Answer:
[uncountable, countable] thought (of something/of doing something) an intention or a hope of doing something She had given up all thought of changing her job.
Explanation:
Quinton is a place name, a surname or a masculine given name. The place name originates from Old English cwen "queen" or cwene "woman" and tun "farmstead, estate".
The initial failure of the Hubble telescope resulted from a tiny aberration in the lens
So the old buccaneer could be independent