistake

Glumdalchitch is not the name of the girl, but the nickname Lemuel Gulliver gave to her:

"She gave me the Name of Grildrig, which the Family took up, and afterwards the whole Kingdom.[...] To her I chiefly owe my Preservation in that Country: We never parted while I was there; I called her my Glumdalclitch, or little Nurse..."

--Richardus (talk) 06:03, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

• True, and yet it is the name of the character. It's the only name that Gulliver uses. Inasmuch as this is not a real person, the only name ever used vs. birth name is a distinction without difference. I believe the job, here, is to provide an expansion for anyone who, not reading Gulliver, encounters the name and needs to understand it. For people who are reading Gulliver, they shouldn't need Wikipedia to tell them. Geogre (talk) 10:32, 18 March 2008 (UTC)