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Hanky Panky File: Robertson Davies Edition

The phrase "h.t.d.," seemingly a code for sex, appears frequently in A Celtic Temperament, a recently published collection of Robertson Davies' diaries. E.g.:


"H.t.d. in sunroom, best in many months."


"Chat with Brenda in the evening and unusually fine h.t.d. and early to sleep."



Quill and Quire speculates that h.t.d. may stand for "high tempo debauchery."

Comment below with your ideas!

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