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Date Posted: 18:44:06 07/13/12 Fri
Author: Lady Beth
Subject: QOTD for Saturday, July 14, 2012

The following quote is taken from Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 27, An Audience With His Majesty (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved

"She cannot do that! After all, Madame Fraser is not one of the Court ladies - she is a person of virtue!."

"Er, thank you," I said politely. "If you don't mind, though...what precisely, would my state of virtue have to do with my seeing the King to ask for Jamie's release?"

The nun and the singing-master exchanged looks in which horror at my naivete was mingled with a general reluctance to remedy it. At last Mother Hildegarde, braver of the two, bit the bullet.

"If you go alone to ask such a favor from the King, he will expect to lie with you," she said bluntly.

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[> I find the symmetry of Jamie and Claire's sexual experiences interesting. They both had surrogate sex, Jamie with Betty and Claire with John. They were both raped. They both had sex to protect someone they loved, Jamie to protect his family and Claire to rescue Jamie. They also both had unsatisfactory marriages after Claire went back. And of course, they had each other. Hope you all enjoyed the week. -- Lady Beth, 18:53:24 07/13/12 Fri


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[> [> Claire's 'interlude' with Louis was, I don't know the words - clinical? So impersonal. Like Stephen and the whore. Jamie and Geneva at least had some personal involvement even though it was blackmail. I'm saying this well. -- kgp, 03:13:06 07/14/12 Sat


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[> [> [> sorry - NOT saying this well. -- kgp, 03:13:30 07/14/12 Sat


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[> [> In which book is this Betty-scene, do not remember? (Have not read the Scottish Prisoner) -- Margit, 09:33:36 07/14/12 Sat


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[> If that was all I had to do to save my love, I'd not hesitate. -- Oatcake, 08:31:57 07/14/12 Sat


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[> The Betty scene is in Voyager just before Jamie goes to prison. -- Lady Beth, 09:53:48 07/14/12 Sat


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[> [> Mary McNab, you mean? -- Erin McN, 12:06:06 07/14/12 Sat


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[> Yes, you are right. I am listening to the Scottish Prisoner right now and there is a Betty in it. -- Lady Beth, 14:43:52 07/14/12 Sat


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