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Date Posted: Thu, May 26 2022, 3:34:00
Author: Kathy in PA
Subject: QOTD for Thursday. May 26, 2022. From “Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone” by Diana Gabaldon




Chapter 122
THE MILITIA RIDES OUT

“Ye did. About a’ Chraobh Ard, I think ye said?”

“Aye. I wanted to ask If ye’d maybe take him as a member of your militia.”

Well, that was a surprise. He’d been expecting a request that Jamie let Cyrus court Frances officially, and he would have said no to that. But this………

“Why?” he asked bluntly.

“He’s sixteen,” Hiram said, shrugging as though this was a complete answer. And it was. A boy that age needed badly to start being a man. And if he hadn’t gotten a man’s proper work to do………

The other side of the matter was plain, too. Hiram Crombie was anxious that his family should now be seen to stand solidly with Jamie, and Cyrus was his offered hostage. THAT’S REASSURING Jamie thought wryly. HE THINKS WE MIGHT WIN.

Jamie spat in his palm and offered it.

“Done,” he said. “Send him to me tomorrow, just afore dawn. I’ll have a horse for him.”

(the caps should be italics)




It’s embarrassing how long I thought that all the people living in America up and decided to have the Revolution. Then, as one, they stood up to England.

Once again I’m learning my own history from Outlander.

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[> I've learned far more about history by reading novels than I ever did in a textbook! Also, I like "a boy that age badly needed to start being a man." -- DianaH, Thu, May 26 2022, 5:50:43


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[> [> Yes, that hit me too. We don’t treat/expect that from them but my 6’2” 196 pound, 15 year old grandson is frustrated at how most jobs require 16 year olds. He looks and acts like a man and when I read this I thanked God he is in the 21C. -- Kathy in PA, Thu, May 26 2022, 6:26:45


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[> [> [> Mow yards. Good pay. Hard work. I ran my own yard service starting at 13yo. -- JamesG, Thu, May 26 2022, 7:20:19


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[> [> [> [> He is doing that (not a big business yet) but is really trying to save for a car and wants more work, especially since he’s a cyber student he has more time. His parents are teaching him the value of being a contributing member of the family. Money isn’t the only form of exchange - a healthy laborer is a good thing too 😉 -- Kathy in PA, Thu, May 26 2022, 11:01:58


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