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Date Posted: Sun, August 06 2023, 18:03:17
Author: kgp
Subject: QOTD for Monday, August 7, 2023

The following quotation is from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon. Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved. Chapter 73 One Ewe Lamb Returns To The Fold


So he was bound for Howe’s headquarters, to beg assistance. He couldn’t wait any longer; Henry had held his own and even seemed to gain a bit of strength with the cooling of the weather. Better it was done now, to give him a chance to heal a little before the winter came with its chill and the fetid squalor of closed houses.

Ready, he buckled on his sword and stepped out into the street. There was a soldier, half bowed under a heavy rucksack, walking slowly along the street toward him, looking at the houses. He barely glanced at the man as he came down the steps - but a glance was enough. He looked again, incredulous, and then ran down the street, heedless of hat, gold lace, sword, or dignity, and seized the tall young soldier in his arms.

“Willie!”

“Papa!”

His heart overflowed in a most remarkable way; he could seldom remember being so happy but did his best to contain it, not wanting to embarrass Willie with unmanly excesses of emotion. He didn’t let go of his son but stood back a little, looking him up and down.

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[> That overwhelming parental love. Diana just filled my chest with the feeling, she’s so descriptive; I feel like I’m there. I still haven’t really warmed to William, but how much Lord John loves him sways me a little bit. -- Kathy in PA, Mon, August 07 2023, 13:33:34


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