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Date Posted: Sun, April 24 2022, 19:44:05
Author: Cait
Subject: QOTD Monday April 25th

The following quote is from Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 43 "Falkirk”, Copyright © 1992 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

"Good evening to you, MacIan," I said. "I wondered, MacIan, why do play with your eyes tight shut?"

He smiled and scratched his head, but answered readily enough.

"I suppose it's because my grandsire taught me, Mistress, and he was blind. I see him always when I play, pacing the shore with his beard flying in the wind and his blind eyes closed against the sting of the sand, hearing the sound of the pipes come down to him off the rocks of the cliffside and knowing from that where he was in his walk."

"So you see him, and you play, too, to the cliffs and the sea? From where do you come, MacIan?" I asked. His speech was low and sibilant, even more than that of most Highlanders.

"It is from the Shetlands, Mistress," he replied, making the last word almost "Zetlands." "A long way from here." He smiled again, and bowed to me as we came to the guest quarters, where I would turn. "But then, I'm thinking that you have come farther still, Mistress."

"That's true," I said. "Good night, MacIan."

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[> This quote has such great visuals, and my puppy is half miniature Shetland Sheepdog so it made me think of him *g*. Happy Monday! -- Cait, Sun, April 24 2022, 19:45:39


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[> i haven't read DIA in a long time, so thanks for bringing this quote to us. Without overly flowery prose, DG helps me see the cliffs and feel the wind. And Claire has indeed come from farther still than the piper. If he only knew HOW far! -- DianaH, Mon, April 25 2022, 7:28:33


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[> [> So true, Diana! I remember one vacation rereading DIA when we were at the beach and it was a pleasant one. But it’s been a long time for me too. -- Kathy in PA, Mon, April 25 2022, 14:07:00


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