Thanks Jane! Wow, if he did have something with this Everett, he has suffered the deaths of two lovers, and the betrayal by Percy, before he's even 30. His mourning for Hector seems deeper and more permanent than anything except his impossible love for Jamie. I think John's alone-ness is one of the aspects of this character that affects me the most. Such a paradox -- he's quite in demand socially, yet quite isolated by circumstances from sharing himself fully as a friend. This is one of the things I think he and Jamie have in common - - that their sense of responsibility for others, and duty to uphold honor and preserve a facade of strength and control, often separates them from the men around them. They will always have a care for their loved ones and comrades before themselves, and in John's case this means his secrecy and discretion are more than just self-serving; they are shielding his family from shame and dishonor as well, and he never questions the burden of it. -- LJG Discussion board

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Date Posted: 17:17:03 09/14/07 Fri
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Subject: Thanks Jane! Wow, if he did have something with this Everett, he has suffered the deaths of two lovers, and the betrayal by Percy, before he's even 30. His mourning for Hector seems deeper and more permanent than anything except his impossible love for Jamie. I think John's alone-ness is one of the aspects of this character that affects me the most. Such a paradox -- he's quite in demand socially, yet quite isolated by circumstances from sharing himself fully as a friend. This is one of the things I think he and Jamie have in common - - that their sense of responsibility for others, and duty to uphold honor and preserve a facade of strength and control, often separates them from the men around them. They will always have a care for their loved ones and comrades before themselves, and in John's case this means his secrecy and discretion are more than just self-serving; they are shielding his family from shame and dishonor as well, and he never questions the burden of it.
In reply to: Jane 's message, "Hellfire and LJAPM both took place after Ardsmuir. I honestly believe Everett died at the end of Hellfire (April 1757) that preceded PM (June-August 1757). I don't recall Everett being mentioned at all in PM. There was only the one brief mention of him in Voyager when John was writing his mother. So all we really know of him was the little that was mentioned in Hellfire. I don't think we ever got any details of the actual event that got John banished, possibly there wasn't enough evidence to really do John any damage. I assume if there had been all Hell would have broken loose and poor John would have been destroyed." on 16:02:43 09/14/07 Fri

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