<b>QOTD for Tuesday June 26 </b> -- Ladies of Lallybroch

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Date Posted: 21:59:09 06/25/12 Mon
Author: RedheidedLass
Subject: QOTD for Tuesday June 26

The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 23, The Skull Beneath the Skin. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

“Aye, he carried on so that the spittle flew from his jaws and I was sure he’d gone truly mad. I thought he’d do us an injury, so I bade Ian unbolt the door and let him be gone.” Jamie sat back on his heels and frowned at my foot, then picked a dead leaf off my instep.
“Well, and was the Devil outside?” I asked flippantly.
Jamie shook his head.
“We searched the clearing, from the penfold to the spring, and didna find a thing –except these.” He reached into his sporran and drew out my shoes. He looked up into my face, his own quite expressionless.
“They were sitting on the doorstep, side by side.”

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[> Spooky scene. -- jayn, 03:58:08 06/26/12 Tue

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[> Always wondered how Otter Tooth got this type of power after death???? -- Lady Linda, 05:33:32 06/26/12 Tue

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[> I think Claire has many Guardian Angels, but this one has to be the spookiest one. --

LisaW, 06:37:17 06/26/12 Tue

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[> [> I thought this whole episode was one of the most powerful in all the books. It would make a great inclusion in an anthology of spooky stories. -- Lemora, 20:50:48 06/28/12 Thu

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[> Jamie's sporran must be significantly bigger than the ceremonial ones worn by modern day MIK -- kgp, 08:39:41 06/26/12 Tue

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[> kgp - one of my reactions re-reading last night was 'That sporran can carry ANYthing! Guess it's bigger than I thought if it can carry shoes!' ;) -- RedheidedLass, 17:31:43 06/26/12 Tue

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[> So many questions for me from this Otter Tooth passage: so he was from the future, but died in the 1700's. He was a ghost: OK. But, did he, as a ghost, wear her shoes all the way from her at the stream to The Ridge? Can a ghost do that? Moreover, how did he know where her home and people were? Was he omniscient? or had he been following her, as another time traveler? I was well and truly lost, confused and a bit miffed at Herself for never illuminating more on this thread. -- RedheidedLass, 08:05:00 06/27/12 Wed

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[> [> Normally, it would be moi writing a post like this. However, in this instance, I'm willing to "take it on faith" that the ghost just "knew" in a mystical way, all these things. I've heard of stuff like this happening, and have actually known a couple of people to whom something this uncanny has happened. This is one instance where I'll suspend disbelief and not try to get at the logistics of the situation. -- Lemora, 20:54:24 06/28/12 Thu

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