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Date Posted: Wed, May 10 2023, 17:47:45
Author: kgp
Subject: QOTD for Thursday, May 11, 2023

The following quotation is from Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon. Copyright 2021 All Rights Reserved. Chapter 102 The Winds Of Winter


“You mean you thought that if you’d told him the truth about Ben, he might become so distressed - well, insanely angry - that he might just tiss you and Trevor out on your . . . um . . . ears. Tell you to go to the devil with Ben, I mean. I suppose he might disown Ben, for that matter; he has other sons.”

Amaranthus nodded, her lips pressed tight.

“Whereas,” William went on, not without sympathy, “if you were Ben’s widow, he’d be more likely to receive you with open arms.”

“And an open purse,” Lord John murmured, looking into the depths of his brandy.

Amaranthus turned her head sharply toward him, eyes gone suddenly dark.

“Have you gone hungry a day in your life, my lord?” she snapped. “Because I have, and i would happily become a whore to keep that from happening to my son.”

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[> It sounds like Amaranthus was ready to play the whore, or at least the bigamist, in order to get what she wants. -- DianaH, Thu, May 11 2023, 12:54:29


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[> [> It's interesting to try to figure her motives. She was certainly the Merry Widow at first. I can sympathize with needing to do whatever to care for Trevor but I think she mis-judged the Greys. -- kgp, Fri, May 12 2023, 10:42:50


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[> [> [> And we’re not really hearing much about Trevor anyway, except he makes the Greys responsible. Which of course they are, 110%, for the whole world - they feel. -- Kathy in PA, Fri, May 12 2023, 17:04:18


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