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Date Posted: Tue, February 14 2023, 20:16:18
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The following quote is from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 52, “A Wedding Takes Place.” Copyright 1994 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“Several torches were lit, bound to stakes pounded into the sand, and the flames streamed seaward in tails of red and orange, bright against the black velvet night. The brilliant stars of the Caribbean shone overhead like the lights of heaven. While it was not a church, few brides had had a more beautiful setting for their nuptials.
I didn’t know what prodigies of persuasion had been required on Lawrence’s part, but Father Fogden was there, frail and insubstantial as a ghost, the blue sparks of his eyes the only real signs of life. His skin was gray as his robe, and his hands trembled on the worn leather of his prayer book.
Jamie glanced sharply at him, and appeared to be about to say something, but then merely muttered under his breath in Gaelic and pressed his lips tightly together. The spicy scent of sangria wafted from Father Fogden’s vicinity, but at least he had reached the beach under his own power. He stood swaying between two torches, laboriously trying to turn the pages of his book as the light offshore wind jerked them fluttering from his fingers.
At last he gave up, and dropped the book on the sand with a little plop!
‘Um,’ he said, and belched. He looked about and gave us a small, saint-like smile. ‘Dearly beloved of God.’”

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[> It was nice to read the first part of your quote slowly and set that picture in my mind. Father Fogged In (we’ve laughed about that often) made me think harder about what actually makes a marriage. It’s the two people - all the trappings maybe make it more dignified or fun but the true “rite” is the couple uniting. -- Kathy in PA, Thu, February 16 2023, 3:20:51


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