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Date Posted: Thu, April 21 2022, 8:01:08
Author: kgp
Subject: QOTD for Thursday, April 21, 2022

The following quotation is from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon. Copyright 1994 All Rights Reserved. Chapter 15 By Misadventure


“Oh, yes, to be sure. Fine ‘ealthy little las, ‘e is, too, or so I ‘ear. I thought you knew a’ready. It’s ‘is mother that’s dead.”

That blunt statement struck the kitchen with silence. Even Jeffries was still for a moment, sobered by death. Then he crossed himself quickly, muttered, “God rest her soul,” and swallowed the rest of his brandy.

Jamie could feel his own throat burning, whether with brandy or tears, he could not say. Shock and grief choked him like a ball of yarn wedged in his gullet; he could barely manage to croak, “When?”

“This morning, the cook said, wagging her head mournfully. “Just afore noon, poor girl. They thought for a time as she’d be all right, after the babe was born; Mary Ann said she was sittin’ up, holdin’ the wee thing and laughin’.” She sighed heavily at the thought. “But then near dawn, she started to bleed again bad.They called back the doctor, and he came as fast as could be, but –”

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[> Sorry I'm late - I had an opportunity to sleep in... -- kgp, Thu, April 21 2022, 8:01:37


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[> [> That sounds lovely! Poor Geneva and Jamie. -- Kathy in PA, Thu, April 21 2022, 16:58:21


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[> "Choked like a ball of yarn wedged in his gullet" is so descriptive that I keep clearing my throat! -- DianaH, Fri, April 22 2022, 7:19:41


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