"There again I do not for one second think that you do believe that everyone who served in the Royal Navy is, or was, a sordid, amoral pygmy and a drunken disgrace to his country." - Teribus

Now what was that again Peter K (Fionn):

"He took the hypothesis at face value and assumed it to be Gervase's solemnly held conviction." - Peter K (Fionn)

"I do not for one second think that you do believe.." = "He..assumed it to be Gervase's solemnly held conviction."

Only a Squaddies brain eh? Fionn, seems to be a bit sharper on the uptake than the one you are, or more likely the one you are not using at the moment.