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Date Posted: Wed, February 15 2023, 20:37:19
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD Thursday, February 16, 2023

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

“‘Him? You’re sure? He hasn’t a hand,’ Father Fogden said doubtfully. ‘Won’t she mind?’
‘I will not!’ Marsali, imperious in one of Ermenegilda’s gowns, blue silk encrusted with gold embroidery along the low, square neckline and puffed sleeves, stood beside Fergus. She looked lovely, with her hair clean and bright as fresh straw, brushed to a gloss and floating loose round her shoulders, as became a maiden. She also looked angry.
‘Go on!’ She stamped her foot, which made no noise on the sand, but seemed to startle the priest.
‘Oh, yes,’ he said nervously, taking one step back. ‘Well, I don’t suppose it’s an impt—impeddy—impediment, after all. Not as though he’d lost his cock, I mean. He hasn’t, has he?’ the priest inquired anxiously, as the possibility occurred to him. ‘I can’t marry you if he has. It’s not allowed.’
Marsali’s face was already bathed in red by torchlight. The expression on it at this point reminded me strongly of how her mother had looked upon finding me at Lallybroch. A visible tremor ran through Fergus’s shoulders, whether of rage or laughter, I couldn’t tell.
Jamie quelled the incipient riot by striding firmly into the middle of the wedding and placing a hand on the shoulders of Fergus and Marsali.
‘This man,’ he said, with a nod toward Fergus, ‘and this woman,’ with another toward Marsali. ‘Marry them, Father. Now. Please,’ he added, as an obvious afterthought, and stood back a pace, restoring order among the audience by dint of dark glances from side to side.”

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[> Does anyone know if it’s true that a man who can’t impregnate a woman isn’t allowed to marry in any faith? Thanks for revisiting this unusual marriage, Cindy! -- Kathy in PA, Thu, February 16 2023, 3:27:07


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[> [> Any faith? It certainly isn't an impediment at my protestant church. -- Susannah, Thu, February 16 2023, 5:25:44


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[> [> In Christianity I think it's only Catholicism that has issue with it, maybe some of the fundamental sects as well. It came up for Duncan and Jocasta as well as Duncan thought he was incapable and that had prevented his marriage at a younger age. -- kgp, Fri, February 17 2023, 12:09:32


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[> I love when this scene is brought up again in the other books. I think Marsali mentions it before Ian & Rachel, Dottie & Denzel get married? It surely has to be one of those inside "family jokes" that would be a hysterical one-liner by those in the know. -- DianaH, Thu, February 16 2023, 11:45:47


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