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Date Posted: Sat, February 10 2024, 22:41:49
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Sunday, February 11, 2024

The following quote is from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 3, “The Man in the Woods.” Copyright ©️1991 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“There was a sudden whoosh from above, followed immediately by a blur before my eyes and a dull thud. Captain Randall was on the ground at my feet, under a heaving mass that looked like a bundle of old plaid rags. A brown, rocklike fist rose out of the mass and descended with considerable force, meeting decisively with some bony protuberance, by the sound of the resultant crack. The Captain’s struggling legs, shiny in tall brown boots, relaxed quite suddenly.
I found myself staring into a pair of sharp black eyes. The sinewy hand that had temporarily distracted the Captain’s unwelcome attentions was attached like a limpet to my forearm.
‘And who the hell are you?’ I said in astonishment. My rescuer, if I cared to call him that, was some inches shorter than I and sparely built, but the bare arms protruding from the ragged shirt were knotted with muscle and his whole frame gave the impression of being made of some resilient material such as bedsprings. No beauty, either, with a pockmarked skin, low brow, and narrow jaw.”

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[> Love this introduction...and the further description of Murtagh throughout the book! -- Janet, Sun, February 11 2024, 10:13:02

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[> [> TV Murtagh looked nothing like this! -- DianaH, Mon, February 12 2024, 10:11:21

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[> [> [> And that's why I don't watch the TV program...... -- Janet, Mon, February 12 2024, 10:48:21

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[> [> [> [> They’re somehow separate in my mind. Most of the characters don’t look like “my” characters and some are really jarring. -- Kathy in PA, Tue, February 13 2024, 8:50:52

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