There's a bit in Private Matter, where Lord John reflects that "he shuddered to think what Tom Byrd knew of his own intimacies." No matter what Tom knew, though, he almost certainly wouldn't say anything. It's a big deal, trespassing on custom and manners, when he says in BOTB "I'm that sorry, me lord," about John's father's having (presumably) committed suicide while insane. -- LJG Discussion board

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Date Posted: 13:48:37 10/23/07 Tue
Author: maddiej
Subject: There's a bit in Private Matter, where Lord John reflects that "he shuddered to think what Tom Byrd knew of his own intimacies." No matter what Tom knew, though, he almost certainly wouldn't say anything. It's a big deal, trespassing on custom and manners, when he says in BOTB "I'm that sorry, me lord," about John's father's having (presumably) committed suicide while insane.
In reply to: Oleander 's message, "I find it interesting that Tom hasn't caught on myself. Not because Percy is around so much, but rather because the details of Tom's job entail a certain amount of intimacy with John." on 12:09:52 10/23/07 Tue

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I think he was referring more to his personal habits at home, dunking his biscuits in his tea or how snug he had his small clothes tailored, that sort of thing. Tom had no idea Jack was homosexual. (NT) -- kgp, 15:03:08 10/23/07 Tue
- I'm not sure Tom realized there was such a thing, until the man on the bridge grabbed him by the balls and put his [ahem] into Tom's hand. He'd probably heard of sodomites, I mean, but he wasn't looking for Jack; he was just following Lord John, and only after realizing what kind of neighborhood they were in, and knowing what kind of investigation Lord John was engaged in, did he think to ask whether Lord John was looking for Jack there. (NT) -- maddiej, 16:56:16 10/23/07 Tue
  - Tom had me in stitches! the way he followed John to Lavendar House to be sure the inhabitants knew that someone knew where john was and if anything happened they would answer for it! (NT) -- kgp, 18:40:20 10/23/07 Tue

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