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Date Posted: Wed, March 13 2024, 19:24:28
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Thursday, March 14, 2024

The following quote is from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 116, “The Ninth Earl of Ellesmere.” Copyright ©️ 2005 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“‘My son,’ Lord John was saying. ‘William, Lord Ellesmere.’ He eyed her narrowly, as though daring her to say anything. ‘Might I present Mr. Roger MacKenzie, William? And his wife.’
‘Sir. Mrs. MacKenzie.’ The young man took her hand before she realized what he meant to do, and bowed low over it, planting a small formal kiss upon her knuckles.
She nearly gasped at the unexpected touch of his breath on her skin, but instead gripped his hand, much harder than she’d meant to. He looked momentarily disconcerted, but extricated himself with reasonable grace. He was much younger than she’d thought at first glance; it was the uniform and the air of self-possession that made him seem older. He was looking at her with a slight frown on his clear-cut features, as though trying to place her.
‘I think …’ he began, hesitant. ‘Have we met, Mrs. MacKenzie?’
‘No,” she said, astonished to hear her voice emerge sounding normal. ‘No, I’m afraid not. I would have remembered.’ She darted a daggerlike glance at Lord John, who had gone slightly green around the gills.”

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[> Brianna had amazing self control here. Poor Lord John, knowing the Fraser tendencies to do what they want, was right to be green around the gills. Lol -- Kathy in PA, Thu, March 14 2024, 16:48:36

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[> I don't remember how they got from this to the beginning of Echo where they are having a conversation while the tide is coming in over Stephen Bonnet's corpse. -- kgp, Fri, March 15 2024, 6:48:03

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