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Date Posted: 18:13:59 04/26/12 Thu
Author: Lady Linda
Subject: QOTD for Friday, April 27, 2012
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 28, The Coming of the Light, Copyright © 1992 by Diana Gabaldon, All Rights Reserved.
“Will ye make me beg?” he said.
“It was a girl,” I said after a moment. My voice sounded funny; hoarse and husky. “Mother Hildegarde baptized her. Faith. Faith Fraser. Mother Hildegarde has a very odd sense of humor.”
The bowed head didn’t move. After a moment, he said quietly, “Did you see the child?”
My eyes were open all the way now. I stared at my knees, where blown drops of water from the vines behind me were making wet spots on the silk.
“Yes. The mȃitresse sage-femme said I ought, so they made me.” I could hear in memory the low, matter-of-fact tones of Madame
Bonheur, most senior and respected of the midwives who gave of their time at L’Hȏpital des Anges.
“Give her the child; it’s always better if they see. Then they don’t imagine things.”
So I didn’t imagine. I remembered.
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Sob. -- 
CathyS, 18:48:38 04/26/12 Thu
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Oh gosh that makes me so sad. I would have wanted to hold my child too, I think. I would have wanted to know what she looked like and to know that she was really mine. -- LisaW, 21:01:28 04/26/12 Thu
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I've forgotten why she was so mad at Jamie. Was it because she didn't want him to duel with Jack Randall and he did anyway? Also, in the 20th century, did Claire ever go to Paris to see Faith's grave? Was Mother Hildegarde's hospital building still there in modern times? I forget whether this ever happened, even though I read "Dragonfly" twice and listened to the audiobook. -- Lemora, 21:42:11 04/26/12 Thu
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I don't think we're ever told if Claire went to see the grave during the 20th Century. I don't think so because I don't think she went to France at all after returning to the 20th C. She does visit Faith's grave after she goes back to the 18th C (Voyager, when they are in France arranging a ship to find Ian). And it seemed like that was the first time she had seen it. -- Lady Oliver, 07:58:03 04/27/12 Fri
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So sad - such pain -- kgp, 03:16:34 04/27/12 Fri
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What struck me about this was 'the most respected midwife'. During Claire's illness she was attended by the best of all the professionals at the hospita- - to me, a measure of the love and respect they had for her. -- jayn, 04:51:32 04/27/12 Fri
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This was so sad. I have a friend who went through a similar situation earlier this year. Heartbreaking. She wanted to see and hold the baby. It helped provide some closure. They also had a memorial service for him. -- Piper-Mom, 07:48:59 04/27/12 Fri
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