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Date Posted: Mon, July 31 2023, 6:45:58
Author: Cait
Subject: QOTD for Monday July 31st, 2023

This quote isn't a sibling fight really, but an important one, an illustration of everything we do for our siblings, even when it goes against everything we are.

The following quotation is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon. Copyright 1992 All Rights Reserved. Chapter 45, Damn All Randalls.

“Alex,” he said quietly. He laid a hand on his younger brother’s shoulder, as though to quiet the cough. “Don’t trouble your mind, Alex. You know you needn’t ask; I’ll do whatever you wish. Is it the—the girl?” He glanced in Mary’s direction, but couldn’t quite bring himself to look at her. Alex nodded, still coughing.

“It’s all right,” John said. He put both hands on Alex’s shoulders, trying to ease him back on the pillow. “I won’t let her want for anything. Put your mind at rest.”

Jamie looked down at me, eyes wide. I shook my head slowly, feeling the hair prickle from my neck to the base of my spine. Everything made sense now; the bloom on Mary’s cheeks, despite her distress, and her apparent willingness to wed the wealthy Jew of London.

“It isn’t money,” I said. “She’s with child. He wants …” I stopped, clearing my throat, “I think he wants you to marry her.”

Alex nodded, eyes still closed. He breathed heavily for a moment, then opened them, bright pools of hazel, fixed on his brother’s stunned and uncomprehending face.

“Yes,” he said. “John … Johnny, I need you to take care of her for me. I want … my child to have the Randall name. You can … give them some position in the world—so much more than I could.” He reached out a hand, groping, and Mary seized it, clutching it to her bosom as though it were a life preserver. He smiled tenderly at her, and stretched up a hand to touch the shiny, dark ringlets that fell by her cheek, hiding her face.

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[> So, was anyone else really glad to learn that Frank really wasn't a direct descendent of Black Jack??? -- Janet, Mon, July 31 2023, 10:49:54


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[> [> Very relieved. Especially after learning what BJR was. Granted, a lot of genetic dilution can take place over 6 or 7 generations, but Frank was so gentle. -- kgp, Mon, July 31 2023, 12:39:20


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[> [> Absolutely! -- Cait, Mon, July 31 2023, 13:51:11


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[> Yes!! So glad!! It’s interesting that the child comes back to the story - another orphan whose future was changed by fate. -- Kathy in PA, Tue, August 01 2023, 1:54:59


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