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Date Posted: Wed, November 09 2022, 7:06:36
Author: kgp
Subject: QOTD for Wednesday, November 9, 2022

The following quotation is from Written In my Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon. Copyright 2014 All Rights reserved. Chapter 99 Radar

“The only people I know I can trust are right here,” she said simply. And lifted her wine glass to them. Joe looked away and cleared his throat. Then he glanced at Gail, who nodded at him.

“We’ll go with you,” he said firmly, turning back to Bree. “Gail can mind the kids, and I can make sure nobody bothers you ‘til you’re set to go.”

She bit her lip to quell the rising tears.

“No,” she said, then cleared her own throat hard, to kill the quaver in her voice - caused as much by the vision of the two Drs. Abernathy strolling the streets of Inverness as by gratitude. It wasn’t that there were no black people in the Highlands of Scotland, but they were sufficiently infrequent as to cause notice.

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[> Our town is like that. One black student in my graduating class and maybe 6 since then, 50 years ago. We are a suburb of a smallish city whose schools probably have 30 % black students, but the numbers are still small. I love the Abernathy! And that Diana made a possible connection to the 1700s believable. -- Kathy in PA, Wed, November 09 2022, 19:17:07


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[> We had two black families in my elementary school. Very happy that our town is now much more diverse. I love that the Abernathy's were willing to go with her without more than a glance between them. -- kgp, Thu, November 10 2022, 5:44:06


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[> I love that Bree always has the Abernathys at her back. Joe & Gail are among my favorite "minor" characters. -- DianaH, Thu, November 10 2022, 10:23:49


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[> [> Me too! Joe had me at “The Impetuous Pirate.” Lol -- Kathy in PA, Sat, November 12 2022, 4:29:29


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